(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
(a thing of any kind; "do you have anything to declare?")
(a thing of some kind; "is there something you want?")
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit")
(a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
(organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea)
(an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition)
(living things collectively; "the oceans are teeming with life")
((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
(any entity that causes events to happen)
(a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
(a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
(a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")
(an object occurring naturally; not made by man)
(that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter")
(any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue)
(one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing")
(a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
(the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
(the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives")
(the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual")
(the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape")
(the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past)
(the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space")
(physical space independent of what occupies it)
((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")
(the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state")
(something that happens at a given place and time)
(something that people do or cause to happen)
(any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
(an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
(a relation between living organisms (especially between people))
(something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
(how much there is of something that you can quantify)
(any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
(an action; "how could you do such a thing?")
(cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach)
(a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes)
(the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students")
(an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market")
(an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk")
(a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort")
(an achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery)
(used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";)
(something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")
(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")
((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")
(a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated)
(a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting)
(close interaction; "they kept in daily contact"; "they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings")
(contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police")
(contact that occurs when two people look directly at each other; "a teacher should make eye contact with the students")
(contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services")
(mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating)
(mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges)
(interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts")
(social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with'))
((usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups; "international relations")
(the action of taking part in a game or sport or other recreation)
(the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully)
(work of little or no value done merely to look busy)
(the playing of a game of tenpins or duckpins etc)
(the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving")
(the act of causing something to happen)
(the act or means of getting rid of something)
((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
(the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect)
(the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent)
(the act of digging up something (especially a corpse) that has been buried)
((Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty)
(the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack")
(the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost))
(leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be)
(a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention)
(the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights")
(any recognized accomplishment; "they admired his performance under stress"; "when Roger Maris powered four home runs in one game his performance merits awe")
(better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests))
(poorer than expected performance (poorer than might have been predicted from intelligence tests))
(the sum of recognized accomplishments; "the lawyer has a good record"; "the track record shows that he will be a good president")
(advancing toward a goal; "persuading him was easy going"; "the proposal faces tough sledding")
(the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival")
(arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition")
(arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer")
(the act of entering; "she made a grand entrance")
(the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); "the incursion of television into the American livingroom")
(entrance by force or without permission or welcome)
(a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in; "the recent irruption of bad manners")
(the act of entering; "she made a graceful entree into the ballroom")
(the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple)
(the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America")
(an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stanger")
(the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited")
(return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity)
(a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party")
(the act of returning to the country of origin)
(the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women")
(mutual penetration; diffusion of each through the other)
(the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market)
(the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes)
(the act of coming to land after a voyage)
(the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike")
(an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control)
(the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow")
(an abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell))
(the act of leaving secretly or without explanation)
(withdrawing into the background; making yourself inconspicuous)
(withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat")
(the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion; especially for protection)
(the evacuation of persons (usually be air transportation) to a place where they can recieve medical care)
(withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless")
(the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest))
(ideological defection from the party line (especially from orthodox communism))
(migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another))
(migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there))
((Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah")
((military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops")
((military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops")
((military) a temporary stop of offensive military action)
(to break off a military action with an enemy)
(a military action of coordinated land and sea and air forces organized for an invasion; "MacArthur staged a massive amphibious landing behind enemy lines")
(the act of passengers and crew getting off of a ship or aircraft)
(the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft)
(the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married))
(the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt")
(the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver)
(the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning))
(an action aimed at evading an opponent)
((boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily)
(an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned")
(a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam")
(a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment)
(the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year)
(abolitionists secret aid to escaping slaves; pre-Civil War in US)
(something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin)
(emerging to the surface and becoming apparent)
(the act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship))
(the act of bringing to completion or fruition)
(the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse)
(something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work")
(the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse)
(an orgasm accompanied by the sensation of ejaculation of semen)
(the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc))
(the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence")
(an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport); "he tied the Olympic record"; "coffee production last year broke all previous records"; "Chicago set the homicide record")
(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")
(an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success")
(succeeding with great difficulty; "winning is not everything")
(an unsually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel))
(an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer")
(a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang")
(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")
(the act of raising someone to the nobility)
(success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space")
(complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors")
(success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry")
(recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours)
(a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester)
(an act that does not achieve its intended goal)
(an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes")
(an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test")
(failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification")
(complete failure; "all my efforts led to naught")
(an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class")
(loss due to not showing up; "he lost the game by default")
(the act of losing; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock")
(the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort")
(an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts)
(an improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath")
(an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone)
(a failure to perform some promised act or obligation)
(a failure to face some difficulty squarely)
(a breach of a legal duty; failure to do something that is required in a contract)
(a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance)
(a failure of the seller's guarantee of good title)
(failure to keep a promise (of marriage))
(violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him)
(larceny after trust rather than after unlawful taking)
(a breach that occurs when an item is deficient according to the terms of a warranty)
(the act of deviating from a vertical position)
(a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract)
(the act of motivating; providing incentive)
(a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages)
(a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults")
((tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point)
(a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline)
((baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed)
(an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook")
(a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw")
(the mistake of incurring liability or blame)
(a miscalculation that recoils on its maker)
((mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small")
((mathematics) a miscalculation that results from cutting off a numerical calculation before it is finished)
(the mistake of misrepresenting the facts)
(a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.)
(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)
(an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up)
(a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself)
(a serious and ludicrous blunder; "he made a bad bull of the assignment")
(a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines))
(a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; "he dropped a clanger")
(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")
(a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice")
(a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard))
(the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; "the acquisition of wealth"; "the acquisition of one company by another")
(becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic")
(acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); "incurring debts is easier than paying them")
(the act of making money (and accumulating wealth))
(the formal act of acquiring something (especially territory) by conquest or occupation; "the French annexation of Madagascar as a colony in 1896"; "a protectorate has frequently been a first step to annexation")
(acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale; "keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling")
(the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake")
(the act of purchasing back something previously sold)
(buying or selling securities or commodities)
(trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange))
(a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs)
(sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price))
(the purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short sale)
(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)
(a put or call option for which the seller or buyer has no underlying security position)
(a put or call option backed by the shares underlying the option)
(the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
(the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
(the option to buy or sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date; consists of an equal number of put and call options)
(an option granted to corporate executives if the company achieves certain financial goals)
(the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge")
(searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town")
(shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket")
(buying goods to be shipped through the mail)
(purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders)
(the act of taking something that is offered; "her acceptance of the gift encouraged him"; "he anticipated their acceptance of his offer")
(acquisition of property by descent or by will)
(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")
(the act of assuming or taking for granted; "your assumption that I would agree was unwarranted")
(the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom)
(hereditary succession to a title or an office or property)
(the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies")
(the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent")
(changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words")
(wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory")
(a prior appropriation of something; "the preemption of bandwidth by commercial interests")
(the taking possession of something by legal process)
(wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation")
(the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien")
(taking out of an owner's hands (especially taking property by public authority))
(placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law)
(seizure of illegal drugs by the police)
(the act of coercing someone into government service)
(the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal")
(the act of taking occupancy before someone else does)
(seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized)
(a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court")
((Roman law) a formal award by a court sentence of a thing or person to another (as of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery")
(a grant of federal money to state and local governments to support social welfare programs; "block grants reduce federal responsibility for social welfare")
(a grant from a central government to a local government)
(the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)
(the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar")
(the act of making slaves of your captives)
(getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing")
(finding a way to take money back from people that they were given in another way; "the Treasury will find some clawback for the extra benefits members received")
(the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default))
(the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default)
((law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment")
(the act of carefully weeding out unwanted things or people; "the department got a good comb-out")
(disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return; "the alumni followed a program of annual giving")
(the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away)
(getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable)
(getting rid of a stage of a multistage rocket)
((cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit)
(the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines)
(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)
(a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency)
(the public sale of something to the highest bidder)
(the act of making of transporting alcoholic liquor for sale illegally; "the Prohibition amendment made bootlegging profitable")
(the act of selling illegally or without permission; "the bootlegging of video tapes is common in the Orient")
((business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants))
(the recovery of useful substances from waste products)
(recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives")
(saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving")
((Christianity) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil)
(the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
(the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse")
(a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life)
(the state of being a proselyte; spiritual rebirth resulting from the zeal of crusading advocacy of the gospel)
(the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity))
(something done or paid in expiation of a wrong; "how can I make amends")
(the act of liberating someone or something)
(the use of force to liberate prisoners)
(rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children")
(the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire)
(the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction)
(saving someone or something from harm of from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern")
(a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them)
(the act of freeing from captivity or punishment)
(a legal seizure by the government of profits beyond a fixed amount)
(the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation)
(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")
(the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms)
(the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style")
(the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service")
(service provided to customers who remain intheir vehicles)
(the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria))
(the act of performing a drama; "the group joined together in a dramatic production")
(an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand)
(a performance given extempore without planning or preparation)
(throwing and catching several objects simultaneously)
(an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers)
(a performance in one place on one night only)
(the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving")
(a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion); "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story")
(the act of playing a musical instrument)
(managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument; "the violinist's bowing was excellent")
(bowing in such a way that the bow bounces lightly off the strings)
(the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch; "the violinist's stopping was excellent")
(stopping two strings and producing two notes at the same time)
((music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards)
(the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware; "automation replaces human workers by machines")
(the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles))
(the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for the first time)
(the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power)
(the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination)
(the launching of a spacecraft to the moon)
(the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off")
(the application of maximum thrust; "he slammed the throttle to the firewall")
(the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over")
(the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling))
(the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base")
((cricket) the act of delivering a cricket ball to the batsman)
(throwing something heavy (with great effort); "he gave it a mighty heave"; "he was not good at heaving passes")
((horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake)
((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled")
(the action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor")
((baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
((horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg)
(a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman")
(throwing with a wide motion (as if with a sling))
((rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play)
(an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base)
(a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him")
(a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head)
(a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball)
(a baseball thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter)
(a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter)
((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
(a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)
(a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base)
(a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown)
(a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate)
(a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown)
(an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it)
(a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls")
(a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead)
(an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base)
(throwing the basketball toward the hoop; "his shot hit the rim and bounced out")
(a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard)
(a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket)
(a basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket)
(an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul)
(a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot)
(a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket)
(a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump)
(a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard))
(a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot)
(a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position)
(a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion)
(a basketball shot made by tapping the rebounding ball back into the basket)
(the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise")
(pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter")
(depression of a button on a computer mouse; "a click on the right button for example")
(the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button")
(the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax")
(the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove")
(the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school")
(the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing))
(jostling with the elbows; "elbowing is a foul in basketball")
(the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back")
(the act of dragging (pulling with force); "the drag up the hill exhausted him")
(the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly")
(the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage")
(the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling)
(the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence)
(the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord)
((orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days")
(the act of raising something; "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up")
(the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)
(the act of throwing someone or something out of a window)
(reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina)
(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)
(a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth)
(the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys")
(a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly)
(sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty))
(the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing)
(the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva))
(the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth)
(regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding)
(hyperemesis during pregnancy; if severe it can result in damage to the brain and liver and kidney)
(the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise)
(the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground; "he advanced in a series of jumps"; "the jumping was unexpected")
(a headlong jump (or fall); "he took a header into the shrubbery")
(the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot))
(a light springing movement upwards or forwards)
(jumping in one spot (as in excitement); "the wailing and jumping up and down exhausted him")
(the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc)
((American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap")
(the act of causing something to go (especially messages))
(the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted)
(the act of sending on to another destination; "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department")
(the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency))
((law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court))
(the transmission of a letter; "the postmark indicates the time of mailing")
(the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate")
(the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer")
(the discharge of a gun as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "a twenty gun salute")
(preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target)
(the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire")
(gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation)
(the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird)
(a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten)
(a shot taken at an easy or casual target (as by a pothunter))
(the act of touching physically; "her fingers came in contact with the light switch")
(the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub")
(the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet))
(the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
(the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion")
(the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line")
(a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something)
((baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base)
((baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field)
((baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team)
(playing golf; "he goes south every winter for the golfing")
((baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team)
((baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls")
(the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best")
(the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test")
((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)
((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)
(a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat)
((baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat)
((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
(a grounder that bounces high in the air)
(a grounder that rolls along the infield)
((baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning")
(an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout); "the first baseman made 15 putouts")
(an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes)
(a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike)
(a play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter)
((sacrifice) an out that advances the base runners)
(a sacrifice made by hitting a long fly ball)
((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)
(a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground)
((soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head)
((baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter; "the batter hit a liner to the shortstop")
((baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly)
(a base hit on which the batter scores a run)
(a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base)
(a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield")
(a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base)
(a sharp slanting blow; "he gave me a clip on the ear")
(the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack")
(the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand)
(a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet)
(a blow that renders the opponent unconscious)
(a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue)
((boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose")
(a blow with the hand (usually on the ear); "I gave him a good box on the ear")
(the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs")
(a return punch (especially by a boxer))
(a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing)
(a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent)
(a short chopping blow to the back of the neck)
(a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing)
(the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent")
((association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line)
((football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game")
((sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking)
((soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team)
(a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line)
((football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground)
(a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing")
(the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof))
(the act of contacting something with your hand; "peonies can be blighted by the laying on of a finger")
(an open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth)
(the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion")
((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)
((American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team)
((American football) the act of catching a pass in football; "the tight end made a great reception on the 20 yard line")
(the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot)
((baseball) a running catch made near the ground)
(the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check")
(the action of touching with the hands or the skillful use of the hands)
(the act of groping; and instance of groping)
(a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation; "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit")
(an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease)
(the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel))
(the act of inspecting or verifying; "they made a check of their equipment"; "the pilot ran through the check-out procedure")
(a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning; "spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees")
(a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person)
(a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes")
(a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment)
(a swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over")
(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))
(a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus))
(a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face")
((sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game))
(the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet")
(a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide")
((computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.))
(the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path))
(the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue)
(the act of linking together as in a series or chain)
(the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds")
(a casual meeting with a person of thing)
(the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible)
(the act of making something less tight)
(the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls")
((surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery))
(a sterilization procedure with women; both Fallopian tubes are tied in two places and the tubes removed in between the ligations)
(fastening electrical equipment to earth)
(the act of tying or binding things together)
(loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy")
(fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure)
(creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points)
((baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield)
((baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder)
(butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe)
(touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet")
(the act of brushing against while passing)
(the act of detecting something; catching sight of something)
(the act of determining the properties of something)
(the act of designating or identifying something)
(a system or procedure for identifying persons)
(the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification)
(the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification)
(identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon)
(determining a person's blood type by serological methods)
(identification a disease from its symptoms)
(any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality)
(a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs)
(a prediction of the course of a disease)
(the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
(validating the authenticity of something or someone)
(documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this this view is the work of Jones")
(establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal tender of a country)
(the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements)
(ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country)
(the act of determining that something is false)
(a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target")
(determining the location of something by measuring the time it takes for an echo to return from it)
(the act of determining or ordaining in advance what is to take place)
(determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve)
(an act that sets in motion some course of events)
(deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord))
(using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion")
(causing something without any direct or apparent effort)
(stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the cross-pollination of the arts")
(the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography")
(the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on televsion")
(influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture")
(exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous")
(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")
(act of bringing about a desired result; "inducement of sleep")
(inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering")
(inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty)
(the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his enticements were shameless")
(the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery)
(the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor")
(the act of enticing others into sinful ways)
(enticing someone astray from right behavior)
(an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone)
(a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang")
(the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money))
(influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty)
(the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick")
(the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie)
(choice and use of colors (as by an artist))
((statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study)
(the selection of a random sample; each element of the population has an equal chance of been selected)
(a selection or decision purely at random; "their system of hiring people seemed to be a sort of lucky dip")
(the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum)
(the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly")
(the act of making a choice; "followed my father of my own volition")
(an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out; "my intention changed once I saw her")
(a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy")
(the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another))
(the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee")
(the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor")
(the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum")
((computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions)
((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call")
(the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent))
(the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination")
(designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman")
(laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination)
(the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer")
((game) a player's turn to move a piece or take some other permitted action)
(interchanging the positions of the king and a rook)
(the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board)
((chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value; "the endgame began after the exchange of queens")
((chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop; "black lost the exchange")
((chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king)
(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)
(a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king)
(a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position)
(a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs)
(the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily)
(the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire")
(a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit")
(a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank")
(a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical)
(a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction)
(a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane)
(a loop consisting of a climb followed by inverted flight followed by a dive that returns to horizontal flight)
(a loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight)
(a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude)
(a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course)
(a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air)
(a maneuver executed by an aircraft (as for evasive purposes))
((American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent)
(any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point")
(a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it")
((Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?")
(any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack))
((football) a deceptive move made by a football player)
(skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies")
(a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture))
(how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success")
(interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by dint of')
(a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route")
(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")
(the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")
(a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame")
(an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal road to success")
(any means of advancement; "the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches")
(any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime")
(an action taken to offset another action)
(a takeover bid so attractive that the directors of the target company must approve it or risk shareholder protest)
(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)
(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")
(a leveraged buyout in which the target company's assets are sold to repay the loan that financed the takeover)
(a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts)
(giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover)
((corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business)
(the target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer)
(the target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirer)
(a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect)
(the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive (gives it a safe harbor))
(the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels)
(a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis)
(a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one)
((medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency))
(the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment)
(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)
(something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency)
(anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch")
(desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to resort to desperate measures")
(any very successful means of achieving a result)
(a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness; "tourism was their economic salvation"; "they turned to individualism as their salvation")
(a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it")
(a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices")
(a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration")
(making a chance decision by using lots (straws or pebbles etc.) that are thrown or drawn)
(a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions")
(the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance")
(a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family")
(the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession")
(the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership))
(election again; "he did not run for reelection")
(a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance)
(a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate)
(a vote to select the winner of a position or political office; "the results of the election will be announced tonight")
(the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote")
(a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies)
(a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen)
(a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office)
(a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen party unity")
(a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party))
(a special election between regular elections)
(a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner)
(a choice that is made by voting; "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion")
(a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents)
(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)
(a vote in which each person's choice is secret by the totaled votes are public)
(a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party)
(a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party)
(voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.))
(the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie)
(getting two things to correspond; "the reconciliation of his checkbook and the bank statement")
(delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first)
(position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet)
(the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way))
(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)
(the act of scoring in a game or sport; "the winning score came with less than a minute left to play")
(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")
(a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play")
((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")
(a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame")
(a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls)
(any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match")
((American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone)
(a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line)
(a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line)
(a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts)
(a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown)
(a score in American football made on a try for points after a touchdown)
(a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; "the Yankees scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th"; "their first tally came in the 3rd inning")
(a run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team)
(a run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team)
(a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season")
(a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop)
((sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.))
(the successful action of solving a problem; "the solution took three hours")
(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)
(the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election")
(the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter)
(the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification)
(the act of reducing to a scheme or formula)
(an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents")
(the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable)
(the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production)
((physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the lens of the eye)
((physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light))
(the process of adjusting the eyes to low levels of illumination; cones adapt first; rods continue to adapt for up to four hours)
(the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination; the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative)
(the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in)
(the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances))
(accommodation to domestic life; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication")
(the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency")
(the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds)
(a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions)
(an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported")
(the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard; "who is responsible for these variations in taxation?")
(act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years")
(the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line")
(in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry")
(the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election")
(the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help")
((law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party)
(the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension))
(act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior)
(act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics)
(the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy")
((law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another)
(the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)
(the act of preferring; "the preferment went to the younger candidate")
(the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank)
(the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
(the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment))
(the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something; "conjurers are experts at misdirection")
(the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent)
(the act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect))
(the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; "his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform")
(an extensive alteration of the structure of a corporation or government; "after the takeover there was a thorough reorganization"; "the reorganization was prescribed by federal bankruptcy laws")
(the act of passing from one state or place to the next)
(the act of altering something secretly or improperly)
(the act of transfering something from one form to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise")
(the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance")
(the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead")
(a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms)
(doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism")
(an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence; "there was a backlash of intolerance")
(backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances)
(the act of rejecting something; "his proposals were met with rejection")
(deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening)
(the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry")
(an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape")
(something that barely avoids failure or disaster)
(abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open))
(the act of abandoning a party or cause)
(a sudden abandonment (as from a political party))
(the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))
(the act of refusing an offer; "the turndown was polite but very firm")
(renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others)
(the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
(a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies)
(rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone)
(the formal act of pronouncing (someone or something) accursed)
(the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law)
(the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school")
(the expulsion from a country of an undesirable alien)
(the act of excluding someone from society by general consent)
(the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto)
(the act of expelling a person from their native land; "men in exile dream of hope"; "his deportation to a penal colony"; "the expatriation of wealthy farmers"; "the sentence was one of transportation for life")
(the deportation of the Jews to Babylonia by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC)
(the act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society)
(mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position; "he has been relegated to a post in Siberia")
(the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out)
(the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office)
(a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc))
(temporary dismissal of a student from a university)
(act of removing from office or employment)
(indirect veto of legislation by refusing to sign it)
(a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot)
(the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement")
(the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause")
(the concluding part of any performance)
((music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone)
(carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise")
(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")
(the successful completion of a program of study)
(withdrawal from your position or occupation)
(the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years")
(the action of retiring to and living in the country)
(a final performance or effort (especially before retirement))
(the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.)
(act of relinquishing property or authority etc; "the handover of occupied territory")
(the delivery of a principal into lawful custody)
(the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty))
(a formal written statement of relinquishment)
(an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution")
(an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers")
(personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exercing official authority)
(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")
(a broader form of use immunity that also protects the witness from any prosecution brought about relating to transactions to which they gave testimony)
(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)
(separation or breakup or divorce; "after 15 years together they are headed for splitsville")
(the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force))
(the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government)
(the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
(an act that has disastrous consequences)
(the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission")
(destruction achieved by wrecking something)
(destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot))
(annihilation by reducing something to atoms)
(the blow that kills (usually mercifully))
(the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience")
(homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile)
(the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness))
(the killing of a human being by another human being)
(an ancient Muslim tradition still sometimes observed; a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image)
(unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being)
(the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the blood of his kinsmen")
(unpremeditated killing of a human being in self defense)
(a murder carried out on agreement with a hired killer)
(the act of felling something (as a tree))
(the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide")
(the act of destroying yourself; "his insistence was pure self-destruction")
(suicide of a terminally ill person that involves an assistant who serves to make dying as painless and dignified as possible)
(assisted suicide where the assistant is a physician)
(ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced by warriors in the traditional Japanese society)
(the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband)
(the savage and excessive killing of many people)
(putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law)
(the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill)
(the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas)
(killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies")
(shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim)
(shooting game birds that are flying (on the wing))
(the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe; "no evidence that the choking was done by the accused")
((pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel))
(the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze")
(a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis)
(a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed)
(an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of the heaves")
(laryngeal spasm caused by the sudden contraction of laryngeal muscles)
((pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid; "strangulation of the intestine")
(the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity)
(a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen)
(the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment")
(termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)
(sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder)
(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")
(termination of operations; "they regretted the closure of the day care center")
(act of shutting down operation of a plant)
(act of closing down a bank because of a fiscal emergency or failure)
(the act of laying off an employee or a work force)
(the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights")
(a natural loss of the products of conception)
(repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason))
(the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception)
(termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception)
(a legally induced abortion for medical reasons (as when the mother's life is threatened))
(the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something)
(the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation)
((law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed")
(the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement)
(the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset)
((law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made; recission may be brought about by decree or by mutual consent)
(nullification by the destruction of the legal force; rendering null; "the vitiation of the contract")
(action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action)
(the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb))
(breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges))
(a discharge from the United States Army for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder))
(a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable)
(action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war; "the neutralization of Belgium")
((euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation))
(a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function")
(an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done))
(the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations")
(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")
(the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558")
(making active and effective (as a bomb))
(a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase)
(the act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club")
(restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance")
((theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence)
(the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line")
((obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac)
(the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state")
(the introduction (usually by an advertising campaign) of a new product or product line)
((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
(the first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings")
(the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project)
(the act of starting to construct a house)
(a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker")
(the act of starting a new operation or practice; "he opposed the inauguration of fluoridation"; "the startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes")
(the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction")
(the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed")
(the act of installing something (as equipment); "the telephone installation took only a few minutes")
((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)
((football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score)
(a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen")
((rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession)
(the act of setting in operation; "repeated shutdowns and startups are expensive")
(act of forming labor unions; "the issue underlying the strike was unionization")
(the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions")
(a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise)
(the introduction of something new; "it signalled the ushering in of a new era")
(the ceremonial induction into a position; "the new president obviously enjoyed his inauguration")
(the initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn't get to first base with that approach")
(opening move in negotiating a peace treaty)
(the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife")
(cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread")
(cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill))
(cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle)
(cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines)
(cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture)
(cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours")
(roasting a large piece of meat on a revolving spit out of doors over an open fire)
(the act of making meat tender by pounding or marinating it)
(the act of making coffee in a percolator)
(the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality; "the team's continued success is attributable to a steady infusion of new talent")
(the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property")
(gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts")
(the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career")
(significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity")
(progress (or rate of progress) in work being done)
(act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development")
(the action of making broader; "the broadening of travel")
(developing in intricate and painstaking detail)
(improving an existing product or developing new kinds of products)
(the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning")
(the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter)
(the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)
(cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping")
(the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water)
(an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements)
(the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge)
(the act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing; "purification through repentance")
(a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites)
(the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities)
((psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions)
(purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels)
(irrigation of the colon for cleansing purposes by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon)
(the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means))
(partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food)
(making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing)
(the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin))
(shaving the crown of the head by priests or members of a monastic order)
(removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root)
(the act of washing yourself (or another person))
(the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels)
(the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))
(the washing of dishes etc after a meal)
(the act of giving a light tint to the hair)
(washing something by allowing it to soak)
(the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush")
(the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb")
(the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb)
(the act of washing your hair with shampoo)
(care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair)
(the act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair)
(washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game")
(you soak your body in a bathtub; "he has a good bath every morning")
(a bath in which you add something to foam and scent the bath water)
((Hebrew) a ritual purification and cleansing bath that Orthodox Jews take on certain occasions (as before Sabbath or after menstruation))
(a bath in warm mud (as for treating rheumatism))
(you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub)
(you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower)
(the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes)
(the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right)
(act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil)
(anything that remedies or heals or soothes; "he needed a salve for his conscience")
(the act of correcting for your wrongdoing)
(the act of compensating for service or loss or injury)
(an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance)
(the act of rendering optimal; "the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability"; "in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized"; "to promote the optimization and diversification of agricultural products")
(a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts")
(a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action))
(the act of relieving ills and changing for the better)
(self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform")
(the act of making something more beautiful)
(enhancement of someone's personal beauty)
(the act of glamorizing; making something or someone more beautiful (often in a superficial way))
(the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))
(the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting)
(the act of adding extraneous decorations to something)
(the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree")
(the practice of making a design on the skin by pricking and staining)
(sprucing up; making decorative additions to)
(the act of making a visible mark on a surface)
(the act of marking or outlining with lines)
(the act of coloring with areas of different shades)
(the act of removing solid particles from a liquid)
(act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding)
(the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food))
(making modern in appearance or behavior; "the modernization of Nigeria will be a long process")
(the act of improving by renewing and restoring)
(a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building))
(the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature")
(an improvement that makes something more agreeable)
(an upward movement or trend as in business activity)
(changing something with the result that it becomes worse)
(a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn")
(the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)
(the act of putting something in working order again)
(the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads)
(the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it)
(activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; "he wrote the manual on car care")
(keeping a camera in good working order)
(periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor")
(an overhaul between the regular times for overhauling)
(the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state)
(the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of lower-income people))
(the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation)
(the activity of constructing something again)
(the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary))
(a complete reconstruction and renovation of something; "the blighted neighborhood underwent a total makeover")
(forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting)
(the act of restoring something to its original state)
(introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing)
(maintenance at a regularly scheduled time)
(care (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating)
(employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time; "the play had bookings throughout the summer")
(a booking for musicians; "they played a gig in New Jersey")
(changing to a lower state (a less respected state))
(the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life")
(an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities)
(an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized)
(destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence")
(destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy)
(the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine))
(the act of making something attractive to the general public)
(degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening)
(an act that change the light that something reflects)
(the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent))
((botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery")
(darkening or obscuring the sight of something)
(the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded)
(the act or process of changing the color of something)
(the act of adding a tinge of color; "the hairdresser gave her hair a modest tinting")
(the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair)
(the use of dye to change the color of something permanently)
((histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study)
(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)
(the activity of protecting the environemnt from pollution or destruction)
((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)
(the act of spotting or staining something)
(the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors)
(the act of contaminating with dust particles)
(the act of wetting something by submerging it)
(the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")
(the act of making something slightly wet)
(the act of scattering water about haphazardly)
(wetting with water; "the lawn needs a great deal of watering")
(the act of sprinkling or splashing water; "baptized with a sprinkling of holy water"; "a sparge of warm water over the malt")
(biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow)
(ineffectual chewing (as if without teeth))
((of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination")
(involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep)
(causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals))
(the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path")
(the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel")
(the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
(the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building")
(a secret or underhand means of access (to a place or a position); "he got his job through the back door")
(approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision")
(the approach to a landing field by an airplane)
(an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt)
(the act of moving forward toward a goal)
(an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea")
(the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law")
(a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time")
(easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing")
(swinging by the arms from branch to branch)
(the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise")
(walking about; "the hospital encouraged early ambulation")
(a leisurely walk (usually in some public place))
(a regular walk taken as a form of exercise)
(travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot")
(the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch")
(the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps")
((ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet))
(a light or nimble tread; "he heard the trip of women's feet overhead")
(a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing))
(the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg)
(a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground)
(a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately)
(an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot)
(a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together)
(the rider rises from the saddle every second stride)
(maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider)
(a light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down)
(a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot)
(a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop)
(a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously)
(a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure)
(the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions)
(a careless leisurely gait; "he walked with a kind of saunter as if he hadn't a care in the world")
(a gait in which steps and hops alternate)
(walking with a waddling gait; walking with short steps and the weight shifting from one foot to the other)
(the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); "it was a long march"; "we heard the sound of marching")
((military) a march in the reverse direction or back along the same route)
(a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high)
(the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place)
(a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead; "the prisoner's ankles were so chained together that they could only march in lockstep")
(a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance)
(the act of walking with a slow heavy gait)
(the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner))
(an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of the moon)
(a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries)
(taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park")
(walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old")
(any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew)
(a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be sliding on the spot; "Michael Jackson perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s")
(walking with your feet in shallow water)
(nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine)
(a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally)
(the act of walking in order to view something; "the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment")
(the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit")
((basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball)
(a sudden dash; "he made a break for the open door")
(a slow creeping mode of locomotion (on hands and knees or dragging the body); "a crawl was all that the injured man could manage"; "the traffic moved at a creep")
(movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance")
(the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start)
(a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory)
(the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel")
(traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe")
(the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation; "processions were forbidden")
(travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him")
(the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse)
(the business of providing services to tourists; "Tourism is a major business in Bermuda")
(tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature)
(the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal)
(riding a horse as a means of transportation)
(capturing cattle or horses with a lasso)
(riding for long hours over long distances)
(capturing a calf with a lasso and binding its feet)
(travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air")
(a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago")
(a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines))
(a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft)
(a flight that begins and ends in the same country)
(a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another)
(a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?")
(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")
(an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him")
(the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft)
(using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.)
(a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground)
(a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point)
(descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army")
(performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute)
(a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreigh territory))
(a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass")
(a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied)
((military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation))
(a landing (as the wheels touch the landing field); especially of airplanes)
(aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar)
(an emergency landing under circumstances where a normal landing is impossible (usually damaging the aircraft))
(a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time)
(an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments)
(a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight)
(rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral)
(the act of traveling from one place to another)
(a section or portion of a journey or course; "then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise")
((nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack)
(a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same)
(a journey over a long distance; "it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles")
(a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center")
(a trip taken by an official at public expense)
(a regular trip; "the ship made its run in record time")
(a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days")
(a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the family for a drive in his new car")
(a ride in a car; "he gave me a lift home")
(a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars")
(a short drive in a car; "he took the new car for a spin")
(a journey organized for a particular purpose)
(an expedition undertaken to gain information)
(an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa))
(to travel for the purpose of discovery)
(wandering from the main path of a journey)
(a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers))
(a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island")
(an extended sightseeing tour undertaken for pleasure)
(journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour)
(travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road")
(a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field")
(a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing")
(a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination)
(a journey or passage; "they are on the way")
(a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean))
(passage through a lock in a canal or waterway)
(a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere)
(the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing)
(boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions; "we saved money by bareboating")
(to move something from its natural environment)
(the act of transporting something from one location to another)
(the transfer from one conveyance to another for shipment)
(transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable))
(airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin)
(shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta")
(the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news")
(driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers))
(the act of driving a herd of animals overland)
(delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by droppng them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop")
(the delivery of goods for sale or disposal)
(the act of passing something to another person)
(the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post")
(the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone; "he accepted service of the subpoena")
(the act of taking aboard passengers or freight)
(carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts")
(the act of carrying a person over your shoulder)
(the transportation of burdens by porters)
(the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit")
(the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind)
(the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable)
(the act of putting one thing into another)
(the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)
(the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)
(the act of enclosing something inside something else)
(the enclosure of something in a package or box)
(the act of binding something into a bundle)
(the act of enclosing something in a case)
(the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure)
(injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia)
(something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate")
((medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force))
(slow removal of a person's blood and its replacement with equal amounts of a donor's blood)
(the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another)
(the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery)
(pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels))
(the act of changing location in an upward direction)
(the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means)
(the act of lifting something with great effort)
(the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top")
(an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber")
(an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification))
(mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps))
(the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment))
(the act of changing your location in a downward direction)
(a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft)
(a dive accelerated by both gravity and engine power)
(the act of dropping something; "they expected the drop would be successful")
(the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop")
(the act of causing something to move to a lower level)
(changing location by moving back and forth)
(the act of returning to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp")
(the act of sending an accused person back into custody to await trial (or the continuation of the trial))
(the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope")
(failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage")
(the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression)
(a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl")
(the act of accelerating; increasing the speed)
(the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale))
(the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants")
(movement of military units to a new location)
(the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class")
(a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility")
((physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body)
((physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body)
(the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))
(a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction)
(the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion)
(motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy))
(motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling)
(the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me")
(a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist")
(ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing)
(the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement")
(a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a short bob of acknowledgement")
(an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward)
(a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him")
(abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting")
(involuntary movements of the eyeballs; the presence or absence of nystagmus is used to diagnose a variety of neurological and visual disorders)
(small involuntary tremors of the eyeballs; when physiological nystagmus is eliminated by stabilizing the image on the retina the perception fades rapidly from fatigue of the retinal receptors)
(nystagmus caused by the body rotating rapidly; large slow movements of the eyeballs are in the direction of rotation)
(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)
(the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door")
(the act of rearranging things to give a misleading impression)
(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")
(act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group)
(the act of reversing the order or place of)
((electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance; "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition")
(going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me")
(shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle")
(shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners)
(a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns)
(the act of assuming a prostrate position)
(the act of physically reaching or thrusting out)
(the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position)
(the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin")
(the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music")
(the act of turning or winding or folding around a central axis)
(turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls)
(the act of rotating in a circle or spiral)
(the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; "the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot")
(rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward)
(the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting")
(flying downward in a helical path with a large radius)
((ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet))
(rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport))
(the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting")
((photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting")
(the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap")
(the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position)
(a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm")
(rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward)
(turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room")
(the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind")
(an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head")
(a movement like that of an ocean wave; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves")
(the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented)
(turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her")
(act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation)
(complete reversal of direction of travel)
(the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements)
(agitating a liquid with an implement; "constant stirring prevents it from burning on the bottom of the pan")
(causing to move repeatedly from side to side)
(the act of moving something by repeated tugs or pushes; "vigorous worrying finally loosened the saw")
(the act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed")
(an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear))
(the act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit")
(the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position)
(the act of sitting or standing astride)
(a change in the direction that you are moving)
(the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
(a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal")
(any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue)
(a turn to the right; "take a right at the corner")
(a turn to the left; "take a left at the corner")
(the act of changing the amount or size of something)
(the act of decreasing or reducing something)
(the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
(the act of reducing budgeted expenditures)
(cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price)
(the act of reducing taxation; "the new administration's large taxcut was highly controversial")
(the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions")
(the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose")
(the reduction of something's value or worth)
(the act of reducing the vitality of something)
(altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act")
(to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious)
(the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms)
(the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain")
((war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war))
(the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations))
(easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause)
(the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position)
(the act of decreasing something markedly)
(the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor))
(the act of exhausting something entirely)
(the act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze")
(the act of increasing the density of something)
(the act of grinding to a powder or dust)
(the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing; "the expression of milk from her breast")
(squeezing out by applying pressure; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple")
(act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening")
(shortening something by omitting parts of it)
(the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut")
(cutting down to the desired size or shape)
(act of making on a greatly reduced scale)
(the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks")
(a portion removed from the whole; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck")
(the act of deducting from an employee's salary)
(the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement")
((law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance)
(the removal of asbestos from a public building)
(the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction)
(the act of letting the air out of something)
(the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise)
(reducing prices back to some earlier level)
(the act of reducing the strength of something)
(weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner)
(the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition")
(the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine")
(the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary")
(the act of adding one thing to another; "the addition of flowers created a pleasing effect"; "the addition of a leap day every four years")
(the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles")
(increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market")
(an increase in price or value; "an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate")
(a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen")
(a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime")
(the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay))
((electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current)
(the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope)
(the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope)
(the act of expanding an aperture; "the dilation of the pupil of the eye")
(dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries))
(the act of expanding by pressure from within)
(act of expanding by lengthening or widening)
(the action of stretching something tight; "tension holds the belt in the pulleys")
(an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities")
(the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position)
(the act of expanding something in apparent size)
(the act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness")
(act of expanding in scope; making more widely available; "extension of the program to all in need")
(act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)
(the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area)
(the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge")
(the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft))
(an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle)
(act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb)
((physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber))
(a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses)
(the act of cutting short; "it is an obvious truncation of the verse"; "they were sentenced to a truncation of their limbs")
(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)
(painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency)
(muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination)
(extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding")
(addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the idea followed")
(the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion")
(the act of putting something somewhere)
(accumulating and storing a reserve supply; "the stockpiling of war materials")
(the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal")
(an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance)
(the act of increasing the strength of something)
(action that makes something stronger or more extreme)
(the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film))
(action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care")
(strengthening the concentration (as of a solute in a mixture) by removing extraneous material)
(the concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will not pass through a semipermeable membrane; solution is placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated off)
(the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
(the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable")
(the act of making a sudden noisy break)
(the act of breaking something into small pieces)
(the act of exploding or bursting something; "the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children"; "the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft")
(the act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses")
(the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance")
(malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising")
(the act of setting on fire or catching fire)
(the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes)
(the act of combining things to form a new whole)
(the act of attaching or affixing something)
(the act of grafting something onto something else)
(an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended; "the confusion of tongues at the Tower of Babel")
(the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio")
(the act of fusing (or melting) together)
(the act of blending components together thoroughly)
(the act of making something homogeneous or uniform in composition; "the homogenization of cream"; "the network's homogenization of political news")
(the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; "the interspersion of illustrations in the text")
(the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays")
(the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts)
(the act of coming together again; "monetary unification precipitated the reunification of the German state in October 1990")
(the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis)
(the decline or termination of tribal organization)
(having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism")
(an annual school or university reunion for graduates)
(becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for")
(an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity; "it was presented without commercial breaks")
((film) a still picture that is inserted and that interrupts the action of a film)
((broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program)
(a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another)
(formal separation from an alliance or federation)
(the withdrawal of eleven Southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War)
(the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; "there was a breakaway by the discontented members"; "a breaking away from family and neighborhood")
(the termination or destruction of union)
(the division into parcels; "the increasing parcellation of land with every generation")
(division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy")
(the act of cutting something into parts; "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess")
(the act of dividing by cutting or splitting)
(a cut made underneath to remove material)
(the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge; "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels")
(a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument)
(separating something into fine particles)
(the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
(the act of splitting into two branches)
(the act of splitting into three branches)
(the act of dividing into two sharply different categories)
(the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory)
(the act of grouping things or people in pairs)
(a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming))
(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")
(the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases)
(connecting syllables and words by hyphens)
(forming or dividing words into syllables)
(division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page)
(the act of releasing from an attachment or connection)
(the act of tearing; "he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear")
(the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; "he gave the envelope a vigorous rip")
(the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy")
(act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source; "the drawing of water from the well")
(drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation)
(drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body)
(the act of withdrawing or removing something)
(the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction")
(the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; "they used to do the threshing by hand but now there are machines to do it")
(surgical removal of a body part or tissue)
(spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack)
(the act of deleting something written or printed)
(removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer)
(forced removal from a position of advantage)
(the act of removing or getting rid of something)
(the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations)
(the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males)
(the act of removing the contents of something)
(the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank)
(the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail)
(the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation)
(the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing)
(the act of deleting or modifying all passages considered to be indecent)
(the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work)
(written material that has been bowdlerized)
(deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances)
(censorship in the form of prudish expurgation)
(censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality)
(deletion by an act of expunging or erasing)
(the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart)
(the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)
(the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum)
(the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface")
((genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA)
(complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller)
(the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); "it would require a drastic revision of his opinion")
(the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify)
(the act of changing into a different form or appearance (especially a fantastic or grotesque one); "the transmogrification of the prince into a porcupine")
(the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another)
(the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting))
(the restoration (replanting) of a forest that had been reduced by fire or cutting)
(the restoration of someone to a useful place in society)
(providing penal custody or probation or parole for convicted offenders)
(providing help for disabled persons; the removal or reduction of disabilities)
(the clearing and rebuilding and redevelopment of urban slums)
(providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment)
(the act of restoring someone to a previous position; "we insisted on the reinstatement of the colonel")
(the act of restoring to a more youthful condition)
(activity that refreshes and recreates; activity that renews your health and spirits by enjoyment and relaxation; "time for rest and refreshment by the pool"; "days of joyous recreation with his friends")
(a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft)
(a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting")
(the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid)
(the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact))
(the act of damaging something or someone)
(damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality)
(the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something; "the defacement of an Italian mosaic during the Turkish invasion"; "he objected to the dam's massive disfigurement of the landscape")
(the act of burning with steam or hot water)
(the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); "criminal records need regular updating")
(an action that changes the shape of something)
(the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself))
(the action of coiling or twisting or winding together)
(the act of making angulate (having corners))
(act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased)
(the act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies")
(the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body)
(the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part))
(the act of bending yourself up together)
(the act of shaping into parallel ridges and grooves)
(the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold")
(the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions)
(the act of projecting out from something)
(any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity")
(domestic activities or life; "making a hobby of domesticity")
(the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride")
(a planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations")
(an operation organized to free from danger or confinement)
(an operation involving secret work within a community or institution)
(an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers)
(a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern")
(translating an idea into action; "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism")
(use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior)
(the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation")
(the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required)
(the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms)
(the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor)
(the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning)
(practices typical of contemporary life or thought)
(occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult")
(the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind)
(the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity)
(a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens)
(a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens)
(a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law)
(a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child)
(a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens)
(a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it")
(the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home; "she observes the hijab and does not wear tight clothing")
(acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate)
(the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds")
(the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged)
(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")
((archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action)
(the way of proper and honest behavior; "he taught his children to keep strictly to the straight and narrow")
((Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran)
(the easiest way; "In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance")
(the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law)
(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")
(the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection))
(a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace)
(a tight or amorous embrace; "come here and give me a big hug")
(the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother")
(the act of troubling or annoying someone)
(contemptuous disregard; "she wanted neither favor nor despite")
(an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization")
(the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious")
(the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism)
(the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children)
(failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child)
(the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion))
(the act of repressing; control by holding down; "his goal was the repression of insolence")
(the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture)
(the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people")
(organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews))
(the act of torturing someone; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession")
(torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope)
(the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering)
(a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering)
(harassment especially of a tethered animal)
(actions that cause great irritation (or even anger))
(something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull")
(unwelcome sexual behavior by a supervisor toward an employee)
(the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent")
(searching out and harassing dissenters)
(unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists))
(exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country)
(control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures)
(an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation")
(play by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child")
(play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults; "the children were playing house")
(children take the roles of doctor or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the doctor's office; "the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor")
(play in which children take the roles of firemen and pretend to put out a fire)
(a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits")
(an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism")
(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")
(an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
(the occupation of athletes who compete for pay)
(a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players)
(a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility)
(an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from a standing position until the hands touch the floor)
(a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head)
(acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel)
(a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally)
(a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms)
(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)
(a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended)
(exercise intended to strengthen the circulatory system)
((gymnastics) an exercise designed to develop and display strength and agility and balance (usually performed with or on some gymnastic apparatus))
(the act of supporting yourself by your hands alone in an upside down position)
(a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms)
(a hang performed on the rings with the body upside down)
(a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position)
(a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides)
(raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand)
(an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again)
(an acrobatic feat in which a person balances on the head (usually with the help of the hands))
(an acrobatic feat of rolling or turning end over end)
(extending the legs at right angles to the trunks (one in front and the other in back))
(a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an errect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright)
(a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse)
(a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as scissors move)
(a gymnastic exercise performed with the legs straddling the parallel bars)
(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")
(a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity)
(an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
(participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it)
(the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track)
(the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump)
(the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start)
(the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar)
(jumping over the horizontal bar backwards and head first)
(a sport in which participants must travel on skis)
(the sport of skiing across the countryside (rather than downhill))
(the act of performing a jump of skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope)
(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)
(a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it)
(a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards)
(the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe")
(immersing the body in water or sunshine)
(the act of someone who floats on the water)
(a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward)
(a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water)
(diving into the water from a steep overhanging cliff)
(a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water)
(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)
(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)
(a dive in which the diver bends to touch the ankles before straightening out)
(a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water)
(underwater swimming with a breathing apparatus)
(the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave)
(skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat)
(a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race")
(rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell)
(a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night")
(a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponenet wears himself out throwing punches)
(making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer)
(the sport of shooting arrows with a bow)
(the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh)
(riding on a long light sled with low handrails)
(the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down)
(a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground)
(ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures)
(competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course))
(the sport of engaging in contests of speed)
(the sport of racing thoroughbred horses)
(a sport in which people ride across country on ponies)
(riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles)
(riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship)
(the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle)
(riding a motorcycle; "motorcycling is a dangerous sport")
(bicycling or motorcycling on sand dunes)
(sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting))
(participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight)
(the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport)
(a hunt in which beaters force the game to flee in the direction of the hunter)
(a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections)
(hunting with dogs that are trained to chase game by sight instead of by scent)
(mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox)
(the sport of hunting wild boar with spears)
(working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more")
(the act of someone who fishes as a diversion)
(the occupation of catching fish for a living)
(fishing with a hook and line (and usually a pole))
(angling with an artificial fly as a lure)
(angling by drawing a baited line through the water)
(the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel)
(the single-handed rod casting of a relatively heavy (artificial) bait)
(a cast that falls beyond the intended spot)
(casting (artificial) bait far out into the ocean (up to 200 yards) with the waves breaking around you)
(an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done)
(a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game")
(a single play of a game; "the game lasted 2 hours")
(a game played under artificial illumination at night)
(a game whose outcome is not recorded in the season's standing)
(an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than it opponents in the first innings)
(the batting turn of a cricket player or team)
(the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play")
(an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning")
((chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board)
((American football) a complete play to advance the football; "you have 4 downs to gain 10 yards")
((baseball) a turn batting; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got 4 hits in 4 at-bats")
(an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games")
(a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth; "he played catch with his son in the backyard")
(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)
(a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets)
(a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board)
(a game in which participants compete to identify some obscurely indicated thing)
(player acts out a phrase for others to guess)
(a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water)
(any game designed to exercise the intellect)
(an outdoor game; the hares start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and the hounds try to catch them before they reach a designated spot)
(a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat)
(a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base)
(a game in which players try to find hidden articles by using a series of clues)
(one game in the series of games constituting a playoff)
(an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition)
(a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy)
(a game played on ice; curling stones (heavy stones with handles) are slid toward a target)
(a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over)
(bowling down an alley at a target of ten wooden pins)
(bowling down an alley at a target of nine wooden pins)
(a bowling game using a pin smaller than a tenpin but proportionately wider)
(a bowling game using slender bowling pins)
(a bowling game played on a lawn with wooden balls that are rolled at a jack)
(Italian lawn bowling (played on a long narrow dirt court))
(lawn bowling at a jack using biased wooden balls)
(a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet)
(a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of 6 skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with hockey sticks)
(the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring)
(a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole)
(a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal)
(an athletic game that is played outdoors)
(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)
(the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours")
(a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles)
(a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg)
(a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them)
(a game in which quoits or horseshoes are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it)
(a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface)
(an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)
(hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents' net)
(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)
(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)
(a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled)
(a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each)
(a form of football played with an oval ball)
((rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul))
(a field game played with a ball (especially baseball))
(a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!")
(baseball as distinguished from softball)
(a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base)
(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits)
(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit)
(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits)
(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits)
(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits)
(a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits)
(a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer)
(an English ball game similar to baseball)
(a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle)
(a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)
(the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed)
(a ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman that spins from off to leg)
(a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way)
(unlawfully delivered ball in cricket; "the umpire called it a no ball")
(a game invented by American indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal)
(a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball)
(a game using a leather-covered ball 6 feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal)
(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)
(a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)
(the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks)
(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))
(a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands)
(a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets)
(a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls)
(a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets)
(a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands)
(a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket)
(a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net)
(a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop)
(the act of starting a basketball game with a jump ball)
(game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and form over a net that is stretched across a small court)
(a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post)
(a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)
((tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set")
(tennis played with one person on each side)
(badminton played with one person on each side)
(tennis played with two players on each side)
(badminton played with two players on each side)
(an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court)
(a children's game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch and identify other players)
(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)
(a game played with string looped over the fingers)
(a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them)
(a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone)
(a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball)
(a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others)
(a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope)
(the difficult version of jump rope in which players jump over two ropes that are swung in a crisscross manner by two turners)
(a game in which one child bends down and another leaps over)
(advancing as if in the game of leapfrog)
(a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass))
(a game in which players throw or flip a jackknife in various ways so that the knife sticks in the ground)
(a child's game in which N players march to music around N-1 chairs; 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)
(a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo!)
(a child's game of fighting with pillows)
(a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters)
(a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning)
(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)
(a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser)
(a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk)
(the division of a deck of cards before dealing; "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual")
(card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game)
(a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cars that total closest to nine)
(a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards)
(a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21)
(any of various card games based on whist for four players)
(the earliest form of bridge; the dealer could name the trump suit)
(a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game; now generally superseded by contract bridge)
(a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid)
(a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand)
(a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib)
(a card game for 2 players; played with 32 cards and king high)
(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)
(a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards)
(a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box)
(a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards)
(a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time)
(a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card)
(a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes)
(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'))
(a card game played with a 48-card pack (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist)
(a card game for two players using a reduced pack of 32 cards)
((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 hoing to build up or down from the open card; the player with the fewest cards when the deck is exhausted is the winner)
(any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand)
(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)
(a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards)
(a form of solitaire that involves gambling)
(a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time)
(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)
(a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up)
(a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts of the queen of spades)
(solitaire with two players using separate packs)
(a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points)
(a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the same rank)
(a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded)
(a form of canasta using three decks and six jokers)
(poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; "he played only draw and stud")
(poker in which the high and low hands split the pot)
(poker in which each player gets 5 cards face down and bets are made without drawing any further cards)
(poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing)
(poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt)
(a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps)
(an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump)
(a form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game)
(a form of casino in which face cards have extra point values)
(a form of casino in which spades have the value of one point)
(a game (trade name Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball)
(any of several games played with small rectangular blocks)
(game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table)
(any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls)
(the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool)
(a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other)
(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)
(a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball)
(any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets)
(a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball)
(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)
(a game suitable for playing in a parlor)
(any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words)
(a game whose object is to form words from a group of randomly chosen letters)
(a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game)
(a game played on a specially designed board)
(a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice)
(a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces)
(a game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)
(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)
(a game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard)
(a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters)
(a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases)
(a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards)
(a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum)
(a simple board game in which players move counters according to the throw of dice)
(Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles)
(a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die)
(an ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board)
(a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces)
(a game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a mark)
(a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes)
(a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a 3-by-3 board; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does)
(the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play at the blackjack table")
(active interest in gambling on sports events)
(the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet")
(a single bet on two horse races in the same day)
(a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order)
(betting where winners share the total amount wagered)
(a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second)
(a bet that you can pick the first four finishers in a race in the right order)
(a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4)
(players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed according to the drawing of lots)
(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)
(a lottery in which the prizes are goods rather than money)
(a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants)
(a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in)
(any gambling game in which bets are laid against the gambling house or the dealer)
(a game in which the total of all the gains and losses is zero)
(a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity)
(a brief period of extravagant spending)
(an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days")
(vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking)
(revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party)
(a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity)
(a festival marked by merrymaking and processions)
(an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus))
(gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly")
((dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump)
(activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around")
(playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
(frivolous or trifling behavior; "for actors, memorizing lines is no game"; "for him, life is all fun and games")
((Yiddish) craziness; senseless behavior or activity)
((Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh")
(playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing")
(a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement)
(a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish))
(a practical joke or trick played on April Fools' day)
(a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students))
(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")
(as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true)
(an agreeable or amusing remark; "they exchange pleasantries")
(entertainment that is intended to be educational)
(any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment)
(entertainment with military themes in which the Department of Defense is celebrated)
(the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage")
(the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad)
(the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad)
(the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC)
(the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo)
(an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts)
(any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing))
(a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year))
((in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint)
(an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival")
(a festival that features performances by jazz artists)
(a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Years)
(an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer)
(an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn)
(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)
(a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition)
(a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.)
(performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus")
(a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings)
(the pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday)
(a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill")
(any entertainment performed by ice skaters)
(a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance)
(a visible display; "she made a parade of her sorrows")
(something shown to the public; "the museum had many exhibits of oriental art")
(a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns)
(a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration")
(a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations")
(the act of exhibiting; "a remarkable exhibition of musicianship")
(the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful")
(presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking")
((law) the act of exhibiting in a court of law; "the appellate court demanded the production of all documents")
(a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus))
(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)
(an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations)
(taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)
(the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding)
(a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers)
(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)
(an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls)
(a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries)
(a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time)
(a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees)
(a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock)
(dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures)
(a dance step tapped out audibly with the feet)
(a solo tap dance emphasizing sharp taps)
(a theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers)
((ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble))
(a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements)
(a style of ballet that admits a wider variety of movements)
(a ballet that stresses the drama with features of comedy)
(a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings)
(a dance performed while wearing clogs; has heavy stamping steps)
(a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld))
(a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen)
(a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets)
(a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake)
(a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line)
(erotic dancing with little or no clothing)
(a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness)
(a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone")
(a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans)
(a form of modern dance in which the dancer's movements depict an emotion or tell a story)
(a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s)
(an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh))
(a provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets)
(a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures)
(a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet)
(an old formal French dance in quadruple time)
(a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn)
(lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips)
(a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step)
(a lively whirling Italian dance for two persons)
(a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance; "he taught them the waltz step")
((ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading)
((ballet) a gliding or sliding step in ballet)
((ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip)
(social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s; "they liked to dance the twist")
(any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom)
(a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba)
(a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba)
(a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; small steps and swaying movements of the hips)
(an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot)
(a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences)
(a ballroom dance in duple meter; marked by sliding steps)
(a syncopated ballroom dance formerly popular in the US)
(an American ballroom dance in syncopated rhythm; popular early in the 20th century)
(a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file)
(a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century)
(a stately court dance in the 17th century)
(a ballroom dance with both quick and slow steps)
(a ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance)
(a ballroom dance characterized by revolving movement)
(a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin)
(a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat)
(a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts))
(a Polish national dance in triple time)
(a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time)
(a German round dance resembling a slow polka)
(any of various English folk dances performed by men in costume)
(any of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air)
(a rhythmic syncopated Cuban folk dance in duple time)
(a British solo dance performed by sailors)
(any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and leaping)
(a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line)
(country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other)
(an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines)
(American country dancing in which couples form squares)
(a lively dance of Scottish highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps)
(a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples)
(a square-dance figure; two dancers approach each other and circle back to back before returning to their original places)
(a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle)
(a square dance figure; partners circle each other taking sideways steps)
(a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them)
(a moderately slow Austrian country dance in triple time; involves spinning and clapping)
(a dance that is part of a religious ritual)
(a medieval dance in which a skeleton representing death leads a procession of others to the grave)
(a religious dance of native Americans looking for communication with the dead)
(a Polynesian rain dance performed by a woman)
(an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare)
(a ceremonial dance (as by the Hopi) in which snakes are handled or invoked)
(a ceremonial dance performed by Amerindians at the summer solstice)
(a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory)
(musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest")
(playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower)
(ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing)
(music produced by playing a musical instrument)
(the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations)
(the act of playing a percussion instrument)
(the act of playing drums; "he practiced his drumming several hours every day")
(music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music))
(singing without instrumental accompaniment)
(the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates")
(a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ))
(a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep)
(singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas))
(the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner)
(singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep")
(singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument)
(the act of whistling a tune; "his cheerful whistling indicated that he enjoyed his work")
(a stroke or blow; "the signal was two beats on the steam pipe")
(a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments)
(a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow)
(an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow)
(the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty)
(the performance of a part or role in a drama)
(acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture)
(an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician")
(imitating the mannerisms of another person)
(the act of mimicking; imitative behavior)
(a performance using gestures and body movements without words)
(incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; "his business with the cane was hilarious")
((Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik")
(the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto")
(a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation; "the program lasted more than two hours")
(the entertainment offered at a public presentation)
(ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or hammy conduct; "heroics are for those epic films they make in Hollywood")
(acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy))
(manual dexterity in the execution of tricks)
(a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits)
(a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere")
(the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack")
(the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London")
(violently angry and destructive behavior)
(an outrageous rampage usually involving sexual attacks by men on women)
(the act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living")
(a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning")
(repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts")
(the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book")
(the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door")
(rushing about hastily in an undignified way)
(a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop")
(the act of taking the ball or puck away from the team on the offense (as by the interception of a pass))
(a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures")
(a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice)
(a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line)
((American football) a successful forward pass in football)
(a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team")
(a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team)
((sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play)
((ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal)
((American football) a play by the offensive team)
((American football) a play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running")
((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)
((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line)
((American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble)
((American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction)
((American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse)
((American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush")
((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")
((American football) a play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate)
(a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer)
(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")
(a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers)
(a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer)
(a pass to a designated spot on the field; the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does)
((American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground)
((American football) the act of obstructing someone's path with your body; "he threw a rolling block into the line backer")
(an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick))
(knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick)
(any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent)
(a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick")
(a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other)
(a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass)
((baseball) a play executed by a baseball team)
(the act of getting two players out on one play)
(the act of getting three players out on one play)
(a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch)
(the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball)
(the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully)
((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot")
((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player")
(the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket)
(a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return")
((sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash))
((sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash))
(a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke)
(a hard straight return made on the backhand side)
(a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands)
(a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball)
((sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash))
((sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game")
(a serve that the receiver is unable to reach)
((sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults")
(a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again)
(a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces)
(a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once)
(a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces)
(an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc)
(a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head)
(a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net)
(a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net)
(any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing)
(a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward)
(a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick)
(an elementary swimming stroke imitating a swimming dog)
(a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick)
(a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down)
(a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick)
(a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back)
(in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball")
(the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
(a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing")
(a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking")
(hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds")
(a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball)
(hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today")
(a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole)
(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")
(a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball)
(a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball)
(the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole)
(a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees)
(a swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended)
(a swimming kick; an up and down kick of the feet together)
(a kick used in the sidestroke; legs are brought together in a scissoring motion)
(a swimming kick used while treading water)
(a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms)
(any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic")
(activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work")
(the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field; "the action is no longer in technology stocks but in municipal bonds"; "gawkers always try to get as close to the action as possible")
(a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair")
(the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job")
(a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations")
(performance of moral or religious acts; "salvation by deeds"; "the reward for good works")
(work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services")
(service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.))
(a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making)
(a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else)
(an attestation that the client's financial statement is accurate)
(a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility")
(the work of making something shine by polishing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living")
(the act of shining shoes; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine")
((United Kingdom) compulsory service in the military during peacetime)
(the service provided by a utility company; "the cost of utilities never decreases")
((law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him)
(land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not burdened with military service)
(land tenure by service in the lord's army)
(land tenure by service to the lord as a knight)
(difficult work; "the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting")
(the act of cleaning the rooms and furnishings of a house; "efficient housecleaning should proceed one room at a time")
((figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners")
(the work of cleaning and running a house)
(work that a person is expected to do in a specified time)
(the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency))
(work paid for according to the quantity produced)
(active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork")
(the work of cutting down trees for timber)
(work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.)
(an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society)
(the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")
(any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game")
(your occupation or line of work; "he's in the plumbing game"; "she's in show biz")
(the particular occupation for which you are trained)
(the special line of work you have adopted as your career; "his specialization is gastroenterology")
(the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose)
(the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content)
(careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life")
(the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work")
(the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth")
(employment in or work for another; "he retired after 30 years of service")
(employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem)
(performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others; "the mayor tried to maintain city services"; "the medical services are excellent")
(services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities")
(employment within a government system (especially in the civil service))
(the job of a head of a government department)
(the job of a senior minister who is a member of the cabinet)
(the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury")
(a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")
(the position of member of an honorary academy)
(the position of a director of a business concern)
(the position of headmaster or headmistress)
(a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism)
(the office and function of president; "Andrew Jackson expanded the power of the presidency beyond what was customary before his time")
(the office of the United States head of state; "a President is elected every four years")
(the position of professor; "he was awarded an endowed chair in economics")
(a position concerning the people as a whole)
(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")
(the position of physician who is receiving special training in a hospital (usually after completing an internship))
(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")
(the position of the head of the Department of Agriculture; "the post of Secretary of Agriculture was established in 1889")
(the position of the head of the Department of Commerce; "the position of Commerce Secretary was created in 1913")
(the position of the head of the Department of Defense; "the position of Defense Secretary was created in 1947")
(the position of the head of the Education Department; "the post of Education Secretary was created in 1979")
(the position of the head of the Department of Energy; "the post of Energy Secretary was created in 1977")
(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")
(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")
(the position of the head of the Department of Labor; "the post of Labor Secretary was created in 1913")
(the position of the head of the State Department; "the position of Secretary of State was established in 1789")
(the position of the head of the Department of the Interior; "the position of Interior Secretary was created in 1849")
(the position of the head of the Treasury Department; "the position of Treasury Secretary was created in 1789")
(the position of the head of the Department of Transportation; "the post of Transportation Secretary was created in 1966")
(the position of the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "the post of Secretary of Veterans Affairs was created in 1989")
(head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947)
(head of a former executive department; combined with the War Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947)
(head of a former executive department created in 1903 and divided into two departments in 1913)
(head of a former executive department created in 1953 and divided into two departments in 1979)
(an office that involves minimal duties)
(the position and power of one who occupies a throne)
(a job involving drudgery and confinement)
(a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities)
(the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice")
(the craft of building and repairing airplanes)
(the craft of building and repairing automobiles)
(the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality))
(the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood)
(the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior)
(the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting")
(the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber)
(the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew")
(the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building))
(an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences))
(an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier")
(one of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles)
(the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure")
(the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect)
(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")
(the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university))
(the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media)
(journalism practiced for the newspapers)
(the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs)
(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")
(the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease; "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine")
(the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture)
(the use of medicinal herbs to prevent or treat disease or promote health)
(the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine)
(the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary); "he studied theology at Oxford")
(the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing")
(the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis")
(the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words)
(the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters)
(the act or art of writing in shorthand; "stenography is no longer a marketable skill")
(the act of signing your name; writing your signature (as on a document); "the deed was attested by the subscription of his signature")
(the activity of converting from plain text into code)
(encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required)
(the compression of graphics for storage or transmission)
(restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display)
((computer science) the encryption of data for security purposes)
(the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text; "a secret key or password is required for decryption")
(a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated)
(the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems))
(the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a draft very different from carpentry")
(the craft of making special tools and dies)
(high fashion designing and dressmaking)
(the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business)
(keeping account of the costs of items in production)
(the activity of recording business transactions)
(a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account)
(bookkeeper debits the transaction to one account and credits it to another)
(accounting that controls and evaluates inventory)
(supervision of the supply and storage and accessibility of items in order to insure an adequate supply without excessive oversupply)
(inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold)
(inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired items are assumed to be the first sold)
(the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies)
(productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill")
(confrontational activities intended to break up a strike by workers)
(unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes)
(use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion")
(strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her")
(the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully")
(the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts)
(professional work done according to formula)
(cutting grass and curing it to make hay)
(taking full advantage of an opportunity while it lasts)
(the act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork")
(work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay)
(working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence)
(an effort that is inconvenient; "I went to a lot of trouble"; "he won without any trouble"; "had difficulty walking"; "finished the test only with great difficulty")
(something difficult or awkward to do or deal with; "it will be the devil to solve")
((Yiddish) aggravating trouble; "the frustrating tsuris he subjected himself to")
(the least effortful way to do something)
(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")
(a sustained effort; "it was a long pull but we made it")
(exercise that conditions the body; "farmwork can be a good conditioner")
(several exercises intended to be done in series; "he did four sets of the incline bench press")
(exercise that increases the need for oxygen)
(exercise that builds muscles through tension)
(a weightlifting exercise in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward)
(a bench press performed on an inclined bench)
(a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead)
(a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead)
(a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion)
(bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight)
(light exercise designed to promote general fitness)
(muscle-building exercises (or a system of muscle-building exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change))
(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")
(running at a jog trot as a form of cardiopulmonary exercise)
(exercises for women designed to improve the ability to hold urine)
(exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent)
(yawning and stretching (as when first waking up))
(a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms)
(exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles)
(an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms)
(a pushup with the arms widely separated)
(an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar)
(exercise designed to strengthen the back muscles)
(exercise designed to strengthen the leg muscles)
(exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position; strengthens the leg muscles)
(an exercise designed to strength the flexor muscles of the leg)
(an exercise designed to strengthen the extensor muscles of the leg)
(exercise designed to strengthen the neck muscles)
(an exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles)
(an stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage)
(a system of exercises practiced as part of the Hindu discipline to promote control of the body and mind)
(yogic exercises (popular in the West) that combine difficult postures (which force the mind to withdraw from the outside world) with controlled breathing)
(the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired")
(the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field; "a busines management consultancy")
(medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit)
((medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources)
(medical practice and advice based on observation and experience in ignorance of scientific findings)
(a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application")
(any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal)
(an effort above and beyond the call of duty)
(excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results)
(the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically)
(an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole)
(the act of counting; "the counting continued for several hours")
(the investigation of criminal activities)
(a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet")
(the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects")
(the application of empirical methods in any art or science)
(the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))
(the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned)
(a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest)
(systematic investigation to establish facts)
((formerly in England) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school)
(an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search")
(research designed to determine most efficient way to do something)
(an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid)
(an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death)
(scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results)
(scientific research conducted by biologists)
(a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell))
(making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother)
(the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generaly considered ethically unacceptable)
(moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another)
(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)
(research on stem cells and their use in medicine)
(biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and their use in medicine)
(the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)
(an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters)
(the act of subjecting to experimental test in order to determine how well something works; "they agreed to end the testing of atomic weapons")
(research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer)
(marketing research that yields information about the marketplace)
(marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service)
(marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers)
(microscopy with the use of electron microscopes)
(microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet)
(experimenting until a solution is found)
(an investigation conducted using a probe instrument)
(an international study of the entire human genetic material)
(research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses)
(visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope)
(endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall)
(visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation)
(endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina)
(visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus)
(visual examination of the uterus and uterine lining using an endoscope inserted through the vagina)
(visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope)
(visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps)
(examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface)
(examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx))
(the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars")
(the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission)
(boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search")
(an examination of the characteristics of something; "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox")
(testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics)
(analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease; "genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria")
(an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort)
(a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background)
(light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes)
(a method of using fluorescence microscopy to detect the presence of an antigen indirectly)
(a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes")
((medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis))
((medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes))
(a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view)
(the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements)
(an electrochemical method of chemical analysis)
(chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance)
(quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter)
(quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents)
(volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present)
(volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present)
(a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can them be calculated)
(determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination)
(breaking down the costs of some operation and reporting on each factor separately)
(detailed part-by-part critical analysis or examination as of a literary work)
(the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra)
(separation of substances in solution by means of their unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)
(a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion)
(plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor)
(platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor)
(dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure)
(the use of spectroscopy to determine the masses of small electrically charged particles)
(the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum)
(drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up")
(careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement)
(a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison)
(the act of distinguishing by comparing differences)
(the transportation of goods on a lighter)
(an official visit for inspection or supervision; "the commissioner made visitations to all the precinct stations"; "the recent visitation of the bishop to his diocese")
(a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise)
(close observation of a person or group (usually by the police))
(the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results")
(the act of estimating the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)
(counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood)
(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)
(counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle))
(the counting of votes (as in an election))
(an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election)
(the act of estimating the number of spermatozoa in an ejaculate)
(the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes)
(the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information)
(the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets)
(surveillance by electronic means (e.g. television))
(the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention")
(motherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children)
(the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home)
(the work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home)
(the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere))
(care and treatment of a convalescent patient)
(the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day")
(emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained)
(professional treatment for illness or injury)
(care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
(maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development)
(the care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay)
(kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation)
(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)
(a rhythmic stroking; "effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth")
(massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed)
(massage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints)
(massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis)
(an overall beauty treatment (involving a person's hair style and cosmetics and clothing) intended to change or improve a person's appearance)
(professional care for the hands and fingernails)
(professional care for the feet and toenails)
((medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief")
(a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment)
(a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents)
(the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness))
(treatment of a specific defect; "the correction of his vision with eye glasses")
(the therapeutic application of electricity to the body)
(hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis)
(therapy designed to produce immunity to a disease or to enhance resistance by the immune system)
(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)
(therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air)
(therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues)
(the act of treating with medicines or remedies)
(medication with antipyretics to treat a fever)
(therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders)
(physical therapy involving the therapeutic use of crafts and hobbies for the rehabilitation of handicapped or convalescing patients (especially for emotionally disturbed patients))
(the act of nourishing; "her nourishment of the orphans saved many lives")
(the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm)
(considerate and solicitous care; "young children need lots of TLC")
(physical and emotional care and nourishment)
(care for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions)
(care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams)
(surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy)
(surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands)
(surgical removal of the vermiform appendix)
(a surgical removal of all or part of a limb)
(an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery)
(surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint)
(a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision)
(surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body)
(any surgical procedure involving the brain)
(brain surgery on human patients intended to relieve severe and otherwise intractable mental or behavioral problems)
(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)
(surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization")
(the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing)
(use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer)
(a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus)
(the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers))
(surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain))
(removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments)
(surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette)
(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)
(surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing)
(removal of the outer covering of an organ or part)
(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)
(the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude)
(surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery))
(surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine)
(surgical removal of something without cutting into it; "the enucleation of the tumor")
(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")
(a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body)
(surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery))
(surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis)
(surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient)
(surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis))
(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")
(surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis)
(surgical removal of all or part of the stomach)
(surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated)
(surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage))
(any surgical procedure involving the heart)
(heart surgery in which a small incision is made (the chest cavity is not opened))
(heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open and surgery to fix a heart valve or repair a coronary artery is performed while the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them)
(surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat))
(surgical removal of the pituitary gland)
(surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section))
(surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes)
(surgical removal of the uterus and cervix)
(a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland")
(the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation))
(surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye)
(a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat glaucoma)
(radial pattern of incisions in the cornea that cause the cornea to bulge; performed to correct myopia)
(surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth)
(surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis)
(surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity)
(surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding)
(a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor)
(using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed; "epikeratophakia gave her a living contact lens")
(plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue)
(plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts)
(reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear)
(surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae)
(surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs)
(laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes))
(surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx))
(surgical removal of a stone (calculus))
(removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder)
(surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain))
(psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence))
(severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy))
(surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes)
(a method of performing prefrontal lobotomy in which the surgical knife is inserted above the eyeball and moved to cut brain fibers)
(surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer)
(any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance)
(surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures)
(microsurgery in which the surgeon performs surgery by manipulating the hands of a robot)
(any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance)
(surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor)
(removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit)
(removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit)
(removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact)
(surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process)
(surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee)
(surgical removal of all or part of a nerve)
(surgical removal of one of both ovaries)
(surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes)
(surgical removal of one or both testicles)
(surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas)
(surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer))
(surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland)
(surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes)
(surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor))
(surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear)
(surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system)
(surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel)
(surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy)
(surgical incision or division of a muscle)
(surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft)
(surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear))
(any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves))
(cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose)
(operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum)
(surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count))
(surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes)
(surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea))
(reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury)
(surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins)
(surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina)
(surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)
(reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum)
(surgical removal of part of a structure or organ)
(surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus)
(surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms)
(surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye)
(surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex)
(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)
(the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce))
(neutering a male animal by removing the testicles)
(the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering")
(neutering a female by removing the ovaries)
(the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus)
(the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part)
(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)
(a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes)
(an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant")
(removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia))
(a operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull)
(surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear)
(surgical correction of a defect of the palate)
(the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time)
(the administration of a sedative agent or drug)
((medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution)
(irrigation with a jet of water or medicated solution into or around a body part (especially the vagina) to treat infections or cleanse from odorous contents)
(injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes)
(contrast medium is injected into the rectum and x-rays are taken to search for lesions)
(washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with water)
(washing out the stomach with sterile water or a salt-water solution; removes blood or poisons; "when the doctor ordered a gastric lavage the hospital pumped out my stomach")
(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")
(a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill)
(the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe; "the nurse gave him a flu shot")
(application of a substance that destroys tissue by freezing it)
(application of a needle heated by an electric current to destroy tissue (as to remove warts))
(cautery (destruction of tissue) by heat)
(formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine))
(incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone))
(incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction)
(surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis)
(a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface)
(treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator))
(treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver))
(a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances)
(correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization)
(care provided through prayer and faith in God)
(the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body)
(therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities)
(the treatment of physical disabilities by massage and electrotherapy and exercises)
(the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet))
(the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means)
(psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior)
(a method of psychotherapy that reinforces you for stating negative and positive feelings directly)
(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))
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session)
(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)
(psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic)
(any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole)
(form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment)
(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")
(the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis)
(the application of psychotherapeutic principles to the analysis of your own personality)
((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance)
(the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn)
(the use of radium in radiation therapy)
(the use of chemicals containing gold for treating diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis))
(treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions)
(the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma)
(the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma)
(the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma)
(any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech)
(deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes; "refrigeration by immersing the patient's body in a cold bath")
(the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles)
(therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot)
(a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure)
(application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation)
(a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process)
(a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues)
(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")
(treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles))
(therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles)
(treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone)
(treatment to destroy harmful microorganisms)
(disinfection of water by the addition of small amounts of chlorine or a chlorine compound)
(the administration of digitalis for the treatment of certain heart disorders)
(the administration of an anticoagulant drug to retard coagulation of the blood)
(treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin)
(treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body)
(training patients in self-induced relaxation)
(the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself)
(a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated)
(the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease)
(close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions)
(rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.)
(a hunt for game carried on by stalking or waiting in ambush)
(hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs)
(the act of preying by a predator who kills and eats the prey)
(effort expended in rubbing one object against another)
(the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";)
(the act of applying oil or an oily liquid)
(the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it)
(the work of coating glass with metal foil)
(either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting)
(the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies)
(manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something)
(act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices)
(the labor of loading something; "the loading took 2 hours")
(the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.))
(the act of someone who picks up or takes something; "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking")
(the work of covering an area with planks)
(the work of installing the wires for an electrical system or device)
(stitching that is not easily seen or noticed)
(surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible)
(surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens)
(a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy)
(surgical removal of part or all of the vulva)
(the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research))
(an application of a lubricant to something)
(the act of applying paving materials to an area)
(the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush")
(the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer)
(the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
(painting by using the fingers to spread the paint)
(the application of a protective layer of tin)
(the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them")
(the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis))
(the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture)
(the application of tiles to cover a surface)
(work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job")
(a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores")
(a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker")
(the job of delivering newspapers regularly)
(an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her")
(the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role")
(a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary")
(an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly")
(the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs")
(the function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of")
(as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of"); "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";)
(a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone")
(normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting; "what is your role on the team?")
(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")
((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?")
(the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit; "he has played every position except pitcher"; "they have a southpaw on the mound")
(the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws; "a catcher needs a lot of protective equipment"; "he plays behind the plate")
(the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base)
(the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 2nd base)
(the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base)
(the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near 3rd base; "he is playing third")
(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))
(the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield)
(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))
(a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch))
(a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the center jump to start the game)
(the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage)
(the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage)
(the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage)
(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")
(the position of a back on a football team)
(the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage)
(the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end)
(the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play; "it is a center's responsibility to get the football to the quarterback")
(a position on the line of scrimmage; "guards must be good blockers")
(a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle")
(a position on the line of scrimmage; "no one wanted to play end")
(the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side)
(the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side)
(the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game)
(a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher)
(a school task requiring considerable effort)
(preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home))
(a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today")
(a period of instruction learning a language)
(a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook")
(the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher)
(a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty")
(the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night")
(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")
(the organized work of a religious missionary)
(a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message")
(an extremely dangerous or difficult mission)
(killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb)
(a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission)
(the detachment of a person from their regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere)
(trivial unrewarding tedious dirty and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work")
(activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing")
(the activity of treating someone savagely or vicisouly)
(entry to another's property without right or permission)
(an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market")
((law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought)
(a tort based on willful and malicious interference with the marriage relation by a third party without justification or excuse)
(the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern)
(a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages)
(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")
(an action brought to recover damages from a person who has taken goods or property from its rightful owner)
(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")
(the defendant unlawfully enters the land of the plaintiff)
(trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property)
(improper or wicked or immoral behavior)
(an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor)
(reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others)
(noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes")
(behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality)
(the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals)
(sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs))
(sexual activity of an adult with a child)
(perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior)
(a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do)
(failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances)
((law) negligence allocated between the plaintiff and the defendant with a corresponding reduction in damages paid to the plaintiff)
((law) negligence of two of more persons acting independently; the plaintiff may sue both together or separately)
((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)
((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))
(nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do; "his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible"; "that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive")
(a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities)
(evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering")
(the deliberate failure to pay taxes (usually by making a false report))
(doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner)
(a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices")
(professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice")
(the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice")
(useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources")
(money spent for inadequate return; "the senator said that the project was a waste of money")
(the devotion of time to a useless activity; "the waste of time could prove fatal")
(spending resources lavishly and wastefully; "more wasteful than the squandering of time")
(prodigious squandering (usually by a government))
(a legal injury is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal right)
(the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit)
(the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father")
(an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses disgust or abhorence; "his treatment of the children is an abomination")
(unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence))
(the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions")
(blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath")
(a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society")
(a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community")
(unlicensed gambling is illegal in most jurisdictions)
(creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire)
(the illegal use of children in pornographic pictures or films)
(immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites)
(dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure)
(the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall")
(a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price)
(a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop))
(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")
(lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing)
(an act of betrayal; "he gave us the old double cross"; "I could no longer tolerate his impudent double-crossing")
(the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own)
(an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent; "that offer was a dirty trick")
(the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting)
(an act that incriminates someone on a false charge)
(the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean)
(falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language)
(the deliberate act of deviating from the truth)
(a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear)
(the act of faking (or the product of faking))
(deceitful action that is not straightforward; "he could see through the indirections of diplomats")
(the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them))
(acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another)
(falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason")
(something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
(anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless)
(artful trickery designed to achieve an end; "the senator's tax program was mere jugglery")
(an act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage))
(the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas)
(the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending")
(pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show")
(the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend")
(a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display)
(a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude")
(an affectation of radical left-wing views and the fasionable dress and lifestyle that goes with them)
(making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth")
(a deliberate act intended to make something obscure)
(the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards)
(the act of taking in as by fooling or cheating or swindling someone)
(a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue")
(an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will)
(a sin committed of your own free will (as contrasted with original sin))
(a sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden")
(an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace; theologians list 7 mortal sins)
(a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace)
(unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins))
(the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear)
(terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare)
(terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can underminethe 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")
(an assault on electronic communication networks)
(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")
(violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists)
(terrorism practiced by a in a foreign country by terrorists who ae not native to that country)
(the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade)
(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")
(terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism)
((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes")
(an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart")
(some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim; "the police decided that the crime was an inside job")
(a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped)
(a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon))
(an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact)
(a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate)
(crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs)
(a serious crime (such as murder or arson))
(criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud)
(intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)
((Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by pre-established punishments found in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from Islam and murder and theft and adultery")
(seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination)
(the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person)
(an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment")
(a violation of the rights secured by a copyright)
(an act that violates of the rules of a sport)
(a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football))
((basketball) a foul that that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play)
(violation of the rights secured by a patent)
(any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled)
((law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation)
(vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place)
(criminal offense of making false statements under oath)
(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)
(an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government)
(the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children))
(the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will)
(rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together))
(the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life")
(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")
((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")
(crimes created by statutes and not by common law)
(the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred)
(the act of taking of a person by force)
(the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife)
((law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment)
(an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit)
(the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage)
(bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction)
(the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else)
(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)
(an attempt by speculators to defraud investors)
(the act of plundering (especially the embezzlement of goods on shipboard))
(misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election)
(comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence)
(fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial)
(actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another)
(fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent)
(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 which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts)
(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)
(a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)
(a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals))
(a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated)
(the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud")
(the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later)
(a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under)
(the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; "the thieving is awful at Kennedy International")
(the act of stealing small amounts or small articles)
(the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade's euphemism for shoplifting")
(a crime that undermines the offender's government)
(an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime")
(a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war)
(biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants by corporations who patent them for their own use)
(a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis")
(robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force)
(robbery of travellers on or near a public road)
(robbery on the high seas; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it)
(the act of robbing a helpless person; "he was charged with rolling drunks in the park")
(larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale))
(larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale))
(failure to declare income in order to avoid paying taxes on it)
(the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence))
(extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information)
(payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection")
(entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property)
(trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent)
(burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home)
(a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise; "a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows")
(a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company)
(a venture at something new or different; "as an experiment he decided to grow a beard")
(earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
(an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for power"; "he made a bid to gain attention")
(a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl")
(an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists' forays into politics")
(any one of a number of individual efforts in a common endeavor; "I am proud of my contribution to the team's success"; "they all did their share of the work")
(the part you are expected to play; "he held up his end")
(the attempt to achieve equal rights or status; "she worked for women's liberation")
(an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power)
(an attempt to solve some problem through research)
(the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger")
(an attempt to acquire or gain something)
(informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting")
(an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition")
(any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups))
(an unceremonious and disorganized struggle)
(acquisition of a company by purchasing a controlling percentage of its stock)
(an acquisition based on analysis of the benefits of consolidation in anticipation of increased earning power)
(a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation)
(resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover)
(an attempt to take control of a corporation)
(an offer to buy shares in order to take over the company)
(a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to pay more for the shares needed to gain control than for the remaining shares)
(a takeover bid where the acquirer offers to buy any and all shares outstanding)
(a takeover that is resisted by the management of the target company)
(a takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company)
(the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial")
(a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.)
(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))
(an assay that shows specific antigens in tissues by the use of markers that are either fluorescent dyes or enzymes (such as horseradish peroxidase))
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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 phase III clinical trials it will receive formal approval from the FDA)
(sometimes the FDA approves a drug for general use but requires to manufacturer to continue to monitor its effects; during phase IV the drug may be tried on slightly different patient populations than those studied in earlier trials)
(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)
(a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device on animal subjects; conducted to gather evidence justifying a clinical trial)
(the act of undergoing testing; "he survived the great test of battle"; "candidates must compete in a trial of skill")
(a test of the suitability of a performer)
(a filmed audition of an actor or actress)
(a test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving)
(trying on clothes to see whether they fit)
(a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes)
(activity planned as a test or trial; "they funded a pilot project in six states")
(dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking)
(work paid for at a rate per unit of time)
(any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings")
(a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful))
(an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor))
(a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby")
(a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise")
(productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation)
(a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition")
(a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it")
(any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome)
(a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort")
(an organized program of advertisements)
(a campaign against entering or continuing a war)
(a movement advocating greater protection of the interests of consumers)
(the campaign of a candidate to be elected)
(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")
(the activities involved in political campaigning (especially speech making))
(a movement among Protestant groups aimed at universal Christian unity)
(a campaign to raise money for some cause)
(the movement aimed at equal rights for women)
(the movement aimed at liberating homosexuals from legal or social or economic oppression)
(a defeated cause or a cause for which defeat is inevitable)
(a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians")
(a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious; "the war on poverty"; "the war against crime")
(political or religious or social reform movement or agitation consisting chiefly of young people)
(the organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate)
(campaigning for something by making political speeches (stump speeches))
(an advertising campaign intended to promote sales)
(an advertising campaign intended to improve public relations)
(a venture off the beaten path; "a sally into the wide world beyond his home")
(the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else)
(a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing")
(a risk involving danger; "you take a chance when you let her drive")
(a risky and uncertain venture; "getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot")
(a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards)
(increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it")
(raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff")
(the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable")
(an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss)
(the act of being put under federal control)
(control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically)
((engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods)
(any instance of aggressive extension of authority)
(the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians")
(the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations))
(an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries)
(efforts to regulate or control sales of guns)
(a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation)
(an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency orassure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc.)
(an internal control performed by one or more managers)
(maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods)
(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)
(the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular)
(the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)
(coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary")
(cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply)
(the proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producer)
(an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation))
(a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country)
(a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending")
(fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring")
(the act of having and controlling property)
((sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line")
((law) immediate and direct physical control over property)
((law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it)
((law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be posessed under certain circumstances)
(the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control; "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence")
((slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people)
(normal response to the presence of feces in the rectum)
(preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do")
(the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials)
(the act of gripping something firmly with the hands)
(the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing")
(a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent)
(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))
(a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts press on the back of the neck)
(a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back)
(a wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body)
(a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe)
(any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured)
(a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze)
(a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe)
(a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints)
(the act of setting and holding a course; "a new council was installed under the direction of the king")
(the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired")
(the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place)
(navigation of an airplane solely by instruments)
(navigating according to the positions of the stars)
(a method of controlling the flight of a missile or spacecraft by reference to the positions of celestial bodies)
(a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces)
(a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile)
(a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational field)
(navigation without the aid of celestial observations)
((during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky)
(the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection")
(the use of military aircraft to provide protection against attack by enemy aircraft during ground or naval operations)
(the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping")
((with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children")
(the activity of protecting something from loss or danger)
(the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources)
(the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.)
(protection of soil against erosion or deterioration)
(the conservation of petroleum resources)
(preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency)
(the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion)
(code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II)
(preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals)
(embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy)
(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)
(counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy)
(all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces)
(military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces)
(security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces)
(military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces)
(military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces)
(armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit)
(armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship)
(censorship under civil authority of communications entering or leaving of crossing the borders of the United States or its territories or possessions)
(a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; "he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down")
(measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising")
(protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease")
(taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease)
(the act of protecting against disease by introducing a vaccine into the body to induce immunity; "doctors examined the recruits but nurses did the innoculating")
(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)
(the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox)
(the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes)
(a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo)
(any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport; "he had a black belt in the martial arts")
(a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan)
(a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength)
(the traditional Japanese method of espionage; involves stealthy movements and the use of camouflage)
(a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent)
(a Chinese martial art; combines principles of karate and judo)
(a Korean martial art similar to karate)
(a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise designed for relaxation and balance and health)
(the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity)
(the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.))
(providing something with a surface of a different material)
(lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal)
(the act of locking something up to protect it)
(the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them)
(the act of protecting something by covering it)
(the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes)
(the act of putting on robes or vestments)
(careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour")
(the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast")
(processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather)
(the act of making immune (especially by inoculation))
(rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections)
(attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard")
(the act of making a piece of equipment rugged (strengthening to resist wear or abuse))
(a formation of military planes maintained over ground operations or targets; "an air umbrella over England")
(the act of treating something to make it repel water)
(the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment; "she bought it for everyday wear")
((physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters")
(the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic moelcules; 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)
(the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)
(a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute")
(an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially)
(diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram))
(a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart)
(a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain)
(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)
(an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea)
(breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles; "abdominal breathing is practiced by singers")
(energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders)
(an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued)
(abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate)
(the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks")
(blowing tobacco smoke out into the air; "they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing")
(the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath")
(the act of expelling air from the lungs)
(forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff")
(an act of blowing or breathing on or into something)
(the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound)
(the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested))
(breathing with a husky or whistling sound)
(breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him")
(the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion)
(the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)
(a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she gave a gasp and fainted")
(an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy")
(a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly")
(a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette; "the boys took a few tokes on a joint")
(the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating))
(the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws)
(the act of feeding by continual nibbling)
(eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity)
(a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks")
(a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
(the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips")
(swallowing air (usually followed by belching and discomfort and flatulence))
(a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp")
(a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing)
(eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation)
(eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment))
(eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency)
(a large bite; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich")
(a dinner where each person pays for his own)
(ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking)
(taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most")
(the eating of excrement or other filth)
(feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast)
(the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly)
(the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink))
(sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners)
(mutual sexual gratification without the exchange of bodily fluids)
(sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS))
(activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat")
(the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon)
(the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse))
(the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female)
(the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse)
(the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur)
(sexual gratification; "he took his pleasure of her")
(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")
(the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman)
(sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly))
(any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse))
(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")
(mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating)
(mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating)
(forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals)
(sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another)
(extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce")
(voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other)
(sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child))
(a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation)
(anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman)
(the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring)
(reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons))
(the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production)
(the production of living organisms from other living organisms)
((genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids)
(hybridization using two traits with two alleles each)
(hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas))
(hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype)
(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)
(the act of mating closely related individuals)
(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)
(birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery)
(contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills)
(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)
(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)
(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))
(contraception by surgical sterilization)
(the act of mating by male animals; "the bull was worth good money in servicing fees")
(mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse)
(affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs))
(manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel")
(an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse)
(oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head")
(oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris)
(oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people)
(manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure)
(masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd))
(indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations)
(a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night; "he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands")
(unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity)
(a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex)
(sexual activity with both men and women)
(a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex)
(a form of lesbianism that simulates heterosexual intercourse)
(a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex)
(sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner))
(sexual activity between a person and an animal)
(the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)
(a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries))
(a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")
(any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy))
(a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death")
(an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior)
(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)
(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)
(renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen)
(an immune response (chiefly against bacterial invasion) that is mediated by B cells)
(an immune response (chiefly against viral or fungal invasions or transplanted tissue) that involves T cells)
(an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination))
(an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source)
(an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.))
(a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism)
(movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus)
(movement away from a chemical stimulus)
(a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation)
(a delayed reaction indicating surprise)
(an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
(an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus)
(a reaction that has been acquired by learning)
(a conditioned response that anticipates the occurrence of an aversive stimulus)
(a reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon)
(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)
(a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs)
(a bodily process of passing from one place or stage to another; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus")
(reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller)
(reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs)
(relaxation of the urethral sphincter in response to increased pressure in the bladder)
(normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth)
(reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation)
(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))
(reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth of cheek)
(a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start")
(reflex contraction of a muscle when an attached tendon is pulled; important in maintaining erect posture)
(reflex behavior in newborn mammals; includes finding and grasping the nipple in the mouth and sucking on it and swallowing the milk)
(reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement)
(the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears")
(the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)
((mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign)
(performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations)
((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")
(the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data); "recalculation yielded a much larger value")
(the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements)
(the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order)
(the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function)
(the mathematical process of finding the maximum value of a function)
(an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed)
(the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail)
(the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out)
(an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined)
(an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve")
(an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one")
(the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven")
(the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power)
(a mathematical operation involving numbers)
(a mathematical operation involving matrices)
(determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrix)
(the interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding column)
(drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem")
(the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure)
(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)
(the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event; "they criticized my judgment of the contestants")
(the final judgment in a legal proceeding; the act of pronouncing judgment based on the evidence presented)
(act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of)
(evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; "what he disliked about teaching was all the grading he had to do")
(a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody; "many factors are involved in any estimate of human life"; "in my estimation the boy is innocent")
(a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation)
(an assessment that reveals more about the values of the person making the assessment than about the reality of what is assessed)
(judgments about another person's morality; "he could not stand her hectoring moralism")
(tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes)
(shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity)
(listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope))
(activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result)
(becoming aware of something via the senses)
(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")
(a radiant glance of the eye; "he pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people")
(a glance sideways; "she shot him an impatient side-glance")
(a long fixed look; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me")
(a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open))
(a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm)
(a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator")
(going about to look at places of interest)
(the act of observing; taking a patient look)
(the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it); "the monitoring of enemy communications plays an important role in war times")
(the act of observing; "several sightings of enemy troops were reported")
(the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water))
(a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe)
(surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime))
(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)
(a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch)
(the act of looking or seeing or observing; "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited")
(a full view; a good look; "they wanted to see violence and they got an eyeful")
(the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing")
(perceiving what a person is saying by observing the movements of the lips)
(a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting")
(the act of perceiving the odor of something)
(sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose)
(the activities of educating or instructing or teaching; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good teaching is seldom rewarded")
(education of men and women in the same institutions)
(education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes")
(work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course)
(a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study)
(a class in which you learn to draw or paint)
(a course that teaches pregnant women to use breathing and concentration and exercise techniques to use during labor)
(education in elementary subjects (reading and writing and arithmetic) provided to young students at a grade school)
(an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who not enrolled as regular students)
(educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum)
(participation in theatrical productions as an extracurricular activity)
(participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity)
(education provided by a college or university)
(education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school)
(a sport that many people find entertaining to watch)
(the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession")
(a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not")
(oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation))
(teaching religious principles by questions and answers)
(teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language)
(teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values)
(teaching reading by training beginners to associate printed words with spoken words)
(teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically)
(forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs)
(teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition)
(teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately))
(a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons")
(a course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school)
(a series of lectures dealing with a subject)
(a course offered as part of an extension service)
(an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study)
(a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom)
(a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools)
(a course introducing a new situation or environment)
(a course that provides and introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally))
(a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments)
(a course offered for a small group of advanced students)
(a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity); "I built a birdhouse in shop")
(a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving)
(teaching during sleep (as by suing recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep))
(teaching in an overly simplified way that discourages independent thought)
(teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class))
(presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about)
(the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history")
(a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk)
(the course of practice and exercise and diet undertaken by an athlete)
(a method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise)
(training to improve strength or self-control)
((military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms)
(systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect")
(an exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire)
((military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle)
(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)
(training soldiers in military procedures)
(the initial period of training for new military personnel; involves intense physical activity and behavioral discipline)
(the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage))
(training in marching and the use of weapons)
((military) military drill of troops in standard marching (shoulder-to-shoulder))
((psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory)
(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")
(a full uninterrupted rehearsal in costumes shortly before the first performance)
(a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed)
(practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory)
(a review that refreshes your memory; "I need a rub up on my Latin")
((American football) practice play between a football team's squads)
(sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training))
(an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent)
(the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale))
(the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training))
(dramatization of a social issue; enacted outside in a park or on the street)
(a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets))
(an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes)
(representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory)
(the act of representing something with a symbol)
(providing a chart or outline of a system)
(visual representation as by photography or painting)
(the act of representing by a type or symbol; the action of typifying)
(representation by drawing or painting etc)
((medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body)
(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)
(using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs)
(using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain))
(the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images)
(a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain)
(examination of body structures using a fluoroscope)
((radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation)
(the act of taking and printing photographs)
(photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light)
(radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram)
(forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas; "edge enhancement is intrinsic in xerography")
(radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques)
(roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram)
(roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram)
(roentgenographic examination of arteries)
(roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram)
(roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected)
(roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram)
(roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space))
(roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye))
(performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium)
(transmission and reproduction of photographs and charts and pictures over a distance)
(transmission of photographs by radio waves)
(the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time)
(the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time)
(exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second))
(the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption)
(a shot or scene that is photographed again)
(the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it)
(act or process or making tatting or handmade lace)
(the act of creating something by casting it in a mold)
(work (such as sewing or embroidery) that is done with a needle)
(the act of making a record (especially an audio record); "she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth")
(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)
(the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; "he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies")
(the act of constructing or building something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats")
(the action of constructing rampparts with gaps for firing guns or arrows)
(the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery))
(the activity of building stone walls without mortar)
(the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons")
(changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface)
(the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells")
(the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner)
(small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment)
(the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services)
((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production")
(the production of large quantities of a standardized article (often using assembly line techniques))
(too much production or more than expected)
(inadequate production or less than expected)
(the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity")
(activity contributing directly to the output of an organization)
(the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization)
(the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast)
((especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching)
((agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops)
(rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food)
(the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey)
(the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock)
(the cultivation of tree for the production of timber)
(the raising of plants or animals; "the culture of oysters")
(the cultivation of soil for raising crops)
(tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him")
(cultivation of the land in order to raise crops)
(a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients)
(a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing)
(growing crops and feed and livestock all on the same farm)
(putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work")
(the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.))
(the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in ordere to preserve them or promote germination)
(farming for the raising of livestock (particularly cattle))
(cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion)
(farming that provides for the basic needs of the farmer without surpluses for marketing)
((biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish")
(the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous)
(the growing of vegetables or flowers for market)
(treatment of damaged or decaying trees)
(the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold)
(the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder)
(the production of heat or electricity; "dams were built for the generation of electricity")
(the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)
(mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging)
(the mining of ore or coal from an open mine)
(the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry)
(the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum)
(the production of raw silk by raising silkworms)
(the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; "American industry is making increased use of computers to control production")
(the development of industry on an extensive scale)
(the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making")
(the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves)
(the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain")
(the fabrication of something in a particular shape)
(the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object))
(shaping metal by heating and hammering)
(the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner)
(the act of forming something into granules or grains; "the granulation of medicines")
(the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm)
(deliberately ambiguous and contradictiory language use to mislead and manipulate the public; "the welfare state brought its own newspeak")
(the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site)
(the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)
(the act of creating something by thinking)
(creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories")
(formation of a word by means of an affix)
(formation of a word by means of a prefix)
(formation of a word by means of a suffix)
(the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument")
(the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise)
(determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community)
(dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc)
(creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something)
(creating a program that enables the computer to reason logically)
(creating something by the use of speech and language)
(the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship")
(writing a first version to be filled out and polished later)
(conversion into dramatic form; "the play was a dramatization of a short story")
(writing a metrical composition (or the metrical strucutre of a composition))
(converting something into the form of a novel)
(the act of putting something in writing)
(making real or giving the appearance of reality)
(the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing)
(representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality; "according to Marx, treating labor as a commodity exemplified the reification of the individual")
(regarding something abstract as a material thing)
(giving concrete form to an abstract concept)
(the human embodiment of something; "the soul of honor")
(the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.)
(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")
(the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass production")
(the art of making and decorating pottery)
(the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface)
(the art of decorating a surface with shapes or pictures and then coating it with vanish or lacquer)
(the creation of artistic drawings; "he learned drawing from his father")
(carving or engraving (especially on stones))
(the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food)
(the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds))
(creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years")
(a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery)
(a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster)
(painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible)
(artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens)
(creating figures or designs in three dimensions)
(a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied)
(making decorative shapes by trimming shrubs or trees)
(molding artificial teeth using low-fusing metals or alloys)
(the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame)
(the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline)
(making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them)
(a method of etching that imitates the broad washes of a water color)
(the act of making a print by the silk-screen method)
(the act of making a lithographic print)
(the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music)
(the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments)
(the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer)
((music) the repitition of themes introduced earlier (especially when you are composing the final part of a movement))
(inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally)
(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")
(formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees")
(a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding")
(the act of creating by removing something)
(the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton")
(cutting away parts to create a desired shape)
(the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces))
((surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid)
(centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis)
((pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities)
(removal of fluid from a joint by centesis)
(removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis)
(removal by centesis of fluid from the subarachnoid space of the lumbar region of the spinal cord for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes)
(removal of fluid from the chest by centesis for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes)
(prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood)
(the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation))
(the act of puncturing with a small point; "he gave the balloon a small prick")
((medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye)
(the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film)
(the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone)
(the act of searching for food and provisions)
(the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs)
(searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes)
(an organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a crime))
(the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds")
(a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis")
(the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers")
(utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination")
(excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks)
(the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits")
(the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products)
(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")
(the practical application of science to commerce or industry)
(the activity of designing and constructing aircraft)
(the activity of designing and constructing automobiles)
(the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems)
(the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems)
(the design and construction of communications technology that transmits information in digital form)
(the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers)
(highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics))
(the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads)
(high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction)
(exploitation to the point of diminishing returns)
(the act of capitalizing on an opportunity)
(the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce; "my father considered the commercialization of Christmas to be a sacrilege"; "the government tried to accelerate the commercialization of this development"; "both companies will retain control over the commercialization of their own products")
(an estimation of the value of a business)
(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)
(the act of providing electricity; "the electrification of rural Tennessee")
(the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies)
(a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea")
(a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy)
(the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale)
(a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement")
(a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy)
(military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program")
(military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum)
(activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force")
(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)
(a local military action without declaration of war; against violators of international peace and order)
(the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance")
(the ostentatious display of military power (with the implied threat that it might be used))
(any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon")
(a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
(an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs")
(an awkward clash; "he tried to smooth over his contretemps with the policeman")
(conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes))
(defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness)
(air defense by the use aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures)
(air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction)
(activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster)
(a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone")
(the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand)
(a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited)
(a defensive 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)
(procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents)
(procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents)
(laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment)
(organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)
(a war between factions in the same country)
(the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)
(a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution)
(an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict)
(an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993")
(actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency)
(open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers))
(a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II)
(an engagement fought between two military forces)
(acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities")
(violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked)
(any action resulting in injury or destruction; "the meat grinder of politics destroyed his reputation"; "allied forces crumbled before the Wehrmacht meat grinder")
(an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one")
(violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women)
(the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors")
(the act of despoiling a country in warfare)
(an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something)
(the act of stripping and taking by force)
(plundering with excessive damage and destruction)
(an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding)
(the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome")
(warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy)
(the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food)
(several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints))
(a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country)
(any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11-13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims)
(a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there)
(a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187)
(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)
(a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem)
(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)
(a Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who was therefore excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem)
(a Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249)
(an operation conducted primarily by naval forces in order to gain or extend or maintain control of the sea)
(an operation that is assigned by a higher headquarters; "the planes were on a bombing mission")
(a mission to capture or defend something)
(an operation developed for United States troops in Vietnam; troops would move through a designated area destroying troops as they found them)
(a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position)
(a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support")
(a violent fight between dogs (sometimes organized illegally for entertainment and gambling))
(close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit)
(a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance)
(an amphibious operation conducted for the purpose of deceiving the enemy and leading him into a course of action unfavorable to him)
((military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn")
(the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war")
(an attack by armed planes on a surface target)
(an aerial engagement between fighter planes)
(close fighting during the culmination of a military attack)
(a direct and violent assault on a stronghold)
(a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge")
(a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai')
(an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack)
(an attack that penetrates into enemy territory)
(the action of penetrating between or among)
(a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial bombardment)
(a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense)
((American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line)
((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)
(the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder)
(a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection))
(an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
(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")
(an attack (usually without prior warning) intended to deal only with a specific target)
(a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces)
(an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.)
(the act (or an instance) of subjecting a body or substance to the impact of high-energy particles (as electrons or alpha rays))
(that part of the flight that begins with the approach to the target; includes target acquisition and ends with the release of the bombs)
(an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target)
(a bombing run in which the bomber release the bomb while flying straight toward the target)
(a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb)
(a special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target)
(the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists)
(a terrorist bombing carried out by someone who does not hope to survive it)
(a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force)
(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")
(the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw)
(the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations))
(a military operation by both land and sea forces)
(an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships)
(the operation of gathering information about an enemy)
(intelligence of all types and forms of immediate interest; usually disseminated without delays for evaluation or interpretation)
(intelligence that is required for the planning and conduct of tactical operations)
(tactical intelligence on the natural and man-made characteristics of an area)
(intelligence that is required for forming policy and military plans at national and international levels)
(intelligence information gathered from communications intelligence or electronics intelligence or telemetry intelligence)
(intelligence derived from non-communications electromagnetic radiations from foreign sources (other than radioactive sources))
(technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients)
(intelligence derived from the interception and processing and analysis of foreign telemetry)
(an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment)
(a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger)
(military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments)
(an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor)
(a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out)
(the collection of intelligence openly without concealment)
(the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission")
(exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous")
(reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors)
(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)
(an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information))
(a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there")
(the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive))
(intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism)
(the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities)
(counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage)
(the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire")
(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")
(the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship)
(rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise")
(fire delivered on a specific target in response to a request from the supported unit)
(fire on enemy troops or weapons or positions that are near the supported unit and are the most immediate and serious threat to it)
(fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations; "artillery provided covering fire for the withdrawal")
(fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons nad interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications)
(fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole))
(fire from two or more weapons directed at a single target or area (as fire by batteries of two or more warships))
(fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons)
(fire delivered to neutralize or destroy indirect fire weapon systems)
(bombardment intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons)
(mortar fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons)
(intensive prearranged fire delivered when the immanence of enemy attack is discovered)
(fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross)
(fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying material objects)
(fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it)
(fire dispersed so as to engage effectively an area target)
(fire approximately parallel to the ground; the center of the cone of fire does rise above 1 meter from the ground)
(fire designed to disturb the rest of enemy troops and to curtail movement and to lower enemy morale)
(fire delivered on a target that is not itself used as the point of aim for the weapons)
(fire directed to an area to prevent the enemy from using that area)
(fire that is delivered in order to render the target ineffective or unusable)
(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)
(fire delivered on a target in preparation for an assault)
(gunfire aimed a target that is being tracked by radar)
(use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens)
(geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon)
(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)
(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)
(fire delivered to obtain accurate data for subsequent effective engagement of targets)
(prearranged fire delivered at a predetermined time)
(moving over territory to search for something; "scouring the entire area revealed nothing")
(fire distributed in depth by successive changes in the elevation of the gun)
(a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs")
(fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat)
(fire on or about a weapon system to degrade its performance below what is needed to fulfill its mission objectives)
(fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed)
(fire from a cannon fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range)
(artillery or mortar fire delivered in a constant direction at several quadrant elevations)
(electronic warfare undertaken to prevent or reduce an enemy's effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum)
(electronic warfare undertaken to insure effective friendly use of the electromagnetic spectrum in spite of the enemy's use of electronic warfare)
(electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition)
(the deliberate insertion of electromagnetic energy into transmission paths with the objective of confusing or deceiving operators)
(the use of harmful bacteria as a weapon)
(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")
(a holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal)
(a holy war waged by Muslims against infidels)
(a war in which the major nations of the world are involved)
(the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate")
(measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays))
(measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure)
(measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities)
(measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases)
(the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration")
((music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency)
(the act of adjusting something to match a standard)
(the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other)
(the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope)
(an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys)
(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")
(the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency)
(adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance)
(an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison)
(the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top)
(the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back)
(the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color)
(measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission)
(measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source)
(measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head))
(measurement of the elevation of land above sea level)
(a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions)
(the act of making and recording a measurement)
(measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible))
(measurement of the proterties of light (especially luminous intensity))
(the study of chemical compounds inside a cell by means of a cytophotometer)
(the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something)
(a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades)
(the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines")
(measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object)
(the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company")
(measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form))
(the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line))
(locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions)
(act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale)
(the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity)
(the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college")
(the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension)
(estimation of the amount of lumber in a log)
(diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph)
(a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays)
(diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors)
(the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots))
(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")
(a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests")
(any test that is intended to assess personality)
(any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations)
(a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot)
(a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture)
(the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient")
(an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign")
(a deliberately haphazard arrangement of observations so as to simulate chance)
(systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale)
(the act of codifying; arranging is a systematic order)
(the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))
(putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list")
(the act of arranging in a graduated series)
(the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence")
(successive change from one thing or state to another and back again)
(the act of laying out (as by making plans for something))
(the act of putting in alphabetical order)
(making an itemized list of merchandise or supplies on hand; "the inventory took two days")
(a call of names of those receiving mail)
(a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly)
(a call of students' names in a classroom)
(the activity of putting things together in groups)
(the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line)
(the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type)
(the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve)
(classifying something again (usually in a new category))
(the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category)
(the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata)
(practice of classifying plants and animals according to their presumed natural relationships)
(classification according to general type)
(the act of gathering something together)
(the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating)
(assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence)
(the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours")
(the activity of collecting bottles; "bottle collection is a hobby of hers")
(the collection and study of mollusc shells)
(the collection and study of money (and coins in particular))
(the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays")
(the collection and study of postage stamps)
(the collection and study of airmail stamps)
(sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food)
(the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support")
(the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait")
(the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
(the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks")
((psychiatry) mechanical and meaningless repetition of the words of another person (as in schizophrenia))
(doing or saying again; a repeated performance)
(the act of repeating over and again (or an instance thereof))
(the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something; "this kind of duplication is wasteful")
(the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient")
((television) showing again some action (especially sports action) that has been recorded on video tape)
(the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion)
(the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion)
(the act of reproducing recorded sound; "he was allowed to hear the playback of his testimony")
(copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else)
(the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects; provides concealment and protection from predators)
(the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate")
(the act of abiding (enduring without yielding))
(the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion)
(something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century")
(the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))
(the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote)
(the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit)
((law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits")
(a mode of conducting legal and parliamentary proceedings)
(a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error")
(a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners)
((genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome)
(a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation)
(a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely; "rote memorization has been the educator's standard operating procedure for centuries")
(a standard procedure that is followed mindlessly; "the union's support had been in lockstep for years")
(the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance")
((law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality)
((law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties)
(indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection")
(a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time")
(an unvarying or habitual method of procedure)
(an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation)
(a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut")
(any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony")
(an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea)
(the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony")
(a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census)
(a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary)
(a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship)
(the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god))
(an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism")
(a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival))
(a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake")
(a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter))
(rites performed in connection with a death or burial)
(secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity)
(an offensive term for the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church)
(the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation")
(the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies)
(exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship)
(the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite)
(the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life)
(going without clothes as a social practice)
(the habitual practice of systematization and classification)
(the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex)
(the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service")
(a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church")
(a service at which people sing hymns and pray together)
(a service conducted in a chapel; "he was late for chapel")
(a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship)
(a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass")
(canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church))
(a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office)
(service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday")
(a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier)
(a late afternoon or evening worship service)
((Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead)
(a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve))
(a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the Protestant sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction)
(the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion)
((Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover)
(a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine)
(the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God)
(the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation")
(participation in Holy Communion by members of more than one church (eg Catholic and Orthodox))
(the act of becoming betrothed or engaged)
(the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel")
(a ritual performed in some cultures at times when a individual changes his status (as from adolescence to adulthood))
(archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast)
(a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman)
(a marriage for love's sake; not an arranged marriage)
(a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism")
(the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head)
(the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare))
(a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged)
(baptism by immersion three times (in the names in turn of the Trinity))
(a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church)
(a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism)
(a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution)
((Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution)
(a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation)
(a religious ceremony in which something is made holy)
((Roman Catholic Church) an act of the Pope who declares that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization)
((Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints)
((religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church")
(loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole)
(a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study")
(the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist)
(the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor")
(anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual)
(the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony)
(the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer")
((Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist)
(a solemn and elaborate Mass with music)
((usually plural) religious observance or prayers (usually spoken silently); "he returned to his devotions")
((Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and Nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex)
(a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days)
((Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of 14 prayers before the 14 stations of the cross (referring to Jesus' suffering and crucifixion))
(the act of praying for divine protection)
(the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God)
(religious zeal; willingness to serve God)
(worship of a lord because of his rank or title)
(the worship of a single god but without claiming that it is the only god)
(the activity of causing to have energy and be active)
(the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group)
(bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture")
(the activity of spiritual or physical renewal)
(revival from inactivity and disuse; "it produced a resurrection of hope")
(act of reviving a person and returning them to consciousness; "although he was apparently drowned, resuscitation was accomplished by artificial respiration")
(the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something)
(the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation")
(the activity of keeping something secret)
(the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise")
(activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship")
(the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft")
(a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent); "her new name and passport are cover for her next assignment")
(concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public)
(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")
(an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures")
(avoiding detection by moving carefully)
(concealing the source of illegally gotten money)
(the act of putting something in a certain place or location)
(the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors")
(the careful juxtaposition of shapes in a pattern; "a tessellation of hexagons")
(the act of interposing one thing between or among others)
(the act of fixing firmly in place; "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway")
(the act of planting or setting in the ground)
(the act of putting something in position; "he gave a final set to his hat")
(the placement of one thing on top of another)
(the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument)
((geometry) the placement of one object ideally in the position of another one in order to show that the two coincide)
(continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court")
(the act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men); "he studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony")
(cohabitation without being legally married)
(the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp)
(brief visit in an official or professional capacity; "the pastor's visits to his parishioners"; "a visit to a dentist"; "the salesman's call on a customer")
((often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars")
(a brief social visit; "senior professors' wives no longer make afternoon calls on newcomers")
(the activity of making visits; "visiting with the neighbors filled her afternoons")
(a brief stay in the course of a journey; "they made a stopover to visit their friends")
(a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car)
(a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment)
(a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance; "a one-night stand")
(the activity of supplying or providing something)
(supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc)
(the act of supplying food and nourishment)
(feeding a baby or animal whenever it shows a need)
(feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat)
(feeding consisting of delivering liquid nutrients through a tube passing through the nose and into the stomach)
(feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening)
(administration of nutrients through a vein)
(feeding someone (as a baby) from a spoon)
(feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours))
(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)
(the activity of supplying or taking on fuel)
(the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession)
(the provision of something by issuing it (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago")
((corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time)
(handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed)
(the activity of supplying a stock of something; "he supervised the stocking of the stream with trout")
(the act or process of providing aid or help of any sort)
(the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money")
(act of demanding or levying by force or authority; "exaction of tribute"; "exaction of various dues and fees")
(unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority); "the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty")
(demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day")
(demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy)
(a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration")
(depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel)
(a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate")
(a week or more of recess during the spring term at school)
(the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech")
(the act of suspending activity temporarily)
(an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze")
(the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him")
(freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool")
(confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons))
(inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation")
(freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf")
(to that is free for leisure activities)
(a holiday where you do the same things you do at work)
(the practice of taking holidays in a caravan)
(the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
(detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure)
(a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming")
(the act of postponing to another time or place)
(discontinuing the meetings (of a legislative body) without dissolving it)
(the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)
(the act of slowing down or falling behind)
(the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working)
(a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches)
(the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts)
(shouting to interrupt a speech with which you disagree)
(act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite)
(rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint)
(abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows))
((Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself))
(the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses)
(the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods))
(control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city)
(the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection)
(control (by agreement among producers or by government) of the price of a commodity in interstate commerce)
((psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires)
(lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers)
(leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court")
(an activity that affords enjoyment; "he puts duty before pleasure")
(act of receiving pleasure from something)
(the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief)
(the activity of laughing; the manifestation of joy or mirth of scorn; "he enjoyed the laughter of the crowd")
(act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services")
(the act of achieving full gratification)
(the act of satisfying your own desires and giving yourself pleasure)
(the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
(excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence")
(any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending")
(the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding)
((biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure)
(the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice")
(the interdiction of a nation's lines of communication at sea by the use of naval power)
(the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack)
(the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged; "he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta")
(stalling or delaying especially by refusing to answer questions or cooperate)
(the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood")
(the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety)
(the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft")
(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")
((military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy)
(the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza")
(the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility")
(the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office")
(the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified)
(the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving; "he resorted to the interception of his daughter's letters"; "he claimed that the interception of one missile by another would be impossible")
(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")
(the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively)
((sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save")
(forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent")
(the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods)
((law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves)
(activity considered appropriate on social occasions)
(the practice of communal living and common ownership)
(the act of forming an alliance or confederation)
(the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association")
(associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy)
(the act of becoming formally connected or joined; "welcomed the affiliation of the research center with the university")
(the action of people mingling and coming into contact; "all the random mingling and idle talk made him hate literary parties")
(the action of changing from colonial to independent status)
(the act of disbanding; "the orchestra faced the prospect of disbandment")
(the act terminating an established state of affairs; especially ending a connection with the Church of England)
(the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning)
(distributing again; "the revolution resulted in a redistribution of wealth")
(the act of dispensing (giving out in portions))
(the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plan; "the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state")
(a new apportionment (especially a reallotment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results))
(a redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers")
(the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions")
(the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline")
(the result of parcelling out or sharing; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologicans")
(the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise")
(distribution of part of the federal tax income to states and municipalities)
(the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift)
(the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access")
(the act of endowing with a permanent source of income; "his generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time")
(governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need)
(government provision for unemployed or injured or aged; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue)
(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)
(benefits paid to bring incomes up to minimum levels established by law)
(social welfare program in the U.S.; includes old-age and survivors insurance and some unemployment insurance and old-age assistance)
(aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years")
(payment by a United States agency to unemployed people)
(social insurance for the ill and injured)
(health care for the aged; a federally administered system of health insurance available to persons aged 65 and over)
(health care for the needy; a federally and state-funded program)
(health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system)
(an activity or gift that benefits the public at large)
(act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity)
(voluntary contributions to aid the poor)
(giving money or food or clothing to a needy person)
(transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))
(the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services; "Venice was an important center of trade with the East"; "they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade")
(international trade free of government interference)
(reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries; "he earns his living from the interchange of currency")
(act of exchanging one type of money or security for another)
(conversion of an investment trust into a unit investment trust)
(disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned)
(the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest)
(a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price)
(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)
(a corporation's first offer to sell stock to the public)
(the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business")
(activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise)
(a business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations")
(the volume of business activity; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today")
(the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage")
(any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash")
(habitual patronage; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years")
(very large and profitable volume of commercial activity)
(a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field")
(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")
(an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls)
(a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy)
(an unofficial market in which goods are bought and sold at prices lower than the official price set by a regulatory agency)
(a market in which more people want to buy than want to sell)
(the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers)
(a commercial enterprise owned by the people who work for it)
(the commercial activity of providing funds and capital)
(the financial activities of corporation)
(large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical))
(the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit)
(investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business))
(investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses))
(financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares)
(transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.)
(banking in which transactions are conducted by means of electronic communication (via telephone or computer))
(engaging in the business of banking; maintaining savings and checking accounts and issuing loans and credit etc.)
(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)
(the business of selling merchandise at a discount)
(the business of drawing public attention to goods and services)
(circulating printed notices as a means of advertising)
((computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials)
(a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story)
(the craft of composing type and printing from it)
(using photography to produce a plate for printing)
(the business of packaging; "the packaging of new ideas"; "packaging for transport")
(wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers))
(the act of packaging cargo into unit loads)
(the commercial activity involved in constructing buildings; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades")
(construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit)
(the commercial enterprise of transporting goods and materials)
(ship traffic; "the channel will be open to navigation as soon as the ice melts")
(the activity of transporting goods by truck)
(transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates)
(the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities); "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me")
(transactions of professional or public interest; "news of current affairs"; "great affairs of state")
(affairs between nations; "you can't really keep up with world affairs by watching television")
(financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records)
((law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership")
(act of transferring property title from one person to another)
(act of transferring a title or right or claim to another)
(the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another)
(the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee)
(the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous")
(transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession)
(the act of giving something in return for something received; "deductible losses on sales or exchanges of property are allowable")
(an equal exchange; "we had no money so we had to live by barter")
(the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining))
(act of exchanging favors for mutual gain; especially trading of influence or votes among legislators to gain passage of certain projects)
(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")
(a transaction in the stock market at a price below the price of the preceding transaction)
(a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction)
(borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan)
(the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car))
(the transaction in 1867 in which the United States secretary of state William Henry Seward purchased Alaska from Russia)
(the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country)
(the commercial activity of selling and shipping goods to a foreign country)
(secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due)
(the smuggling of guns and ammunition into a country secretly and illegally)
(the commercial processes involved in promoting and selling and distributing a product or service; "most companies have a manager in charge of marketing")
(marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer)
(the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumer)
(the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money)
(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")
(buying and selling; especially illicit trade)
(traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments)
(traffic in slaves; especially in Black Africans transported to America in the 16th to 19th centuries)
(the selling of goods to consumers; usually in small quantities and not for resale)
(the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers)
(a particular instance of selling; "he has just made his first sale"; "they had to complete the sale before the banks closed")
(the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division)
(the activity of persuading someone to buy; "it was a hard sell")
(selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time; "he received a comfortable income from the syndication of his work")
(selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market)
(a method of selling in which the price is reduced until a buyer is found)
(the activities involved in selling commodities directly to consumers)
(the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales)
(automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means)
(the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances)
(a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit)
(the general activity of selling; "they tried to boost sales"; "laws limit the sale of handguns")
(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")
(a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar")
(bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause)
(fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale)
(an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car)
(a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock)
(a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire)
(a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy)
(an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises)
(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")
(a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained)
(a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade)
(the deliberate act of failing to pay money; "his evasion of all his creditors"; "he was indicted for nonpayment")
(payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers)
(payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral)
(the act of returning money received previously)
(the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work")
(giving in acknowledgment of obligation)
(the act of spending or disbursing money)
(payment by one nation for protection by another)
(the act of spending money for goods or services)
(spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy)
(the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years)
(the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)
(a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field)
(a headlong rush of people on a common impulse; "when he shouted `fire' there was a stampede to the exits")
(control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
(social control achieved as a manifestation of self-will or consent)
(a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards)
(control over the growth of population; a government program)
(the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government")
(government that is inefficient or dishonest)
(legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana")
(legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal)
((law) government activities seeking to dissolve corporate trusts and monopolies (especially under the United States antitrust laws))
(the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine)
(the cultivation of grape vines; grape growing)
(the passing of a law by a legislative body)
(the act of enforcing; insuring observance of or obedience to)
(the act of compelling by force of authority)
(the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy")
(the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo))
(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")
(the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws)
(domination of a political organization by a party boss)
(the act of mastering or subordinating someone)
(domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others)
(the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture")
(socialization through training and education)
(raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important")
(the social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr)
(an obligation arising out of considerations of right and wrong; "he did it out of a feeling of moral obligation")
(the obligation of those of high rank to be honorable and generous (often used ironically))
(some duty that is essential and urgent)
(acts which the law requires be done or forborne)
(the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary)
(the care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty)
(supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home)
(greater care than is normally bestowed by prudent persons; "the pilot exercised great care in landing")
(the guardianship and control exercised by a deity; "divine providence")
(such care as a careless or inattentive person would exercise)
(all that is normally required in some area of responsibility)
(the supposed responsibility of the white race to take of their non-white subjects)
(behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes")
(the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power)
(the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?")
(the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting")
(creation and maintenance of a database)
(the management of money and credit and banking and investments)
(bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf)
(management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies")
(the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation; "a typical bureaucratic screwup")
(the management of someone or something; "the handling of prisoners"; "the treatment of water sewage"; "the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system")
(the act of treating waste or pollutants by the use of microorganisms (as bacteria) that can break down the undesirable substances)
(method or manner of conduct in relation to others; "honest dealing")
(management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group)
(keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating)
(administration of the line functions of an organization; administration of activities contributing directly to the organization's output)
(a method of tending to (especially business) matters)
(the administration of law; the act of determining rights and assigning rewards or punishments; "justice deferred is justice denied")
(the act of organizing a business or business-related activity; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department")
(the act of administering or being in charge of something; "he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time")
(the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization; "he sets policy and leaves all the administrivia to his assistant")
(shrewd or crafty management of public affairs; "we was innocent of stratagems and polity")
(the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency)
(the act of imposing 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")
(organizing yourself (especially organizing your own labor union))
(organizing into or administering as a syndicate)
(the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)
(the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church")
(the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)
(sanction by a religious rite; "they are living together without benefit of clergy")
(by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law")
(the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on)
(the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise)
(the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools")
(the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions)
(the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory)
(authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions)
(the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government))
(formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank))
(routine authorization of an action without questions)
(permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land")
(formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge")
(the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the diningroom")
(an exemption from some rule or obligation)
(official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion))
(management through specified channels of communication)
(the production of a canal or a conversion to canals)
(the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose; "preparations for the ceremony had begun")
(the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work)
(preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago")
(the withdrawal and redistribution of forces in an attempt to use them more effectively)
(an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself")
(setting an order and time for planned events)
(act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip)
(exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)
(a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force)
(a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat)
(the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade")
(a figurative restraint; "asked for a collar on program trading in the stock market"; "kept a tight leash on his emotions"; "he's always gotten a long leash")
(a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic plans")
(the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper")
(the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; "the storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team")
(the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them)
(the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison))
(the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot))
((law) confinement without legal authority)
(holding by the police; "the suspect is in custody")
((military) the act of containing something or someone; keeping it from spreading; "the army was charged with the containment of the rebel forces")
(a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are incontact with them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic")
(the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper")
(any act that tends to prevent free competition in business)
(the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary))
(restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people)
(reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon)
(a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement)
(the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others)
(decrease in the diameter of blood vessels)
(act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights")
(the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the beseigers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care")
(the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of))
(the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob")
(the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity)
(the act of bringing something under international control)
(changing something from private to state ownership or control)
(changing something from state to private ownership or control)
(the action of rendering national in character)
(the action of forming or becoming a nation)
(the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and adopt urban ways of living)
(the organization of a nation or economy on the basis of collectivism)
(the organization of a nation of the basis of communism)
(a change from private property to public property owned by the community)
(the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs)
(unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
((politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support)
(the system of patronage in Communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party)
(discrimination in favor of the able-bodied)
(discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people)
(favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications))
(discrimination against people who are overweight)
(discrimination in favor of heterosexual and against homosexual people)
(favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs))
(discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race)
(a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups)
(the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion)
(the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty)
(discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of the opposite sex)
(activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women)
(discrimination (usually in employment) that excludes one sex (usually women) to the benefit of the other sex)
(act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops")
(the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war)
(the act of renovating and fitting out a ship)
(outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts))
(the act of arming again; "he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II")
(act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete")
(the act of drafting into military service)
(act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves")
(the imposition of standards or regulations; "a committee was appointed to recommend terminological standardization")
(the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable; "he worked for price stabilization for farm products"; "wage stabilization is necessary for industrial peace"; "stabilization means that the product can be handled under atmospheric conditions")
(the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy))
(the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style)
(the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional style)
(the imposition of taxes; the practice of the government in levying taxes on the subjects of a state)
(the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)
(the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)
(punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. constitution; includes torture or degradation or punishment too severe for the crime committed)
(a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils")
(the act of punishing; "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received")
(punishment of a group by cutting off commercial dealings with them; "the economic strangulation of the Jews by the Nazi Party")
(putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment)
(punishment for one's actions; "you have to face the music"; "take your medicine")
(the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking")
(threat of a penalty; "the policy so far is all stick and no carrot")
(beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
(the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping")
(the use of electric shock as a form of punishment)
(a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim)
(punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind)
(pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death))
(the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition))
(a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead; "in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment")
(execution by cutting off the victim's head)
(the act of executing by a method widespread in the ancient world; the victim's hands and feet are bound or nailed to a cross)
(voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing)
(the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital))
((law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law)
(the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole)
(the act of changing one thing for another thing; "Adam was promised immortality in exchange for his disobedience"; "there was an exchange of prisoners")
((sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point")
(an exchange that occurs as a compromise; "I faced a tradeoff between eating and buying my medicine")
(the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another)
(the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person)
(the act of obeying meanly (especially obeying in a humble manner or for unworthy reasons))
(abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body)
(bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension)
(any hard struggle between equally matched groups)
(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")
(actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference")
(a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands)
(the act of competing as for profit or a prize; "the teams were in fierce contention for first place")
(a contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used)
(competition (real or figurative) for popular support)
(group action in opposition to those in power)
(group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence)
(the act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition")
(resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices)
(strife resulting from a lack of agreement)
(violence exhibited by drivers in traffic)
(a public act of violence by an unruly mob)
(a riot caused by hatred for one another of members of different races in the same community)
(the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap")
(the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
(conflict between members of the same organization (usually concealed from outsiders))
(the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle")
((informal British usage) aggravation or aggression; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro")
(a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor)
(a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head")
(a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head")
(a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him")
(a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin))
(the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway")
(a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin")
(an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence; "he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback")
(the act of subjecting to strong attack)
(a fight between rival gangs of adolescents)
(the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent)
(refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue")
(a fistfight; "the quarrel ended in a punch-up")
(a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); "there were violent demonstrations against the war")
(a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration; "supporters of the president organized a counterdemonstration in his support")
(the act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest; "there was a walkout by the Black members as the chairman rose to speak")
(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)
(a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace)
(a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators occupy seats and refuse to move)
(occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory)
(occasion when you can express opposition by marching (usually on some government institution) without a license)
(obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority)
(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")
(a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body)
(deliberate obstruction of the operation of the federal legislative branch)
(disrespect for the rules of a court of law)
(a failure to follow a court order that benefits someone else)
(willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court)
(an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice)
(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)
((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)
(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)
(an act by a government body or supranational organization; "recent federal action undermined the segregationist position"; "the United Nations must have the power to propose and organize action without being hobbled by irrelevant issues"; "the Union action of emancipating Southern slaves")
(a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord")
(a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant)
(a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group)
(a suit brought against someone who has sued you)
(a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant)
(a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot")
(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))
(a legal action brought against parties who are charged with limiting free competition in the market place)
(legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution))
(a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action)
(a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce))
((law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked)
(a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit))
((law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial; "their appeal was denied in the superior court")
(a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside)
(a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand)
(a legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared in bankruptcy)
(a court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so that it can be preserved for the benefit of all)
(a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights)
(litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple)
(litigation shown to have been instituted maliciously and without probable cause; "he got an injunction against vexatious litigation by his enemies")
(an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative)
(the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship)
((law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it)
(a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings)
(a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court))
(a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court))
(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)
((criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise")
(a judgment rendered against an individual (or corporation) for the payment of money damages)
(a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons))
(a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial)
(judgment rendered through analysis and adjudication of the factual issues presented)
(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)
(the act of deciding as an arbiter; giving authoritative judgment; "they submitted their disagreement to arbitration")
(the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself))
(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)
(a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority)
(the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent")
(the decision of a court on issues of fact or law)
((law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment)
(a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts)
(a verdict resulting from improper compromises between jurors on material issues)
(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)
(a manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence)
(an ordinary verdict declaring which party prevails without any special findings of fact)
((criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others)
(an improper and unacceptable kind of compromise verdict)
(a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other)
(the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law)
(the physical ouster of a tenant from the leased premises; the tenant is relieved of any further duty to pay rent)
(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)
(an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord; illegal in many states)
(the act of rendering a person legitimate; "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation")
((law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial")
((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty")
(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)
(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)
(a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance)
((law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court))
(a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it)
(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)
(an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed)
(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)
(the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior)
(a representative legal action whose outcome is likely to become a precedent)
(a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense")
(a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials)
(a trial that is invalid or inconclusive)
(a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors)
((law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence)
(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)
(a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense))
(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))
(a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty)
(the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state")
((law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order))
(isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease)
(the act of secluding yourself from others)
(retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape))
(the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others)
(the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury")
(the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community)
(joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission")
(a group problem-solving technique in which members sit around a let fly with ideas and possible solutions to the problem)
(acting according to certain accepted standards)
(acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line")
(conformity with law or custom or practice etc.)
(a lack of conformity with law or custom or practice etc.)
(conformity or harmony; "his behavior was not in keeping with the occasion")
(act of working jointly; "they worked either in collaboration or independently")
(act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country)
(acting together as of agents or circumstances or events)
(the reestablishing of cordial relations)
(acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity)
(the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; "his long commitment to public service"; "they felt no loyalty to a losing team")
(commitment to some purpose; "the devotion of his time and wealth to science")
(devotion to the doctrine or a cult or to the practices of a cult)
(loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors")
(excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness")
(the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading")
(act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something)
(physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores")
(act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort")
(with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success")
(any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children)
(close sociological study of a maladjusted person or family for diagnosis and treatment)
(assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims")
(the act of giving temporary assistance)
(an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service")
(an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice")
(a service involving care for other people's children)
(an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence)
(a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions)
(childcare during the day while parents work)
(a service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network)
(the service of ushering people to their seats)
(the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need)
(the act of giving hope or support to someone)
(the act of giving an upward push; "he gave her a boost over the fence")
(anything that serves to increase morale; "the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder")
(the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his presence was a consolation to her")
(excessive simplification; the act of making something too simple (to the point of misrepresentation))
((mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation)
(aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support")
(faithful support for a religion or cause or political party)
(excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion")
(adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation)
(adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government)
(adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters))
(the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives")
(active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something)
(a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq")
(the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging)
(kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council")
(the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially))
(the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements")
(the formal act of giving approval; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person")
(the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence)
(the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times")
(the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment")
(assistance between and within military commands)
(the pooling of specific resources by subscribing nations for the support of some joint operation)
(arrangements made between nations to assist each other)
(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)
(action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service)
(the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf)
(representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote)
(a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired)
(the recall of an employee after a layoff)
(the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking")
(a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works")
(the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God")
(a portrayal of something as ideal; "the idealization of rural life was very misleading")
(an act performed to strengthen approved behavior)
(promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";)
(the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself))
(an abusive attack on a person's character or good name)
(strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work")
(the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken")
(manner of acting or conducting yourself)
((psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation)
(the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory)
(unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)
(the final irritation that stretches you patience byond the limit)
(violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel")
(aggressive remarks and behavior like that of a spiteful malicious woman)
(the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something)
(aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing)
(the act of asserting yourself in an aggressive manner)
((law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building))
(conduct that is unfair or unethical or unsportsmanlike)
(underhand commercial or political behavior designed to discredit an opponent)
(a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others)
(the act of deriding or treating with contempt)
(the act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him")
(an offensive disrespectful impudent act)
(a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult")
(an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem)
(a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming; "his presumption was intolerable")
(a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval))
(a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional")
(an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know)
(an act intending or showing kindness and good will)
(a show of affection motivated by selfishness)
(a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn")
(the act of excusing a mistake or offense)
(a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred)
(alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed; "distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy")
(the act of freeing from guilt or blame)
(a courteous or respectful or considerate act)
(something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance")
(a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture)
(a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions")
(a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean")
(respectful deference; "pay court to the emperor")
(the act of expressing respect for someone who has died; "he paid his last respects by standing quietly at the graveside")
(proper respect; "I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem")
(the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly")
(act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources")
(the act of mobilizing for a common purpose; "the bell was a signal for the rallying of the whole neighborhood")
(the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day")
(a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service)
(a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers))
(a meeting planned at a certain time and place)
(a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session")
(a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study)
(the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men")
(the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist")
(the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection))
(the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit")
(the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))
(formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action)
(attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally")
(failure to appear (especially as at court))
(a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got")
(a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me")
(an act of requiting; returning in kind)
(action taken in return for an injury or offense)
(the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"--James Garfield; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution")
(a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime)
(the act of making and return or doing something in return)
(an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare")
(conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs)
(a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other)
(the action of making something democratic)
(the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them")
(the act of consolidating power under a central control)
(the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments)
(consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body)
(the combination of two or more commercial companies)
(absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution)
(absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level)
(the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities")
(withdrawing from the activities of a group)
(a country's withdrawal from internal politics; "he opposed a policy of American isolation")
(an engagement by contract involving financial obligation; "his business commitments took him to London")
(the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable))
(the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute))
(participation by all members of a group)
((law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc))
(the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.; "friends provided a vindication of his position")
(a specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects)
(the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; "the justification of barbarous means by holy ends"- H.J.Muller)
(vindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation)
(a temporary action by workers to protest management decision or to make demands)
(a form of protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problem from their employers)
(a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace)
(peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate)
(a voluntary fast undertaken as a means of protest)
((Islam) a fast (held from sunrise to sunset) that is carried out during the Islamic month of Ramadan)
(the form of nonviolent resistance initiated in India by Mahatma Gandhi in order to oppose British rule and to hasten political reforms)
(refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England)
(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")
(a strike in which workers refuse to leave the workplace until a settlement is reached)
(a strike in support of other workers who are on strike; a strike not resulting from direct grievances against the workers' employer)
(a strike in which the workers walk out)
(a strike undertaken by workers without approval from the officials of their union)
(the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)
(murder of a public figure by surprise attack)
(a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged)
(systematic killing of a racial or cultural group)
(an act of great destruction and loss of life)
(the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler)
(the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice")
((craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake)
(an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields")
(a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims)
(the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise)
(a surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to you)
(freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child)
(the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves")
(an observation made with a radio telescope)
(the act of admitting someone to enter; "the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic")
(the act of admitting someone again; "the surgery was performed on his readmission to the clinic")
(admission to a group (especially a college or university))
(the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication")
((law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence)
(willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others)
(a correction by emending; a correction resulting from critical editing)
(the act of murdering your own brother or sister)
(a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit")
(murder by shooting someone down in cold blood)
(an act that changes the form or character or substance of something)
(electronic jamming over a wide range of frequencies simultaneously)
(electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency)
(the deliberate use of electromagnetic energy in a manner intended to convey misleading information)
(actions to eliminate revealing telltale indicators that could be used by the enemy (or to convey misleading indicators))
(actions to represent friendly notional or actual capabilities to mislead hostile forces)
(the introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions)
((law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect)
(the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America")
(the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind))
((pharmacology) the extraction by boiling of water-soluble drug substances)
(the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.))
(the act of spreading outward from a central source)
(the act of emitting; causing to flow forth)
(deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems)
(the act of making something legally void)
(the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women")
(sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones")
(a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another)
(the act of singing in a monotonous tone)
(singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong)
(the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer)
(singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs))
(singing with three or more voice parts)
(informal group singing of popular songs)
(a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable)
(singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major)
(singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto)
(the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge; "the lead was in the dummy")
(the activity of leading; "his leadership inspired the team")
(a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of the Ship of State")
(a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead'); "he takes the lead in any group"; "we were just waiting for someone to take the lead"; "they didn't follow our lead")
(the initiating or popularizing of a trend or fashion)
(the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony))
(any activity that is performed alone without assistance)
(the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
((law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with)
(the act of populating (causing to live in a place); "he deplored the population of colonies with convicted criminals")
((law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; "probation is part of the sentencing process")
(the act of removing an official by petition)
(the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done; "the revocation of a law")
(the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment)
(the mistake of not following suit when able to do so)
(the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit)
(the act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most")
(a confusion of activity and gossip; "the buzz of excitement was so great that a formal denial was issued")
(the activity of fastening something firmly in position)
(fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary")
(violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun")
(violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin")
(something that agitates and arouses; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day")
(excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser")
(something that thrills; "the thrills of space travel")
(an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny")
(arousing to a particular emotion or action)
(the act of arousing an organism to action)
(stimulation that arouses a person to lively action; "the unexpected news produced a kind of galvanization of the whole team")
(the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid)
(the act of taking out money or other capital)
(the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate")
(the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs)
(an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige))
(the act of getting recruits; enlisting people for the army (or for a job or a cause etc.))
(the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth")
(the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer")
(the act of giving special importance or significance to something)
(activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger")
(a person's dying act; the last thing a person can do; "he breathed his last")
(a fast shot made with a short powerful swing of the hockey stick)
(an attempt to put the soccer ball into the net by using the head)
(the act of removing the husks from ears of corn)
(repeated blinking or winking (especially if uncontrolled and persistent))
(an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner)
(the action of rendering supremely blessed and extremely happy)
(stabilization by bringing into equilibrium)
(the mass expulsion and killing of one ethic or religious group in an area by another ethnic or religious group in that area)
(the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered)
(the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms)
(the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; "his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature")
(the action of establishing on a socialist basis; "the socialization of medical services")
(the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn)
(the action of stupefying; making dull or lethargic; "the professor was noted for his stupefaction of the students")
(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)
(the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components); "the power plant received a new upgrade")
(manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery))
(the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined)
(a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species)
(the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC)
(islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first of the Punic Wars in 241 BC)
(a river in ancient Thrace (now Turkey); in the mouth of this river the Spartan fleet under Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (404 BC))
(a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415)
(the mission in San Antonio where in 1836 Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico)
(Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city; 1864)
(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)
(a battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland)
(the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945)
(the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it)
(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")
(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)
(a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies defeated the Germans in 1918)
(World War II naval battle; Allied land-based bombers destroyed a Japanese convoy in the Bismarck Sea in March 1943)
(the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession)
(Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army)
(the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (1485); Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned as Henry VII)
(in 1214 the French under Philip Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of the greatest battles of the middle ages)
(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)
(a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots)
(in 1847 United States forces under Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican forces under Santa Anna in the Mexican War)
(either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles)
(the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775); the British defeated the colonial forces)
(ancient city is southeastern Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 216 BC)
(battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces)
(a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites defeated the Romans)
(a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC))
(the battle in which Attila the Hun was defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451)
(a major battle in the American Civil War (1863); the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker)
(a victory by American over Mexican forces in the Mexican War (1847))
(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)
(a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces)
(a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur)
(a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers)
(battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British)
(the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois)
(battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne)
(the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece)
(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)
(the French military base fell after a 56-day siege by Vietnam troops; ended the involvement of France in Indochina in 1954)
(in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants)
(a city in northern France on the North Sea where in World War II (1940) 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy fire)
(in World War II (1942); a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel)
(World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold)
(a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed)
(a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland)
(American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in May 1775)
(an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee)
(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)
(the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC))
(a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces)
(a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac)
(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)
(a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians)
(a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon)
(discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and seiges (notably the seige at Lucknow))
(a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius)
(a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III)
(a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne)
(a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945))
(the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians)
(an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark)
(battle of the American Civil War (1864); Union forces under William Tecumseh Sherman were repulsed by Confederate troops under Joseph Eggleston Johnston)
(World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base)
(a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius)
((1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants)
(Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope)
(Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece)
(the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775))
(a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese)
(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)
(the British residents of Lucknow were besieged by Indian insurgents during the Indian Mutiny (1857))
(the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks)
(a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632); Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under Wallenstein; Gustavus was killed)
(one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in thye 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province)
(a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I)
(a battle in which the Danes defeated the Saxons in 991; celebrated in an old English poem)
(a naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet)
(the site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in 418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC)
(a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians)
(a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians)
(a battle in 1644 in which the Parliamentarians under the earl of Manchester defeated the Royalists under Prince Rupert)
(a battle during the second of the Punic Wars (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy)
(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)
(naval battle of World War II (June 1942); land and carrier-based American planes decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands)
(a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French)
(a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution (1778) that ended with the withdrawal of British forces)
(a battle in 1645 that settled the outcome of the first English Civil War as the Parliamentarians won a major victory over the Royalists)
(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)
(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)
(a battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese)
(the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991))
(a long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429)
(battle in which the ruler of Afghanistan defeated the Mahrattas in 1761)
(the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy (1719))
(the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee)
(Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC)
(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)
(the victory in 1757 by the British under Clive over Siraj-ud-daula that established British supremacy over Bengal)
(a defeat of the Persian army by the Greeks in 479 BC)
(the town was taken from the Turks by the Russians in 1877 after a siege of 143 days)
(the battle in 1356 in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French)
(a battle in the Chino-Japanese war (1894); Japanese captured the port and fortifications from the Chinese)
(a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom)
(a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512)
(a battle in the Thirty Years' War (1643); the French defeated the Spanish invaders)
(a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria)
(a battle in the Meuse-Argonne operation in World War I (1918); the battle in which American troops launched their first offensive in France)
(US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II)
(a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943)
(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)
(a battle during the American Revolution (1777); the British under Burgoyne were defeated)
(the Swiss Confederation escaped Hapsburg domination by their victory in 1386)
(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)
(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)
(an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I)
(in the English Channel a small fleet of British ships successfully defeated the large armada sent from Spain by Philip II to invade England)
(a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign)
(the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse)
(the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes))
(a battle in World War I (1914); decisive German victory over the Russians)
(battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting)
(a battle in France in 687 among the descendants of Clovis)
(a battle in 9 AD in which the Germans under Arminius annihilated three Roman legions)
(the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians)
(a famous battle in 480 BC; a Greek army under Leonidas was annihilated by the Persians who were trying to conquer Greece)
(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))
(a battle in central Italy where Hannibal defeated the Romans under Flaminius in 217 BC)
(a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait)
(the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792 (with a famous cannonade from the French artillery))
(a battle in World War I (1916); in some of the bloodiest fighting in World War I the German offensive was stopped)
(a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered)
(a battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809); Napoleon defeated the Austrians)
(in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines)
(the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon)
(American Civil War; a series of indecisive battles in Grant's campaign (1864) against Lee in which both armies suffered terrible losses)
(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)
(in 1781 during the American Revolution the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War)
(civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865)
(the revolution of the American colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783)
(tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East)
(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)
(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)
(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))
(the republican revolution against the Manchu dynasty in China; 1911-1912)
(a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856)
(the revolution led by Fidel Castro and a small band of guerrilla fighters against a corrupt dictatorship in Cuba; 1956-1959)
(civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648)
(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))
(a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of the German empire; 1870-1871)
(a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes); 1755-1760)
(the revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799)
(the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453)
(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)
(a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953)
(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)
(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)
(the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the Battle of Hastings (1066))
(a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC)
(a war fought between a coalition led by the United States and Iraq to free Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991)
(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)
(the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660)
(the revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917)
(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)
(Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria)
(a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it)
(a war between the United STates and Spain in 1898)
(civil war in Spain in which General Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939)
(a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics staring in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain)
((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")
(a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States)
(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))
(Prussian and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748)
(an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697))
(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)
(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)
(a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France)
(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)
(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)
(taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)
(an organism belonging to the same species as another organism)
(a regional term for creature (especially domestic animals))
(an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects))
(a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters")
(a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep")
(an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds)
(an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals)
(any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep))
(any of various small animals or insects that are pests; e.g. cockroaches or rats)
(any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g. coyote)
(any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter)
(a fish that feeds on the bottom of a body of water)
(a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain)
(an animal trained for and used for heavy labor)
(an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work)
(an animal used for pulling heavy loads)
(an animal such as a mule or burro or horse used to carry loads)
(an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)
(a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment)
(any recently hatched animal (especially birds))
(a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle")
(an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year)
(an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair))
(a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement)
(a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance; "the horse that won the race is a good stayer")
(a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth)
(a usually horned animal that as either shed its horns or had them removed)
(any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals)
(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")
((genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent)
((genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number)
((genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes)
((genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species)
((genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)
(an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
(female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster)
(an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova))
(young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf)
(the young of certain carnivorous mammals such as the bear or wolf or lion)
(young of any of various fur-bearing animals; "a fox kit")
(a young mammal that has not been weaned)
(male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse)
(female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock)
(a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses)
(external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate)
(microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium)
(an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters")
(any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores")
(any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores")
(any organism that feeds mainly on insects)
(an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets)
(an animal having teeth consolidate with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets)
(an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms)
(one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates)
(deciduous horn of a member of the deer family)
(any outgrowth from the head of an organism that resembles a horn)
(a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal)
(showy crest or knot of hair or feathers)
(an organism especially a bacterium that requires air or free oxygen for life)
(an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live)
(an organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen)
(an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey")
(a hybrid (especially an animal produced by a cross between two pure breeds))
(a hybrid produced by parents that differ only at two gene loci that have two alleles each)
(a hybrid produced by crossing parents that are homozygous except for a single gene locus that has two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas))
(an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites)
(an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))
(harmless microorganisms (as Escherichia coli) that inhabit the intestinal tract and are essential for its normal functioning)
((virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein)
(a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitides)
(the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus)
((virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses))
(any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye)
(a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children)
(animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae)
(the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice)
(the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings)
(the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice)
(a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods))
(an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon)
(a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees))
(animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae)
(a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon)
(a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon)
(a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods)
(an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitides in horses)
(animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae)
(the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis)
(a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods)
(an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis)
(any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates)
(a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans)
(the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)
(a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent)
(a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent)
(the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892))
(the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat)
(a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria)
(a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli)
(a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi)
(a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA)
(a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans)
(any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA))
(the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells)
(any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps)
(a group of viruses including those causing influenza)
(a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles)
(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))
(a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat)
(any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system))
(enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis)
(any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants)
(any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections)
(any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin)
(a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system)
(a herpes virus that causes oral herpes)
(a herpes virus that can cause genital herpes)
(a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles)
(the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China)
(any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epitheltial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems)
(the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox)
(any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas)
(any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors)
(a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice)
(any of a group of arboviruses including those causing hepatitis non-A non-B and yellow fever)
(any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies)
(a neurotropic nonarbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies)
(any of a group of nonarboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis)
(any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease)
(a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear; "kuru is caused by a slow virus")
(the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants)
(the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants)
(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)
(organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis)
(in some classifications considered a kingdom)
(considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae)
(archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas)
(archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival)
(halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats)
(archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures)
((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants)
(an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment)
(a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants))
(aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil)
(a species of Bacillus that causes anthrax in humans and in animals (cattle and swine and sheep and sheep and rabbits and mice and guinea pigs); can be used a bioweapon)
(a species of Bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter; some strains produce antibiotics)
(a Bacillus bacteria that causes plague; aerosolized bacteria can be used as a bioweapon)
(any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria)
(a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus)
(an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes brucellosis; can be used as a bioweapon)
(any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form)
(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))
(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))
(aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature)
(a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk)
(the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen)
(small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems)
(the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants)
(one-celled monerans having simple cells with rigid walls and (in motile types) flagella)
(a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella)
(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)
(typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores)
(type genus of the Bacillaceae; includes many saprophytes important in decay of organic matter and a number of parasites)
(anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung)
(spindle-shaped bacterial cell especially one swollen at the center by an endospore)
(anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism)
(anaerobic Gram-positive rod bacterium that produces epsilon toxin; can be used as a bioweapon)
(prokaryotic organisms sometimes considered a class or phylum or subkingdom; coextensive with the Cyanophyceae: cyanobacteria (blue-green algae))
(photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae)
(predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton)
(type genus of the family Nostocaceae: freshwater blue-green algae)
(found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies)
(large colonial bacterium common in tropical open-ocean waters; important in carbon and nitrogen fixation)
(green and purple bacteria; energy for growth is derived from sunlight; carbon is derived from carbon dioxide or organic carbon)
(free-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyll)
(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)
(rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens)
(type genus of the family Pseudomonodaceae)
(causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc)
(bacteria usually producing greenish fluorescent water-soluble pigment; some pathogenic for plants and animals)
(a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water)
(bacteria producing yellow non-water-soluble pigments; some pathogenic for plants)
(usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria)
(soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates)
(soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites)
(free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds)
(small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur)
(any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus)
(rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria)
(spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water)
(comma-shaped bacteria that cause Asiatic cholera)
(family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes)
(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)
(a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale)
(the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale)
(a genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occus as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans))
(the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon)
(the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea)
(a large family of mostly gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales)
(any species of the genus Corynebacterium)
(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)
(a species of bacterium that causes diphtheria)
(a genus of aerobic motile bacteria of the family Corynebacteriaceae containing small gram-positive rods)
(the type species of the genus Listeria; can cause meningitis, encephalitis, septicemia, endocarditis, abortion, abscesses, listeriosis)
(a large family of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales)
(rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals)
(a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety)
(a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections)
(rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon)
(a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans)
(a form of salmonella that causes food poisoning in humans)
(a form of salmonella that causes typhoid fever)
(a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod)
(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)
(rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon)
(rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants)
(pleomorphic gram-negative microorganisms)
(microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates)
(can cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans)
(rod-shaped microorganisms resembling both bacteria and viruses; live in biting arthropods and cause disease in vertebrate hosts)
(a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm)
(a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers)
(gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates)
(type genus of the family Chlamydiaceae: disease-causing parasites)
(coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract)
(bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia)
(bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and lymphogranuloma venerum)
(coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae)
(pleomorphic gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals)
(type and sole genus of the family Mycoplasmataceae)
(the smallest self-reproducing prokaryote; lacks a cell wall and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection)
(antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a kind of pneumonia in humans)
(the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in centralheating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnairs' disease)
(any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates)
(any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize nitrites into nitrates)
(any of the nitrobacteria that oxidize ammonia into nitrites)
(any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales)
(type genus of the family Actinomycetaceae)
(soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites)
(higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes)
(type genus of the family Streptomycetaceae)
(aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin))
(cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue)
(nonmotile gram-positive aerobic bacteria)
(rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases)
(bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin)
(any of various rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria)
(bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung)
(type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with rounded fruiting bodies enclosed in a membrane)
(bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste)
(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)
(type genus of the family Micrococcaceae)
(spherical gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections)
(lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid)
(type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae)
(gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid especially in milk)
(gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs)
(bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans)
(spherical gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis)
(higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms)
(large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters)
(type genus of the family Spirochaetaceae; flexible undulating chiefly aquatic bacteria)
(parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals)
(small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic)
(type genus of Treponemataceae: anaerobic spirochetes with an undulating rigid body; parasitic in warm-blooded animals)
(spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws))
(small flexible parasitic spirochetes having three to five wavy spirals)
(cause of e.g. European and African relapsing fever)
(cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes)
(very slender aerobic spirochetes; free-living or parasitic in mammals)
(important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever)
(the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water)
(photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae)
(animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae)
(the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales)
(a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use)
(an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); the parasite obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host)
(any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms))
(any external parasitic organism (as fleas))
(an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association)
(a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle)
(the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place)
(any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism))
(either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent)
(an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant)
(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)
(eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae)
(free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes)
(any of a group of parasitic bacteria that live in arthropods (as ticks and mites) and can cause disease if transmitted to human beings)
(a division of lower plants comprising unicellular and biflagellate algae that form starchy compounds)
(in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers)
(any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)
(characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda)
(protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods)
(protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods)
(protozoa with spherical bodies and stiff radiating pseudopods)
(protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods)
(creeping protozoans: amoebas and foraminifers)
(protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water)
(a large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract)
(the type genus of the family Endamoebidae)
(naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion)
(the parasitic ameba that causes amebic dysentery in human beings)
(marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude)
(type genus of the family Globigerinidae)
(marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes)
(large fossil protozoan of the Tertiary period)
(any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell)
(soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella)
(a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains)
(class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle)
(a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell)
(in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter)
(freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove)
(protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles)
(relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research)
(trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel)
(any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor)
(ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk)
(any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk)
(primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves)
(plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae)
(dried seaweed especially that cast ashore)
(any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds; "seagrass provides a protective environment in which young fish can develop")
(growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp)
(any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms)
(a blue-black plant pigment having a blue-green alcohol solution)
(a dark-green plant pigment having a brilliant green alcohol solution)
(a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants)
(water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria)
(algae having chlorophyll a and usually c, and flagella of unequal lengths; terminology supersedes Chrysophyta in some classifications)
(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)
(algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll)
(any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment)
(all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length)
(marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms)
(microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica)
(yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae)
(simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae)
(any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water)
(algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments)
(brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae)
(coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta)
(algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments)
(in some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas)
(large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters)
(type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps)
(large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds)
(any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria)
(in more recent classifications superseded by the order Fucales)
(small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds)
(any of various algae of the family Fucaceae)
(a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales)
(coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide)
(type genus of the family Fucaceae: cartilaginous brown algae)
(brown algae seaweed with serrated edges)
(common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure)
(brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis)
(similar to and found with black rockweed)
(brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea)
(coextensive with the division Euglenophyta)
(type genus of the family Euglenaceae: green algae with a single flagellum)
(minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae)
(marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism)
(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)
(algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments)
(algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water)
(alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications)
(type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce)
(seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds)
(chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial)
(unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates)
(type genus of the Volvocaceae; minute pale green flagellates occurring in tiny spherical colonies; minute flagella rotate the colony about an axis)
(green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome)
(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)
(pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses)
(type genus of the family Zygnemataceae)
(freshwater algae consisting of minute filaments containing spiral chlorophyll bands)
(unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores)
(type genus of Chlorococcales; unicellular green algae occurring singly or in a layer on soil or damp rock)
(nonmotile unicellular green algae potentially important as source of high-grade protein and B-complex vitamins)
(simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae)
(type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature)
(in some classifications: contains only the order Charales)
(small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts)
(green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts)
(any of various submerged aquatic algae of the genus Chara having nodes with whorled filamentlike branches; usually encrusted with calcium carbonate deposits)
(green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts)
(lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae)
(coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae)
(marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan)
(any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen))
(dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America)
(type genus of the family Rhodymeniaceae)
(an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)
(a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma)
(one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan)
(usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals)
(in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta)
(chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton)
(flagellate with a thick test composed of plates)
(in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; holozoic or saprozoic flagellates)
(flagellate protozoan that causes leishmaniasis)
(flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics)
(flagellate symbiotic in the intestines of e.g. termites)
(a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis)
(flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)
(a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans)
(flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans)
(flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds)
(flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans)
(cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds)
(plantlike flagellates containing chlorophyll; often considered unicellular algae)
(unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae)
(motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae)
(common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms)
(strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites)
(one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle)
(a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle)
(a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle)
(parasitic sporozoans that form spores containing one or more infective sporozoites)
(a family of protoctista in the order Coccidia)
(type genus of the family Eimeriidae; includes serious pathogens)
(parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates)
(vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates)
(minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens)
(parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans)
(related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds)
(type genus of the family Haemoproteidae)
(minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals)
(imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates)
(chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia)
(parasite of the muscles of vertebrates)
(an order in the subclass Acnidosporidia)
(parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance)
(single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates)
(an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia)
(parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells)
(mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens)
(temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion)
(multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds)
(an extensive group of teleost fishes having fins supported by flexible cartilaginous rays)
(any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii)
(in some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes)
(an order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi)
(a soft-finned fish of the order Cypriniformes)
(slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes)
(a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)
(soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)
(any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae)
(type genus of the family Cyprinidae: carp)
(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)
(domestic carp with some large large shining scales)
(European freshwater fish having a flattened body and silvery scales; of little value as food)
(freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water)
(small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body)
(European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body)
(any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis)
(small blunt-nosed fish of Great Lakes and Mississippi valley with a greenish luster)
(shiner of eastern North America having golden glints; sometimes also called `bream')
(European freshwater food fish having a greenish back)
(European freshwater fish resembling the roach)
(very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams)
(small slender European freshwater fish often used as bait by anglers)
(small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes)
(a silvery variety of Carassius auratus)
(European carp closely resembling wild goldfish)
(small family comprising the electric eels)
(type genus of the family Electrophoridae; electric eels)
(eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body)
(suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae)
(a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae)
(mostly North American freshwater fishes with a thick-lipped mouth for feeding by suction; related to carps)
(any of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley)
(a genus of fish in the family Catostomidae)
(widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams)
(North American sucker with reddish fins)
(large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies)
(any member of the family Cyprinodontidae)
(small mostly marine warm-water carp-like schooling fishes; used as bait or aquarium fishes or in mosquito control)
(silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States)
(found in small streams of tropical America; often kept in aquariums; usually hermaphroditic)
(flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida)
(freshwater fish of Central America having a long swordlike tail; popular aquarium fish)
(small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies; often kept in aquariums)
(small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in mosquito control)
(silvery topminnow with rows of black spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in mosquito control)
(small stocky Mexican fish; popular aquarium fish)
(an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii)
(type genus of the family Holocentridae; squirrelfishes)
(very small brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters of tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark)
(on reefs from Bermuda and Florida to northern South America)
(a squirrelfish found from South Carolina to Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico)
(bright red fish of West Indies and Bermuda)
(a family of fish including: flashlight fishes)
(fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico)
(a genus of fish in the family Anomalopidae)
(fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye)
(a family of fish in the order Zeomorphi)
(marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters)
(a genus of fish in the family Caproidae)
(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)
(type genus of the family Fistulariidae)
(slender tropical fish with a long tubular snout and bony plates instead of scales)
(small (2-4 inches) pugnacious mostly scaleless spiny-backed fishes of northern fresh and littoral waters having elaborate courtship; subjects of much research)
(type genus of the family Gasterosteidae)
(fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates)
(small (4 inches) fish found off Florida gulf coast)
(a genus of fish in the family Syngnathidae)
(8 inches; from eastern Florida to western Caribbean)
(small fish with horselike heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position)
(small bottom-dwelling fish of warm seas having a compressed body and a long snout with a toothless mouth)
(slender tropical shallow-water East Indian fish covered with transparent plates)
(tropical Atlantic fish with a long snout; swims snout down)
(a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
(a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))
(outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism)
(thin protective membrane in some protozoa)
(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)
(the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula)
(a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula)
(any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg)
(an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)
((medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus)
(a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body)
(animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds)
(egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes)
(one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell)
(egg or young of an insect parasitic on mammals especially a sucking louse; often attached to a hair or item of clothing)
(the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs)
(the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster)
(early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs)
(the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall; "after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta")
(double-walled stage of the embryo resulting from invagination of the blastula; the outer layer of cells is the ectoderm and the inner layer differentiates into the mesoderm and endoderm)
(a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula)
(central cavity of the gastrula; becomes the intestinal or digestive cavity)
(thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells)
((embryology) any of the 3 layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation)
(the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue)
(a tube of ectodermal tissue in the embryo from which the brain and spinal cord develop)
(the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue)
(the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord)
(mesodermal tissue that forms connective tissue and blood and smooth muscles)
(the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems)
(nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg))
(membranous structure enclosing the yolk of eggs in birds reptiles marsupials and some fishes; circulates nutrients to the developing embryo)
(membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammal embryos until the heart becomes functional)
(hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison)
(canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey)
(a long pointed tooth specialized for fighting or digging; especially in an elephant or walrus or hog)
(comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord)
(any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column)
(a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates)
(a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region)
(fishlike animals having a notochord rather than a true spinal column)
(small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates)
(primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva)
(sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts)
(minute sedentary marine invertebrate having a saclike body with siphons through which water enters and leaves)
(ascidian that can contract its body and eject streams of water)
(small class of free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order)
(a small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea)
(type (perhaps sole) genus of the Salpidae)
(minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an opening at each end)
(free-swimming oceanic tunicate with a barrel-shaped transparent body)
(small free-swimming tunicates; sometimes classified as an order)
(a genus of chordates in the class Larvacea)
(free-swimming tadpole-shaped pelagic tunicate resembling larvae of other tunicates)
(free-swimming larva of ascidians; they have a tail like a tadpole that contains the notochord)
(fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)
(animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)
(higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development)
(thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))
(outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))
(one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother's uterine tissue to form the placenta)
(vascular fetal membrane that develops from the hindgut in embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))
(very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois)
(animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water)
(superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms)
(eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages including the cyclostomes and some extinct forms)
(extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear)
(extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic)
(extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fishlike vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear)
(extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian)
(extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear)
(extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head)
(extinct small freshwater jawless fish usually having a heterocercal tail and an armored head; of the Silurian and Devonian)
(extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum)
(small (2 in) extinct eellike fish with a finned tail and a notochord and having cone-shaped teeth containing cellular bone; late Cambrian to late Triassic; possible predecessor of the cyclostomes)
(tiny fossil cone-shaped tooth of the most primitive vertebrate: the conodont)
(primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes)
(lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes)
(primitive eellike freshwater or anadromous cyclostome having round sucking mouth with a rasping tongue)
(large anadromous lamprey sometimes used as food; destructive of native fish fauna in the Great Lakes)
(hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys)
(slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes)
(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)
(type genus of the Myxinidae (typical hagfishes))
(a genus of fossil fish of the family Myxinidae)
(a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus)
(fossil hagfish of the Pennsylvanian period (c. 300 million years ago) that resembled modern hagfishes)
(comprising all vertebrates with upper and lower jaws)
(a vertebrate animal possessing true jaws)
(extinct group of bony-plated fishes with primitive jaws)
(fishlike vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws)
(fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified)
(fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail)
(smooth-skinned deep-sea fish with a tapering body and long threadlike tail)
(any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates)
(any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales)
(large primitive shark widely distributed in warm seas)
(in some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae)
(voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific)
(powerful mackerel shark of the Atlantic and Pacific)
(very swift active bluish shark found worldwide in warm waters; important game fish)
(similar to shortfin mako but darker blue)
(common blue-gray shark of southwest Pacific; sport and food fish)
(large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans)
(comprising only the basking sharks; in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Cetorhinidae)
(in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks)
(large harmless plankton-eating northern shark; often swims slowly or floats at the sea surface)
(type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae)
(large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed)
(shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin)
(small bottom-dwelling shark of warm shallow waters on both coasts of North America and South America and from southeast Asia to Australia)
(sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae)
(type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks)
(shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers)
(small-toothed sharks comprising only one species)
(large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton)
(small bottom-dwelling sharks with catlike eyes; found along continental slopes)
(largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks)
(any of numerous sharks from small relatively harmless bottom-dwellers to large dangerous oceanic and coastal species)
(a most common shark in temperate and tropical coastal waters worldwide; heavy-bodied and dangerous)
(most common gray shark along coasts of middle Atlantic states; sluggish and occasionally caught by fishermen)
(widely distributed shallow-water shark with fins seemingly dipped in ink)
(large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark)
(relatively slender blue-gray shark; nearly worldwide in tropical and temperate waters)
(common shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africa; dangerous)
(slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters)
(large dangerous warm-water shark with striped or spotted body)
(Pacific shark valued for its fins (used by Chinese in soup) and liver (rich in vitamin A))
(small smooth-skinned sharks lacking spines on dorsal fins)
(small bottom-dwelling shark found along both Atlantic coasts)
(smooth dogfish of European coastal waters)
(found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas)
(found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil)
(smooth dogfish of Pacific and Indian oceans and Red Sea having white-tipped dorsal and caudal fins)
(dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin)
(destructive dogfish of the Atlantic coastal waters of America and Europe; widely used in anatomy classes)
(dogfish of Pacific coast of North America)
(medium-sized live-bearing shark with eyes at either end of a flattened hammer-shaped head; worldwide in warm waters; can be dangerous)
(fished for the hides and vitamin-rich liver)
(fished for the hide and vitamin-rich liver)
(small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abundant in bays and estuaries)
(type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)
(sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do)
(cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins)
(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)
(fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes)
(large primitive rays with elongated snouts)
(primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout)
(commonly found in tropical bays and estuaries; not aggressive)
(primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies)
(primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body)
(large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds)
(one of the largest stingrays; found from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras)
(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)
(ray with back covered with white or yellow spots; widely distributed in warm seas)
(large ray found along eastern coast of North America)
(large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas)
(extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned)
(largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic)
(small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools)
(large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins)
(most plentiful skate in North American inshore waters in summer; to 21 inches)
(cold-water bottom fish with spines on the back; to 40 inches)
(one of the largest skates (to 5 feet); an active skate easy to hook)
(warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
(small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds)
(young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying)
(a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)
(a bird that has built (or is building) a nest)
(any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc)
(extinct primitive birds of the Triassic period; 70 million years before archaeopteryx)
(most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs)
(primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous)
(extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds)
(sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds)
(a genus of fossil bird of the subclass Archaeornithes)
(sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds)
(extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing)
(flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds)
(birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles)
(used in former classifications to include all ratite bird orders)
(a ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward)
(type genus of the Struthionidae: African ostriches)
(fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird)
(a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus)
(a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries)
(type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries)
(large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest)
(a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes)
(large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller)
(a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis)
(coextensive with the order Apterygiformes)
(nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes)
(a ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas)
(a family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes)
(type genus of the Rheidae; large tall flightless South American birds similar to but smaller than ostriches)
(larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia)
(a genus of birds of the family Rheidae)
(smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Strait of Magellan)
(huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds)
(coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes)
(type genus of the Aepyornidae: elephant birds)
(huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar)
(a ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand)
(type genus of the Dinornithidae: large moas)
(extinct flightless bird of New Zealand)
(the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey)
(a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists)
(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)
(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)
(chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes)
(two names for the suborder of typical songbirds)
(passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus)
(Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar)
(small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia)
(any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing)
(brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height)
(type genus of the Motacillidae: wagtails)
(Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks)
(a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia)
(finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings)
(any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
(type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling)
(small European finch with a cheerful song)
(used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches)
(in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets)
(small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings)
(small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead)
(small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch)
(South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail)
(small siskin-like finch with a red crown)
(in some classifications considered a subgenus of Carduelis: siskins and New World goldfinches)
(American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer)
(small finch of North American coniferous forests)
(small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico)
(North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump)
(Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins)
(any of several small Old World finches)
(native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song)
(any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe)
(finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed)
(common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast)
(small North American finch seen chiefly in winter)
(common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises)
(common North American finch noted for its evening song)
(common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown)
(finch with black-and-white striped crown)
(chipping sparrow; field sparrow; tree sparrow)
(small North American finch common in urban areas)
(common North American finch of brushy pasturelands)
(finch common in winter in the northern U.S.)
(American song sparrow and swamp sparrow)
(small songbird common in North America)
(any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America)
(small North American bush-loving finches: New World buntings)
(small deep blue North American bunting)
(brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy)
(European bunting inhabiting marshy areas)
(European bunting the male being bright yellow)
(small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar)
(true sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds)
(any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects)
(small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe)
(Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow)
(any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill)
(large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds)
(crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male)
(large showy finches related to cardinals)
(crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico)
(any of numerous long-tailed American finches)
(common towhee of eastern North America)
(finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests)
(small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields)
(red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds)
(usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds)
(small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's)
(small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands)
(black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct)
(type and sole genus of the family Menuridae)
(Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape)
(small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub)
(coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi)
(small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills)
(New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers)
(a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni)
(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)
(New World tyrant flycatchers most numerous in Central America and South America but also in the United States and Canada)
(large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing)
(type genus of the Tyrannidae: tyrant flycatchers)
(a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black)
(a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen)
(a kingbird that breeds in North American and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail)
(a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird)
(small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America)
(small flycatcher of western North America)
(small dun-colored North American flycatcher)
(tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage)
(type genus of the Cotingidae: cotingas)
(tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest)
(bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola)
(type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins)
(any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior)
(any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call)
(black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle)
(type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds)
(small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests)
(any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms)
(antbirds superficially resembling shrikes)
(any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers)
(type genus of the Pittidae; a large genus of birds of southern Asia and Australia and adjacent islands)
(any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills)
(gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings)
(any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing)
(common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage)
(Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call)
(thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae)
(alternative classification for the thrushes)
(songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)
(large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries)
(common Old World thrush noted for its song)
(medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter)
(small European thrush having reddish flanks)
(European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck)
(large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen)
(American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery)
(North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song)
(tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song)
(large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song)
(European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song)
(nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry)
(common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast)
(brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows)
(dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song)
(European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins)
(small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump)
(small Old World songbird with a reddish breast)
(in some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers)
(alternative classification for the Old World warblers)
(very small North American and South American warblers)
(a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets)
(small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice)
(European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch)
(American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch)
(small active brownish or grayish Old World birds)
(small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown)
(grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts)
(Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller)
(European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage)
(small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa)
(small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds)
(tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest)
(any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae)
(small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song)
(type genus of the Parulidae: wood warblers)
(small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America)
(yellow wood warbler with a black crown)
(any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing)
(flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail)
(North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black)
(black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat)
(common warbler of western North America)
(North American warbler having a black-and-white head)
(American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds)
(American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground)
(brownish North American warbler found near streams)
(small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat)
(any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area)
(velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail)
(American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks)
(American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow)
(a genus of passerine birds including the meadowlarks)
(North American yellow-breasted songbirds)
(black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics)
(any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black)
(long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage)
(North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall)
(North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests)
(North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings)
(mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black)
(bright yellow songbird with black wings)
(greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits)
(gregarious birds native to the Old World)
(type genus of the Sturnidae: common starlings)
(gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide)
(only the rose-colored starlings; in some classifications considered a separate genus)
(glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian)
(dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia)
(glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech)
(crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay)
(type genus of the Corvidae: crows and ravens)
(large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail)
(common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow)
(common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery)
(a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage)
(type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays)
(fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings)
(common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast)
(gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery)
(a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona)
(nutcracker of the western United States)
(long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call)
(Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae)
(black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies)
(type genus of the Cracticidae: Australian butcherbirds)
(large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns)
(bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call)
(in some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows)
(crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged)
(and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects)
(small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere)
(common American wren that nests around houses)
(a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes)
(American wren that inhabits tall reed beds)
(small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows)
(wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico)
(large United States wren with a musical call)
(alternative classifications for the cactus wrens)
(large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico)
(sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers)
(type genus of the family Mimidae: mockingbirds)
(long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds)
(North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing)
(thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs)
(common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage)
(alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens)
(birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens)
(any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees)
(common American brown creeper with down-curved bill)
(common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill)
(wall creepers; in some classifications placed in family Sittidae)
(crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa)
(any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects)
(bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests)
(bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America)
(any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America)
(crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States)
(southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller)
(widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head)
(active gray titmice of western North America)
(small brown bird of California resembling a wren)
(very small yellow-headed titmouse of western North America)
(a family of birds of the suborder Oscines)
(type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds)
(fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies)
(small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)
(common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.)
(North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls)
(of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities)
(bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities)
(any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)
(common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses)
(swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks)
(large North American martin of which the male is blue-black)
(Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow)
(any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males)
(the male is bright red with black wings and tail)
(of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red)
(of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow)
(common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals)
(type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes)
(shrikes that impale their prey on thorns)
(butcherbird of northern North American)
(of western North America; gray with white underparts)
(common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands)
(of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley)
(any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females)
(of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green)
(small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom)
(a water ouzel of western North America)
(small insectivorous American songbirds)
(any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color)
(of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts)
(of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body)
(common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head)
(brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips)
(widely distributed over temperate North America)
(large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing)
(term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes)
(any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals)
(chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures)
(in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes)
(hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)
(diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail)
(male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon)
(large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry)
(small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa)
(bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight)
(nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry)
(dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail)
(large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers)
(North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders)
(a common European bird of prey; dull brown with white-streaked underparts)
(Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles)
(any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals)
(a genus including the common European kits)
(dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion)
(graceful North American black-and-white kite)
(a genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds)
(gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions)
(a genus of haws comprising the harriers)
(hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals)
(Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions)
(common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land)
(any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles)
(a family of birds of the order Falconiformes)
(diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
(a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry)
(female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon)
(large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases)
(small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind)
(small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry)
(small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds)
(any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America)
(widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail)
(any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight)
(large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America)
(large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck)
(brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia)
(large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body)
(any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish)
(found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific)
(bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland)
(large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years)
(any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion)
(in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae)
(any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia)
(large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings)
(in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae)
(the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill)
(small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia)
(of southern Eurasia and northern Africa)
(large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles)
(condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures)
(large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures)
(type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures)
(common in South America and Central America and southern United States)
(largest flying birds in the western hemisphere)
(usually restricted to the Andean condor)
(large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff)
(containing solely the California condor)
(North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct)
(American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard)
(usually containing only the king vulture)
(large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America; have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck)
(nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes)
(a family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes)
(large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia)
(reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes)
(large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown)
(small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle)
(any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call)
(a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest)
(any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching)
(gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere)
(slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts)
(type and only genus of the family Tytonidae)
(mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control)
(frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians)
(cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form)
(earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Pennsylvania)
(fossil amphibian of the Devonian having well-developed forelimbs; found in Pennsylvania)
(second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Greenland)
(early tetrapod amphibian found in Greenland)
(any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed)
(European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots)
(small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia)
(red terrestrial form of a common North American newt)
(any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America)
(newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California)
(newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat)
(a newt in its terrestrial stage of development)
(small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander)
(brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States)
(glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots)
(widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches)
(larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing)
(any of several large aquatic salamanders)
(large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders)
(large salamander of North American rivers and streams)
(giant salamanders; in some classifications included in the genus Cryptobranchus)
(large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia)
(European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills)
(aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills)
(large and small highly aquatic salamanders)
(salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year)
(large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America)
(small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest)
(small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults)
(mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water)
(common salamander of eastern North America)
(salamander of the Pacific coast of North America)
(common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or grayish-black)
(any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes)
(yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands)
(any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States)
(any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces)
(primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area)
(similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses)
(aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States)
(eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills)
(any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species)
(a family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs)
(insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs)
(wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce)
(common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots)
(largest North American frog; highly aquatic with a deep-pitched voice)
(similar to bullfrog; found in or near marshes and ponds; of United States and Canada)
(mountain frog found near water; of United States northwest to California)
(largest living frog; up to a foot and weighing up to 10 lbs; Africa)
(a meadow frog of eastern North America)
(Mexican frog found within a jump of two or water)
(a common semiterrestrial European frog)
(New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae)
(toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal)
(small terrestrial frog of tropical America)
(of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark)
(type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae)
(large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog)
(any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes)
(family of one species of frog: tailed frog)
(type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family Leiopelmatidae)
(western North American frog with a tail-like copulatory organ)
(type and sole genus of the family Leiopelmatidae)
(primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet)
(tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin)
(type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds)
(largest known toad species; native to Central America; valuable destroyer of insect pests)
(common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops)
(Eurasian toad with variable chiefly green coloring)
(small green or yellow-green toad with small black bars and stripes)
(of high Sierra Nevada meadows and forest borders)
(nocturnal burrowing toad of mesquite woodland and prairies of the United States southwest)
(a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States)
(of a great variety of habitats from southern Alaska to Baja California west of the Rockies)
(family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue)
(European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch)
(similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians)
(toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside)
(burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot)
(of plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountains)
(arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America)
(small brown tree toad having a shrill call heard near wetlands of eastern United States and Canada in early spring)
(most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America)
(small chiefly ground dweller that stays within easy jumping distance of water; of United States southwest and northern Mexico)
(either of two frogs with a clicking call)
(any of several small North American frogs having a loud call)
(terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of the United States southwest)
(narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide)
(primarily tropical narrow-mouthed toads)
(small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America)
(small toad of southeastern United States)
(almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America)
(a South American toad; incubates its young in pits in the skin of its back)
(in some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae)
(an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae)
(a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals)
(an order of amphibians including caecilians)
(coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians)
(any of the small slender limbless burrowing wormlike amphibians of the order Gymnophiona; inhabit moist soil in tropical regions)
(extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic)
(an amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia)
(formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous")
(in former classifications a division of Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia)
(formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate)
(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)
(any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms)
(oldest known reptiles: turtles; extinct Permian forms)
(primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles)
(reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye)
(used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria)
(any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming)
(any of various large turtles with limbs modified into flippers; widely distributed in warm seas)
(large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup)
(very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open seas)
(gray sea turtle of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America)
(olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans)
(pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell)
(type genus of the Dermochelyidae: leatherback turtles)
(wide ranging marine turtle with flexible leathery carapace; largest living turtle)
(large aggressive freshwater turtle with powerful jaws)
(large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water; prone to bite)
(large species having three ridges on its back; found in southeastern United States)
(bottom-dwelling freshwater turtle inhabiting muddy rivers of North America and Central America)
(small freshwater turtle having a strong musky odor)
(any of various edible North American web-footed turtles living in fresh or brackish water)
(of marshes along Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States)
(freshwater turtle of Chesapeake bay tributaries having red markings on the lower shell)
(freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets)
(large river turtle of the southern United States and northern Mexico)
(chiefly terrestrial turtle of North America; shell can be closed tightly)
(primarily a prairie turtle of western United States and northern Mexico)
(freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States)
(usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica)
(small land tortoise of southern Europe)
(very large tortoises of the Galapagos and Seychelles islands)
(burrowing edible land tortoise of southeastern North America)
(possible new genus for desert and Texas tortoises based on recent research)
(burrowing tortoise of the arid western United States and northern Mexico; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates)
(close relative to the desert tortoise; may be reclassified as a member of genus Xerobates)
(voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin; can inflict painful bites)
(river turtle of western United States with a warty shell; prefers quiet water)
(river turtle of Mississippi basin; prefers running water)
(diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras)
(tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic)
(coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras)
(only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand)
(true lizards; including chameleons and geckos)
(any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs)
(relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail)
(any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless)
(having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail)
(any of several geckos with dard bands across the body and differing from typical geckos in having movable eyelids; of United States southwest and gulf coast to Florida)
(type genus of the Pygopodidae; snake-shaped pleurodont lizard with no forelimbs and only rudimentary hind limbs)
(lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males)
(large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back; used as human food in Central America and South America)
(shore-dwelling seaweed-eating lizard of the Galapagos Islands)
(small long-tailed lizard of arid areas of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico)
(rock-dwelling herbivorous lizard of arid parts of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(swift lizard with long black-banded tail and long legs; of deserts of United States and Mexico)
(with long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico)
(any of several slender lizards without external ear openings: of plains of western United States and Mexico)
(any of several robust long-tailed lizards with collars of two dark bands; of central and western United States and northern Mexico)
(any of several large lizards with many dark spots; of western United States and northern Mexico)
(any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales; of North America and Central America)
(spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico)
(common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks)
(small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia)
(a ground dweller that prefers open ground and scattered low bushes; of United States west between Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains)
(one of the most abundant lizards in the arid western United States)
(a climbing lizard of western United States and northern Mexico)
(insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America)
(small crested arboreal lizard able to run on its hind legs; of tropical America)
(small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizards with the ability to change skin color)
(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)
(small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young)
(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)
(found in western North American grasslands and open woodlands)
(frequents oak and pine habitats in rocky mountainous areas of United States southwest and Mexico)
(small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards)
(type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles)
(tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail)
(any of numerous very agile and alert New World lizards)
(very swift lizard of eastern and central United States)
(having distinct longitudinal stripes: of Colorado Plateau from Arizona to western Colorado)
(having longitudinal stripes overlaid with light spots; upland lizard of United States southwest and Mexico)
(active lizard having a network of dusky dark markings; of semiarid areas from Oregon and Idaho to Baja California)
(markings are darker and more marked than in western whiptail; from southeastern Colorado to eastern Chihuahua)
(large (to 3 feet) blackish yellow-banded South American lizard; raid henhouses; used as food)
(crocodile-like lizard of South America having powerful jaws for crushing snails and mussels)
(small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World)
(large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck)
(any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body)
(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)
(slim short-limbed lizard having a distinctive fold on each side that permits expansion; of western North America)
(type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms)
(small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind)
(snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail)
(type and sole genus of Xenosauridae: slender-bodied Mexican lizards having the upper surface covered with tiny granules and tubercles)
(degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards)
(a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo)
(any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards)
(type genus of the Helodermatidae; American venomous lizards)
(large orange and black lizard of southwestern United States; not dangerous unless molested)
(lizard with black and yellowish beadlike scales; of western Mexico)
(a common and widely distributed lizard of Europe and central Asia)
(a common Eurasian lizard about a foot long)
(Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria)
(lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue)
(type and sole extant genus of the Varanidae)
(any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles)
(the largest lizard in the world (10 feet); found on Indonesian islands)
(a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)
(extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)
(crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials)
(large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters)
(a dangerous crocodile widely distributed in Africa)
(estuarine crocodile of eastern Asia and Pacific islands)
(crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial)
(either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with with shorter broader snouts)
(large alligator of the southeastern United States)
(small alligator of the Yangtze valley of China having unwebbed digits)
(an alligator-like reptile of Central America and South America having a more heavily armored belly)
(caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina)
(large fish-eating Indian crocodilian with a long slender snout)
(any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era)
(extinct terrestrial reptiles having birdlike pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); bone-headed and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods))
(herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird)
(primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Argentina; early Triassic)
(primitive ornithischian dinosaur found in Brazil)
(armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs)
(quadrupedal armored herbivore of the Jurassic and Cretaceous)
(herbivorous ornithischian dinosaur with a row of bony plates along its back and a spiked tail probably used as a weapon)
(armored herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous)
(having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's)
(heavily armored and highly spiked dinosaur with semi-upright posture)
(includes bone-headed (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs)
(bone-headed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous)
(bipedal herbivorous dinosaurs with bony crowns)
(bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest bone-headed dinosaur ever found)
(any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with enormous beaked skulls; of the late Cretaceous in North America and Mongolia)
(huge ceratopsian dinosaur having three horns and the neck heavily armored with a very solid frill)
(an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous)
(most primitive genus of horned dinosaurs; early Cretaceous)
(primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind and short front limbs; may have been bipedal)
(widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon))
(duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous)
(any of numerous large bipedal ornithischian dinosaurs having a horny duck-like bill and webbed feet; may have been partly aquatic)
(genus of large duck-billed dinosaurs; late Cretaceous)
(one of the largest and most famous duck-billed dinosaurs)
(genus of duck-billed dinosaurs of late Cretaceous)
(duck-billed dinosaur with nasal passages that expand into a crest like a hollow helmet)
(duck-billed dinosaur from Canada found as a fossilized mummy with skin)
(a reptile genus of the suborder Euronithopoda)
(large duck-billed dinosaur of the Cretaceous period)
(massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail; common in Europe and northern Africa; early Cretaceous period)
(extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous))
(herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile)
(gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs))
(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)
(large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic)
(huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic)
(huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur; late Jurassic)
(a reptile genus of the suborder Sauropoda)
(huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail; of late Jurassic in western North America)
(herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous)
(genus of herbivorous dinosaurs flourishing during the Cretaceous in South America)
(amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the southern hemisphere)
(enormous dinosaur of the middle Cretaceous found in Argentina)
(huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina)
(genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs of Cretaceous found in western North America)
(huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America)
(carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous)
(any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs)
(primitive saurischian carnivorous dinosaurs)
(primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America)
(late Triassic carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs)
(one of the oldest known dinosaurs; late Triassic; cannibalistic)
(largest carnivorous land animals ever known)
(large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having huge claws)
(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)
(carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic)
(late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus)
(very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria)
(primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic)
(a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina)
(a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor)
(gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe)
(lightly built medium-sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes)
(small toothless saurischian dinosaurs; later Cretaceous period in Canada)
(small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportions)
(lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck)
(advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds)
(small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops; possibly related more closely to birds than to other dinosaurs)
(swift agile wolf-sized bipedal dinosaur having a large curved claw on each hind foot; of the Cretaceous)
(large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright 15-in slashing claw on each hind foot; early Cretaceous)
(authorities disagree over whether to classify the genus as bird or dinosaur)
(75-million-year-old turkey-sized long-legged fossil found in the Gobi Desert having birdlike fused wrist bones and keeled breastbone and a long tail resembling a dinosaur's; short 3-inch-long forelimbs end in a single claw instead of wings; classification as bird or dinosaur is in dispute)
(extinct reptiles of the Permian to Jurassic considered ancestral to mammals)
(extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull)
(extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic)
(probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals)
(shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles))
(a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth)
(a genus of reptiles of the division Cynodontia)
(extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period)
(intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals)
(large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America)
(a family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria)
(heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic)
(carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail)
(extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb)
(a reptile family in the order Pterosauria)
(extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic)
(presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds)
(any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs)
(later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres)
(an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius)
(extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs)
(a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria)
(extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous)
(extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming)
(limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous)
(nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species)
(mostly harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or aquatic snakes)
(any of various harmless North American snakes that were formerly believed to take tail in mouth and roll along like a hoop)
(small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States)
(a genus of reptiles of the family Colubridae including ringneck snakes)
(any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck)
(a genus of small colubrid snakes containing the North American hognose snakes)
(harmless North American snake with upturned nose; may spread its head and neck or play dead when disturbed)
(any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America)
(either of two North American chiefly insectivorous green snakes)
(slender fast-moving North American snakes)
(blackish racer of the eastern United States that grows to six feet)
(bluish-green blacksnake found from Ohio to Texas)
(any of several fast-moving North American snakes with long whiplike tails)
(a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail resembles a braided whip)
(a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides)
(both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States southwest)
(any of various nonvenomous rodent-eating snakes of North America and Asia)
(large harmless snake of southeastern United States; often on farms)
(large harmless shiny black North American snake)
(nocturnal burrowing snake of western United States with shiny tan scales)
(any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American burrowing snakes)
(bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows)
(any of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woods; now threatened)
(any of numerous nonvenomous North American constrictors; feed on other snakes and small mammals)
(widespread in United States except northern regions; black or brown with yellow bands)
(nonvenomous tan and brown king snake with an arrow-shaped occipital spot; southeastern ones have red stripes like coral snakes)
(any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes)
(a garter snake that is widespread in North America)
(slender yellow-striped North American garter snake; prefers wet places)
(yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics)
(secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States)
(small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America)
(in some classifications placed in genus Haldea; small reddish-gray snake of eastern North America)
(any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water)
(in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia; western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water)
(any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters)
(harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England)
(harmless woodland snake of southeastern United States)
(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)
(small secretive ground-dwelling snake; found from central United States to Argentina)
(slender arboreal snake found from southern Arizona to Bolivia)
(mildly venomous snake with a lyre-shaped mark on the head; found in rocky areas from southwestern United States to Central America)
(of desert regions of southwestern North America)
(nocturnal prowler of western United States and Mexico)
(wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial eyes)
(blind snakes of Asia and Africa and Americas)
(burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States)
(large dark-blue nonvenomous snake that invades burrows; found in southern North America and Mexico)
(any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils)
(any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs)
(very large boa of tropical America and West Indies)
(boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape)
(boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States)
(large arboreal boa of tropical South America)
(Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae)
(in some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas)
(Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back)
(of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world)
(very large python of tropical and southern Africa)
(cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes)
(any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres)
(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)
(ranges from Central America to southeastern United States)
(ranges from Central America to southwestern United States)
(any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia)
(small widely distributed arboreal snake of southern Africa banded in black and orange)
(small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red)
(venomous but sluggish reddish-brown snake of Australia)
(venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood)
(cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death)
(aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness)
(large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja)
(highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet)
(arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal)
(southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite)
(venomous Australian snake resembling an adder)
(highly venomous brown-and-yellow snake of Australia and Tasmania)
(large semiaquatic snake of Australia; black above with red belly)
(brightly colored venomous but nonaggressive snake of southeastern Asia and Malay peninsula)
(sluggish krait banded with black and yellow)
(large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia)
(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)
(venomous Old World snakes characterized by hollow venom-conducting fangs in the upper jaw)
(small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia)
(of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder)
(large African viper that inflates its body when alarmed)
(large heavy-bodied brilliantly marked and extremely venomous west African viper)
(highly venomous viper of northern Africa and southwestern Asia having a horny spine above each eye)
(New World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the head)
(common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States)
(venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States)
(loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail)
(pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken)
(large rattlesnakes; seldom bite unless startled or pursuing prey)
(large deadly rattlesnake with diamond-shaped markings)
(widely distributed in rugged ground of eastern United States)
(widely distributed between the Mississippi and the Rockies)
(small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve)
(largest and most dangerous North American snake; of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(mountain rock dweller of Mexico and most southern parts of United States southwest)
(having irregularly cross-banded back; of arid foothills and canyons of southern Arizona and Mexico)
(extremely dangerous; most common in areas of scattered scrubby growth; from Mojave Desert to western Texas and into Mexico)
(markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of sw Arizona and Baja California)
(pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians)
(large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America)
(beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles))
(the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food)
(the dead and rotting body of an animal)
(jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)
(invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
(an extinct arthropod that was abundant in Palaeozoic times; had an exoskeleton divided into three parts)
(either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing)
(any part of the mouth of an insect or other arthropod especially one adapted to a specific way of feeding)
(a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings)
(air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs)
(spider-like arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs)
(arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous sting)
(small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion)
(minute arachnid sometimes found in old papers)
(nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin stingless tail)
(large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed)
(predatory arachnid that usually has silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey)
(orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(the type genus of Argiopidae; small genus of orb-weaving spiders)
(a widely distributed North American garden spider)
(a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders)
(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'")
(spider having a comb-like row of bristles on each hind foot)
(venomous New World spider; the female is black with an hourglass-shaped red mark on the underside of the abdomen)
(large hairy tropical spider that can inflict painful but not highly venomous bites)
(ground spider that hunts its prey instead of using a web)
(large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement))
(American spider that constructs a silk-lined nest with a hinged lid)
(any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals)
(ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head)
(a northeastern tick now recognized as same species as Ixodes scapularis)
(a tick that usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to dusky-footed wood rats)
(feeds on dusky-footed wood rat and bites humans; principal vector for Lyme disease in western United States especially northern California)
(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))
(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)
(bites humans; a vector for Lyme disease spirochete)
(usually does not bite humans; transmits Lyme disease spirochete to cottontail rabbits and wood rats)
(vectors of important diseases of man and animals)
(common tick that can transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia)
(tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head)
(any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods)
(very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks)
(mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods)
(mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates)
(type genus of the family Trombiculidae)
(larval mite that sucks the blood of vertebrates including human beings causing intense irritation)
(type genus of the family Sarcoptidae: itch mites)
(whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals; "itch mites cause scabies")
(any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit)
(web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees)
(small web-spinning mite; a serious orchard pest)
(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)
(general term for any terrestrial arthropod having an elongated body composed of many similar segments: e.g. centipedes and millipedes)
(an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs)
(small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede)
(minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops)
(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 needle-like piercing organs connected with the pharynx)
(an arthropod of the division Tardigrada)
(arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes)
(chiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs the foremost being modified into poison fangs)
(long-legged centipede common in damp places as e.g. cellars)
(small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs)
(small extremely elongate earth-living centipedes)
(type genus of the Geophilidae: a cosmopolitan genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs)
(arthropods having the body composed of numerous double somites each with two pairs of legs: millipedes)
(any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs)
(any of various small spider-like marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs)
(used in some classifications; includes the orders Xiphosura and Eurypterida)
(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)
(horseshoe crab of the coast of eastern Asia)
(extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic)
(large extinct scorpion-like arthropod considered related to horseshoe crabs)
(wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals)
(pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins)
(heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds)
(a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
(an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled))
(English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters)
(small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl)
(any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting)
(Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs)
(common domestic birds and related forms)
(small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl)
(a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl)
(a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl)
(young bird especially of domestic fowl)
(the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds)
(a young domestic cock; not older than one year)
(a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk)
(young hen usually less than a year old)
(American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken)
(American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs)
(English breed of large white-skinned chickens)
(type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys)
(large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)
(a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey)
(wild turkey of Central America and northern South America)
(popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet)
(grouse of which the male is bluish-black)
(large northern European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail)
(large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage)
(reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain)
(type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercaillies)
(North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles)
(large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America)
(valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada)
(large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America)
(brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies)
(the most common variety of prairie chicken)
(a smaller prairie chicken of western Texas)
(any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food)
(large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food)
(a genus of guans (turkey-like arboreal birds valued as game and food birds))
(genus of large crested guans (the piping guans))
(slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds)
(large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs)
(Australian mound bird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds)
(black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea)
(Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches)
(a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae)
(type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants)
(large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere)
(common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring)
(large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant)
(brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia)
(a popular North American game bird; named for its call)
(a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States)
(small game bird with a rounded body and small tail)
(brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia)
(genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family)
(very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird)
(male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots)
(plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon)
(brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head)
(small Old World gallinaceous game birds)
(common western European partridge with red legs)
(of mountainous areas of southern Europe)
(mountain quail of western United States)
(California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail)
(guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar)
(a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world)
(type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins)
(crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings)
(heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds)
(sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires)
(a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes)
(extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons)
(extinct flightless bird related to the dodo)
(wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs)
(one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out)
(type genus of the Columbidae: typical pigeons)
(pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended)
(wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon)
(Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck)
(the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing)
(grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged)
(wild dove of the United States having a mournful call)
(domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food)
(fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet)
(pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground)
(a homing pigeon used to carry messages)
(gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct)
(pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young)
(sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers)
(Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly)
(an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets)
(usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds)
(coextensive with the order Psittaciformes)
(type genus of the Psittacidae: usually restricted to the African gray)
(commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa)
(mainly green tropical American parrots)
(long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central America and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots)
(large brownish-green New Zealand parrot)
(white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds)
(white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest)
(white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage)
(small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head)
(small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates)
(small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits)
(any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots)
(extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States)
(small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors)
(birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos))
(any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail)
(common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds)
(North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young)
(speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas)
(Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw)
(Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant)
(rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies)
(term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes)
(chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes)
(Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers)
(common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back)
(Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms)
(a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves)
(nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish)
(small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage)
(a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae)
(grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest)
(a large kingfisher widely distributed in warmer parts of the Old World)
(Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry)
(colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees)
(bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers)
(any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill)
(pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings)
(type and only genus of the family Phoeniculidae)
(tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest)
(a family of birds of the order Coraciiformes)
(tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage)
(tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill)
(nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight)
(swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes)
(small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight)
(common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs)
(American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys)
(swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest)
(birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees)
(tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight)
(any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill)
(mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects)
(large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States)
(American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage)
(mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker)
(insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth)
(type and sole genus of the family Steatornithidae)
(nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter)
(woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans)
(any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood)
(bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects)
(small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill)
(large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail)
(southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck)
(western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail)
(large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct)
(black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck)
(small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees)
(eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen)
(Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck)
(small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers)
(small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings)
(brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers)
(small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae)
(tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage)
(brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak)
(coextensive with the order Trogoniformes)
(forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails)
(large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage)
(very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala)
(wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water)
(swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks)
(used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae)
(small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs)
(any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food)
(any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling)
(type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks)
(wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed)
(dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada)
(any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America)
(common teal of Eurasia and North America)
(freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals)
(American widgeon the male of which has a white crown)
(freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill)
(long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers)
(Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill)
(reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America)
(small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage)
(large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions)
(North American wild duck valued for sport and food)
(heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head)
(North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head)
(diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill)
(large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male)
(common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads)
(an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard))
(showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees)
(showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated)
(large crested wild duck of Central America and South America; widely domesticated)
(any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser)
(duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females)
(large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere)
(a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States)
(mergansers and closely related diving birds)
(large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges)
(common merganser of Europe and North America)
(common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander)
(widely distributed merganser of America and Europe)
(smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia)
(small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head)
(web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)
(very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag)
(common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds)
(North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter)
(small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward)
(common grayish-brown wild goose of North America)
(European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north)
(used in some classifications for the swans)
(large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans)
(stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult)
(soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated)
(common Old World swan noted for its whooping call)
(swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds)
(North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note)
(Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper)
(large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry)
(large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill)
(gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call)
(type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers)
(screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead)
(distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head)
(largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina)
(warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female)
(any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk)
(animals that nourish their young with milk)
(any mammal with prominent tusks (especially an elephant or wild boar))
(primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea)
(coextensive with the subclass Prototheria)
(the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria)
(type genus of the family Tachyglossidae)
(burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites)
(type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae)
(small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae)
(generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals)
(primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas)
(coextensive with the subclass Metatheria)
(mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried)
(nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America)
(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)
(small marsupials of southern South America)
(type genus of the family Caenolestidae)
(terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews)
(any of various agile rat-like terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous)
(bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit)
(any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail)
(type genus of the family Macropodidae: typical kangaroos and wallabies)
(very large grayish-brown Australian kangaroo formerly abundant in open wooded areas)
(any of various small or medium-sized kangaroos often brightly colored)
(small Australian wallaby that resembles a hare and has persistent teeth)
(small wallabies with a horny nail on the tip of the tail)
(slender long-legged Australian wallabies living in caves and rocky areas)
(small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea)
(arboreal wallabies of New Guinea and northern Australia having hind and forelegs of similar length)
(small kangaroo of northeastern Australia)
(any of several rabbit-sized rat-like Australian kangaroos)
(small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails)
(type genus of the family Phalangeridae: cuscuses)
(woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia)
(nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body)
(sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with gray furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark)
(burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger)
(dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils)
(small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
(type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats)
(any of several more or less arboreal marsupials somewhat resembling martens)
(carnivorous arboreal catlike marsupials of Australia and Tasmania)
(rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct)
(small ferocious carnivorous marsupial having a mostly black coat and long tail)
(any of numerous small sharp-nosed insectivorous marsupials superficially resembling mice or rats)
(small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct)
(type genus of the family Notoryctidae: comprising solely the marsupial mole)
(small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole)
(all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
(mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials)
(not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit)
(mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle)
(mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull')
(young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo)
(mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope))
(mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck')
(small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals)
(small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet)
(amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose)
(mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur)
(slender mole having a long snout and tail)
(grayish-black shrew mole of the United States and Canada)
(small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles)
(type genus of the family Soricidae: shrews)
(commonest shrew of moist habitats in North America)
(North American shrew with tail less than half its body length)
(any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams)
(widely distributed Old World water shrew)
(small brown shrew of grassy regions of eastern United States)
(type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs)
(small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines)
(small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog)
(type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs)
(prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms)
(type genus of the family Potamogalidae: otter shrews)
(amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter)
(posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl)
(a forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds)
(layer of cells that secretes the chitinous cuticle in e.g. arthropods)
(the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
(down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds)
(a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds)
(one of the long curved tail feathers of a rooster)
(feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape)
(tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing)
(downy feathers of marabou storks used for trimming garments)
(the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft)
(one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather)
(membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals)
(long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants)
(a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl)
(growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal)
(coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals)
(dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel))
(thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair)
(a part lying on the lower side or underneath an animal's body; "the warbler has a white throat and underparts"; "a woodland mouse with white underparts")
(outer coat of especially sheep and yaks)
(long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck)
(a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears)
(a filamentous projection or process on an organism)
(a slender flexible animal appendage as on barnacles or crinoids or many insects; often tactile)
(a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin)
(any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish)
(a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog)
(small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects)
(a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect)
(a slender bristlelike or tubular process; "a cartilaginous style")
(small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade)
(a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane)
(a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid worm)
(a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat)
(hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism)
(a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted)
(tough natural covering of some organisms)
(tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant)
(a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals)
(scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish)
(a protective structure resembling a scale)
(large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle)
(hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods)
(a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head)
(hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles)
((zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside)
(the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc)
(a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins)
(the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite)
(ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles)
(outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects)
(a hard protective sheath as secreted by certain protoctists e.g.)
(the saclike body cavity of a coelenterate)
(any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
(any of various invertebrate animals resembling a plant such as a sea anemone or coral or sponge)
(multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera)
(coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges)
(primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies)
(any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum)
(any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body)
(sponges with 6-rayed siliceous spicules; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers)
(a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae)
(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)
(multicellular animals having cells differentiated into tissues and organs and usually a digestive cavity and nervous system)
(any animal of the subkingdom Metazoa; all animals except protozoans and sponges)
(hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)
(radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms)
(the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates)
(one of two forms that coelenterates take e.g. a hydra or coral: usually sedentary and has a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth)
(one of two forms that coelenterates take: is the free-swimming sexual stage in the life cycle of a coelenterate and has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles)
(coelenterates in which the polyp stage is absent or at least inconspicuous: jellyfishes)
(any of numerous usually marine and free-swimming coelenterates that constitute the sexually reproductive forms of hydrozoans and scyphozoans)
(any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle)
(coelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes)
(colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant)
(small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp)
(a floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored)
(small creatures resembling pieces of fuzzy rope; each with a cluster of swimming bells serving as the head and long elastic tentacles for drawing in prey)
(large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles)
(colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long)
(large siphonophore of up to 50 ft long)
(sessile hydroid that forms feathery colonies)
(feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps)
(no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals)
(sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)
(marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton)
(a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools)
(corals and sea anemones having eight branches)
(type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens)
(fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies)
(marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs)
(corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton)
(corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton)
(corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry)
(corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands)
(massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface)
(coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals)
(large branching coral resembling antlers)
(flattened disk-shaped stony coral usually solitary)
(comb jellies; sea acorns; a small phylum formerly considered a class of Coelenterata)
(comb-plate or locomotor organ consisting of a row of strong cilia whose bases are fused)
(biradially symmetrical hermaphroditic solitary marine animals resembling jellyfishes having for locomotion eight rows of cilia arranged like teeth in a comb)
(ctenophores lacking tentacles; comprises one genus: Beroe)
(delicately iridescent thimble-shaped ctenophores)
(ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles)
(ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body)
(ctenophore having a rounded body with longitudinal rows of cilia)
(ctenophore having short tentacles; one family)
(coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body)
(ctenophore having a ribbon-shaped iridescent gelatinous body)
(ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes)
(ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore)
(any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae)
(worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes)
(any of various insects or larvae or mollusks that bore into wood)
(phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms)
(any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines)
(arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms)
(any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth)
(chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms)
(marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader body and only one pair of lateral fins)
(encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm)
(parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)
(free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts)
(parasitic flatworms (including flukes))
(parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host)
(tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage)
(flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans)
(fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia)
(type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes)
(flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals)
(ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates)
(tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals)
(type genus of the family Taeniidae: tapeworms)
(tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host)
(soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract)
(slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering; lives on the deep ocean bottom)
(minute aquatic multicellular organisms having a ciliated wheel-like organ for feeding and locomotion; constituents of freshwater plankton)
(unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms)
(one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems)
(unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic)
(large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates)
(type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth)
(intestinal parasite of humans and pigs)
(small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children)
(any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms)
(minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar)
(parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles)
(parasitic blood-sucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts)
(slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects)
(type genus of the family Dracunculidae)
(parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates)
(segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)
(worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally)
(small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae)
(hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body)
(terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)
(small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches)
(type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker)
(chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)
(marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait)
(any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back)
(marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies)
(type genus of Terebellidae; tube-forming marine polychete worms with many filamentous tentacles)
(genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms)
(a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait)
(hermaphroditic aquatic or terrestrial or parasitic annelids)
(carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end)
(large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting)
(any of several large freshwater leeches)
(gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons)
(invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell)
(small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells)
(any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing)
(a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes)
(any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior)
(an abalone found near the Channel Islands)
(scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere)
(any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines)
(any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip)
(land snails including the common edible snail and some pests)
(freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell)
(any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests)
(serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)
(any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell)
(any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids)
(operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell)
(having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum)
(gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area)
(ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters)
(large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell)
(tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells)
(marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires)
(type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles)
(any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas)
(type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets)
(type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets)
(marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex)
(type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet)
(minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants)
(gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares)
(comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug)
(any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body)
(naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles)
(common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America)
(marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell)
(large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails)
(type genus of the physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails)
(large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb)
(family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries)
(type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries)
(any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells)
(cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa)
(cowrie whose shell is used for ornament)
(comb-like respiratory structure serving as the gill of certain mollusks)
(one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike structures on the back of the nudibranch (and other related mollusks) that serve as gills)
(deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle)
(small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura)
(primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates)
(tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface)
(marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)
(burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud)
(an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe)
(type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells)
(a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw)
(a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America; weighs up to six pounds; has siphons that can extend to several feet and cannot be withdrawn into the shell)
(marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell)
(type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams)
(giant clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific weighing up to 500 pounds)
(somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks)
(type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles)
(common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs)
(marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
(a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation)
(small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island)
(a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay)
(common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America)
(tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls)
(type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters)
(thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched)
(marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell)
(type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams)
(marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface)
(marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.)
(type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels)
(marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones)
(dark-shelled edible mussel that lives attached to rocks)
(bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States)
(the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl)
(mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth)
(inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels)
(edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions)
(type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops)
(a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America)
(a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America)
(wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells)
(giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America)
(type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks)
(marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells)
(octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus)
(marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles)
(type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae)
(cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions)
(comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish))
(eight-armed cephalopod lacking an internal shell)
(bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles)
(represented solely by the genus Argonauta)
(type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus)
(cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells)
(cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones)
(widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins)
(extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins)
(largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long))
(ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell)
(coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications)
(genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites)
(a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral)
(order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas)
(family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods)
(a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae)
(a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food)
(thick-walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food)
(class of mandibulate arthropods including: lobsters; crabs; shrimps; woodlice; barnacles; decapods; water fleas)
(any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton)
(one of a pair of glands (believed to have excretory functions) in some crustaceans near the base of the large antennae)
(largest subclass of Crustacea including most of the well-known marine, freshwater, and terrestrial crustaceans: crabs; lobsters; shrimps; sow bugs; beach flies)
(lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns)
(crustaceans characteristically having five pairs of locomotor appendages each joined to a segment of the thorax)
(an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface)
(decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers)
(large edible crab of S coat of United States especially Florida)
(edible crab that has not recently molted and so has a hard shell)
(edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell)
(small edible crab of Pacific coast of North America)
(crab of eastern coast of North America)
(large red deep-water crab of the eastern coast of North America)
(marine crab with some legs flattened and fringed for swimming)
(brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(bluish edible crab of Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America)
(burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male)
(type genus of the family Pinnotheridae: pea crabs)
(tiny soft-bodied crab living commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve mollusks)
(tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters)
(large edible crab of northern Pacific waters especially along the coasts of Alaska and Japan)
(any of numerous crabs with very long legs and small triangular bodies)
(type genus of the Majidae; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)
(any of several edible marine crustaceans of the families Homaridae and Nephropsidae and Palinuridae)
(large edible marine crustaceans having large pincers on the first pair of legs)
(type genus of the family Homaridae: common edible lobsters)
(in some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae)
(edible European lobster resembling the American lobster but slenderer)
(large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters)
(small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster)
(type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish)
(small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America)
(common large crayfishes of eastern North America)
(small soft-bodied marine crustaceans living in cast-off shells of gastropods)
(small slender-bodied chiefly marine decapod crustaceans with a long tail and single pair of pincers; many species are edible)
(small shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelae)
(type genus of the family Palaemonidae; widely distributed genus)
(shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible)
(large (a foot or more) edible freshwater prawn common in Australian rivers)
(in former classifications a division of Malacostraca; superseded by the orders Mysidacea and Euphausiacea)
(small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill)
(shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans; major source of food for e.g. baleen whales)
(shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs)
(tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages)
(crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore)
(any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling)
(any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats)
(small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball)
(type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball)
(terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow))
(small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp)
(small amphipod crustaceans that hop like fleas; common on ocean beaches)
(small amphipod crustacean having a grotesque form suggestive of the praying mantis; found chiefly on seaweed)
(amphipod crustacean parasitic on cetaceans)
(in some older classifications includes the Branchiopoda and Copepoda and Ostracoda and Cirripedia; no longer in technical use)
(primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas)
(aquatic crustaceans typically having a carapace and many pairs of leaflike appendages used for swimming as well as respiration and feeding)
(minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell; moves about like a flea by means of hairy branched antennae)
(small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps)
(small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back)
(small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace)
(type genus of the family Triopidae: small crustaceans with a small third median eye)
(minute planktonic or parasitic crustaceans)
(minute marine or fresh-water crustaceans usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax; some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish)
(minute crustaceans forming food for right whales)
(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)
(copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes)
(tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell)
(marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces)
(barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones)
(stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers)
(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)
(any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms)
(type genus of Peripatidae; onychophorans of chiefly New World tropical regions)
(type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiatic and African tropical regions)
(any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)
(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)
(large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage)
(type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks)
(the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill)
(Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below)
(large Indian stork with a military gait)
(large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments)
(stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip)
(large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America)
(large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle)
(a genus of storks of the family Ciconiidae now including only the American wood ibis)
(American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics)
(type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills)
(large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe)
(wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills)
(African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians)
(wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon)
(pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa)
(tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill)
(large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes)
(herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns)
(gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill)
(type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons)
(large American heron having bluish-gray plumage)
(large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys)
(any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season)
(small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere)
(widely distributed Old World white egret)
(the common American egret; a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus)
(small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals)
(night heron of both Old and New Worlds)
(tropical American heron related to night herons)
(relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes)
(inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards)
(large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world)
(type genus of the Gruidae: typical cranes)
(rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call)
(genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the Western Hemisphere: courlan; limpkin)
(wading bird of South America and Central America)
(wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call)
(type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama)
(Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama)
(any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud)
(flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting)
(any of several short-billed Old World rails)
(common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields)
(any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens)
(North American dark bluish-gray gallinule)
(black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes)
(gallinules with showy purplish plumage)
(flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules)
(slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks)
(terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards)
(large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes)
(type genus of the Otididae: European bustard)
(small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail)
(type genus of the Turnicidae: button quail)
(small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains)
(a variety of button quail having stripes)
(small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains)
(type genus of the Psophiidae: trumpeters)
(large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated)
(trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil)
(large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life)
(a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.)
(shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews)
(term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii)
(any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
(any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers)
(type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers)
(American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry)
(rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia)
(plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots)
(large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs)
(migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food)
(common arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia)
(common turnstone of the Pacific coast or North America)
(sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
(any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers)
(sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North America and South America)
(small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions)
(large European sandpiper with greenish legs)
(a common Old World wading bird with long red legs)
(either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs)
(American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting)
(a sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere)
(Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew)
(small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates southward along sandy coasts in most of world)
(large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands)
(common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season)
(any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry)
(large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts)
(game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe)
(type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks)
(short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock)
(small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird)
(Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks)
(Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe)
(shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe)
(large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill)
(New World curlew that breeds in northern North America)
(large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill)
(major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)
(long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons)
(stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck)
(stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings)
(stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck)
(blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt)
(one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)
(long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia)
(web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings)
(type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets)
(long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill)
(black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.)
(small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics)
(type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes)
(phalarope of northern oceans and lakes)
(breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea)
(breeds on the northern great plains of Canada)
(Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers)
(type genus of the Glareolidae: the pratincoles)
(Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers)
(swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa)
(courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World)
(African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles)
(large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews)
(type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews)
(large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint)
(gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family)
(long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family)
(mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs)
(the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America)
(white gull having a black back and wings)
(white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick)
(small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe)
(small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail)
(common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage)
(coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers)
(type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers)
(gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food)
(rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey)
(type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers)
(large brown skua of the northern Atlantic)
(web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)
(black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas)
(any of several small auks of the northern Pacific coasts)
(type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill)
(black-and-white northern Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill)
(small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions)
(large large flightless auk of rocky islands off northern Atlantic coasts; extinct)
(a genus of birds including: guillemots)
(small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas)
(black-and-white diving bird of northern seas)
(any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills)
(common puffin of the northern Atlantic)
(northern Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye)
(large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms)
(large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes)
(coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes)
(type genus of the Podicipedidae: grebes)
(small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet)
(large Old World grebe with black ear tufts)
(large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck)
(small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States)
(American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill)
(pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants)
(large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet)
(large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish)
(large American pelican; white with black wing feathers)
(long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail)
(large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish)
(very large white gannet with black wing tips)
(small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both)
(type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae)
(large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish)
(fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill)
(blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions)
(mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land)
(flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins)
(short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers)
(medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica)
(large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle)
(the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin)
(type genus of the Spheniscidae: jackass penguins)
(small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call)
(small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand)
(petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels)
(large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas)
(large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight)
(very large albatross; white with wide black wings)
(a variety of albatross with black feet)
(relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land)
(large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin)
(large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas)
(heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions)
(long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves)
(small black-and-white shearwater common in the northeastern Atlantic)
(any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts)
(sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean)
(any of several small diving birds of southern hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks)
(whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals)
(large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals)
(any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head)
(baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks)
(whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water)
(large arctic whalebone whale; allegedly the `right' whale to hunt because of its valuable whalebone and oil)
(type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales)
(any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin)
(largest mammal ever known; bluish-gray migratory whalebone whale mostly of southern hemisphere)
(large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific)
(similar to but smaller than the finback whale)
(small finback of coastal waters of Atlantic and Pacific)
(large whalebone whale with long flippers noted for arching or humping its back as it dives)
(type and sole genus of the Eschrichtiidae)
(medium-sized grayish-black whale of the northern Pacific)
(toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales)
(any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.)
(large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris)
(small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America)
(very small (to 8 feet) sperm whale of central coasts of Atlantic and Pacific)
(beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae)
(any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw)
(northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead)
(any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
(black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one of the dolphins displayed at the Marinelands in California and in Florida)
(any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean)
(the most common dolphin of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; often kept captive and trained to perform)
(a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean)
(any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth)
(the common porpoise of the northern Atlantic and Pacific)
(a short porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California; an endangered species)
(slaty-gray blunt-nosed dolphin common in northern seas)
(predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas)
(small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school)
(any of several long-snouted usually freshwater dolphins of South America and southern Asia)
(small arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk)
(small northern whale that is white when adult)
(any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs)
(type and sole genus of the Trichechidae)
(sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded)
(a family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller's sea cow)
(type genus of the Dugongidae comprising only the dugongs)
(sirenian tusked mammal found from eastern Africa to Australia; the flat tail is bilobate)
(a genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow)
(extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea)
(cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia)
(terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb)
(an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances)
(aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers)
(any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions)
(silvery gray Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans)
(pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land; valued for its soft underfur)
(eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin)
(of Pacific coast of California and southward)
(of Pacific coast from Alaska southward to California)
(any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat)
(of the southern coast of South America)
(a variety of sea lion found in Australia)
(largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific)
(any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers)
(type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals)
(small spotted seal of coastal waters of the northern hemisphere)
(common arctic seal; the young are all white)
(either of two large northern Atlantic earless seals having snouts like trunks)
(medium-sized grayish to yellow seal with bristles each side of muzzle; of Arctic Ocean)
(medium-sized blackish-gray seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters)
(type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses)
(either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber)
(a walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters)
(a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific)
(in some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora)
(terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons)
(coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae)
(nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata)
(any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles)
(female of any member of the dog family)
(type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals)
(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")
(a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog)
(ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India)
(a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap)
(any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets)
(old breed of tiny short-coated dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization)
(breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat)
(breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat)
(a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle)
(a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese)
(British breed having a long silky coat and rounded head with a short upturned muzzle)
(red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel)
(a toy English spaniel with a black-and-tan coat; named after Charles II who popularized it)
(small slender toy spaniel with erect ears and a black-spotted brown to white coat)
(a powerful short-haired African hunting dog having a crest of reversed hair along the spine)
(any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)
(tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East)
(smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears)
(a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound)
(a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking)
(a very fast American hound; white mottled with bluish gray)
(large hound used in hunting wild boars)
(any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons)
(American breed of large powerful hound dogs used for hunting raccoons and other game)
(small long-bodied short-legged German breed of dog having a short sleek coat and long drooping ears; suited for following game into burrows)
(medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes)
(an American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually)
(an English breed slightly larger than the American foxhounds originally used to hunt in packs)
(a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits)
(a brindle-coated American hound used in hunting bears and wild boars)
(a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound)
(the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves)
(large breed of hound with a rough thick coat)
(a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog)
(a toy dog developed from the greyhound)
(small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England)
(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)
(breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy gray coat developed in Norway for hunting elk)
(hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters)
(old breed of tall swift keen-eyed hunting dogs resembling greyhounds; from Egypt and southwestern Asia)
(very large and tall rough-coated dog bred for hunting deer; known as the royal dog of Scotland)
(a large heavy hound formerly used in hunting stags and other large game; similar to but larger than a foxhound)
(large breed of hound having a smooth grayish coat; originated in Germany)
(any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground)
(a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers)
(English breed of strong stocky dog having a broad skull and smooth coat)
(American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat)
(a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb)
(small rough-coated terrier of British origin)
(an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-gray coat)
(medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat; developed in Ireland)
(English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry red-and-black-and-tan or grizzled coat and dropped ears)
(English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or gray or black-and-tan coat and erect ears)
(very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-gray and tan)
(any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats)
(breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in Manchester, England)
(small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes)
(breed of wire-haired terrier originally from the Lake District of England and used for hunting)
(wire-haired terrier resembling airedales but smaller; developed in Wales for hunting)
(a Welsh terrier first bred in Sealyham)
(breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire)
(small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland)
(small grayish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn)
(a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears)
(small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings)
(old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs)
(old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears)
(breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails)
(Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat)
(Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs; native to the Isle of Skye)
(selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat)
(Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle)
(small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland)
(a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs)
(a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns)
(a gun dog trained to locate or retrieve birds)
(a dog accustomed to water and usually trained to retrieve waterfowl)
(a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game)
(an English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water)
(an English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water)
(an English breed having a long silky golden coat)
(breed originally from Labrador having a short black or golden-brown coat)
(American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan)
(a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points game)
(liver or liver-and-white hunting dog developed in Germany; 3/4 pointer and 1/4 bloodhound)
(a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point)
(Hungarian hunting dog resembling the Weimaraner but having a rich deep red coat)
(an English breed having a plumed tail and a soft silky coat that is chiefly white)
(an Irish breed with a chestnut-brown or mahogany-red coat)
(a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat)
(any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears)
(tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat)
(a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair)
(large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel)
(a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white)
(a breed having typically a black-and-white coat)
(a red-and-white breed slightly smaller than the English springer spaniel)
(a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in England)
(an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat)
(any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl)
(breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat)
(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)
(breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat; originated in Holland but largely developed in France)
(any of several breeds of usually large powerful dogs bred to work as draft animals and guard and guide dogs)
(long-established Hungarian breed of tall light-footed but sturdy white dog; used also as a hunting dog)
(a watchdog trained to attack on command)
(breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium)
(any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep)
(hardy working dog developed in Belgium for herding sheep)
(black-coated sheepdog with a heavily plumed tail)
(old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat)
(an Australian sheepdog with pointed ears)
(Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog; used also as guard dog)
(large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain)
(small sheepdog developed in the Shetland Islands and resembling a collie)
(a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland)
(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)
(rough-coated breed used originally in Belgium for herding and guarding cattle)
(German breed of large vigorous short-haired cattle dogs)
(breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind)
(any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking)
(any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped)
(medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog)
(small German version of a Doberman pinscher)
(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)
(a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany)
(an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog)
(large powerful breed developed by crossing the bulldog and the mastiff)
(very large powerful rough-coated dog native to central Asia)
(a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting)
(small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head)
(very large powerful smooth-coated breed of dog)
(dog trained to assist the deaf by signaling the occurrence of certain sounds)
(a Swiss alpine breed of large powerful thick-coated dog used as a rescue dog)
(a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders)
(a dog trained to draw a sled usually in a team)
(breed of sled dog developed in northeastern Siberia; they resemble the larger Alaskan malamutes)
(a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia)
(European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle)
(small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark)
(small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle)
(a large dog (usually with a golden coat) produced by crossing a St Bernard and a Newfoundland)
(breed of very large heavy usually black dogs developed in Newfoundland; highly intelligent and vigorous swimmers)
(bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland)
(any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail)
(Siberian breed of white or cream dog of the spitz family)
(breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz type)
(breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China)
(a spitz-type dog having a shaggy grayish coat and tightly curled tail originating in Holland)
(breed of various very small compact wiry-coated dogs of Belgian origin having a short bearded muzzle)
(a variety of Brussels griffon having a short smooth coat)
(either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head)
(the smaller and straight-legged variety of corgi having pointed ears and a short tail)
(slightly bow-legged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail)
(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)
(any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico)
(any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs)
(brindled gray wolf of forested northern regions of North America)
(wolf of arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail)
(reddish-gray wolf of southwestern North America)
(small wolf native to western North America)
(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)
(any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves)
(wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia)
(fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs)
(small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon)
(a powerful doglike mammal of southern and eastern Africa that hunts in large packs; now rare in settled area)
(doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion)
(of northern Africa and Arabia and India)
(African hyena noted for its distinctive howl)
(striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects)
(alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)
(a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox')
(the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species)
(red fox in the color phase when its pelt is mostly black)
(red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white)
(New World fox; often considered the same species las the Old World fox)
(small gray fox of the plains of western North America)
(small gray fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox)
(thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter)
(a variety of arctic fox having a pale gray winter coat)
(dark gray American fox; from Central America through southern United States)
(cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)
(any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws)
(type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats)
(feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and being unable to roar; domestic cats; wildcats)
(any domesticated member of the genus Felis)
(informal terms referring to a domestic cat)
(a cat with a gray or tawny coat mottled with black)
(a cat having black and cream and yellowish markings)
(a long-haired breed similar to the Persian cat)
(a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip)
(Siamese cat having a bluish cream body and dark gray points)
(a short-haired breed with body similar to the Siamese cat but having a solid dark brown or gray coat)
(a small slender short-haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat)
(a short-haired tailless breed of cat believed to originate on the Isle of Man)
(any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild)
(bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat)
(large American feline resembling a lion)
(nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat)
(long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat)
(widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor)
(slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat)
(small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia)
(medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat)
(small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil)
(small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia)
(short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears; valued for their fur)
(of deserts of northern Africa and southern Asia)
(any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild)
(lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers)
(large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots)
(large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur)
(a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis)
(large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male)
(large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered)
(offspring of a male lion and a female tiger)
(offspring of a male tiger and a female lion)
(long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game)
(any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene)
(North American sabertooth; culmination of sabertooth development)
(North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon)
(massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws)
(type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears)
(a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox')
(powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America)
(brown bear of coastal Alaska and British Columbia)
(American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)
(brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear)
(reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear)
(Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)
(black bear of central and eastern Asia)
(polar bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)
(sloth bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus)
(common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia)
(small catlike predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World)
(catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes)
(common civet of India and southeast Asia)
(arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair)
(large primitive catlike carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar)
(largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets)
(monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets)
(agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail)
(agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents)
(keen-sighted viverrine of southern Asia about the size of a ferret; often domesticated)
(northern African mongoose; in ancient times thought to devour crocodile eggs)
(spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies)
(a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes)
(a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail)
(burrowing diurnal meerkat of southern Africa; often kept as a pet)
(an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats))
(nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate)
(large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit)
(large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox)
(any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes)
(most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats)
(typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution)
(a carnivorous bat with ears like a mouse)
(bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose; especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae)
(large-eared grayish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico)
(type genus of the family Phyllostomatidae)
(New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay)
(small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose)
(bat having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose)
(any of numerous bats of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose)
(a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur)
(any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects)
(large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears)
(the majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world)
(common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat)
(North American brick or rusty red bat with hairs tipped with white)
(any of numerous medium to small insectivorous bats found worldwide in caves and trees and buildings)
(largest and most widely distributed genus of bats)
(the small common North American bat; widely distributed)
(small bat of southwest United States that lives in caves etc.)
(rather large North American brown bat; widely distributed)
(drab yellowish big-eared cave-dwelling bat)
(nearly cosmopolitan genus of very small bats)
(one of the smallest bats of eastern North America)
(large spotted bat of southwestern United States having enormous ears)
(any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears)
(bat of western North America having extremely large ears)
(small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions)
(the common freetail bat of southern United States having short velvety fur; migrates southward for winter)
(small brown bat of California and northern Mexico)
(a soft-furred chocolate-brown bat with folded ears and small wings; often runs along the ground)
(any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood)
(type genus of the Desmodontidae: vampire bats)
(mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals)
(similar in size and habits to Desmodus rotundus; of tropical America including southern California and Texas)
(system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration)
(a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
(either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has 4 wings)
(either of the club-like rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight)
(either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings)
(any animal that lives by preying on other animals)
(large animals that are hunted for sport)
(any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport)
(a foot of a vertebrate other than a human being)
(a burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging)
(the horny covering of the end of the foot in hoofed mammals)
(a hoof divided into two parts at its distal extremity (as of ruminants or swine))
(a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin)
(having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward)
(having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward)
(a bird's foot with folds of skin between the toes)
(a foot having separate toes each with membranous flaps along the sides)
(a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp))
((embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina)
(toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell)
(small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod)
(sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles)
(a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey)
(a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods)
(a vertebrate animal having four feet or legs or leglike appendages)
(an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking)
(the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish)
(the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body)
(a short or shortened tail of certain animals)
(tail especially of a mammal posterior to and above the anus)
(posterior part of a bird's body from which the tail feathers grow)
(the skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups)
(either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean)
(the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair)
(insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)
(an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form)
(insects that undergo complete metamorphosis)
(an insect that strips the leaves from plants)
(an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another)
(any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed)
(an order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region)
(an order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip)
(any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera)
(a family of insects of the order Mecoptera)
(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)
(a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera)
(any of various mecopterous insects of the family Bittacidae)
(minute wingless arthropods: springtails)
(any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water)
(minute wingless arthropods: telsontails)
(any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter)
(insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)
(active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects)
(small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests)
(red ladybug with a black spot on each wing)
(genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants)
(introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant)
(native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects)
(predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects)
(beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed)
(genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars)
(large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America)
(nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs)
(the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly)
(long-bodied beetle having very long antennae)
(any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers)
(large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees)
(brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems)
(any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping)
(black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide)
(small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics)
(a small black and red and white carpet beetle)
(predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic)
(beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments)
(any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)
(any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs)
(scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians)
(Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound)
(any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.)
(large greenish June beetle of southern United States)
(small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America)
(genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses)
(introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses)
(any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts)
(considered a separate family in some classification systems)
(any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae)
(any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult)
(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)
(a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses)
(a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers)
(any of various widely distributed beetles)
(able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound)
(tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots)
(wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants)
(any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming)
(aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface)
(bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death)
(any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout weevils and seed weevils)
(small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts)
(weevils destructive of cultivated plants)
(grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton)
(beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin)
(any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies)
(large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees)
(type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles)
(a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease)
(genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers)
(small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils)
(small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambrium which eventually kills the tree; "the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests")
(active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits)
(a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms)
(sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain)
(the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae)
(a small beretle that infests the seeds of legumes)
(larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant)
(larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans)
(brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice)
(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)
(any of a small order of slender typically tropical insects that nest in colonies in silken tunnels that they spin)
(wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals)
(true lice: human lice and related forms)
(type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans)
(a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings)
(infests the pubic region of the human body)
(wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds)
(any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)
(many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals)
(a former usage synonymous with Ctenocephalides)
(flea that breeds chiefly on cats and dogs and rats)
(small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans)
(parasitic on especially the heads of chickens)
(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)
(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)
(fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants)
(small fly whose larvae damage wheat and other grains)
(two-winged flies especially the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; Tachinidae)
(two-winged flies especially the housefly)
(two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
(scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly)
(type genus of the Muscidae: houseflies)
(common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases)
(flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies)
(type genus of the Glossinidae: tsetse flies)
(blood-sucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.)
(type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies)
(large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds)
(blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight)
(blowfly with brilliant coppery green body)
(fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals)
(bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects; important in control of noxious insects)
(any of various large flies that annoy livestock)
(stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals)
(type genus of the Gasterophilidae: horse botflies)
(larvae live under the skin of domestic mammals and humans)
(large tropical American fly; parasitic on humans and other mammals)
(type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies)
(in some classifications considered the type genus of the family Hypodermatidae: warble flies)
(hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle)
(a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly)
(large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals)
(hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee; larvae are parasitic on larvae of bees and related insects)
(swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing)
(any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits)
(small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit)
(small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance)
(flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves)
(any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae)
(winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies)
(blood-sucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals)
(an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked)
(wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle)
(small black European fly introduced into North America; sucks blood from cattle especially at the base of the horn)
(mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies)
(two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals)
(mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue)
(striped native of Japan thriving in United States southeast and midwest and spreading to the Caribbean; potential carrier of serious diseases)
(malaria mosquitoes; distinguished by the adult's head-downward stance and absence of breathing tubes in the larvae)
(type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface)
(widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms)
(any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies)
(minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects)
(minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water)
(mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation)
(very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies)
(small blood-sucking sand flies that resemble moths)
(any of various small dipterous flies; blood-sucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis)
(type genus of the Sciaridae: fungus gnat)
(minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings)
(larva of fungus gnat; march in large companies in regular order)
(long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite)
(type genus of the Simuliidae: blackflies)
(small blackish stout-bodied biting fly having aquatic larvae; sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other mammals)
(an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.)
(insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing)
(any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species)
(stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen)
(sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae)
(a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony)
(sterile bee specialized to collect food and maintain the hive)
(social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces)
(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)
(dark-colored ill-tempered honeybee supposedly of German origin)
(grayish highly productive European honeybee that has a quiet disposition)
(yellowish honeybee resembling the Carniolan bee in its habits)
(large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems)
(robust hairy social bee of temperate regions)
(a large bee that resembles the bumblebee but lacks pollen-collecting apparatus and a worker caste)
(a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees)
(a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground)
(a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee)
(a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena)
(a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes)
(a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture)
(a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States)
(type genus of the Megachilidae: leaf-cutting bees)
(bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest)
(any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand)
(solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant)
(social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting)
(an arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps)
(type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets)
(any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper)
(European hornet introduced into the United States)
(sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps)
(small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground)
(any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young)
(any of various solitary wasps that construct vase-shaped cells of mud for their eggs)
(a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvetly hair and the females are wingless)
(solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young)
(solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae)
(large black or rust-colored wasp that preys on cicadas)
(wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae)
(small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants)
(type genus of the Cynipidae: gall wasps)
(cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls)
(cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks)
(an arthropod family including: chalcidflies)
(any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects)
(larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains)
(hymenopterous insect that resembles a wasp and whose larvae are parasitic on caterpillars and other insect larvae)
(insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant)
(small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation)
(social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers)
(small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest)
(tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food)
(tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects)
(ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs)
(omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting)
(reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands)
(any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species)
(an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slaves)
(slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere)
(any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia)
(small reddish slave-making ant species)
(order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota)
(whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood)
(includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees)
(large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions)
(primitive genus of termites; mostly extinct; sometimes considered the most primitive Isoptera)
(Australian termite; sole living species of Mastotermes; called a living fossil; apparent missing link between cockroaches and termites)
(an extinct termite found in amber in southern Mexico)
(extinct termite found in amber in the Dominican Republic)
(type genus of Kalotermitidae; termites destructive of wood and living trees)
(genus of dry wood termites; cosmopolitan in distribution; sometimes considered a subgenus of Kalotermes)
(extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions)
(any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts)
(terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping)
(short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts)
(migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae)
(Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation)
(New World migratory locusts and common American grasshoppers)
(serious pest of grain-growing and range areas of central and western United States)
(grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male)
(large green long-horned grasshopper of North America; males produce shrill sounds by rubbing together special organs on the forewings)
(large dark wingless cricket-like katydid of arid parts of western United States)
(large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States)
(leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together)
(digs in moist soil and feeds on plant roots)
(lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America)
(common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings)
(pale arboreal American cricket noted for loud stridulation)
(pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America)
(in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects)
(large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects)
(any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies)
(tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies)
(subclass of insects characterized by gradual and usually incomplete metamorphosis)
(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)
(cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order)
(any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests)
(type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide)
(dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution)
(cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches)
(large reddish brown free-flying cockroach originally from southern United States but now widely distributed)
(small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest)
(mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera)
(predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer)
(general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate)
(plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas))
(insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis)
(small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices)
(yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America)
(small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines)
(a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees)
(small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses)
(large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family)
(large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs)
(wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects)
(bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood)
(type genus of the Notonectidae: backswimmers)
(predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites)
(any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera)
(true bugs: insects whose forewings are membranous but have leathery tips)
(a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water)
(large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes)
(long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube)
(type genus of the Nepidae: typical elongate-oval water scorpions)
(type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs)
(carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs)
(an arthropod family that includes water striders)
(long-legged bug that skims about on the surface of water)
(a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals)
(large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects)
(a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain)
(a genus of slender long-legged bugs that feed on the developing seeds of cotton and stain it)
(a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton)
(plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects)
(insects having membranous forewings and hind wings)
(minute insect that feeds on plant juices; related to scale insects)
(a strain 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)
(small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering)
(any of various insects that secrete a waxy substance)
(insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female)
(small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees)
(Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye)
(scale-like plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees)
(Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees)
(feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially destructive to citrus)
(any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants)
(any of various small plant-sucking insects)
(type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables)
(bright green aphid; feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves)
(blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets)
(greenish aphid; pest on garden and crop plants)
(yellowish green aphid that is especially destructive to peaches)
(excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants)
(secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads)
(primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees)
(type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice)
(any of various insects that feed and form galls on conifers)
(an insect that feeds on hemlocks; its egg sacs are small fuzzy white balls like artificial snow on a Christmas tree)
(type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice)
(small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices)
(stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone)
(its distinctive song is heard during July and August)
(North American cicada; appears in great numbers at infrequent intervals because the nymphs take 13 to 17 years to mature)
(small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete)
(North American insect that severely damages grasses)
(North American insect that attacks pines)
(feeds on pines in northern United States)
(family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications)
(small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants)
(related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants)
(small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs)
(large brightly marked tropical insect with a process like a snout that was formerly thought to emit light)
(an order of insects: includes booklice and barklice)
(small soft-bodied insect with chewing mouthparts and either no wings or two pairs)
(a family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice)
(small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter)
(any of several insects living on the bark of plants)
(minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers)
(in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera)
(slender insect with delicate membranous wings having an aquatic larval stage and terrestrial adult stage usually lasting less than two days)
(primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones)
(an order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies)
(insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins)
(type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions)
(winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants)
(the larva of an ant lion or of any of several other insects)
(any of two families of gauzy-winged insects (Chrysopidae and Hemerobiidae); larvae feed on insect pests such as aphids)
(pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having carnivorous larvae)
(in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies)
(large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait)
(large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait)
(similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait)
(an arthropod family including: alderflies)
(dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae)
(a family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies)
(predatory insect of western North America having a long necklike prothorax)
(insect that resembles a mantis; larvae are parasites in the nests of spiders and wasps)
(an arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies)
(hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges)
(large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings)
(slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.)
(slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest)
(an order of insects consisting of caddis flies)
(small moth-like insect having two pairs of hairy membranous wings and aquatic larvae)
(insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body)
(caddisfly larva; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris)
(primitive wingless insects: bristletail)
(small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail)
(type genus of the Lepismatidae: silverfish)
(silver-gray wingless insect found in houses feeding on book bindings and starched clothing)
(lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces)
(wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed)
(any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive)
(injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts)
(injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco)
(any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen)
(sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs)
(insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales)
(diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings)
(medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast)
(type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies)
(of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow borders)
(brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles)
(American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots)
(any of several brightly colored butterflies)
(of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red and white markings)
(mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars)
(Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings)
(North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band)
(similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces)
(showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller)
(nymphalid butterfly having angular notches on the outer edges of the forewings)
(a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods)
(any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae)
(anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing)
(butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver)
(butterfly with silver spots on the underside of the hind wings)
(large European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purple)
(European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot)
(small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies)
(large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste)
(type genus of the Danaidae: monarch butterflies)
(large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed)
(cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies)
(any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs)
(white butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage)
(common North American form of cabbage butterfly)
(any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies)
(family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs)
(any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae)
(type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or copper)
(any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies of the family Lycaenidae)
(any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having copper colored wings)
(common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America)
(large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterflies)
(small butterflies having striped markings under the wings)
(larvae are pests of various economic plants)
(typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae)
(any of various moths that have powdery wings)
(any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leafrollers or live in fruits and galls)
(moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk)
(small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants)
(California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges)
(a small gray moth whose larvae live in apples and English walnuts)
(dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees)
(type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer'))
(European moth introduced into North America; a serious pest of shade trees)
(small brown and white European moth introduced into eastern United States; pest of various shade and fruit trees)
(white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft)
(slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms)
(moth whose larvae are spring cankerworms)
(North American moth with gray-winged males and wingless females; larvae are fall cankerworms)
(green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees)
(variably colored looper; larva of Paleacrita vernata)
(green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria)
(small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae)
(usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)
(moth whose larvae live in and feed on bee honeycombs)
(native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants)
(small moth whose larvae damage stored grain and flour)
(small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products)
(small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products)
(moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods)
(moth whose larvae attack dried fruits and cereal products)
(clothes moths; carpet moths; leaf miners)
(small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts)
(small yellowish moths whose larvae feed on wool or fur)
(any of several small yellowish or buff-colored moths whose larvae eat organic matter e.g. woolens)
(type genus of the Tineidae: clothes moths)
(the larvae live in tubes of its food material fastened with silk that it spins)
(moth that forms a web in which it lives)
(larvae feed on carpets and other woolens)
(small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths whose larvae mine in plant leaves)
(small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests)
(type genus of the Gelechiidae: pink bollworms)
(small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton)
(small moth whose larvae feed on kernels of stored grains)
(grayish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm)
(larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco)
(usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)
(North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground)
(type genus of the Noctuidae: moths whose larvae are cutworms)
(moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings)
(moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings)
(moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings)
(European moth with white antler-like markings on the forewings; the larvae damage pastures and grasslands)
(medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms)
(moth whose larvae destroy grains and forage plants)
(noctuid moth larvae that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the Plains states)
(moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes)
(noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain)
(moth larva that eats foliage of beets and vegetables)
(larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains)
(any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed)
(moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms)
(moth whose larvae are tobacco hornworms)
(large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm)
(moth whose larvae are tomato hornworms)
(large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm)
(European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull)
(moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk)
(type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth)
(stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care; the source of most of the silk of commerce)
(hairless white caterpillar of the Chinese silkworm moth; source of most commercial silk)
(important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known)
(large brightly colored and usually tropical moth; larvae spin silken cocoons)
(type genus of the Saturniidae: emperor moth)
(large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings)
(large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings; larvae feed on e.g. maple and pine trees)
(any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae)
(larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon)
(large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each fore wing)
(North American silkworm moth; larvae feed on the leaves of forest trees)
(large Asiatic moth introduced into the United States; larvae feed on the ailanthus)
(large green silkworm of the cynthia moth)
(large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing; the larvae have stinging spines)
(large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality)
(very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and shade trees)
(a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk)
(oriental moth that produces brownish silk)
(giant saturniid moth widespread in Asia; sometimes cultured for silk)
(stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars)
(medium-sized moth with long richly colored and intricately patterned wings; larvae are called woolly bears)
(large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort)
(tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths)
(medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths comb-like antennae)
(type genus of the Lasiocampidae: eggars)
(moth having nonfunctional mouthparts as adults; larvae feed on tree foliage and spin egg-shaped cocoons)
(moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars)
(the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees)
(moth whose gregarious larvae spin carpets)
(larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees)
(medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars)
(several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed)
(a variety of moth that spins a web in which it lives)
(an insect or other arthropod between molts)
(a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)
(larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize)
(any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)
(larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls)
(larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops)
(toxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly)
(caterpillar of numerous moths characterized by a dense coat of woolly hairs; feed on plants and some are destructive pests)
(the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose)
(a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly))
(slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes)
(botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human)
(a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects)
(the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter)
(tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies)
(an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult)
(pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon)
(silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs)
(an adult insect produced after metamorphosis)
(the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs)
(small phylum of wormlike marine animals)
(hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom)
(marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)
(sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding)
(coextensive with or a subphylum of Bryozoa)
(sessile mosslike aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles)
(sometimes considered a subphylum of Bryozoa)
(any of various mosslike aquatic animals usually forming branching colonies; each polyp having a both mouth and anus within a closed ring of tentacles)
(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)
(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)
(marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks)
(marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide)
(small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut)
(radially symmetrical marine invertebrates including e.g. starfish and sea urchins and sea cucumbers)
(marine invertebrates with tube feet and calcite-covered five-part radially symmetrical bodies)
(one of the five areas on the undersurface of an echinoderm on which the tube feet are located)
(echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk)
(an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc)
(any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc)
(shallow-water echinoderms having soft bodies enclosed in thin spiny globular shells)
(flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms)
(sea urchin having a heart-shaped body in a rigid spiny shell)
(primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk)
(crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface)
(former usage synonymous with Antedonidae)
(a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae)
(free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms)
(class of echinoderms including the sea cucumbers)
(echinoderm having a flexible sausage-shaped body, tentacles surrounding the mouth and tube feet; free-living mud feeders: sea cucumbers)
(of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese)
(any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates)
(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)
(a rudimentary splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal)
(in former classifications considered a suborder of Rodentia coextensive with the order Lagomorpha: gnawing animals)
(rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia)
(relative large gnawing animals; distinguished from rodents by having two pairs of upper incisors specialized for gnawing)
(any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food)
((usually informal) especially a young rabbit)
(common grayish-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 born naked and helpless)
(common small rabbit of North America having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks))
(widely distributed in United States except northwest and far west regions)
(of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands)
(of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida)
(swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes)
(a young hare especially one in its first year)
(large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter)
(largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States; brownish-gray in summer and pale gray in winter; tail nearly always all white)
(the common jackrabbit of grasslands and open areas of western United States; has large black-tipped ears and black streak on the tail)
(a large Arctic hare of North America; almost completely white in winter)
(large large-footed North American hare; white in winter)
(red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare)
(domestic breed with long white silky hair)
(small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America)
(similar to little chief hare and may be same species)
(small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis)
(relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing)
(any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails)
(true rats and mice and related rodents)
(essential equal to suborder Myomorpha with the Dipodidae excluded)
(any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse)
(any of various rodents with cheek pouches)
(originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches)
(a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae)
(type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; upper incisors have a square-notched tip)
(brownish-gray Old World mouse now a common household pest worldwide)
(small reddish-brown Eurasian mouse inhabiting e.g. cornfields)
(any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens)
(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)
(nocturnal yellowish-brown mouse inhabiting woods and fields and gardens)
(common house rats; upper incisors have a beveled edge)
(common domestic rat; serious pest worldwide)
(common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide)
(burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon)
(large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping)
(leaping rodent of Australian desert areas)
(water rats of Australia and New Guinea)
(amphibious rat of Australia and New Guinea)
(mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)
(any of several small grayish New World mice inhabiting e.g. grain fields)
(any of various New World woodland mice)
(American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts)
(brownish New World mouse; most widely distributed member of the genus)
(burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States)
(large dark mouse of southeastern United States)
(very small dark grayish brown mouse resembling a house mouse; of Texas and Mexico)
(insectivorous mouse of western North America)
(beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur)
(destructive long-haired burrowing rat of southern North America and Central America)
(any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur gray above and white below with well-furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks))
(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)
(any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects)
(host to Lyme disease tick (Ixodes pacificus) in northern California)
(large grayish-brown wood rat of the southeastern United States)
(hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States)
(short-tailed glossy-furred burrowing vole of the eastern United States)
(widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada)
(typical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canada)
(in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus)
(any of several voles of mountainous regions of Eurasia and America)
(any of several vole-like terrestrial or arboreal rodents of cold forested regions of Canada and western United States)
(type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters)
(short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches)
(a variety of hamster common to Europe and Asia)
(small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet)
(type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils)
(small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping)
(any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution)
(notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown)
(North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged)
(of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada)
(of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska)
(an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc.)
(relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur)
(porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail)
(porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail)
(porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease)
(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)
(any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail)
(small pale yellowish soft-furred rodent of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(small rodent of open areas of United States plains states)
(large stiff-haired rodent of shortgrass prairies of United States)
(any of various leaping rodents of desert regions of North America and Mexico; largest members of the family Heteromyidae)
(most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States)
(small silky-haired pouched rodent; similar to but smaller than kangaroo rats)
(any of several primitive mouselike rodents with long hind legs and no cheek pouches; of woodlands of Eurasia and North America)
(widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada)
(type genus of the Dipodidae; typical jerboas having three toes on each hind food)
(small nocturnal jumping rodent with long hind legs; of arid parts of Asia and northern Africa)
(small furry-tailed squirrel-like Old World rodent that becomes torpid in cold weather)
(dormouse of southern Europe and northern Africa)
(burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches; of Central America and southwestern North America)
(gopher of chiefly grasslands of central North America)
(gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida)
(of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States)
(grayish to brown gopher of western and central United States)
(large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.)
(a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail)
(true squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)
(type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)
(common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England)
(large gray squirrel of far western areas of United States)
(exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States)
(fox squirrel or gray squirrel in the black color phase)
(common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia)
(far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel)
(small ground squirrel of western United States)
(any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops)
(common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk)
(rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel)
(of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada)
(large gray ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States)
(large ground squirrel of the North American far north)
(any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry)
(small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches)
(small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States)
(large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada)
(stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter)
(heavy-bodied yellowish-brown marmot of rocky areas of western North America)
(nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps)
(large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges)
(a variety of beaver found in almost all areas of North America except Florida)
(extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern United States)
(type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers)
(bulky nocturnal burrowing rodent of uplands of the Pacific coast of North America; the most primitive living rodent)
(type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs)
(short-tailed rough-haired South American rodent)
(stout-bodied nearly tailless domesticated cavy; often kept as a pet and widely used in research)
(South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig)
(hare-like rodent of the pampas of Argentina)
(pig-sized tailless South American amphibious rodent with partly webbed feet; largest living rodent)
(type genus of the Dasyproctidae: agoutis)
(agile long-legged rabbit-sized rodent of Central America and South America and the West Indies; valued as food)
(large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food)
(rodent of mountains of western South America)
(aquatic South American rodent resembling a small beaver; bred for its fur)
(small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents)
(small rodent with soft pearly gray fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur)
(a rodent native to the mountains of Chile and Peru and now bred in captivity)
(gregarious burrowing rodent larger than the chinchillas)
(ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes)
(furry short-limbed tailless rodent resembling a true mole in habits and appearance; of eastern Europe and Middle East)
(African rodent resembling a mole in habits and appearance)
(small nearly naked African mole rat of desert areas)
(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)
(especially large and only member of a colony of naked mole rats to bear offspring sired by only a few males)
(colonial mole rat of western Africa; similar to naked mole rat)
(mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats))
(in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising all hoofed mammals; now divided into the orders Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) and Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates))
(any of a number of hoofed mammals superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically)
(in former classifications a major division of Mammalia comprising mammals with nails or claws; distinguished from hoofed mammals and cetaceans)
(small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene)
(type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming)
(includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea)
(any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes)
(nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms)
(placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot)
(horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals)
(type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae)
(hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck)
(solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times)
(a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person)
(extinct horse genus; formerly called genus Eohippus)
(a word for horse used by children or in adult slang)
(earliest horse; extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene animal)
(North American 3-toed Oligocene animal; probably not directly ancestral to modern horses)
(Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size)
(a young female horse under the age of four)
(a young male horse under the age of four)
(a lightweight horse kept for riding only)
(a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle)
(especially a light saddle horse for a woman)
(formerly a strong horse ridden into battle)
((literary) a spirited horse for state or war)
(a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.)
(a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle)
(a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia)
(an American breed of small compact saddle horses)
(a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk)
(a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky)
(a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump)
(a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia)
(a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna; smart and docile and excellent for dressage; "a Lippizan is black or brown when born but turns white by the time it is five years old")
(a range horse of the western United States)
(a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo)
(small hardy range horse of the western plains descended from horses brought by the Spanish)
(an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang)
(horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail)
(an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows)
(horse of a light grey or whitish color)
(undomesticated or feral domestic horse)
(European wild horse extinct since the early 20th century)
(wild horse of central Asia that resembles an ass; now endangered)
(any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder)
(breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail)
(breed of small ponies originally from Wales)
(stocky breed of pony with a fawn-colored nose)
(a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977)
(thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978)
(a horse trained to run in steeplechases)
(an informal term for a racehorse; "he liked to bet on the ponies")
(a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth)
(a racehorse about which little is known)
(a racehorse that runs well on a muddy racetrack)
(a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered)
(a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game)
(a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor)
(heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland)
(British breed of large heavy draft horse)
(a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle)
(a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle)
(a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers)
(strong draft horse for drawing coaches)
(a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together)
(a horse used to set the pace in racing)
(a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing)
(the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race)
(a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting)
(a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse)
(a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color)
(a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color)
(a horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail)
(hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)
(domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn)
(sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse)
(sterile offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass)
(any of several plain-colored equine mammals of Asia and northeast Africa)
(any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines)
(of the plains of central and eastern Africa)
(narrow-striped nearly extinct zebra of southern Africa)
(mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since late 19th century)
(massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout)
(extinct thick-haired species of arctic regions)
(large light-gray African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros)
(African rhino; in danger of extinction)
(large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout)
(a tapir found in South America and Central America)
(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)
(placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot)
(stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals)
(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)
(Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States)
(Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth)
(African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks)
(nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America)
(dark gray peccary with an indistinct white collar; of semi desert areas of Mexico and southwestern United States)
(blackish peccary with whitish cheeks; larger than the collared peccary)
(a recently discovered large wild pig of Paraguay)
(massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa)
(cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels)
(any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments)
(the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing)
(the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant)
(the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant)
(the fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place)
(true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats)
(term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos: cattle; buffalo; and sometimes includes kudu)
(term not used technically; essentially coextensive with genus Bos)
(wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini)
(any of various members of the genus Bos)
(any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos)
(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")
(an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus)
(uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle)
(female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term")
(motherless calf in a range herd of cattle)
(an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it)
(long-horned beef cattle formerly common in southwestern United States)
(any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant grayish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding)
(domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia)
(large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle)
(large long-haired wild ox of Tibet often domesticated)
(hornless short-haired breed of beef and dairy cattle)
(Brahman and shorthorn crossbreed of red cattle; hardy in hot regions)
(tall large-horned humped cattle of South Africa; used for meat or draft)
(large hardy brown breed from Switzerland)
(large white or cream-colored breed from France)
(red dual-purpose cattle of English origin)
(a variety of cattle produced by crossbreeding with a superior breed)
(breed evolved from shorthorn beef cattle)
(breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland)
(a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland)
(breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey)
(hardy English breed of dairy cattle raised extensively in United States)
(hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds)
(any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo)
(in some classification systems included in genus Bos; water buffaloes)
(Asiatic buffalo often domesticated for use as a draft animal)
(upland buffalo of eastern Asia where true water buffaloes do not thrive; used for draft and milk)
(a genus of mammals of the family Bovidae)
(small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns)
(small buffalo of Mindoro in the Philippines)
(large often savage buffalo of southern Africa having upward-curving horns; mostly in game reserves)
(wild ox of mountainous areas of eastern India)
(ox of southeast Asia sometimes considered a domesticated breed of the gaur)
(sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo)
(any of several large shaggy-maned humped bovids having large heads and short horns)
(large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains)
(European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison)
(large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep)
(woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat)
(uncastrated adult male sheep; "a British term is `tup'")
(sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell)
(a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared)
(any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin)
(sheep with long wool originating in the Cotswolds)
(British breed of hornless dark-faced mutton sheep)
(long-wooled mutton sheep originally from Lincolnshire)
(horned sheep of Devon; valued for mutton)
(hardy hornless sheep of the Cheviot hills noted for its wool)
(hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur)
(white sheep originating in Spain and producing a heavy fleece of exceptional quality)
(hardy sheep developed from the Merino producing both good mutton and fine wool)
(wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia)
(Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon))
(bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia)
(large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska)
(any wild sheep inhabiting mountainous regions)
(wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns)
(wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia)
(hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals)
(any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns)
(any of various breeds raised for milk or meat or wool)
(Himalayan goat having a silky undercoat highly prized as cashmere wool)
(raised for its long silky hair which is the true mohair)
(wild goat of Iran and adjacent regions)
(large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns)
(wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns)
(bovid related to goats but having antelope-like features: mountain goats; gorals; serows; chamois; gnu goats)
(sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America)
(small goat antelope with small conical horns; of southern Asian mountains)
(short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia)
(hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips)
(large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area)
(graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks)
(common Indian antelope with a dark back and spiral horns)
(slender east African antelope with slim neck and backward-curving horns)
(genus of antelopes of northern African deserts)
(large antelope with lightly spiraled horns of desert regions of northern Africa)
(large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail)
(genus comprising some small antelopes of eastern and northeastern Africa)
(any of several small antelopes of eastern Africa of the genus Madoqua; the size of a large rabbit)
(a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward)
(a large South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal)
(African antelope with ridged curved horns; moves with enormous leaps)
(small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes)
(East African gazelle; the smallest gazelle)
(a South African gazelle noted for springing lightly into the air)
(African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks)
(large forest antelope of central Africa having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spiral horns)
(either of two spiral-horned antelopes of the African bush)
(any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness)
(spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck)
(shaggy antelope of mountains of Ethiopia)
(antelope with white markings like a harness and twisted horns)
(large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns)
(large black east African antelope with sharp back-curving horns)
(goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a proboscis)
(small plains antelope of southeastern Africa)
(either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus having short spirally twisted horns in both sexes)
(dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa)
(large dark striped eland of western equatorial Africa)
(an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa)
(tawny-colored African antelope inhabiting wet grassy plains; a threatened species)
(any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers)
(an African antelope closely related to the waterbuck)
(large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns)
(large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks)
(species of large cow-like mammals of Vietnam discovered by scientists in 1992)
(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)
(type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species)
(fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns)
(deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer)
(distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers)
(stag with antlers of 12 or more branches)
(common deer of temperate Europe and Asia)
(a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines)
(large North American deer with large much-branched antlers)
(small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers)
(common North American deer; tail has a white underside)
(long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers)
(large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America)
(small graceful deer of Eurasian woodlands having small forked antlers)
(arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America)
(any of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus)
(of tundra of northern Canada; in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus)
(small South American deer with unbranched antlers)
(small Asian deer with small antlers and a cry like a bark)
(small heavy-limbed upland deer of central Asia; male secretes valued musk)
(large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds)
(very small hornless deer-like ruminant of tropical Asia and west Africa)
(chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya)
(largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa)
(cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions)
(one-humped camel of the hot deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia)
(two-humped camel of the cold deserts of central Asia)
(wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump)
(used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool; considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco)
(domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco)
(small wild cud-chewing Andean animal similar to the guanaco but smaller; valued for its fleecy undercoat)
(tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa)
(similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs)
(foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food)
(a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped)
(front paw; analogous to the human hand)
(terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union)
(the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal)
(weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens)
(fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals)
(type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels)
(small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck)
(mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat)
(the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail)
(of Canada and northeastern United States)
(the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail)
(slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur)
(dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened)
(domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)
(ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct)
(small slender burrowing muishond with white top of the head)
(subdivision not used in some classifications: otters)
(in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae)
(freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur)
(sociable aquatic animal widely distributed along streams and lake borders in North America)
(large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur)
(subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks)
(American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae)
(in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Mephitinae)
(most common and widespread North American skunk)
(of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States)
(large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico)
(small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico)
(subdivision not used in some classifications: badgers)
(sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws widely distributed in the northern hemisphere)
(in some classifications considered a genus of subfamily Melinae)
(in some classifications: type genus of the subfamily Melinae)
(a variety of badger native to Europe and Asia)
(nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia)
(small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia)
(southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig)
(stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal)
(carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a grayish-white back and dark underparts)
(agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels)
(dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests)
(marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur)
(Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat)
(large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal)
(large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma)
(long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America)
(animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories))
(a fictional mouse created by Lewis Carroll)
(a fictional mouse created in animated film strips by Walt Disney)
(a fictional duck created in animated film strips by Walt Disney)
(a fictional mouse endowed with great strength and courage)
(forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose)
(a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose)
(beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils)
(a long flexible snout as of an elephant)
(any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus)
(order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos)
(primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America)
(armadillos; American anteaters; sloths)
(burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates)
(having nine hinged bands of bony plates; ranges from Texas to Paraguay)
(South American armadillo with three bands of bony plates)
(naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America)
(Argentine armadillo with six movable bands and hairy underparts)
(about three feet long exclusive of tail)
(very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck)
(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)
(type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths)
(a sloth that has three long claws on each forefoot)
(gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America)
(type genus of the Mylodontidae; sometimes included in family Megatheriidae)
(large (bear-sized) extinct edentate mammal of the Pleistocene in South America)
(supposed human-sized sloth-like creature reported sighted by Indians in the Amazon rain forest)
(any of several tropical American mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae which lack teeth and feed on ants and termites)
(type genus of the Myrmecophagidae; South American ant bear)
(large shaggy-haired toothless anteater with long tongue and powerful claws; of South America)
(squirrel-sized South American toothless anteater with long silky golden fur)
(small toothless anteater with prehensile tale and four-clawed forelimbs; of tropical South America and Central America)
(pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata)
(toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites)
(the part between the fetlock and the hoof)
(margin between the skin of the pastern and the horn of the hoof)
(projection behind and above a horse's hoof)
(the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern)
(the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals)
(lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals)
(greatly developed metatarsal or metacarpal bone in the shank or cannon part of the leg in hoofed mammals)
(tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle)
(either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds)
(the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks)
(lower part of a horse's thigh between the hock and the stifle)
(joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee)
(a posterior leg or homologous structure in other animals)
(the front limb (or homologous structure in other animals such as a flipper or wing))
(the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming)
(one of a pair of fleshy appendages of a polychete annelid that functions in locomotion and breathing)
(an organ specialized for sucking nourishment or for adhering to objects by suction)
(a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland)
(sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water)
(organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals)
(unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance)
(either of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movement)
(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)
(the tail of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates)
(tail fin with unequal lobes in which the vertebral column turns upward into the larger lobe as in sharks)
(symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes)
(an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy)
(any of the membranous air-filled extensions of the lungs of birds)
(any of the thin-walled extensions of the tracheae of insects)
(oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds)
(silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders)
(the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow)
(a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg)
(one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect)
(any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird)
(one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing)
(a feather covering the shoulder of a bird)
(feather growing from the tail (uropygium) of a bird)
(an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings)
(any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet)
(any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all)
(any member of the suborder Anthropoidea including monkeys and apes and hominids)
(any tailless ape of the families Pongidae and Hylobatidae)
(a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea)
(modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man)
(any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae)
(extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus")
(former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus)
(fossil remains found in Java; formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus)
(fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II)
(genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned)
(extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus)
(former genus of primitive man; now Homo soloensis: comprises Solo man)
(early man of late Pleistocene; skull resembles that of Neanderthal man but with smaller cranial capacity; found in Java)
(extinct species of upright east African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics)
(the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain 1400 cc)
(extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia)
(extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe)
(possible early Homo sapiens represented by a cranium found in the Transvaal; formerly considered a separate species)
(subspecies of Homo sapiens; includes all modern races)
(former name for the genus Australopithecus)
(any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago)
(fossils found in Ethiopia; from 3.5 to 4 million years ago)
(incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974)
(gracile hominid of southern Africa; from about 3 million years ago)
(large-toothed hominid of eastern Africa; from 1 to 2 million years ago)
(genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned)
(large-toothed hominid of southern Africa; from 1.5 to 2 million years ago; formerly Paranthropus)
(former classification for Australopithecus robustus)
(genus of Old World hominoids; Miocene and Pliocene)
(considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans)
(fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene)
(genus of extinct primitive African primates of the Miocene epoch; sometimes considered a subgenus of Dryopithecus)
(an anthropoid ape of the genus Proconsul)
(extinct primate having powerful chewing muscles along with large molars and small incisors; fossils found in Kenya)
(extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; fossils found in Egypt)
(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)
(usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons)
(any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae)
(type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans)
(large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits)
(largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa)
(an adult male gorilla with gray hairs across the back)
(chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids)
(intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests)
(masked or pale-faced chimpanzees of western Africa; distantly related to the eastern and central chimpanzees; possibly a distinct species)
(long-haired chimpanzees of east-central Africa; closely related to the central chimpanzees)
(black-faced chimpanzees of central Africa; closely related to eastern chimpanzees)
(small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species)
(used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae)
(smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies)
(used in some classifications for the siamangs)
(large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes partially united by a web)
(Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey)
(any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians))
(of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together)
(type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons)
(small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face)
(smallest guenon monkey; of swampy central and west African forests)
(white and olive green east African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face)
(South African monkey with black face and hands)
(common savannah monkey with greenish-gray back and yellow tail)
(large agile arboreal monkey with long limbs and tail and white upper eyelids)
(reddish long-tailed monkey of west Africa)
(large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles)
(grayish baboon of southern and eastern Africa)
(baboon of west Africa with red and blue muzzle and hindquarters)
(similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored)
(short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa)
(of southern Asia; used in medical research)
(Indian macaque with a bonnet-like tuft of hair)
(tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of northwestern Africa and Gibraltar)
(monkey of southeast Asia, Borneo and the Philippines)
(langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India)
(arboreal monkey of western and central Africa with long silky fur and reduced thumbs)
(a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body)
(Borneo monkey having a long bulbous nose)
(New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; saki; spider monkey; squirrel monkey; titi; uakari; woolly monkey; marmoset; tamarin)
(hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails)
(small soft-furred South American and Central American monkey with claws instead of nails)
(type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets)
(the smallest monkey; of tropical forests of the Amazon)
(small South American marmoset with silky fur and long nonprehensile tail)
(golden South American monkey with long soft hair forming a mane)
(South American tamarin with a tufted head)
(all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins)
(monkey of Central America and South America having a cowl of thick hair on the head)
(nocturnal monkey of Central America and South America with large eyes and thick fur)
(monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry)
(small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail)
(medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail)
(small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail)
(arboreal monkey of tropical America with long slender legs and long prehensile tail)
(small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle)
(large monkeys with dark skin and woolly fur of the Amazon and Orinoco basins)
(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))
(tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates)
(type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews)
(insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout)
(brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia)
(not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea)
(primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits)
(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)
(Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii)
(large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails)
(in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs)
(small lemur having its tail barred with black)
(type genus; coextensive with the family Daubentoniidae)
(nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs)
(slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless)
(slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka)
(agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears)
(large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn)
(nocturnal indris with thick gray-brown fur and a long tail)
(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)
(in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii)
(coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers)
(type and sole genus of the family Tarsiidae)
(nocturnal arboreal primate of Indonesia and the Philippines having huge eyes and digits ending in pads to facilitate climbing; the only primate that spurns all plant material as food living entirely on insects and small vertebrates)
(type genus of the family Cynocephalidae)
(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)
(an order of animals including elephants and mammoths)
(massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk)
(a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd)
(Asian elephant having smaller ears and tusks primarily in the male)
(albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia)
(African elephant having enormous flapping ears and ivory tusks)
(any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks)
(very hairy mammoth common in colder portions of the northern hemisphere)
(extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons)
(extinct elephant-like mammal that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differ from mammoths in the form of the molar teeth)
(North American mastodon; in some classifications considered a mammoth rather than a mastodon)
(elephants extinct since the Pleistocene)
(extinct elephants of Central American and South America; of the Miocene and Pleistocene)
(an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings)
(an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses)
(raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas)
(the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons)
(an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America)
(in some classifications considered a separate family)
(raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings)
(arboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail)
(omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America)
(reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas)
(in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas)
(only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae)
(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)
(respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water)
(occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians)
(one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes)
(one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians)
(region around the mouth in various invertebrates)
(a group of vertebrates comprising both cartilaginous and bony fishes and sometimes including the jawless vertebrates; not used technically)
(any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish")
(any fish providing sport for the angler)
(any fish used for food by human beings)
(any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait)
(fish that live on the sea bottom especially commercially important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like flounder)
(any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths)
(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)
(a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage)
(fishes having paired fins resembling limbs and regarded as ancestral to amphibians)
(any fish of the order Crossopterygii; most known only in fossil form)
(type genus of the Latimeridae: coelacanth)
(fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous Period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa)
(bony fishes of the southern hemisphere that breathe by a modified air bladder as well as gills; sometimes classified as an order of Crossopterygii)
(air-breathing fish having an elongated body and fleshy paired fins; certain species construct mucus-lined mud coverings in which to survive drought)
(lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth)
(type genus of the Ceratodontidae: extinct genus of lungfishes)
(large edible Australian lungfish having paddle-shaped fins)
(an order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes)
(any of numerous mostly freshwater bottom-living fishes of Eurasia and North America with barbels like whiskers around the mouth)
(Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin)
(type genus of the Siluridae: catfishes)
(large elongated catfish of central and eastern Europe)
(freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ)
(type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes)
(any of several common freshwater catfishes of the United States)
(catfish common in eastern United States)
(freshwater catfish of eastern United States)
(freshwater food fish common throughout central United States)
(a large catfish of the Mississippi valley)
(large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw)
(South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates)
(any of numerous marine fishes most of which are mouthbreeders; not used for food)
(type genus of the Ariidae: sea catfishes)
(cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini)
(at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications)
(a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
(large family of important mostly marine food fishes)
(type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes)
(major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters)
(one of the world's most important commercial fishes)
(a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus)
(elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth)
(young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking)
(important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller)
(important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod)
(any of several marine food fishes related to cod)
(found off Atlantic coast of North America)
(elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried)
(large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod)
(deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail)
(elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced)
(voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins)
(eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn)
(eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked)
(family of brightly colored voracious eels of warm coastal waters; generally nonaggressive to humans but larger species are dangerous if provoked)
(large somber-colored scaleless marine eel found in temperate and tropical coastal waters; some used for food)
(large diverse group of bony fishes; includes most living species)
(most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon)
(coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus)
(slender cylindrical marine fishes lacking air bladders and teeth)
(fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand)
(any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seas)
(the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts)
(the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish)
(herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn)
(shad of Atlantic coast of North America; naturalized to Pacific coast)
(shad that spawns in streams of the Mississippi drainage; very similar to Alosa sapidissima)
(shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus)
(genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned)
(shad-like North American marine fishes used for fish meal and oil and fertilizer)
(type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings)
(commercially important food fish of northern waters of both Atlantic and Pacific)
(important food fish; found in enormous shoals in the northern Atlantic)
(important food fish of the northern Pacific)
(any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned)
(any of various young herrings (other than brislings) canned as sardines in Norway)
(small herring processed like a sardine)
(small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring)
(small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America)
(small herring-like plankton-feeding fishes often canned whole or as paste; abundant in tropical waters worldwide)
(esteemed for its flavor; usually preserved or used for sauces and relishes)
(soft-finned fishes of cold and temperate waters)
(any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn)
(female salmon that has recently spawned)
(type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout)
(found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning)
(Atlantic salmon confined to lakes of New England and southeastern Canada)
(sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; coho salmon)
(small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning)
(large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning)
(small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes)
(any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons)
(speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America)
(found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska)
(silvery marine variety of brown trout that migrates to fresh water to spawn)
(large fork-tailed trout of lakes of Canada and the northern United States)
(North American freshwater trout; introduced in Europe)
(small trout of northern waters; landlocked populations in Quebec and northern New England)
(soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae)
(silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere)
(type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes)
(found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska)
(important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America)
(bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia)
(whitefish of the western United States and Canada)
(small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters)
(important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska)
(very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes)
(large silvery game fish of warm Atlantic coastal waters especially off Florida)
(type genus of the Elopidae: tenpounder)
(game fish resembling the tarpon but smaller)
(type and sole genus of the family Albulidae)
(slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons)
(small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts)
(type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines)
(any of various small silver-scaled salmon-like marine fishes)
(deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes)
(small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side; some surface at night)
(tropical fishes with large mouths in lizard-like heads; found worldwide)
(small family of soft-finned bottom-livers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes)
(bottom-livers having large eyes with metallic green luster)
(slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes)
(large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long sail-like dorsal fin)
(a soft-finned fish of the genus Alepisaurus)
(large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean)
(from Nova Scotia to West Indies and Gulf of Mexico)
(marine fish having a long compressed ribbon-like body)
(thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin)
(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)
(batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes)
(bottom-dweller of warm western Atlantic coastal waters having a flattened scaleless body that crawls about on fleshy pectoral and pelvic fins)
(large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers)
(fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)
(toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes)
(bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth)
(frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers)
(fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout)
(small fantastically formed and colored fishes found among masses of sargassum)
(order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks)
(ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars)
(elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters)
(found in warm waters of western Atlantic)
(flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks)
(tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight)
(having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged)
(halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide)
(tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw)
(slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters)
(teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays)
(a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)
(food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings)
(one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna)
(in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder)
(any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes)
(any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes)
(small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia)
(the type genus of the family Anabantidae; small fish that resemble perch)
(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)
(active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches)
(spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes)
(any of several pike-like fishes of the perch family)
(3-inch snail-eating perch of the Tennessee River)
(two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud)
(either of two small silvery scaleless fishes of the northern Pacific that burrow into sand)
(elongate compressed somewhat eel-shaped fishes)
(chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae)
(pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae)
(found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds)
(a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos)
(type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks)
(large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike)
(type and only genus of the family Esocidae)
(any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere)
(voracious piscivorous pike of waters of northern hemisphere)
(large (60 to 80 pounds) sport fish of North America)
(any of several North American species of small pike)
(common in quiet waters of eastern United States)
(small but gamy pickerel of Atlantic coastal states)
(small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes of North America usually having a laterally compressed body and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills; pumpkinseed)
(small sunfishes of central United States rivers)
(any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis)
(small brilliantly colored North American sunfish)
(important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States)
(inhabits streams from South Carolina to Florida; esteemed panfish)
(game and food fish of upper Mississippi and Great Lakes)
(widely distributed and highly prized American freshwater game fishes (sunfish family))
(a variety of black bass; the angle of the jaw falls below the eye)
(a large black bass; the angle of the jaw falls behind the eye)
(nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes)
(marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish)
(marine food sport fishes mainly of warm coastal waters)
(carnivorous fresh and salt water fishes)
(small silvery food and game fish of eastern United States streams)
(North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass)
(any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin)
(small marine fish with black mouth and gill cavity)
(bluish black-striped sea bass of the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone)
(brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks)
(type genus of the Serranidae: mostly small Pacific sea basses)
(found in warm shallow waters of western Atlantic)
(usually solitary bottom sea basses of warm seas)
(black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins)
(any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers)
(large dark grouper with a thick head and rough scales)
(a genus of fish of the family Serranidae, including soapfishes)
(fishes with slimy mucus-covered skin; found in the warm Atlantic coastal waters of America)
(viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes)
(small to medium-sized shallow-water fishes of the Pacific coast of North America)
(small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas)
(red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales)
(brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and West Indies waters)
(bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth)
(small red fishes of coral reefs and inshore tropical waters)
(a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters)
(a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae)
(found in West Indies; lives in mantle cavity of a living conch)
(short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored)
(large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters)
(yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters)
(food and game fishes related to pompanos)
(bluish warm-water marine food and game fish that follow schools of small fishes into shallow waters)
(family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia)
(genus and family are coextensive and comprise only the cobia)
(large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras; found worldwide in coastal to open waters)
(small order of fishes comprising the remoras)
(fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships)
(marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects)
(type genus of the Echeneididae: typical remoras)
(large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins)
(large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas)
(a percoid fish of the family Carangidae)
(any of several fast-swimming predacious fishes of tropical to warm-temperate seas)
(fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
(fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil)
(streamlined cigar-shaped jack; good game fish)
(any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded scales)
(fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins)
(any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat bodies)
(similar to moonfish but with eyes high on the truncated forehead)
(any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes)
(game fish of southern California and Mexico having a yellow tail fin)
(fish having the habit of following ships; found in North American and South American coastal waters)
(large game fish of Australia and New Zealand)
(any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
(found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies)
(large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies)
(small pelagic fish often accompanying sharks or mantas)
(any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae)
(large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe)
(of Atlantic coastal waters; commonly used for bait)
(scads especially mackerel scad; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(small silvery fish; Nova Scotia to Brazil)
(small fusiform fish of western Atlantic)
(large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii))
(the more common dolphinfish valued as food; about six feet long)
(deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas)
(deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food)
(small family of marine fishes having covered gills)
(tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America)
(any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae)
(brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes)
(small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil and Columbia)
(small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals)
(any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals used for feeling or grasping or locomotion)
(one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)
(bristlelike process near the tip of the antenna of certain flies)
(slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish)
(one of the paired abdominal appendages of certain aquatic crustaceans that function primarily for carrying the eggs in females and are usually adapted for swimming)
(freshwater fishes of tropical America and Africa and Asia similar to American sunfishes; some are food fishes; many small ones are popular in aquariums)
(important food fish of the Nile and other rivers of Africa and Asia Minor)
(any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters)
(type genus of the Lutjanidae: snappers)
(an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body; common in the Atlantic coastal waters of North American and the Gulf of Mexico)
(found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida)
(similar to and often marketed as `red snapper';)
(food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters)
(superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail)
(medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter a grunting sound when caught)
(red-mouthed grunt found from Florida to Brazil)
(found from Florida to Brazil and Gulf of Mexico)
(black and gold grunt found from Bermuda to Caribbean to Brazil)
(dusky gray food fish found from Louisiana and Florida southward)
(spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well-developed teeth)
(any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae)
(important deep-bodied food and sport fish of warm and tropical coastal waters; found worldwide)
(food fish of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of Europe and America)
(large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico)
(similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States)
(Australian food fish having a pinkish body with blue spots)
(important dark-colored edible food and game fish of Australia)
(found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish)
(porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America)
(warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout)
(widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound)
(small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise)
(black-and-white drumfish with an erect elongated dorsal fin)
(small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico)
(large edible fish found off coast of United States from Massachusetts to Mexico)
(type genus of the Sciaenidae: croakers)
(large important food fish of Australia; almost indistinguishable from the maigre)
(any of several fishes that make a croaking noise)
(silvery-bodied with dark markings and tiny barbels)
(a fish of the Pacific coast of North America)
(any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters)
(any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast)
(whiting of the southeastern coast of North America)
(whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting)
(bluish-gray whiting of California coast)
(a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States)
(small silvery marine food fish found off California)
(silvery and bluish drumfish of shallow California coastal waters)
(any of several sciaenid fishes of North American coastal waters)
(food and game fish of North American coastal waters with a mouth from which hooks easily tear out)
(weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States)
(bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin)
(type genus of the Mullidae: goatfishes)
(brightly colored tropical fishes with chin barbels)
(body bright scarlet with 2 yellow to reddish strips on side)
(schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe)
(fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae)
(freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide)
(most important commercial mullet in eastern United States)
(silvery mullet of Atlantic and Pacific coasts)
(similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region)
(small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water)
(small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; found along the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(large silversides of Pacific coast of North America)
(monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda)
(type and sole genus of the Sphyraenidae: barracuda)
(any voracious marine fish of the genus Sphyraena having an elongated cylindrical body and large mouth with projecting lower jaw and long strong teeth)
(large (up to 6 ft) grayish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers)
(little-known nocturnal fish of warm shallow seas with an oblong compressed body)
(schooling fishes mostly of Indian and western Pacific oceans; two species in western Atlantic)
(food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships)
(small family comprising the spadefishes)
(deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters)
(small usually brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes having narrow deep bodies with large broad fins; found worldwide)
(a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus)
(gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to Brazil)
(small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs)
(type genus of the Pomacentridae: damselfishes)
(a blue and yellow damselfish of Bermuda and Florida and the West Indies)
(an anemone fish of the genus Amphiprion)
(large blue-gray black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide)
(chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
(large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout)
(bluish and bronze wrasse; found from Florida keys to Brazil)
(small Atlantic wrasse the male of which has a brilliant blue head)
(any of several small wrasses with compressed sharp-edged heads of the West Indies and Mediterranean)
(large dark-colored food fish of the Atlantic coast of North America)
(common in north Atlantic coastal waters of the United States)
(gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth)
(mullet-like tropical marine fishes having pectoral fins with long threadlike rays)
(small large-mouthed tropical marine fishes common along sandy bottoms; males brood egg balls in their mouths; popular aquarium fishes)
(heavy-bodied marine bottom-lurkers with eyes on flattened top of the head)
(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)
(elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins)
(a family of fish including: combtooth blennies)
(small usually scaleless fishes with comb-like teeth living about rocky shores; territorial and hole-dwelling)
(inhabits both coasts of tropical Atlantic)
(viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas)
(mostly small blennioid fishes of coral reefs and seagrass beds)
(a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies)
(tropical American fishes; males are aggressively defensive of their territory)
(a family of fish of suborder Blennioidea)
(small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic)
(slippery scaleless food fish of the northern Atlantic coastal waters)
(small elongate fishes of shallow northern seas; a long dorsal fin consists entirely of spines)
(found in Arctic and northern Atlantic waters)
(eellike fishes found in subarctic coastal waters)
(eellike Atlantic bottom fish with large almost vertical mouth)
(large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins)
(marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas)
(an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous)
(brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout)
(common along northeastern coast of North America)
(very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches)
(small often brightly colored scaleless marine bottom-dwellers; found in tropical and warm-temperate waters of Europe and America)
(small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker)
(found in tropical coastal regions of Africa and Asia; able to move on land on strong pectoral fins)
(tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water)
(pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout)
(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)
(poorly known family of small tropical shallow-water fishes related to gobies)
(brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail)
(type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes)
(snake mackerels; elongated marine fishes with oily flesh; resembles mackerels; found worldwide)
(predatory tropical fishes with jutting jaws and strong teeth)
(large snake mackerel with rings like spectacles around its eyes)
(long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel)
(mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes)
(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)
(marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna)
(any of various fishes of the family Scombridae)
(important food fish of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean; its body is greenish-blue with dark bars and small if any scales)
(medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
(large fast-moving predacious food and game fish; found worldwide)
(any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus)
(large mackerel with long pointed snout; important food and game fish of the eastern Atlantic coast southward to Brazil)
(a large commercially important mackerel of the Atlantic coastal waters of North America)
(large edible mackerel of temperate United States coastal Atlantic waters)
(a Spanish mackerel of western North America)
(any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters)
(large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters)
(largest tuna; to 1500 pounds; of mostly temperate seas: feed in polar regions but breed in tropics)
(may reach 400 pounds; worldwide in tropics)
(any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas)
(medium-sized tuna-like food fish of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters; less valued than tuna)
(common bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well)
(probably a northern strain of Chile bonito)
(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)
(oceanic bonitos; in some classifications placed in its own family Katsuwonidae)
(in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos)
(fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna)
(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)
(large pelagic game fish having an elongated upper jaw and long sail-like dorsal fin)
(giant warm-water game fish having a prolonged and rounded toothless upper jaw)
(large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes)
(largest marlin; may reach 2000 pounds; found worldwide in warm seas)
(Pacific food and game fish marked with dark blue vertical stripes)
(small marlin (to 180 pounds) of western Atlantic)
(any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare)
(large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton)
(butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes)
(small marine fish with a short smooth-scaled compressed body and feeble spines)
(smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies)
(butterfish up to a foot long of Atlantic waters from Chesapeake Bay to Argentina)
(small (6 inches) tropical butterfishes found worldwide)
(larger driftfishes of eastern Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico)
(sluggish square-tailed fish armored with tough bony scales; of deep warm waters)
(very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.)
(large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail)
(tripletail found from Cape Cod to northern South America)
(small silvery schooling fishes with protrusible mouths found in warm coastal waters)
(popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil)
(silvery mojarra found along sandy shores of the western Atlantic)
(small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia)
(a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish)
(shiny substance that resemble enamel and is secreted by the corium of certain fishes (especially ganoid fishes) and composes the outer layer of their scales)
(a group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales)
(primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering)
(primitive long-bodies carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America)
(primitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout)
(fish of larger rivers of China similar to the Mississippi paddlefish)
(large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone)
(type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons)
(food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America)
(valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas)
(type genus of the Lepisosteidae: freshwater gars)
(primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needle-like teeth)
(scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards)
(mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards)
(fishes having the head armored with bony plates)
(scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes)
(any of numerous carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling warm-water marine fishes found worldwide but most abundant in the Pacific)
(type genus of the Scorpaenidae: scorpionfishes)
(marine fishes having a tapering body with an armored head and venomous spines)
(brightly striped fish of the tropical Pacific having elongated spiny fins)
(venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock)
(marine food fish found among rocks along the northern coasts of Europe and America)
(a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America)
(a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America)
(a large fish of the Pacific coast of North America)
(large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe)
(any of numerous spiny large-headed broad-mouthed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes)
(freshwater sculpin with a large flattened bony-plated head with hornlike spines)
(small freshwater sculpin of Europe and North America)
(large sculpin of western Atlantic; inflates itself when caught)
(small sculpin of the coast of New England)
(type genus of the Cyclopteridae: lumpfishes)
(clumsy soft thick-bodied northern Atlantic fish with pelvic fins fused into a sucker; edible roe used for caviar)
(type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes)
(small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish)
(small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters)
(common food and sport fish of western coast of North America)
(greenling with whitish body marked with black bands)
(food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards)
(in some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins))
(bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom)
(American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries)
(in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising searobins having ordinary scales and no barbels (true searobins))
(large searobin; found from Nova Scotia to Florida)
(in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae comprising the armored searobins)
(in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peristediinae: armored sea robins)
(sea robins having bony scutes on the body and barbels on the chin; found mostly on the continental slope)
(tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins)
(boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers)
(tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines)
(any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin)
(narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine)
(any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes)
(any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates)
(trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes)
(any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers)
(puffers having rigid or erectile spines)
(spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters)
(similar to but smaller than porcupinefish)
(any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines)
(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)
(flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes)
(any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side)
(any of various European and non-European marine flatfish)
(flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head)
(a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored)
(American flounder having a yellowish tail)
(important American food fish in the winter)
(European flatfish highly valued as food)
(marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes)
(a righteye flounder found in the Pacific)
(a family of fish of the order Heterosomata)
(flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head)
(flounder of eastern coast of North America)
(flounder found from North Carolina to Florida and the eastern Gulf of Mexico)
(a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil)
(whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil)
(small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America)
(very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America)
(left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value)
(right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European)
(popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America)
(a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America)
(useless as food; in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and Panama)
(skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros))
(part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs)
(the anterior part of an insect's thorax; bears the first pair of legs)
(one of a series of similar body segments into which some animals are divided longitudinally)
(a fabric woven from goat and camel hair)
(a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs)
(a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves)
(a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave)
(battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube)
(line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) toward the enemy)
(a building where animals are butchered)
((Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women)
(a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes)
(a church associated with a monastery or convent)
(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)
(a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion)
(an abortion-inducing drug (trade name Mifepristone) 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)
(a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing)
(a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader)
(a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles)
(an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation)
(a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge)
(a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college)
(a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge)
(a particularly potent variety of marijuana)
(a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine)
(a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles)
(a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas")
(an instrument for measuring the acceleration of aircraft or rockets)
(a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge")
((computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information)
(a supplementary component that improves capability)
(clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)
(a short road giving access to an expressway; "in England they call an access road a slip road")
(living quarters provided for public convenience; "overnight accommodations are available")
((nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside)
(a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player)
((computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator)
(one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face)
(an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension)
(antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin 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 administered after uncomplicated heart attacks)
(the ace of spades; sometimes taken as a portent of death)
(an analgesic for mild pain; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril and Tylenol and Panadol and Phenaphen and Tempra and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets))
(a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic)
(a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers)
(a compound lens system that forms an image free from chromatic aberration)
(street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)
(a small vacuum tube; used at high frequencies)
(a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves)
(a device for amplifying or transmitting sound)
(sound is not amplified by electrical means)
(a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again)
(a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines)
(trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies)
(an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect))
(any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria)
(the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism; "the piano had a very stiff action")
(a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel)
(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")
(a mechanism that puts something into automatic action)
(an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms)
(street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
(device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible)
(a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions)
(a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor")
(something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine)
(a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing)
(bandage consisting of a medical dressing of plain absorbent gauze held in place by a plastic or fabric tape coated with adhesive)
(a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine)
(a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room but is not connected by a door)
(an additive that enhances the effectiveness of medical treatment)
(an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base; "the growing medium should be equal parts of sand and loam with an admixture of peat moss and cow manure"; "a large intermixture of sand")
(sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates)
(a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
(drug that has the effects of epinephrine)
(a sketchy or imperfect or faint representation)
(an edge tool used to cut and shape wood)
(a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them)
(an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage))
(mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck)
(a torpedo designed to be launched from an airplane)
(a dispenser that forces a liquid out as a fine spray when a button is pressed)
(a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear)
(a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl)
(a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo)
(a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust)
(a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving)
(an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought")
(a cord (usually of goat's hair) that Arabs (especially Bedouins) wind around their heads to hold down the kaffiyeh)
(pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate)
(a device that causes material to gather into rounded balls; "a sonic agglomerator")
(ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform)
(metal or plastic sheath over the end of a shoelace or ribbon)
((biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction)
(a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece)
(a long plume (especially one of egret feathers) worn on a hat or a piece of jewelry in the shape of a plume)
(an airfoil that controls lateral motion)
(a safety restraint in an automobile; the bag inflates on collision and prevents the driver or passenger from being thrown forward)
(a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles)
(a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft)
(an atomizer to spray paint by means of compressed air)
(a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances)
(a compressor that takes in air at atmospheric pressure and delivers it at a higher pressure)
(a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings)
(a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated)
(a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion)
(a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained)
(a place where planes take off and land)
(a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it)
(a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
(a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces)
(the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines))
(a gun that propels a projectile by compressed air)
(a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry)
(a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel)
(a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers)
(a hose that carries air under pressure)
(a commercial airplane that carries passengers)
(a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure)
(a mattress that can be stored flat and inflated for use)
(a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines))
(an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane")
(a propeller that rotates to push against air)
(an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo)
(a pump that moves air in or out of something)
(a shipboard radar that searches for aircraft)
(truncated cloth cone used to indicate wind direction)
(an airfield without normal airport facilities)
(a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight)
(a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another)
(a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground)
(a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air)
(passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores)
(part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns)
(a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods))
((Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie)
(a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
(a clock that wakes sleeper at preset time)
(an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez)
(a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests)
(a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc)
(a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness)
(any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors)
(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)
(a small recess opening off a larger room)
(an obsolete kind of container used for distillation; two retorts connected by a tube)
(a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause)
(device for measuring pain caused by pressure)
(a palace and fortress built in Granada by the Muslims in the Middle Ages)
(surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles)
(surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachments)
(an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer)
(a screw with a hexagonal hole in the head)
(a narrow street with walls on both sides)
(a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator))
(a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid)
(a tray for collecting the offering from a congregation)
(a purgative made from the leaves of aloe)
(a thin glossy fabric made of the wool of the alpaca, or a rayon or cotton imitation)
(a stout staff with a metal point; used by mountain climbers)
(any of various drugs that block alpha-adrenergic receptors; used in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia; relaxes the muscles of the prostate and bladder)
(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))
(an antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class)
(a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made)
(the table in Christian churches where communion is given)
(a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table)
(an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation)
(an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles))
(an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation)
(a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth)
(a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things))
(a violin made by a member of the Amati family)
(a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals)
(area reserved for persons leading the responsive amens)
(any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America)
(the national flage of the United States of America)
(a free-reed instrument in which air is drawn in through reeds by suction bellows)
(a bronchodilator (trade names Elixophyllin and Slo-Bid and Theobid) used to treat asthma and bronchitis and emphysema)
(a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic)
(an antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Cordarone) that has potentially fatal side effects and is used to control serious heart rhythm problems only when safer agents have been ineffective)
(a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications)
(a vasodilator (trade name Norvasc) taken in tablet form; prescribed for hypertension and angina pectoris)
(a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes)
(an atomic clock based on vibrational frequency of the nitrogen atom in the ammonia molecule)
(a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relive insomnia and as an anticonvulsant)
(the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic)
(an antibiotic; a semisynthetic oral penicillin (trade names Amoxil and Larotid and Polymox and Trimox and Augmentin) used to treat bacterial infections)
(a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)
(a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system)
(an airplane designed to take off and land on water)
(a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water)
(an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)
(a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater))
(an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine)
(semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin))
(electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)
(a flask that has two handles; used by Romans for wines or oils)
(a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium)
(a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil)
(an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines)
(a vasodilator that is sometimes used to treat angina pectoris)
(an artifact that belongs to another time)
(moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed)
(a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system)
(a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages))
(a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial)
(a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis)
(a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner)
(compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images)
(a lens designed to correct astigmatism)
(a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)
(the chain that attaches an anchor to a vessel)
(a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor)
(a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire)
(metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch")
(an automaton that resembles a human being)
(a chamber having very little reverberation)
(a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind)
(a barometer that measures pressure without using fluids)
(a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations)
(a mixture of methyl and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic)
(a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance)
(a drug that is designed to prevent the growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors)
(an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance; "angiograms are produced by angiography")
(a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels)
(any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels)
(a physiologically inactive form of angiotensin that is the precursor to angiotensin II)
(a potent vasopressor agent formed from angiotensin I)
(a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side)
(a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Cuidad Bolivar)
(a sock that reaches just above the ankle)
(a shoe for a child or woman that has a strap around the ankle)
(an addition that extends a main building)
(molding in the form of a ring; at top of a column)
(a charge in the shape of a circle; a hollow roundel)
(an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard))
(a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device)
(the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current)
(an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages)
(a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug)
(carved ornament at the eaves of a tile roof concealing the joints between tiles)
(an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)
(a large entrance or reception room or area)
(artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
(a drug used to treat an abnormal heart rhythm)
(any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth)
(a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles; "the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs")
(a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs")
(a substance that opposes or blocks the action of acetylcholine)
(a medicine that inhibits cholinesterase by combining with it and so has a cholinergic effect)
(medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood)
(a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy))
(any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)
(a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus)
(a drug used to control or stop diarrhea)
(a drug that limits the formation of urine)
(a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison)
(a drug that prevents or alleviates nausea and vomiting)
(any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
(worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration)
(a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site)
(a drug that reduces high blood pressure)
(a medicine intended to reduce inflammation)
(a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of chair from hair oils)
(a medicinal drug used to prevent or treat malaria)
(an antineoplastic drug that inhibits the utilization of a metabolite)
(a crystalline antibiotic active against various fungi)
(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)
(an antibiotic drug used as an antineoplastic in chemotherapy)
(an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce perspiration)
(a medicinal drug used to fight diseases (like malaria) that are caused by protozoa)
(a substance that relieves or prevents itching)
(any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever)
(any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity)
(a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues)
(a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles))
(a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines)
(a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis)
(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)
(any medicine used to suppress or relieve coughing)
(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)
(a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering)
(the traditional dress of Vietnamese women consisting of a tunic with long sleeves and panels front and back; the tunic is worn over trousers)
(the great hall in ancient Persian palaces)
(a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)
(a building that is divided into apartments)
(a drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine))
(a device that controls amount of light admitted)
(a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire)
(a shed containing a number of beehives)
(a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine; used as an emetic and in small doses as a sedative)
(equipment designed to serve a specific function)
(clothing in general; "she was refined in her choice of apparel"; "he always bought his clothes at the same store"; "fastidious about his dress")
(a part that is joined to something larger)
(an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC)
(a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street)
((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)
(a device that is very useful for a particular job)
(a decorative design made of one material sewn over another)
((usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
(a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position)
(a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing)
(a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used)
(cord used to tie an apron at the waist)
(a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar)
(a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus)
(a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water)
(a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals)
(an etching made by a process that makes it resemble a water color)
(a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley)
(an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design)
(a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases)
(a framework that supports climbing plants; "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park")
(a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition)
(a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns)
(a covered passageway; often between streets with shops or stalls)
((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
((architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance)
(the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns)
(a depository containing historical records and documents)
(a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes)
(a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow)
(a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants")
(a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement)
(a playing field where sports events take place)
(a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage)
(a sock knitted or woven with an argyle design)
(a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland)
(a covered gravy holder of silver or other metal containing a detachable central vessel for hot water to keep the gravy warm)
(a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the Flood)
((Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments)
(the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person)
(any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer")
(weaponry used by military or naval force)
(coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field)
(chair with a support on each side for arms)
(a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard)
(a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers)
(a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached)
((archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm)
(a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars)
(a band worn around the arm for decoration)
(a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons)
(protective covering made of metal and used in combat)
(a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun))
(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")
((military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with treads) that is used to transport infantry)
(a vehicle that is protected by armor plate)
(specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)
(a large base of operations for an army)
(a United States defense laboratory to conduct reserch in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry)
(an obsolete firearm with a long barrel)
(an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics)
(especially fine or decorative clothing)
(a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier)
(a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow)
(the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow)
(a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms)
(all the weapons and equipment that a country has)
(the products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art")
(an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium)
(a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic)
(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)
(an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium)
(a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination)
(a pump that replaces the natural heart)
(a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot)
(a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee))
(a machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's body)
(a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims)
(a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area)
(a studio especially for an artist or designer)
(a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin)
(a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected)
(early 20th-century United States painting; portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life)
(a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes)
(a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed)
(a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes)
(antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia)
(a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water)
(a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid)
(the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets)
(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)
(any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use)
(the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa)
(a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit)
(a hall where many people can congregate)
(a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product)
(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)
(has a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field)
(a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals)
(a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations)
(any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources)
(a satellite equipped with a telescope to observe infra-red radiation)
(one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt)
(an oral beta blocker (trade name Tenormin) used in treating hypertension and angina; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.))
(a self-feeding furnace that maintains a uniform temperature; used by alchemists)
(a place where reading materials are available)
(a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise)
(a figure of a man used as a supporting column)
(an instrument that measures rate of evaporation of water)
(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))
(a timepiece that derives its time scale from the vibration of atoms or molecules)
(an oral dose of radioactive substance used in treatment and diagnosis of cancer)
(a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy)
(the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb)
(a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray)
(an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given)
(the central area in a building; open to the sky)
(a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides)
(a connection that fastens things together)
(a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping)
(an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal)
((architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof)
(a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building)
(clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress")
(a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block")
(an amplifier that increases the amplitude of reproduced sound)
(compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music))
(a graphical representation of a person's auditory sensitivity to sound)
(an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing)
(a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound)
(magnetic tape for use in recording sound)
(materials using sight or sound to present information; "language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals")
(the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits)
((Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them)
(a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II)
(an expressway in a German-speaking country)
(a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments)
(an optical device for focussing a camer or other instrument automatically)
(an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
(a hypodermic syringe to use in injecting yourself with a liquid; "United States troops now carry atropine and autoinjectors in their first-aid kits to use in case of organophosphate nerve agent poisoning")
(a cafeteria where food is served from machines)
(a vending machine from which you can get food)
(a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the carburetor)
(a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released)
(a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released)
(a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car)
(equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation; "this factory floor is a showcase for automation and robotic equipment")
(a mechanism that can move automatically)
(a factory where automobiles are manufactured)
(a device on an automobile for making a warning noise)
(a component of an automobile; "his business is auto parts")
(a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course)
(a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed)
(an expressway in an Italian-speaking country)
(an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity)
((nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port))
((nautical) a small engine (as one used on board ships to operate a windlass))
(a supplementary pump available if needed)
(a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer)
(a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)
(a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun)
(an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle)
(the center around which something rotates)
(an iron bar that serves as an axletree)
(a dead axle on a carriage or wagon that has terminal spindles on which the wheel revolve)
(an immunosuppressive drug (trade name Imuran) used to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ)
(an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow)
(an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects)
(United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber)
(a woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women)
(a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling)
(a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around)
(powder used to prevent a baby's diaper from chafing)
(a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally)
(a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable")
(the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back")
(a broad band that passes over the back of a horse and supports the shafts of a vehicle)
(any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons)
(a board used to support the back of someone or something)
(a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball; "he banked the shot off the backboard")
(the part of a network that connects other networks together; "the backbone is the part of a communication network that carries the heaviest traffic")
(the board on which backgammon is played)
((computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear)
(an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth)
(something forming a back that is added for strengthening)
(a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder)
(a tent that can be carried in a backpack)
(plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass)
(a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups)
(the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations)
(a handsaw stiffened by metal along upper edge)
(a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back)
(a seat at the rear (especially the backseat of an automobile))
(the typewriter key used for back spacing)
(a second staircase at the rear of a building)
(a stay that supports the back of something)
(overlapping stitch made by starting next stitch at middle of preceding one)
((baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate))
((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")
(layer of sand or gravel used to expose sewage effluent to air and the action of microorganisms)
(the court on which badminton is played)
(equipment for playing the game of badminton)
(a light long-handled racket used by badminton players)
(a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy)
(a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag")
(a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him")
(a bag used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb")
(something of little value or significance)
(a case used to carry belongings when traveling)
(a railway car where passengers' bags are carried)
(a machine for putting objects or substances into bags)
(a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through pipes)
(the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle)
(a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction)
(a large pan that is filled with hot water; smaller pans can be set in a bain-maire to keep food warm or to cook food slowly)
(something used to lure victims into danger)
(a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables)
(a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold)
(a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face)
(a stringed instrument that has triangular body and three strings)
(a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity)
(a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts)
(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)
(a cotton knit fabric used for underwear)
(a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet)
(an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium)
(ornamented canopy supported by columns or suspended from a roof or projected from a wall (as over an altar))
(a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip)
(a large bundle bound for storage or transport)
(round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
(a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub")
(heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain)
(a joint that can rotate within a socket)
(any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship)
(an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps)
(a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations))
(a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder)
(floating ball that controls level in a water tank)
(a moving-coil galvanometer that measures electric charge)
(a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target)
(a physical pendulum consisting of a large mass suspended from a rod; its displacement is used to measure the velocity of a projectile)
(a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles)
(large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air)
(small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck)
(a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America")
(a box where voters deposit their ballots)
(a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark")
(a hammer with one round and one flat end; used in working metal)
(a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper)
(any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball)
(a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side)
(a fragrant ointment containing a balsam resin)
(one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing)
(something elongated that is worn around the body or one of the limbs)
(a strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material)
(a restraint put around something to hold it together)
(a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration))
(a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)
(trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters)
(large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief)
(a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire (especially hats))
(a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight)
(a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers)
(a toothed metal band driven by two wheels)
(a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air)
(a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band; "the gaudy bandwagon led the circus parade")
(a metal pipe filled with explosive, used to detonate land mines or to clear a path through barbed wire)
(cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing)
(a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body)
(a building in which commercial banking is transacted; "the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon")
(long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising)
(a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling)
(a loose fitting jacket; originally worn in India)
(a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape")
(an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal; "it was an excellent kick but the ball hit the bar")
(a counter where you can obtain food or drink; "he bought a hot dog and a coke at the bar")
((law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar")
(a heating element in an electric fire; "an electric fire with three bars")
(a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises)
(a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove)
(a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors)
(strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage)
(a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting)
(a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers)
(a shop where men can get their hair cut)
((formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet)
(a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet)
(a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle))
(a bit for horses that is a solid bar of metal)
(organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)
(a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions)
(a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))
(needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines)
(a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole")
(the second lowest brass wind instrument)
(a magnet in the form of a bar with magnetic poles at each end)
(an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals)
(an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas)
(a recording barometer; automatically records on paper the variations in atmospheric pressure)
(an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure)
(a knife resembling a cleaver; used in the Philippines)
(a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top)
(an impact printer that uses a bar to carry the type slugs)
(a building used to house military personnel)
(an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low)
(a cylindrical container that holds liquids)
(a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired)
(a cheap drinking and dancing establishment)
(a knot used for tying fishing leaders together; the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times)
(a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs)
(the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch)
(a pin for holding women's hair in place)
(a barrier (usually thrown up hastily so as to impede the advance of an enemy); "they enemy stormed the barricade")
(a structure or object that impedes free movement)
(a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar")
(a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels)
(a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge))
(a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp")
(place that runner must touch before scoring; "he scrambled to get back to the bag")
((electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector)
(installation from which a military force initiates operations; "the attack wiped out our forward bases")
(a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; "a tub should sit on its own base")
(the principal ingredient of a mixture; "glycerinated gelatin is used as a base for many ointments"; "he told the painter that he wanted a yellow base with just a hint of green"; "everything she cooked seemed to have rice as the base")
(an implement used in baseball by the batter)
(a trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record)
(the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate)
(a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor)
(the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage)
(the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture)
((usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)
(a Roman building used for public administration)
(an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges; "the church was raised to the rank of basilica")
(a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; "she mixed the dough in a large basin")
(a container that is usually woven and has handles)
(horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball)
(an inflated ball used in playing basketball)
(the court on which basketball is played)
(sports equipment used in playing basketball)
(a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand)
(a cloth woven of two or more threads interlaced to suggest the weave of a basket)
(a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut)
(the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments)
(a large clarinet whose range is an octave below the B-flat clarinet)
(a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch)
(a tenor clarinet; pitched in the key of F below the B-flat clarinet)
(largest and lowest member of the violin family)
(a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed)
(a perambulator that resembles a bassinet)
(a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family)
(derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic")
(a tube with a rubber bulb used to take up and release melted fat or gravy in order to moisten roasting meat)
(a cudgel used to give someone a beating on the soles of the feet)
(projecting part of a rampart or other fortification)
(a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle)
(a club used for hitting a ball in various games)
(a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it); "she soaked the etching in an acid bath")
(a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa)
(a building containing dressing rooms for bathers)
(a tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimming)
(a heavy towel or mat to stand on while drying yourself after a bath)
(a scented oil added to your bath water)
(a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim)
(a room (as in a residence) containing a bath or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet)
(a preparation that softens or scents a bath)
(a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath)
(a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body)
(navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration)
(spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration)
(a dyed fabric; a removable wax is used where the dye is not wanted)
(a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses)
(a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to direct an orchestra)
(an implement passed from runner to runner in a relay race)
(a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge)
(a strip fixed to something to hold it firm)
(a ram used to break down doors of fortified buildings)
(an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat)
(a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series)
(a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores)
(stuffing made of rolls or sheets of cotton wool or synthetic fiber)
(a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice)
(a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat)
(a helmet worn by the batter in baseball)
(a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower)
(a military uniform designed for field service)
(a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns)
(an arrangement of sights that makes possible the rapid aiming of a firearm at short ranges)
(one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon))
(a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay")
(a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay")
(a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon)
(a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey)
(an aromatic liquid originally obtained by distilling the leaves of the bayberry tree with rum)
(a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house)
(a shop where a variety of goods are sold)
(a street of small shops (especially in Orient))
(a portable rocket launcher used by infantrymen as an anti-tank weapon)
(a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun)
(battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube)
(an air gun in which BBs are propelled by compressed air)
(large and light ball; for play at the seaside)
(very large towel to dry yourself after swimming)
(a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat)
(a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships)
(a small ball with a hole through the middle)
(a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture)
(a plane with a concave blade for making moulding with beadwork)
(a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry)
(long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
(a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm)
(a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games)
(a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen)
(an incised design resembling a bear's claw used in Native American pottery)
(a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily)
(a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position)
(any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building)
(tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions)
(a musical instrument that sounds by means of a reed)
(a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment)
(a hat made of beaver fur or similar material)
(a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face)
(a light wallboard made of compressed wood pulp)
((nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship)
(a mercury thermometer that measures small differences or changes in temperature)
(a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair")
(a plot of ground in which plants are growing; "the gardener planted a bed of roses")
(a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track; "the track bed had washed away")
(the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.)
(an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast)
(material used to provide a bed for animals)
(a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy; used for clothing)
(a lightweight jacket worn over bedclothes (as when sitting in bed))
(linen or cotton articles for a bed (as sheets and pillowcases))
(a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination)
(any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead)
(furniture intended for use in a bedroom)
(a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing))
((usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed)
(a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire)
(a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees)
(any workplace where people are very busy)
(an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged)
(tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served)
(a relatively large glass for serving beer)
(a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment)
(a drip mat placed under a glass of beer)
(a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing))
(a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung)
(a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck)
(the flared opening of a tubular device)
(an alkaloidal extract or tincture of the poisonous belladonna herb that is used medicinally)
(a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck; decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th century))
(trousers with legs that flare; worn by sailors; absurdly wide hems were fashionable in the 1960s)
(a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof)
(a floor under the bells of an open belfry)
(an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote)
(a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases)
(a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely)
(a handle or cord that is pulled to ring a doorbell or a servant's bell etc.)
(a button that is pushed to ring a bell)
(a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs))
(a tower that supports or shelters a bell)
(a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon)
(a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed))
(a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes)
(a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II)
(a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist))
(endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys)
((law) the seat for judges in a courtroom)
(a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench)
(a small punch press mounted on a workbench)
(curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.))
(diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left)
(a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender")
(a suspension bridge across the Delaware River)
(wood that is steamed until it becomes pliable and then is shaped for use in making furniture; "bentwood chairs")
(a white crystalline ester used as a local anesthetic)
(any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)
(a cap with no brim or bill; made of soft cloth)
(a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats)
((usually in the plural) short pants that end at the knee)
(a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers)
(a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle)
(a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process)
(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)
(a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis)
(accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux)
(a house of worship (especially one for sailors))
(a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track)
(a cyclotron that accelerates protons up to several billion electron volts)
(a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size)
(two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees)
(the ordinary clarinet with a middle range)
(a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India)
(a napkin tied under the chin a child while eating)
(top part of an apron; covering the chest)
(an attractive outfit; "she wore her best bib-and-tucker")
(a cocked hat with the brim turned up to form two points)
(a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals)
(a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats)
(a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle)
(a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain)
(a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air)
(a basin for washing genitals and anal area)
(a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial)
(a coffin along with its stand; "we followed the bier to the graveyard")
(clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London)
(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)
(the large display board at the New York Stock Exchange that reports on stocks traded on the exchange)
(a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin)
(the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends))
(a woman's abbreviated two-piece bathing suit)
(small and tight-fitting underpants; worn by women)
(where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom)
(either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling)
(in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side)
((nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away)
(a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead")
(a long-handled saw with a curved blade; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree")
(lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home))
(a device for keeping the score in a game of billiards)
(a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature)
(a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves)
(the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding")
(strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration)
(a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin)
(a nonmagnetic housing for a ship's compass (usually in front of the helm))
(an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes)
(a light microscope adapted to the use of both eyes)
(a microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time; intended for use in a biological environment)
(a loose one-piece garment worn to protect the wearer against dangerous biological or chemical agents)
(any weapon usable in biological warfare; "they feared use of the smallpox virus as a bioweapon")
(old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other)
(an optical device for obtaining interference fringes)
(bundle of birch twigs used to hit people as punishment)
(a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree)
(an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in)
(a catcher's mask with a strong wire face)
(a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy)
((chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color)
(a small informal restaurant; serves wine)
(the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit")
(piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit")
(a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes)
(a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography)
(an image represented as a two dimensional array of brightness values for pixels)
((nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt)
(a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off)
(a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on structural metals that are exposed to weathering)
(black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black")
(sheet of slate; for writing with chalk)
(an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard)
(equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight)
(the makeup (usually burnt cork) used by a performer in order to imitate a Negro)
(a black flag bearing a white skull and crossbones; indicates a pirate ship)
(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)
(a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people)
(a black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket)
(a simple hitch used for temporarily attaching a line to a hook)
(a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores)
(the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge)
(flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)
(the part of the skate that slides on the ice)
(a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet)
(a piece of material ready to be made into something)
(bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep")
(a layer of lead surrounding the highly reactive core of a nuclear reactor)
(strong reinforcing stitch for edges of blanket and other thick material; similar to buttonhole stitch)
(a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it)
(a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air)
(a small tube filled with detonating substances; used to detonate high explosives)
(mixture of guncotton with nitroglycerin)
(lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school)
(an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached)
(an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods)
(a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon)
(something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet")
(a hiding place sometimes used by hunters (especially duck hunters); "he waited impatiently in the blind")
(a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving)
(a curve or bend in the road that you cannot see around as you are driving)
(a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages)
(a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks")
(housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing")
(a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade)
(an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe")
(pulley blocks with associated rope or cable)
(a large bomb used to demolish extensive areas (as a city block))
(a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system))
(a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process)
(a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire)
(a small plane used on end grains of wood)
(a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations)
((usually in the plural) underpants worn by women; "she was afraid that her bloomers might have been showing")
(a device that produces a current of air)
(a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing)
(a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame)
(a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat)
(a high shoe with laces over the tongue)
(a blue poker chip with the highest value)
(photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.)
(a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle)
(a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose; "he nailed boards across the windows")
(a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces")
(a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests)
(a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company))
(a measure used in computing board feet)
(the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink)
(a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside)
(the upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
(pole-handled hook used to pull or push boats)
(a house at edge of river or lake; used to store boats)
(a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship)
(a train taking passengers to or from a port)
(a whistle on a boat that is sounded as a warning)
(a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line)
(a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string)
(a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound)
(a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip")
(a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism)
(formerly two short sleds coupled together)
(wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce)
(a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries)
(a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops)
(a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric)
(formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head)
(the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted")
(armor that protects the wearer's whole body)
(a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed)
(lotion applied to the body after bathing)
(a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs))
(plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration)
(an automatic double-barreled antiaircraft gun)
(an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft)
(sealed vessel where water is converted to steam)
(thick plate iron used in the production of boilers)
(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)
(a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin)
(a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); "the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards")
(a pulley-block at the head of a topmast)
(long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin)
(record or recording made by a bolometer)
(an instrument that measures heat radiation; extremely sensitive)
(a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie)
(a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows)
(a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener)
(the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key)
(a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech)
(a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length)
(a large pill; used especially in veterinary medicine)
(an explosive device fused to denote under specific conditions)
(a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family)
(strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion)
(a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight)
(a jacket gathered into a band at the waist)
(an unexploded bomblet; "unexploded bomblets known in Laos as `bombies' caused farmers to fear cultivating their fields")
(one of the smaller bombs that are released from a cluster bomb)
(a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs)
(a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids)
(a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs)
(small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e.g. lead)
(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)
(any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker")
(a prize given to one who finishes last in a contest)
(physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop")
(a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge; "he bought a book of stamps")
(a bag in which students carry their books)
(a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books)
(a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table))
(a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place)
(a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore)
(any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring)
(a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set)
(a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower)
(an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective)
(the first stage of a multistage rocket)
(an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal)
(footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg)
(British term for the luggage compartment in a car)
(an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and leg)
(protective casing for something that resembles a leg)
(a slipper that is soft and wool (for babies))
(small area set off by walls for special use)
(a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment)
(a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches)
(protective stockings worn with or in place of boots)
(has V-shaped notch for pulling off boots)
(a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on)
(antifungal agent consisting of a solution of copper sulphate and quicklime)
(a strip forming the outer edge of something; "the rug had a wide blue border")
(a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes)
(an ionization chamber lined with boron or filled with boron trifluoride gas for counting low velocity neutrons)
(a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons)
(a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22)
(cloth that covers the chest or breasts)
(a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul)
(a rocking chair that has a high spindle back and a decorative top panel)
(glass or plastic vessel; cylindrical with a narrow neck; no handle)
(a place where bottles can be deposited for recycling)
(a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles)
(an opener for removing caps or corks from bottles)
(a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps)
(a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms")
(a fabric of uneven yarn that has an uneven knobby effect)
(a lady's bedroom or private sitting room)
(an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork)
(a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutineed against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat)
(an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present)
(a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry)
(a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed instrument)
(curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows)
(front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line")
(a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces)
(a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them)
(stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well")
(a stout hunting knife with a single edge)
(a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods)
(a round vessel that is open at the top; used for holding fruit or liquids or for serving food)
(a small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco)
(a wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls)
(a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim; worn by some British businessmen)
(a loop knot that neither slips not jams)
(a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins)
(a building that contains several alleys for bowling)
(a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target)
(a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel)
(a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts")
(separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people; "the sentry stayed in his box to avoid the cold")
(private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty")
(the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver")
(any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned; "the umpire warned the batter to stay in the batter's box")
(a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section)
(a simple camera shaped like a rectangular box)
(a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides)
(a short coat that hangs loosely from the shoulders)
(gloves that are big and padded; worn for boxing)
(a kite shaped like a box open at both ends)
(the office where tickets of admission are sold)
(a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it)
(a special seat in a theater or grandstand box)
(a coiled bedspring in a frame that is covered with cloth)
(a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head)
(a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
(the stock of a tool used for turning a drilling bit)
(an appliance that corrects dental irregularities)
(a support that steadies or strengthens something else; "he wore a brace on his knee")
(elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural))
(a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it)
(a drill consisting of a bit and a brace to hold and turn it)
(jewelry worn around the wrist for decoration)
(a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor))
(a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports)
(a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head)
(an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf))
(an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws)
(trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains)
(a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in)
(a small net used to draw fish into a boat)
(a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle)
(a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation)
(a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston)
(the brake disk plate is fixed to the wheel; pressure is applied to it by the brake pads)
(a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes)
(the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum)
(pads apply friction to both sides of the brake disk)
(foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder)
(a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation)
(brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle)
(a railway line connected to a trunk line)
(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))
(a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece)
(a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap)
((formerly) a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a driver but less than a spoon)
(an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts)
(a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand)
(a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships)
(a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine)
(large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times)
(a container used to keep bread or cake in)
(a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced)
(an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately")
(a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen); "the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats")
(a seal that must be broken when first used and cannot easily be resealed; "it was stored in a tube with a break seal")
(a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away)
(a portable drill with a plate that is pressed against the chest to force the drill point into the work)
(an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed)
(armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass)
(a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath)
(a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure)
(opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded)
(a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing)
(a garment that provides covering for the loins)
(a life buoy in the form of a ring with short breeches for support; used to transfer people from a ship)
(a nuclear reactor that produces more fissile material than it burns)
(a submachine gun operated by gas pressure; used by the British in World War II)
(a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food)
(a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath)
(rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material)
(a place where bricks are made and sold)
(a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
(an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)
(the link between two lenses; rests on nose)
(a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth)
(a wooden support that holds the strings up)
(a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected)
(a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional shunt bridging the two series circuits)
(headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control)
(a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars))
(a bit resembling a snaffle bit; used with a separate curb)
(a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books)
(a bomb consisting of an explosive and timer hidden inside a briefcase)
(a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase)
(short tight-fitting underpants (trade name Jockey))
(a penal institution (especially on board a ship))
(two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts)
(a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth)
(two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast)
(a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous)
(a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles)
(a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)
(a block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel)
(a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic)
(a brush that is made with the short stiff hairs of an animal or plant)
(a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions)
(a closely woven silk or synthetic fabric with a narrow crosswise rib)
(a densely textured woolen fabric with a lustrous finish)
(a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches)
(a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead)
(a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams)
(the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock")
(all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship)
(a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab)
(thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern)
(an oven or part of a stove used for broiling)
(an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration)
(place where a broker conducts his business)
(a sedative in the form of sodium or potassium bromide)
(antihistamine (trade name Dimetane) used to treat hypersensitivity reactions (as rhinitis))
(a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)
(a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes)
(a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City)
(a medal made of bronze (or having the appearance of bronze) that is usually awarded for winning third place in a competition)
(a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883)
(a cleaning implement for sweeping; bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle)
(a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment)
(a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat)
(light carriage; pulled by a single horse)
(a portable .30 caliber magazine-fed automatic rifle operated by gas pressure; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War)
(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)
(a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color)
(an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)
(conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor)
(a carpet with a strong linen warp and a heavy pile of colored woolen yarns drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern)
(fine lace with a raised or applique design)
(a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic)
(an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles)
(any of various devices in which air or some other gas is bubbled through a liquid)
(an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles)
(a roughly cylindrical that is vessel open at the top)
(a low single seat as in cars or planes)
((formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket)
(fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong)
(a coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue; used in bookbinding and to stiffen clothing)
(an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring))
(a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact)
((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)
(aspirin coated with a substance capable of neutralizing acid (trade name Bufferin))
(a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers)
(a wheel that is covered with soft material)
(a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly)
(a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse)
(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")
(a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares)
(a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration)
(a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")
(a block of material used in construction work)
(a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures)
(a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures)
(a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall)
(a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe")
(a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments)
(the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull)
(a clip with a spring that closes the metal jaws)
(a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something)
(large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground)
(a board that hangs on a wall; displays announcements)
(a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest)
(a vest capable of resisting the impact of a bullet)
(a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators)
(a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier)
(a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front)
(a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily)
(a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game)
(a heavy plow with a single wide blade; used chiefly in cotton fields)
(a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor)
(a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage)
(a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast); "we quaffed a bumper of ale")
(a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged)
(vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle)
(a jack for lifting a motor vehicle by the bumper)
(a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
(a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask)
(a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it)
(a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground)
(a 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground faccilities)
(a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air)
(a loosely woven fabric used for flags, etc.)
(small bit used in dentistry or surgery)
(a lightweight belted gabardine raincoat with a distinctive tartan lining; name for the original manufacturer)
(measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration)
(a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary)
(cloth used to cover a corpse in preparation for burial)
((archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs)
(a chisel of tempered steel with a sharp point; used for engraving)
(a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan; "the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa")
(a bag into which secret documents are placed before being burned)
(a center where patients with severe burns can be treated)
(an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse); "a diesel engine is an oil burner")
(the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking; "the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one")
(a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors)
(a fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun)
(rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting)
(rotary file for smoothing rough edges left on a workpiece)
(a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work")
(a car that is old and unreliable; "the fenders had fallen off that old bus")
(an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system")
(a basket large enough to hold a bushel)
(a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction)
(an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass)
(a loose fitting jacket; resembles a shirt with four patch pockets and a belt)
(a suit of clothes traditionally worn by businessmen)
(a boot reaching halfway up to the knee)
(a traffic lane intended for buses only)
(an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system)
(a drug (trade name BuSpar) designed specifically for anxiety)
(a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person)
(a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt)
(a white crystalline ester that is applied to mucous membranes as a local anesthetic)
(a thick wooden slab formed by bonding together thick laminated strips of unpainted hardwood)
(a large sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat)
(a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold)
(the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking))
(a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons))
(a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table)
(a valve in a carburetor that consists of a disc that turns and acts as a throttle)
(a small knife with a dull blade; for cutting or spreading butter)
(a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals)
(a hinge mortised flush into the edge of the door and jamb)
(a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping)
(a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes)
(a hole through which buttons are pushed)
(reinforcing looped stitch for edges, as around a buttonhole)
(a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole)
(a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building)
(an blunt arrow without a barb; an arrow used for target practice)
(a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers)
(a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb)
(a signaling device that makes a buzzing sound)
(a road that takes traffic around the edge of a town)
(a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies)
(a product made during the manufacture of something else)
(a side road little traveled (as in the countryside))
(a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money)
(small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood)
(a compartment in front of a motor vehicle where driver sits)
(a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool)
(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")
(a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland))
(the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried)
(small room on a ship or boat where people sleep)
(a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area)
(a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train)
(accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations)
(a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board)
(a cupboard-like repository or piece of furniture with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display)
(housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television)
(a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock)
(woodwork finished by hand by a cabinetmaker)
(a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)
(a television system transmitted over cables)
(a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
(a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway; "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain")
(a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars)
(a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons))
((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)
(an atomic clock based on the energy difference between two states of the caesium nucleus in a magnetic field)
(a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold)
(a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier)
((usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors)
(a tray for carrying your food in a cafeteria)
(a (cotton or silk) cloak with full sleeves and sash reaching down to the ankles; worn by men in the Levant)
(a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East)
(an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept)
(the net that is the goal in ice hockey)
(large watertight chamber used for construction under water)
(a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition)
(a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax); "a bar of chocolate")
(a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd)
(a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations)
(the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage)
(a woman's large folded hooped hood; worn in the 18th century)
(a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans)
(a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings)
(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)
(a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations)
(a very large pot that is used for boiling)
(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)
(a machine that smoothes or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers)
(an instrument for measuring the distance between two points)
(a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping)
(a bulletin board backstage in a theater)
(a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers))
(a small display that will show you the telephone number of the party calling you)
(a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard)
(a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat)
(a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus)
(a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace))
(a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion)
(a medieval hood of mail suspended from a basinet to protect the head and neck)
(an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados)
(a portable television camera and videocassette recorder)
(a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel)
(engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring))
(equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other))
(a lens that focuses the image in a camera)
(an optical device consisting of an attachment that enables an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface for sketching it)
(a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface)
(a loose shirt or tunic; originally worn in the Middle Ages)
(a short sleeveless undergarment for women)
(a fabric of Asian origin; originally made of silk and camel's hair)
(device or stratagem for concealment or deceit)
(fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background)
(temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling")
(temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers; "level ground is best for parking and camp areas")
(a prison for forced laborers; "China has many work camps for political prisoners")
(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")
(shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs)
(a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel)
(a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building)
(a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling)
(a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips))
(a cerate made of camphor and wax and spermaceti and castor oil)
(airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.)
(long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)
(a long narrow boat used on canals to carry freight)
(branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights)
(stick of wax with a wick in the middle)
(an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle)
(loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern)
(a thermometer used to determine the temperature of candy syrups during cooking)
(a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment)
(a stick that people can lean on to help them walk)
(an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms)
(metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour)
(the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect)
(a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
(heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane)
((Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm)
(a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon)
(a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication)
(small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle)
(a jar used in ancient egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body)
(a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather)
(the umbrella-like part of a parachute that fills with air)
(the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit)
(a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers)
(restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat)
(a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen)
(sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.)
(a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs)
(projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only)
(bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle)
(a soft thick crinkled dress crepe; heavier than crepe de Chine)
(heavy closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents))
(the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas")
(something serving as a cover or protection)
(an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge)
(stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse)
(a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter)
(bandage that covers the head or an amputation stump like a cap)
(a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action)
(the upper part of a column that supports the entablature)
(a warship of the first rank in size and armament)
(the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet)
(a threaded screw for machine parts; screws into a tapped hole)
(a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails)
(a stone that forms the top of wall or building)
(a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside)
(a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles)
(a drug (trade name Capoten) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidneys resulting in vasodilation; used in the treatment of hypertension and congestive heart failure)
(4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work")
(a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails")
(where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor")
(car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and cargo and power plant)
(an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes)
(a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water)
(an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans)
(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)
(a bomb placed in a car and wired to explode when the ignition is started or by remote control or by a timing device)
(a colorless basic antibiotic that inhibits the growth of Gram-positive organisms)
(a large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special container)
(mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion)
(a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies)
(one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys")
(a small case for carrying business cards)
(a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart)
(knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper)
(medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart)
(a small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage)
(a table for playing cards (as in a casino))
(a ferry that transports motor vehicles)
(the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo)
(hatch opening into the cargo compartment)
(medication that prevents the formation of gas in the alimentary tract or eases its passing)
(a mirror that the driver of a car can use)
(an engineering university in Pittsburgh)
(a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century)
(large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on)
(a hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails)
(a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it)
(a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge)
(a steel square used by carpenters; larger than a try square)
(traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century)
(implement for beating dust out of carpets)
(a cleaning device with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the device is pushed over a carpet)
(garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles)
(a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman)
(small individual study area in a library)
(a vehicle with four wheels drawn by two or more horses)
(a machine part that carries something else)
(a round-headed bolt for timber; threaded along part of the shank; inserted into holes already drilled)
(one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes)
(a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts)
(a knot used to connect the ends of two large ropes or hawsers)
(either of a pair of strong posts that support a windlass on a ship's deck)
(a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like)
(a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business")
(an ointment formerly used to treat burns)
(box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried))
(a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal)
(a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel)
(a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top)
(a cartridge (usually with paper casing))
(a train that transports passengers and their automobiles)
(ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun)
(an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable)
(a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck")
(a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition)
(a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing)
(a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector)
(a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun)
(a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim)
(beta blocker that can reduce the progression of heart failure in individuals whose disease is not advanced)
(a sculpture created by carving (as wood or ivory or stone))
(a large fork used in carving cooked meat)
(a large knife used to carve cooked meat)
(a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car)
(a supporting column carved in the shape of a person)
(an apparatus used to liquefy air or oxygen etc.)
(a number of transformers in series; provides a high-voltage source)
(a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage")
(a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home)
(bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; "the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase")
(a water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk))
(a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath)
(a metal blade with a handle; used as cutlery)
(a window shash that is hinged (usually on one side))
(a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm)
(a counter at a large party where you can purchase drinks by the glass)
(an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used)
(a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat)
(a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill)
(the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced")
(the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire)
(a public building for gambling and entertainment)
(small and often ornate box for holding jewels or other valuables)
((15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor)
(a light open casque without a visor or beaver)
(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)
(large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served)
(a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video)
(a tape deck for playing and recording cassette tapes)
(electronic equipment for playing cassettes)
(a recorder for recording or playing cassettes)
(a cassette that contains magnetic tape)
(a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers)
(bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal)
(a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable)
(a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar)
(a good hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide)
(a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack)
((chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard)
(a purgative extracted from the seed of the castor plant; used in paint and varnish as well as medically)
(an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome))
(a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral)
(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)
(a chemical reactor for converting oils with high boiling points into fuels with lower boiling points in the presence of a catalyst)
(a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck)
(medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles)
(a device that launches aircraft from a warship)
(a sailboat with a single mast set far forward)
(a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window)
(a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open")
(an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends)
(a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball)
(a structure in which water is collected)
(a large vehicle that is driven by caterpillar tracks; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work)
(a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery)
(a throne that is the official chair of a bishop)
(the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese)
(circular-shaped firework; spins round and round)
(a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open)
(a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons in an electrical device)
(the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current)
(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)
(a long double-edged knife used for amputations)
(a whip with nine knotted cords; "British sailors feared the cat")
(a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked)
(a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle)
(a cargo ship for the transport of livestock)
(a trail over which cattle were driven to market)
(narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge))
(narrow platform; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show")
(a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand)
(an instrument or substance used to destroy tissue for medical reasons (eg removal of a wart) by burning it with a hot iron or an electric current or a caustic or by freezing it)
(a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim)
(a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back)
(a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section)
(a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them)
(battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube)
(a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system)
(a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set)
(a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory)
(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)
(a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played')
(a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef))
(a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections)
(a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract)
(a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections)
(a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract)
(a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges)
(the overhead upper surface of a room; "he hated painting the ceiling")
(a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Celebrex) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract)
(a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard)
(a globe that is a spherical model of the heavens)
(a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction)
(small room is which a monk or nun lives)
(any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb")
(a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells))
(a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing)
(a transparent paper-like product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.)
(a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver)
(transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch Tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending)
(a Latin cross with a ring surrounding the intersection)
(a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war)
(a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual))
(a building dedicated to a particular activity; "they were raising money to build a new center for research")
(a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters)
(a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward)
(the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher; "he hit the ball to deep center")
(something placed at the center of something else (as on a table))
(a thermometer calibrated in degrees centigrade)
(a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication)
(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)
((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)
((CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange)
(a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe)
(an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension)
(an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract)
(antibiotic related to cephalosporin but no longer in common use)
(a broad spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic produced by modifying cephalosporin)
(one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity)
(a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin)
(an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures)
(a hard medicated paste made of lard or oil mixed with wax or resin)
(a paper box in which breakfast cereals are sold)
(a waterproof waxed cloth once used as a shroud)
(an oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels)
(a contraceptive device consisting of a small thimble-shaped cup that is placed over the uterine cervix to prevent the entrance of spermatozoa)
(a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it)
((Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket)
(a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women)
(foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure)
(a metal pan over a heater; used to cook or to keep things warm at the table)
(covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction)
(a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament)
(a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";)
(a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern)
((Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings)
(an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain)
(portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain)
(looped machine stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in machine stitching)
(one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise)
(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)
(a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down")
(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)
(a carriage consisting of two wheels and calash top; drawn by a single horse)
(a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style)
(a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup)
(a piece of chalk (or similar substance) used for writing on blackboards or other surfaces)
(a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface)
(a soft lightweight fabric (usually printed))
(a natural or artificial enclosed space)
(a room where a judge transacts business)
(a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom)
(a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a colored warp)
(a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars)
(area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing)
(a government building housing the office of a chancellor)
(an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records)
(branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling)
(candles and other commodities sold by a chandler)
(medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head)
(a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag")
(a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one")
(a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under the street")
(a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more than one hundred channels")
(reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played)
(a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor)
((usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs)
(a place of worship that has its own altar)
(a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity)
(a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter)
(a printer that prints a single character at a time)
(a stick of black carbon material used for drawing)
(a delicatessen that specializes in meats)
(a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains")
(heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield)
(an accelerator in which high-energy ions escape from plasma following charge exchange)
(a device for charging or recharging batteries)
(a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage)
(a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome)
(the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored)
(a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited)
(a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea)
(the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor)
(a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device)
(a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass)
(an impressive country house (or castle) in France)
(a chain formerly worn at the waist by women; for carrying a purse or bunch of keys etc.)
(a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard); "she wore a skirt with checks")
(one of the flat round pieces used in playing checkers)
(a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors)
(a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases)
(a room where baggage or parcels are checked)
(either of two straps of a bridle that connect the bit to the headpiece)
(a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire)
(a coarse loosely woven cotton gauze; originally used to wrap cheeses)
(a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese)
(a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes)
(an industrial plant where chemicals are produced)
(an apparatus for holding substances that are undergoing a chemical reaction)
(chemical substances that can be delivered using munitions and dispersal devices to cause death or severe harm to people and animals and plants)
(a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist)
(a laboratory for research in chemistry)
(a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads)
(a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power)
(any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess)
(box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy)
(a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar)
(an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests)
(furniture with drawers for keeping clothes)
(protective garment consisting of a pad worn in baseball by catchers and by football players)
(defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry)
(a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted)
(a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color)
(a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes place before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file)
(farm where chickens are raised for sale)
(a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh; used to build fences)
(a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer)
(a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building)
(walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base)
(a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft)
(the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues)
(high quality porcelain originally made only in China)
(a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china)
(a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton)
(a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes)
(intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes)
(a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; is 1,500 miles long and averages 6 meters in width)
(a horizontal bar on which you can chin yourself)
(a coarse twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms)
(a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned)
(a rest on which a violinist can place the chin)
(a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place)
(a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric)
(electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)
(a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling)
(a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line)
(an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge)
(a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s)
(a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece)
(a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece)
(a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive)
(an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer)
(any of several compounds containing chlorine and nitrogen; used as an antiseptic in wounds)
(an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever))
(a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism)
(a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery)
(a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic; "chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic")
(an antimalarial drug used to treat malaria and amebic dysentery and systemic lupus erythematosus)
(a diuretic drug (trade name Diuril) used in the treatment of edema and hypertension)
(an antihistamine (trade names Coricidin and Chlor-Trimeton))
(a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer)
(a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trade name Aureomycin) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases)
(a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that casue edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks)
(a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object)
(the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave)
(a gallery in a church occupied by the choir)
(a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine)
(a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current)
(necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck)
(a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole)
(a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split)
(a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut)
(a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts)
(oriental tableware consisting of a pair of sticks used to eat food with)
(a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes, lyres, and zithers)
(a consecrated ointment consisting of a mixture of oil and balsam)
(a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents)
(an ornamented evergreen used as a Christmas decoration)
(the recording (column or paper strip) on which the constituents of a mixture are adsorbed in chromatography)
(an accurate clock (especially used in navigation))
(an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time)
(a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill)
(a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys))
(the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel)
(a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty")
(a bell in a church tower (usually sounded to summon people to church); "church bells were ringing all over town")
(a fanciful hat of the kind worn by Black women for Sunday worship)
(a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby)
(can opener that has a triangular pointed end that pierces the tops of cans)
(tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta))
(a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk)
(sloping channel through which things can descend)
(mill that extracts juice from apples to make apple cider)
(a press that is used to extract the juice from apples)
(small part of a cigar that is left after smoking)
(an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar)
(finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)
(small part of a cigarette that is left after smoking)
(a small flat case for holding cigarettes; can be carried in a purse or a pocket)
(a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked)
(small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper)
(a drug (trade name Tagamet) used to treat peptic ulcers by decreasing the secretion of stomach acid)
(stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place)
(a light concrete building block made with cinder aggregate; "cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in England")
(an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle)
(an oral antibiotic (trade name Cipro) used against serious bacterial infections of the skin or respiratory tract or urinary tract or bones or joints)
(any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles")
(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")
(decorated metal band worn around the head)
(an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)
(a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities)
(a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded)
(electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits)
(a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces)
(a power saw that has a steel disk with cutting teeth on the periphery; rotates on a spindle)
(an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus")
((antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games)
(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")
(an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater)
(a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet)
(a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings)
(a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government)
(painting depicting a city or urban area)
(civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform)
(ordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.)
(a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction)
(a device (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together)
(a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam)
(metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side)
(photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together)
(a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers)
(a single-reed instrument with a straight tube)
(a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone)
(a form of voltaic cell once used as a standard for electromotive force)
(a cigar made with light-colored tobacco)
(a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together)
(a large knife with one or more folding blades)
(a room in a school where lessons take place)
(an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound)
(a stringed instrument that has a keyboard)
(a hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails)
(an anti-personnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy)
(a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders)
(an atom bomb leaving little or no radioactive contamination)
(any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)
(a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment)
(a preparation used in cleaning something)
(a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown))
(a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached)
(a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured)
(a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping)
(a pair of shoes with cleats on the soles; "the football players all wore cleats")
(a butcher's knife having a large square blade)
(part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light)
(a stiff white collar with no opening in the front; a distinctive symbol of the clergy)
(a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.)
(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")
(a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on)
(the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet)
(a tool used to clinch nails or bolts or rivets)
(a healthcare facility for outpatient care)
(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)
(an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation)
(any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together)
(an article of jewelry that can be clipped onto a hat or dress)
(ready-made pieces of computerized graphic art that can be used to decorate a document)
(a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers)
(a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment)
(a short piece of wire with alligator clips on both ends)
(scissors for cutting hair or finger nails)
(a fast sailing ship used in former times)
(a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily)
(a private lounge off of a legislative chamber)
(a woman's close-fitting helmet-like hat)
(a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect them from cold)
(a timepiece that shows the time of day)
(the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day)
(a physical pendulum used to regulate a clockwork mechanism)
(a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically)
(a tower with a large clock high up on an outside face)
(any mechanism of geared wheels that is driven by a coiled spring; resembles the works of a mechanical clock)
(a drug (trade name Atromid-S) that reduces lipids in the blood serum; used to treat some cardiovascular diseases)
(any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction)
(enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips)
(a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions))
(a fertility drug (trade name Clomid) that is used to stimulate ovulation and that has been associated with multiple births)
(an antihypertensive (trade name Catapres) that can be administered orally or via transdermal patches)
(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)
(a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates)
(a television system that is not used for broadcasting but is connected by cables to designated monitors (as in a factory or theater))
(a control system with a feedback loop that is active)
(a small private room for study or prayer)
(a photographic lens with a short focal length used to take pictures at short ranges)
(a dryer that dries clothes wet from washing)
(a hamper that holds dirty clothes to be washed or wet clothes to be dried)
(a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying))
(a cord on which clothes are hung to dry)
(wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline)
(an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing)
(a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
(apparatus that detects 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)
(a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood)
(a knot used to fasten a line temporarily to a post or spar)
(an interchange that does not require left-hand turns)
(an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects)
(stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club")
(a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs were trumps")
(railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs)
(a controlled subtance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves)
(a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new roof")
(a room used for the activities of a club)
(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")
(a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism)
(a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand)
(a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver)
(a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles)
(freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal)
(a mine where coal is dug from the ground)
(a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out)
(a covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle))
(a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals)
(an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)
(a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the front)
(a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on)
(a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint")
(the official symbols of a family, state, etc.)
(a layer of paint covering something else)
(a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats)
(the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist)
(a transmission line for high-frequency signals)
(rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads)
(a dense elaborate spider web that is more efficient than the orb web)
(dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect)
(a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive)
(an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat)
(a high-voltage machine in which rectifiers charge capacitors that discharge and drive charged particles through an accelerating tube)
(hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points)
(anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult))
(compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft)
(seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car)
(a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red)
(a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served)
(derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relive pain))
((15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches)
(optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror)
(filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds)
(a kitchen appliance for brewing coffee automatically)
(a mill that grinds roasted coffee beans)
(a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night))
(low table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served)
(a elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table)
(an urn in which coffee is made and kept hot)
(a chest especially for storing valuables)
(an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome)
(a still consisting of an apparatus for the fractional distillation of ethanol from fermentation on an industrial scale)
(box in which a corpse is buried or cremated)
(railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction)
(a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law)
(a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope")
(reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit)
(a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb)
(a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine)
(the part of a slot machine that serves as a receptacle for the coins)
(a slot through which coins can be inserted into a slot machine)
(bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods)
(an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout)
(narrow chisel made of steel; used to cut stone or bricks)
(a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin)
(protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold)
(medicine intended to relieve the symptoms of the common cold)
(an apartment without modern conveniences)
(a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map")
(a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over)
(a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it)
(things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique))
(the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of carriers leaves the region between the electrodes)
(the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection)
(a complex of buildings in which a college is housed)
(a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewellery setting)
(a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe)
(an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on)
(a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it)
(optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam)
(a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one)
(a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol)
(structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns)
(an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum)
(a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page))
(a measuring instrument used in colorimetric analysis to determine the quantity of a substance from the color it yields with specific reagents)
(a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children)
(a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors")
(a television that transmits images in color)
(a television tube that displays images in full color)
(a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment)
(amphitheater in Rome built about AD 75 or 80)
(a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil)
(a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns)
(a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead)
((architeture) a tall cylindrical vertical upright and used to support a structure)
(a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air))
(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)
(a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair)
(any of several tools for straightening fibers)
(lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence)
(a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes)
(harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field)
(device used for an infant to suck or bite on)
(a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth)
(military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces)
(art used for commercial purposes (as in advertising))
(a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel)
(an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery)
(a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania)
(an ax with a long handle and a head that has one cutting edge and one blunt side)
(a sitting room (usually at school or university))
(an artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit)
(facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)
(a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities)
(switch for reversing the direction of an electric current)
(a passenger train that is ridden primarily by commuters)
(a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse)
(a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser)
(recording equipment for making compact disks)
(a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship)
(a partitioned section or separate room within a larger enclosed area)
(a small space or subdivision for storage)
(navigational instrument for finding directions)
(drafting instrument used for drawing circles)
(compass in the form of a card that rotates so that 0 degrees or North points to magnetic north)
(a handsaw with a thin triangular blade for cutting curves)
(an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system")
(something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty")
(an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient))
(a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis)
(a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum)
(light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece)
(a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever))
(bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure)
(a mechanical device that compresses gasses)
(a machine for performing calculations automatically)
(an accessory for a computer; "when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive")
(the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer)
(a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes)
(a keyboard that is a data input device for computers; arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard)
((computer science) a network of computers)
(a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user)
(a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user)
(a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage)
(a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions))
(a grand piano suitable for concert performances)
(free-reed instrument played like an accordion by pushing its ends together to force air through the reeds)
(coiled barbed wire used as an obstacle)
(a wide hallway in a building where people can walk)
(a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete)
(vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum)
(lens used to concentrate light on an object)
(a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat)
(an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid)
(microphone consisting of a capacitor with one plate fixed and the other forming the diaphragm moved by sound waves)
(a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer)
(contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse)
(housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned)
(one of the dwelling units in a condominium)
(a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.)
(a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass; "the computers were connected through a system of conduits")
(a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped)
(a center where conferences can be conducted)
(a room in which a conference can be held)
(the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting)
(a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions)
(small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding))
(a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape)
(an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides)
(a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles)
(a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft))
(a hotel room that shres a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door)
(an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers")
(a raised bridge on a submarine; often used for entering and exiting)
(a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner)
(a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts)
(an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console")
(a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system))
(a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall)
(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)
(diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul)
(goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption)
((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts")
(a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication)
(a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative)
(any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
(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")
((physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor)
(a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation)
(goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law)
(the bassoon that is the largest instrument in the oboe family)
(an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
(a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed control on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her")
(the operational center for a group of related activities; "the general in command never left the control center")
(a feedback circuit that subtracts from the input)
((computer science) the key on a computer keyboard that is used (in combination with some other key) to type control characters)
(a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)
(electrical device consisting of an insulated panel containing switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices; "he checked the instrument panel"; "suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree")
(a steel or aluminum rod that can be moved up or down to control the rate of the nuclear reaction)
(a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio))
(a system for controlling the operation of another system)
(a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport)
(a space heater that transfers heat to the surrounding air by convection)
(a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers)
(a religious residence especially for nuns)
(a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers))
(lens such that a beam of light passing through it is brought to a point or focus)
(a device for changing one substance or form or state into another)
(a car that has top that can be folded or removed)
(a sofa that can be converted into a bed)
(something that serves as a means of transportation)
(a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory))
(a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse")
(a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking)
(a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden))
(a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits)
(a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking)
(a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove))
(a cooling system that uses a fluid to transfer heat from one place to another)
(a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans")
(equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine)
(a cooling system used in industry to cool hot water (by partial evaporation) before reusing it as a coolant)
(a raccoon cap with the tail hanging down the back)
(university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences)
(a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood)
(a mine where copper is dug from the ground)
(an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved)
(a print made from an engraved copperplate)
(a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy of the designer dress")
(mechanical device used in printing; holds the copy for the compositor)
(a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain)
((architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent))
((architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet)
((architecture) a step or step-like projection on the top of a gable wall)
((architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps)
(a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord")
(a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton)
(a light insulated conductor for household use)
(explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords)
(adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord)
(cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth)
(a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil)
(the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place)
(an annular drilling bit to allow core samples to be taken)
(a device for removing the core from apples)
(the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle))
(a machine that is used to put corks in bottles)
(the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by")
((architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone)
(an interior angle formed be two meeting walls; "a piano was in one corner of the room")
(a pocket at the corner of a billiard table)
(a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building)
(a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls)
(a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies)
(a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves)
(an exchange where grains are bought and sold)
(the topmost projecting part of an entablature)
(a molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall)
(a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing)
(a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of sovereign)
(a penal institution maintained by the government)
(a device for treating injury or disease)
(an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it)
(a small strip of corrugated steel with sharp points on one side; hammered across wood joints in rough carpentry)
(usually galvanized sheet iron or sheet steel shaped into straight parallel ridges and hollows)
(a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction))
(a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece)
(a woman's close-fitting foundation garment)
(a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer)
(a toiletry designed to beautify the body)
(a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy")
(a large proton synchrotron; uses frequency modulation of an electric field to accelerate protons)
(the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume")
(the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume")
(unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume")
(the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments))
(a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm)
(a small bed that folds up for storage or transport)
(a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons))
(fastener consisting of a wedge or pin inserted through a slot to hold two other pieces together)
(a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart)
(a stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side)
(a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers)
(a textile mill for making cotton textiles)
(a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment)
(a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer)
(a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping)
(a reflecting telescope so constructed that the light is led to a plate holder or spectrograph)
(a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel)
(table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted)
(a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens)
(a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe)
(game equipment used in various card or board games)
(the piece of leather that fits the heel)
((computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers))
(a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole)
(a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation)
(a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface)
(a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events)
(office used by the accountants of a business)
(a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country)
(a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise)
(a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment)
(a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects)
(facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport; "the course had only nine holes"; "the course was less than a mile")
((construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks")
(a yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court")
(a specially marked area within which a game is played; "players had to reserve a court in advance")
(a room in which a law court sits; "television cameras were admitted in the courtroom")
(the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; "the king will visit the duke's court")
(a building that houses judicial courts)
(a government building that houses the offices of a county government)
(a plaster composed of isinglass on silk; formerly used to dress superficial wounds)
(a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else; "they made a cover of a Beatles' song")
(a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)
(a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides)
(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)
(a small and very thing piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide)
(an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it))
(a decorative bedspread (usually quilted))
(covering consisting of a plate used to cover over or close in a chamber or receptacle)
(a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located)
(a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching; worn by American cowboys)
(a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands)
(a heavy flexible whip made of braided cowhide)
(a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk))
(an anti-inflammatory drug that blocks Cox-2 activity without impeding the activity of Cox-1; "Cox-2 inhibitors reduce the symptoms of arthritis without endangering the stomach and kidneys")
(a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted)
(a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends)
(glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface)
(a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)
(a strip of metal with ends bent at right angles; used to hold masonry together)
(a clamp for holding pieces of wood together while they are glued)
(an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing)
(a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects)
(lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis)
(an instrument for measuring skull sizes)
(a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle)
(a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank)
(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)
(a padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidents)
(a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping)
(neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front)
(writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing)
(toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin)
(a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold)
(an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
(a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for)
(a representation of Christ's nativity in the stable at Bethlehem)
(a wicker basket used by anglers to hold fish)
(a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot)
(a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes)
(a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement)
(a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface)
(a very thin crepe of silk or silklike fabric)
((heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet)
(an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies)
(embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn)
(a plain straight neckline opening from shoulder to shoulder of sweaters)
(a board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage)
(sports equipment used in playing cricket)
(fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines)
(a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing)
(full stiff petticoat made of crinoline)
(needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle)
(a needle with a hook on the end; used in crocheting)
(a stitch made by pulling a loop of thread through another loop with a crochet needle)
(tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively)
(an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable)
(an electric cooker that maintains a relatively low temperature)
(a long staff with one end being hook shaped)
(electromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight)
(the original gas-discharge cathode-ray tube)
(the output of something in a season; "the latest crop of fashions is about to hit the stores")
(sports equipment used in playing croquet)
(a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet)
(a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry)
(a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece)
(long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts)
(game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over)
(a horizontal bar that goes across something)
(any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition)
(a rock drill having cruciform cutting edges; used in mining)
(a bow fixed transversely on a wooden stock grooved to direct the arrow (quarrel))
(handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis))
(a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse)
(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")
(metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth)
(a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other)
(a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it)
(a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table)
(a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge)
(the part of a hat (the vertex) covering the crown of the head)
(an ornamental jewelled headdress signifying sovereignty)
(a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory)
(regalia (jewellery and other paraphernalia) worn by a sovereign on state occasions)
(a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion)
(a saw having teeth around the edge of a hollow cylinder)
(dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a tooth)
(platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast)
(a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions)
(representation of the cross on which Jesus died)
(bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table)
(a stand for cruets containing various condiments)
(control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed)
(an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb)
(a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer)
(a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters)
(a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises)
(a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward)
(small jar; holds liquid (oil or water))
(a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking)
(an instrument for destroying tissue by freezing it)
(a thermometer designed to measure low temperatures)
(a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points)
(a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures)
(a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church))
(a device for deciphering codes and ciphers)
(a protective cover that protects the face of a watch)
(a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices)
(a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers)
(a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity)
(a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal; acts as a rectifier)
(a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage)
(an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal)
(a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal)
(an early radio receiver using a crystal detector)
(a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes)
(a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube)
(an instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which offenders were ducked in water)
(clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo)
(sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards)
(the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue)
(the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg)
(jewelry consisting of one of a pair of linked buttons used to fasten the cuffs of a shirt)
(medieval body armor that covers the chest and back)
(a corbel resembling the conical bottom of ancient lamps)
(a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs)
(a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture))
(a heavy cannon with a long barrel used in the 16th and 17th centuries)
(a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway)
(a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo)
(a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing")
(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")
(the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup")
(a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space)
(hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups)
(a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting)
(an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter))
(a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse)
(a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange)
(a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge)
(the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; "policemen stood at intervals along the curbside")
(a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity)
(something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
(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")
(a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it)
(a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses)
((computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving the cursor allows the user to point to commands or screen positions)
(hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
(a circular ring for holding up a curtain)
(a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.)
(point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch))
(a prop consisting of an open pie filled with real or artificail custard; thrown in slapstick comedies)
(a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country)
(a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation)
(a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees)
(a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts)
(glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets)
(a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors)
(tableware implements for cutting and eating food)
(a device that terminates the flow in a pipe)
(a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out)
(a photograph from which the background has been cut away)
(a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload)
(a cutting implement; a tool for cutting)
(a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop)
(a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts))
(a low stool; formerly in Scotland, a seat in a church where an offender was publicly rebuked)
(embroidery in which the design is outlined in a buttonhole stitch and the intervening material is cut away)
(art that is produced with the help of computer hardware and software)
(a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink)
(muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury)
(a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size)
(a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic)
(an antibiotic that is especially active against the tubercle bacillus)
(a writing implement with a small toothed wheel that cuts small holes in a stencil)
(an accelerator that imparts energies of several million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles)
(a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air)
(a detachable plate that covers the closed end of a cylinder chamber in a reciprocating engine or pump)
(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)
((architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is partly concave and partly convex)
(a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together)
(an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions)
(a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm)
(any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells)
(a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany)
(a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it)
(the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase)
(a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing)
(a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel)
(a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor)
(a farm where dairy products are produced)
(a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)
(flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools)
(a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper)
(a printer that uses a daisy print wheel)
(a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea)
(a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel)
(a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it)
(a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them")
(a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building)
(a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)
(a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace)
(damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration)
(antibacterial drug used to treat leprosy and some kinds of skin diseases)
(a lantern with a sliding panel to conceal the light)
(a room in which photographs are developed)
(a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread)
(a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot)
(a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts)
(instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls)
(a loose and brightly colored African shirt)
(a mechanical damper; the vibrating part is attached to a piston that moves in a chamber filled with liquid)
(densimeter consisting of a thin glass globe that is weighed in a gas to determine its density)
(converter for changing information from one code to another)
(a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device)
(a multiplexer that permits two or more data sources to share a common transmission medium)
(system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization)
(a large sofa usually convertible into a bed)
(cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition)
(a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat))
(an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night)
(an accounting journal as a physical object; "he bought a new daybook")
(a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime)
(a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work)
(a school building without boarding facilities)
(an unventilated area where no air circulates)
(an axle that carries a wheel but without power to drive it)
((nautical) a round hardwood disk with holes and a grooved perimeter used to tighten a shroud)
(a train or bus or taxi traveling empty)
(a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather)
(a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself)
(a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed)
(the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution)
(a cast taken from the face of a dead person)
(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)
(any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed)
(a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface)
(any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel)
(street name for a packet of illegal drugs)
(a porch that resembles the deck on a ship)
(a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas)
((often used in combinations) something constructed with multiple levels; "they rode in a double-decker bus")
(a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship)
((paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets)
(rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper)
(an instrument for measuring magnetic declination)
(a machine that converts a coded text into ordinary language)
(a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion)
(art produced by decorating a surface with cutouts and then coating it with several layers of varnish or lacquer)
((computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server)
(electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time)
(a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters)
(a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense)
(the weaponry available for the defense of a region)
(a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses")
(an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation)
(the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire)
(a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc))
(heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane))
(a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV)
(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)
(a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal)
(an excavation; usually a quarry or mine)
(a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration)
(a shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats))
(a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects)
(something that can be provided as the product of development; "under this contract the deliverables include both software and hardware")
(a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers)
(tetracycline antibacterial (trade name Declomycin) effective in the treatment of some bacterial and rickettsial and other infections)
(large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork)
(heater that removes mist from the windshield of a car)
(small coffee cup; for serving black coffee)
(a medication (in the form of an oil or salve etc.) that soothes inflamed or injured skin)
(a room that is comfortable and secluded)
(a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric)
(a measuring instrument for determining density or specific gravity)
(a measuring instrument for determining optical or photographic density)
(a device to repair teeth or replace missing teeth)
(a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth)
(an implant that replaces a natural tooth)
(a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush)
(a high speed drill that dentists use to cut into teeth)
(a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth)
(a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors)
(a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain)
(lounge where passengers can await departure)
(a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair)
(a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping)
(a device used by physician to press a part down or aside)
(a bomb that explodes at a pre-set depth under water; anti-submarine device)
(navigational instrument used to measure the depth of a body of water (as by ultrasound or radar))
(a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities)
(a surgical instrument used to cut very thin slices of skin)
(a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom)
(a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered)
(a pocket pistol of large caliber with a short barrel)
(a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors")
(a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building")
(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)
(a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments)
(a telephone set that sits on a desk or table)
(a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace)
(a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system)
(a small plate on which dessert can be served)
(a spoon larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon)
(a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship)
(warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys)
(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)
(electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio signals or radioactivity)
(rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave)
(an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court))
(a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension)
(a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive)
(a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked))
(the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified)
(one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots)
(photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film)
(an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")
(an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); "he was recognized by the device on his shield")
(any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery))
(vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments)
(an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant)
(a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs)
(a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts)
(the face of a timepiece; graduated to show the hours)
(a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called)
(the circular graduated indicator on various measuring instruments)
(the control on a radio or television set that is used for tuning)
((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')
(a telephone with a dial for registering the number to be called)
(a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes)
(a playing card in the minor suit of diamonds)
(a very hard small point made from a diamond)
(fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones)
(either of the two main stops on a pipe organ)
(garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement)
(a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures)
(a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones)
(a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens; "the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically")
(electro-acoustic transducer that vibrates to receive or produce sound waves)
(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)
(a personal journal (as a physical object))
(a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes)
(a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning)
(vasodilator (trade name Hyperstat) used to treat severe hypertension)
(a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs)
(a local anesthetic that is administered by injection)
(small cubes with 1 to 6 spots on the faces; used to generate random numbers)
(a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown)
(a mechanical device used for dicing food)
(a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt)
(a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam))
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally)
(antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin)
(a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation)
(an anticoagulant drug that has now been largely replaced by warfarin)
(a cutting tool that is fitted into a diestock and used for cutting male (external) screw threads on screws or bolts or pipes or rods)
(an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil)
(a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine)
(a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine)
(a locomotive driven by a diesel engine)
(a device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders)
(synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy)
(an analog computer designed to solve differential equations)
(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)
(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)
(optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly)
(baffle that distributes sound waves evenly)
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Dolobid) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)
(autoclave consisting of a vessel in which plant or animal materials are digested)
(device for converting digital signals into analogue signals)
(a camera that encodes an image digitally and store it for later reproduction)
(a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits)
(a display that gives the information in the form of characters (numbers or letters))
(plethysmograph applied to a digit of the hand or foot to measure skin blood flow)
(a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds)
(an electronic voltmeter that gives readings in digits)
(device for converting analogue signals into digital signals)
(digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia)
(digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully)
(antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms)
(a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ)
(a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation)
(a calcium blocker (trade name Cardizem) used in treating hypertension or angina or heart failure)
(street name for a packet of illegal drugs that is sold for ten dollars)
(antihistamine and antiemetic (trade name Dramamine) used to treat motion sickness)
(trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to relieve nasal congestion and to treat rhinitis)
(a strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedcovers and curtains)
(a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination)
(a restaurant that resembles a dining car)
(a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)
(an area arranged for dining; "they put up tents for the dining area")
(a passenger car where food is served in transit)
(a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining)
(furniture intended for use in a dining room)
(a table at which meals are served; "he helped her clear the dining table"; "a feast was spread upon the board")
(a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served)
(a large napkin used when dinner is served)
(a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner)
(a plate from which a diner eats during the main course of a meal)
(the dining table where dinner is served and eaten)
(a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission)
(the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal)
(a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction)
(a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier)
(a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow)
(antihistamine (trade name Benadryl) used to treat allergic reactions involving the nasal passages (hay fever) and also to treat motion sickness)
(an anticonvulsant drug (trade name Dilantin) used to treat epilepsy and that is not a sedative)
(a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia)
(government building in which diplomats live or work)
(a mail pouch that is sealed shut and that is used to carry communications between a legation and its home office)
(an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center)
(a ladle that has a cup with a long handle)
(a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level)
((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)
(a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on two panels (usually hinged like a book))
(an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle)
(radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves)
(a dress with a tight bodice and full skirt)
(a full skirt with a gathered waistband)
(an atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination)
(a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas)
(a pipe through which fluids can be discharged)
(a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music)
(a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price)
(any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity)
(a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present")
(directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation)
(a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them)
(a low-sudsing detergent designed for use in dishwashers)
(an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease)
(memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored)
(hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of spinning disk by the brake pads)
(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)
(a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks)
((computer science) a circuit or chip that translates commands into a form that can control a hard disk drive)
(computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it)
(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")
(a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle)
(case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables)
(clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed)
(a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts)
(an electronic device that represents information in visual form)
((computer science) an electronic device that converts information in memory to video output to a display)
(a board on which information can be displayed to public view)
(a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store)
(a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage)
(a high explosive that is used to damage the target that is under attack)
(the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning)
(paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder)
(a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation)
(electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence)
(the cam inside the distributor that rotates to contact spark plug terminals in the correct order)
(the cap of the distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the spark plugs)
(the housing that supports the distributor cam)
(a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs)
(a drug (trade name Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholism; causes nausea and vomiting if alcohol is ingested)
(a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches)
(any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine)
(a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall))
(a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target)
(a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through it is caused to diverge or spread out)
(a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions; "in England they call a divided highway a dual carriageway")
(a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements)
(diving apparatus for underwater work; has an open bottom and is supplied with compressed air)
(a springboard from which swimmers can dive)
(forked stick that is said to dip down to indicate underground water or oil)
(a weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers)
(a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps)
(a disposable paper cup for holding drinks)
(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")
(an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial)
(a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded)
(anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks)
(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)
(a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway)
(a carved pyramidal ornament; used in 13th century England)
(a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank)
(something whose name is either forgotten or not known)
(a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl)
(a small replica of a person; used as a toy)
(a small model of a house used as a toy by children)
(a house so small that it is likened to a child's dollhouse)
(conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects)
(conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted)
(a hussar's jacket worn over the shoulders)
(a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff)
(a prehistoric megalith typically having two upright stones and a capstone)
(a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots)
(a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes)
(a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume)
((computer science) an electronic device that must be attached to a computer in order for it to use protected software)
(a short thick jacket; often worn by workmen)
(a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left")
(a room that is entered via a door; "his office is the third door down the hall on the left")
(a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us")
(a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed)
(a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain))
(a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering)
(a nail with a large head; formerly used to decorate doors)
(a nameplate fastened to a door; indicates the person who works or lives there)
(the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offer support when passing through a doorway)
(a stop that keeps open doors from moving)
(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")
(a yard outside the front or rear door of a house)
(a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window)
(the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window)
(a college or university building containing living quarters for students)
(a large sleeping room containing several beds)
(a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time)
(a measuring instrument for measuring doses of ionizing radiation (X-rays or radioactivity))
(an ornamental hanging of rich fabric hung behind the altar of a church or at the sides of a chancel)
(a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix)
(a bed wide enough to accommodate two sleepers)
(an ax that has cutting edges on both sides of the head)
(two saucepans, one fitting inside the other)
(a jacket having overlapping fronts that give a double thickness of cloth)
(two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed)
(a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window)
(a window having two sashes that slide up and down)
(a knit fabric similar to jersey that is made with two sets of needles producing a double thickness joined by interlocking stitches)
(a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability))
(an electronic device that doubles the voltage or the frequency of an input signal)
(a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds)
(a man's close-fitting jacket; worn during the Renaissance)
(a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast)
(a small syringe with detachable nozzles; used for vaginal lavage and enemas)
(a medicinal powder made essentially of ipecac and opium; formerly used to relieve pain and induce perspiration)
(a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises)
(a wood-working plane designed to make the grooves for dovetail joints)
(a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together)
(a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine)
(a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances))
(an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug)
(an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline")
(abbreviation for combination vaccine against diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus toxoids; usually given in a series of injections in early childhood)
(a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft")
(a preliminary sketch of a design or picture)
(a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace)
(a smooth board on which paper is placed for making drawings)
(an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings)
(clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man); "he went to the party dressed in drag"; "the waitresses looked like missionaries in drag")
(pill that is a sugar-coated medicated candy)
(a sniper rifle with a telescopic sight)
(a pipe through which liquid is carried away)
(tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material)
(a ditch for carrying off excess water or sewage)
(a system of watercourses or drains for carrying off excess water)
(a filter in a sink drain; traps debris but passes water)
(a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink)
(a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin)
(a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination)
(cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds)
(a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; "he got a pair of kings in the draw")
(anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it")
(a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled)
(a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it)
(a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out)
((usually in the plural) underpants worn by men)
(a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures")
(a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers)
(a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained)
(a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet)
(a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces)
(ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form lacelike patterns)
(a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag")
(a bag that is closed at the top with a drawstring)
(a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage)
(battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber)
(a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed)
(a barge or barge-like vessel used for dredging)
(a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed)
(a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
(a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk)
(a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling)
(a robe worn before dressing or while lounging)
(a room in which you can change clothes)
(a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing)
((military) a first aid station located near a combat area for giving aid to the wounded)
(low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup)
(a rack used primarily to display dresses for sale in a store)
(a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo))
(formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men)
(a military uniform worn on formal occasions)
(a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein")
(a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current)
(a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))
(a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor)
(a series of tube (joined by screwed collars) that connects a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud)
(drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially)
(workplace that is the site of a drill hole)
(a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water)
((architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway))
(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")
(a small mat placed under a glass to protect a surface from condensation)
(pan under a refrigerator for collecting liquid waste)
(pan for catching drippings under roasting meat)
(a protective drip that is made of stone)
(a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views")
(a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds")
((computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium)
(any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles)
(mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle)
(a well made by driving a tube into the earth to a stratum that bears water)
(a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee)
(a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application)
(a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway")
(a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery)
((golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face)
(a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force))
(the trade name for a drug used to treat upper respirator congestion; it contains an antihistamine and a bronchodilator and a vasoconstrictor)
(a parachute used to decelerate an object that is moving rapidly)
(a small parachute that pulls the main parachute from its storage pack)
(psychoactive substance present in marijuana; used therapeutically to control nausea associated with cancer therapy)
(a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone)
(an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control)
(a central depository where things can be left or picked up)
(a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span)
(a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted)
(a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery)
(a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket)
(a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface)
(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)
(an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia)
(a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone)
(a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic)
(a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV)
(a rug made of a coarse fabric having a cotton warp and a wool filling)
(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)
(a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold)
(a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretch across each end)
(a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids)
(hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe)
(a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum)
(a line printer in which the type is mounted on a rotating drum that contains a full character set for each printing position)
(a power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor)
(a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells)
(an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature)
(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.)
(a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline)
(a fly (fisherman's lure) that skims the surface of the water)
(textiles or clothing and related merchandise)
(a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber)
(engraving consisting of an intaglio plate engraved with a sharp steel needle)
(a print produced by dry point engraving)
(a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar)
(a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously)
(a new soundtrack that is added to a film)
(a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents)
(a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin)
(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")
(a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings)
(a warm coat made of duffel; usually has a hood and fastens with toggles)
(either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game)
(a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log)
(a university in Durham, North Carolina)
(the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality)
(a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers)
(a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings)
(an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle)
(a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target)
(a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another)
(a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound)
(a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling)
(a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste)
(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)
(a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level)
(a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils)
(a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes)
(a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined)
(an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase)
(a house with two units sharing a common wall)
(a copy that corresponds to an original exactly; "he made a duplicate for the files")
(apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)
(consumer goods that are not destroyed by use)
(the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur)
(a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner)
(a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment)
(a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period)
(a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)
(a short-handled receptacle into which dust can be swept)
(an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently)
(n oven consisting of a metal box for cooking in front of a fire)
(iron or earthenware cooking pot; used for stews)
(housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
(an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp)
(generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature)
(measuring instrument designed to measure power)
(a chair designed by Charles Eames; originally made of molded plywood; seat and back shaped to fit the human body)
(one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm)
(a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears)
(a radar that is part of an early warning system)
(a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them)
(either of a pair of ear coverings (usually connected by a headband) that are worn to keep the ears warm in cold weather)
(electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear; "it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked")
(jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe)
(ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat)
(an upright tripod for displaying something (usually an artist's canvas))
(the overhang at the lower edge of a roof)
(a representation (a picture or sculpture) of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns)
(attire that is appropriate to wear in a church)
(a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset)
(ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column)
(an image of the heart produced by ultrasonography)
(a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities)
(an image of the brain produced by ultrasonography)
(a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities)
(a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box")
(a strip near the boundary of an object; "he jotted a note on the margin of the page")
(garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard)
(any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge))
(border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug))
(a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom)
(a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone")
(a decorative molding; a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape)
(a mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream)
(dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg)
(a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs)
(a soft quilt usually filled with the down of the eider)
(a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure)
(a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games)
(a playing card with eight pips on the face)
(a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute)
(an elastic fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material)
(a bandage containing stretchable material that can apply local pressure)
(any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched)
(an elastic adhesive bandage for covering cuts or wounds)
(the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow; "his coat had patches over the elbows")
(a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it)
(protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the elbow by football and hockey players)
(a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations)
(contact that allows current to pass from one conductor to another)
(converter that converts alternating current into direct current or vice versa)
(a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
(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)
(a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current)
(a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat)
(an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles a chair; "the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair")
(an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube)
(any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current)
(a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means)
(a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor)
(a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used)
(a food mixer powered by an electric motor)
(a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work)
((music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ)
(a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power)
(a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor)
(a socket into which a lightbulb can be inserted)
(a toothbrush with an electric motor in the handle that vibrates the head of the brush)
(a typewriter powered by an electric motor)
(a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa)
(a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit)
(measuring instrument that uses the interaction of the magnetic fields of two coils to measure current or voltage or power)
(medical instrument that records electric currents generated by the brain)
(electrical device used for etching by electrolytic means)
(an apparatus for the electrical transmission of pictures)
(a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte)
(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))
(a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet)
(a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves)
(a mechanical device that is operated by electricity)
(meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source)
(a medical instrument that records the electrical waves associated with the activity of skeletal muscles)
(collider that consists of an accelerator that collides electrons and positrons)
(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)
(balance that generates a current proportional to displacement of pan)
((telecommunication) converter for converting a signal from one frequency to another)
(a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically)
(equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
(an electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth)
(a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically)
(a voltmeter whose sensitivity is increased by amplification)
(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)
(a vacuum tube that amplifies a flow of electrons)
(a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity)
(any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis)
(measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign)
(electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity)
(a printer that uses an electric charge to deposit toner on paper)
(lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building)
(the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend)
(a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor)
(an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building)
(an addition to the length of something)
(a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection)
(a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work)
(special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)
(a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment)
(a basin used by bedridden patients for vomiting)
(a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)
(trade name for an antiemetic drug that has a mint flavor)
(the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate)
(military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon)
(a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store")
(a light-sensitive coating on paper or film; consists of fine grains of silver bromide suspended in a gelatin)
(any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze)
(a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish)
(an ACE inhibitor (trade name Vasotec) that blocks the formation of angiotensin in the kidney and so results in vasodilation; administered after heart attacks)
(antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Enkaid) used to treat life-threatening arrhythmias but increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients)
(a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application)
(an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast)
(artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose)
(a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold)
(a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery)
(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)
(a device that supplies electrical energy)
(a nonflammable liquid (trade name Ethrane) used as an inhalation general anesthetic)
(a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal)
(motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work)
(a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked")
(a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located)
(machinery consisting of engines collectively)
(a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch)
(a saddle having a steel cantle and pommel and no horn)
(a block or plate that has been engraved)
(a photographic print that has been enlarged)
(photographic equipment consisting of an optical projector used to enlarge a photograph)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel)
(a coordinated outfit (set of clothing))
(colors flown by a ship to show its nationality)
((architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof)
(aspirin that is treated to pass through the stomach unaltered and to dissolve in the intestines)
(a wall unit containing sound and television systems)
(something that provides access (entry or exit); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral")
(a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer")
(a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches)
(an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches)
(a flat rectangular paper container for papers)
(the bag containing the gas in a balloon)
(a crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools)
(adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder)
(armor plate that protects the shoulder)
(a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade)
(a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers)
(a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis)
(a projector for images for both transparent and opaque objects)
(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)
(hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a laxative)
(a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe)
(electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion)
(an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
((computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data)
(a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright)
(a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck)
(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)
(a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt)
(hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency)
(mechanical device that regulates movement)
(a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification)
(a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms)
((nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed)
(intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias)
(an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus)
(a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part)
(a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat)
(a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore)
(a coffee maker that forces live steam under pressure through dark roasted coffee grounds)
(a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence)
(a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee)
(a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom))
(a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream; used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy)
(an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer)
(a piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments)
(a soft cotton or worsted fabric with an open mesh; used for curtains or clothing etc.)
(a genetically engineered anti-TNF compound (trade name Enbrel) consisting of receptors that bind TNF; it is injected twice a week in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis)
(additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; "his report was full of etceteras")
(an etched plate made with the use of acid)
(an impression made from an etched plate)
(diuretic (trade name Edecrin) used to treat edema)
(a mild sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Placidyl))
(a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic)
(a type of networking technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second)
(any of several types of coaxial cable used in ethernets)
(an anticonvulsant drug (trade names Emeside and Zarontin) used to treat petit mal epilepsy)
(a colorless flammable gas used as a local surface anesthetic)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine))
(broad white collar worn over the lapels of a jacket)
(a jacket hanging to the waist and cut square at the bottom)
(small ornamental ladies' bag for small articles)
(measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases)
(a bass horn (brass wind instrument) that is the tenor of the tuba family)
(a psychoactive drug that tends to produce elation and euphoria)
(a cooing system that cools by evaporation)
(a hole in the ground made by excavating)
(a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members)
(an exercise device resembling a stationary bike)
(a device designed to provide exercise for the user)
(system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged)
(a fan that moves air out of an enclosure)
(a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe)
(a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler)
(a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold)
(an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue")
(a guided anti-ship missile developed by the French government)
(a bit with a cutting blade that can be adjusted to different sizes)
(a bolt that has an attachment that expands as the bolt is driven into a surface)
(a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck)
(a rapid automatic system to detect plastic explosives in passengers' luggage using X-ray technology and computers; designed for use in airports)
(device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy)
(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)
(commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country)
(public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York")
(a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic)
(an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line)
(an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord)
(a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building)
(a heat engine in which ignition occurs outside the chamber (cylinder or turbine) in which heat is converted to mechanical energy)
(a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable)
(something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras in case of an emergency")
(an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components)
(a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye")
(makeup provided by a cosmetic pencil that is used to darken the eyebrows)
(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")
(a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord)
(makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes)
(lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes)
(a protective cloth covering for an injured eye)
(combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments)
(makeup consisting of a cosmetic substance used to darken the eyes)
(artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress")
(a vertical surface of a building or cliff)
(the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down")
(the striking or working surface of an implement)
(one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face)
(face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets)
(mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey)
(a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component))
(a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face)
(a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility")
(a protective covering that protects the outside of a building)
(a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)
(duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio)
(a plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
(a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea)
(a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work)
(the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope)
(a bundle of sticks and branches bound together)
(a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit)
(glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors)
(a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton)
(a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing)
(a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas))
(something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be)
(a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly)
(a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point)
(the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played)
(a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb)
(a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume)
(a breast-shaped mass of padding worn in a brassiere)
(a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)
(a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces)
(a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator)
(a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party)
(a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position)
(a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan)
(a waist pack worn with the pouch in back)
(an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship)
(an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans)
(workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm")
(an open-air marketplace for farm products)
(a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries)
(a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress)
(consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode)
(restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
(the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly)
(nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used)
(a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight)
(military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor)
(a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)
(a piece of armor plate below the breastplate)
(a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur)
(an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles)
(a circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system)
(a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline))
(a building where livestock are fattened for market)
(seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges)
(rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted)
(a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers)
(a pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker))
(a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean)
(a barrier that serves to enclose an area)
(a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face)
(a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing")
(a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth)
(an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders)
(trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug)
(trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia)
(trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia)
(rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park)
(a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting)
(a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule)
(a drug used to increase a woman's fertility)
(a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children)
((heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield)
(flower chains suspended in loops between points)
(an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work)
(a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops)
(a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat)
(a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown)
(a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth)
(wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets)
(a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light)
(a communication system using fiber optic cables)
(a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs)
(a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman)
(movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops))
(the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine)
(a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field)
(electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid)
(a temporary military hospital near the battle lines)
(an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport)
(the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with morethan one lens)
(a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor)
(an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors)
(a temporary fortification built by troops in the field)
(a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band)
(the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel)
(a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate)
(an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle)
(a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)
(a fixed chair from which a salt-water angler can fight a hooked fish)
(a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful)
(a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus")
(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)
(figure on the bow of some sailing vessels)
(a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current)
(a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread)
(a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)
(office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order)
(folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet)
((computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources)
(delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire))
(the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar)
(fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members)
((dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth; "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'")
(a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust")
(photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies)
(a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things)
(a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector)
(device that removes something from whatever passes through it)
(an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it)
(filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water)
(an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke)
(a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish)
(optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest)
(elaborate or showy attire and accessories)
(the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers)
(a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers)
(small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table)
(one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it)
(paint that has the consistency of jelly)
(a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers)
(a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers)
(an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis)
(the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat")
(a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability)
(a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder))
(a woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece)
(a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked")
(an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke)
(a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster")
(an artillery base to support advancing troops)
(a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront)
(a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned)
(brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys)
(naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target)
(naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target)
(firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing)
(a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire)
(any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire)
(a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits emergency exit in the case of fire)
(a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires)
(a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire)
(an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side)
(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")
(an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire)
(a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks))
(a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships)
(a station housing fire apparatus and firemen)
(tongs for taking hold of burning coals)
(a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires)
(a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire)
(a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire)
(fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle)
((computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet)
((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)
(chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge)
(striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer)
(a chisel with a thin blade for woodworking)
(kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid)
(a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained)
(the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball)
(the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane)
(the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving)
(a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept)
(a knot for tying a line to a spar or ring)
(a knot for tying the ends of two lines together)
((angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers)
(a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold)
(a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food)
(a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive)
(a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached)
(a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line)
(a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams)
(a small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish)
(a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam)
(a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in)
(metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams)
(a food turner with a broad slitted blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan)
(a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear)
(any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture); "she liked the kitchen fitments")
(a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress)
(a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
(a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips)
(a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging)
(drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients)
(a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price))
(the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity); "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it")
(a object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household))
(emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
(stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones)
(a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes)
(a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine))
(a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised)
(the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag)
(the chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper")
(an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)
(a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night))
(a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards)
(an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul)
(a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object)
(a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing)
(any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope")
(a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag)
(a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification)
(an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing)
(a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
(a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to")
(boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height)
(an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display))
(sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing)
(a small portable battery-powered electric lamp)
(a small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights)
(nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew)
(scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
(a shallow box in which seedlings are started)
(an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados)
(an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects)
(a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type)
(a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises)
(freight car without permanent sides or roof)
(the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)
(an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove)
(footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a flat heel))
(a screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a slot in the head of a screw)
(tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece)
(oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients)
(a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing)
(a submarine carrying ballistic missiles)
((heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris)
(a knife with the blade hidden in the handle; the blade springs out when a button is pressed)
(a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next)
(the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway)
(simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane)
(a gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge)
(a muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock)
(an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states)
(a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe)
(a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater))
(something that remains on the surface of a liquid)
(a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco)
(an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade)
(dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised)
(an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it)
(a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water)
(light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
(the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors")
(structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?")
(a large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader")
(the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor")
(scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation)
(a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold)
(a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery)
(a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships)
(antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair)
(organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip)
(an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe)
(a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore)
(flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor)
(watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs)
(a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia)
(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)
(an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation)
(an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers)
(a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac))
(tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders)
(tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally)
(a toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water))
(a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it)
(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)
(a groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
(least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime)
(an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering))
(meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil)
(an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth)
(fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
(a large seaplane that floats on the full rather than on pontoons)
(the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house)
(a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch)
((Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go)
(a spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope)
(a long flexible fishing rod used in fly fishing)
(regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smoothes the operation of a reciprocating engine)
(short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest)
(an adornment that hangs from a watch chain)
(a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone)
(headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather)
(the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip)
(a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button)
(a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil")
(picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector)
(covering that is folded over to protect the contents)
(a chair that can be folded flat for storage)
(an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges))
((architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament)
(a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays")
(genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society)
(a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with")
(an additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life)
(a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades; used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food)
(a hamper for packing and transporting food)
(a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet")
(the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football)
(the playing field on which football is played)
(a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players)
(a stadium where football games are held)
(a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet)
(a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead)
(a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet)
(hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal)
(a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing)
(theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors)
(a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks))
(the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls)
(a low stool to rest the feet of a seated person)
(an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies))
(pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure)
(sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig)
(rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft)
(any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)
(living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed)
(the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings)
(the deck between the bridge and the forecastle)
((computer science) a window for an active application)
(the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts)
(a carpenter's plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane)
(the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel)
(an adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast)
(a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering)
(furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping)
(cutlery used for serving and eating food)
(an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs)
(a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can can be inserted under loads to lift and move them)
(a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation")
(a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs)
(attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)
(any of various plastic laminates containing melamine)
(the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)
(defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
(a public facility to meet for open discussion)
(pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth's rotation)
(a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design))
(protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather)
(lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower")
(a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)
(a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building)
(factory where metal castings are produced)
(a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water)
(an artificially produced flow of water)
(a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises)
(a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel)
(a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other)
(a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains)
(an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds)
(a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips)
(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)
(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)
(a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle)
(a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system)
(a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire)
(a small part or item forming a piece of a whole)
(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)
(a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs))
(sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes)
(a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century)
(one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies)
((computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel)
(a structure supporting or containing something)
(a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge)
(a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale)
(a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture)
(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)
(a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting))
(an elevator designed for carrying freight)
(a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods)
(a railroad train consisting of freight cars)
(a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length)
(a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes)
(a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves)
(stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric)
(a varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol)
(a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular)
(a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building)
(a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster)
(lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length)
(a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch)
(an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls")
(a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them)
(a water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors)
(an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice)
(a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser)
(a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries)
(a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)
(edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels)
(a light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; sailed with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition)
(a man's coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century)
(the side that is seen or that goes first)
(a local road that runs parallele to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property)
(a drapery that covers the front of an altar)
(any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers)
(exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building)
(front illustration facing the title page of a book)
(the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street)
(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)
(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)
(cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); for use in electric cars)
(a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel)
(an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle)
(mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor)
(a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line")
(equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine)
(the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions)
(a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (sually copper))
(rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave)
(a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects)
(a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation)
(dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk))
((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))
(a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth)
(a funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web)
(an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital)
(an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)
(lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace)
(a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building)
(the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)
(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")
(commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema)
(strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard)
(a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow))
(any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
(electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded)
(a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind)
(a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains)
(a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring)
(the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo))
(a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap)
(mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame)
(shroud that is part of a ship's rigging)
(bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date)
(a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded)
(a firm durable fabric with a twill weave)
(the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof)
(a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end)
(a cushion on a throne for a prince in India)
(appliances collectively; "labor-saving gadgetry")
(an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish)
(a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail)
(a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail suspended from a gaff)
(a triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast)
(restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting)
(legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg from the knee to the ankle)
(a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides)
(a type of refracting telescope that is no longer used in astronomy)
(a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries)
(narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade)
(a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns))
(a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; "shooting gallery")
(a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited)
(the area for food preparation on a ship)
(the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner)
((classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars)
(a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading)
(instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which condemned persons are executed by hanging)
(meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents)
(a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business))
(a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper)
(the game equipment needed to play a game; "the child received several games for his birthday")
(a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter)
(equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)
(one of a set of cards used in gambling games)
(a table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips)
(a club drug available in liquid or powder form is taken orally (frequently combined with alchol); used to incapacitate individuals for the commission of sexual assault and rape)
(a form of interferon that is produced by T cells and macrophages; involved in the activation of phagocytes)
(tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together)
(a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)
(a power saw that has several parallel blades making simultaneous cuts)
(a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site))
(the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times)
(a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.)
(a narrow opening; "he opened the window a crack")
(an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles)
(a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired)
(a receptacle where garbage is discarded; "she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage")
(a truck for collecting domestic refuse; "in England a garbage truck is called a dustcart")
(the first wale laid next to the keel of a wooden ship)
(a plot of ground where plants are cultivated)
(a hose used for watering a lawn or garden)
(heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns)
(an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal)
(a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal)
(a loose high-necked blouse with long sleeves; styled after the red flannel shirts worn by Garibaldi's soldiers)
(a press for extracting juice from garlic)
(an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk")
(any decoration added as a trimming or adornment)
(a fortified military post where troops are stationed)
(a wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform)
(an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation)
(a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve))
(a wide belt of elastic with supporters hanging from it; worn by women to hold up stockings)
(a knitting stitch that results in a pattern of horizontal ridges formed by knitting both sides (instead of purling one side))
(a car with relatively low fuel efficiency)
((military) bomb consisting of an explosive projectile filled with a toxic gas that is released when the bomb explodes)
(a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall)
(burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)
(instrument of execution consisting of a sealed chamber into which poison gas is introduced; used to kill people or animals)
(a nuclear reactor using gas as a coolant)
(a tube in which an electric discharge takes place through a gas)
(an internal-combustion engine similar to a gasoline engine but using natural gas instead of gasoline vapor)
(the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building)
(a device to convey illuminating gas from the pipe to the gas burner)
(a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel)
(seal consisting of a ring for packing pistons or sealing a pipe joint)
(a pipeline used to transport natural gas; "the workmen broke through the gas line")
(a maser in which microwave radiation interacts with gas molecules)
(a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases)
(a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe)
(an internal-combustion engine that burns gasoline; most automobiles are driven by gasoline engines)
(gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle)
(a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks)
(a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas)
(gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned)
(facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service)
(a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle)
(thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the pressure of a gas kept at constant volume)
(a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach)
(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)
(a well that yields or has yielded natural gas)
(the workplace where coal gas is manufactured)
(a door-like movable barrier in a fence or wall)
(a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs)
(passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark)
(a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence)
(a drop-leaf table with the drop-leaves supported by hinged legs)
(an entrance that can be closed by a gate)
(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")
(sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching)
(a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist)
(an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated)
(a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)
(a glove of armored leather; protects the hand)
(a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave)
((medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings)
(a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge)
(a small roofed building affording shade and rest)
(a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion)
(equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.)
(a mechanism for transmitting motion by gears for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))
(the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed)
(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")
(a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in England they call a gearshift a gear lever")
(counter tube that detects ionizing radiations)
(an ionization chamber contained in a tube in a Geiger counter)
(a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects)
(a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate)
(art highly prized for its beauty or perfection)
(medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood)
(a microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested)
(an anesthetic that anesthetizes entire body and causes loss of consciousness)
(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)
(engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction)
(an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas)
(an electronic device for producing a signal voltage)
(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")
(black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen)
(a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique)
(an antibiotic (trade name Garamycin) that is derived from an actinomycete; used in treating infections of the urinary tract)
(a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller)
(a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey)
(stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water)
(a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep)
(a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts)
(small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood)
(tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain)
(long and light rowing boat; especially for racing)
(a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting)
(a flat fishnet suspended vertically in the water to entangle fish by their gills)
(a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold)
(an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips)
(an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror)
(a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure)
(a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers)
(a glass container for holding liquids while drinking)
(glassware collectively; "She collected old glass")
(prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass)
(a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice))
(a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress)
(aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces)
(an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucotrol) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas)
(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)
(a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented)
(a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers)
(a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship)
(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)
(sedative (trade name Doriden) used to treat some sleep disorders)
(an oral antidiabetic drug (trade names DiaBeta and Micronase) that stimulates the release of insulin from the pancreas)
(glyptic art in the form of a symbolic figure carved or incised in relief)
(carvings or engravings (especially on precious stones))
(the art of engraving on precious stones)
(indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial)
(game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points)
((sports) the area immediately in front of the goal)
(one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field)
(an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats)
(an iron used to press pleats and ridges)
(a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing)
(a source of great wealth (especially a mine))
(a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not)
((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)
(a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate)
(a medal made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition)
(a good source of something that is desired)
(golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls)
(a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance)
(a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots)
(golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball)
((golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball)
(course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)
(a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golfclub)
(a practice range for practicing golf shots)
(long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice)
(a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof)
(a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick)
(direction finder that determines the angular direction of incoming radio signals)
(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)
(a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture)
(a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden)
(a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex)
(a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum)
(an opaque watercolor prepared with gum)
(and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves)
(bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd)
(a building that houses a branch of government)
(an office where government employees work)
(a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel))
(outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for official or ceremonial occasions)
(protective garment worn by surgeons during operations)
(a mechanical device for gripping an object)
(a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents)
(a bar attached parallel to a wall to provide a handgrip for steadying yourself)
(cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal)
(a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass)
(a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts)
(a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls)
((legend) chalice used by Christ at the last supper)
(an antibiotic produced by a soil bacterium; used chiefly as an antiseptic in treating local infections produced by Gram-positive bacteria)
(an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically)
(a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)
(a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case)
(a piano with the strings on a harp-shaped frame; usually supported by 3 legs)
(a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof)
(a reef knot crossed the wrong way and therefore insecure)
(a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot)
(the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking)
(the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book)
(a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope)
(a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air)
(utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese))
(a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave")
(a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth)
(a printing plate used in the process of gravure)
(a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce)
(gray clothing; "he was dressed in gray")
(a hand-operated pump that resembles a gun; forces grease into parts of a machine)
(a greasy substance used as makeup by actors)
(a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods)
(a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter)
(twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans)
(the principle hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment)
(the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty)
(the seal of the United States government)
(armor plate that protects legs below the knee)
(a cross with each of the four arms the same length)
(a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions)
(a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors)
(a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile)
(a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars; used to grill fish or meat)
(an electrode placed between the cathode and anode of a vacuum tube to control the flow of electrons through the tube)
(a network of horizontal and vertical lines that provide coordinates for locating points on an image)
(cooking utensil consisting of a flat heated surface (as on top of a stove) on which food is cooked)
(a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; "he cooked hamburgers on the grill")
(grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator)
(a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill)
(a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding)
(a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools)
(chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of gray imitating the effect of relief)
(a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium)
(a mill for grinding grain (especially the customer's own grain))
((usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer)
(a sack for holding customer's groceries)
(a marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market")
(a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum)
(two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles)
(a device that makes grooves by cutting or punching)
(a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs)
(needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads)
(art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants)
((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
(a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage))
(bait scattered on the water to attract fish)
(a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor)
(a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing)
(the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building)
(a floor plan for the ground level of a building)
(a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture)
(garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth)
(minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; covering for the pubic area)
(antihypertensive drug (trade name Wytensin) that reduces blood pressure by its effect on the central nervous system)
(a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships)
(a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained)
(a cell in which soldiers under guard are confined)
(a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron)
(the car on a train that is occupied by the guard)
(a violin made by a member of the guarneri family)
(a house separate from the main house; for housing guests)
(a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests)
(a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile))
(a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices)
(a cruiser that carries guided missiles)
(a frigate that carries guided missiles)
(a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane)
(an architectural decoration formed by two intersecting wavy bands)
(instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people)
(a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress)
(a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit)
(a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking)
(a Russian prison camp for political prisoners)
(a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
(a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols)
(a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing)
(formerly any deck other than the weather deck having cannons from end to end)
(a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation)
(the piece of flint that provides the igniting spark in a flintlock weapon)
(the action that ignites the charge in a firearm)
(the open circular discharging end of a gun)
(military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship)
(lever that activates the firing mechanism of a gun)
(wale at the top of the side of boat; topmost planking of a wooden vessel)
(an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary)
(a piece of material inset to strengthen or enlarge a garment)
(a metal plate used to strengthen a joist)
(a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater)
(a rope or cable that is used to brace something (especially a tent))
(an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day)
(athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training)
(sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises)
(a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole)
(clothes prescribed for wear while participating in gymnastic exercise)
(a sleeveless tunic worn by English girls as part of a school uniform)
(a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls)
(a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead)
(rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction)
(a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane)
((Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk)
((religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order))
(the main house on a ranch or large estate)
(a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for hacking the soil)
(saw used with one hand for cutting metal)
(a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa)
(cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments)
(a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it in place)
(a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment)
(a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place)
(an uncomfortable shirt made of coarse animal hair; worn next to the skin as a penance)
(a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place)
((printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters)
(toiletry consisting of a commercial preparation that is sprayed on the hair to hold it in place)
(a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece)
(a gun trigger that responds with little pressure)
(book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another)
(a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other)
(a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object; usually tied double)
(a portrait showing the body from only the waist up)
(shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe)
(an engraving used to reproduce an illustration)
(a track that goes around only rear wheels)
(a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military)
(a large building for meetings or entertainment)
(a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall")
(a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning")
(a building containing trophies honoring famous people)
(a piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror)
(a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)
(an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall")
(tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome)
(a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures)
(a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered)
(rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading)
(a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag)
(stable gear consisting of either of two curved supports that are attached to the collar of a draft horse and that hold the traces)
(a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)
(a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate)
(the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled)
(a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw)
(a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swing easily)
(a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes")
(a stone tool with a cutting edge; the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping)
(a small rubber ball used in the game of handball)
(a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people)
(a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair)
(a bow drawn by hand as distinguished from a crossbow)
(a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage)
(a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket)
(a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor)
(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")
(shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs)
(a small portable drill held and operated by hand)
(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")
(a mirror intended to be held in the hand)
(a grenade designed to be thrown by hand)
(a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket)
(a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory)
(the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip")
(the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle)
(a fishing line managed principally by hand)
(luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand)
(outgrown garment passed down from one person to another)
(a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head; fits over the hand)
(a saw used with one hand for cutting wood)
(telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle)
(a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever)
(a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand)
(a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve)
(a small towel used to dry the hands or face)
(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)
(control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated)
(an airplane with a bad maintenance record)
(anything from which something can be hung)
(a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height)
(decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window; "the cold castle walls were covered with hangings")
(terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC; one of the seven wonders of the ancient world)
(a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging)
(a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers)
(a place of refuge and comfort and security)
(a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers)
(a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit)
(a narcotic that is considered relatively strong)
(a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers)
(a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies))
(a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top)
((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)
(major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile))
(instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal)
(a store selling hardware; "in England they call a hardware store and ironmongery")
(living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household)
(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)
(a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows)
(stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart)
(a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute))
(a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers)
(a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade)
(a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it)
(a cannon or cannon-like gun that fires harpoons)
(a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat)
(a cylindrical log with a device that registers distance)
(a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots)
(a loosely woven tweed made in the Outer Hebrides)
(a cultivator that pulverizes or smoothes the soil)
(farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields)
(purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen)
(a fastener for a door or lid; a hinged metal strap fits over a staple and is locked with a pin or padlock)
(a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church))
(headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)
(a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim)
(a round piece of luggage for carrying hats)
(a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open)
(an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship)
(a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair)
(a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor)
(a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun)
(a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary)
(guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect)
(the hole that an anchor rope passes through)
(a long-handled fork for turning or lifting hay)
(a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying)
(a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry)
(a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock)
(a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin")
((nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship)
(the striking part of a tool; "the head of the hammer")
((usually plural) an obverse side of a coin that bears the representation of a person's head; "call heads or tails!")
(a band worn around or over the head; "the earphones were held in place by a headband")
(a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead)
(a garment that covers the head and face)
(a machine that cuts the heads off grain and moves them into a wagon)
(a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters)
(brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall)
(horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window)
(a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf)
(a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end)
(stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head)
(a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive)
(the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins)
((usually plural) the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents")
((usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York")
(a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine)
(a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash)
(any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel)
(a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin)
(receiver consisting of a pair of headphones)
(a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users; "he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop")
(the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head)
(the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe))
(a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness)
(a conical acoustic device formerly used to direct sound to the ear of a hearing-impaired person)
(an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing)
(a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle)
(a playing card in the major suit of hearts; "he led the queen of hearts")
(home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides")
(a rug spread out in front of a fireplace)
(a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery; diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body)
(an implant that replaces a natural heart valve)
(any engine that makes use of heat to do work)
(device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
(device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix)
(the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat)
(heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad)
(utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating")
(electric heater consisting of a high-power incandescent lamp that emits infrared radiation; "the bathroom could be warmed by an infrared lamp")
(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)
(a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine))
(a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on re-entry)
(a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat)
(a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders)
(a bar used as a lever (as in twisting rope))
(a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)
(a oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe)
(duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy)
(a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)
(the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground)
((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)
(a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician)
(an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
(an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on)
(steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered)
(a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows)
(lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down)
(a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia)
(a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood)
(a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses)
(a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel)
(stitch in which parallel threads are drawn and exposed threads are caught together in groups)
(a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibit the activity of thrombin in coagulation of the blood; heparin sodium (trade names Lipo-Hepin and Liquaemin) is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis and in heart surgery)
(emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)
(a medicine made from plants and used to prevent or treat disease or promote health)
(a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost)
(a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush)
(a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern)
(a reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed)
((19th century) a man's high tasseled boot)
(a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified)
(antibacterial substance that is a water-soluble powder used in antiseptic soaps and toothpaste)
(a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking)
(equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity)
(a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges)
(a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs)
(a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray)
(a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed)
(cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal)
(a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text)
(a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones)
(tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments; "`tower block' is the British term for `high-rise'")
(a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform; seats are reserved for distinguished persons)
(a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically; for weaving tapestry)
(a major road for any form of motor transport)
(a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport)
(a tightrope very high above the ground)
(a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face)
(any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome)
(a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other)
(the gatepost on which the gate is hung)
(very high boots; used especially for fishing)
(protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football and hockey players)
(a stadium for horse shows or horse races)
(a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides)
(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)
(a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it)
(a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls)
(a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying)
(a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying)
(a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm)
(a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears)
(a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914)
(a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride)
(a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots)
(sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck)
(an open box attached to a long pole handle; bricks or mortar are carried on the shoulder)
((physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle)
(a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle)
(a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east)
(a large cask especially one holding 63 gals)
(lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects)
(a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial)
(an opening deliberately made in or through something)
(one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes")
((poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown)
(the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography)
(a sheath (usually leather) for a handgun; attaches to a belt or saddle)
(a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools)
((Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept)
(the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection)
(an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly")
(an appliance that does a particular job in the home)
(a computer intended for use in the home)
((basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games)
(a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment)
((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")
(a rough loosely woven fabric originally made with homespun yarn)
(dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land)
(the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line)
(television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater)
(the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective)
(a torpedo that is guided to its target (as by the sound of a ship's engines))
(an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents)
(a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors)
(a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees)
(a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall)
(protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine; "there are powerful engines under the hoods of new cars"; "the mechanic removed the cowling in order to repair the plane's engine")
(a headdress that protects the head and face)
(metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes)
(a catch that holds the hood of a car shut)
(an ornament on the front of the hood of a car emblematic of the manufacturer)
(a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
(a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
(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")
(a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose)
(a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers")
(a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head)
(a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse")
(a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt)
(a large dam on the Colorado River in Nevada)
(chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage)
(funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below)
(a tall pole to support the wires on which the hop plant is trained)
(a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen; used in clothing)
(gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends)
(a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally)
(the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged)
(a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level")
(the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
(an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)
(a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather))
(a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it)
(a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile)
(an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone)
(a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place)
(something that inspires horror; something horrible; "the painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him")
(a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses)
(an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses)
(heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work)
(a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses)
(fabric made from horsehair fibers; used for upholstery)
(a wig made of horsehair; "the English judiciary wear their traditional horsehair wigs")
(an early term for an automobile; "when automobiles first replaced horse-drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages")
(a large pistol (usually in a holster) formerly carried by horsemen)
(U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof)
(game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes)
(a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas)
(man's garment of the 16th and 17th centuries; worn with a doublet)
(socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear as hosiery))
(a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order))
(a health facility where patients receive treatment)
(a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required)
(a room in a hospital for the care of patients)
(a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime)
(a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital)
(inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips))
(a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers)
(balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air)
(a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants)
(a journal bearing (as of a railroad car) that has overheated)
(a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services)
(a building that houses both a hotel and a casino)
(a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel)
(a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel)
(a direct telephone line between two officials)
(skin-tight very short pants worn by young women as an outer garment)
(a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm)
(a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration)
(a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water)
(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)
(textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks)
(a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes)
(the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours)
(a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house")
(a building in which something is sheltered or located; "they had a large carriage house")
(a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling)
(lights that illuminate the audience part of a theater or other auditorium)
(an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed")
((formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences)
(paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house)
(the roof of a house; "shout it from the housetops")
(housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed)
(a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component)
(small crude shelter used as a dwelling)
(a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines)
(a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant)
(a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps)
(the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes)
(a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available)
(toweling consisting of coarse absorbent cotton or linen fabric)
(plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips)
(a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned)
(a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long)
(a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl)
(a top that makes a humming noise as it spins)
(a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal)
(a large sharp knife with a handle shaped to fit the grip)
(a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races)
(an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney)
(a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals)
(an encampment of huts (chiefly military))
(any of a group of anticonvulsant drugs used in treating epilepsy)
(an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure)
(a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks)
(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)
(press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area)
(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)
(a mechanism operated by the resistance offered or the pressure transmitted when a liquid is forced through a small opening or tube)
(a transmission that depends on a hydraulic system)
(a diuretic drug (trade name Esidrix and HydroDIURIL) used in the treatment of hypertension)
(turbine consisting of a large and efficient version of a water wheel used to drive an electric generator)
(diuretic used to treat hypertension and edema)
(a speedboat that is equipped with hydrofoils that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds; "the museum houses a replica of the jet hydroplane that broke the record")
(a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils")
(a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium)
(a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid)
(a narcotic analgesic (trade name Dilaudid) used to treat moderate to severe pain)
(anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Plaquenil) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and malaria and lupus erythematosus)
(a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness)
(measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere)
(hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere)
(a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract)
(a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning)
(a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets)
(a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town))
(a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections)
(an altimeter that uses the boiling point of water to determine land elevation)
(X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages))
(girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I')
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic)
(an ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice)
(a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice)
(a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation)
(a small cube of artificial ice; used for cooling drinks)
(an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes)
(an appliance included in some electric refrigerators for making ice cubes)
(a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling)
(pick consisting of a steel rod with a sharp point; used for breaking up blocks of ice)
(a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating; "the crowd applauded when she skated out onto the ice")
(skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole)
(a tray for making cubes of ice in a refrigerator)
((formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door)
(a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church)
(the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot")
(the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin)
(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)
(a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome)
(a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it)
(a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god")
(an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome)
(the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine)
(an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs)
(a key that operates the ignition switch of an automotive engine)
(switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter)
(a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand)
(covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles))
(a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression)
(a copy that is represented as the original)
(a heating element that is immersed in the liquid that is to be heated (as in a hot-water tank))
(a bandage of cloth impregnated with a substance (e.g., plaster of Paris) that hardens soon after it is applied)
(any substance or organism that provokes an immune response (produces immunity) when introduced into the body)
(a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response)
(a printer that prints by mechanical impacts)
(the baggage and equipment carried by an army)
(the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine))
(a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach)
(a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue)
(instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
(commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country)
((dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay")
(a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light)
(a device produced by pressure on a surface)
(a creation spoken or written or composed extemporaneously (without prior preparation))
(a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades)
(a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your incoming material)
(a bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel))
(a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse))
(a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the angle of magnetic dip (as from an airplane))
(an instrument showing the angle that an aircraft makes with the horizon)
(a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay)
(apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants)
(diuretic (trade name Lozal) used in the treatment of hypertension)
(the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed)
((computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand)
(a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India)
(a bottle-shaped club used in exercises)
(a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians)
(a device for showing the operating condition of some system)
(a protease inhibitor (trade name Crixivan) used for treating HIV)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin))
(a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source)
(an electrical device that introduces inductance into a circuit)
(a canal that is operated by one or more industries)
(a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces)
(an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire))
(an anti-TNF compound (trade name Remicade) consisting of an antibody directed against TNF; it is given intravenously at one- to three-month intervals; used in treatment of regional enteritis and rheumatoid arthritis)
(the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan")
(the basic structure or features of a system or organization)
(a block of metal that is cast in a particular shape for convenient handling)
(a gas that produces general anesthesia when inhaled)
(a medication to be taken by inhaling it)
(a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion)
(a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.))
(a cartridge that contains ink and can be replaced)
(a printer that produces characters by projecting electrically charged droplets of ink)
(a linen tape used for trimming as a decoration)
(a tray or stand for writing implements and containers for ink)
(a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped)
(a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface)
((dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place)
(manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders)
(an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire)
(an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted)
(a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one)
(caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward)
(a clinch with the end of the line inside the loop)
(a product of your creative thinking and work; "he had little respect for the inspirations of other artists"; "after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality")
(the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the instep)
(medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop)
(an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated)
(a device that requires skill for proper use)
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
(an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person)
(an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person)
(an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person)
(glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo))
(an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container)
(a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine)
(a valve that controls the flow of fluid through an intake)
(a microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure)
(a computer network similar to but separate from the Internet; devoted to the dissemination of information to and for the intelligence community)
(a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft)
(a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams)
(a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc)
(a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another)
((chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases))
((computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals))
(any measuring instrument that uses interference patterns to make accurate measurements of waves)
(an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus)
(decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior)
(a door that closes off rooms within a building)
(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)
(a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange)
(a telephonic intercommunication system linking different rooms in a building or ship etc)
(a device for automatically interrupting an electric current)
(a junction where one street or road crosses another)
(a drug that can produce a state of intoxication)
(a restricted computer network; a private network created using World Wide Web software)
(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)
(contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus)
(an anesthetic that produces anesthesia when injected into the circulatory system)
(X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye)
(a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation)
(a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward)
(an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current)
(drug used to treat certain fungal infection (as athlete's foot))
(a yellowish crystalline solid with a penetrating odor; sometimes used as an antiseptic dressing)
(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)
(a measuring instrument that measures the amount of ionizing radiation)
(a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface)
(a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning))
(an inhaled bronchodilator (trade name Atrovent))
(an antidepressant drug that acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor)
(diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening)
(home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth)
(a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head)
((c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive)
(garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed; "there was a basketful of ironing to do")
(narrow padded board on collapsible supports; used for ironing clothes)
(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)
(instrument of torture consisting of a hollow iron frame shaped like the human body and lined with spikes to impale the victim)
(work made of iron (gratings or rails or railings etc); "the houses had much ornamental ironwork")
(the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made)
(merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name)
(a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially)
(a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression)
(antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis)
(drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart)
(drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure)
(a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body)
(a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items")
(an oral antifungal drug (trade name Sporanox) taken for cases of fungal nail disease)
(a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt)
(one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince)
(small flag indicating a ship's nationality)
(game equipment consisting of one of several small objects picked up while bouncing a ball in the game of jacks)
(an electrical device consisting of a connector socket designed for the insertion of a plug)
(an outer wrapping or casing; "phonograph records were sold in cardboard jackets")
(the tough metal shell casing for certain kinds of ammunition)
((dentistry) an artificial crown fitted over a broken or decayed tooth)
(plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened)
(a light used as lure in hunting or fishing at night)
(a carpenter's plane for rough surfacing)
(plaything consisting of small 6-pointed metal pieces that are used (along with a ball) to play the game of jacks)
((nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps)
(a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages)
(a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws)
(a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics)
(a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom)
(a large whirlpool bathtub with underwater jets that massage the body)
(a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing)
(a slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing)
(a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence))
(upright consisting of a vertical side member of a door or window frame)
(a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming)
(a jar for holding jellies or preserves)
(lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient)
(lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer)
(a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles)
(a kind of artificial heart that has been used with some success)
(an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland)
(a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events)
(holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)
(hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside)
((usually plural) close-fitting pants of heavy denim for casual wear)
(a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain)
(a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and northern Africa)
(a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times)
(a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon))
(a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric)
(a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar)
(an airplane powered by one or more jet engines)
(an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commerical airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate)
(a gas turbine produces a stream of hot gas that propels a jet plane by reaction propulsion)
(a large jet plane that carries passengers)
(the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm)
(a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry)
(an optical instrument used by jewelers; has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen)
(an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))
(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)
(any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast))
(any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl)
(fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines)
(a puzzle that requires you to reassemble a picture that has been mounted on a stiff base and cut into interlocking pieces)
(a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails)
(something excellent of its kind; "the bike was a jimdandy")
(a short crowbar; "in England they call a jimmy and jemmy")
(a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person)
(a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";)
(an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right")
(a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered)
(a terminal designed for a particular application)
(flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots)
(a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side)
(marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking)
(junction by which parts or objects are joined together)
(a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs)
(a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together)
(a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work)
(a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol)
(a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship)
(the part of the axle contained by a bearing)
(a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers)
(a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox)
(a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play)
(any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails)
(a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers)
(a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin)
(a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing)
(a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen)
(a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections)
(a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire; "it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads")
(plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings)
(a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it)
(one-piece uniform worn by parachutists)
(one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform)
(the place where two or more things come together)
(a junction unit for connecting 2 cables without the need for plugs)
(a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods)
(an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury)
(a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off)
((Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying)
(an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal)
(a Japanese (paper or silk) wall hanging; usually narrow with a picture or writing on it and a roller at the bottom)
(a cap that is wrapped around by a turban and worn by Muslim religious elders)
(a type of submachine gun made in Russia)
(an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors)
(a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars))
(a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II)
(a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu)
(antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections)
((Swahili) a long garment (usually white) with long sleeves; worn by men in East Africa)
(trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient)
(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")
(a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos)
(a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece)
(one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability)
(river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing)
(a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it)
(the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress)
(outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog)
(a cap with a flat circular top and a visor)
(medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface)
(a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck)
(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)
(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)
(a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost)
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail))
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally)
(nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly)
(a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid)
(a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it)
(metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)
(a lever that actuates a mechanism when depressed)
(holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung)
(device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)
(a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them)
(a handsaw for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw)
(a circular ring of metal for holding keys)
(the central building block at the top of an arch or vault)
(a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India)
(a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms)
(a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist)
(a curved steel knife with a razor-sharp edge used in combat by the Gurkhas; has cultural and religious significance in Nepal)
(an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining)
(pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking)
(scientific instrument consisting of an electronic circuit that permits only voltage pulses of predetermined height to pass)
(a starter (as on a motorcycle) that is activated with the foot and the weight of the body)
(a glove made of fine soft leather (as kidskin))
(a large oven for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks)
(a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men in the Highlands of northern Scotland)
(a loose robe; imitated from robes originally worn by Japanese)
(a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen)
(a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture)
((chess) the weakest but the most important piece)
(one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king)
(a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward)
(bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle)
(post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss)
(a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating)
(a ceremonial four-inch curved dagger that Sikh men are obliged to wear at all times)
(a garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages)
(gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose)
(a case for containing a set of articles)
(a home appliance used in preparing food)
(a small garden where vegetables are grown)
(a wooden friction match that will light on any granular surface; useful to light wood or gas stoves)
(hardware utensils for use in a kitchen)
(plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string)
(a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind)
(a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles)
(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)
(carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films)
(an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation)
(cloth covering consisting of the part of a trouser leg that covers the knee)
(a board (sometimes cushioned) for someone to kneel on)
(protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football or baseball or hockey players)
(a small inexpensive mass-produced article)
(edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle)
(a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point)
(the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife)
(a single pleat turned in one direction)
(a chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa))
(needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine)
(a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics)
(needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs)
(a circular rounded projection or protuberance)
(an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger)
(a short wooden club with a heavy knob on one end; used by aborigines in southern Africa)
(a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit)
(a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door)
(chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious)
(any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object)
(a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners)
(a joint allowing movement in one plane only)
(a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids)
(Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding box and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers)
(a pen for livestock in southern Africa)
(citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government)
(a Renaissance woodwind with a double reed and a curving tube (crooked horn))
(a measuring instrument used to measure the speed of sound)
(an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability)
(a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama))
(an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex)
(a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece)
(scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure))
(a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons)
(a workplace for the conduct of scientific research)
(a light coat worn to protect clothing from substances used while working in a laboratory)
(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))
(a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur)
(a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns)
(a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment))
(work consisting of (or resembling) lace fabric)
(a decorative work made of wood and covered with lacquer and often inlaid with ivory or precious metals)
(steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down)
(a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with connecting slats)
(a woman's restroom in a public (or semi-public) building)
(a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids)
(a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary)
(goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered)
(a heavy woodscrew with a square or hexagonal head that is driven in with a wrench)
(dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages)
(a large reservoir in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona that is formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area)
(support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete)
(short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing)
(a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress")
(a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors)
(a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers)
(a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that is very effective in combination with zidovudine in treating AIDS and HIV)
(an artificial source of visible illumination)
(a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs)
(a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp)
(housing that holds a lamp (as in a movie projector))
(a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight))
(a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view)
(a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room)
(a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions)
(an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance)
(a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery)
(a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately)
(a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet)
(structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods)
(an intermediate platform in a staircase)
(naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment)
(a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing)
(an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground)
(a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water)
(platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded)
(a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave")
(an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over)
(a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted)
(a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery)
(painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery)
(a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping")
(component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard)
(a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)
(an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep))
(light in a transparent protective case)
(a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks)
((nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships)
(a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle)
(a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon)
(a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches")
(the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs; "his lap was covered with food stains")
(a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery)
(writing board used on the lap as a table or desk)
(lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar)
(joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together)
(a portable computer small enough to use in your lap)
(the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose)
(a medical instrument for examining the larynx)
(an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light)
(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")
(electrostatic printer that focuses a laser beam to form images that are transferred to paper electrostatically)
(leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip)
(rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings")
(any improvised arrangement for temporary use)
(a long noosed rope used to catch animals)
(holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes)
(yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads)
(catch for fastening a door or gate; a bar that can be lowered or slid into a groove)
(spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key)
(key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door)
(opener consisting of a string that can be passed through a hole in a door for raising the latch from outside)
(a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean)
(the rig on a lateen-rigged sailing vessel)
(the residence of the Pope until the 14th century)
(a water-base paint having a latex binder)
(a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework)
(machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool)
(club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India)
(a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others)
(framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)
(narcotic consisting of a tincture of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient)
(prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show)
(a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck)
(armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket)
(a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)
(a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers)
(workplace where clothes are washed and ironed)
(garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering)
(any of various detergents designed for use in a washing machine for clothing)
(van that picks up and delivers laundry; "a laundry truck stops by every week")
((antiquity) wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory)
(a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worm by Polynesians (especially Samoans))
(jewelled pendant worn on a chain around the neck)
((Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions)
(room in which justice is administered according to the laws)
(chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden)
(furniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden)
(designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by")
(single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance; "slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach")
(kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby)
(dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body)
(hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy))
(long chain stitches arranged in flower patterns)
(mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil)
(thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing)
(a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte; each cell generates about 2 volts)
(wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line)
(rein to direct the horse's head left or right)
((nautical) plumb line for determining depth)
(pencil that has graphite as the marking substance)
(hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door))
(long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together)
(a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174)
(rough shelter whose roof has only one slope)
(tent that is attached to the side of a building)
(restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal)
(implement consisting of a strip of leather)
(voltaic cell that produces approximately 1.5 volts)
(desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer)
(leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria)
(an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium)
(the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left)
(cloth covering consisting of the part of a garment that covers the leg)
(one of the supports for a piece of furniture)
(a garment covering the leg (usually extending from the knee to the ankle))
((trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models)
(an electrostatic capacitor of historical interest)
(a spear with three or more prongs; used for spearing fish (especially salmon))
(informal clothing designed to be worn when you are relaxing)
(an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory)
(library that provides books for use outside the building)
(a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing")
(a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images)
(electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons)
(cap used to keep lens free of dust when not in use)
(a clear plastic lens implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation)
(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)
(a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened)
(dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books)
(drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects)
(indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid)
(intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass)
(a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum)
(a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move)
(the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence)
(close-fitting conical cap worn as a symbol of liberty during the French Revolution and in the U.S. before 1800)
(a slow cargo ship built during World War II)
(a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)
(a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library")
(a building that houses a collection of books and other materials)
(a plate mounted on the front and back of car and bearing the car's registration number)
(a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container)
(a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft)
(a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports)
(a local anesthetic (trade names Lidocaine and Xylocaine) used topically on the skin and mucous membranes)
(an open deck including a swimming pool)
(a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water)
(a polygraph that records bodily changes sometimes associated with lying)
(a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship)
(a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material)
(life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design)
(line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning)
(line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver)
(a cast taken from the face of a living person)
(rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning)
(a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency)
(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")
(equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions; "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems")
(one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot)
(a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg)
(pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up)
(thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood))
(a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone)
(any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights")
(electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated)
(wiring that provides power to electric lights)
(diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used)
(a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?")
(aircraft supported by its own buoyancy)
(a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it)
(apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film)
(a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter)
(photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light)
(microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object)
(a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning)
((computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated)
(a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable)
(picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing)
(the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant")
(either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow")
(a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson)
(a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well)
(a kiln used to reduce naturally occuring forms of calcium carbonate to lime)
(a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting)
((electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion")
(large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur)
(pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on)
(memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln)
(antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections)
(something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")
(the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed)
(a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)
(a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes")
(ions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the path)
(engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved)
(white goods or clothing made with linen cloth)
(a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant)
(defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack)
(printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time)
(a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule))
(a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment)
(a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain)
(a protective covering that protects an inside surface)
(a fastener that serves to join or link; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction")
(an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data)
(a mechanical system of rods or springs or pivots that transmits power or motion)
(a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum)
(a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum)
(a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal)
(a rough fabric of linen warp and wool or cotton woof)
(a stick about a meter long with a point on one end (to stick in the ground) and a forked head on the other end (to hold a lighted match); formerly used to fire cannons)
(cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds)
(a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase)
(a small glass for serving a small amount of liqueur (typically after dinner))
(a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field; used for portable computer displays and watches etc.)
(a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant)
(an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinivil or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks)
(a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton))
(moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow)
(duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern)
(conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)
(bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish)
(a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups)
(the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power)
(a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic)
(uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs)
(stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire)
(housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters")
(a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax)
(electrical device to which electrical power is delivered)
(a low leather step-in shoe; the top resembles a moccasin but it has a broad flat heel)
(a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair)
(an office where loans are negotiated and repaid)
(a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure)
(public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York")
(anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body)
(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)
(an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones)
(a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it)
(a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders)
(a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed)
(a restraint incorporated into the ignition switch to prevent the use of a vehicle by persons who do not have the key)
(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)
(a mechanism that detonates the charge of a gun)
(a system of locks in a canal or waterway)
(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)
(a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a lock of hair and is worn on a necklace)
(supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening)
(washer that prevents a nut from loosening)
(machine stitch in which the top thread interlocks with the bobbin thread)
(a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)
(any of various native American dwellings)
(a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter)
(small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
(floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage)
(a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept)
(floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space)
(measuring instrument that consists of a float that trails from a ship by a knotted line in order to measure the ship's speed through the water)
(balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine)
(a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level)
(an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation)
(a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it)
(an antineoplastic drug often used to treat brain tumors or Hodgkin's disease)
(the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel)
(a powerful wooden bow drawn by hand; usually 5-6 feet long; used in medieval England)
(an iron with a long shaft and a steep face; for hitting long low shots)
(a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist)
(a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy)
(an undergarment with shirt and drawers in one piece)
(a mirror; usually a ladies' dressing mirror)
(a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings)
(a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile)
(an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop)
(a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons)
(any of various knots used to make a fixed loop in a rope)
(a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel)
(tranquilizer (trade name Ativan) used to treat anxiety and tension and insomnia)
(eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle)
(a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper)
(a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides)
(a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides)
(repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them)
(any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin)
(liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin")
(electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance)
(a public room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait)
(an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear)
(a man's soft jacket usually with a tie belt; worn at home)
(small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists)
(one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain)
(an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris)
(an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate)
(a stylized knot used as an emblem of love)
(a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet)
(a handloom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for weaving tapestry)
(a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia)
(a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at 33.3 rpm)
(a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner)
(hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds)
(mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings)
(a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something)
(carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage)
(compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools; "he put his golf bag in the trunk")
(carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car)
(small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails)
(a sail with four corners that is hoisted from a yard that is oblique to the mast)
(a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated)
(a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture))
(a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale)
(a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back)
(a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased)
(oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault)
(temporary fortification like a detached bastion)
(a long piece of brightly colored cloth (cotton or silk) used as clothing (a skirt or loincloth or sash etc.) in India and Pakistan and Burma)
(a crescent-shaped metal ornament of the Bronze Age)
(pottery with a metallic sheen produced by adding metallic oxides to the glaze)
(chordophone consisting of a plucked instrument having a pear-shaped body, a usually bent neck, and a fretted fingerboard)
(a public hall for lectures and concerts)
(a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals)
(an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance)
(an antidiuretic and vasoconstrictor used to treat diabetes insipidus)
(a harp used by ancient Greeks for accompaniment)
(a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid)
(a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation)
(a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy)
(any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
(a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point)
(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)
(a rapidly firing automatic gun (often mounted))
(machines or machine systems collectively)
(a screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; slotted head can be driven by a screwdriver)
(workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools)
(made by a sewing machine using two threads)
(a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials)
(a vise with two parallel iron jaws and a wide opening below)
(speedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound)
(a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric)
(a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan)
(a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design)
(a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes)
(a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States)
(a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material)
(a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric)
(a coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords)
(a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored)
(product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines")
(a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required)
(a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer")
(genre of meticulously realistic painting of imaginary scenes and fantastic images)
(a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable it was easily overrun by the Germans in 1940)
((physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field)
(container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions)
(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)
(compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north)
((computer science) a doughnut-shaped magnet formerly used to store one bit of information in the main memory of a computer; now superseded by semiconductor memories)
((computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored)
(an electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be stored on a surface a later retrieved)
((nautical) a marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that responds to magnetic material (as the steel hull of a ship))
(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)
(recorder consisting of equipment for making records on magnetic media)
(a short strip of magnetic tape attached to a credit card or debit card; the magnetic stripe contains data that will tell a reading device who you are and what your account number is, etc.)
(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")
(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)
(a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields)
(a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in microwave oscillators)
(a scientific instrument that magnifies an image)
(a large wine bottle for liquor or wine)
(a rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch)
(letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in England they call a mailbag a postbag")
(a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted)
(a container for something to be mailed)
(a slot (usually in a door) through which mail can be delivered)
(a sorter for sorting mail according to the address)
(a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage)
(the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel)
(a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room)
(the principal route of a transportation system)
(the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts)
(rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air)
(the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism)
(street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town)
(a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside)
(highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide)
((bridge) a suit of superior scoring value, either spades or hearts)
(tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired)
(cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance)
(a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight)
(anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights")
(the components needed for making or doing something; "the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake")
(reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens)
(a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm)
(a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing)
(a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments)
(a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball)
(a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center)
(X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast)
(game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage")
(any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation)
(a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum)
(a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed)
(clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers)
(a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure)
(a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street))
(a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes)
(a life-size dummy used to display clothes)
(a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine)
(a pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas)
(a hip roof having two slopes on each side)
(the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman))
(a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl)
(shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; "in England they call a mantel a chimneypiece")
(loose gown of the 17th and 18th centuries)
(a light weight jacket with a high collar; worn by Mao Zedong and the Chinese people during his regime)
(a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it))
(a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude)
(an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border)
(a small ball of glass that is used in various games)
(equipage for marching; "the company was dressed in full marching order")
(a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets)
(a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers)
(a commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins)
(some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel")
(a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing)
(an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up)
(a small usually tarred line of 2 strands)
(a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing))
(a large pot especially one with legs used e.g. for cooking soup)
(a dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe)
(an exploding firework used as a warning signal)
(permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.)
(inlaid veneers are fitted together to form a design or picture that is then used to ornament furniture)
(strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads)
(a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded)
(a circular masonry fort for coastal defence)
(a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head)
(makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes)
(an acronym for microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an amplifier that works on the same principle as a laser and emits coherent microwave radiation)
(a kitchen utensil used for mashing (e.g. potatoes))
(iron with a lofted face for hitting high shots to the green)
(a covering to disguise or conceal the face)
(a protective covering worn over the face)
(scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen)
(adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted)
(a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning)
(structure built of stone or brick by a mason)
(a level longer than a carpenter's level)
(an engineering university in Cambridge)
(a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage)
(a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage)
(a mass spectrometer that produces a graphical representation of the mass spectrum)
(spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer)
(an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba")
(an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made)
(the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household)
(the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman)
(a thick flat pad used as a floor covering)
(sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports)
(a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it)
(mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture)
(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")
(an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook")
(a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode")
(a board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor))
(a small folder of paper safety matches)
(an early style of musket; had a slow burning wick that could be lowered into a hole in the breech to ignite the charge)
(a plane having cutters designed to make the tongues and grooves on the edges of matchboards)
(a short thin stick of wood used in making matches)
(things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials")
(equipment and supplies of a military force)
(a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants)
(a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants)
(mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface)
(floor covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp))
(a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat baled set at right angles to the handle)
(a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed)
(bedclothes that provide a cover for a mattress)
(a protective pad over a mattress to protect it)
(a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges)
(a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush)
(trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol)
(a large burial chamber, usually above ground)
(an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel)
(thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time)
(trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic)
(the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620)
(a vertical pole or post decorated with streamers that can be held by dancers celebrating May Day)
(complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost)
(instrumentality used to achieve an end)
(graduated cup used for measuring ingredients)
(instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
(measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements)
(counter where meats are displayed for sale)
(a strong pointed hook from which the carcasses of animals are hung)
(a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored)
(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)
(an anthelmintic used to treat hookworm and pinworm and roundworm infestations)
(a child's construction set for making mechanical models)
(mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
(scale drawing of a machine or architectural plan etc,)
(a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys)
(a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles)
(device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
(an antihistamine (trade name Antivert) used to treat or prevent motion sickness)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Meclomen) used to treat arthritis)
(instrument used in the practice of medicine)
((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
(cabinet that holds medicines and toiletries)
(the computer-based telephone system of the United States National Library of Medicine that provides rapid linkage to MEDLARS)
(a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug (trade name Ponstel) used to treat mild pain (especially menstrual cramps))
(an antimalarial drug (trade name Larium and Maphaquine) that is effective in cases that do not respond to chloroquine; said to produce harmful neuropsychiatric effects on some people)
(memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe))
(a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice)
(a nuclear weapon with an explosive power equivalent to one million tons of TNT)
(antineoplastic drug (trade name Alkeran) used to treat multiple myeloma and some other malignancies)
(a structure erected to commemorate persons or events)
(an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached")
(a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory)
(a device that preserves information for retrieval)
(the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition)
(sewing or darning that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment); "her stockings had several mends")
(a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France)
((Judaism) a candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival)
((Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of creation)
(a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person)
(a lotion containing menthol which gives it a mint flavoring)
(a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain)
(a toxic anticonvulsant drug (trade name Mesantoin) used in the treatment of epilepsy when less toxic anticonvulsants have been ineffective)
(a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy)
(a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety)
(a mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic; Mercurochrome is the trademark)
(a place of business for retailing goods)
(a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia)
(a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator)
(commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products")
(barometer that shows pressure by the height of a column of mercury)
(a primary cell consisting of a zinc anode and a cathode of mercury oxide and an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide)
(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)
(ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor)
(the golden covering of the ark of the covenant)
(a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement)
(an iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North)
(the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons)
(a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax)
(waist-length jacket tapering to a point at the back; worn by officers in the mess for formal dinners)
(kit containing a metal dish and eating utensils; used by soldiers and campers)
((law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household)
(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)
(household articles made of metal (especially for use at table))
(golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head)
(the metal parts of something; "there were bullet holes in the metalwork")
(a bronchodilator (trade name Alupent) used to treat asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects include tachycardia and shakiness)
(a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions)
(any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity)
(a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters))
(an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes)
(parasympathomimetic drug (trademark Mecholyl) that stimulates secretions and smooth muscle activity)
(synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction)
(amphetamine used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant)
(antihistamine used to treat allergic responses (as rhinitis or dermatitis or pruritus))
(sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug of abuse)
(anticonvulsant drug (trade name Gemonil) used in the treatment of epilepsy)
(antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that is contained in many products that are used to treat urinary infections)
(antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections)
(muscle relaxant for skeletal muscles (trade name Robaxin) used to treat spasms)
(toxic antimetabolite that limits cellular reproduction by acting as an antagonist to folic acid; used to treat certain cancers and psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis)
(antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure)
(a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States; "MDMA is often used at parties because it enables party-goers to remain active for long periods of time")
(central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children)
(beta blocker (trade name Lopressor) used in treating hypertension and angina and arrhythmia and acute myocardial infarction; has adverse side effects (depression and exacerbation of congestive heart failure etc.))
(antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis)
(clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music)
(street lined with building that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings; "she lives in a Chelsea mews")
(antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Mexitil) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias)
(intermediate floor just above the ground floor)
(a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief)
(print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade)
(an antifungal agent usually administered in the form of a nitrate (trade name Monistat))
(balance for weighing very small objects)
(a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere)
(photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security))
(small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material)
(film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material)
(trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone)
(device for converting sound waves into electrical energy)
(special kind of densitometer that measures density variations over a very small area)
(integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive")
(magnifier of the image of small objects; "the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell")
(scientific instrument that cuts thin slices of something for microscopic examination)
(kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food)
(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)
(diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat)
(linear accelerator that uses microwaves)
(an injectable form of benzodiazepine (trade name Versed) useful for sedation and for reducing pain during uncomfortable medical procedures)
(any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran))
((Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca)
((Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca)
(antiseptic consisting of a compound of protein and silver (trade name Argyrol))
(hospital for soldiers and other military personnel)
(any facility servicing military forces)
(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")
(living quarters for personnel on a military post)
(prescribed identifying uniform for soldiers)
(snack bar that sells milk drinks and light refreshments (such as ice cream))
(a van (typically powered by electricty) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses)
(machine consisting of a suction apparatus for milking cows mechanically)
(low three-legged stool with a half round seat; used to sit on while milking a cow)
(purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid)
(machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing)
(dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill)
(machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it)
(a sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes)
(hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner)
(sensitive voltmeter that can measure voltage in millivolts)
(a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel)
(one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain)
(water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill)
(woodwork that has been machined at a mill)
(a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo))
(a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces)
(explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel)
(excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted)
(detector consisting of an electromagnetic device; used to locate explosive mines)
(excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine)
(ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines)
(copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size)
(painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts))
(sideboard with compartments for holding bottles)
(small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars)
(a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car)
(building where the business of a government ministry is transacted)
(submersible vessel for one or two persons; for naval operations or underwater exploration)
(a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car)
(trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light gray fur)
(fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks)
(tetracycline antibiotic (trade name Minocin) used to treat a variety of bacterial and rickettsial infections)
(( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs)
(a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)
(a vasodilator (trade name Loniten) used to treat severe hypertension; one side effect is hirsutism so it is also sold (trade name Rogaine) as a treatment for male-patterned baldness)
(any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery)
(a plant where money is coined by authority of the government)
((military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral))
(a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos)
(polished surface that forms images by reflecting light)
(arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted)
(rocket carrying passengers or instruments or a warhead)
(naval weaponry providing a defense system)
(a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions)
(the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint")
(hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints)
(joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner)
(an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes)
(a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a Streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug)
(glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together)
(a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods)
(electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal)
(single faucet for separate hot and cold water pipes)
(fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast)
(third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy)
(ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water)
(large high frilly cap with a full crown; formerly worn indoors by women)
(sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents)
(a large house trailer that that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing)
(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)
(soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans)
(full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display)
(modern convenience; the appliances and conveniences characteristic of a modern house)
(representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale))
(the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927)
((from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line)
(genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres)
(slightly modified copy; not an exact copy; "a modification of last year's model")
((architecture) one of a set of ornamental brackets under a cornice)
(a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components)
(computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware))
(detachable compartment of a spacecraft)
(fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat)
(silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern)
(container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens)
(wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow)
(a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge)
(a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)
(a durable cotton fabric with a velvety nap)
(antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia)
(a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick)
(the residence of a religious community)
(belt with a concealed section for holding money)
(a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble)
(electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions)
(display consisting of a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen)
(an iron-clad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac)
(a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room)
(a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship)
(adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw)
(any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate)
(painting done in a range of tones of a single color)
(lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles)
(a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk))
(a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that sets separate characters)
((Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration)
((nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place)
(an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place)
(a round arch that widens before rounding off)
(a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine)
(a thick velvety synthetic fabric used for carpets and soft upholstery)
(a heavy fabric of wool (or wool and cotton) used especially in upholstery)
(a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation)
(a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century)
(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)
(a woman's informal dress for housework)
(formal attire for men during the daytime)
(a sitting room used during the daylight hours)
(an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain)
(a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range)
(a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle)
(an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top)
(a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar)
(a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint)
(a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other)
(art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass)
(assembly of aerial photographs forming a composite picture)
(transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube)
(a fine net or screen (especially around beds) to protect against mosquitos)
(a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing)
(a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors)
(a camera that takes a sequence of photographs that can give the illusion of motion when viewed in rapid succession)
(photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera)
(a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England)
(a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume))
(machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion)
(a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine)
(a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame)
(a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area)
(a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel)
(a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)
(structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind")
((baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands)
(mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount")
(a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country)
(a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper)
(a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person)
(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 mouse is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad; "a mouse takes much more room than a trackball")
(toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling)
(the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth")
(a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth)
(a small portable pad that provides traction for the ball of a computer mouse)
(the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly)
(the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth)
(an acoustic device; the part of a telephone into which a person speaks)
((especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth)
(a part that goes over or into the mouth of a person; "the mouthpiece of a respirator")
(a barrier that can be moved to allow passage)
(the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); "it was an expensive watch with a diamond movement")
(projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures)
(a galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field)
(a van used for moving home or office furniture)
(a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels)
(a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained)
(a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature)
(civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform)
(a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records))
(an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound")
(a protective covering of rotting vegetable matter spread to reduce evaporation and soil erosion)
(a slipper that has no fitting around the heel)
(a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen))
(a recorder with two or more channels; makes continuous records of two or more signals simultaneously)
(a device that can interleave two or more activities)
(a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control)
(a painting that is applied to a wall surface)
(a bed that can be folded or swung into a cabinet when not being used)
(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)
(a small bagpipe formerly popular in France)
(a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value)
(an anchor used for semipermanent moorings; has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls)
(any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
(produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate)
(a theater in which vaudeville is staged)
(a light stand for holding sheets of printed music)
(a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height)
(a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen)
(a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
(a seat with a cushion that is used as a throne by Indian princes)
(a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink)
(a plaster containing powdered black mustard; applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient)
(a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument)
(a firearm that is load through the muzzle)
(a leather or wire restraint that fits over an animal's snout (especially a dog's nose and jaws) and prevents it from eating or biting)
(a highly unsaturated antibiotic acid obtained from an actinomycete)
(a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations)
(X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space)
(something designed to mystify or bewilder)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Relafen))
(a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine)
(a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (trade name Corgard) that is used to treat hypertension and angina)
(a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci)
(a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener)
(a brush used to clean a person's fingernails)
(a small flat file for shaping the nails)
(flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point)
(something resembling the head of a nail that is used as an ornamental device)
(a cosmetic lacquer that dries quickly and that is applied to the nails to color them or make them shiny)
(a soft lightweight muslin used especially for babies)
(antibacterial agent used especially to treat genitourinary infections)
(a narcotic antagonist (trade name Nalline) that counteracts the effects of narcotics (especially the effects of poisoning by morphine))
(a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine)
(an oral antagonist against the action of opiates)
(a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate)
(a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color)
(vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation)
(a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier)
(a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Naprosyn) used in the treatment of arthritis and musculoskeletal inflammation and moderate pain)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen))
(a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep)
(a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction)
(an antagonist used to counteract the effects of narcotics (especially to counteract the depression of respiration))
(an aromatic ointment used in antiquity)
(a commercial airliner with a single aisle)
(a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches)
(a vestibule leading to the nave of a church)
(portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church)
(a decongestant that provides temporary relief of nasal symptoms of the common cold and rhinitis and upper respiratory infections)
(a computerized data system to provide brokers with price quotations for securities traded over the counter)
(a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen)
(a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players)
(memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment)
(a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans)
(a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power)
(a system ithat provides information useful in determining the position and course of a ship or aircraft)
(a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions)
(naval weaponry consisting of a large gun carried on a warship)
(military installation servicing naval forces)
(naval weaponry consisting of a missile carried on a warship)
(naval equipment consisting of a shipboard radar)
(the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines)
(a shipboard system for collecting and displaying tactical data)
(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)
(the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb)
(a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display)
(opening for the neck; the part of a garment near the neck opening)
(jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women))
(decoration worn about the neck (fur piece or tight necklace) as an ornament)
(the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck)
(an article of apparel worn about the neck)
(neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front; "he stood in front of the mirror tightening his necktie"; "he wore a vest and tie")
(articles of clothing worn about the neck)
(a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))
(a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument)
(small pliers with long thin jaws for fine work)
(embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry)
(a creation created or assembled by needle and thread)
(an antidepressant drug (trade name Serzone))
(a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed)
(the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely)
(the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate)
(a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs)
(an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery)
(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)
(trade name for a topical drug containing several antibacterials; used as an ointment for skin irritations and in the form of eyedrops for minor eye infections)
(a cholinergic drug (trade name Prostigmin) used to treat some ophthalmic conditions and to treat myasthenia gravis)
(a grid-like measuring instrument for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds)
(a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers")
(furniture pieces made to fit close together)
(device consisting of an artificial egg left in a nest to induce hens to lay their eggs in it)
(an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)
(a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects)
(game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton)
(a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey))
((broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; "the networks compete to broadcast important sports events")
((electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits)
(a system of intersecting lines or channels; "a railroad network"; "a network of canals")
(atom bomb that produces lethal neutrons with less blast)
(a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV)
(the central pillar of a circular staircase)
(the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail)
(a long close-fitting coat worn for riding in the 19th century)
(a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia)
(a newspaper as a physical object; "when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper")
(a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read)
(an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station)
(a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold)
(reflecting telescope in which the image is viewed through an eyepiece perpendicular to main axis)
(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)
(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)
(optical device that produces plane-polarized light)
(calcium blocker (trade name Procardia); appears to increase the risk of recurrent heart attacks)
(lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women)
(doorlock operated by a knob on the inside and a key on the outside)
(light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids))
(a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night)
(a bowling pin of the type used in ninepins or (in England) skittles)
(a playing card with nine pips on the face)
(a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon)
(a rubber or plastic shield to protect the nipples of nursing women)
(a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women)
(a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section)
(a hypnotic and sedative drug of the benzodiazepine type)
(derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract)
(trade names for nitroglycerin used as a coronary vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris)
(inhalation anesthetic used as an anesthetic in dentistry and surgery)
((computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network)
(a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it)
(rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame)
(a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration)
(a graphic representation of numerical relations)
((computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation)
(a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke)
(an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)
(an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids; "NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes")
(a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO)
(computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off)
(a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled)
(a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim; used to raise water for transfer to an irrigation channel)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone)
(a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs)
(a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry")
(the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; "he ducked under the nose of the gun")
(a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head)
(front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere)
(a flute that is played by blowing through the nostrils (used in some Asian countries))
(a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it)
(a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plan's landing gear)
(patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable)
(a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; "there were four notches in the handle of his revolver")
((usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions")
(a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels")
(a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old)
(an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by gram-positive bacteria)
(a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged)
(a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of electrons)
(ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor)
((physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements)
(a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant)
(a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction)
(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)
(an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number")
(a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second)
(an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt)
(a bottle that holds a baby's milk; has a rubber teat)
(a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt)
(a fastener made by screwing a nut onto a threaded bolt)
(a compound lever used to crack nuts open)
(a medicine made from the seeds of an Asiatic tree; contains strychnine and brucine; formerly used as a stimulant)
(women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk))
(an antifungal and antibiotic (trade names Mycostatin and Nystan) discovered in New York State; derived from soil fungi actinomycetes)
(an implement used to propel or steer a boat)
(a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof)
(a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top)
(the billiard ball first struck by the cue ball)
(a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle)
(the lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed)
(a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece")
(a bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb)
(a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece)
(an alto oboe; precursor of the English horn)
(a oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music)
(lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory)
(a station set up for making observations of something)
(a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena)
(an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented))
(any structure that makes progress difficult)
(a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate))
(the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design)
(egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes)
(a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration)
(caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction)
(a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture)
(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")
(place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building")
(a building containing offices where work is done)
(furniture intended for use in an office)
(a mess for the exclusive use of officers)
(electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit)
(a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides)
(a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms)
(a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery)
(cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin)
(a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine)
(petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date)
(heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking)
(a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light)
(paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle)
(a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts)
(a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof)
(a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship))
(a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk)
(semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)
(necktie indicating the school the wearer attended)
(a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms)
(military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color)
(an antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions)
(a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing)
(a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction)
(a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture)
(a style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve)
(a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold)
(an incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows)
(a wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle))
(a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans))
(a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door")
(a woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets)
(rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope)
(a weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric)
(ornamental work (such a embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings)
(a large cloak worn over evening clothes)
(binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery))
(a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic")
(table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation)
(medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye)
(a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative)
(an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy)
(a building where opium is sold and used)
(apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena)
(a device for producing or controlling light)
(a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data astiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface)
(a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images)
(a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object)
(an astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources)
(a shrine where an oracular god is consulted)
(seating on the main floor in a theater)
(lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers)
(a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire)
(a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order)
((heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields)
(an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel)
(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)
(a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality)
(a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy)
(a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall)
(a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings)
(a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure)
(an acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns)
(a public institution for the care of orphans)
(a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism)
(a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment)
(planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock)
(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)
(a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light)
(heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings)
(an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea)
(generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current)
(the recording produced by an oscillograph)
(a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents)
(electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities)
(any receptacle for the burial of human bones)
(medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane))
(a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling)
(a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages)
(a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material)
(internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat)
(a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building)
(the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water)
(the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases)
(a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant")
(a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari")
(a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate)
((electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system)
(a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops)
(what is produced in a given time period)
(a stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or pontoon parallel to the hull)
(a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting)
(caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its legs curve inward)
(a clinch with the end of the line outside the loop)
(car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car)
(a genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists)
(subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle")
(the office of the President of the United States in the White House)
(kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting)
(a thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven)
(heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served)
(work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps))
(a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work)
(a long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling)
(an additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish))
(a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power)
(a simple small knot (often used as part of other knots))
(a stitch passing over an edge vertically)
(projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else)
((nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship)
(a projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker's head)
(an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power)
(a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight)
(bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England")
(a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device)
(footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold)
(an outer skirt worn over another skirt)
(a drug that is sold without a prescription)
(a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange)
(a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel)
(trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound)
(a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro))
(a tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal)
(a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox)
(general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University))
(a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood)
(a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank)
(an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis)
(an anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers)
(a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections)
(a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus)
(a bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways)
(a workplace where oysters are bred and grown)
(a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course)
(an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker)
(a small parcel (as of cigarettes or film))
(a bundle (especially one carried on the back))
(a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect)
(a cream that cleanses and tones the skin)
(a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere)
(a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage)
(a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products)
(a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed; "they came from an apple packinghouse")
(a large needle used to sew up canvas packages)
(a saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached)
(a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages)
(a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp)
(artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort)
(a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat)
(an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board)
(a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel)
(small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games)
(a wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel)
(a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels)
(a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat)
(pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race)
(a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut)
(a printer that prints one page at a time)
(an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof)
(mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust)
(a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating)
(a capsule filed with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in the game of paintball)
(an air gun used in the game of paintball; designed to simulate a semiautomatic)
(a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint)
(a brush used as an applicator (to apply paint))
(a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing))
(graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre")
(a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint)
(a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes)
(loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers)
(lightweight trousers worn in various Eastern countries)
(official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign))
(a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers)
(a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes)
(board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used)
(a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints)
(fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground)
(burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped)
(a mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed)
(a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay)
(a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it)
(one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor)
(remedy that alleviates pain without curing)
(cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome)
((Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front and back)
(cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel)
(hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists)
(a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914))
(turner for serving or turning pancakes)
(photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red))
((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)
(sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors)
(sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something)
(heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes)
(a panel or section of panels in a wall or door)
(a light to illuminate an instrument panel)
(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")
(set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips)
(a large wicker basket (usually one of a pair))
(a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791)
(a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene)
(gunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle)
(a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together)
(a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture))
(a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes)
(short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural))
(mechanical device used to copy a figure or plan on a different scale)
(a small storeroom for storing foods or wines)
(a woman's undergarment that combines a girdle and panties)
(a woman's tights consisting of underpants and stockings)
(an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive)
(a chain made of loops of colored paper; used to decorate a room)
(a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together; "the paper clip was invented in 1900")
(a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size)
(a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being)
(a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place)
(a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter; "the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged")
(a disposable towel made of absorbent paper)
(a weight used to hold down a stack of papers)
(a parabolic reflector for light radiation)
(a concave reflector used to produce a parallel beam when the source is placed at its focus or to focus an incoming parallel beam)
(rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)
(gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars supported on uprights)
(a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit)
(an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously)
(magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it)
(a stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia)
(fortification consisting of a low wall)
(a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony)
(parachute that will lift a person up into the air when it is towed by a motorboat or a car)
(a handheld collapsible source of shade)
(a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables)
(a tall slender glass with a short stem in which parfait is served)
(computer that registers bets and divides the total amount bet among those who won)
(a university in Paris; intellectual center of France)
(a gear position that acts as a parking brake; "the put the car in park and got out")
(a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term))
(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)
(reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received)
(a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs)
(a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil))
(seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle)
(seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies))
(a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor)
(an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector)
(a sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width)
(something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together")
(an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern)
(the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture)
(a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch)
(a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries)
(a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another))
(souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party)
(a telephone line serving two or more subscribers)
(a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners)
(a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral))
(a way through or along which someone or something may pass)
(a passage between rooms or between buildings)
(a mounting for a picture using gummed tape)
(a type of LCD screen 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")
(a composition of flat objects pasted on a board or other backing; "they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket")
(a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work)
(a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers)
(a serving cart for displaying pastry deserts to restaurant patrons)
(a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole)
(a length of wire that has a plug at each end; used to make connections at a patchboard)
(a heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant)
(a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment)
(sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern)
(a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together)
(a torpedo-shaped log with rotary fins that measure the ship's speed)
(medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription)
(a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor)
(a way especially designed for a particular use)
(a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal)
(usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence)
(a bakery specializing in French pastry)
(a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows)
(a horizontal surface covered with paving material)
((Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position)
(a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward)
((chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank)
(a shop where loans are made with personal property as security)
(a removable circuit board for a personal computer; fits into a slot in the mother board)
(the pistol of a law officer in the old West)
(the golden throne of former kings of Delhi; stolen by the Persians in 1739 and subsequently lost; symbol of the former Shah of Iran)
(a sailor's heavy woolen double-breasted jacket)
(a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters)
(a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target)
(a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs)
(an adornment worn on the chest or breast)
(a lever that is operated with the foot)
(snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls)
(an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue))
(a table supported by a single central column)
(street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way especially with diagonal stripes)
(a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs")
(a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof)
(measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking)
(a device for peeling vegetables or fruits; "she invented a potato peeler")
(the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes))
(a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep)
(rear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are aligned)
(a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)
(a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
(regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument)
(a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg)
(a board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted)
(a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin)
(a bit with a bar mouthpiece that is designed to combine a curb and snaffle)
(an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians)
(a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur)
(measuring instrument for performing pelvimetry)
(a writing implement with a point from which ink flows)
(a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible))
(an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public)
((ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties)
(a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)
(a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face; "an eyebrow pencil")
(an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring))
(an apparatus consisting of an object mounted so that it swings freely under the influence of gravity)
((18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to it)
(a bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates)
(a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis)
(any of various antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)
(a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase)
(the first form of penicillin that was isolated in Great Britain)
(the penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibiotics)
(a penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differently)
(a crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acids)
(a form of penicillin V (trade name Ledercillin VK))
(an implant that creates an artificial erection)
(a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes)
(a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens)
(a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen)
(an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment)
(a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris)
(a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense)
(analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine)
(an apartment located on the top floors of a building)
(the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age))
(a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic)
(a thermionic tube having five electrodes)
(a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet)
(a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark)
(a garment worn by women in ancient Greece; cloth caught at the shoulders and draped in folds to the waist)
(a flared ruffle attached to the waistline of a dress or jacket or blouse)
(a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark)
(a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper)
(a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleorsein capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent)
(support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird))
(a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans)
(a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another)
(a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place)
(a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor)
(an establishment where perfumes are made)
(any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period)
((computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; "disk drives and printers are important peripherals")
(an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field)
(a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court)
(wig for men fashionable in 17th-18th centuries)
(a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field)
(a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape)
(a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy)
(tranquilizer and antidepressant (trade name Triavil) sometimes used as an antiemetic for adults)
(a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time)
(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.)
(a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment)
(a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar)
(a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone)
(a explosive device used to break down a gate or wall)
(regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining)
(a flat collar with rounded ends that meet in front)
(a shallow dish used to culture bacteria)
(a shop where pet animals can be purchased)
(long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation)
(drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment)
(analgesic (trade name Pyridium) used to treat urinary tract infections)
(a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen)
(monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression)
(an antihistamine used in preparations to treat allergies and respiratory infections; used to treat rhinitis and skin rashes and pruritus)
(a laxative used in many preparations under various trade names; also used as an acid-base indicator in titrations involving weak acids and strong bases because it is brilliant red at high alkalinity and colorless below pH 8)
(anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal)
(a virility drug (trade name Vasomax) to treat erectile dysfunction in men)
(anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin))
(a powerful vasoconstrictor used to dilate the pupils and relieve nasal congestion)
(an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections)
(antihistamine included in some preparations used to treat coughing and nasal congestion)
(a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle))
(a screw with a special head having crossed slots)
(a screwdriver for use with Phillips screws)
(an album for holding phonograph records)
(a stylus that formerly made sound by following a groove in a phonograph record)
(sound recording consisting of a disc with continuous grooves; formerly used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracked in the grooves)
(a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated)
(surgical instrument containing a laser for use in photocoagulation)
(a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies)
(a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work)
(a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations)
(a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
(light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed)
(a printed picture produced from a photographic negative)
(a lithograph produced by photographically produced plates)
(measuring instrument for measuring the luminous intensity of a source by comparing it (visually or photoelectrically) with a standard source)
(a photograph taken with the help of a microscope)
(a montage that uses photographic images)
(a duplicating machine that makes quick positive or negative copies directly on the surface of prepared paper)
(a photocopy made on a Photostat machine)
(an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities))
(pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis)
(a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)
(action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed)
(a bank of keys on a musical instrument)
(thin steel wire of high tensile strength)
(a small flute; pitched an octave above the standard flute)
(a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks")
(a thin sharp implement used for picking; "he used a pick to clean dirt out of the cracks")
(a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument)
(a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers)
(a wooden strip forming part of a fence)
(a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled)
(a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard)
(anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her")
(an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon)
(a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them")
(a framework in which a picture is mounted)
(rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures)
(a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view))
(a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence")
(an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";)
(lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London")
(a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
(a support for two adjacent bridge spans)
((architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows))
(a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec)
(a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus)
(a crystal that can be used as a transducer)
(a measuring instrument for measuring high pressures)
(a crude block of metal (lead or iron) poured from a smelting furnace)
(mold consisting of a bed of sand in which pig iron is cast)
(a child's coin bank (often shaped like a pig))
(medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet)
(a sharp point (as on the end of a spear))
(a rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attached)
(the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction")
(a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)
(a machine that drives piling into the ground)
(a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet)
(something that resembles a pill in shape or size)
(a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception)
(a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete))
(a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.)
(a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn)
(a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person)
(a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing)
(lace made by winding thread around bobbins on a padded cushion)
(bed linen consisting of a decorative cover for a pillow)
(cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma)
(meteorological balloon used to observe air currents)
(a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill)
(a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships)
(small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner)
(a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc)
(a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track)
(an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated)
(indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation)
(a racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness)
(the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine)
(a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
(a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment)
(flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green)
(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)
(plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks)
(game equipment on which pinball is played; "in England they call a pinball machine a pin table")
(spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring)
(a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever)
(a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels)
(a variety of clip for holding pin curls)
(a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use)
(an oral beta blocker (trade name Visken) used in treating hypertension)
(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)
(a pen where stray animals are confined)
(a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar)
(light hollow ball used in playing table tennis)
(a small puncture that might have been made by a pin)
(a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack)
((architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower)
(a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on)
(a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge)
(a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned)
(a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.)
(a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco)
(a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe)
(cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem)
(fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together)
(a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport")
(a synthetic type of penicillin antibiotic (trade name Pipracil) used for moderate to severe infections)
(vermifuge used to treat infestations by roundworms or pinworms)
(a compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anesthetic)
(measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube)
(a clamp for holding pipe that is to be cut or threaded)
(adjustable wrench for gripping and turning a pipe; has two serrated jaws that are adjusted to grip the pipe)
(a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems)
(tightly woven fabric with raised cords)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)
(a firearm that is held and fired with one hand)
(a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol)
(mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion)
(seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall)
(connecting rod that moves or is moved by a piston)
(a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'")
(a trap in the form of a concealed hole)
(an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring)
(a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay)
(a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles)
(a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency; used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing)
(a light-weight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun)
(a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold)
(measuring instrument consisting of a combined Pitot tube and static tube that measures total and static pressure; used in aircraft to measure airspeed)
(measuring instrument used to measure the velocity of fluid flow)
(a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine)
(a large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks; one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below)
(axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)
(a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically)
((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")
(an innocuous or inert medication; given as a pacifier or to the control group in experiments on the efficacy of a drug)
(a mat serving as table linen for an individual place setting)
(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)
(any building where congregations gather for prayer)
(a table service for one person; "a place setting of sterling flatware")
(a piece of cloth sewn under an opening)
(a basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effect)
(scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file")
(a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin)
(a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages)
(a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood; "the cabinetmaker used a plane for the finish work")
(a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood)
(surveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripod; used to sight and map topographical details)
(an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems)
(an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome)
(a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling)
(an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train)
((nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship))
(a notebook for recording appointments and things to be done, etc.)
(buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles")
(a hardened surface of plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster")
(wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bounded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls)
(a trowel used to spread and smooth plaster)
(the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture)
(an explosive material that is easily molded around the object it is intended to destroy)
(a laminate made by bonding plastic laters)
(wrapping consisting of a very thin transparent sheet of plastic)
(a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest)
(a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail)
(the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt)
(a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.))
(dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten)
(a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))
(a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
(a shallow receptacle for collection in church)
(structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage)
(a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper))
(a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded)
(the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube)
(the roller on a typewriter against which the keys strike)
(the flat plate of a printing press that presses the paper against the type)
(a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed)
(rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates)
(a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform")
(any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons)
(the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system)
(a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface)
(a large shallow dish used for serving food)
(electronic equipment comprising the part of a tape recorder that reproduces the recorded material)
(a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at a boarding school))
(yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)
(plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of)
(one of a pack of cards used in playing card games)
(a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play)
(a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse)
(an artifact designed to be played with)
(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")
(any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)
(an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside)
(a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains))
(a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations)
((medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes)
(a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws)
(a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top)
(an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures)
(a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing)
(a sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil)
(blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly)
(an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection)
(a fuse with a thread that screws into a socket)
(a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away))
(a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes)
(utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage)
(a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building)
(a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it)
(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)
(a plumb line attached to a narrow board)
(a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament)
(hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains)
(men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf))
(a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet)
(a steel or beryllium sphere containing plutonium 239 that triggers nuclear fission when compressed by explosives)
((usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood)
(one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination; "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn")
(a laminate made of thin layers of wood)
(a power drill powered by compressed air)
(a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc)
(vaccine (trade name Pneumovax) effective against the 23 most common strains of pneumococcus)
(the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; "a p-n junction has marked rectifying characteristics")
(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)
(a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs))
(a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles)
(an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck)
(a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930))
(a small comb suitable for carrying in a pocket)
(a flap that covers the access to a pocket)
(a handkerchief that is carried in a pocket)
(a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket)
(a watch that is carried in a small watch pocket)
(a detachable container of fuel on an airplane)
(plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping)
(sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil")
(the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun")
(a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus)
(a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France)
(a trowel used to fill and finish masonry joints with mortar or cement)
(lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern)
(fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire)
(an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light)
(a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare)
(a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds)
(a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)
(one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated)
(a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting)
(a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick)
(an ax used to slaughter cattle; has a hammer opposite the blade)
(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; "in England they call a police station a police office")
(van used by police to transport prisoners)
(vaccine prepared from poliovirus to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)
(design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots)
(a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes)
(wooden ball struck with mallets in playing polo)
(a mallet used to strike the ball in polo)
(a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt)
(a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear)
(a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distance on a globe)
(any of a large class of synthetic fabrics)
(a medical instrument that records several physiological processes simultaneously (e.g., pulse rate and blood pressure and respiration and perspiration))
(any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium)
(acrylic resin used to make a strong soft crease-resistant fabric (trade name Acrilan))
(hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment)
(handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle)
(a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse)
(a 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)
(decoration consisting of a ball of tufted wool or silk; usually worn on a hat)
(a blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head)
(a soft thin cloth woven from raw silk (or an imitation))
(a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon)
((nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge)
(a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons)
(a cart with an underslung axle and two seats)
(an excavation that is (usually) filled with water)
(a room with pool tables where pool is played)
(game equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played)
(an exposed partial weather deck on the stern superstructure of a ship)
(box for collecting alms, especially one in a church)
(an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless)
(an American school of the 1950s that imitated the techniques of commercial art (as the soup cans of Andy Warhol) and the styles of popular culture and the mass media)
(plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound)
(a ribbed fabric used in clothing and upholstery)
(a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite))
(a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicular from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines)
(a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up)
(ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic)
(a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance)
(man's hat with a low, flat crown and a snap brim)
(a shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle) from which children eat)
(an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through)
(a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried)
(a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand)
(a portable circular saw (with a hand grip))
(overland track between navigable waterways)
(a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically); "the portals of the cathedral"; "the portals of heaven"; "the portals of success")
(gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage)
(canopy extending out from a building entrance to shelter those getting in and out of vehicles)
(a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard)
(a case for carrying papers or drawings or maps; usually leather)
(a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area)
(a large travelling bag made of stiff leather)
(any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits")
(a compound camera lens with a relatively high aperture)
(a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject)
(the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely)
(the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate)
(a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body)
(an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them")
(meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge)
(a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel))
(closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail)
(a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle)
(a commissary on a United States Army post)
(a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post)
(wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries)
(genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism)
(a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for)
(metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid)
(a container in which plants are cultivated)
(a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned)
(resistors connected in series across a voltage source; used to obtain a desired fraction of the voltage)
(a resistor with three terminals, the third being an adjustable center terminal; used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets)
(a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces)
(a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest))
(an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire)
(a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume)
(a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter; "the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around 6500 BC")
(ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln)
(toilet consisting of a small seat used by young children)
(a small or medium size bag-like container for holding or carrying things)
(a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.)
(a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs; "unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound")
(trap consisting of an arrangement of nets directing fish into an enclosure)
(any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a powder)
(ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets)
(one to three tablespoons of powdered mustard dissolved in a glass of warm water is a homemade emetic)
(container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal)
(keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder)
(a soft spherical object made from fluffy fibers; for applying powder to the skin)
(a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance)
(a power tool for making holes in hard materials)
(module that provides power to operate other modules)
(a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor)
(a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment)
(automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel)
(a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region)
(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))
(an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks)
(a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions)
((Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer)
(antihypertensive drug (trade name Minipress))
(removes dust particles from gases by electrostatic precipitation)
(a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival)
(building reserved for the officiating clergy)
(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")
(room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.)
(a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings; "Tucson was first settled as a walled presidio")
(any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids)
(clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use)
(box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event))
(an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall))
(a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press)
(the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely)
(cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft)
(autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water)
(a dome-shaped building that is pressurized)
(gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure)
(a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine)
(protective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flying)
(remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives")
(trade name for a parenteral antibiotic)
(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")
(an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor)
(a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children)
(a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers)
(a picture or design printed from an engraving)
(a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers))
(a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it))
(a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready)
(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)
((computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing)
(a cable between a computer and a printer)
(religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress)
(optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image)
(a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment)
(camp for political prisoners or prisoners of war)
(a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation)
(a telephone line serving a single subscriber)
(a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities)
(drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout)
(a white crystalline powder (trade name Ethocaine) administered near nerves as a local anesthetic in dentistry and medicine)
(procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain))
(an antineoplastic drug used to treat Hodgkin's disease)
(antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting)
(drug (trade name Kemadrin) used to reduce tremors in parkinsonism)
(a pointed instrument used to prod into motion)
(an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production")
(mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)
(any structure that branches out from a central support)
(the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction)
(an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen)
(an optical device for projecting a beam of light)
(a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage)
(a knot in the rope used to drag a gun carriage)
(a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk)
(antihistamine (trade name Phenergan) used to treat allergies; also an antiemetic used to treat motion sickness)
(a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage)
(a device that displays words for people to read)
(a trial photographic print from a negative)
(a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling)
(the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor)
(an explosive that is used to propel projectiles form guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth charges)
(a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water)
(an airplane that is driven by a propeller)
(any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props")
(an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine)
(counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced)
(a mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictive)
(a system that provides a propelling or driving force)
(the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater)
(the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain))
(the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall)
(corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body)
(an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs)
(a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors")
(clothing that is intended to protect the wearer from injury)
(a collider that collides beams of protons and antiprotons)
(drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles)
(tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression)
(a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas)
(a long-handled edge tool with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees)
(shears with strong blades used for light pruning of woody plants)
(an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings)
(a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom)
(a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions)
(a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness)
(a hygrometer consisting of a dry-bulb thermometer and a wet-bulb thermometer; their difference indicates the dryness of the surrounding air)
(a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat)
(a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes)
(an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)
(tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals)
(a toilet that is available to the public)
(a public transportation system for moving passengers)
(conveyance for passengers or mail or freight)
(structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use)
(a vulcanized rubber disk 3 inches in diameter that is used instead of a ball in ice hockey)
(a device used for pulling something; "he grabbed the pull and opened the drawer")
(a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back; "the draperies were drawn to the sides by pullbacks")
(a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet))
(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)
(a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers)
(luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel)
(a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head)
(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)
(an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses)
(a generator of single or multiple voltage pulses; usually adjustable for pulse rate)
(a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
(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)
(a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated)
(a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather)
(an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps)
(a tool for making (usually circular) holes)
(a small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize)
(a large bowl for serving beverages; usually with a ladle)
(a card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes)
(an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing)
(punch consisting of pliers for perforating paper or leather)
(a power driven press used to shape metal parts)
(a large fan consisting of a frame covered with canvas that is suspended from the ceiling; used in India for circulating air in a room)
(a small light basket used as a measure for fruits)
(an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole)
(a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers)
(a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer)
(a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows)
(a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers)
(a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)
(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)
(a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse)
(a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper)
(an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk")
(a radio receiver that can be tuned by pressing buttons)
(a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO))
(a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes)
(a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat))
(a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging; used by soldiers in World War I)
(the iron normally used on the putting green)
(a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries)
(a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines; "power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists")
(a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race)
(a yellow-green mixture of antibiotics obtained from the bacillus of green pus)
(a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus)
(a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides; built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt)
(a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people)
(antihistamine used to treat rhinitis and pruritus)
(a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures)
(a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures)
(a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures)
(any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept)
(a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay)
(a small box used by ancient Greeks to hold medicines)
(a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings)
((printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words)
(a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies)
(a stereophonic sound recording or reproducing system system using four separate channels)
(any four copies; any of four things that correspond to one another exactly; "it was signed in quadruplicate")
(a dummy gun or piece of artillery made usually of wood)
(an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges)
(piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp)
(living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel))
(a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages)
(car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car)
(a photographic plate measuring 3.25 inches by 4.25 inches)
(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)
(a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container)
(wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline)
(one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a queen)
(a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens)
(a primitive stone mill for grinding corn by hand)
(bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together)
(a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt)
(a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric)
(stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design)
(a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria)
(cardiac drug (trade names Quinidex and Quinora) used to treat certain heart arrhythmias)
(a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy)
(calculator consisting of a cord with attached cords; used by ancient Peruvians for calculating and keeping records)
(beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates)
(expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase)
(game equipment consisting of a ring of iron or circle of rope used in the game of quoits)
(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)
(a wired or starched collar of intricate lace; worn in 17th century)
(a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together)
(a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards)
(an indoor tv antenna; 2 extendible rods forming a V)
(a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail)
(a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing)
(a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen)
(a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack")
(an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims)
(a wheel gear (the pinion) meshes with a toothed rack; converts rotary to reciprocating motion (and vice versa))
(a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games)
(the ball used in playing the game of racquetball)
(measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects)
(pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing)
(an internal-combustion engine having cylinders arranged radially around a central crankcase)
(a pyrometer for estimating the temperature of distant sources of heat; radiation is focussed on a thermojunction connected in circuit with a galvanometer)
(a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan)
(heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings)
(cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added)
(a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block)
(a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves)
(omnidirectional antenna comprising the part of a radio receiver by means of which radio signals are received)
(a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes)
(a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals)
(a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays))
(radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna)
(a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network)
(meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic))
(radiometer that is extremely sensitive)
(pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy)
(electronic equipment consisting of a combination of a radio receiver and a record player)
(a photograph transmitted by radio waves)
(an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals)
(station for the production and transmission of radio broadcasts)
(the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code))
(a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables)
(astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extra-terrestrial sources)
(equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivity)
(transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals)
(a housing for a radar antenna; transparent to radio waves)
(a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers)
(one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof)
(a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete)
(a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted)
(a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves)
(a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of a coat or sweater with seams from the armhole to the neck)
(short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety")
(a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle))
(a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution)
(the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway)
(a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports)
(material for making rails or rails collectively)
(an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them)
(a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track")
(a tunnel through which the railroad track runs)
(line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system)
(a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross)
(terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods)
(a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater)
(gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation)
(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)
(a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil)
(a tool for driving or forcing something by impact)
((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")
(a small fireproof dish used for baking and serving individual portions)
(a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed)
(a tool for driving something with force)
(an inclined surface or roadway that moves traffic from one level to another)
(an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other)
(an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down")
(a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm)
(a rod used to clean the barrel of a firearm)
(farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle))
(a one story house with a low pitched roof)
(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)
(a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice")
(a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object)
(surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors)
(a histamine blocker and antacid (trade name Zantac) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)
(an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains)
(a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges)
(strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco)
(a coarse file with sharp pointed projections)
(formation consisting of the set of horizontal lines composed of pixels that is used to form an image on a CRT)
(a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure)
(mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction)
(toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever)
(a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall)
((nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft)
(a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat)
(a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms)
(a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken)
(a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum)
(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)
(an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor)
(a jet or rocket engine based on a form of aerodynamic propulsion in which the vehicle emits a high-speed stream)
(a turbine with blades arranged to develop torque from gradual decrease of steam pressure from inlet to exhaust)
(an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit)
(a lamp that provides light for reading)
((computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed)
(a memory chip providing read-only memory)
((computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk)
(the main memory in a virtual memory system)
(a drill that is used to shape or enlarge holes)
(a squeezer with a conical ridged center that is used for squeezing juice from citrus fruit)
(the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph")
(car mirror that reflects the view out of the rear window)
(car window that allows vision out of the back of the car)
(an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur)
(an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine)
(a long woolen or linen scarf covering the head and shoulders (also used a sling for holding a baby); traditionally worn by Latin-American women)
(a container that is used to put or keep things in)
(an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert)
(a counter (as in a hotel) where guests are received)
(a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel))
(an enclosure that is set back or indented)
(an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders)
(an armchair whose back can be lowered and foot can be raised to allow the sitter to recline in it)
(a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy)
(fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top)
(a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.)
(an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention)
(signal encoding something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded)
(a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded)
(studio where tapes and records are recorded)
(machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically)
(a sleeve for storing a phonograph record)
(a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery)
(a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive)
(a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities)
(a room equipped for informal entertaining)
(electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current)
(a bin for depositing things to be recycled)
(a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials)
((British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University)
(a strip of red carpeting laid down for dignitaries to walk on)
(pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter)
(gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed)
(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")
(an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument)
(winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod)
(a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector)
(a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery))
(a long narrow dining table supported by a stretcher between two trestles)
(a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents; "he got a refill for his ball-point pen"; "he got a refill for his notebook")
(a prescription drug that is provided again; "he got a refill of his prescription"; "the prescription specified only one refill")
(an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance)
(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")
(the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror")
(a meter that measures the reflectance of a surface)
(camera that allows the photographer to view and focus the exact scene being photographed)
(condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry)
(correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders)
(an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel; "a catalytic reformer")
(optical telescope that has a large convex lens that produces an image that is viewed through the eyepiece)
(measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance)
(a cooling system for chilling or freezing (usually for preservative purposes))
(white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures)
(a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system)
(paraphernalia indicative of royalty (or other high office))
(the military uniform and insignia of a regiment)
(a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device)
(an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room)
((computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind)
(any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)
(one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse)
(a drug or treatment that relaxes and relieves tension)
(electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit)
(merchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film); "a new release from the London Symphony Orchestra")
(an antiquity that has survived from the distant past)
(sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background)
(residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery))
(a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints))
(creation that is created again or anew; "it is a remake of an old film")
(a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain)
(a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance; "he lost the remote for his TV")
(a bomb that can be detonated by remote control)
(a terminal connected to a computer by a data link)
(a hard disk that can be removed from the disk drive; removal prevents unauthorized use)
(perspective drawing of an architect's design)
(a coat of stucco applied to a masonry wall)
(a fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs)
(a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance)
((electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances")
(a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading)
(a storehouse where a stock of things is kept)
(copy that is not the original; something that has been copied)
(a burial vault (usually for some famous person))
(a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)
(an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound)
(cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm)
(equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency)
(a network of fine lines used by astronomers as a reference for measurements on star photographs)
(antihypertensive consisting of an alkaloid extracted from the plant Rauwolfia serpentina (trade names Raudixin or Rau-Sed or Sandril or Serpasil))
(tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil))
(lake used to store water for community use)
(device for resetting instruments or controls)
(a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism)
(the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president); "he refused to live in the governor's residence")
(pyrometer that measures high temperatures by the resistance in a heated wire)
(thermometer that measures temperature by changes in the resistance of a spiral of platinum wire)
(an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current)
(an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude)
(a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves)
(a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area)
(a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration)
(a support on which things can be put; "the gun was steadied on a special rest")
(a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels))
(a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")
(a breathing apparatus used for resuscitation by forcing oxygen into the lungs of a person who has undergone asphyxia or arrest of respiration)
(a dental appliance that holds teeth (or a prosthesis) in position after orthodontic treatment)
(a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth))
(a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument)
(an arrangement resembling a net or network; "the reticulation of a leaf"; "the reticulation of a photographic emulsion")
(a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries)
(some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; "the restoration looked exactly like the original")
(a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat)
(surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision)
(a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads)
(entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense)
(a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured)
(a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course)
(the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed)
(a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side)
(the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed)
(the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design)
(an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV)
(a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing))
(a thermometer that registers the temperature in deep waters)
(a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment)
(a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed)
(a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets))
(a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings)
(medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx))
(support resembling the rib of an animal)
(a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural)
(an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections)
(vault that resembles a groined vault but has ribbed arches)
(notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming)
(a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter)
(building complex in a continuous row along a road)
(a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes)
(a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming)
(a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement)
(a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson)
(a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters)
(either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship)
(one of the large bitts used to secure the cable of a dropped anchor)
(a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit)
(a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates)
(an antibacterial drug (trade names Rifadin and Rimactane) used to treat tuberculosis)
(a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired")
(a bullet designed to be fired from a rifle; no longer made spherical in shape)
(a grenade that is thrown from a launching device attached to the barrel of a rifle)
(a range where people can practice shooting rifles; "during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges")
(gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise)
(formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel)
(a long slender pointed sable brush used by artists)
(a sailing vessel with a specified rig; "a square rigger")
(gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails)
(the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right)
(the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass)
(a person's costume (especially if bizarre); "What a queer rigout!")
(the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached)
((basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended; "the ball hit the rim and bounced off")
(jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band")
(a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle)
(gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises; "the rings require a strong upper body")
(first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring)
(building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating)
(a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death)
(a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent)
(a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend)
(a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails)
(a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises)
(a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood)
(structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step)
(a protease inhibitor (trade name Norvir) used in treating HIV)
(a boat used on rivers or to ply a river)
(heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together)
(a line of rivets at a seam; "the fuselage cracked along the rivet line")
(metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach)
(an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
(a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.)
(an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling)
(a map showing roads (for automobile travel))
(an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat)
(a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel)
(trade name of an expectorant that loosens phlegm and makes it easier to cough up)
(optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light)
(a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers)
(a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro)
(a trough on rockers used by gold miners to shake earth in water in order to separate the gold)
(a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine)
(a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion)
(any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine)
(a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants)
(a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
(an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up)
(a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis)
(a Cox-2 inhibitor (trade name Vioxx) that relieves pain without harming the digestive tract)
(anything rolled up in cylindrical form)
(photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light)
(a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate))
(bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application)
(a shoe with rollers fixed to the sole in a line)
(a window shade that rolls up out of the way)
(elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines))
(a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole)
(a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller)
(a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope)
(steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars)
(utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough)
(collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier)
(tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder)
(a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips)
(a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator)
(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)
(a round arch drawn from a single center)
(a building constructed by the ancient Romans)
(a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire)
(a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower part is shaped like bloomers)
(a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel)
(a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building)
(protective covering on top of a motor vehicle)
(an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")
(a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car)
(light that provides general illumination for a room)
(a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep)
(a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds)
(an excavation where root vegetables are stored)
(a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto)
(workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made)
(the strands out of which ropes are made)
(beads used in counting prayers (especially Catholic rosary))
(a flower bed in which roses are growing)
(a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs)
(an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor)
(perfume consisting of water scented with oil of roses)
(a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball)
((computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track)
(an internal-combustion engine in which power is transmitted directly to rotating components)
(a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder)
(a revolving rod that transmits power or motion)
(a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats)
(an oven or broiler equipped with a rotating spit on which meat cooks as it turns)
(rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors of a jet engine)
(the rotating armature of a motor or generator)
(the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air)
(the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns)
(a building having a circular plan and a dome)
(makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks)
(a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations)
(game equipment consisting of a rotating wheel with slots that is used for gambling; players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in)
(a charge of ammunition for a single shot)
(round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit)
(a file with a circular cross section; used to file the inside of holes)
(workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives)
(the legendary circular table for King Arthur and his knights)
(a power tool with a shaped cutter; used in carpentry for cutting grooves)
((computer science) a device that forwards data packets between computer networks)
(a woodworking plane with a narrow cutting head that will make grooves with smooth bottoms)
(a small spiked wheel at the end of a spur)
(a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls)
(an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs)
(a course of bricks place next to each other (usually in a straight line))
(a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast)
(topmast immediately above the topgallant mast)
(a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together)
(a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control)
(an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil)
(representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal)
(lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use)
(a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin)
((nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel)
(a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes)
(a vertical post at the forward edge of a rudder that enables the rudder to pivot)
(floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))
(inflated oval ball used in playing rugby)
(a ruined building; "they explored several Roman ruins")
(measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths)
(a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage)
(a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars)
(a large drinking glass (ovoid bowl on a stem) for drinking toasts)
(a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc))
(a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear)
(one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder)
(a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)
(device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along)
(a narrow footboard serving as a step beneath the doors of some old cars)
(a light comfortable shoe designed for running)
(small even hand stitches run in and out)
(a matching jacket and pants worn by joggers and made of fabric that absorbs perspiration)
(a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land)
(a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick)
(a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle)
(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)
(an oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)
(a shoe carved from a single block of wood)
(a small soft bag containing perfumed powder; used to perfume items in a drawer or chest)
(a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)
(a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone)
(a garment made of coarse sacking; formerly worn as an indication of remorse)
(man's hiplength coat with a straight back; the jacket of a suit)
(a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe)
(a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle)
(stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle)
(an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color)
(a mild soap for cleansing and conditioning leather)
(a decorative overcast or running stitch, especially in a contrasting color)
(strongbox where valuables can be kept safe)
(a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests)
(a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables)
(a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations)
(an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction)
(belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt)
(bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear)
(a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate)
(guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired)
(a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire)
(fuse consisting of a tube or cord filled or saturated with combustible matter)
(an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane))
(a paper match that strikes only on a specially prepared surface)
(a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze)
(a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user)
(a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety)
(a razor with a guard to prevent deep cuts in the skin)
(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)
(a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel)
(a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast)
(a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents)
(a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
(a boy's ensemble; copied from a sailor's uniform)
(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)
(a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste)
(a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad)
(a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad)
(a hydrometer that determines the concentration of salt solutions by measuring their density)
(a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis)
(a light medieval helmet with a slit for vision)
(elegant sitting room where guests are received)
(gallery where works of art can be displayed)
(a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work)
(a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind)
(a small container for holding salt at the dining table)
(a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt)
(a plant where salt is produced commercially)
(a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver)
(a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum)
(a pair of light loose trousers witha tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez))
(either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s)
(leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder)
(a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum)
(a heavy silk fabric (often woven with silver or gold threads); used to make clothing in the Middle Ages)
(a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea)
(an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars)
(a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches)
(an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something)
(a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases)
(a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept)
(a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot)
(a bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast)
(a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand; used to clean or grind hard surfaces)
(plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in)
(mold consisting of a box with sand shaped to mold metal)
(timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage)
(a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background)
(signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements)
(a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow)
(a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century)
(a thin plastic film made of saran (trade name Saran Wrap) that sticks to itself; used for wrapping food)
(a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions))
(a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body)
(a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific)
(a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame)
(a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash)
(a lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut position)
(a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air)
(luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap)
(man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon)
(a receiver on a communications satellite)
(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)
(a transmitter on a communications satellite)
(a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back)
(flat stitches worked so closely as to resemble satin)
(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)
(a cheap handgun that is easily obtained)
(a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling)
(a cooking pot that has handles on either side and tight fitting lid; used for stewing or boiling)
(a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table)
(a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks)
(a net hung between ship and pier while loading a ship)
(a sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail)
(a receptacle for catching waste products for further use)
(a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty")
(hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting)
(a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust)
(a framework for holding wood that is being sawed)
(a tool used to bend each alternate sawtooth at a slight angle outward)
(a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore)
(any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves)
(a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet)
(a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers)
(a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded))
(an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)
(a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass)
(an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually)
(a ladder used to scale the walls in an attack)
(a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery)
(an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan")
(a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition; "they used scanners to monitor police radio channels")
(a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area)
(an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer)
(garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit)
(an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds)
(a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration)
(a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end)
(small pin usually worn in groups of two or more)
(a small rug; several can be used in a room)
(graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment")
(the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale; "they worked all night painting the scenery")
(computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order)
(diagram of an electrical or mechanical system)
(merchandise that is shoddy or inferior)
(reflecting telescope that has plate that corrects for aberration so a wide area of sky can be photographed)
(a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning")
(a bag for carrying school books and supplies; "found just the right dictionary to fit into his schoolbag")
(a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class)
(a bus used to transport children to or from school)
(a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school)
(a ship used to train students as sailors)
(establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school)
(a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest)
(a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade)
(counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation)
(and edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades)
(a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point)
(an arch that supports part of the wall)
(a candlestick with a flat side to be hung on the wall)
(a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream")
(the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe)
(child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot)
(an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying")
(a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information))
(a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor))
(a small abrasive cleaning pad used for scouring pots and pans)
(a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold)
(any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends)
(electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception)
(a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper"; "there was not a scrap left")
(an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted)
(any of various hand tools for scraping)
((computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information)
(an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete)
(protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects))
(a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; "they crouched behind the screen"; "under cover of darkness")
(partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space)
(display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created)
(a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing)
(a door that is a screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left")
((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")
(a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head)
(a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air)
(a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole)
(a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw)
(a woodscrew having its shank bent into a ring)
(the raised helical rib going around a screw)
(the top of a container that must be screwed off and on)
(adjustable wrench that has one jaw that can be adjusted by turning a screw)
(a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut)
(a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater)
(a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers)
(a purifier that removes impurities from a gas)
(a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning)
(a narrow woodworking plane used to cut away excess stock)
(a light-weight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults)
(a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling)
(a racing shell propelled by one or two oarsmen pulling two oars)
(a long-handled oar mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward)
(a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done)
(a three-dimensional work of plastic art)
(a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid)
(drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard)
(container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire)
(an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base)
(an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground)
(restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel; prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind)
(a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear)
(a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas)
(a sailor's storage chest for personal property)
(a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents)
(fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure)
(a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture)
((nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard)
(a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds)
(fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters)
(a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin)
(joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces)
(an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane")
(a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction)
(any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down")
(furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests")
(the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through")
(a safety belt used in a car or plane to hold you in your seat in case of an accident)
(a cushion that makes a seat more comfortable)
(an area that includes seats for several people; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom")
(a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels)
(small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface)
(barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions)
(coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil)
(rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats)
(the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball)
(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")
(one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road")
(measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end)
(a blanket (or toy) that a child carries around in order to reduce anxiety)
(anything that an adult person uses to reduce their anxiety)
(an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in)
((computing) a system that enforces boundaries between computer networks)
(a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors)
(a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person)
(a sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep)
(a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting)
(a kitchen utensil that removes seeds from fruit)
(a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground)
(a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves))
(a light puckered fabric (usually striped))
(a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end)
(a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle)
(a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom)
(a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake))
(small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together)
(an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain)
(a switch that is used to select among alternatives)
(a photoelectric cell that uses a strip of selenium)
(a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock")
(a portrait of yourself created by yourself)
(a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion)
(a thermometer that records the temperature automatically)
(an electric starting motor that automatically starts an internal-combustion engine)
(a system consisting of a generator and a motor so connected that the motor will assume the same relative position as the generator; the generator and the motor are synchronized)
(the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray)
(border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet)
(an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms)
(an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the trigger)
(a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously)
(a conductor made with semiconducting material)
(a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side)
(a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat)
(a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle)
(flat braided cordage that is used on ships)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the light sensitivity of film over a range of exposures)
(a small shelter with an open front to protect a sentry from the weather)
(a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments)
(large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria)
(film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie)
(computer hardware that sorts data or programs into a predetermined sequence)
((chemistry) an apparatus that can determine the sequence of monomers in a polymer)
(adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing)
(a long brightly colored shawl; worn mainly by Mexican men)
(a sewing machine that overcasts the raw edges of a fabric with a V-shaped stitch)
(an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time)
(a circuit having its parts connected serially)
(an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake)
(a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited)
(a single notch in a row of notches; "one of the serrations was broken off")
(a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft))
((computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network)
(tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table)
(an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse)
(control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system)
(any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries")
(structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly)
(a decoration used as part of the set of a theatrical or movie production)
(a gun that is set to fire on any intruder that comes in contact with the wire that sets it off)
(a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting)
(a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted)
(a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring)
(a try square with an adjustable sliding head)
(a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services)
(a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage)
(facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage)
(a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water)
(needlework that involves sewing; "she put her sewing back in the basket")
(a workbasket in which sewing materials can be stored)
(a textile machine used as a home appliance for sewing)
(a needle used in sewing to pull thread through cloth)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant)
(a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground)
(a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))
(a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar)
(protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade")
(a representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment))
(a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow))
((architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column)
(a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator))
(a fabric with long coarse nap; "he bought a shag rug")
(a container in which something can be shaken)
(cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair)
(the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole)
(cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill)
(cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head)
(cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)
(a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation))
(a machine tool for shaping metal or wood)
(a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point)
(any implement that is used to make an edge sharper; "a knife sharpener")
(a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States)
(a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters)
(a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving)
(toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving)
(toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving)
(cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders)
(a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it)
((usually plural) large scissors with strong blades)
(a protective covering for a knife or sword)
(protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior)
(an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage)
(a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located)
(bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs)
((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind)
(a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width)
(a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye))
(sheet of metal formed into a thin plate)
(a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage)
(an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks)
(a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects)
(ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun)
(the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case")
(a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood)
(the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship)
(a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)
(protective covering that provides protection from the weather)
(temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons)
(a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population)
(a furniture style that originated in England around 1800; simple in design with straight lines and classical ornamentation)
(armor carried on the arm to intercept blows)
(a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay)
(shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference)
((computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right)
(a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn))
(a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices)
(a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.)
(a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins)
(a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
(a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship)
(a canal large enough for sea-going vessels)
(conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry)
(the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired)
(a room where goods are packaged and shipped)
(a shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the ship)
(a workplace where ships are built or repaired)
(a garment worn on the upper half of the body)
(a dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the front)
(the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront")
(any of various fabrics used to make men's shirts)
(a blouse with buttons down the front; "in England they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister")
(a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks")
(footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
((card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time)
(a explosive device concealed inside the heel and sole of a shoe)
(an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes)
(a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment))
(a device used for easing the foot into a shoe)
(a wooden or metal device that is inserted into a shoe to preserve its shape when it is not being worn)
(an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions)
(a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper)
(a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck))
(a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment)
(an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice)
(a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin)
(a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season)
(device that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seat)
(a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod")
(a bell attached to the door of a small shop; warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop)
(workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines; "the productive work is done on the shop floor")
(the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows)
(a paper bag made of strong paper (often with handles); carries goods while shopping)
(a handbasket to carry goods while shopping)
(a handcart that holds groceries while shopping)
(a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support)
(the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed)
(accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference)
(an iron with a short shaft and pitched face; for hitting short high shots)
(a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances)
(trousers that end at or above the knee)
(a sleeve extending from the shoulder to the elbow)
(a diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the source of heat)
(a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear")
(sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put; "he trained at putting the shot")
(a small glass adequate to hold a single swallow of whiskey)
(firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges)
(a shell containing lead shot; used in shotguns)
(drill hole for a charge of an explosive)
(tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water)
(narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road)
(a large handbag that can be carried by a strap looped over the shoulder)
(an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture)
(a holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed under your jacket)
(protective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shoulders)
(patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank)
(a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)
(a fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace)
(a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in England)
(a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River))
(a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom")
(a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering)
(a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area)
(a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather)
(booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom)
(an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed; "in England a showroom is called a salesroom")
(shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight)
(a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them))
(a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person)
(a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute)
(implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body)
(a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current)
(a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips)
(a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure)
(the gatepost against which the gate closes)
(bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads)
(public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points)
(shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points)
(badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers)
(a helicopter that shuttles back and forth)
(a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top)
(a bag provided on an airplane for passengers who are suffering from airsickness and need to vomit)
((nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship))
(an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle)
(a room to which a sick person is confined)
(an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house")
(a board that forms part of the side of a bed or crib)
(a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity)
(conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle)
(a small chapel off the side aisle of a church)
(an exterior door at one side of a building)
(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)
(a pocket on the side of a billiard table)
(a minor road branching off of a main road)
(a saddle for a woman; rider sits with both feet on the same side of the horse)
(a street intersecting a main street and terminating there)
(walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway)
(a wall that forms the side of a structure)
(the side of an automobile tire; "the car had white sidewalls")
(a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side)
(air-to-air missile with infrared homing device)
(a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass)
(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)
(German fortifications facing the Maginot Line)
(a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles)
(a optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument)
(an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon)
(a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains)
(structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards")
(a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially))
(virility drug (trade name Viagra) used to treat erectile dysfunction in men)
(a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise)
(short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing)
(a small receptacle with a handle and a hinged lid; used for collecting crumbs or ashes)
(a sturdy twill-weave cotton fabric; used for pockets and linings)
(a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color)
(a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae)
(the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable)
(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)
(structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure)
(a cylindrical tower used for storing silage)
(military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired)
(a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition)
(a thin layer of silver deposited on something)
(a drawing made with on specially prepared paper with an instrument having a silver tip (15th and 16th centuries))
(a colloid preparation of protein (albumin or gelatin) and silver oxide; used in aqueous solution as an antibacterial agent)
(tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel)
(a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length)
(a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research)
(an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks)
(a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for fastenings)
(a suit having a single-breasted jacket)
(a propeller plane with a single propeller)
(a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone))
(a stick used instead of a sword for fencing)
(a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body)
(the playing card that is the only card in a suit held in a bridge hand as initially dealt)
(plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe)
(a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water))
(an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes)
(a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube)
(an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning)
(a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time)
(a stringed instrument of India; has a long neck and movable frets; has 6 or 7 metal strings for playing and usually 13 resonating strings)
(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)
(a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips)
(a mechanical measuring stick used by shoe fitters to measure the length and width of your foot)
(sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs)
(a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position)
(an arch whose height is less than half its width)
(a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost)
(the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton")
(a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks)
(a large round wicker basket (used on farms))
(preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint")
(a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn)
(a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area)
(an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face)
(a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted)
(narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used for gliding over snow)
(a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing)
(a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding)
(a close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tassel)
(one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects)
(a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain)
(a paved surface on which cars can be made to skid so that drivers can practice controlling them)
(a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled)
(any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor)
(a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump)
(a woolen face mask to protect the face from cold while skiing)
(a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids)
(an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane")
(a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal)
(an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield)
(a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing)
(a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle)
(a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)
(cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist)
(armor plate that protects the body below the waist)
(a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill)
(men's underwear consisting of cotton T-shirt and shorts)
(rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head)
(an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium)
(a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky)
(helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects)
(United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979)
(sends a firework display high into the sky)
(the sail above the royal on a square-rigger)
(a very tall building with many stories)
(an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed))
(block consisting of a thick piece of something)
(a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack")
((usually in the plural) pants for casual wear)
(casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket)
(acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone)
(a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing)
(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)
((formerly) a writing tablet made of slate)
(a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate)
(a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the Civil War))
(a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage)
(a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow)
(a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed)
(large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll)
(a passenger car that has berths for sleeping)
(a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule))
(the part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm)
(a bed with solid headboard and footboard that roll outward at the top)
(bell attached to a sleigh, or to harness of horse pulling a sleigh)
(iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces)
(knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese)
(a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade)
(a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water)
(a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector)
(a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study)
(plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide)
(a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab)
(projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen)
(analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations; have been replaced by pocket calculators)
(valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port)
(a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging)
(a window that open by sliding horizontally)
(bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck)
(a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released)
(a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel)
(dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades)
(a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones)
(a small sheet of paper; "a receipt slip")
(a friction clutch that will slip with the torque is too great)
(a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train)
(a removable fitted cloth covering for upholstered furniture)
(pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws)
(a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made)
(an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off)
(low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors)
(connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts)
(loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric; designed to be invisible from the right side)
(a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow)
(a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck)
(a bowl into which the dregs of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at table)
(commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew)
(a large pail used to receive waste water from a washbasin or chamber pot)
(a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing)
(a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail); "he put a quarter in the slot")
(a slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots")
((computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board; "the PC had three slots for additional memory")
(a machine that is operated by the insertion of a coin in a slot)
(the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly)
(match or fuse made to burn slowly and evenly)
(conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate)
(regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)
(a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast)
(interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers)
(personal items sold aboard ship or at a naval base)
(a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment")
(embroidery consisting of ornamental needlework on a garment that is made by gathering the cloth tightly in stitches)
(a bomb that gives off thick smoke when it explodes; used to make a smoke screen or to mark a position)
(a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape)
(a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish)
(a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke)
((military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements)
(a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated)
(a blend of tobaccos to be smoked in a pipe)
(room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers)
(a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb)
(a fastener used on clothing; fastens with a snapping sound; "children can manage snaps better than buttons")
(an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends")
(a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a noose)
(strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit)
(a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities)
(a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head)
(a pulley-block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope)
(display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity)
(a globular glass with a small top; used for serving brandy)
(a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off))
(an extremely powerful rifle developed for the military; capable of destroying light armored vehicles and aircraft more than a mile away)
((plural) hand shears for cutting sheet metal)
(an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head)
(air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time)
(breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water)
(something that is extraordinary or remarkable or prominent; "a snorter of a sermon"; "the storm wasn't long but it was a snorter")
(snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully))
(a figure of a person made of packed snow)
(tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front)
(a vehicle used to push snow from roads)
(a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot)
(a child's overgarment for cold weather)
(a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute)
(an automobile pneumatic tire with deep tread to give traction in snow)
(finely powdered tobacco for sniffing up the nose)
(a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket)
(a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles)
(scissors for cropping and holding the snuff of a candlewick)
(a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats)
(street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate)
(a bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap)
(a film left on objects after they have been washed in soap)
(soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster)
(soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders)
(an inflated ball used in playing soccer)
(hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee)
(a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted)
(receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted)
(a wrench with a handle onto which sockets of different sizes can be fitted)
(an apparatus for dispensing soda water)
(a counter where ice cream and sodas and sundaes are prepared and served)
(a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses)
(a crystalline salt used as an analgesic and antipyretic)
(a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative)
(lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting)
(an upholstered seat for more than one person)
(the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.))
(a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild)
(a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound)
(a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases)
(merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale)
(drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.)
(electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells)
(a cell that converts solar energy into electrical energy)
(a concave mirror that concentrates the rays of the sun; can produce high temperatures)
(a heater that makes direct use of solar energy)
(a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials)
(a telescope designed to make observations of the sun)
(a system that converts sunlight into heat)
(a hand tool with a heatable tip; used to melt and apply solder)
(the underside of footwear or a golfclub)
(a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil)
(a gem (usually a diamond) in a setting by itself)
(armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel)
(a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico)
(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 anti-submarine detection investigation committee)
(depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves)
(an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs)
(an instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ)
(medicine in the form of a syrup that has a calming effect)
(a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes)
(contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes)
(a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin))
(a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images)
(motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it)
(a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones)
((music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument)
(a metal bob at the end of a sounding line)
(a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes)
(sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film)
(a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising)
(a spoon with a rounded bowl for eating soup)
(a facility where something is available)
(any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)
(an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound)
(a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming)
(a long cassock with buttons down the front; worn by Roman Catholic priests)
(waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front)
(soybeans bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date)
(the bar-shaped typewriter key that introduces spaces when used)
(a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space)
(a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun)
(heater consisting of a self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a room)
(a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space)
(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)
(a rocket powerful enough to travel into outer space)
(a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere)
(a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research)
(a pressure suit worn by astronauts while in outer space)
(a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot)
(a playing card in the major suit of spades)
(a thin bit with a center point and cutting edges on either side)
(a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses)
(an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them)
(a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel)
(a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)
(an extra component of a machine or other apparatus)
(a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water)
(a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack)
(electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed)
(measuring instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles)
(an induction coil used to create sparks)
(the gap between two high-potential terminals)
(a component of an ignition system; consists of two shaped electrodes and the space between them)
(a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks)
((on early automobiles) a lever mounted on the steering column and used to adjust the timing of the ignition)
(electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark)
(a wrench for removing or tightening spark plugs into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine)
(an early radio transmitter using a discharge across a spark gap as the source of its power)
(a cloth covering (a legging) that provides covering for the instep and ankles)
(a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances)
((during prohibition) an illegal barroom)
(a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time)
(a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person)
(a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another)
(an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
(the head and sharpened point of a spear)
(a store that sells only one kind of merchandise)
(a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease; "quinine is a specific for malaria")
(an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale)
(optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision)
(a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel)
(a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed)
(a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength)
(an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis)
(a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior)
(a mirror (especially one made of polished metal) for use in an optical instrument)
(a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway)
(a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed)
(an ice skate with a long blade; worn for racing)
(a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles)
(road where high speed driving is allowed)
(a contraceptive agent that kills spermatozoa)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface)
(one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians)
(a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure)
(a rack for displaying containers filled with spices)
(a web spun by spiders to trap insect prey)
(a web resembling the webs spun by spiders)
(sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction")
(any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object)
(a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal))
(a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall)
(a very high narrow heel on women's shoes)
(a contact microphone for listening through walls)
(a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction)
(an anesthetic that is injected into the spine)
(a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning)
(any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts)
(a clothes dryer that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes that are put into it)
(early model harpsichord with only one string per note)
(small and compactly built upright piano)
(large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind)
(fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water)
(board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game)
(spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn)
(an early spinning machine with multiple spindles)
(a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread)
(a fishing rod designed for casting a spinning lure)
(a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot)
(ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center)
(an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns)
(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)
(a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol)
(a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol)
(a recording of breathing made with a spirograph)
(a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs)
(a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere)
(a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place))
(protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.)
(a protective covering over or beside a wheel to protect the upper part of a vehicle from splashes of mud)
(a slat of wood in the middle of the back of a straight chair)
(an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger)
(a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together; "the break was due to an imperfect splice")
(a mechanical device for joining two pieces of paper or film or magnetic tape)
(a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines)
(an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg))
((tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl; "he was winning until he got a split in the tenth frame")
(a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag)
(an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds)
(support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim)
(any soft porous fabric (especially in a loose honeycomb weave))
(a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent)
(a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food)
(formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face)
(trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon)
(a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt by Scottish Highlanders)
(a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands)
(a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons)
(equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)
(attire worn for sport or for casual wear)
(a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis)
(a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot")
(a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight spot")
(a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer)
(a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future)
(each of the welds made by welding at a separate point)
(an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain)
(a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline)
(flower arrangement consisting of a single branch or shoot bearing flowers and foliage)
(an applicator resembling a gun for applying liquid substances (as paint) in the form of a spray)
(a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader")
(an ornament that resembles a spray of leaves or flowers)
(a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken")
(a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring)
(the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs)
(a mattress containing springs in a rigid frame)
(mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden)
(a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature)
(a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally)
(a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit)
(thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain)
(roller that has teeth on the rims to pull film or paper through)
(a sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds)
((nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together)
(a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs on")
(gear wheels that mesh in the same plane)
(a Russian artificial satellite; "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth")
(a satellite with sensors to detect nuclear explosions)
(a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted)
(a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments)
(a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles; "the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square")
(any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles; "a checkerboard has 64 squares")
(a double knot made of two half hitches and used to join the ends of two cords)
(a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast)
(the indoor court in which squash is played)
(a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash)
(the loudspeaker on an inter-com or public address system)
(any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used; "those sneakers are squeakers"; "which hinge is the squeaker?")
(T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows))
(a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit)
(an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise)
(firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise)
(a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV)
(a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire))
(cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it)
(a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support)
(airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft)
(a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks; serves to stabilize the chassis)
(a farm building for housing horses or other livestock)
(accommodation for animals (especially for horses))
(storage space consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves in a library where most of the books are stored)
(a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked)
(a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments)
(a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff")
(a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box")
(a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination)
(a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns; "we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles")
(an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel)
(representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic")
(a strip of carpet for laying on stairs)
(a rod that holds a stair-carpet in the angle between two steps)
(a way of access consisting of a set of steps)
(a vertical well around which there is a stairway)
(instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning)
(screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game)
(a booth where articles are displayed for sale)
(a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed)
(a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs)
(seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater)
(a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red)
(a block or die used to imprint a mark or design)
(machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores)
(a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps)
(a power tool that stamps; "a metal stamper")
(any vertical post or rod used as a support)
(tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade))
(a small table for holding articles of various kinds; "a bedside stand")
(an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination")
(a primary cell used as a standard of electro-motive force)
(railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches)
(a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal)
(something that can be relied on when needed)
(a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); "he had his picture taken with a standee of the president")
(a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically)
(a cross with diagonal bars of equal length)
(paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together)
(a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables)
(a hand-held machine for driving staples home)
(a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together)
(the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose)
(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)
(the first flag of the Confederate States of America)
(a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction))
(an electric motor for starting an engine)
(block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race)
(a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course)
(a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism")
(an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel)
(a government building in which a state legislature meets)
(a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family)
(a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.)
(a cord attached the pack of a parachute to an aircraft to open the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane)
(a measuring instrument used to measure static pressure in a stream of fluid)
(a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station")
(a representation of the 14 stages in Christ's journey to Calvary)
(mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves)
(a sculpture representing a human or animal)
(a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay)
(one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket)
((nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar)
(a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset))
(a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay (as between two masts))
(a restaurant that specializes in steaks)
(a sharp table knife used in eating steak)
(an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult)
(a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar)
(a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs)
(a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term)
(the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder)
(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)
(a ship powered by one or more steam engines)
(a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it)
(a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators)
(a locomotive powered by a steam engine)
(vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements)
(a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships)
(a power shovel that is driven by steam)
(turbine in which steam strikes blades and makes them turn)
(a whistle in which the sound is produced by steam; usually attached to a steam boiler)
(knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod)
(a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch)
(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))
(an impression taken from an engraved steel plate)
(abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing)
(a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length)
(a vessel (usually a pot or vat) used for steeping)
(a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top)
(the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship)
(a gear that couples the steering wheel to the steering linkage of a motor vehicle)
(mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the steering gear pushes the steering linkage left or right which swivels the front wheels causing the vehicle to turn)
(a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle))
(an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings)
(a device for removing stems from fruit (as from grapes or apples))
(a miner's tamping bar for ramming packing in over a blasting charge)
(a watch that is wound by turning a knob at the stem)
(device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern)
(a machine for typewriting shorthand characters)
(a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis)
(support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step")
(a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed)
(a motor (especially an electric motor) that moves or rotates in small discrete steps)
(a folding portable ladder hinged at the top)
(a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat)
(reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound)
(two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together)
(an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs)
(a naval gun able to fire astern at a ship in chase)
((nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel)
(a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern)
(a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body)
(implement consisting of a length of wood; "he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick")
(a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane)
(drawing of a human of animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines)
(a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick)
(a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie)
(an upright that is a member in a door or window frame)
(an apparatus used for the distillation of liquids; consists of a vessel in which a substance is vaporized by heat and a condenser where the vapor is condensed)
(a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad")
(a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers)
(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)
(a large pipe wrench with L-shaped adjustable jaws that tighten as pressure on the handle is increased)
(one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts")
(a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)
(a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder)
(a small bomb designed to give off a foul odor when it explodes)
(anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar))
(support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go)
(a hand-operated reciprocating pump; used in fighting fires)
(sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric)
(the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware")
(the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock")
(the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock")
(lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter")
(fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense)
(boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock)
(a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car)
(a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales)
(an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers)
(knit used especially for infants' wear and undergarments)
(knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings)
(close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural))
(any equipment constantly used as part of a profession or occupation; "friendliness is the salesman's stock in trade")
(storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business)
(an ornamented saddle used by cowboys; has a high horn to hold the lariat)
(enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily)
((nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired)
(a mechanical device for stoking a furnace)
(a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women)
(garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century)
(a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach)
(building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site")
(a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields)
(ceramic ware that is fired in high heat and vitrified and nonporous)
(small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house)
((music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes; "the organist pulled out all the stops")
(an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer)
(faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid)
((bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit; "if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump")
(a knot that prevents a rope from passing through a hole)
(a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race))
(a voltaic battery that stores electric charge)
(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)
(the area in any structure that provides space for storage)
(a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks")
(an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes)
(an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter)
(a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter)
(a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove")
(chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue)
(plate iron that is thinner than tank iron)
(a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family)
(a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse)
(hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness))
(a device for straightening; "a hair straightener")
(pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together)
(a razor with a straight cutting edge enclosed in a case that forms a handle when the razor is opened for use)
(a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through)
(a gauge for measuring strain in a surface)
(a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person)
(line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable)
(whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging)
(an elongated leather strip (or or strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position)
(a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag)
(hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it)
(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)
(a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth)
(an artificial fly that has wings extending back beyond the crook of the fishhook)
(a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street")
(the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street")
(a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity; "`tram' and `tramcar' are British terms")
(ordinary clothing suitable for public appearances (as opposed to costumes or sports apparel or work clothes etc.))
(a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street)
(a device designed to provide additional strength; "the cardboard backing was just a strengthener"; "he used gummed reinforcements to hold the page in his notebook")
(an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis)
(a basic antibiotic derived from a soil actinomycete)
(a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles)
(a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it)
(a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting)
(a tool used in a foundry to shape a mold in sand)
(a tool used to level off grain or other granular material in a measure)
(the part of a mechanical device that strikes something)
(a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed)
(a collection of objects threaded on a single strand)
(a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound)
(a long horizontal timber to connect uprights)
(brace consisting of a longitudinal member to strengthen a fuselage or hull)
(a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow)
(artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
(light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination)
(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)
(an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface)
(an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day)
(scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary)
(a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked)
(a strongly fortified defensive structure)
(and burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept)
(a leather strap used to sharpen razors)
(support that is a constituent part of any structure or building)
(a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons")
(brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression)
(ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt))
(a center for student activities at a college or university)
(a reading lamp with a flexible neck; used on a desk)
(a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body)
(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)
(workplace for the teaching or practice of an art; "she ran a dance studio"; "the music department provided studios for their students"; "you don't need a studio to make a passport photograph")
(workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded)
(an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen)
(convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed)
(a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study")
(padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture)
(a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal)
((cricket) any of three upright wooden posts that form the wicket)
(a weapon designed to disable a victim temporarily by delivering a nonlethal high-voltage electric shock)
(a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus")
(a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player)
(a unit assembled separately but designed to fit with other units in a manufactured product)
(the lowest molding of an architectural base or of a baseboard)
(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")
(machine gun that is a portable automatic firearm)
(a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes)
(a torpedo designed to be launched from a submarine)
(a warship designed to operate under water)
(an apparatus intended for use under water)
(a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided)
(a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network)
(a polypeptide antibiotic (similar to bacitracin) obtained from a soil bacterium)
(a terminal where subways load and unload passengers)
(a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system)
(a muscle relaxant for striated muscle that is used as an adjunct to anesthesia during certain surgical procedures)
(medicine consisting of a tablet (trade name Carafate) used to treat peptic ulcers; said to bind to the ulcer site and coat it)
(a fabric made to resemble suede leather)
(a spoon for serving sugar; often made in the shape of a seashell)
(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")
(playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?")
(apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel))
(a topical sulfonamide (trade name Sulamyd) used to treat eye infections)
(a sulfa drug used in treating meningitis and pneumonia and other infections)
(antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds capable of inhibiting the growth of bacteria that require PABA)
(a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine)
(a sulfonamide (trade name Gantanol) used to treat infections (especially infections of the urinary tract))
(a white odorless crystalline sulfa drug; the parent compound of most of the sulfa drugs)
(sulfa drug derived from pyridine and sulfanilamide)
(a sulfonamide (trade name Gantrisin) used to treat infections of the urinary tract)
(antidiabetic consisting of any of several drugs that reduce the level of glucose in the blood; used to treat diabetes mellitus)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Clinoril))
(a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse)
(a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground)
(a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer)
(a well or other hole in which water has collected)
(an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine)
(a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump)
(a large bonnet that shades the face; worn by girls and women)
(a jewelled brooch with a pattern resembling the sun)
(knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect)
(the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday)
(timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial)
(spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades")
(a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it)
(a ditch with one side being a retaining wall; used to divide lands without defacing the landscape)
(a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments)
(a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun)
(an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel; "`sunshine-roof' is a British term for `sunroof'")
(a cream spread on the skin; contains a chemical (as PABA) to filter out ultraviolet light and so protect from sunburn)
(a child's garment consisting of a brief top and shorts)
(a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds)
(a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile)
(compressor that forces increased oxygen into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine)
(a mainframe computer that is one of the most powerful available at a given time)
(a collider that operates at very low temperatures)
(an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form)
(a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods)
(structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck)
(walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine)
(a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed)
(any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf")
(supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support")
(elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins))
(a structure that serves to support something)
(a tower that serves to support something)
(a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts)
(an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents)
(the molding or border above the base of a structure (a pedestal or podium or wall))
(the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface")
(gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces)
(a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground)
(a naval radar to search for surface targets)
(a warship that operates on the surface of the water)
(a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target)
(the shipboard system that fires missiles at aircraft)
(a narrow buoyant board for riding surf)
(a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf)
(a loose outer coat usually of rich material)
(any of several knots used in tying stitches or ligatures)
(a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery")
(electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current)
(a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery)
(a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves)
(a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats)
(a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat)
(a closed-circuit television system used to maintain close observation of a person or group)
(surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis; for measuring relative heights of land)
(a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle)
(a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends)
(a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast))
(a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating)
(thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together)
(cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors)
(implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion)
(a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant)
(a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman)
(an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal)
(a short cane or stick covered with leather and carried by army officers)
(a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back)
(an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body)
(soft woolen fabric used especially for baby clothes)
(cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby))
(an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects)
(a porous bag (usually of canvas) that holds water and cools it by evaporation)
(a band of fabric or leather sewn inside the crown of a hat)
(a band of material tied around the forehead or wrist to absorb sweat)
(a device that causes tobacco leaves or fruit or hides to sweat)
(a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body)
(loose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes)
(cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity)
(factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry)
(garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt)
(a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes)
(pool that provides a facility for swimming; "`swimming bath' is a British term")
(tight fitting garment worn for swimming)
(mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth)
(a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction)
(a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment)
(control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)
(railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock)
(hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure)
(a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button)
(telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords)
(a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard)
(a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin)
(a small stick used to stir mixed drinks)
(a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade)
(an ornamental tassel on the hilt of a sword)
(a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia)
((Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation)
(cyclotron that achieves relativistic velocities by modulating the frequency of the accelerating electric field)
(a device used in photography to synchronize the peak of a flash with the opening of the camera shutter)
(an automotive system for shifting gears in which the gears revolve at the same speed and so shift smoothly)
(electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa)
(electric motor in which the speed of rotation is proportional to the frequency of the A.C. power)
(cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency)
(an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines))
(a drug that augments the activity of another drug)
((music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments)
(a genre of French painting characterized by bright flat shapes and symbolic treatments of abstract ideas)
(a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids)
(instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer")
(an electronic device in a computer that issues a steady high-frequency signal that synchronizes all the internal components)
(a time-of-day clock in a computer system)
(a short strip of material attached to or projecting from something in order to facilitate opening or identifying or handling it; "pull the tab to open the can"; "files with a red tab will be stored separately"; "the collar has a tab with a button hole")
(a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald)
((Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus)
(a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese)
(the key on an electric typewriter that causes a tabulation)
(a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table")
(a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it; "I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant")
(a knife used for eating at dining table)
(a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a table)
(a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving)
(a small flat compressed cake of some substance; "a tablet of soap")
(a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription)
(a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing)
(the top horizontal work surface of a table)
(articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware))
(a small drum with one head of soft calfskin)
(scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures)
(a tachometer that produces a graphical record of its readings; used to record the speed and duration of trips in a motor vehicle)
(measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation)
(a theodolite designed for rapid measurements)
(a short nail with a sharp point and a large head)
(a light hammer that is used to drive tacks)
(a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma)
(a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband)
(the railing around the stern of a ship)
((usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head)
(one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile)
(a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading)
(a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end)
(lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle)
(chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth)
(loose looped stitch used to transfer marking for darts, etc., from a pattern to material)
(appendage added to extend the length of something)
(a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car)
(a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine)
(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)
(support consisting of the movable part of a lathe that slides along the bed in alignment with the headstock and is locked into position to support the free end of the workpiece)
(beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife)
(a device for reducing slack or taking up lost motion)
(a winged sandal (as worn by Hermes in Graeco-Roman art))
(a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture)
(sound recording of someone reading a book; frequently used by blind people)
(a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering)
(a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides)
(plain-woven (often glazed) fabric of wool or wool and cotton used especially formerly for linings and garments and curtains)
(a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.))
(plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture)
(plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood))
(trucking rig with two trailers in tandem)
(a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan)
(a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs)
(a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids)
(an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads)
(a Tibetan religious painting on fabric)
(a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk)
(an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds)
(a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed)
(an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire)
(furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained)
(plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron)
(a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening; often worn over a shirt or blouse)
(workplace where skins and hides are tanned)
(a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads)
(a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing))
(a paperlike cloth made in the South Pacific by pounding tapa bark)
(a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening; "he used a piece of tape for a belt"; "he wrapped a tape around the package")
(a recording made on magnetic tape; "the several recordings were combined on a master tape")
(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")
(a cartridge containing magnetic tape; for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems)
(electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers); a component in an audio system)
(a mechanism that transport magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder)
(electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes)
(a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape)
(a wall hanging of heavy handwoven fabric with pictorial designs)
(a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery)
(a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River)
(a lever that is moved in order to tap something else)
(a wrench for turning a tap to create an internal screw thread)
(counterweight consisting of an empty container that is used as a counterbalance to obtain net weight)
(sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at)
(a shipboard system for the detection and identification and location of a target with enough detail to permit effective weapon employment)
(a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar)
(any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers)
(adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end)
(one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs)
(needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle)
(a design on the skin made by tattooing)
(a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks)
(a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles)
(a leather strap for punishing children)
(a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride))
(a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport)
(a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis)
(small paper bag holding a measure of tea)
(a kitchen utensil consisting of a perforated metal ball for making tea)
(serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments)
(materials and equipment used in teaching)
(a small napkin used when tea is served)
(pot for brewing tea; usually has a spout and handle)
(a device for teasing wool; "a teaser is used to disentangle the fibers")
(a set of china or silverware for serving tea)
(a restaurant where tea and light meals are available)
(a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram)
(a device to keep back tea leaves when pouring a cup of tea)
(a small table for serving afternoon tea)
(a tray that accommodates a tea service)
(an urn in which tea is brewed and from which it is served)
(a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it)
(plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials))
(a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground)
(support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff)
(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)
(a building that houses telecommunications equipment; "the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing")
(a communication system for communicating at a distance)
(apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code))
(key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed)
(any scientific instrument for observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer)
(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")
(electric bell that rings to signal a call)
(the telephone wire that connects to the handset)
(earphone that converts electrical signals into sounds)
(a communication system that transmits sound between distant points)
(the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals)
(a photograph made with a telephoto lens)
(a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance)
(a camera lens that magnifies the image)
(a magnifier of images of distant objects)
(gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight)
(a thermometer that registers the temperature at some distant point)
(a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter)
(a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points)
(an omnidirectional antenna tuned to the broadcast frequencies assigned to television)
(television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam)
(a tube that rapidly scans an optical image and converts it into electronic signals)
(electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound)
(monitor used in a studio for monitoring the program being broadcast)
(a receiver that displays television images; "the British call a tv set a telly")
(a room set aside for viewing television)
(station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts)
(transmitter that is part of a television system)
(one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage)
(a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity)
(a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night)
(pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk)
(place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity)
(an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes)
((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)
(a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world)
(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)
(a connection intended to be used for a limited time)
(ship that usually provides supplies to other ships)
(a boat for communication between ship and shore)
(car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water)
(a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards)
(ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis)
(a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint)
(trade name for an antihypertensive drug consisting of a fixed combination of atenolol and a diuretic)
(a tenor bassoon; pitched a fifth higher than the ordinary bassoon)
(one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling)
(a manometer for measuring vapor pressure)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the surface tension of a liquid)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the tension in a wire or fiber or beam)
(a measuring instrument for measuring the moisture content of soil)
(a spot (or playing card) with ten pips on the face)
(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")
(a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth)
(one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter)
(flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent)
(a peg driven into the ground to hold a rope supporting a tent)
(a native American tent; usually of conical shape)
(antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure)
(an oral antifungal drug (trade name Lamisil) used to treat cases of fungal nail disease)
(station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods)
(a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves)
(electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display)
((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)
(a hard unglazed brownish-red earthenware)
(a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed)
(earthenware made from the reddish-brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos)
(a pile fabric (usually cotton) with uncut loops on both sides; used to make bath towels and bath robes)
(a step-up transformer with an air core; used to produce high voltages at high frequencies)
(a small square tile of stone or glass used in making mosaics)
(a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions)
(a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed))
(paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests)
(a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification)
(a crystalline compound used in the form of a hydrochloride as a local anesthetic)
(anthelmintic agent used against hookworm and other nematodes)
(an antibiotic (trade name Achromycin) derived from microorganisms of the genus Streptomyces and used broadly to treat infections)
(psychoactive substance present in marijuana)
(a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center)
(a thermionic tube having four electrodes)
(a sedative and hypnotic drug; withdrawn from sale after discovered to cause severe birth defects because it inhibits angiogenesis)
(a house roof made with a plant material (as straw))
(a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full")
(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)
(any of various lights used in a theater)
(a stage in a theater on which actors can perform)
(a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod)
(a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat)
(a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator)
(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)
(a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb")
(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)
(a thermometer that uses thermoelectric current to measure temperature)
(a thermometer that records temperature variations on a graph as a function of time)
(medical instrument that uses an infrared camera to reveal temperature variations on the surface of the body)
(a hydrometer that includes a thermometer)
(a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears)
(measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
(a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy)
(a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in series)
(vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks)
(a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat)
(any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys)
(protective garment consisting of a pad worn over the thighs by football players)
(one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it)
(a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container)
(a light-colored crystalline powder (trade name Merthiolate) used as a surgical antiseptic)
(an artifact; "how does this thing work?")
(an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was")
(shears with one serrate blade; used for thinning hair)
(an antineoplastic drug used to treat acute leukemias)
(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)
(a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders)
(trade name for a sulfonamide antibacterial)
(an antineoplastic drug used to treat certain malignancies)
(a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia)
(the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball; "he was cut down on a close play at third")
(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")
(a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive)
(a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together)
(a public road from one place to another)
(a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
(a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers)
(a warship carrying guns on three decks)
(radar that will report altitude as well as azimuth and distance of a target)
(a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers)
(the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover)
(an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations)
(a farm machine for separating seeds or grain from the husks and straw)
(a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain)
(a logic element that performs a threshold operation)
(a shop that sells second-hand goods at reduced prices)
(a passage resembling a throat in shape or function; "the throat of the vase"; "the throat of a chimney";)
(an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep)
(protective garment worn by hockey goalkeeper and catcher in baseball)
(a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle)
(the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king sat on his throne")
(a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously)
(output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time))
(bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something)
(a sling-like device used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear)
(a small cushion that is used for decorative purposes)
(a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution)
(a small rocket engine that provides the thrust needed to maneuver a spacecraft)
(a theater stage that extends out into the audience's part of a theater and has seats on three sides)
(the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb)
(a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball))
(the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb)
(one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections)
(screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers)
(instrument of torture that crushes the thumb)
(protective covering for an injured thumb)
(a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board)
(a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder)
(a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat)
(a crown-like jewelled headdress worn by women on formal occasions)
(character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on tickertape)
(paper strip on which a telegraphic stock ticker prints)
(a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth))
(a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers)
(a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback)
(indicator consisting of a line at the high-water or low-water limits of the tides)
(receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials))
(a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages")
(a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam")
(one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper")
(a piece of jewelry that holds a man's tie in place)
(one of two or more layers one atop another; "tier upon tier of huge casks"; "a three-tier wedding cake")
(something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers")
(seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front)
(either of two rods that link the steering gear to the front wheels)
(tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground)
(skintight knit hose covering the body from the waist to the feet worn by acrobats and dancers and as stockings by women and girls)
(a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces)
(a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles)
(lever used to turn the rudder on a boat)
(a device for emptying a cask by tilting it without disturbing the dregs)
(a pedestal table whose top is hinged so that it can be tilted to a vertical position)
(a hitch used to secure a rope to a log or spar; often supplemented by a half hitch)
(small hand drum similar to a tambourine; formerly carried by itinerant jugglers)
(a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory)
(a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time)
(container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time)
(a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day)
(clock used to record the hours that people work)
(chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events)
(a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time)
(a fuse made to burn for a given time (especially to explode a bomb))
(a science fiction machine that is supposed to transport people or objects into the past or the future)
(a measuring instrument or device for keeping time)
(a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end)
(a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times)
(a switch set to operate at a desired time)
(a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks)
((pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution)
(a tincture consisting of a solution of iodine in ethyl alcohol; applied topically to wounds as an antiseptic)
(prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler)
(foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead)
(thin sheet metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans and pots)
(a thread with glittering metal foil attached)
(a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the tinsel of self-promotion")
(articles of commerce made of tin plate)
(a woman's fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten)
(hoop that covers a wheel; "automobile tires are usually made of rubber and filled with compressed air")
(chains attached to wheels to increase traction on ice or snow)
(hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel)
(a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction)
(a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat'))
(barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England)
(an apparatus for performing a titration)
(a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T)
(a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them)
(explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene)
(a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread)
(kitchen appliance consisting of a small electric oven for toasting or warming food)
(long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire))
(leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion)
(a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes)
(a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front)
(an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against gram-negative bacteria)
(a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat)
(antiarrhythmic drug (trade name Tonocard) used to treat ventricular arrhythmias when less dangerous drugs have failed)
(the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes)
((golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft)
(leather covering the toe of a boot or shoe and reinforcing or decorating it)
(a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome)
((ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship)
(a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable))
(a fastener consisting of a threaded bolt and a hinged spring-loaded toggle; used to fasten objects to hollow walls)
(a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint)
(a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions)
(a room equipped with toilet facilities)
(a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination)
(a waterproof bag for holding bathrooms items (soap and toothpaste etc.) when you are travelling)
(the bowl of a toilet that can be flushed with water)
(a kit for carrying toilet articles while traveling)
(a fine powder for spreading on the body (as after bathing))
(an artifact used in making your toilet)
(a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne)
(a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle)
(a metal or plastic disk that can be used (as a substitute for coins) in slot machines)
(a drug (trade name Tolinase) used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus)
(vasodilator that is used to treat spasms of peripheral blood vessels (as in acrocyanosis))
(sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus)
(enameled or lacquered metalware (usually gilded and elaborately painted); popular in the 18th century; "the Pennsylvania Dutch tole watering can might be a reproduction but it looks convincing")
(a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls)
(a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid)
(a telephone line for long-distance calls)
(a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tolectin))
(weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American indians)
(X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements)
(mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge)
(a lotion for cleansing the skin and contracting the pores)
(any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below)
(the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot)
(a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board)
(a thin depressor used to press the tongue down during an examination of the mouth and throat)
(a medicine that strengthens and invigorates)
(measuring instrument for measuring tension or pressure (especially for measuring intraocular pressure in testing for glaucoma))
(an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
(a box or chest or cabinet for holding hand tools)
(something resembling the tooth of an animal)
(one of a number of uniform projections on a gear)
(small brush; has long handle; used to clean teeth)
(pick consisting of a small strip of wood or plastic; used to pick food from between the teeth)
(a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top")
(covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle")
(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")
(platform surrounding the head of a lower mast)
(a mast fixed to the head of a topmast on a square-rigged vessel)
(a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast)
(a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals)
(headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair)
(the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig)
(the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise)
(a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast)
((usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline)
(a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs)
(a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance)
(a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings)
(armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target)
(a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead)
(a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface)
(an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas))
(small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters)
(small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats)
(a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired)
(converter for transmitting and amplifying torque (especially by hydraulic means))
(a wrench that has a gauge that indicates the amount of torque being applied)
(measuring instrument designed to measure small forces by the torsion they exert on a thin wire)
(commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column)
(emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians))
(a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast)
(a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness)
(large open car seating four with folding top)
(inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train)
(a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping)
(any of various fabrics (linen or cotton) used to make towels)
(a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung)
(a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels)
(a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)
((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)
(a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels)
(a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government)
(a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats)
(a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones))
(a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove")
(either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree)
(a screening device for traces of explosives; used at airline terminals)
(ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke)
((radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes)
(decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs)
(any road or path affording passage especially a rough one)
(a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll)
(a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels)
((computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data)
(an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground)
(an electronic device consisting of a rotatable ball in a housing; used to position the cursor and move images on a computer screen; "a trackball is essentially an upside-down mouse")
(a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks)
(one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land)
(housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land)
(steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks)
(a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications)
(a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans)
(a card with a picture on it; collected and traded by children)
(a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary")
(an island area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians)
(a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines; "that car is in the wrong traffic lane")
(a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country)
(a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground)
(a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy)
(a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor)
(a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided)
(a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together)
(public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive; "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction")
(piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor; "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews")
(a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on)
(a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine; "a tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine")
(the track on which trams or streetcars run)
(a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble)
(an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace)
(a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh)
(gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling)
(a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule)
(a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers)
(a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)
(a sound or television recording (e.g., from a broadcast to a tape recording))
(a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream)
(an electrical device that converts one form of energy into another)
(structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles)
(an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage)
(a semiconductor device capable of amplification)
(a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian)
(the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)
(rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential)
(set used to broadcast radio or tv signals)
(a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it)
(a window above a door and hinged to a transom)
(electrical device designed to receive a specific signal and automatically transmit a specific reply)
(a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)
(a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships)
(a long truck for carrying motor vehicles)
(a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment)
(an antidepressant drug that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor; administered as a sulfate)
(a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned)
(a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters)
(drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas)
(a plumber's snake for clearing a trap and drain)
(a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling)
(a horizontal beam that extends across something)
(a small lightweight iron that can be carried while traveling)
(a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths)
(a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys))
(a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish)
(an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food)
(table linen consisting of a small cloth for a tray)
(oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative)
(structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step)
(the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground)
(the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire)
(a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps)
(an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place)
(a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure)
(a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely)
(a playhouse built in the branches of a tree)
(a wooden peg that is used to fasten timbers in shipbuilding; water causes the peg to swell and hold the timbers fast)
(an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle)
(a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex)
(latticework used to support climbing plants)
(a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth)
(a military style raincoat; belted with deep pockets)
(a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved)
(a knife with a double-edged blade for hand-to-hand fighting)
(a drill for cutting circular holes around a center)
(a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull)
(sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop)
(a supporting tower used to support a bridge)
(a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.)
(tight-fitting trousers; usually of tartan)
(one of four playing cards in a deck having three pips)
(a balloon sent up to test air currents)
(a form of benzodiazepine (trade name Halcion) frequently prescribed as a sleeping pill; usually given to people who have trouble falling asleep)
(a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle)
(any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles)
(the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne)
(diuretic drug (trade name Naqua) used to treat hypertension)
(a dining table with couches along three sides in ancient Rome)
(a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides))
(a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag))
(a color television tube in which three primary colors are combined to give the full range of colors)
(cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points)
(a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting)
(a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals)
(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)
(a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen)
(a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome)
(tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia)
(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.)
(capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments)
(an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth))
(a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt")
(a thermionic vacuum tube having three electrodes; fluctuations of the charge on the grid control the flow from cathode to anode which making amplification possible)
(a massive power hammer; raised by a cam until released to fall under gravity)
(one of three copies; any of three things that correspond to one another exactly)
(a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance)
(a catch mechanism that acts as a switch; "the pressure activates the tripper and releases the water")
(art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together))
(a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over)
(ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side)
(a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center)
(a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory)
(a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table)
(a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth)
(a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast)
(a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War)
(a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling; "he used a spinner as his troll")
(a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires)
(a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses)
(a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide)
(a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality)
(any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops)
(a sloping pit with a stake in the middle used as an obstacle to the enemy)
(garment designed for or relating to trousers; "in his trouser's pocket"; "he ripped his left trouser on the fence")
(a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out)
((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")
(the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens)
(a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade; used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials)
(an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling)
(the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer)
(a farm where vegetables are grown for market)
(a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers)
(a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps)
(a short stout club used primarily by policemen)
(a low bed to be slid under a higher bed)
(luggage consisting of a large strong case used when traveling or for storage)
(puffed breeches of the 16th and 17th centuries usually worn over hose)
(a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly)
(line that is the main route on a railway)
(a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss))
((medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure)
(an intravenous anesthetic drug that has a hypnotic effect; induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions; is believed to induce people to talk freely)
(a square having a metal ruler set at right angles to another straight piece)
(a square used by draftsmen to draw parallel lines)
(a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids)
(conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
(electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope)
(pneumatic tire not needing an inner tube to be airtight)
(a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place)
(a box for storing eatables (especially at boarding school))
(a detachable yoke of linen or lace worn over the breast of a low-cut dress)
(a bag used for carrying food; "the swagman filled his tuckerbag")
(a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers)
(a scarf worn around the head by Muslim women in Malaysia; conceals the hair but not the face)
(a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships)
(formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris)
(palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens)
(armor plate that protects the hip and thigh)
(a flowerbed in which tulips are growing)
(a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns)
(a clothes dryer that spins wet clothes inside a cylinder with heated air)
(a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom)
(a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown)
(a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution)
(a large cask especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 butts or 252 gals)
(any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees)
(a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments)
(a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection")
(tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling)
(a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head)
(rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate)
(generator consisting of a steam turbine coupled to an electric generator for the production of electric power)
(jet engine in which a turbine drives air to the burner)
(large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews)
(a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape)
(a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage)
(an ornamental knot that resembles a small turban)
(an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around)
(cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food)
(workshop where objects are made on a lathe)
(a side road where you can turn off; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way")
(a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park)
(an expressway on which tolls are collected)
((from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid)
(a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering)
(a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played)
(a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars)
(a revolving tray placed on a dining table)
(a small tower extending above a building)
(a clock with more than one dial to show the time in all directions from a tower)
(a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar)
(thick woolen fabric used for clothing; originated in Scotland)
(a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers")
(a .22 caliber firearm (pistol or rifle))
(a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs)
(a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs)
(a jet plane propelled by two jet engines)
(a bit or drill having deep helical grooves)
(a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section)
(a handsaw intended for use by two people)
(a tent designed for occupancy by two persons)
(a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers)
(a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions; "you have to look both ways crossing a two-way street")
(a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up")
(a printer that sets textual material in type)
(hand-operated character printer for printing written messages one character at a time)
(a carriage for carrying a sheet of paper)
(a keyboard for manually entering characters to be printed)
(a basic polypeptide antibiotic derived from a soil bacterium; a major component of tyrothricin)
(soft green felt hat with a feather or brush hatband ornament)
(a drug used in cases of chronic myeloid leukemia)
(a mixture of antibiotics applied locally to infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria)
(loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted)
(a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins)
(light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes)
(any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation)
(a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy)
(a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs)
(framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle)
(seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion)
(a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall)
(an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin)
(an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway)
(undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments)
(a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals)
(clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification)
(a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner))
(a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence)
(the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion)
(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")
(establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching)
(a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
(a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
(a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
(a red-brick university in Brighton, England)
(a university in Morgantown, West Virginia)
(air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine)
(hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did)
(covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture)
(any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterers)
(a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts)
(piece of leather that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole)
(a piano with a vertical sounding board)
(a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights")
(a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging)
(a vessel that holds water for washing the hands)
(a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate)
(a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet)
(a United States destroyer; "17 sailors died as the result of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in Aden")
(an implement for practical use (especially in a household))
(a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal; "the price of the house included all utilities")
(a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel; "the Uzi is used throughout the world as a police and special forces firearm")
(a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation)
(immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies)
(an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction)
(a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed)
(flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures)
(a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure)
(anticonvulsant (trade name Depokene) used to prevent some kinds of seizures)
(control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid)
(device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone)
(internal-combustion engine having both inlet and exhaust valves located in the cylinder head)
(cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm)
(piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe)
(a camper equipped with living quarters)
(an antibiotic (trade name Vancocin) effective against some bacterial infections)
(a metal fin attached to the tail of a bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it)
(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))
(propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable)
(an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal")
(a measuring instrument for measuring variations in a magnetic field)
(paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating)
(an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers)
(a trademarked brand of petroleum jelly)
(any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)
(a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels)
(any agent that produces vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure (usually understood as increased arterial pressure))
(the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City)
(an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof)
(a burial chamber (usually underground))
(a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables)
((architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting")
(a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting)
(a conveyance that transports people or objects)
(any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel)
(a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back)
(a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet)
(coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood)
(a window blind made of horizontal strips that overlap when closed)
(a diagram that uses circles to represent set theory; the position and overlap of the circles indicate the relations among the sets)
(an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium)
(a slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket))
(a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air; "she was continually adjusting the ventilation")
(a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation)
(a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air)
(a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice)
(a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor))
(a measuring instrument used to measure the rate of flow of a liquid)
(a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed))
(a drug (trade names Calan and Isoptin) used as an oral or parenteral calcium blocker in cases of hypertension or congestive heart failure or angina or migraine)
(a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time)
(an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines))
(a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings)
(a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms)
(a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements)
(a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale)
(a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island)
(a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles)
(a file in which records are stored upright on one edge)
(a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it)
(a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane)
(the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft)
(a craft designed for water transportation)
(an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
(a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat)
(gown (especially ceremonial garments) worn by the clergy)
(a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held)
(bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley)
(a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound)
(mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage)
(a mechanical device that vibrates; "a reed is the vibrator that produces the sound")
(a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages)
(a soft wool fabric made from the fleece of the vicuna)
(a magnetic tape recorder for recording (and playing back) TV programs)
(a digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set)
(a recording of both the video and audio components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program))
(a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording visual images and associated sound)
(a video recording made on magnetic tape)
(an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies)
(a transparency for use with an overhead projector)
(a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church)
(a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books))
(a photograph whose edges shade off gradually)
(pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds)
(country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard)
(detached or semi-detached suburban house)
(periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division)
(periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system)
(a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced)
(any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family)
(a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower)
(a member of the viol family with approximately the range of a viola)
(viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello)
(viol that is the tenor of the viol family)
(bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow)
(a basic polypeptide antibiotic (trade name Viocin) administered intramuscularly (along with other drugs) in the treatment of tuberculosis)
(a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries)
(drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction)
(objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques))
((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)
(a measuring instrument for measuring viscosity)
(a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers)
(a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place)
(spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically)
(a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face)
((British) a device for displaying input signals as letters on a screen; usually has a keyboard)
(an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions)
(a fabric made from a twilled mixture of cotton and wool)
(the neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V)
(a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate)
(computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off)
(an inflated ball used in playing volleyball)
(the court on which volleyball is played)
(the high net that separates the two teams and over which the volleyball must pass)
(a transformer whose voltage ratio of transformation can be adjusted)
(battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel)
(an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged)
(battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta)
(meter that measures the potential difference between two points)
(a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement))
(an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium)
(any digital computer incorporating the ideas of stored programs and serial counters that were proposed in 1946 by von Neumann and his colleagues)
(a booth in which a person can cast a private vote)
(a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically)
(a kind of pike used by foot soldiers in the 14th century)
(wedge-shaped stone building block used in constructing an arch or vault)
(an organ stop producing a gentle tremolo effect)
(an organ reed stop producing tones imitative of the human voice)
(waterproof hip boots (sometimes extending to the chest) worn by anglers)
(any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor)
(a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting)
(a metal hoop forming the tread of a wheel)
(wooden panel used to line the walls of a room)
(panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest)
(a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively))
(a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist)
(a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat)
(thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship)
(a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk")
(an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk)
(a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk)
(a shoe designed for comfortable walking)
(small portable radio link (receiver and transmitter))
(a small room large enough to admit entrance)
(a light comfortable shoe designed for vigorous walking)
(a stick carried in the hand for support in walking)
(an apartment building without an elevator)
(an apartment in a building without an elevator)
(a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building)
(an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures")
(a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited")
(a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue")
(thin sheet used to cover walls or partitions)
(a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money)
(plate (a timber along the top of a wall) to support the ends of joists, etc., and distribute the load)
(receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices)
(a canvas tent with four vertical walls)
(a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room)
(small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency)
(a baton used by a magician or water diviner)
(a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts)
(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")
(a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes)
(collection of clothing belonging to one person)
(collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company)
(military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain))
(articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: silverware; software)
(a storehouse for goods and merchandise)
(an anticoagulant (trade name Coumadin) use to prevent and treat a thrombus or embolus)
(the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents)
(a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition)
(a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed)
(yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof)
(adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle)
(an aircraft designed and used for combat)
(a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns))
(a government ship that is available for waging war)
(a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other)
(a fabric treated to be easily washable and to require no ironing)
(a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression))
(a bathroom or lavatory sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face")
(protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side)
(device consisting of a corrugated surface to scrub clothes on)
(bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body)
(a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically)
(seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage)
(a building or outbuilding where laundry is done)
(a tall stone obelisk in Washington honoring George Washington)
(especially a lavatory in a public place)
(furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term)
(a tub in which clothes or linens can be washed)
(a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish)
(a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist)
(a knitted dark blue wool cap worn by seamen in cold or stormy weather)
(the metal case in which the works of a watch are housed)
(laboratory glassware; a shallow glass dish used as an evaporating surface or to cover a beaker)
(winder consisting of a key with a square hole; used for winding some watches)
(an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies)
(water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove)
(paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
(a bed with a mattress made of strong plastic that is filled with water)
(a butt set on end to contain water especially to store rainwater)
(a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters))
(cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale))
(chute with flowing water down which toboggans and tubes and people slide into a pool)
(clock that measures time by the escape of water)
(a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists)
(nuclear reactor using water as a coolant)
(a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water)
(a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask)
(a filter to remove impurities from the water supply)
(gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir)
(hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid)
(a heater and storage tank to supply heated water)
(a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants)
(water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads)
(a container filled with water that surrounds a machine to cool it; especially that surrounding the cylinder block of an engine)
(a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest)
(a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube)
(main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water)
(meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet)
(plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water)
(a coating capable of making a surface waterproof)
(the pump in the cooling system of an automobile that cause the water to circulate)
(a motorboat resembling a motor scooter)
(broad ski for skimming over water towed by a speedboat)
(a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof))
(facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water")
(a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime))
(a wheel that rotates by direct action of water; a simple turbine)
(a wheel with buckets attached to its rim; raises water from a stream or pond)
(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)
(workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community)
(a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service)
(framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence)
(a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar)
(an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax)
(any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out")
(structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired)
(edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside")
(any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon")
(a weapon that kills or injures civilian as well as military personnel (nuclear and chemical and biological weapons))
(military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews)
(weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster)
(upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below)
(a simple barometer for indicating changes in atmospheric pressure)
(a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region)
(radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation)
(a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below)
(an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations)
(a strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold)
(mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind)
(pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)
(an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim)
(a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven))
(a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts)
(a digital camera designed to take digital photographs and transmit them over the internet)
(photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding)
(a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding)
(something solid that is usable as an inclined plane (shaped like a V) that can be pushed between two things to separate them)
((golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole)
(a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe)
(a type of pottery made by Josiah Wedgwood and his successors; typically has a classical decoration in white on a blue background)
(a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning)
(a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning)
(a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip)
(platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc)
(sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms)
(a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow)
(a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish)
(a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area)
(a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together)
(a mask that you wear for protection when doing welding)
(a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine)
(an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps)
(an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway))
(a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid)
(a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area)
(a standard voltaic cell (trademark Weston))
(a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water)
(a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity)
(a primary voltaic cell having a liquid electrolyte)
(fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water)
(a close-fitting garment made of a permeable material; worn in cold water (as by skin divers) to retain body heat)
(something especially big or impressive of its kind)
(a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas)
(a gun (or device resembling a gun) for discharging a projectile (especially a harpoon) at a whale)
(miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff")
(wheat bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date)
(a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines))
(a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel)
(hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel)
(a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant)
(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")
(an obsolete gunlock using flint and a revolving wheel)
(mechanical device including an arrangement of wheel in a machine (especially a train of gears))
(light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors)
(sailing barge used especially in East Anglia)
(a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives)
(a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling)
(an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)
(a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib)
(closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips)
(post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped)
(a stitch passing over an edge diagonally)
(a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes)
(a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream)
(a space beneath a dome or arch in which sounds produced at certain points are clearly audible at certain distant points)
(acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound)
(a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal)
(flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce)
(drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth)
(large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel)
(the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States)
(bow tie worn as part of a man's formal evening dress)
(wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces)
(a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion)
(a small high-velocity shell; it makes a whizzing sound followed by a bang when it hits)
(a building where prostitutes are available)
(a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame)
(any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action)
(work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches))
(small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted)
(small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door))
(a small arch used as croquet equipment)
(cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket)
(a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American indians in the southwestern United States)
(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)
(a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network)
(a projection screen that is much wider than it is high)
((trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts)
(hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair)
(a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides)
(a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it)
(an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field)
(a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers)
(chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river)
(a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile)
(headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women)
(a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas)
(cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides)
(lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds)
(hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion)
(a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle)
(mechanical device around which something can be wound)
(mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock))
(a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity)
(a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath)
(generator that extracts usable energy from winds)
(a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
(a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened)
(a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material)
((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)
(an opening in the wall of a building (usually to admit light and air); "he stuck his head in the window")
(a blind for privacy or to keep out light)
(a long narrow box for growing plants on a windowsill)
(an envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosure)
(a pane in a window; "the ball shattered the window")
(screen to keep insects from entering a building through the open window)
(a bench or bench-like seat built into a window recess)
(an opaque window blind that can cover or uncover a window)
(the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame)
(weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions)
(transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle)
(a mechanical device that cleans the windshield)
(straight chair having a shaped seat and a back of many spindles)
(a wide triangular slipknot for tying a tie)
(weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield)
(a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft)
(a bucket of ice used to chill a bottle of wine)
(a glass that has a stem and in which wine is served)
(a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass)
(a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes)
(an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine)
(one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane)
(a stage area out of sight of the audience)
(easy chair having wings on each side of a high back)
(a threaded nut with winglike projections for thumb and forefinger leverage in turning)
(a decorative toecap having a point extending toward the throat of the shoe)
(blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side)
(contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
(electric motor that moves the windshield wiper)
(ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc)
(a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance)
(gauge for measuring the diameter of wire)
(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)
(an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli)
(an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire)
(a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity)
(a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system)
(a magical cap that secures whatever one wishes for)
(lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant)
(band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems)
(a box enclosure for a witness when testifying)
(pan with a convex bottom; used for frying in Chinese cooking)
(a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head; metal woods are now available)
(a chisel for working wood; it is either struck with a mallet or pushed by hand)
(engraving consisting of a block of wood with a design cut into it; used to make prints)
(a booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood)
(a metal screw that tapers to a point so that it can be driven into wood with a screwdriver)
(a shed for storing firewood or garden tools)
(a vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting it)
(any wind instrument other than the brass instruments)
(work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture)
(the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
(a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds)
(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")
(container for holding implements and materials for work (especially for sewing))
(a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic)
(a horizontal board that provides a supported surface for manual work)
(camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects)
(a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months)
(a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor)
(machine that performs dependably under heavy use; "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world")
(a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked)
(a piece of work that is not yet finished)
(art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit))
(work consisting of a piece of metal being machined)
(a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today")
(small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done)
(a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer)
(a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games)
(a table designed for a particular task)
(twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001)
(computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol)
(screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack)
(rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails)
(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)
(a woolen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted yarns)
(cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person)
(a garment (as a dress or coat) with a full length opening; adjusts to the body by wrapping around)
(the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped)
(flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes)
(the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked; "they searched the wreckage for signs of survivors")
(a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt)
(a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted)
(a clothes dryer consisting of two roles between which the wet clothes are squeezed)
(band consisting of a part of a sleeve that covers the wrist)
(a band or bracelet worn around the wrist)
(protective garment consisting of a pad worn by football players)
(pin joining a piston to a connecting rod)
(a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist)
(an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface)
(work surface consisting of a wide light-weight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing)
(a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top))
(a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface)
(a page printer that uses the xerographic process)
(duplicator 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)
(gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire)
(photographic film used to make X-ray pictures)
(an apparatus that provides a source of X rays)
(a vacuum tube containing a metal target onto which a beam of electrons is directed at high energy for the generation of X rays)
(an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing)
(a light folding armchair for outdoor use)
(an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock))
(a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen)
(the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard")
(an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines)
(either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship)
(merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard)
((football) a marker indicating the yardline)
(a ruler or tape that is three feet long)
(a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer))
(a long Turkish knife with a curved blade having a single edge)
(a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost)
(a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars))
(yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine)
(stable gear that joins two draft animals at the neck so they can work together as a team)
(fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment)
(a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together)
(support consisting of a wooden frame across the shoulders that enables a person to carry buckets hanging from each end)
(a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand)
(a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing)
(the trade name for a machine that smoothes the ice in an ice-skating rink)
(an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents; "a bug zapper")
(an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup)
(a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs)
(a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians)
(one of a pair of small metallic cymbals worn on the thumb and middle finger; used in belly dancing in rhythm with the dance)
(an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases)
(a musical stringed instrument with strings stretch over a flat sounding box; it is laid flat and played with a plectrum and with fingers)
((astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs)
(a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft)
(a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.)
(the shared psychological attributes of humankind that are assumed to be shared by all human beings; "a great observer of human nature")
(a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
((genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene)
(any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ...")
(an attribute that is common to all members of a category)
(the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others")
(the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army")
(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)
(attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons))
(being a person; "finding her own personhood as a campus activist")
(the complex of attributes that make a person socially attractive)
((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))
((psychoanalysis) the mature personality which is not dominated by infantile pleasure drives)
(personality marked by self-love and self-absorption; unrealistic views about your own qualities and little regard for others)
(personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals)
((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)
(the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer)
(a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character)
(concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness")
(preoccupation with what concerns human inner nature (especially ethical or ideological values); "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness"- H.R.Finch)
((psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self)
((psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings)
((psychology) a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion)
(the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others)
(the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions; "it is his nature to help others")
(the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect)
(your usual mood; "he has a happy disposition")
((obsolete) a combination of elements (of dryness and warmth or of the four humors) that was once believed to determine a person's health and temperament)
(preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites)
(an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart")
(a sensitive or highly strung temperament)
(the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed)
(inability to rest or relax or be still)
((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness)
(characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright)
(the quality of being arresting or highly emotional)
(tending to express your feelings freely)
(a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)
(a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling)
(foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife)
(something sentimental or trite; "that movie was pure corn")
((Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music)
(excessive emotionalism or irritability and excitability (especially when displayed openly))
(having temperamental and changeable moods)
(temperament or disposition; "a person of hot blood")
(being highly angry or excited; ready to boil over; "after an hour of waiting I was at the boiling point")
(the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern; "the blandness of his confession enraged the judge")
(a lack of feeling or expression or movement; "he must have a heart of stone"; "her face was as hard as stone")
(the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room")
(not conducive to cheer or good spirits)
(quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous)
(animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it")
(liveliness and eagerness; "he accepted with alacrity")
(an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy")
(enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness; "a performance of great elan and sophistication")
(a breezy liveliness; "a delightful breeziness of manner")
(irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; "I admired his bouyancy and persistent good humor")
(characterized by high spirits and animation)
(unrestrained and exaggerated enthusiasm)
(liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep")
(exhaustion resulting from lack of food)
(the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically; "the level of activity declines with age")
(the activeness of an energetic personality)
(a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work")
(inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy)
(the attribute of being restful; "he longed for the restfulness of home")
(the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
(the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)
(inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy)
(inactivity resulting from a dislike of work)
(the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work)
(a disinclination to work or exert yourself)
(a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition)
(a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable; "his perfectionism seemed excessive to his students")
(a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)
(a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations; "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace")
(an acceptance of yourself as you are, warts and all)
(a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child")
(a disposition to be lenient in judging others; "softness is not something permitted of good leaders")
(strictness and austerity in conduct and religion)
(excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp")
(a disposition to kindness and compassion; benign good will; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished")
(good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence)
(a temperamental disposition to be agreeable)
(a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others)
(a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition)
(a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees")
(a dislike of anything that causes delay)
(impatience with annoyances; "his intolerance of interruptions")
(the quality of being given to complaining)
(an ill-tempered and offensive disposition)
(obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness)
(cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help")
(prompt willingness; "readiness to continue discussions")
(willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government's receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the proposal")
(undivided commitment or unreserved enthusiasm)
(the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made")
(a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed")
((psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness)
(the trait of being serious; "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice)
(the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose; "a man of energy and commitment")
(the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
(the trait of being lighthearted and frivolous)
(a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with")
(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")
(the trait of being blunt and outspoken)
(a friendly open trait of a talkative person)
(the quality of being facile in speech and writing)
(the quality of being wordy and talkative)
(rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged))
(a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising")
(the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary)
(the tendency to associate with others and to form social groups; "mammals as a class are not strong on sociality")
(the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows)
(the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability)
(the quality of being gregarious--having a dislike of being alone)
(characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); not secretive)
(a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to))
(having a disposition characterized by warmth and friendliness)
(affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension was intended to make us feel comfortable")
(close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy")
(the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with)
(a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors)
(a disposition that welcomes guests and is fond of entertaining)
(a mild reasonableness; "when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light")
(an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)
(a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner)
(a disposition to be unapproachable; unfriendly and inaccessible)
(characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes))
(a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously)
(a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; "he could not conceal his hostility")
(extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man")
(a disposition to dislike and mistrust other people)
(the ability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances)
(the quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement")
(flexibility of interpretation or of options; "the request left some wiggle room for future restructuring")
(the inability to change or be changed to fit changed circumstances)
(the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe)
(the trait of thinking carefully before acting)
(thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings)
(the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a man of judicial deliberation")
(the trait of not thinking carefully before acting)
(the trait of giving little thought to danger)
(recklessness in politics or foreign affairs)
(desperate recklessness; "it was a policy of desperation")
(the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection)
(the trait of being observant and paying attention)
(the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others)
(the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others)
(the quality of being careful and painstaking; "I admired the carefulness of his work")
(the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities)
(the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger; "a man of caution")
(the trait of practicing caution in advance)
(the trait of being cautious and watchful)
(vigilant attentiveness; "he keeps a weather eye open for trouble")
(the quality of not being careful or taking pains)
(the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger)
(the trait of not being cautious and watchful)
(the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities)
(the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern)
(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")
(the quality of being lax and neglectful)
(the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for men)
(the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male)
(masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women))
(the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)
(the trait of being womanly; having the characteristics of an adult female)
(the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man))
(the trait of deserving trust and confidence)
(trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing)
(a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility")
(responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault")
(responsibility to someone or for some activity)
(the trait of being dependable or reliable)
(the trait of not deserving trust or confidence)
(a form of untrustworthiness; the trait of lacking a sense of responsibility and not feeling accountable for your actions)
(the trait of not being dependable or reliable)
(the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory")
(the trait of being without worry or responsibility)
(the trait of being painstaking and careful)
(conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task)
(conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation)
(conscientious attention to rules and details)
(the trait of not being painstaking or careful)
(the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern)
(any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission; "her pleasant personality is already a recommendation"; "his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society")
(outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
(physical appearance; "I don't like the looks of this place")
(outward appearance; "they look the same in outward view")
(the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation)
(texture and appearance of the skin of the face)
(an outward appearance; "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting")
(the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure")
(the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember; "it was in London that he made his mark"; "he left an indelible mark on the American theater")
(the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer)
((astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun); "the full phase of the moon")
(a total impression or effect of something made up of individual parts)
(the appearance of a point on the horizon at which parallel lines converge)
(the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance; "the audience was held by the substance of the play rather than by the superficies of the production"-R.W.Speaight)
(the general appearance of a publication)
(the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features")
((Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty")
(an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color")
(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")
(the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth)
(an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them")
(an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; "the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories")
(the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true)
(the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing")
(the appearance conveyed by a person's face; "a pleasant countenance"; "a stern visage")
(the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face")
(a face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player))
(a stripe of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands")
(a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy))
(a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes")
(a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky")
(an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color)
(shading consisting of multiple crossing lines)
(graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting)
((pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea)
(a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red")
(a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion)
(a marking of a different color or texture from the background)
(the qualities that give pleasure to the senses)
(beauty that is stark and powerfully impressive)
(brilliant radiant beauty; "the glory of the sunrise")
(a likeable beauty; "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"- T.N. Carver)
(physical beauty (especially of a woman))
(alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal))
(the quality of being good looking and attractive)
(the quality of being appealing in a delicate or graceful way (of a girl or young woman))
(the quality of having regular well-defined features (especially of a man))
(a personal attractiveness that enables you to influence others)
(the quality of having a well-rounded body)
(attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her")
(the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness")
(attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner; "he gets by largely on pure spiff")
(the capability of being easily associated or joined or connected in thought)
(the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him")
(a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; "an affinity for politics"; "the mysterious affinity between them"; "James's affinity with Sam")
(the power to entice or attract through personal charm)
(a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble")
(the capacity to attract and hold something)
(the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters))
(the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations")
(qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward)
(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")
(qualities that do not give pleasure to the senses)
(ugliness that is unpleasant to look at)
(ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion)
(strident color or excessive ornamentation)
(an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; "there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back"; "suffering from facial disfiguration")
(an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness")
(the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape)
(an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings)
(a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish")
(a blemish on the skin formed before birth)
(a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece)
(a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something)
(a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts; "there was a crack in the mirror")
(a fine crack in a glaze or other surface)
(an impression in a surface (as made by a blow))
(a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover")
(a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin)
(a burn mark left by a smoldering cigarette; "a cigarette burn on the edge of the table")
(a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek")
(a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain")
(a spot caused the staining with rust or ink)
(discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation)
(a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease)
(a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple)
((pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus)
(a benign growth (often with a rough surface))
(a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus)
(a small benign growth on the faces of hands of children)
(a wart occurring on the sole of the foot; "pressure causes plantar warts to develop a painful callus around the soft center")
(the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
(lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint")
(an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation)
(an ornate appearance; being elaborately decorated)
(elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century)
(the artistic style of ancient Greek art with its emphasis on proportion and harmony)
((architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans)
(the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base)
(the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls)
(the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves)
(a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order)
(a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft)
(fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century)
(an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive)
(a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison")
(a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly")
(coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.)
(a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain)
(a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine")
(the quality of clear water; "when she awoke the clarity was back in her eyes")
(passing light without diffusion or distortion)
(the quality of being clear and transparent)
(the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely)
(capability of providing a clear unobstructed view; "a windshield with good visibility")
(clarity of outline; "exercise had give his muscles superior definition")
(distinctness that makes perception easy)
(maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus")
(the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light)
(muddiness created by stirring up sediment or having foreign particles suspended)
(cloudiness resulting from haze or mist)
(the quality of being divisible; the capacity to be divided into parts or divided among a number of persons)
(the tendence to break into parts; "the fissipairty of religious sects")
(the quality of having a sharp edge or point)
(the quality of lacking a sharp edge or point)
(the property of being easy to see and understand)
(the property of being both obvious and offensive; "the blatancy of his attempt to whitewash the crime was unforgivable")
(the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly)
(the quality of being more noticeable than anything else; "the predomination of blues gave the painting a quiet tone")
(the quality of being not easily noticed)
(the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way)
(freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation")
(the quality of requiring little effort; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice")
(a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen)
(the quality of being free from errors or interruptions)
(the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb")
(the quality of requiring deliberate effort)
(the quality of requiring extended effort)
(something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters")
(the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness")
(the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew")
(trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano")
(an inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something)
(capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination)
(compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence")
(conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety; "it was performed with justness and beauty")
(the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate)
(the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination)
(an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings")
(the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate)
(incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated")
(admission of your own ignorance and willingness to learn while exposing someone's inconsistencies by close questioning)
(the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose; "an important requirement is suitability for long trips")
(the suitability of land for cultivation)
(the quality of being specially suitable)
(pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression))
(appropriateness; "the phrase had considerable aptness")
(the appropriate or desirable thing; "this car could be just the ticket for a small family")
(the condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position")
(an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree"; "she has the makings of fine musician")
(the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan")
(the quality of being insurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company))
(the quality or state of being ineligible)
(the quality of being uninsurable; the conditions under which an insurance company will refuse to issue insurance to an applicant (based on standards set by the insurance company))
(the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan")
(the quality of being at hand when needed)
(availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew")
(suitability for the passage of a ship or aircraft)
(suitability for spinning or capability of being spun (used of textile fibers))
(the quality of having the wrong properties for a specific purpose)
(in appropriateness; "greater inaptness of expression would be hard to imagine")
(the quality of not being particularly suitable)
(inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression))
(the condition of not being suitable; "the judges agreed on his unfitness for the appointment")
(unfitness that bars you from participation)
(the quality of not being useful or convenient)
(the quality of not being unavailable when needed)
(the quality of occurring at an inconvenient time)
((anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos")
((anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group)
(an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)
(the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized; "it is the nature of fire to burn"; "the true nature of jealousy")
(the quality of being human; "he feared the speedy decline of all manhood")
(a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance")
(an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing)
(a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm")
(a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; "that place gave me bad vibrations")
(a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber")
(the quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine")
(the quality of excelling; possessing good qualities in high degree)
(splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture")
(a quality characterized by magnificence of scale; "the expansiveness of their extravagant life style was soon curtailed")
(the property of being ingenious; "a plot of great ingenuity"; "the cleverness of its design")
(the quality of being poorly made or maintained; "she was unrecognizable because of the poorness of the photography")
(not the highest rank in a classification)
(an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie")
(a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points")
(a characteristic of something that is up for sale that makes it attractive to potential customers)
(a distinctive characteristic or attribute)
(the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather")
(the quality of being reversible in either direction)
(the quality of being changeable and variable)
(the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses)
(the quality of being subject to variation)
(the condition or result of being changed)
(the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange)
((geometry) the interchangeability of the roles of points and planes in the theorems of projective geometry)
(the quality of being transferable or exchangeable; "sterling transferability affords a means of multilateral settlement for....trade between nondollar countries")
(the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction))
(the quality of not being exchangeable; "the inconvertibility of their currency made international trade impossible")
(exchangeability by virtue of being replaceable)
(being in cash or easily convertible to cash; debt paying ability)
(advancement toward better conditions or policies or methods)
(the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged)
(the quality of being absolute; "the absoluteness of the Pope's decree could not be challenged")
(the quality of being free from change or variation)
(the quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed)
(constancy of tone or pitch or inflection)
(the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed))
(the quality of being resistant to variation)
(characterized by an absence of variation)
(the quality of wearisome constancy and lack of variety; "he had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work"; "he hated the sameness of the food the college served")
(the quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her")
(the quality of being incapable of exchange or interchange)
(the quality of being not interchangeable)
(the quality of being capable of mutation)
(mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another))
(the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species")
(incapability of being altered in disposition or habits; "the incurability of his optimism")
(the quality of being timeless and eternal)
(the quality of being alike; "sameness of purpose kept them together")
(the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known)
(exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests")
(the quality of being identical with itself)
(the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity))
((biology) similarity because of common evolution)
(the quality of being similar or corresponding in position or value or structure or function)
((biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure)
(similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness")
(similarity by virtue of correspondence)
(the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom))
(the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; "there is a remarkable homogeneity between the two companies")
(a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts)
(a close approximation; "the nearest approach to genius")
(an approximate definition or example; "she wore a sort of magenta dress"; "she served a creamy sort of dessert thing")
(something having the property of being analogous to something else)
(a likeness in which left and right are reversed)
(qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare")
(similarity in appearance or external or superficial details)
(inherent resemblance between persons or things)
(the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status)
(essential equality and interchangeability)
(equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.))
(the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock")
(a quality that differentiates between similar things)
(distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus))
(a distinguishing difference; "he learned the distinction between gold and lead")
(a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion")
(a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits)
((biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts)
(dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness)
(the quality of being diverse and interesting)
(the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind)
(noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing")
(the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirable")
(the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts)
(a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic")
(lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor")
(inequality or difference in some respect)
(a disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected")
(a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs")
(an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy")
(something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty")
(an absolute certainty; "it's a dead cert")
(the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade)
(the quality of being predictable with great confidence)
(the quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death")
(the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt)
(the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about)
(capability of being demonstrated or logically proved)
(the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being acknowledged or assumed)
(the probability of a specified outcome)
(being unsettled or in doubt; "the uncertainty of the outcome")
(something that is a sure to occur; a foregone conclusion; "predicting his success was a slam dunk")
(uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise")
(the quality of being vague and poorly defined)
(the improbability of a specified outcome)
(the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance)
(the quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination")
(the quality of being concrete (not abstract))
(the quality of being perceivable by touch)
(adhereing to the concrete construal of something)
(the quality of being physical; consisting of matter)
(the quality of being substantial or having substance)
(the quality of not being physical; not consisting of matter)
(something with no concrete substance; "his dreams all turned to smoke"; "it was just smoke and mirrors")
(the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object)
(the quality possessed by something that is real)
(the quality possessed by something that is unreal)
(the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance; "the particularity of human situations")
(the quality of being specific rather than general; "add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion"; "the specificity of the symptoms of the disease")
(the quality of being specific to a particular organism; "host specificity of a parasite")
(the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality")
(the quality of being one of a kind; "that singularity distinguished him from all his companions")
(a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual)
(the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability)
(a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group)
(the quality of filling or spreading throughout; "the pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways")
(the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread; "he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future")
(general acceptance or use; "the currency of ideas")
(the quality of being universal; existing everywhere)
(the quality of being complete and indiscriminate; "the totality of war and its consequences"; "the all-embracing totality of the state")
(the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal")
(the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers")
(something that is felt to resemble a tapestry in its complexity; "the tapestry of European history")
(the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate; "he was famous for the regularity of his habits")
(the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node)
(the quality of appreciating method and system)
(an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here")
(a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying)
(the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure)
(a quality of uniformity and lack of variation)
(the quality of being steady--regular and unvarying)
(not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals)
(the quality of being spasmodic and irregular)
(the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping)
(the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations")
(the twinkling of the stars caused when changes in the density of the earth's atmosphere produce uneven refraction of starlight)
(the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan)
(an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions)
(the quality of moving or acting in spasms)
(a quality of variability and lack of uniformity)
(something irregular like a bump or crack in a smooth surface)
(variability attributable to individual differences)
(the quality of being unsteady--varying and irregular)
(ability to move spontaneously and independently)
(the quality of being movable; capable of being moved or rearranged)
(the quality of being controllable by skilled movements of the hands)
(movement or space for movement; "there was too much play in the steering wheel")
(the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active; "the restlessness of the wind")
((of a sailing vessel) the quality of being able to sail close to the wind with little drift to the leeward (even in a stiff wind); "the Spanish ships had superior speed and weatherliness")
(a jerky back and forth kind of mobility; "he walked with the wiggliness of a child on high heels")
(the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope")
(the quality of not being steady or securely fixed in place)
(the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute)
(the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime")
(the quality of being light enough to be carried)
(no capable of being moved or rearranged)
(the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree")
(the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place)
(something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite")
(the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand")
(the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast)
(the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day")
(pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age")
(pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach")
(the quality of giving displeasure; "the recent unpleasantness of the weather")
(the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant)
(the quality of being sharply disagreeable)
(the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone)
(the quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound")
(the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions)
(unpleasant nastiness; used especially of nasty weather)
(the quality of being believable or trustworthy)
(informal usage attributing authenticity)
(the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person; "he questioned the tenability of my claims")
(credibility among young fashionable urban individuals)
(the quality of being consistent with or based on logic)
((logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another)
((logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system)
(the quality of being natural or based on natural principles; "he accepted the naturalness of death"; "the spontaneous naturalness of his manner")
(not affected; a personal manner that is not consciously constrained)
(a quality of naturalness and simplicity; "the simple sincerity of folk songs")
(the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter")
(freedom from constraint or embarrassment; "I am never at ease with strangers")
(the quality of being natural and without pretensions)
(the quality of being brought into conformity with nature)
(the quality of being unnatural or not based on natural principles)
(the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others))
(affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me")
(the affectation of being demure in a provocative way)
(the quality of being fastidious or excessively refined)
(the quality of being produced by people and not occurring naturally)
(the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth))
(pretentious or showy or vulgar display)
(the quality of being attributed to power that seems to violate or go beyond natural forces)
(the quality of being beneficial and generally good for you)
(the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth)
(the quality of being salubrious and invigorating)
(the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you)
(the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters)
(the quality of rotting and becoming putrid)
(the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating)
(the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement)
(the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule")
(satisfactoriness by virtue of conforming to approved standards)
(acceptability by virtue of being admissible)
(admissibility as a consequence of being permitted)
(the quality of being adequate or suitable)
(unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being inadequate)
(unsatisfactoriness by virtue of not conforming to approved standards)
(unacceptability as a consequence of not being admissible)
(inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted)
(ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding)
(ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising)
(expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common)
(ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace)
(commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting)
(commonness by virtue of not being unusual)
(usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known)
(the quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered)
(extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected; "the unexpectedness of the warm welcome")
(extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and uncommon)
(uncommonness by virtue of being unusual)
(unusualness as a consequence of not being well known)
(strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear)
(marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal)
(strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual)
(strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness")
(eccentricity that is not easily explained)
(an ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties; "ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations")
(the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner")
(the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt")
(the quality of belonging to or being connected with a certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin)
(nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place))
(the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else))
(originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel)
(unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional)
(unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values)
(the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion))
(orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional)
(strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings)
(the quality of not conforming to fact or truth)
(the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances)
(the quality of nearness to the truth or the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account")
((mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy")
(the quality of being exact; "he demanded exactness in all details"; "a man of great exactitude")
(the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance; "he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton"; "note the meticulous precision of his measurements")
(exactness of adjustment; "I marveled at the trueness of his aim")
(accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal)
(the quality of being inaccurate and having errors)
((Christianity) exemption from error; "biblical inerrancy")
(fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err)
(belief of the Roman Catholic Church that God protects the Pope from error when he speaks about faith or morality)
((Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with Papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church")
(unreliability attributable to being unstable)
(the quality of being unreproducible; "he could not explain the irreproducibility of the results of his experiment")
(a distinguishing quality; "it has the distinction of being the cheapest restaurant in town")
(the quality or state of having merit or value)
(the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance); "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded")
(the quality of being worthy of being quoted)
((of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road)
(the quality of being bad by virtue of lacking merit or value)
(unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values)
(unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor)
(disgracefulness that offends public morality)
(the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies")
(the quality of being popular; "skiing is hot stuff in New Hampshire")
(the quality of lacking general approval or acceptance)
(lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute)
(the quality of having legal force or effectiveness)
((of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect")
(lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law)
(the quality of strictly conforming to law)
(unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute)
(illogicality as a consequence of having a conclusion that does not follow from the premisses)
(result of a fallacy or error in reasoning)
(the quality of failing to conform to law)
(illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law)
((international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure)
(unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law)
(the quality of not conforming strictly to law)
(the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization")
(a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
(distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer")
(the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features")
(elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression)
(elegance by virtue of being fashionable)
(stylishness as evidenced by a smart appearance)
(the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand)
(brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement")
(ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses")
(elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class")
(the quality of lacking refinement and good taste)
(the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment))
(a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing)
(the quality of lacking taste and refinement)
(an unpolished unrefined quality; "the crudeness of frontier dwellings depressed her")
(inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor)
(lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity)
(inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste)
(tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar)
(the quality of comprehensible language or thought)
(writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read)
(the quality of language that is comprehensible)
(the quality of written language that makes it easy to read and understand)
(the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion))
(free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)
(having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases)
(maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion")
(logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts)
(clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous)
(clarity achieved by the avoidance of ambiguity)
(clarity as a consequence of being explicit)
(the quality of being impossible to investigate; "the inscrutability of the future")
(writing (print or handwriting) that cannot be deciphered)
(incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand)
(incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say")
(incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning)
(the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand)
(incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible)
(incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear)
(the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness")
(vagueness attributable to being not clearly defined)
(unclearness by virtue of not being explicit)
(inexplicitness as a consequence of being implied or indirect)
(unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning)
(the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings)
(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 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")
(uprightness as a consequence of being honorable and honest)
(righteousness by virtue of being pious)
(exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal)
(piety by virtue of being a godly person)
(failure to adhere to moral principles; "forgave us our sins and cleansed us of all unrighteousness")
(the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature)
(unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god)
(impiety characterized by lack of devotion to duty)
(impiety by virtue of not being a godly person)
(the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals))
(a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband")
(the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it)
(mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant)
(the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others)
(the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane)
(cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder)
(inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving)
(mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity)
(mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit")
(the trait of being willing to give your money or time)
(generosity as manifested by practicing charity (as for the poor or unfortunate))
(generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely)
(the quality of being kind and generous)
(the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament)
(liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit)
(the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others; "rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins")
(the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others)
(a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)
(lack of generosity in trifling matters)
(a disposition to be niggardly with money)
(a disposition not to be liberal (generous) with money)
(stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others)
(an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts); "the greediness of lawyers")
(attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means))
(an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself)
(taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others)
(the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers")
(the trait of being active and energetic and forceful; "a man of action")
(readiness to embark on bold new ventures)
(enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy")
(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")
(the quality of being bold and enterprising)
(an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight")
(the trait of being scrappy and pugnacious)
(aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation)
(impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty")
(aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; "he had the audacity to question my decision")
(audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; "he despised them for their presumptuousness")
(assumption of airs beyond one's station)
(conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim")
(fairness in treating people without prejudice)
(fairness in following the rules of the game)
(injustice by virtue of not being equitable)
(the use of dubious (although not technically illegal) methods to win a game)
(the quality of being warm-hearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic)
(an inclination to do kind or charitable acts)
(a kindly and lenient attitude toward people)
(the quality of being kind or helpful or generous)
((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")
(tender kindness motivated by a feeling of affection)
(kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings")
(friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition)
(consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offence)
(subtly skillful handling of a situation)
(malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty)
(quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will)
(the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment)
(sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations")
(excessive sensitivity to criticism; "his defensiveness was manifested in hurt silence"; "the fear of being sued for malpractice has magnified physicians' defensiveness")
(defensiveness resulting from repeated attacks; "after so many suicide bombings the Israelis have to resist developing a bunker mentality")
(the quality of insight and sympathetic understanding)
(the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment)
(the quality of being crass--devoid of refinement)
(insensitivity to the appropriateness or subtlety of language; "he has a tin ear for dialogue")
(the lack of insight and sympathetic understanding)
(the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance)
(the quality of being deliberately mean)
(the quality of failing to be considerate of others)
(the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman")
(the quality or nature of being harmful or evil)
(concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct)
(the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong)
((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence and justice and fortitude and temperance) derived from nature)
(according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith and hope and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues)
(conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience")
(the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience)
(the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience)
(moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people")
(the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived)
(morality with respect to sexual relations)
(anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim")
(the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction")
(moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity")
(moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable")
(the quality of being lewd and lascivious)
(the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world")
(the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best")
(being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof)
(the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior)
(deliberately deviating from what is good)
(departure from what is ethically acceptable)
(lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain)
(prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward)
(the practice of being unjust or unfair)
(that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law; "he feels that you are in the wrong")
(the quality of being divine; "ancient Egyptians believed in the divinity of the Pharaohs")
((figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable; "every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System")
(profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege)
(a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger of pain without showing fear)
(the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball")
(the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor")
(the trait of having a courageous spirit)
(fearless self-possession in the face of danger)
(the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger; "the proposal required great boldness")
(boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior)
(behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame)
(the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury)
(the trait of lacking boldness and courage)
(fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities)
(the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury)
(the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work")
(the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
(control of your emotions; "this kind of tension is not good for my nerves")
(self-control in a crisis; ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency)
(resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)
(the trait of being intransigent; stubbornly refusing to compromise)
(resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible)
(the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose; "a man of unusual decisiveness")
(the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose")
(persevering determination to perform a task; "his diligence won him quick promotions"; "frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues")
(great and constant diligence and attention)
(the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the intentness of his gaze")
(the quality of concentrating on one central objective; "his singleness of purpose")
(the quality of constantly diligent and attentive)
(the trait of being irresolute; lacking firmness of purpose)
(the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away")
(the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose; "the king's incurable indecisiveness caused turmoil in his court")
(the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity")
(without hypocrisy; "the singleness of his motives could not be questioned")
(the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical)
(insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have)
(the quality of being hypocritically devout)
(the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor)
(the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor")
(conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence)
(the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct)
(elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued)
(nobility in thought or feeling or style)
(honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation)
(the quality of being polite and respectable)
(the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
(having honest intentions; "he acted in good faith"; "doubt was expressed as to the good faith of the immigrants")
(ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit)
(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")
(the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears")
(the quality of not deserving honor or respect)
(the quality of unscrupulous dishonesty)
(dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation)
(an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument")
(the quality of being deceitful and underhanded)
(the quality of being a slippery rascal)
(the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor)
(the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage)
(drafty artfulness (especially in deception))
(faithfulness in personal attachment (especially sexual fidelity))
(loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty)
(the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign))
(love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it)
(loyalty to the interests of a particular region)
(loyalty to the USA and its institutions)
(unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous)
(disloyalty to the government or to established authority; "the widespread disaffection of the troops")
(disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior)
(the quality of being designed to entrap)
(the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or disillusionment)
(tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived)
(a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity")
(the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops")
(the trait of practicing self discipline)
(the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures))
(asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience)
(monasticism characterized by solitude in which the social dimension of life is sacrificed to the primacy of religious experience)
(the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol))
(the exercise of self constraint in sexual matters)
(discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
(exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate")
(self-restraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief); "the British like to keep a stiff upper lip")
(moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs)
(voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge)
(an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion)
(an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires)
(indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures)
(the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon")
(the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards)
(the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure")
(an exaggerated opinion of your own importance)
(an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance)
(overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors)
(the trait of being imperious and overbearing)
(the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior)
(displaying a sense of being better than others; "he hated the white man's superiority and condescension")
(the trait of condescending to those of lower social status)
(tendency to associate with only a select group)
(a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue")
(a disposition to be patient and long suffering)
(the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute disposition)
(the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight)
(the trait of forming opinions by distinguishing and evaluating)
(wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge; "his knowledgeability impressed me"; "his dullness was due to lack of initiation")
(wisdom in the management of public affairs)
(the trait of judging wisely and objectively; "a man of discernment")
(the trait of being circumspect and prudent)
(the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
(a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior")
(the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions)
(judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices)
(judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts)
(the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources)
(providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future)
(extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily)
(frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; "the Scots are famous for their economy")
(a lack of caution in practical affairs)
(the trait of acting rashly and without prudence)
(a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources)
(the trait of wasting resources; "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities")
(the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity")
(being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage")
(the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style; "neatness and fastidiousness of dress")
(an uncleanliness characteristic of peasants)
(untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance))
((behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people)
(social deportment; "he has the manners of a pig")
(conduct as a citizen; "award for good citizenship")
(flamboyantly reckless and boastful behavior)
(appropriate conduct; doing the right thing)
(behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time; "it is not good form to brag about winning")
(avoidance of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult people who are socially disadvantaged or discriminated against)
(the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum)
(a sense of propriety and consideration for others)
(the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality)
(lack of conformity to social expectations)
(the use of expressions or actions that can be perceived to exclude or marginalize or insult groups who are socially disadvantaged or discriminted against)
(the trait of being indelicate and offensive)
(behavior or language bordering on indelicacy)
(the trait of behaving in an obscene manner)
(steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity")
(great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool")
(a disposition free from stress or emotion)
(a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure)
(a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset)
(capable of being managed or controlled)
(the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable)
(the attribute of having been domesticated)
(the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.)
(submission to others or to outside influences)
(the quality of obedient submissiveness)
(the trait of being hard to influence or control)
(intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude)
(the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
(likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly)
(the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome)
(mean-spirited disagreeable contrariness)
(the trait of indulging in disreputable pranks)
(formality in bearing and appearance; "he behaved with great dignity")
(manner or conduct of a physician in the presence of a patient)
(a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies)
(a elaborate manner of doing something; "she served coffee with great stateliness")
(a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously)
(a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage)
(excellence of manners or social conduct)
(courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy")
(the manner of a rude or insensitive person)
(a discourteous manner that ignores accepted social usage)
(an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or refinement; "the whole town was famous for its crudeness")
(a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous)
(the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
((Yiddish) unbelievable gall; insolence; audacity)
(a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class; "a study of the physical properties of atomic particles")
(the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects)
((physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions)
(the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions)
(any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions)
(the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections)
(trueness of course toward a goal; "rivaling a hawk in directness of aim")
(the quality of being direct and straightforward; "what some people take for rudeness is really straightforwardness")
(lack of an intervening or mediating agency; "the immediacy of television coverage")
(having the characteristic of lacking a true course toward a goal)
(a quality characterized by indirect reference)
(the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly)
(a rural characteristic or trait; "a place with the rurality of a turnip field")
(a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness")
((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)
(any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge")
(personal characteristics that are inherited at birth)
(a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background")
(a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child")
(properties acquired during a person's formative years)
(the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement")
(the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child)
((genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents)
(inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)
((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))
(hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring)
(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)
(properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins")
(descent from parents both of one pure breed)
(how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age")
(age measured by the time (years and months) that something or someone has existed; "his chronological age was 71 years")
(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)
(a measure of a child's development (in body size or motor skill or psychological function) expressed in terms of age norms)
(the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization)
(the level of intellectual development as measured by an intelligence test)
(the property of being out of date and not current)
(the property of being no longer fashionable)
(the quality of being quaint and old-fashioned; "she liked the old cottage; its quaintness was appealing")
(great age (especially gray or white with age))
(the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated; "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him")
(a pleasing firmness and freshness; "crispness of new dollar bills"; "crispness of fresh lettuce")
(the property of having happened or appeared not long ago)
(the property characteristic of old age)
(having lost purity and freshness as a consequence of aging)
(the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy)
(the freshness and vitality characteristic of a young person)
(how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion")
(the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom")
(the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content)
(a manner of dealing with something artistically; "his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture")
(the manner in which fabric hangs or falls; "she adjusted the drape of her skirt")
(the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat")
(a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility")
(a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)
(a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot")
(a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites)
(a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities)
(the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here")
(a distinguishing style; "this room needs a woman's touch")
(the property of appealing to people in general (usually by appearing to have qualities in common with them))
(a way of doing or being; "in no wise"; "in this wise")
(the way a garment hangs; "he adjusted the hang of his coat")
(the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule")
((computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software")
((computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the cpu chip)
((computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform)
(the cellular composition of a bodily structure)
(the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society")
(the way in which someone or something is composed)
(what an organism looks like as a consequence of its genotype; two organisms with the same phenotype can have different genotypes)
(the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism)
(the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake")
(resistance of a liquid to sheer forces (and hence to flow))
(a property resembling or being covered with slime)
(the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition)
(the property of being cohesive and sticky)
(the property of having a viscosity like jelly)
(a property midway between a solid and a liquid)
(the property of having the thickness of heavy cream)
(a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup")
(the property of resembling the viscosity of water)
(the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale)
(the property of being unyielding to the touch)
(the property of giving little resistance to pressure)
(the property of being able to occupy less space)
(the consistency of something that breaks under pressure)
(having or breaking into thin crisp flakes)
(a consistency of something that does not break under pressure)
(the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
(the property of something that can be pervaded by a liquid (as by osmosis or diffusion))
(the permeability of something that can be penetrated by a liquid)
(the ratio of the density of something to the density of a standard)
(the density of a substance relative to the density of water)
(the density of a gas relative to the density of hydrogen)
(a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere")
(the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid)
(the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil")
(holding urine in the urinary bladder; "he has a problem with urinary retention")
(a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing; "a swelling with a disposition to rupture")
(a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread")
(a disposition in advance to react in a particular way)
(being disposed to do something; "accident proneness")
(a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education")
(a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink")
((chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond)
((cytology) the capacity of cells or cell parts to stain specifically with certain dyes)
(the tendency of cells to stain with basic dyes; "cytoplasmic basophilia")
(an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires")
(strong desire for something (not food or drink); "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection")
(excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves)
(excessive desire to possess or dominate)
(preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books)
(the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired)
(the feel of mechanical action; "this piano has a wonderful touch")
(the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture")
(a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch)
(a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller")
(having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach")
(a texture that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven)
(looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth))
(soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design)
(the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions)
(the quality of being composed of relatively large particles)
(roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs)
(the texture of a surface that has many bumps)
(the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality)
(the direction or texture of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric; "saw the board across the grain")
(the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark")
(an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint)
(the lightness of a sunny day when there are no clouds in the sky)
(the location of a visual perception along the black-to-white continuum)
(great brightness; "a glare of sunlight"; "the flowers were a blaze of color")
(brightness enough to blind partially and temporarily)
(the quality of glittering or sparkling brightly)
(brightness and animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye")
(the visual property of something having a milky brightness)
(the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light)
(the strength of a radio wave picked up by a radio telescope)
(the visual property of something that shines with reflected light)
(the property of being smooth and shiny)
(the glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac)
(the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss)
(a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light")
(interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted grayish shades with flecks of color)
(the visual property of being without color)
(an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells)
(a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted")
(a color lacking hue; white or gray or black)
(the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white))
(the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black))
(the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; "a complete bleach usually requires several applications")
(a shade of white the color of bleached bones)
(a pure flat white with little reflectance)
(a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black)
(gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings)
(the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood)
(a red pigment used in paints; basic lead chromate)
(a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye)
(a variable color averaging a vivid red)
(a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta)
(a dark purplish red to dark brownish red)
(a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge)
(any of a range of colors between red and yellow)
(an orange color closer to red than to yellow)
(the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons)
(yellow pigment consisting of neutral lead chromate)
(a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge)
(a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair")
(yellow of low lightness with a brownish tinge)
(a moderate yellow-orange to orange color)
(a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white)
(the property of being green; resembling the color of growing grass)
(the property of a moderate green color resembling the waters of the sea)
(a color that is lighter and greener than olive)
(a shade of green tinged with blue; "they painted it a light shade of bluish green")
(a blue-green that is one of the primary pigments)
(a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green)
(the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue")
(a chromatic color between red and blue)
(a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum)
(a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino)
(a variable color averaging a deep pink)
(an orange of low brightness and saturation)
(a color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat")
(a reddish brown the color of polished copper)
(a reddish brown resembling the red soil used as body paint by American indians)
(a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red)
(a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation)
(the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength)
(chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue)
(either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or gray (in the case of pigments); "yellow and blue are complementaries")
(appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration")
(coloring of the hair; "her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold")
(coloration of living tissues by pigment)
(abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin)
(absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair)
(the property of having a naturally light complexion)
(unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress))
(a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color)
(coloration making an organism less visible or attractive to predators)
(conspicuous coloration or markings of an animal serving to warn off predators; "a skunk's aposematic coloration")
(coloring serving to as natural camouflage)
(coloring that conceals or disguises an animal's shape)
(relative darkness or lightness of a color; "I establish the colors and principal values by organizing the painting into three values--dark, medium...and light"-Joe Hing Lowe)
(any property detected by the olfactory system)
(the attribute of having a strong offensive smell)
(malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe)
(the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music")
(characterized by loud and constant noise)
(a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity")
((music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves; "singing in unison")
(the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech; "A shrill voice sounded behind us")
(the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet")
((poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night")
(the property of being suitable for singing)
(the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; "then another melodic line is added to the texture")
(the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained)
(the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
(the pitch used to tune instruments for concert performances; usually assigns 440 Hz to the A above middle C)
(a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches)
(the pitch range of the highest female voice)
(the pitch range of the highest male voice)
(pitch of the voice; "he spoke in a low key")
(a pitch that is perceived as below other pitches)
(a low pitch that is loud and voluminous)
(the pitch range of the lowest female voice)
((linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones")
(the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch; "he cannot sing in tune"; "the clarinet was out of tune")
((music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops)
((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet")
(the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities)
(the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music")
(the property of a sound that has a rich and pleasing timbre)
(a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators)
(exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects))
(having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant)
(having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound)
(the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume")
((music) a gradual increase in loudness)
(a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency)
((music) a gradual decrease in loudness)
(the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music)
(rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time)
(a property appreciated via the sense of taste)
(the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored)
(a strong odor or taste property; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices")
(the property of containing salt (as a compound or in solution))
(the relative proportion of salt in a solution)
(the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste)
(extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali")
(the property of being acceptable to the mouth)
(the property of stimulating the appetite)
(the property of being unacceptable to the mouth)
(lacking any distinctive or interesting taste property)
(the property of being difficult to digest)
(the bodily attribute of being bipedal; having two feet; "bipedalism made the human form of birth possible")
(superior development of one side of the body)
(excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others")
(having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity")
(the bodily property of a protruding belly)
(the bodily property of being well rounded)
(the property of having a plump and round body)
(the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full bosomed)
(the property of having little body fat)
(extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease))
(the property of an attractively thin person)
(natural height of a person or animal in an upright position)
(the property of being taller than average stature)
(the property of being shorter than average stature)
(characteristic way of bearing one's body; "stood with good posture")
(manner of walking; "he had a funny walk")
(a stooping carriage in standing and walking)
(elegance and beauty of movement or expression)
(the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble)
(the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple)
(the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant)
(the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant)
(the property of moving with pain or difficulty; "he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck")
(processes and functions of an organism)
(a property having to do with the functioning of the body)
(having animal life as distinguished from plant life; "full of life")
(the property of being able to survive and grow; "the vitality of a seed")
(the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "gave sentience to slugs and newts"- Richard Eberhart)
(the inanimate property of something that has died)
(lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations)
(the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus")
(those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other)
(the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction))
(the genetically determined sex characteristics that are not functionally necessary for reproduction (pitch of the voice and body hair and musculature))
(the properties characteristic of the male sex)
(the property of being capable of copulation and procreation)
(the properties characteristic of the female sex)
(a property used to characterize physical objects)
(a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity)
(the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor)
((physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body)
((physics) a property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current)
(property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by a variation of current in the circuit itself)
(property whereby an electromotive force is induced in a circuit by variation of current in a neighboring circuit)
(the property of being dissoluble; "he measure the dissolubility of sugar in water")
(the physical property of being soft and drippy)
(the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped)
(the property of being bent or deflected)
(the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind)
(the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction)
(the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))
((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")
((thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work; "entropy increases as matter and energy in the universe degrade to an ultimate state of inert uniformity")
(entropy calculated from the probability that a state could be reached by chance alone)
(temperature measured on the absolute scale)
((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)
(the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism)
(the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins)
(the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air)
(the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid)
(the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "the brought to water to a boil")
(temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly")
(the normal temperature of room in which people live)
(temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours")
(body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything)
(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)
(the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor")
(the property of being moderately cold; "the chilliness of early morning")
(the quality of being cool; "the cool of early morning")
(the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house")
(a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin)
(the hotness of something heated until it turns white)
(quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog")
(distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye)
(the quality of not being perceivable by the eye)
(the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun")
(the luminous flux incident on a unit area)
(quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear)
(the quality of not being perceptible by the ear)
((physics) the resistance of a material to the establishment of a magnetic field in it)
(the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences; "a galvanometer of extreme sensitivity")
((electronics) a response depicting the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency)
(the physical property of being magnetic)
(the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed; "the waistband had lost its snap")
(the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit)
(the quality of a substance that is able to rebound)
(the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length)
(the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking)
(the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force)
(the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking)
(the malleability of something that can be drawing into wires or hammered into thin sheets)
(the property of being easily bent without breaking)
((golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club)
(the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls")
(the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend)
(the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending)
(the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field)
(the total mass of living matter in a given unit area)
(the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction)
((physics) the mass of a body as measured when the body is at rest relative to an observer, an inherent property of the body)
((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)
(the property possessed by a large mass)
((physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies)
((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)
((chemistry) the mass (in atomic mass units) of an isotope of an element)
((chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12)
((physics) the mass of a body regarded relativistically as energy)
((chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule)
(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)
(the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity)
(a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice))
(the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead")
(exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; "the least preponderance in either pan will unbalance the scale")
(the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket))
(the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood")
(the property of something weightless and insubstantial)
(the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities")
(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")
(the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength")
(the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart)
(the property of strong in constitution)
(the property of being strong and resolute)
(the property of something that is strongly built)
(the firmness and tone of healthy tissue; "his muscle firmness")
(the property being difficult or impossible to defeat)
(strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)
(fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it")
(the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance")
(patient endurance especially of pain or distress)
(staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs")
(patient endurance of pain or unhappiness)
(the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions)
(tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity")
(the property of being invulnerable; the property of being incapable of being hurt (physically or emotionally))
(the quality of being unaffected by something; "immunity to criticism")
(authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property)
(capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; "the toxin's potency"; "the strength of the drinks")
((chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent))
(valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share)
((biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate)
(physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man")
(main force of a blow etc; "bore the brunt of the attack")
(an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road")
(an exertion of force; "he plays tennis with great energy")
(intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism")
(high level or degree; the property of being intense)
(used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather)
(the quality of arousing fear or distress; "he learned the seriousness of his illness")
(intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights")
(the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs")
(the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence")
(the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume (expressed as moles/cubic meter))
(the concentration of a solution as determined by titration)
(the number of moles of hydrogen ions per cubic decimeter)
((chemistry) p(otential of) H(ydrogen); 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 acidic and less than 7 is basic))
(concentration measured by the number of moles of solute per liter of solvent)
(the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed")
(lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness))
(the quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne)
(the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction)
(the property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density)
(lack of vitality; "an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue")
(susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength)
(weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy)
(a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness)
(a vital part that is vulnerable to attack; "he always goes for the jugular")
(the quality of being weak or unprotected; "the soft underbelly of the Axis"- Winston Churchill)
(the property of being helpless in the face of attack)
(quality of being easily damaged or destroyed)
(vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure";)
(exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance))
(a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients")
(anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults")
(a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.); "crop rotation makes a balanced demand on the fertility of the soil"; "the manager had only four starting pitchers in his rotation")
(a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row")
(an unbroken chronological sequence; "the play had a long run on Broadway"; "the team enjoyed a brief run of victories")
(the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter")
(quality of coming early or earlier in time)
(quality of coming late or later in time)
(the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time)
(the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time)
(happening or existing or done at the same time)
(the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable")
(occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another)
(the property of partial coincidence in time)
(the quality of belonging to the same period of time)
(occurring together or simultaneously; "the two spoke in unison")
(the quality of being in or of the future)
(the quality of being the present; "a study of the pastness of the present and...of the presentness of the past"- R.E.Spiller)
(the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term")
(the quality of being current or of the present; "a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village")
(the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine)
(continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")
(duration of service; "her longevity as a star"; "had unusual longevity in the company")
(the consequence of being lengthened in duration)
(the property of being (or seeming to be) without end)
(the quality of something that continues without end or interruption)
(the property of being of short temporal extent)
(the attribute of being brief or fleeting)
(the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration)
(the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless))
(permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products")
(the property of a continuous and connected period of time)
(the property of being resistant to decay; "he advertised the imperishability of the product")
(the property of being extremely durable)
(the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations)
(the property of lasting only a short time)
(an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying)
(the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts))
(the property of lasting for a very short time)
(the tendency of a gas to expand or escape)
(the quality or state of being immortal)
((of living things) capable of normal growth and development)
(an electromagnetic wave frequency between audio and infrared)
(the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; "they could sense radiation in the infrared")
(a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed")
(the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated")
(a regular rate of repetition; "the cox raised the beat")
(rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot")
(the quickness of action or occurrence; "the immediacy of their response"; "the instancy of modern communication")
(the property of being prompt and efficient; "it was done with dispatch")
(the characteristic of doing things without delay)
(overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste")
(the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning)
(an increase in speed; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change")
(the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup")
(an unexpected acceleration or hastening; "he is responsible for the precipitation of his own demise")
(a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race")
((computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS)
(the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages)
(a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry)
(slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it)
(any property relating to or occupying space)
(the spatial property of having dimensions; "all matter has dimensionality")
(the property of having three dimensions)
(any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke")
(the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features)
((mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane)
(a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles)
(the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane)
(the property of symmetry about an axis; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry")
(an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern)
(the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle)
(the property of a microphone or antenna of being more sensitive in one direction than in another)
(the property of using one hand more than the other)
(the property of being equally skillful with each hand)
(the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball))
(the property of favoring one eye over the other (as in taking aim))
((dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed)
(the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right")
(the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient")
(the gradient of a slope or road or other surface; "the road had a steep grade")
(the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises)
(the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends)
(degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch")
(the property possessed by a slope that is very steep)
(the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual)
(the property possessed by a concave shape)
(the property possessed by a convex shape)
(the property possessed by a rounded convexity)
(the property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet")
(the property possessed by a shape that has angles)
((biology) a narrowing or constriction of a vessel or canal; especially a congenital narrowing of the aorta)
(the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone))
(the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point)
(the property of having only a dull point if any)
(the property of being shaped like a rectangle)
(the quality of lying or intersecting at right angles)
(the quality of being at right angles to a given line or plane (especially the plane of the horizon))
(the property of being shaped like a square)
(the property of being shaped like a triangle)
(the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)
(the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular)
(the roundness of a 3-dimensional object)
(the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder)
(the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure)
(the quality of having the same center (as circles inside one another))
(a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path)
(freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles)
(having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles)
(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")
(the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; "the arrangement of the furniture"; "the placement of the chairs")
((architecture) the arrangement of columns (especially freestanding columns) in a structure)
(the spatial property of the position from which something is observed)
(the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art")
(the arrangement of windows in a building)
(harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design); "in all perfectly beautiful objects there is found the opposition of one part to another and a reciprocal balance"- John Ruskin)
(the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines)
(proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true")
(the spatial property of things that are not properly aligned)
(the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs")
(the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque)
(the property of being marginal or on the fringes)
(the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head)
(the quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end)
(the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world")
(the quality or state of being inward or internal; "the inwardness of the body's organs")
(the quality of being parallel to the horizon; "houses with a pronounced horizontality")
(position at right angles to the horizon)
(position or arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender")
(classical position of the body and especially the feet in ballet)
(the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot")
(a position lying on your back with knees bent and thighs apart; assumed for vaginal or rectal examination)
(a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga)
(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)
(a posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes)
((obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; "Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations")
(abnormal position of a part or organ (especially at the time of birth))
(position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose)
((Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of Yoga))
(a posture of defence in boxing or fencing; "keep your guard up")
(an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about)
(the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)
(a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review; "the troops stood at attention")
(the property of being upright in posture)
(the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them)
((sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest)
(without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies")
(the openness (lack of obstruction) of a bodily passage or duct)
(the property created by the space between two objects or points)
(the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways")
(a distance; "it is down the road a piece")
(the arithmetic mean of the maximum and minimum distances of a celestial body (satellite or secondary star) from its primary)
(distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it's a far cry from here")
(the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action")
(the attribute of being so near as to be touching)
(the distance (measured in the direction of propagation) between two points in the same phase in consecutive cycles of a wave)
(the distance in front of a lens that is focused at infinity beyond which all objects are well defined and clear)
(the distance leaped (or to be leaped); "a leap of 10 feet")
((ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; "a dancer of exceptional elevation")
(the distance or interval between two points)
(the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle)
(the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume)
((linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts)
(the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture))
(the property of being diffused or dispersed)
(the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region)
(a haphazard distribution in all directions)
(the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume)
(the spatial property of being crowded together)
(a measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medium)
((physics) the number of flux changes per unit area)
(the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning")
(the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them)
(degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";)
(the distance that something can be thrown; "it is just a stone's throw from here")
(the property of relative size or extent; "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion")
((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)
(magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions")
(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")
((communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome; "the signal contained thousands of bits of information")
(a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; "what is the probability of rain?"; "we have a good chance of winning")
(the probability that an event will occur given that oneor more other events have occurred)
((physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns)
((geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time; "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling")
(the probability of two events occurring together)
(the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent)
(the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred)
(the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height))
(a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate degree of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree")
(the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn")
(degree of psychological or intellectual depth)
(intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence")
(lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling)
(a kind of fluent easy superficiality; "the glibness of a high-pressure salesman")
(pretentious superficiality of knowledge)
(the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe")
(a garment size for a very large person)
(a clothing measurement; "a number 13 shoe")
(the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves)
(an unusual garment size (especially one that is very large))
(a garment size for short or slender women)
(the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves)
(a garment size for persons of average height and weight)
(a garment size for a large or heavy person)
(a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high")
(a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low")
(the furthest or highest degree of something; "he carried it to extremes")
(the amplitude level of the desired signal)
(the amplitude level of the undesired background noise)
(the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog")
(a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area")
(the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports")
(greatness of quantity or measure or extent)
(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")
(the intensity level that is just barely perceptible)
(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)
(the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow)
(luminous intensity measured in candelas)
((acoustics) the pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a sound wave)
(the size of something as given by the distance around it)
(the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread")
(the length of the closed curve of a circle)
(the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference)
(the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere)
(the apparent radius of a celestial body when viewed as a disc from the earth)
(the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve)
(the radius of the circle of curvature; the absolute value of the reciprocal of the curvature of a curve at a given point)
(the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature)
(the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width)
(bore-to-projectile difference in diameter)
(relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width; "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope")
(the property of having a relatively great size)
(the property of impressive largeness in size; "he admired the ampleness of its proportions")
(vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task")
(spatial largeness (especially inside a building))
(the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air)
(the number of people that can be seated in a vehicle or auditorium or stadium etc.)
(the property of having a relatively small size)
(the property of being very small in size)
(how much of something is available; "an adequate amount of food for four people")
(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")
(an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition")
(the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare")
(the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input)
(something added to complete or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner")
(the amount by which something decreases)
(increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance)
(the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike")
(an increase in cost; "they asked for a 10% rise in rates")
(a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency))
(the amount by which taxes are increased; "a tax increase of 15 percent")
(a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity")
((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")
(a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; "market runups are invariably followed by a correction")
(a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing)
(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")
(the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise")
(the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence")
(the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger")
(lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits")
(the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot)
(the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required)
(temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise)
(the property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness)
(the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance")
(a full supply; "there was plenty of food for everyone")
(the property of being extremely abundant)
(the quality of profuse abundance; "she has a wealth of talent")
(the property of being lush and abundant)
(a profusion of growth on or over something else)
(lush greenness of flourishing vegetation)
(quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes)
(moderation in expectations; "without greater reasonableness by both parties we will never settle this matter!")
(the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation)
(immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits)
(the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth; "we were surprised by the extravagance of his description")
(something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity)
(a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email")
(the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall)
(an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints")
(extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches")
(the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded; "the use of industrial robots created redundancy among workers")
(someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded)
(the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand")
(a superiority in numbers or amount; "there is a preponderance of Blacks in our prisons")
(a very large number (especially of people))
(the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part; "the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished")
(being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts; "when the vote was taken they were in the minority"; "he held a minority position")
(the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent")
(the extent to which something is covered; "the dictionary's coverage of standard English is excellent")
(the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc))
(the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability")
(a narrow boundary; "he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity")
(a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating)
(the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost")
(the limit beyond which something happens or changes; "on the verge of tears"; "on the brink of bankruptcy")
(an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power")
(near to the scope or range of something; "his answer wasn't even in the right ballpark")
(a bounded scope; "he stayed with the confines of the city")
(the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness))
(quality of being international in scope; "he applauded the internationality of scientific terminology")
((music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments)
(the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing; the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head)
(a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register)
(the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing)
(scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction)
(the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; "It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge")
(a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains")
(a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions")
(broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities)
(the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art)
(the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area")
(an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on")
(the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches")
(the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet")
(size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points")
(a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy)
(the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train)
(distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes")
(the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere)
(linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil)
(distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended)
(distance measured in the aggregate number of yards; "what is the yardage of this golf course?")
(distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away")
(distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); "there was snow at the higher elevations")
(elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface; "the altitude gave her a headache")
(height above ground; "the water reached ankle level"; "the pictures were at the same level")
(the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade")
(the level of the surface of a body of water)
(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)
((meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds)
(maximum altitude at which a plane can fly (under specified conditions))
(the maximum altitude at which an airplane can maintain horizontal flight)
(altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate)
(the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words")
(amount or degree or range to which something extends; "the wire has an extension of 50 feet")
(the property of being of short spatial extent)
(the temporal property of being cut short)
(the temporal property of being very short)
(extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet")
(the quality of being physically deep; "the profundity of the mine was almost a mile")
(the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded))
(the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target))
(a measure of the depth of water taken by sounding)
(the property of being very deep; without limit)
(the quality of lacking physical depth; "take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive")
(shallowness in terms of affecting only surface layers of something; "he ignored the wound because of its superficiality")
(the extent of something from side to side)
(the property of being wide; having great width)
(the property of being narrow; having little width)
(the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair")
(the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top)
(the condition of being low; lacking height)
(the property of being truncated or short)
(the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it)
(the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful)
(the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world")
(any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit")
(the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did")
(value sufficient to repay time or effort spent)
(having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful; "the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness")
(worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual)
(having none of the properties that endow something with value)
(the quality of being cheaply imitative of something better)
(something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks")
(the quality of being valueless or futile; "he rejected the vanities of the world")
(the positive quality of being precious and beyond value)
(something likened to the metal in brightness or preciousness or superiority etc.; "the child was as good as gold"; "she has a heart of gold")
(the high value or worth of something; "her price is far above rubies")
(the quality of being worthy of desiring)
(the quality possessed by something that should be avoided)
(that which is good or valuable or useful; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization")
(something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good")
(benefit resulting from some event or action; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity")
(a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest")
(for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf")
(the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two")
(most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances)
(one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters")
(that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good")
(something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse")
(that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare)
((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)
(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")
(total cost for all units bought (or produced) divided by the number of units)
(the increase or decrease in costs as a result of one more or one less unit of output)
(the quality possessed by something with a great price or value)
(the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive)
(the property of being moderate in price; "the store is famous for the reasonableness of its prices")
(the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
(the property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil")
(the quality of being productive or having the power to produce)
(less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland")
(the quality of lacking the power to produce)
(detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power)
(what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?")
(the purpose that justifies a thing's existence)
(the property of providing useful assistance)
(a means of serving; "of no avail"; "there's no help for it")
(a particular service; "he put his knowledge to good use"; "patrons have their uses")
(the quality of being able to provide good service)
(the quality of being instrumental for some purpose)
(the quality of having no practical use)
(uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result)
(the quality of being without practical use)
(concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities)
(capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality")
(capable of become practical and useful)
(the quality of showing good sense or practical judgment)
(the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth)
(concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use)
(impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are)
(impractical romantic ideals and attitudes)
(quixotic (romantic and impractical) behavior)
(the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually)
(the quality of having great facility and competence)
(lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications)
(a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource")
(a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas")
(something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying")
(refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow")
(the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation; "a man of great resourcefulness")
(a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities; "to have resource against loneliness")
(the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me")
(an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor")
(strategic advantage; power to act effectively; "relatively small groups can sometimes exert immense political leverage")
(leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations)
(advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning)
(the advantage of playing on your home court in front of fans who are rooting for you)
(an advantage held by a competitor in a race; "he took the lead at the last turn")
(special advantage or influence; "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull")
(advantage gained by an early start as in a race; "with an hour's start he will be hard to catch")
(the advantageous quality of being beneficial)
(the quality of taking advantage; "she turned her writing skills to good account")
(the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit)
(grant of favor or advantage to one over another (especially to a country or countries in matters of international trade, such as levying duties))
(a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all)
(the quality of being suited to the end in view)
(the quality of being a competitive advantage)
(a slight competitive advantage; "he had an edge on the competition")
(a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job")
(an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte")
(an attribute that is inadequate or deficient)
(benefit; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?")
(the quality of being prudent and sensible)
(the quality of being advisable; "they questioned the advisability of our policy")
(goodness of reason and judgment; "the judiciary is built on the reasonableness of judges")
(the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
(the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result)
(the quality of being something that holds you back)
(the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position)
(the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success)
(the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result)
(the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations")
(a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information")
(the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal")
(the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation")
((games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game)
((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))
(value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?")
(the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster)
(the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan")
(a hidden drawback; "it sounds good but what's the catch?")
(the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty")
(the quality of being a competitive disadvantage)
(the quality of being unsuited to the end in view)
(the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit)
(the quality of serving to build or improve)
(destructiveness that causes harm or injury)
(subtle and cumulative harmfulness (especially of a disease))
(anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism")
(extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague")
(a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation)
(characterized by dogmatic assertiveness)
(the agreeable quality of one who assents)
(aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions)
(characterized by habitual skepticism and a tendency to deny or oppose or resist suggestions or commands)
(the disagreeable quality of one who dissents)
(the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations)
(the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart's operas")
(the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet")
(anything of great importance or consequence)
(status in the eyes of others; "he lost face")
(relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude")
(importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance")
((used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games")
(the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance)
(the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power")
(the quality of having great value or significance)
(the quality of having a definite purpose)
(having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security")
(dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay")
(the quality of being essential to maintain life)
(the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without)
(pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need")
(the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it")
(urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy")
(the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight")
(the quality of not being important or worthy of note)
(the quality possessed by something that you can get along without)
(the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous)
(a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke")
(the quality of having little or no significance)
(the quality of having great value or significance; "he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him")
(the quality of lacking any definite purpose)
(having no important effects or influence)
(an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away")
(the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership))
(the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice)
(the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders)
(an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame")
(that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due")
(the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor")
(a right or privilege that has been granted)
(official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times")
((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))
(the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court)
(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)
(the legal right in a prison for the inmate and spouse to have sexual intercourse)
(the right to purchase something in advance of others)
(the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property))
(a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males")
(any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets))
((law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land))
(the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session)
((law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship)
(the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client)
(the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer)
(the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information)
(neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married)
(the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient)
(the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges)
(anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success")
(freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees")
(an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim")
(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")
(right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits); "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget")
(right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion)
(the right to equal protection of the laws)
(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)
(fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference)
(the civil right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment)
(a civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution)
(the right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution; reaffirmed by the 14th amendment)
(the civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself)
(a civil right guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution)
(a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the United States constitution)
(a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US constitution)
(a civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US constitution)
(a right guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the US constitution and by the due-process clause of the 5th amendment)
(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")
(freedom from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States)
(the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin)
(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)
(a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote))
(the right of being representated by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body)
(the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them)
(the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another)
(the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution)
(the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company)
(the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention)
(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)
(the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner)
(the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with))
((banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default)
(a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity)
(the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else)
((law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat")
(a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way)
(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)
(possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade")
(superiority in power or influence; "the preponderance of good over evil"; "the preponderance of wealth and power")
(power to influence or coerce; "the puissance of the labor vote")
(the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter")
(the power of argument or evidence to cause belief)
(the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist)
(the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room")
(the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world")
(the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality")
(interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color")
(complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a strangelhold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public")
(a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job")
(the oppressive influence of past events of decisions)
(a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them")
(a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp")
(something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp; "caught in the tentacles of organized crime")
(a force that compels; "the public brought pressure to bear on the government")
(compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress")
(an animating or vital unifying force; "New York is the commercial heartbeat of America")
(an essential or life-giving force; "water is the lifeblood of India")
(forces that provide energy and direction; "the wheels of government began to turn")
(the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances")
(the property of being water-repellent; tending to repel and not absorb water)
(power to direct or determine; "under control")
(the power or right to give orders or make decisions; "he has the authority to issue warrants"; "deputies are given authorization to make arrests")
(power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; "he has a hold over them")
(rigorous or ruthless control; "she rules the office with an iron fist"; "it takes an iron fist to contain the dissenting factions")
(any means of control; "he took up the reins of government")
(the power or authority to command; "an admiral in command")
(authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way); "the senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign")
((law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district")
(the power to use something or someone; "used all the resources at his disposal")
(the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies)
(the power or right to prohibit or reject a proposed or intended act (especially the power of a chief executive to reject a bill passed by the legislature))
(power to control; "the reins of government")
(determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion)
(power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect)
(keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect)
(capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine")
(the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
(an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night")
((computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks))
((folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf)
(an ability to make and manage large amounts of money)
(the ability to make way into or through something; "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries")
(the ability to perform some physical act; contrasting with mental ability)
(the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter)
(the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)
(the ability to speak; "he lost his voice")
(the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability")
(capable of being executed; "the job is executable for two million dollars"; "this contract is not executable")
(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")
((military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target)
(the capability of a technological system to perform as intended)
(the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required)
(the maximum operating capability of a system; "test pilots try to push the envelope")
(the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble)
(powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains highly active")
(inability to capture or hold one's interest)
(the quality of lacking interestingness)
(something tedious and boring; "peeling potatoes is a drag")
(the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated)
(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")
(the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally)
(lack of physical or natural qualifications)
(an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure))
(a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality)
(the property of being a composite number)
(the quality of being domestic or domesticated; "a royal family living in unpretentious domesticity")
(the quality of being infinite; without bound or limit)
(the quality of being capable of being rated or estimated)
(unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine")
(the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff")
(the quality of being funny; "I fail to see the humor in it")
(a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); "the film captured all the pathos of their situation")
(the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome")
(a general disposition to expect the best in all things)
(a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things)
(the disposition and habits of an epicure)
(the disposition and habits of a gourmand)
(the quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events)
(the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events)
(sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse)
(the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria))
(the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties)
(enjoyment derived from use or possession)
(the property being vascular; "a prominent vascularity")
(the ability to raise the working leg high in the air; "the dancer was praised for her uncanny extension"; "good extension comes from a combination of training and native ability")
(the ability of a cell to give rise to unlike cells and so to develop a new organism or part; "animal cells lose their totipotency at an early stage in embryonic development")
(the quality of being ulterior; "their conversation was limited to ulteriorities"; "a terrible feeling of ulteriority"; "his stories were too susceptible to ulteriority")
(the entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire")
(the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism)
(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")
(a person's body (usually including their clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person")
(body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake")
(the remains of a dead body after cremation)
(a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt))
((anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus")
(the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system")
(any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity)
(the main part of an organ or other bodily structure)
(an accessory or adjoining anatomical parts or appendages (especially of the embryo); "fallopian tubes and ovaries are adnexa of the uturus")
(a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")
(a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part)
((anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part)
((anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities)
(a partition of bone and cartilage between the nasal cavities)
(groove between the ribs where the nerves and blood vessels are)
((anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes)
((anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain)
(a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes)
(the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres)
(a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres)
(a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum)
((anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney")
(any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation)
(any of the segments in the body of a jointed animal like an arthropod)
(a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure")
(a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth)
(a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ)
(any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom)
(ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain)
(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)
(generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space))
(one of two small round structures on the undersurface of the brain that form the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix)
(the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly)
(an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
((anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth))
(the crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain)
((anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape)
(one of several turbinate bones in the nasal cavity)
(a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells)
(a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism)
(any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk))
(a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network")
(an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken)
(a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken)
(the craniometric point at the anterior extremity of the intermaxillary suture)
(the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture)
(the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus)
(the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at the top of the cranium)
(the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle)
(the craniometric point at the tip of the coronoid process of the mandible)
(the tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone)
(the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone)
(the craniometric point at the tip of the mastoid angle of the parietal bone)
(a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges)
(the most inferior point of the mandible in the midline)
(the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw)
(the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance))
(the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone)
(the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull)
(small indentation in the middle of the lower jawbone)
(the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process)
(the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull)
(the craniometric point at the bridge of the nose where the frontal and nasal bones of the skull meet)
(the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture)
(the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits)
(the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit)
(the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chin)
(craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla)
(the craniometric point in the region of the sphenoid fontanelle)
(the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones)
(the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus)
(the most forward point of the alveolar process of the mandible)
(a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure)
(a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant)
(a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue))
((anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve))
(a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels)
(a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta)
(a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers)
(a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion")
(any covering for the body or a body part)
(an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part)
(a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body")
(an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell)
(a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn)
(a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck)
(membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body)
(cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis)
(the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
(an epithelium of mesoblastic origin; a thin layer of flattened cells that lines the inside of some body cavities)
(epithelium originating in the embryonic mesoderm; lines the primordial body cavity)
(epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings)
(any of the cells making up the epidermis)
(an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte)
(a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone)
(a cell in the germinal layer of the skin (the prickle-cell layer); has many spines and radiating processes)
(one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium)
(an epithelial cell that is shaped like a column; some have cilia)
(any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia)
(an epithelial cell that shaped like a cube)
(an epithelial cell that secretes mucous)
(a sensory epithelial cell present in the Organ of Corti)
(specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria and foreign proteins and worn-out blood cells)
(an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue)
(the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off)
(the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles)
(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)
(the deep vascular inner layer of the skin)
((zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell)
((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body)
(a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease))
(a fatty deoposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis)
(a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries)
(a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases)
(a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin)
(a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin)
(a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague)
(a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland)
(a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin)
(any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal)
(the orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta)
(a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ))
((anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure)
(any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney)
(the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron)
(thin double membrane surrounding the glomerulus of a nephron)
(a small intertwined group of capillaries in the malpighian body; glomeruli filter blood during urine formation)
(a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex)
(a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages")
(either of the passages in the outer ear from the auricle to the tympanic membrane)
(a bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches)
(the passages in the nasal cavity formed by the projections of the nasal conchae)
(the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes)
(a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous)
(an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart")
(opening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver)
(the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull)
(an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod)
(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")
(a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants)
(a circular canal in the eye that drains aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into the anterior ciliary veins)
(a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel)
(either of a pair of large venous sinuses in the cranial cavity)
(a short sinus receiving most of the veins of the heart; empties into the right atrium)
(an S-shaped dural sinus on the temporal and occipital bones)
(a paired dural sinus; terminates in the sigmoid sinus)
(any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull)
(a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose))
(one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone)
(one of a pair of sinuses forming a cavity in the maxilla)
(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 lining of the nasal cavities)
(tiny endothelium-lined passages for blood in the tissue of an organ)
(a small cavity or space within an organ or in a plant or animal)
(a cavity or passage in a tubular organ; "the lumen of the intestine")
(the dilated portion of a canal or duct especially of the semicircular canals of the ear)
(any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup")
(a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation))
(dense growth of hairs covering the body or parts of it (as on the human head); helps prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair")
(a covering over the surface of your head; "a headful of tight curls"; "a headful of lice")
(short hair growing over a person's body)
(fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs))
(the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation)
(growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being)
(the natural margin formed by hair on the head)
(a line where the hair is parted; "his part was right in the middle")
(a V-shaped point in the hairline in the middle of the forehead)
(a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat)
(the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair))
(a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead)
(a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead))
(a lock of hair that has been artificially waved or curled)
(a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin)
(a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek)
(one of many long thin braids of hair radiating from the scalp; popularized by Rastafarians)
(a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead))
(a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around)
(a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair)
(a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair)
(a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck)
(a braid of hair at the back of the head)
(a braid of hair on either side of the face)
(a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron)
(a smooth hair style with the ends of the hair curled inward)
(a hair style in which the front hair is swept up from the forehead)
(a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail)
(a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals)
(a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush)
(a closely cropped haircut; usually for men)
(haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp)
(a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head)
(hair resembling thatched roofing material)
(the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face)
(a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III)
(an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache")
(a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth))
(beard grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off))
(a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard)
(a short pointed beard (named after Anthony Vandyke))
(vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals)
(the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion)
(a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin)
((anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus")
(any of several body structure resembling a cord)
(any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part)
(a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope)
(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)
(alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the esophagus)
(alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach)
(alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth)
(alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum)
(a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells)
(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)
(smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis)
(a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; "they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis")
(a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis)
(a narrow band of tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure)
(a part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function)
(the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat)
(fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net)
(a cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas)
(a layer of tissue densely packed with capillaries)
(animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels)
(tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal)
(a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold")
(a fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery; can obstruct blood flow)
(lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs etc.)
(fat on the body of a baby or child; disappears at adolsecence)
(rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
(the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint)
(the cube shaped bone on the outer side of the tarsus)
(any of the eight small bones of the wrist)
(the largest wrist bone on the thumb side)
(a wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones)
(a small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral)
(the wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals)
(the wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones)
(the wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal)
(the wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers)
(any bone that develops within cartilage rather than a fibrous tissue)
(the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek)
(the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes)
(bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth)
(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)
(the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel)
(large flaring bone forming one half of the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis)
(a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles)
(the upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone)
(one of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium)
(in vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical marrow-containing bone of a limb)
(the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the mouth)
(the posterior part of the mandible that is more or less vertical)
(a ridge that forms a seam between two parts)
(the seam at the middle of the hard palate)
(the joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal bone)
(any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull)
(a projection below the mouth of certain mollusks that resembles a chin)
(any bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers)
(any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes)
(an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose)
(a small bone; especially one in the middle ear)
(ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear)
(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)
(a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint)
(any of the bones (or phalanges) of the fingers or toes)
(one of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis)
(any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates))
(wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx)
(either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings)
(the concavity in the head of the scapula that receives the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint)
(a deep concavity in the temporal bone at the root of the zygomatic arch that receives the condyle of the mandible)
(the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade)
(any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint)
(a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions)
(a bony hollow into which a structure fits)
(butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull)
(the flat bone that articulates with the clavicles and the first seven pairs of ribs)
(the large central part of the breastbone)
(smallest of the three parts of the breastbone; articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib)
(a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear)
(the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal)
(hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)
(the central cavity of a tooth containing the pulp (including the root canal))
(the last upper premolar and first lower molar teeth of a carnivore; having sharp edges for cutting flesh)
(any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates)
(the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium)
(one of the bony segments of the spinal column)
(a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two))
(the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone)
(the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the innominate bone)
(the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball)
(a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth)
(the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)
(bone marrow of children and some adult bones that is required for the formation of red blood cells)
(bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults)
(a membrane in the cochlea that supports the Organ of Corti)
(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)
(a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)
(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)
(delicate connective tissue around individual nerve fibers in nerve)
(a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries)
(tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)
(a disk of cartilage that serves as a cushion between the ends of bones that meet at a point)
(cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue)
(translucent cartilage that is common in joints and the respiratory passages; forms most of the fetal skeleton)
(vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid)
(animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells)
(one of the contractile organs of the body)
(muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes)
(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)
(that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves)
(striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily)
(a muscle that draws a part away from the median line)
(the abductor muscle of the little finger)
(the abductor muscles of the little toe)
(a muscle that draws a part toward the median line)
(the short adductor muscle of the thigh)
(the muscle that adducts and extends the thing)
(a muscle that produces or assists in pronation)
(a muscle (especially in the forearm) that produces or assists in supination)
(the muscle that extends the forearm and abducts the ulna in pronation of the wrist)
((physiology) a muscle that opposes the action of another; "the biceps and triceps are antagonistic muscles")
(a muscle that contracts while another relaxes; "when bending the elbow the biceps are the agonist")
(a muscle that relaxes while another contracts; "when bending the elbow the triceps are the antagonist")
(a muscle that inserts directly onto the capsule of a joint)
(a small branch of the triceps that inserts into the capsule of the elbow joint)
(a muscle that flatten the cheek and retracts the angle of the mouth)
(a large muscle that raises the lower jaw and is used in chewing)
(either of two broad muscles located on either side of the neck and innervated by the facial nerve; extends from lower jaw to clavicle and is involved in moving the mouth and jaw)
(a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part)
(a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg)
(tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants)
(rod-shaped structures of fibrous tissue that divide an organ into parts (as in the penis) or stabilize the structure of an organ (as in the spleen))
(a sheet or band of tough fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages or supporting muscles or organs)
(a ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall)
(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)
(connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers)
(a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment)
(a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint)
(an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons)
(any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs)
(an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland)
(a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)
(an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development)
(a bodily organ that is essential for life)
(an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses)
(an organ that is situated on or near the surface of the body)
(a main organ that is situated inside the body)
(internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity); "`viscera' is the plural form of `viscus'")
(an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)
(any receptor that responds to stimuli inside the body)
(any receptor that responds to stimuli outside the body)
(a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles)
(a sensory receptor that responds to pressure)
(a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli)
(a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold)
(all of the components of the organ of hearing including the outer and middle and inner ears)
(a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity)
(the vocal apparatus of the larynx; the true vocal folds and the space between them where the voice tone is generated)
(a flap of cartilage that covers the windpipe while swallowing)
(the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth")
(the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy")
(the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks)
((obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth)
((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
(any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina))
(the central cavity of the bony labyrinth of the ear)
(the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth)
(an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)
(an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve)
(any of the organs involved in speech production)
(fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth)
(a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors")
(a tooth situated at the back of the mouth)
(a tooth that has grown in a faulty position)
(any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age)
(one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children))
(one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars)
(a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars)
(small elevation on the grinding surface of a tooth)
(a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws)
(grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars)
(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))
(the enamel covered part of a tooth above the gum)
(the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support)
(the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity)
(hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth)
(a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth)
(either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx)
(a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate)
(a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking)
(the bony part of the roof of the mouth)
(the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities)
(a flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism; "the alae of the nose"; "the alae of a maple seed"; "the flat petals of a pea blossom are alae")
(the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set)
(a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth)
(the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth))
(any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment of respiration or excretion of a developing fetus)
(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")
(in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image)
(any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods)
(a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell)
(a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera)
(the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris)
(a flap of tissue that protects what it covers)
(either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer")
(either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet)
(a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome)
(a protective fold of skin in the eyes of reptiles and birds and some mammals)
(any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
(a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid)
(the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea)
(the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids; continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva)
(a slightly elevated elastic tissue deposit in the conjunctiva that may extend to the cornea but does not cover it)
(the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye)
(one of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball)
(the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball outward)
(the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball down and medially)
(the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball medially)
(the ocular muscle whose contraction turns the eyeball upward and medially)
(transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the lens and iris and is continuous with the sclera)
(a thickened triangular layer of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; pterygia arise from irritation of the pinguecula)
(an arc-shaped whitish deposit sometimes seen in the cornea)
(the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid)
(the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens)
(the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball)
((anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration)
(the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound)
(membrane lining the inside of the skull)
(vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of long bones)
(thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal)
(the membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon)
(transparent membrane that enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina)
(the innermost membrane of an organ (especially the inner lining of an artery or vein or lymphatic vessel))
(muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye)
(contractile aperture in the iris of the eye)
(biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina)
(the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium)
(the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound)
(a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium)
(the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth)
(cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth)
(the bodily fluid that fills the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear)
(the bodily fluid that fills the space between the bony labyrinth and the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear)
(a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open)
(a small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth))
(the central conical bony pillar of the cochlea)
(the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves)
(organs mediating the labyrinthine sense; concerned with equilibrium)
(one of three tube loops filled with fluid and in planes nearly at right angles with one another; concerned with equilibrium)
(a receptor in a muscle that responds to stretching of the muscle tissue)
(the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear)
(the part of the ear visible externally)
(the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear)
(a small cartilaginous flap in front of the external opening of the ear)
(an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers)
(an eardrum with a hole or tear in it; can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems)
(a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum)
(the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus)
(the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)
(either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum)
(a small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear))
(fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it)
(a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones)
(a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens)
(the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes)
(the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea)
(the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the Organ of Corti)
(a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord)
(mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior)
(a dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones (except at their extremities) and serving as an attachment for tendons and muscles; contains nerves and blood vessels that nourish the enclosed bone)
(tissue layer around small blood vessels)
(any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream)
(a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin)
(a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye")
(one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding)
(a gland that secretes externally through a duct)
(the system that makes food absorbable into the body)
(the system of glands that produce endocrine secretions that help to control bodily metabolic activity)
(any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
(any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland)
(a small duct that conveys sweat from a sudoriferous gland to the surface of the skin)
(any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration)
(a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body)
(a small sweat gland the produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin)
(either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney)
(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)
(any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)
(any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands)
(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)
(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)
(a duct that carries tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity)
(a ductless glandular organ at the base of the neck that produces lymphocytes and aids in producing immunity; atrophies with age)
(either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder)
(an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them)
(a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses)
(a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
(a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies the alveolar process)
(the alveolar artery that goes through the mandibular canal to supply the lower teeth)
(the alveolar artery that supplies the upper teeth)
(the terminal branch of the facial artery)
(the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries)
(the ascending part of the aorta as it emerges from the left ventricle)
(the part of the aorta that arches and turns downward)
(the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae)
(a branch of the descending aorta; divides into the iliac arteries)
(the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the vermiform appendix)
(one of the small thin-walled arteries that end in capillaries)
(a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis)
(a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule)
(the branch of the ileocolic artery that supplies the ascending colon)
(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)
(an unpaired artery; supplies the pons and cerebellum and the back part of the cerebrum and the inner ear)
(the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow)
(branch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palm)
(arteries that accompany the bronchioles)
(a branch of the maxillary artery that supplies blood to the buccinator muscle and the cheek)
(either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta)
(runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries)
(the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the face and tongue and external parts of the head)
(the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head)
(a chemoreceptor located near the bifurcations of the carotid arteries; monitors oxygen content of the blood and helps control respiration)
(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)
(a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve)
(an artery that supplies the cerebellum)
(the inferior branch of the cerebellar artery)
(the superior branch of the cerebellar artery)
(any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex)
(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)
(one of two branches of the internal carotid artery; divides into three branches)
(arises from the basilar artery; divides into three branches)
(an artery that supplies the muscles of the neck)
(an artery that supplies the choroid plexus)
(one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye)
(a ring of arteries at the base of the brain)
(any of several paired curving arteries)
(an artery that supplies the hip joint and thigh muscles)
(an artery that supplies the shoulder joint and shoulder muscles)
(an artery that supplies the lower abdominal walls and skin and the sartorius muscle)
(an artery that serves the muscles of the shoulder and scapular area)
(arteries that supply blood to the colon)
(any of three arteries in the brain that make up the circle of Willis)
(the artery that branches from the aorta to supply blood to the heart)
(the branch of the coronary artery that supplies the muscles of the atria)
(arises from the right aortic sinus; supplies the right side of the heart)
(arises from the left aortic sinus; supplies the left side of the heart)
(a branch of the hepatic artery; supplies the gall bladder and the surface of the liver)
(arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes)
(one of three arteries supplying the anterior walls of the abdomen)
(a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule)
(an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face)
(the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery)
(continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feet)
(arteries that supplies the walls of the stomach)
(a branch of the hepatic artery that supplies the pyloric portion of the stomach on the lesser curvature)
(a branch of the celiac artery that supplies the lesser curvature of the stomach and the abdominal part of the esophagus)
(several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach)
(branches of the internal iliac artery that supply the hip joint and gluteal region)
(branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the ileum)
(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)
(one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs)
(terminal branches of the abdominal aorta)
(the outer branch of the common iliac artery on either side of the body; becomes the femoral artery)
(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)
(an artery that originates in the internal iliac artery and supplies the pelvic muscles and bones)
(originates from the maxillary artery and supplies structures below the orbit (from lower eyelid to upper lip))
(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)
(several arteries and supplying the intercostal spaces of the rib cage)
(branch of the superior mesenteric artery that supplies the jejunum)
(a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth)
(a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lower lip)
(a branch of the facial artery that supplies the upper lip)
(a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinth)
(an artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead)
(either of two arteries that supply blood to the larynx)
(an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen)
(an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue)
(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)
(either of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the face)
(the maxillary artery that supplies deep structure of the face and some of the meninges)
(any of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structures)
(branch of the anterior ethmoidal artery that supplies meninges in the anterior cranial fossa)
(branch of the maxillary artery; its branches supply meninges)
(branch of the ascending pharyngeal artery that supplies the dura mater of the posterior cranial fossa)
(one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines)
(arises near the lower end of the aorta and supplies the large intestine)
(originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon)
(dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand)
(dorsal and plantar arteries to the metatarsal region of the foot)
(an artery that supplies the abdomen and intercostal muscles)
(an artery that supplies the medullary cavity of the long bone)
(a branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures)
(the artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries)
(one of several arteries supplying the face)
(a branch of the splenic artery that supplies the pancreas)
(a branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineum)
(arteries supplying the external genital organs of humans)
(one of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungs)
(the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries)
(one of the arteries supplying the rectal area)
(an artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and ureters)
(either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms)
(any of the three arteries on either side of the brain supplying the cortex of the temporal lobe)
(temporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe)
(temporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe)
(temporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobe)
(a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles)
(large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand)
(a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina)
(a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum)
(the first branch of the subclavian artery; divided into four parts)
(a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow)
(a vein formed by the union of the 4th to 7th posterior intercostal veins; empties into the azygos vein)
(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)
(a vein accompanying another structure; a vein may accompany an artery in such a way that the arterial pulses aid venous return)
(either of two communicating veins serving the brain)
(a short vein formed by the supraorbital vein and the supratrochlear vein and continuing as the facial vein)
(a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein)
(a vein that accompanies the appendicular artery and empties into the ileocolic vein)
(veins that receive blood from interlobular veins of kidney and rectal venules)
(one of two veins serving the ear region)
(a continuation of the basilic vein and brachial vein that becomes the subclavian vein)
(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)
(a large vein passing along the medial surface of the temporal lobe and emptying into the great cerebral vein)
(a vein that drains the back of the hand and forearm and empties into the axillary vein)
(one of a number of veins draining the spongy substance of the vertebrae and emptying into the anterior internal vertebral venous plexus)
(two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein)
(veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins)
(veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein)
(any of the major venous channels in primitive adult vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates)
(a major drainage channel from the cephalic part of the body)
(a major drainage channel from the caudal part of the body)
(the major return channels to the heart; formed by anastomosis of the anterior and posterior cardinal veins)
(terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids)
(vein formed by the union of the retinal veins; accompanies central arteries of the retina in the optic nerve)
(a single draining vein; on the right it empties into the inferior vena cava; on the left it empties into the left renal vein)
(a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein)
(any of several veins serving the cerebral hemispheres of the brain)
(accompanies the anterior cerebral artery and empties into the basal vein)
(a continuation of the angular vein; unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein)
(a cerebral vein formed by the two internal cerebral veins and continuing into the sinus rectus)
(veins that drain the undersurface of the cerebral hemispheres and empty into the cavernous and transverse sinuses)
(two paired veins passing caudally near the midline and uniting to form the great cerebral vein)
(accompanies the middle cerebral artery deep in the Sylvian fissure; empties into the basal vein)
(a large vein along the line of the Sylvian fissure to the cavernous sinus)
(a cerebral vein that drains the dorsal convexity of the cerebral hemisphere and empties into the cavernous sinus)
(a vein that accompanies an artery of the same name)
(either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye)
(small veins coming from the ciliary body)
(any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name)
(accompanies the artery of the same name)
(either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh)
(vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein)
(one of several veins connecting intercostal veins with the lateral thoracic vein or the thoracoepigastric vein)
(one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins)
(one of the veins serving the fingers or toes)
(one of the veins serving the spongy part of the cranial bones)
(vein that is a tributary of the subclavian vein or external jugular vein and accompanies the descending scapular artery)
(one of several connecting veins in the scalp and head that drain blood from sinuses in the dura mater to veins outside the skull)
(veins serving the anterior walls of the abdomen)
(veins that accompany the superior epigastric artery)
(small veins in the sclera near the corneal margin; empty into the anterior ciliary veins)
(small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins)
(veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein)
(one of the veins that drain the external nose and empty into the angular or facial vein)
(any of several veins draining the face)
(a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein)
(one of several veins draining the stomach walls)
(one of two veins serving the great curvature of the stomach)
(veins that drain blood from structures around the knee; empty into the popliteal vein)
(a small rounded gland-like structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris)
(small mass of erectile tissue at the end of the body of the clitoris)
(the conical mass of erectile tissue that forms the head of the penis)
(veins draining the gluteal muscles on either side of the body)
(a continuation of the left ascending lumbar vein; crosses the midline at the 8th vertebra and empties into the azygos vein)
(any of several veins draining the walls of the anal canal and rectum)
(a vein that drains the liver; empties into the vena cava)
(a vein that unites with the external iliac vein to form the common iliac vein)
(a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon)
(a continuation of the femoral vein; unites with the internal iliac vein to form the common iliac vein)
(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)
(one of three veins draining the pelvic area)
(veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot)
(several veins draining the intercostal spaces of the rib cage)
(one of several veins accompanying spinal nerves)
(veins in the neck that return blood from the head)
(arises below the chin from veins draining the lower face; joins the external jugular vein)
(formed by the junction of the posterior auricular and the retromandibular veins; empties into the subclavian vein)
(a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the dura mater; joins the subclavian vein to form the brachiocephalic vein)
(a tributary of the facial vein that drains the lower lip)
(a tributary of the facial vein that drains the upper lip)
(drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein)
(arises from a union of veins from the gastric cardia; runs in the lesser omentum; empties into the portal vein)
(a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein)
(veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses)
(posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein)
(veins at accompany the meningeal arteries)
(a tributary of the portal vein passing from the intestine between the two layers of mesentery)
(dorsal and plantar branches of veins serving the metatarsal region of the foot)
(veins that drain the upper abdominal wall and the lower intercostal spaces and the abdomen)
(a vein located in the anterior medial part of the orbit; connects the superior ophthalmic with the angular vein)
(a tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium)
(a vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein)
(a vein that drains the occipital region)
(either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus)
(a vein that drains a venous network in the floor and medial wall of the eye socket)
(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)
(one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein)
(a vein that drains the region of the palate and empties into the facial vein)
(veins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veins)
(small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins)
(parotid branches of the facial vein; drain part of the parotid gland and empty into the retromandibular vein)
(veins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian vein)
(veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein)
(several small veins from the pericardium)
(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)
(veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein)
(either of two veins that drain the diaphragm)
(a vein arising in the knee and ascending to become the femoral vein)
(system of veins that carry blood from the abdominal organs to the liver)
(a short vein that carries blood into the liver)
(arises near the apex of the heart and empties into the coronary sinus)
(any of four veins that carry arterial blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart)
(either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the inferior lobes of the lungs)
(either of two pulmonary veins (left and right) returning blood from the superior lobes of the lungs)
(receives veins from the upper surfaces of the stomach and empties into the portal vein)
(superficial veins ascending the radial side of the forearm; combines with the ulnar veins to form the brachial vein)
(veins that accompany renal arteries; open into the vena cava at the level of the 2nd lumbar vertebra)
(posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear)
(either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot)
(the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein)
(a vein running from the foot up the back of the leg to the knee)
(tributaries of the anterior ciliary veins that drain the sclera of the eye)
(veins passing from the scrotum to the pudendal veins)
(tributaries of the inferior mesenteric vein; drains the sigmoid colon)
(a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein)
(a star-shaped group of venules in the renal cortex)
(drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein)
(a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein)
(a continuation of the axillary vein; joins the internal jugular to form the brachiocephalic vein)
(drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supratrochlear vein to form the angular vein)
(drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein)
(any of several veins draining the temporal region)
(temporal veins that empty into the pterygoid plexus)
(arises near the eye; joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein)
(join the middle temporal vein to empty into the retromandibular vein)
(a vein serving the thalamus and corpus striatum)
(a vein arising from the region of the superficial epigastric vein and opening into the axillary vein or thoracic vein)
(a long vein that helps to form the internal cerebral vein)
(any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area)
(any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein)
(a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)
(a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein)
(veins of the lower leg; empty into the popliteal vein)
(veins from the tympanic cavity that empty into the retromandibular vein)
(a vein in the umbilical cord; returns nutrient blood from the placenta to the fetus)
(one of two veins on each side that arise from the uterine plexus and empty into the internal iliac vein)
(a muscular sac attached to the liver that secretes bile and stores it until needed for digestion)
(the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium)
(large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes)
(any of the many tiny canals that contain blood vessels and connective tissue and that form a network in bone)
(any of the five lobes forming the liver)
(the duct that drains bile from the liver)
(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)
(a duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum)
(excretory ducts of the liver; empty into the hepatic ducts)
(a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin)
(a duct connecting the pancreas with the intestine)
(either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)
(lung tissue densely packed with alveoli)
(any of the three lobes of the right lung or the two lobes of the left lung)
(the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest)
(pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm)
(the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs)
(the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura)
(the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly")
(enlarged heart commonly found among athletes trained for endurance)
(a heart (as of mammals and birds and reptiles) having two auricles)
(a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat)
(a thin triangular flap of a heart valve)
(a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body)
(the muscle tissue of the heart; adapted to continued rhythmic contraction)
(any of several muscles associated with the atrioventricular valves; "the papillary muscles contract during systole to prevent regurgitation of blood into the atria")
(a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract)
(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)
(the middle muscular layer of the heart wall)
(a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network)
(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)
(a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs)
(a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries)
(the chamber on the left side of the heart that receives arterial blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta)
(the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk)
(a small conical pouch projecting from the upper anterior part of each atrium of the heart)
(a pouch projecting from the top front of each atrium of the heart)
(an enclosed volume (as the aqueous chamber of the eyeball or the chambers of the heart))
(any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart))
(the upper chamber of each half of the heart)
(the right upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the venae cavae and coronary sinus)
(the left upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the pulmonary veins)
(valve with two cusps; situated between the left atrium and the left ventricle)
(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)
(either of two heart valves through which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles; prevents return of blood to the atrium)
(a semilunar valve between the left ventricle and the aorta; prevents blood from flowing from the aorta back into the heart)
(a semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery; prevents blood from flowing from the artery back into the heart)
(a heart valve with half-moon-shaped cusps; prevents blood from flowing back into the heart)
(a valve to control one-way flow of blood)
(a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it)
(a small valve (or valve-like structure))
(an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion)
(the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum))
(the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus)
(the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)
(the major duct of the lymphatic system)
(a vascular duct that carries lymph which is eventually added to the venous blood circulation)
(any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct)
(a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels)
(a tube in which a body fluid circulates)
(liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid; "the body normally has about 15 quarts of extracellular fluid")
(liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body)
(liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes))
(any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices")
(a milky substance found in certain cancerous growths)
(a clear liquid in the cell nucleus in which the nucleolus and chromatin and other structures are dispersed)
(produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young)
(milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth)
(milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition)
(the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo)
(the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break")
(the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart; "blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries waste products away"; "the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions")
(blood found in arteries; "except for the pulmonary artery the arterial blood is rich in oxygen")
(the blood considered as the seat of vitality)
(the blood flowing through the circulatory system)
(a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)
(a semisolid mass of coagulated red and white blood cells)
(flow of blood from the uterus; occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years)
(blood found in the veins; "except in the pulmonary vein venous blood is rich in carbon dioxide and poor in oxygen")
(blood that has not been modified except for the addition of an anticoagulant; "whole blood is normally used in blood transfusions")
(watery fluid of the blood that resembles plasma but contains fibrinogen)
(plasma that separates from blood in coagulation)
(colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended)
(blood serum containing antibodies against specific antigens; provides immunity to a disease)
(a milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fats; formed in the small intestine during digestion of ingested fats)
(a thin coagulable fluid (similar to plasma but) containing white blood cells (lymphocytes) and chyle; is conveyed to the blood stream by lymphatic vessels)
(the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
(dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods)
(a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell)
(saline fluid secreted by lacrimal glands; lubricates the surface of the eyeball)
(a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes")
(the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)
(salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow")
(digestive secretions of the stomach glands consisting chiefly of hydrochloric acid and mucin and the enzymes pepsin and rennin and lipase)
(a fluid secreted into the duodenum by the pancreas; important for breaking down starches and proteins and fats)
(a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats)
(a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy)
(a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger)
(the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
(secretions by glands lining the walls of the intestines)
(a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses)
(a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex)
(a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action)
(polypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; induces the secretion of gastric juice)
(a hormone produced by stomach cells; "ghrelin is thought to increase feelings of hunger")
(a hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin))
(hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)
(hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells)
(trade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus)
(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)
(a hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin))
(hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk)
(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)
(hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor)
(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 releasing hormone causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone)
(peptic hormone produced by the mucous lining of the small intestine; can stimulate secretion by the pancreas and liver)
(a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans)
(trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weight lifters is banned)
(hormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue)
(any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)
(thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone)
(hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine")
(thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer)
(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)
(any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification)
(amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the humane immune system during allergic reactions)
(potent hormone-like substance found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity)
(viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc.)
(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)
(expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness)
(a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches)
(a duct through which saliva passes from the salivary gland into the mouth)
(saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco))
(the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin)
(a white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin)
(substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth)
(a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea)
(discharge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection)
(a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth)
(a ductus arteriosus that failed to close at birth; may require surgical correction)
(any small blood vessel ramifying on the outside of a major artery or vein)
(a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; all veins except the pulmonary carry unaerated blood)
((zoology) the system of venous blood vessels in an animal)
(a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs)
(vein of the head of the penis; tributary of the internal pudendal vein that drains the perineum)
(superficial dorsal veins of the penis; paired tributaries of the external pudendal veins on each side)
(deep dorsal vein of the penis; tributary of the prostatic plexus)
(deep vein of the penis; enters the prostatic plexus)
(either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart)
(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)
(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)
(deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus)
(deep dorsal vein of the clitoris; tributary of the vesical venous plexus)
(superficial dorsal veins of the clitoris; tributaries of the external pudendal vein on either side)
(interlobular veins of the kidney; receive blood from the arcuate vein and empty into the renal veins)
(veins of the kidney; drain the kidney into the renal vein)
(veins from the labia majora to the external pudendal vein)
(veins that pass posterior from the labia majora to the internal pudendal vein)
(a belly-like body part (as the belly of a muscle))
(the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'")
(a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein)
(veins that drain the vesical plexus and join the internal iliac veins)
(veins that drain the saccule and utricle)
(a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins)
(any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules)
(a minute vein continuous with a capillary)
(a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals)
(the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)
(an extensible membrane enclosing the contractile substance of a muscle fiber)
(a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera)
(the interior of the peritoneum; a potential space between layers of the peritoneum)
(an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach)
(the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves)
(a double-layered serous membrane that surrounds the heart)
(the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium)
(the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum)
(the space between the layers of the pericardium that contains fluid that lubricates the membrane surfaces and allows easy heart movement)
(a double layer of peritoneum that attaches to the back wall of the abdominal cavity and supports the small intestines)
(mesentery that holds the lower colon the back abdominal wall)
(a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera)
(part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines)
(a part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vessels)
(the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane)
(any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions)
(any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon)
(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";)
(a cell that is part of a malignant tumor)
(a mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops)
(a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts)
(the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote)
(the cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell))
(the living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus))
(the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus)
(the intact cytoplasmic content of a cell)
(a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence)
(the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended)
(the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm)
(the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell)
(the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell)
(an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells))
(a tiny granule in the cytoplasm that is where protein synthesis takes place under the direction of mRNA)
(a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions))
(the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell)
(a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)
(a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis)
(the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division)
(the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes)
(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")
(the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division the chromatin condenses into chromosomes)
(the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes)
(an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended)
((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors")
(gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical; "the dominant gene for brown eyes")
(one of two alternate forms of a gene that can have the same locus on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits; "some alleles are dominant over others")
(a specific gene that produces a recognizable trait and can be used in family or population studies)
(one the genes that are involved in embryologic development)
(one of various similar homeotic genes that are involved in bodily segmentation during embryonic development)
(any gene that has an effect that causes the death of the organism at any stage of life)
(any pair of genes that tend to be transmitted together; "the genes of Drosophila fall into four linkage groups")
(a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene)
(a gene that has changed so that the normal transmission and expression of a trait is affected)
(genes that are not competitors at the same locus)
(a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes)
(a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene)
(a gene that causes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells)
(a gene that by itself has little effect on the phenotype but which can act together with others to produce observable variations)
(a normal gene that has the potential to become an oncogene)
(gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes")
(a gene that produces a repressor substance that inhibits an operator gene)
(gene that prevents a nonallele from being transcribed)
(a gene that controls the production of a specific protein or peptide)
(a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene))
(a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order)
(the sex chromosome that is present in both sexes: singly in males and doubly in females; "human females normally have two X chromosomes")
((genetics) normal complement of sex chromosomes in a female)
((genetics) abnormal complement of three X chromosomes in a female)
((genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male resulting in Klinefelter's syndrome)
((genetics) normal complement of sex hormones in a male)
((genetics) abnormal complement of sex hormones in a male who has two Y chromosomes)
(the sex chromosome that is carried by men; "human males normally have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome")
((genetics) a chromosome that determines the sex of an individual; "mammals normally have two sex chromosomes")
(any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa)
(one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis)
(a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence")
(a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long)
(the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes))
(a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position)
(a chromosome like a straight rod with the centromere in terminal position)
(an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy)
(a large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber)
(a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus")
(star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis)
(one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of 9 triplet microtubules; form the asters during mitosis)
(an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; ribosomes attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when a ribosome reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis")
(small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules)
(the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber)
(a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell)
(whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball)
(a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others)
(a cell from which tooth enamel develops)
(a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop)
(a cell from which connective tissue develops)
(a cell from which a nerve cell develops)
(an immature leukocyte normally found in bone marrow)
(a precursor of leukocytes that normally occurs only in bone marrow)
(an erythroblast having granules of ferritin)
(a large bone marrow cell; regarded as the source of blood platelets)
(cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue)
(either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets)
(a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte))
(abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia))
(abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency)
(blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system)
(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")
(a macrophage that is found in connective tissue)
(a large phagocyte; some are fixed and other circulate in the blood stream)
(a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms)
(a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc.)
(a phagocyte that circulates in the blood)
(an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection)
(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)
(a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells)
(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)
(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)
(a lymphocyte-like cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood)
(a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm)
(a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria)
(a large immature monocyte normally found in bone marrow)
(a leukocyte with basophilic granules easily stained by basic stains)
(the chief phagocytic leukocyte; stains with either basic or acid dyes)
(a neutrophil that ingests small things (as bacteria))
(a leukocyte readily stained with eosin)
(a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus)
(an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm)
(an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter))
(an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules)
(an abnormal red blood cell that has a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin)
(an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not bound in hemoglobin)
(an abnormal red blood cell with a ringed appearance; associated with anemia)
(area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute)
(area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea)
(a yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision)
(one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light)
(the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light)
(visual receptor cell sensitive to color)
(visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light)
(a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)
(either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size)
(either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure)
(the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material")
(a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg)
(the female reproductive cell; the female gamete)
(mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote)
(an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis)
(a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions)
(a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded)
(a swelling on the epididymis or the testis; usually contains spermatozoa)
(a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids)
(an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon)
(an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body)
(a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone)
(elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish the spermatids)
(an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue)
(one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber)
(one of the segments into which a myofibril is divided)
(muscle tissue that does not appear striated under the microscope; has the form of thin layers or sheets)
(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))
(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)
(a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells able to ingest bacteria or colloidal particles etc, except for certain white blood cells)
(a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow)
(the system of muscles and tendons and ligaments and bones and joints and associated tissues that move the body and maintain its form)
(the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells)
(a structure that is part of the nervous system)
(a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process; "in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere")
(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)
(a threadlike extension of a nerve cell)
(a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin)
(small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons)
(a layer of myelin encasing (and insulating) the axons of medullated nerve fibers)
(thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber)
(any cell that covers the nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system and forms the myelin sheath)
(a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion)
(a specialized structure at the peripheral end of some motor or sensory nerve fibers)
(a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses)
(a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the gray matter)
(a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the cerebellar cortex)
(the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle)
(sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure)
(a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord)
(a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord)
(sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system)
(tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells)
(star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord)
(a kind of astrocyte found in the gray matter)
(neuroglial tissue of mesodermal origin that can become phagocytic)
(a cell of the microglia that may become phagocytic and collect waste products of nerve tissue)
(tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers)
(long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron)
(the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse)
(microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor)
(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)
(special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body)
(short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron)
(a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody)
(a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process")
(an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
(a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards)
(a fleshy and deeply serrated outgrowth atop the heads of certain birds especially domestic fowl)
(a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone)
(the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull)
(a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone)
(the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle)
(a condyle on the outer side of the lower extremity of the femur)
(a condyle on the inner side of the lower extremity of the femur)
(a projection on a bone above a condyle serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments)
(epicondyle near the lateral condyle of the femur)
(thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube))
((anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra)
(small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals)
(a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather)
(a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell; "the papillae of the tongue")
(the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters")
(the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies)
(any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)
(a nerve that passes toward or to muscles or glands)
(a nerve that leads from receptors toward or to the central nervous system)
(a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus)
(a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers))
(a bundle of mylenated nerve fibers following a path through the brain)
(any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
(any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves)
(a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain)
(the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body)
(pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon)
(the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body)
(a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior)
(a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa)
(one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities)
(the cranial nerve that serves the retina)
(either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes)
(the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication)
(a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye)
(cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles)
(a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea)
(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)
(a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera)
(arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the accessory nerve trunk)
(supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles)
(the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord)
(that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord)
(the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts)
(the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum)
(the more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; most structures other than the cerebral cortex)
(the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers)
(the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges)
(the highly vascular innermost of the 3 meninges)
(a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid)
(greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons)
(whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths)
(the master gland of the endocrine system; located at the base of the brain)
(the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus)
(the anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
(the anterior part of the anterior pituitary)
(a thin piece of tissue that has become part of the posterior pituitary)
(the posterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature)
(a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin)
(cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones)
(a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans)
(either of two lateral lobes of the cerebellum)
(a large laminar nucleus of gray matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere)
(the narrow central part of the cerebellum between the two hemispheres)
(the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals)
(the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)
(any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)
(cortical areas that are neither motor or sensory but are thought to be involved in higher processing of information)
(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)
(a neural structure that serves as a processing station on the way from the retina to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex)
(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)
(the cortical area that receives auditory information from the medial geniculate body)
(the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people)
(one of the cortical areas mapped out on the basis of its cytoarchitecture)
(any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum)
(any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum)
(any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum)
(any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum)
(a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language)
(the cortical area that influences motor movements)
(an area of the cortex including the precentral gyrus and the postcentral gyrus and combining sensory and motor functions)
(the cortical area that receives information from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus)
(the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people)
(the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
(the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
(the cortex of the adrenal gland; secretes corticosterone and sex hormones)
(the cortex of the kidney containing the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules)
(the medulla of the adrenal gland; secretes epinephrine)
(a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres)
(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 horn of the spinal cord)
(anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)
(a folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle))
(a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)
(either of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus)
(the convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor area)
(the external surface of the body overlying the heart and stomach)
(the convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus)
((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe")
(that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead)
(that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head)
(that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)
(that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head)
(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")
(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)
(the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube)
(a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories)
(a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system)
(the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus)
(the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)
(any of several masses of subcortical gray matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement)
(a tail-shaped basal ganglion located in a lateral ventricle of the brain)
(a layer of gray matter in the brain adjacent to the lenticular nucleus)
(a basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidum)
(the inner pale yellow part of the lenticular nucleus)
(the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus)
(an oval mass of gray matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body)
(a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior)
(large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon)
(a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system)
(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)
(a layer of deeply pigmented gray matter in the midbrain; associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with Huntington's disease)
(an essential visual center between the retina and the striate cortex)
(an essential auditory center in the midbrain)
(the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem)
(the posterior part of the hindbrain in developing vertebrates; forms the medulla oblongata in adults)
(a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain)
(the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus)
(any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels))
(any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body)
(any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord)
(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)
(the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function)
(one of four connected cavities in the brain; is continuous with the central canal of the spinal cord and contains cerebrospinal fluid)
(an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord)
(a narrow ventricle in the midplane below the corpus callosum; communicates with the fourth ventricle via the Sylvian aqueduct)
(either of two horseshoe-shaped ventricles one in each cerebral hemisphere; they communicate with the third ventricle via the foramen of Monro)
(a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles)
(a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain)
(a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)
(clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain; fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord)
(the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord)
(the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands)
(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)
(originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels)
(any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels)
(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)
(a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder)
(a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures)
(a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery)
(a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle)
(a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure)
(a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves)
(a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera)
(a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves)
(a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels)
(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)
(a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines)
(an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery)
(a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins)
(one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung)
(a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs)
(a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach)
(a slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus))
(organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring)
(the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine)
(the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide; in terrestrial animals this is accomplished by breathing)
(the passages through which air enters and leaves the body)
(a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose)
(the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine)
(the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant)
(the organs and tissues involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body)
(the system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus)
(a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas))
(a membranous sac for temporary retention of urine)
(entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening); "the introitus of the vagina")
(the orifice through which urine is discharged)
(either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder)
(duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct)
(any organ involved in sexual reproduction)
(human external genital organs collectively especially of a female)
(external female sex organs; "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals")
((vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone)
(hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue)
(a structure resembling a bag in an animal)
((radiology) organ intended to receive the therapeutic dose of a radioactive substance)
((endocrinology) organ most affected by a particular hormone)
(one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland)
(a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints)
(a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid)
((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))
(a membranous pouch inside the mouth of many rodents (as a gopher))
(an external abdominal pouch in most marsupials where newborn offspring are suckled)
(the external pouch that contains the testes)
(a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))
((pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid)
(any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity)
(a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with hair follicles)
(a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg)
(yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum)
(either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus)
(a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus)
(the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes)
(a spindle-shaped canal extending from the uterus to the vagina)
(the epithelial tissue of the endometrium)
((pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition)
(the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus)
(an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector)
(membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta)
(the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus)
(the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled from the uterus after the baby is born)
(the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; "the vagina receives the penis during coitus"; "the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus")
(external parts of the female genitalia)
(a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin)
(hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood cannot flow out)
(a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women)
(any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva)
(the space between the labia minora containing the orifice of the urethra)
(a female sexual organ homologous to the penis)
(either of two glands that discharge a component of seminal fluid into the urethra; homologous to Bartholin's gland in the female)
(either of the two posterior vestibular glands that secrete a lubricating mucus; homologous to Cowper's gland in the male)
(mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix)
(any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature)
(a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced)
(one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away")
(a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball))
(a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer")
(a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens)
(network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia)
(the several highly convoluted tubules that lead from the rete testis to the vas deferens and form the head of the epididymis)
(a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct)
(the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism))
(a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis)
(a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris)
(the efferent duct of the testis in man)
(a part of the seminal duct formed by the duct from the seminal vesicle and the vas deferens; passes through the prostate gland)
(adds nutrient fluid to semen during ejaculation)
(a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves)
(any organ involved in the process of respiration)
(organ in many arachnids containing many thin folds of membrane resembling the leaves of a book)
(a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways)
(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)
(cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx)
(cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth)
(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")
(a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech)
(either of two small cartilages at the back of the larynx to which the vocal folds are attached)
(either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx)
(either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization)
(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)
(body structure given shape by cartilage)
(either of the two main branches of the trachea)
(any of the smallest bronchial ducts; ending in alveoli)
(membranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchi)
(one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids)
(tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination)
(the alimentary canal (especially of an embryo or a coelenterate))
(any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract)
(any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion)
(a large salivary gland that produces 50% of daytime saliva; in human beings it is located in front of and below each ear)
(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)
(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)
(the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)
(the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach)
(the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus)
(the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos)
(the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed)
(the part of the small intestine between the stomach and the jejunum)
(a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum)
(the part of the small intestine between the duodenum and the ileum)
(the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum)
(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)
(the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted)
(an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate))
(the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens; "the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum")
(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)
(the part of the large intestine that extends across the abdominal cavity and joins the ascending to the descending colon)
(the part of the large intestine that ascends from the cecum to the transverse colon)
(the part of the large intestine that descends from the transverse colon to the sigmoid colon)
(the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum)
(a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch)
(the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)
(excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal)
(a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening)
(the general region between the anus and the genital organs)
(the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window")
(the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head)
(the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium)
(the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy")
(the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates)
(the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
(the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead))
(the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits)
(either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit)
(either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium)
(a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull)
(prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone)
(process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull)
(extends from the base of the temporal bone)
(two bony processes descending from the body of the sphenoid bone)
(a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament)
(an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))
(a joint so articulated as to move freely)
(corresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified)
(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)
(the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull)
(the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6))
(the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone)
(the suture between the two nasal bones)
(the suture between the occipital and parietal bones)
(the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture)
(the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones)
(the suture uniting the two parietal bones)
(any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus)
(a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)
(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)
(the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes)
(the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth)
(a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch)
(the part of an organism that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck")
(the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)
(the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx)
(an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface)
(a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part))
(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)
(a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus shunt")
(the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm)
(a ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula)
(a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm)
(the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water")
(the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies")
(muscles that rotate the scapula and elevate the rib cage)
(skeletal muscle that draws the rib cage backward and downward)
(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)
(a thin quadrilateral muscle of the upper and dorsal part of the thorax; acts to elevate the upper ribs)
(either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side")
(either of two large muscles of the chest)
(a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm)
(a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs)
(muscles between the ribs; they contract during inspiration)
(any skeletal muscle that draws a part down)
(the part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates)
(the cavity in the vertebrate body enclosed by the ribs between the diaphragm and the neck and containing the lungs and heart)
(the front part of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen; "he beat his breast in anger")
(the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen)
(the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts))
(ducts of the mammary gland that carry milk to the nipple)
(milk-secreting organ of female mammals)
(either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman)
(the small projection of a mammary gland)
(small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite)
(small space in a tissue or part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing)
(one of many small glands of the uterine cervix that secrete mucus)
(a gland that opens into the vestibule of the vagina; secretions lubricate the vagina during coitus)
(the middle area of the human torso (usually in front); "young American women believe that a bare midriff is fashionable")
(the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips)
(either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh)
(the hip and buttock and upper thigh in human beings)
(scar where the umbilical cord was attached)
(the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)
(the back of the body of a vertebrate or any analogous surface (as the upper or outer surface of an organ or appendage or part); "the dorsum of the foot")
(the soft belly or underside of an animal's body)
(a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso)
(a flat muscle with transverse fibers that forms the anterior and lateral walls of the abdominal cavity)
(the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm)
(the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs)
(the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned")
(a broad flat muscle on either side of the back)
(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?")
(either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump)
(an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm")
(one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper)
(the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed)
(a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part between the knee and ankle)
(a structure in animals that is similar to a human leg and used for locomotion)
(informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks")
(a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee))
(you own legs; "I traveled on shank's mare")
(the part of the leg between the hip and the knee)
(the upper side of the thighs of a seated person; "he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap")
(the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle)
(the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle)
(the extremity of the limb in vertebrates)
(the foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot")
(a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb)
(the arm from the elbow to the fingertips)
(the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)
(the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt")
(a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting))
(large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him")
(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")
(the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left")
(the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers)
(the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb)
(a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding part in other vertebrates)
(any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin")
(that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso)
(the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb)
(the third finger (especially of the left hand))
(the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger)
(arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves)
(one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh)
(a branch of the femoral nerve that supplies cutaneous branches to the inner aspect of the leg and foot)
(one of a pair of nerves that arises from cervical spinal roots and passes down the thorax to innervate the diaphragm and control breathing)
(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)
(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))
(any of eight pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the cervical section of the spinal cord)
(any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord)
(any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord)
(any of twelve pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the thoracic region of the spinal cord)
(any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh)
(the outermost of the three gluteal muscles)
(the middle of the three gluteal muscles)
(the innermost of the three gluteal muscles)
(one of the tendons at the back of the knee)
(a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening)
(the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction)
(the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium)
(a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue)
(an external ring of striated muscle surrounding the anus)
(an internal ring of smooth muscle formed by circular fibers of the rectum)
(a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra)
(the sphincter muscle of the urinary bladder; made up of a thickened muscular layer of bladder around the urethral opening)
(the smooth muscle sphincter of the common bile duct)
(the smooth muscle sphincter of the main pancreatic duct)
(a ring of smooth muscle surrounding the iris)
(the sphincter muscle of the pylorus that separates the stomach from the duodenum)
(any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm)
(a small muscle in the middle ear that tenses to protect the eardrum)
(hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella)
(the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee)
(one of the bony prominences developed near the upper extremity of the femur to which muscles are attached)
(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)
(either of two muscles of the abdomen and pelvis that flex the trunk and rotate the thigh)
(any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade)
(rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the spinal column)
(rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward)
(a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle)
(muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot)
(muscle descending from the sphenoid bone to the lower jaw)
(a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet")
(a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out)
(a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially arches of the feet))
(the short lateral arch formed by the heads of the metatarsals)
(an instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground)
(a deformed toe which is bent in a clawlike arch)
(a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions)
(a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus)
(a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf)
(the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally)
(any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm))
(a muscle that flexes and supinates the forearm)
(any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii))
(the skeletal muscle having three origins that extends the forearm when it contracts)
(hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped)
(any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers or toes)
(a freely moving joint in which the bones are so articulated as to allow extensive movement in one plane)
(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")
(a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral))
(lamina of the vertebral arch; the flattened posterior part of the vertebral arch from which the spinous process extends)
(any flat platelike body structure or part)
(any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin)
(horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits)
(the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail)
(the formative tissue at the base of a nail)
(the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded)
(a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc)
(any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons)
((surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient)
(tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms")
(tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft)
(tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species)
(the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars)
(a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures)
(the supporting tissue of an organ (as opposed to parenchyma))
(toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh)
(a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected)
(a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones)
(a joint of a finger when the fist is closed)
(the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal)
(any structure created by the skeleton of an organism)
(a skeletal support to which the forelimbs of vertebrates are attached)
(the bony arch formed by the collarbones and shoulder blades in humans)
(the internal skeleton; bony and cartilaginous structure (especially of vertebrates))
(the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs)
(the part of the skeleton that includes the pectoral girdle and the pelvic girdle and the upper and lower limbs)
(the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs)
(a skeletal muscle of the trunk or head)
(one of two processes that extend from each vertebra and provide the point of articulation for the ribs)
(a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels)
(a structure arising dorsally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the spinal cord)
(the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back")
(one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region)
(the 2nd cervical vertebra; serves as a pivot for turning the head)
(a toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck)
(one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra)
(one of 5 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; lumbar vertebrae extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae)
(one of 5 vertebrae in the human spine that fuse in the adult to form the sacrum)
(one of 4 vertebrae in the human coccyx)
(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)
(any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing)
(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)
(either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms)
(teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially)
(teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally)
(a skeletal muscle arising from the tibia; provides plantar flexion and inversion of the foot)
(a muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones)
(either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms)
(one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum)
(a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing))
(the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration)
(the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused)
(the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis)
(bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow)
(the outer and slightly shorter of the two bones of the human forearm)
(the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm)
(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)
(the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges)
(the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle)
(the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle)
(the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds)
(the part of the foot of a vertebrate between the metatarsus and the leg; in human beings the bones of the ankle and heel collectively)
((anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if the articulation allows motion))
(a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone)
(the rounded end of a bone that bits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint; "the head of the humerus")
(the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum)
(the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint)
(a structure shaped like a funnel in the outlet of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter)
(the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
(the space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera)
(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")
(the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk)
(the region of the hips and groin and lower abdomen)
(the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals)
(any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail))
(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")
(a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk)
(the human nose (especially when it is large))
(the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose; "her glasses left marks on the bridge of her nose")
(a short nose; flattened and turned up at the end)
(a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge)
(a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled")
(either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose)
(either one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx)
(any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx)
(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")
(the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)
(the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British))
(the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular")
(any of the skeletal muscles of the face)
(muscle extending from the temporal fossa to the coronoid process of the mandible; acts to raise the mandible and close the jaws)
(the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed")
(either side of the face below the eyes)
(a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging))
(the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth)
(any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane)
(a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket)
((pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body)
(an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart))
(the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life; "Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac")
((anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls")
((Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile")
(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)
(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)
((biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis")
(a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers))
(a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)
(a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the point capsule and secretes synovial fluid)
(an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue)
(a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity)
((anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape)
((anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape)
((anatomy) a fold or wrinkle or crease; "rugae of the stomach")
((anatomy) a fold of dura mater that covers the cerebellum and supports the occipital lobes of the cerebrum)
(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)
(an undifferentiated cell whose daughter cells may differentiate into other cell types (such as blood cells))
(blood forming stem cells in the bone marrow; T cells and B cells arise from these stem cells)
(any cell that has a specific receptor for antigen or antibody or hormone)
(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)
(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)
(a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response)
(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))
(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))
(a small recess in the wall of the pharynx)
(a narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts)
(the space between the two true vocal folds)
(the opening between the false vocal folds)
(either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together")
(thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum)
(any of the tiny soft bones found in the sutures between cranial bones)
((anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure)
(that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head")
(an informal British expression for head or mind; "use your noddle")
(an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups")
(the body of ideas that determine intellectually certain knowledge at any particular time)
(knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence)
(public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light")
(information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface")
(a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke))
(that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware)
(psychic activity just below the level of awareness)
((psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience)
((psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity)
(the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas)
(good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye")
(sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away")
(reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic")
(common sense; "she has great social nous")
(good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road)
(knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion")
(discretion in keeping secret information)
(judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care")
(possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination")
(the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something)
(a supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks")
(ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight)
(the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught")
(the leadership ability of a military general)
(the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)
(knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect")
(an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject")
(intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language)
(intelligence in the use and comprehension of language)
(mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense")
(intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay)
(a sudden or striking display of brilliance; "corruscations of great wit")
((music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music))
(intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules)
(a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind")
(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")
(intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty)
(shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception)
(shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox")
(intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))
(a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment)
(the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind")
(inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals")
(the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior)
(the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man")
(the limit of capability; "within the compass of education")
(the range of vision; "out of sight of land")
(a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it")
(a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating")
(the intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination)
(passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination")
(the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be")
(a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings)
((Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies)
((Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes)
(according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake)
(a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous)
(an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality)
((Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness)
(an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity; sought in South America by 16th-century explorers)
(a fictitious land described in a novel by Samuel Butler)
(the place where the just enjoy the peace of heaven after death)
(phrases used to refer to Heaven; "the Celestial City was Christian's goal in Bunyan's `Pilgrim's Progress'")
((Greek mythology) the abode of the blessed after death)
(a place or condition of ideal happiness)
(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))
((Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death)
(the goal towards which Christians strive)
((Norse mythology) the hall in which Odin received the souls of slain heroes)
((religion) the world of the dead; "he didn't want to go to hell when he died")
((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")
(a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where intelligent horses ruled the Yahoos)
(a place where the wicked are punished after death)
(a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned)
(a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected)
(a land imagined by Jonathan Swift that was inhabited by tiny people)
((theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals))
(an imaginary place for lost or neglected things)
((Norse mythology) the abode of humans in Norse mythology)
(a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination)
((theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins)
(an imaginary kingdom in central Europe; often used as a scene for intrigue and romance)
(any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or a gels or the like) abide; "science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants")
(an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal)
(an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders)
(fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination)
(imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy")
(a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe")
(an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world)
(something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality))
(a prolonged fantasy world invented by children; can have a definite geography and language and history)
(the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource")
(a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer")
(the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose; "his testimony was a concoction"; "she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories")
(the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem")
(the ability to think and act independently)
(originality by virtue of introducing new ideas)
(originality by virtue of being unconventional)
(originality by virtue of being new and surprising)
(the art of logical disputation (especially if specious))
(the art of training falcons to hunt and return)
(the art or science of strengthening defenses)
(the art of designing and making clocks)
(the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows)
(the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance)
(the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy))
(ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism")
(a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals")
(technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso)
(brilliant and showy technical skill; "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"; "the music ends with a display of bravura")
(an ability that has been acquired by training)
(ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing")
(a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art")
(skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help")
(the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner)
(skills that are required for the life of soldier)
(the state of being cognitively skillful)
(skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge)
(being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication")
(the expertness characteristic of a professional person)
(the skillful and effective interaction of movements)
(great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French")
(skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer")
(deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch")
(a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination)
(skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency")
(an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush)
(the technique of using small arms (especially in battle))
(the skills involved in the work of a priest)
(skill acquired through experience in a trade; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft")
(skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood)
(skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; "she did the work with great efficiency")
(the efficient use of resources; "economy of effort")
(lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something)
(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")
(an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come")
(a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience)
(the quality of being mentally slow and limited)
(the quality of being slow to understand)
(lack of normal development of intellectual capacities)
(retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence)
(retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot)
(unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training)
(unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency)
(something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency)
(uncreativeness due to a lack of originality)
(unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed)
(something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the livingroom was pure camp")
(unoriginality as a result of being too conventional)
(one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
(the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention")
(the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals")
(all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function)
(the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger")
(the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil")
(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")
(the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith)
((physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; "sensitivity to pain")
(excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part)
(sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body)
(sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body)
(sensitivity to the action of radiant energy)
(the ability to see; the faculty of vision)
(any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain)
(the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us")
(sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart))
(vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer)
(vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer)
(the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight))
(normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived)
(vision using only the periphery of the retina)
(three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina)
(the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired")
(good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch")
(the ability to identify the pitch of a tone)
(the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste")
(the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose")
(the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body)
(a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head)
(the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts)
(the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs)
(a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps))
(a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses)
(the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses)
(the principles and methods of instruction)
(a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students)
(the best method to achieve a desired result)
(the system of methods followed in a particular discipline)
(a method or system for improving the memory)
(a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook")
(a simple guaranteed solution for a difficult problem; "no silver bullet can make the world safe from terrorism")
(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")
(a system that provides quantitative information about finances)
(a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for such a plan to work requires discipline";)
(a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning)
(the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts); "he introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques")
(a system of rules for placing bets that is believed to lead to winning; "he has a perfect gambling system at roulette")
((government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government")
(a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others; "the students are on the honor system")
(the syllogistic logic of Aristotle as developed by Boethius in the Middle Ages)
(the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability)
(a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules)
(the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power)
(a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge)
(a practical method or art applied to some particular task)
((computer graphics) a technique that is used to smoothe jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother)
(a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image)
((dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel)
((computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another)
((computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal)
((immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue)
(the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing)
((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")
(a trademarked method of making color motion pictures)
(knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner")
(something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors")
((sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group)
(a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group)
((Middle Ages) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers)
((Middle Ages) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry)
(code of correct conduct; "safety protocols"; "academic protocol")
(an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening")
((Islam) a tradition based on reports of the sayings and activities of Muhammad and his companions)
(a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "the institution of slavery"; "he had become an institution in the theater")
(the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line)
(practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom")
(the state of a person's cognitive processes)
(a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing")
(an excessive enthusiasm for all things English)
(something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern")
(the concerns of the world as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife; "they consider the church to be independent of the world")
(a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well")
(matters of personal concern; "get his affairs in order")
(personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public)
(so far as concerns the actor specified; "it requires vigilance on our part" or "they resisted every effort on his part";)
(a concern that seriously reflects on your honor)
(intense devotion to a particular person)
(partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening")
((psychiatry) a disorder of memory in which dreams or fantasies are confused with reality)
(loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma)
(loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma)
(a momentary lapse of memory (especially in older people))
(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 amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist)
(unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older")
(total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep")
(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)
((psychology) a temporary readiness to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set")
(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")
(an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness")
(the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience)
(your consciousness of your own identity)
((Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is in touch with the unconscious)
(having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive")
(a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships)
(self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you)
(the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself; "he had the unselfconsciousness of a child")
(an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";)
(a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self")
(an awareness of your orientation in space)
(state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness")
(the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking")
(a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world)
(a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)
(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")
(unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention)
(marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion and by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor")
(a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury)
(coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus)
(coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease)
(unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain)
(a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli)
(a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep)
(a trance-like state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent)
(a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist)
(a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances)
(unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia)
(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")
(a state of mind not immediately available to consciousness)
(a state in which you want to learn more about something)
(curiosity that motivates investigation and study)
(a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music")
(a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions")
(confusion (usually transient) about where you are and how to proceed; uncertainty as to direction; "his disorientation was the result of inattention")
(a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes)
(mental turmoil; "he drives me to distraction")
(confusion characterized by lack of clarity)
(confusion resulting from lack of preparation)
(the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy)
(confusion resulting from failure to understand)
(trouble or confusion resulting from complexity)
(something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets")
(something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations")
(state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)
((psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful)
(something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result)
((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")
(a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent")
(a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?")
(a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity)
(problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages))
(trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality; "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution")
((a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced)
(a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer")
(an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty)
(something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter")
(something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
((figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck")
(something that hinders as if with bonds)
(something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land")
(something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan")
(anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket")
(any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding")
(an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation")
(a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies)
(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)
(barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages)
(an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s)
(barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites)
(a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life")
(a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively)
(a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking")
(a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed; "human behavior depends on many imponderables")
(a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion")
(something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale)
(something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans")
(a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm")
(support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection); "the airlift provided a lifeline for Berlin"; "she offered me a lifeline in my time of grief")
(something that seduces or has the quality to seduce)
(the original forbidden fruit was 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))
(attractiveness; "its allure was its remoteness")
(a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps")
(a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another)
(something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket")
(either of two parts that mutually complete each other)
(a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another)
(an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation)
(a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone)
((medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another))
(the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others")
(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")
(total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant)
(certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun")
(the state of being unsure of something)
(an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly)
(doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost")
(an uncertain cognitive state; "the matter remained in suspense for several years")
(the mental state of being preoccupied by something)
(an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
(preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else)
(a state of mind characterized by abstraction and release from reality; "he went about his work as if in a dream")
(a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness)
(preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored)
((psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering")
(a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial")
(cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge)
(the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others)
(the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity)
(paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences")
(paying excessive attention to the clock (in anticipation of stopping work))
(attention to what is said; "he tried to get her ear")
(attention to what is seen; "he tried to catch her eye")
(the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police")
(polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice")
(complete attention; intense mental effort)
(speical attention with intent to remember; "he made a mental note to send her flowers")
(the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life")
(the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation)
(a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study")
(a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse")
(the process of paying close and continuous attention)
(zealous vigilance; "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard)
(a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people))
(an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something)
(neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)
(a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news")
(instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes))
(an intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music")
(an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language; "Dubyuh has no sprachgefuhl")
(intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics)
(grasping the inner nature of things intuitively)
(the process whereby perceived qualities of an object are related to past experience)
(the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation)
(the tendency for a visual object to be perceived as having the same brightness under widely different conditions of illumination)
(the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions)
(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))
(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))
(knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception")
(clear or deep perception of a situation)
(explicit notice; "it passed without remark")
(the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure")
(the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors)
(the visual perception of familiar faces)
(the visual perception of familiar objects)
(the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon)
(the auditory perception (and comprehension) of speech)
(the auditory perception of musical sounds)
(the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes)
(an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch")
(the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect)
(the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people")
(the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect)
((psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected)
(the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones")
(the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light")
(the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses")
(an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced)
(the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room")
(a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)
(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")
(the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
(a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons)
(a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans)
(the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
(the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth)
(the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth)
(the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth)
(the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth)
(a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker)
((wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish")
(the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds")
(any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes")
((music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds))
(the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard piano music next door")
(an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial)
(a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies")
(a tone that is a component of a complex sound)
(a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency)
(the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me")
(a `sh' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration)
(a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated)
(a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations)
(a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli)
(the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes")
(a physical sensation that you experience; "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm")
(a feeling of tightness in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat")
(the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain)
(the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc)
(the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin; "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling")
(a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation)
(a prickling somatic sensation as from many tiny pricks)
(a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking)
(an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch)
(an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.))
(chronic itching of the skin around the anus)
(persistent itching of the external female genitalia)
(recognition of the location of a stimulus on the skin)
(a sensation of having been stung by nettles)
(the somatic sensation of pressure; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal")
(a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain")
(pain in the area of the ovary that is felt at the time of ovulation (usually midway through the menstrual cycle))
(pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb)
(the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head")
(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)
(the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing")
(believing two contradictory ideas at the same time)
(the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure")
(an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification")
(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)
(an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable")
(a system that uses coordinates to establish position)
(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)
((computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer))
(an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests")
((statistics) an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence)
(a flat distribution having equal frequencies of occurrence)
(graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome)
(an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions)
(an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to co-exist)
((electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails)
(the configuration of a communication network)
(the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar)
(the topology of a network whose components are connected in a loop)
(the topology of a network whose components are connected to a hub)
(the topology of a network whose components are all connected directly to every other component)
(the appearance of the network; "the physical topologies of local area networks include the bus, the ring and the star")
(the way the network works; "a network that looks like a star can have the logical topology of a bus")
((psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units)
(an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time")
(a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal)
(a structure of data having several levels arranged in a tree-like structure)
(a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure)
(a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically))
(the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)
(a system for classifying things into groups)
(a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount)
(a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O)
(the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth)
(an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation)
(a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated")
(a critical study (as of a writer's work))
(assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso")
(assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned")
(the attribution of animal forms or qualities to a god)
(the attribution of consciousness and personality to natural phenomena such as thunderstorms and earthquakes and to objects such as plants and stones)
(the attribution to a source or cause; "the imputation that my success was due to nepotism meant that I was not taken seriously")
(classification according to more than one attribute at the same time; "the cross-classification of cases was done by age and sex")
(incorporating something under a more general category)
(an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship")
(too high a value or price assigned to something)
(too low a value or price assigned to something)
(the evaluation of something in terms of its price)
(pricing above the market when no alternative retailer is available)
(the evaluation of something a second time (or more))
(a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance); "she made good marks in algebra"; "grade A milk"; "what was your score on your homework?")
(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)
((statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total)
((statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores)
((statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores)
(an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default; "bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA")
(an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress")
(something that checks the correctness of a previous check)
(an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)
(an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness)
(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)
(a blood test to detect heterophil antibodies that agglutinate sheep red blood cells; positive result indicates infectious mononucleosis)
(a test for detecting typhoid fever and other salmonella infections)
(appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard)
(identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; "PSA in the blood can be measured with an immunochemical assay")
(immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled)
(examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease)
(a test for diagnosing reading ability; words are deleted from a prose passage and the reader is required to fill in the blanks)
(a take-home test in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers)
(diagnostic tests of the alimentary canal; usually involves inserting a contrast medium (such as barium sulfate) and taking an X-ray)
(test of the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates; used in the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and diabetes mellitus)
(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)
(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)
(a serologic analysis of a sample of blood)
(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)
(a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed)
(biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle)
(a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer)
(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)
(a test of newborn infants for phenylketonuria)
(a physiological test to determine whether a person is pregnant)
(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)
(a test to determine whether there is a blockage of the spinal canal)
(test of thyroid function in which the patient is give an oral does of radioactive iodine-131)
(radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine excreted in the urine)
(radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland)
(test to determine the patency of the Fallopian tubes)
(any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin)
(a skin test to determine your susceptibility to scarlet fever)
(a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin)
(a skin test for immunity to diphtheria)
(a test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by applying them to scratches in the skin)
(a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium; based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin)
(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)
(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)
(a form of skin test in which the suspected allergen is injected into the skin)
(a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible)
(a test of visual acuity using a Snellen chart)
(a test measuring how a system functions when subjected to controlled amounts of stress)
(a stress test in which the patient walks on a moving treadmill while the heart and breathing rates are monitored)
(reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook)
(an appraisal that underestimates the value of something)
(the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished)
(a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation")
(a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting")
(a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity")
(a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment)
(making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously")
(discriminating the individual from the generic group or species)
(delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); "arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success"; "to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste")
(love of or taste for fine objects of art)
(the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own")
(a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947; involved a tight bodice and narrow waist and a flowing pleated skirt)
(the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior)
(the style in which a garment is cut; "a dress of traditional cut")
(an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season")
(a popular trend that attracts growing support; "when they saw how things were going everybody jumped on the bandwagon")
(the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group)
(a culture with lifestyles and values opposed to those of the established culture)
(the culture that is widely disseminated via the mass media)
(a counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s)
(the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best")
(the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language")
(a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment)
(learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development)
(learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion")
(the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's")
(learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself)
((psychology) unconscious internalization of aspects of the world (especially aspects of persons) within the self in such a way that the internalized representation takes over the psychological functions of the external objects)
((sychoanalysis) the internalization of the parent figures and their values; leads to the formation of the superego)
(a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established)
(system of language acquisition focusing intensively on listening and speaking)
(learning so as to be able to remember verbatim; "the actor's memorization of his lines")
(in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality)
(in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance)
(applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); "mastering a second language requires a lot of work"; "no schools offer graduate study in interior design")
(application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation)
((psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus)
((Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus)
(training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene)
(the process of assimilating new ideas into an existing cognitive structure)
(becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; "his mastering the art of cooking took a long time")
(the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?")
(education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom)
(training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade)
(the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher")
(the experience of becoming familiar with something)
(skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping))
(a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus)
(conditioning to avoid an aversive stimulus)
(an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning)
(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)
(operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given)
(conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response)
(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")
(the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered; "he can do it from memory"; "he enjoyed remembering his father")
(what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it)
(memory for intermediate results that must be held during thinking)
(your general store of remembered information)
(your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts)
(the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory; "my retrieval of people's names is very poor")
(the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode")
(the ability to recall past occurrences)
(recall or remembrance; "it came to mind")
(recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall)
(recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall)
(recall after rote memorization; "he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation")
(a mental impression retained and recalled from the past)
(the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; "a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer")
(the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known; "geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it"; "it was too dark to determine his identity"; "she guessed the identity of his lover")
(identification of a person from the sound of their voice)
(the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association")
(the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis)
(a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals")
(a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology")
(the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology")
(memory for experiences that are past; "some psychologists tried to contrast retrospection and introspection")
(any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else)
(something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible; "the eagle is a symbol of the United States")
(a representational or typifying form or model)
(a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair")
(an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious; "the edict was subject to many interpretations"; "he annoyed us with his interpreting of parables"; "often imitations are extended to provide a more accurate rendition of the child's intended meaning")
(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))
(a representation by picture or portraiture)
(a faithful depiction or reflection; "the best mirror is an old friend")
(the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits)
((theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine)
(the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination")
(the imaging of remembered or invented scenes; "I could see her clearly in my mind's eye")
(a vivid mental image; "he had a vision of his own death")
(a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night")
(imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality")
(a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream)
(an erotic dream (usually at night) accompanied by the (nocturnal) emission of semen)
(a grotesque product of the imagination)
(the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful")
(an instance of searching for something; "the hunt for submarines")
(a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth")
(cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
(the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought")
(a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence)
(the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association)
(the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought)
(a mental synthesis that becomes fixed or concrete by a process resembling crystal formation)
(the conception and development of an idea or plan)
(the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations)
(the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning")
(a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group)
(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")
(an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument)
(reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence)
(reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect))
(reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)
(the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation)
(the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))
(a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations)
(knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source))
(staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events)
(a vision of events in the distant past)
(the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand)
(the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means)
(searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod)
(divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another))
(divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides))
(divination by means of stones or stone talismans)
(conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying)
(divination through the interpretation of dreams)
(telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand)
(a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
(the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes)
(a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times)
(an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions)
(deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises)
(the act of presupposing; a supposition made prior to having knowledge (as for the purpose of argument))
(the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances)
(an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others)
((logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition)
(a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions)
(something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications")
(an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations)
((law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed)
(an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion")
((logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises)
(an analysis into mutually exclusive categories)
(an analysis of the cost effectiveness of different alternatives in order to see whether the benefits outweigh the costs)
(analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic elimination of unacceptable alternatives)
(the analysis of complex things into simpler constituents)
(a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components)
(analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts)
((mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial)
(changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal); "the diagonalization of a normal matrix by a unitary transformation")
(the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence)
(the combination of ideas into a complex whole)
(attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer")
(the process of forming and relating ideas)
(the process of giving careful thought to something)
(careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them")
(a systematic consideration; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences")
(continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge")
((religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects))
(an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think")
(the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct)
(a penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives)
(examination of conscience (as done daily by Jesuits))
(preoccupation especially with one's attitudes and ethical or ideological values; "the sensitiveness of James's characters, their seeming inwardness"; "Socrates' inwardness, integrity, and inquisitiveness")
(concern with outward things or material objects (especially the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and spirit; "hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness")
(contemplation of things past; "in retrospect")
(the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making")
(making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style)
(decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility))
(something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure")
(the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions)
(a judgment reached before the evidence is available)
(a decision to reverse an earlier decision)
(thinking again about a choice previously made; "he had second thoughts about his purchase")
(the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor")
(a formal expression; "he serves at the pleasure of the President")
(the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality)
(something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites")
(one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse")
(the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue")
(the right or chance to choose; "given my druthers, I'd eat cake")
(the particular preference that you have; "it was his last wish"; "they should respect the wishes of the people")
(doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way")
(an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified)
(a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility")
(something that can be done; "politics is the art of the possible")
(something that cannot be done; "his assignment verged on the impossible")
(the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all)
(an easier alternative; "the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade")
(thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it)
(thought that makes something comprehensible)
((law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature); "the rationale for capital punishment"; "the principles of internal-combustion engines")
(the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture")
(the fundamental part; "successful negotiation is the meat and potatoes of arbitration")
(something crucial for explaining; "the key to development is economic integration")
(the systematic account of natural phenomena)
(the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason)
(the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties")
(the thing arranged or agreed to; "they made arrangements to meet in Chicago")
(something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.))
(a reservation that is upgraded; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full")
(the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart')
((law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue in murder trials)
((law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent)
(planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting")
(planning or plotting in advance of acting)
(the thought processes involved in solving a problem)
(thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution))
(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)
(a sudden intuition as part of solving a problem)
(a search for knowledge; "their pottery deserves more research than it has received")
(the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level))
(the testing of an idea; "it was an experiment in living"; "not all experimentation is done in laboratories")
(an experiment designed to control for variables affecting the results of another experiment)
(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")
(the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition)
(a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment)
(trying something to find out about it; "a sample for ten days free trial"; "a trial of progesterone failed to relieve the pain")
(a test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used)
((computer science) a first test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by the developer)
((computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization)
(a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy)
(a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament")
(test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying)
(an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; "there was a congressional probe into the scandal")
(an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people)
(a poll of voters as they leave the voting place; usually taken by news media in order to predict the outcome of an election)
(an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue)
(the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies)
(problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values)
((mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known)
(a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade")
(conversion from one way of encoding data to another way)
(conversion of analog information into digital information)
(an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take")
(an estimate based on little or no information)
(an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)
(a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high)
(an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value)
(range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken")
(seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
(the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect")
(an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature")
(an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences")
(an understanding of yourself and your goals and abilities)
(a slight or superficial understanding of a subject)
(understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices")
(understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings")
(a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing")
(understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight")
(the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation)
(coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases")
(mental understanding as an enlightening experience; "he finally saw the light"; "can you shed light on this problem?")
(an enlightening or astonishing disclosure)
(a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition")
(the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings")
(the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message; "he enjoys reading books")
(reading at speeds significantly faster than normal)
(the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned)
(an inherited pattern of thought or action)
(all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were")
(the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world")
(the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before)
(the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life")
(a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic")
(the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection")
(anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking)
(the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy")
(an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson)
(the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated)
(the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party")
(something interesting that stimulates conversation)
(a center of interest; "the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs")
(something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; "if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn't notice")
(a striking person or thing that attracts attention)
(an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination")
(an object of extravagant short-lived passion)
(any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting";)
(the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception)
(an experience that causes you to remember something)
(a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality)
(something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?")
(everything stated or assumed in a given discussion)
(some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police")
(an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues")
(an issue that is presented for formal disputation)
(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")
(a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again)
(knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction)
(an item of factual information derived from measurement or research)
(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")
(personal knowledge or information about someone or something)
(a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case")
(the actual state of things; "that was not the case")
(an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information")
(a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general")
(a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular")
(a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact)
(facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor")
(an observation that has been confirmed repeatedly and is accepted as true (although its truth is never final))
(a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion; "there is reason to believe he is lying")
(the facts about an actual situation; "he didn't know the score")
(a fact that has been verified; "at last he knew the truth"; "the truth is the he didn't want to do it")
(an important truth that is unpleasant to acknowledge (as about yourself))
(an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth)
(a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code")
(something remote; "he explored every nook and cranny of science")
((usually preceded by `in') a detail or point; "it differs in that respect")
(a point at which an impasse arises in progress towrd and agreement or a goal)
(a detail that is considered insignificant)
(an item of information that is representative of a type; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10")
(a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile")
(an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization; "all her children were brilliant; the only exception was her last child"; "an exception tests the rule")
(an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time)
(the most typical example or representative of a type)
(a small part of something intended as representative of the whole)
(a sample meant to be representative of a whole population)
(an example regarded as typical of its class)
(a single sample or measurement taken at a specific time or over as short a period as feasible)
(a small amount (especially of food or wine))
(information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take")
(something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution")
((law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense)
(information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident")
(a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system)
(your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling")
(information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events; "the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance")
((law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure; "a magistrate determined that there was probable cause to search the house")
(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")
((reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proff of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction)
(additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct; "fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory")
(a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be)
(an instance of confirming something by considering information from several sources)
(a system of checking for errors in computer functioning)
(a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage)
(the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof)
(any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
(evidence pointing to a possible solution; "the police are following a promising lead"; "the trail led straight to the perpetrator")
(inside information that something is going to happen)
(stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy")
(the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick")
(any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
(something causing excitement or stimulating interest)
(something causing antagonism or loss of interest)
(the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response)
((psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it)
(a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it)
(a reinforcing stimulus whose removal serves to decrease the likelihood of the response that produced it)
(a stimulus that provides information about what to do)
(a stimulus with desirable consequences)
(a stimulus with undesirable consequences)
(anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip")
(something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness; "a joy to behold"; "the pleasure of his company"; "the new car is a delight")
(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")
((law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive)
(a nuisance that can remedied (suppressed or extinguished or rendered harmless); "the continued existence of an abatable nuisance is not authorized under the law")
(anything on your premises that might attract children into danger or harm; "their swimming pool is an attractive nuisance; they should fence it in")
(a nuisance that is both a public nuisance and a private nuisance at the same time)
(a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land)
(a nuisance that unreasonably interferes with a right that is common to the general public; "a public nuisance offends the public at large")
(something that causes irritation and annoyance; "he's a thorn in my flesh")
(an annoyance; "those children are a damn plague")
(any negative stimulus to which an organism will learn to make a response that avoids it)
(something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry")
(a source of concern; "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them")
(an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind")
(a rightful concern or responsibility; "it's none of your business"; "mind your own business")
(a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle))
(an uncalled-for burden; "he listened but resented the imposition")
(something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured; "his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take")
(something that causes great unhappiness; "her death was a great grief to John")
(the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind")
(arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity)
(anything that provides inspiration for later work)
(something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot")
(the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse")
(a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention")
(a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus")
(a carefully considered thought about something; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook")
(an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
(a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible")
(a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimous that a woman's place is in the kitchen")
(an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention)
(preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else)
(a plan or design of something that is laid out)
(something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion")
(a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders)
(a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him")
(an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind")
(a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination")
(a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something; "he entered the argument with a predetermination to prove me wrong")
(a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)
(a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
(a specific (often simplistic) category)
(category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'")
(a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing")
(sort or variety; "every description of book was there")
(a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?")
(a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature")
(something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father")
((architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture))
(a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918)
(the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire developed after the 5th century; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and much use of mosaics)
(architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans)
(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)
(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)
(a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century)
(a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting)
(a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses)
(a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch)
(a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation)
(a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand")
((physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks)
((physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors)
(a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy")
(a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism")
(a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?")
(a kind of person; "I don't like people of his ilk")
(a type of product; "his car was an old model")
(a kind or category; "businessmen of every stripe joined in opposition to the proposal")
(a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here")
(a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation")
(a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements")
((mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials")
(a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI))
(a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem)
(an algorithm for removing inflectional and derivational endings in order to reduce word forms to a common stem)
(a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem)
(a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on)
((mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation)
(a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior)
(a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible)
(a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done)
(a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property")
(a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands")
(the essential quality of something; "the texture of Neapolitan life")
(a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics")
(a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question")
(a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees")
(any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank); "wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability")
(the central or most important feature; "education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party's political platform")
(a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration")
(something in which something or some one excels; "the use of herbs is one of the excellences of French cuisine")
(outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion")
(a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards")
(feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety)
(an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side")
(a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood")
(one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand...")
(a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in an important sector of his life")
(a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature")
(a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface")
(a general interest that leads people to want to know more; "She was the center of attention")
(anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils")
(a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person")
(something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute")
(a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher")
(a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart")
(something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable)
((physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory))
(a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantum in quantum theory)
(any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree")
(the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale)
(a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds")
(the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote")
(a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed)
(a quantity that can assume any of a set of values)
(a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable)
((statistics) a variable whose values are independent of changes in the values of other variables)
((statistics) an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution)
((statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable)
(a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves)
(a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data)
(one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system)
(a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6")
(the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials")
(the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9")
(a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18")
(a quantity that is three times as great as another)
(a quantity that is four times as great as another)
(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")
(the highest power of a term or variable)
(the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term)
(the degree of the term in the polynomial that has the highest degree)
(a degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree")
(a mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms)
((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)
(the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable)
(the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit)
(a geometric progression written as a sum)
(the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions)
(a variable that can be used to predict the value of another variable (as in statistical regression))
(one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion)
(a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components)
(a generalization of the concept of a vector)
(a variable quantity that can be resolved into components)
(a vector that is the product of two other vectors)
(a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors)
(a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors)
(a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system)
(a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating)
(a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
((physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system)
(an attractor for which the approach to its final point in phase space is chaotic)
((shipbuilding) the point of intersection between two vertical lines, one line through the center of buoyancy of the hull of a ship in equilibrium and the other line through the center of buoyancy of the hull when the ship is inclined to one side; the distance of this intersection above the center of gravity is an indication of the stability of the ship)
(the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure)
(one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division")
(the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story")
(an intermediate part or section; "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle)
(a final part or section; "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end")
(the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert")
(an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")
(an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor")
(all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature")
(a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another")
(a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered")
(a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts)
(a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town")
(a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices")
(a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings")
(a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society)
(a law that is believed to come directly from God)
(a guiding principle; "the dictates of reason")
(principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics")
(the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war")
((psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality)
((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)
(a basic truth or law or assumption; "the principles of democracy")
(the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry")
(a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics")
(a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language))
((neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus)
(a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields")
((hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid)
(the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules)
((statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics)
(a law used by auditors to identify fictitious populations of numbers; applies to any population of numbers derived from other numbers; "Binford'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")
((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))
(the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume)
(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)
((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)
((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)
((physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium)
((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)
((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)
((physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies))
((physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature)
(a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization)
((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)
((physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced)
((astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer)
((astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler)
(a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse)
(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")
(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)
((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)
(a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance)
((chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight)
(a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness)
((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)
((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)
((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)
((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)
((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)
((physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system)
(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)
(law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero)
(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)
(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)
((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)
((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)
(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)
(each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random)
((physics) the principle that a measured quantity of mass is equivalent (according to relativity theory) to a measured quantity of energy)
(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)
(one of three basic laws of classical mechanics)
(a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force)
(the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force)
(action and reaction are equal and opposite)
(electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R)
(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")
(no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers)
((chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers)
((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 give by Planck's constant)
((physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body)
((cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature)
((cosmology) the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula)
((cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals)
(a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices")
(a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts")
(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)
(a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems")
(Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun)
(Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center)
(a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit)
(a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture")
(a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions")
(something that is required in advance; "Latin was a prerequisite for admission")
(required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time")
(a requirement for admission to or completion of an academic program)
(a requirement that a student know certain languages)
(an assumption that is taken for granted)
(an assumption that is basic to an argument)
(a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning)
(the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved)
(the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue)
(the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy)
(the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question)
(the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation)
(a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone)
(a misconception resulting from incorrect information)
(a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it)
(an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister")
(something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy")
(an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble")
(the illusion that what you wish for is actually true)
(a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"; "his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination")
((psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people)
(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")
(something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight")
(an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins)
(a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope)
(a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past")
(a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug))
(a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue")
(a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need; "he proposed an elaborate program of public works"; "working mothers rely on the day care program")
(a long-term outline of a project or government function; "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development")
(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")
(a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966; "under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts")
(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")
(a program for defending a country against its enemies)
(a program for restoring someone to good health)
(a technological program intended to explore outer space)
(the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationawide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund")
(a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment)
(a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies")
(a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal)
(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")
(something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt")
(a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation")
(a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit)
(a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws)
(the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail")
(a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit)
(a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors)
(a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes)
(a legal system for making democratic choices)
(based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district)
(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)
(a system for setting prices on goods or services)
(a system for advancing participants to higher-status positions)
(a plan for attaining a particular goal)
(an elaborate and systematic plan of action)
(an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track")
(something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant")
(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)
(an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery)
(a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism)
((sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport)
((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")
(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")
(a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign; "they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition")
(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")
(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)
(a plot intended to subvert another plot)
(a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends)
(a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs)
(a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot))
(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)
((Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat")
((medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet))
((education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education))
(a program designed for training in specific skills)
(a training program in which a person is given information about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure) that is not normally available with the goal of gaining conscious control of them)
(a training program to prepare you for employment)
(a project that generates a continuous flow of money)
(a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds)
(a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to)
(an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports")
(a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement)
(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 and IRA; funds can be transfered if you change employers and you can (to some extent) manage the investments yourself)
(a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred)
(a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons)
(a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer)
(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")
(an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock)
(a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company)
(a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination")
(an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities")
(a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works")
(a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition")
((Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims)
(the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith)
(the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca)
(the third pillar of Islam is fasting (primarily during the month of Ramadan); Muslims abstain from food and drink and gambling and all sensuous pleasures from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan)
(the fourth pillar of Islam is almsgiving as an act of worship; "the zakat is earmarked for the poor and disabled")
(the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Qadah; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba; "for a Muslim the hajj is the ultimate act of worship")
(the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "yin and yang together produce everything that comes into existence")
(the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology; "the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe")
(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)
(an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion")
(a slight suggestion or vague understanding; "he had no inkling what was about to happen")
(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)
(a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying")
(the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force")
(an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do")
(an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect")
(at the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails")
(an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play)
(an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film))
(an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth)
((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)
((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))
(an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong")
(the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom")
(an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it")
(the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?")
(the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse)
(a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme")
(a traditional theme or motif or literary convention; "James Joyce uses the topos of the Wandering Jew in his Ulysses")
(a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication")
(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")
((plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story")
((metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality)
(the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other)
(the purest and most concentrated essence of something)
(a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative")
(pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument")
(general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation")
(subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning)
(the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos")
(the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes")
(the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain)
(an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values")
((psychoanalysis) a parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized)
(an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept)
(a paragon of excellence; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged")
(the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community")
(criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria")
(something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general")
(an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut")
((psychoanalysis) the part of the ego that contains an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives)
(accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment)
(wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs")
(a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
(a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?")
(a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament)
(a conventional or formulaic conception or image; "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding")
(an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world)
(an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate")
(a mental image produced by the imagination)
(a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something)
(a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream))
(an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona")
(a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy)
(the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem)
(the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play)
(the role of the character after whom the play is named)
(the mental representation of sexual activities)
(the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)
(a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground)
(a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused)
(a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them")
((mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry)
(a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts)
(a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously")
(a musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony)
(a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system)
(visual images that are pleasing to see but are intellectually undemanding; "he wanted to put some eye candy on their web site")
(the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument))
(an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight")
(the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views")
(all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment)
(the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills")
(the area within view; "the coast is clear")
(aspect re light or wind; "the studio had a northern exposure")
(the part of a scene that is near the viewer)
(a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake")
(the part of a scene between the foreground and the background)
(the areas that is visible through a microscope)
(something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost")
(a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory)
((psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered)
(an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance)
(a mental image of something previously experienced)
(a memory image that is similar to a visual perception)
(an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased)
(a mental image that is similar to a visual perception)
(the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept)
(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")
(a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception)
(a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example")
(something that serves as a model or guide)
(a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father")
(a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair")
((psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood)
(the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made)
(an original model on which something is patterned)
(a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations")
(a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics")
(a model or standard for making comparisons)
(an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come)
(an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor")
(a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police")
(the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background)
(having a three-dimensional form or appearance; "aren't dreams always in 3-D?")
(the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated)
(the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front")
(a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz")
(a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples)
(a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms)
(a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life")
(the religious belief that God cannot be known but is completely `other' and must be described in negative terms (in terms of what God is not))
(the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image'))
(the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate)
(an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence)
(complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust")
(a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school)
(any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it")
(belief about (or mental picture of) the future)
(a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish))
(the belief that the world can be made better by human effort)
(a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?")
(belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification)
(the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it)
(the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration)
(the belief or doctrine of predestinarians)
(a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality")
(a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin")
(religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices)
(a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality)
(a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God)
(a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena)
(a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind)
(opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes")
(a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion")
(an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions")
(a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature)
(one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart")
(grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover")
(an early limited awareness of something yet to occur)
(a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities")
(something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development")
(a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God)
(the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium))
(a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit)
(a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding)
(an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear)
(a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales")
(a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas)
(belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul)
(an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries)
(the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought")
(belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem)
(beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values")
(the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream")
(a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles")
(a principle that governs current accounting practice and that is used as a reference to determine the appropriate treatment of complex transactions)
(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")
(the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people)
(the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization)
((law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence)
(the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents)
(the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth)
(the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject)
((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 ammended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed")
(an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action)
(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" (Mathew 7:12))
(the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery)
(the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid)
(the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature)
(the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples")
(the doctrine of opposition to the social and political establishment)
(the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state)
(the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century)
(the literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species")
(an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis)
(a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma")
(the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil)
(any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent force or energy)
(a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers)
(the doctrine of supporting the social or political establishment)
(a doctrine that ethics and ethical ideas are valid and important; "his ethicism often led him to moralize")
(the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country)
(an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles)
(the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented)
(any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose)
(a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed")
(the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation)
(the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations)
(the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature)
(the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs)
(a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence)
(individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition)
(the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences)
(the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations)
(unilateral interaction; "cooperation cannot be a one-way street")
(the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related)
(the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature)
(the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group)
(the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element)
(the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can co-exist peacefully and equitably in a single country)
(the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other)
(the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals)
(a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake)
(the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable)
(the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements)
(the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite)
((theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind))
(the doctrine that the Scripture phrophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled)
(the predestination of some individuals as objects of divine mercy (especially as conceived by Calvinists))
(the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct)
(the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural)
(the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare)
(the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality)
(a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women)
(any art that invokes supernatural powers)
(a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control)
(a doctrine that on the death of the body the soul migrates to or is born again in another body)
(a doctrine that maintains the right of secession)
(a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations)
((philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism")
((philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; "Aristotelianism profoundly influenced Western thought")
(the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application)
(the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China)
(a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning)
((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience)
(the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth)
((philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves)
((philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will)
(a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications)
(the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality)
((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes)
((philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate)
((philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations)
(a system of philosophical and religious doctrines composed of elements of Platonism and Aristotelianism and oriental mysticism; its most distinctive doctrine holds that the First Principle and source of reality transcends being and thought and is naturally unknowable; "Neoplatonism was predominant in pagan Europe until the 6th century"; "Neoplatonism was a major influence on early Christian writers and on later medieval and Renaissance thought and on Islamic philosophy")
((philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name)
((philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it)
((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names)
((philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value)
((philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action)
((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience)
((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived)
((philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved)
(the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers)
((philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols)
((philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good)
((philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist)
((theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God)
((philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno)
((philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience)
(philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events)
((philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes)
(the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions)
((philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry)
(a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth)
(calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations)
(the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world)
(magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits)
(the worship of devils (especially Satan))
(the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge)
(a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods)
(a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion)
(the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means")
(the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children")
(an archaic term for a goal or destination)
(the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution")
(the ultimate goal for which something is done)
(a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal")
(an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs")
((usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable")
(your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces")
(the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument")
(purpose; the phrase `with a view to' means `with the intention of' or `for the purpose of'; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it")
(a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way")
(an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening")
(something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions")
(the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?")
(a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds")
(knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education")
(the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly")
(all the knowledge and values shared by a society)
(a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one generation to another by nongenetic means (as by imitation); "memes are the cultrual counterpart of genes")
(knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend")
(the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)
(scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters")
(education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge)
(education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics")
(the political policy of concentrating power in a central organization)
(a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate pecefully; "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975")
(a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge)
((England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher)
((Roman Catholic Church) the policy that the absolute authority of the church should be vested in the pope)
((Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment)
(freeing from false belief or illusions)
(an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness")
(ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs))
(lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience)
(a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory")
((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)
((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)
(the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred)
((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)
((hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid)
(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")
((geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest)
((neruology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning)
((physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body)
(localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain)
(theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm)
(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)
(the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)
(the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation))
(Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top)
(a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable")
((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)
(theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes)
((economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods))
(the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial)
(the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment)
(an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard)
(Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence)
(an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money)
((psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to a power of the stimulus intensity)
((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")
(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")
(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")
(the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics")
(a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult")
(an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science")
(study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole)
(the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity)
(an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge)
(a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include...")
(an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other)
(an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory")
(the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge)
(knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge")
(a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics")
(the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)
(a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
(the branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulness)
(the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations)
(the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)
(the geometery of affine transformations)
(geometry based on Euclid's axioms: e.g., only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line)
(the geometry of fractals; "Benoit Mandelbrot pioneered fractal geometry")
(geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's)
(a non-Euclidean geometry in which it is assumed that through any point there are two or more parallel lines that do not intersect a given line in the plane)
(a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space is like a sphere and a line is a great circle)
(the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere)
(the trigonometry of spherical triangles)
(a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation)
(the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system)
(a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions)
(one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system)
(the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero)
(the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system)
(the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system)
(the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system)
(the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci)
(one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end)
(the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid)
(a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted)
(a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid)
(the 4-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located)
(a number that identifies a position relative to an axis)
(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)
(one of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space)
(the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis)
(the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis)
(the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis)
(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)
(the geometry of properties that remain invariant under projection)
(the mathematics of triangles and trigonometric functions)
(the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations)
(a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations)
(the part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformation)
(the part of algebra that deals with the theory of vectors and vector spaces)
(the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices)
(the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions)
(a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation)
(analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components)
(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)
(the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx)
(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)
(the part of calculus that deals with integration and its application in the solution of differential equations and in determining areas or volumes etc.)
(the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x))
(the set of functions F(x) + C, where C is any real number, such that F(x) is the integral of f(x))
(the integral of a function over a definite interval)
(the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals)
(the branch of pure mathematics that deals with the nature and relations of sets)
(a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints)
(an interval that includes its endpoints)
(an interval that does not include its endpoints)
(an interval that is included in another interval)
(a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse)
((mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group)
(the branch of mathematics dealing with groups)
(group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations)
(a group that satisfies the commutative law)
(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)
(the logical analysis of mathematical reasoning)
(the branches of mathematics that are involved in the study of the physical or biological or sociological world)
(a mathematical technique used in economics; finds the maximum or minimum of linear functions in many variables subject to constraints)
(a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters)
(a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic)
(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)
(a generic term for any statistical technique used to analyze data from more than one variable)
(a datum that can be represented numerically)
(a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes")
(a statistic characterizing human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age or sex or income etc.))
(the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function)
(the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value)
(a statistic computed without knowledge of the form or the parameters of the distribution from which observations are drawn)
(any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution)
(the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear)
(the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution)
(the most frequent value of a random variable)
(the value below which 50% of the cases fall)
(an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n)
(the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values)
(the mean of n numbers expressed as the n-th root of their product)
(the mean of n numbers expressed as the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the numbers)
(the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin)
(the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value)
(statistical measure of the variance of two random variables measured in the same mean time period)
(a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable)
(a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance)
(a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large)
(a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution)
((statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population")
(a population that is part of a larger population)
(items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population)
(a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected)
(the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum)
(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))
(a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables)
(a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated)
(the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another)
(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)
(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)
(the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b)
(the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order))
(a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line)
(a series of values of a variable at successive times)
(data relating to births and deaths and health and diseases and marriages)
(the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables)
(a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets)
(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 variable that account for the interrelations observed in the data)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(any correlation in which the rates of change of the variables is not constant)
(a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed)
(a partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant))
(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?")
(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)
(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)
(the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between variables that are linearly related)
(an estimate of the combined influence of two or more variables on the observed (dependent) variable)
(a correlation coefficient in which one variable is many-valued and the other is dichotomous)
(the branch of statistics dealing with variables without making assumptions about the form or the parameters of their distribution)
(the most commonly used method of computing a correlation coefficient between the ranks of scores on two variables)
(any of several nonparametric measures of correlation (used when the assumptions of standard correlational analysis are not met))
(a nonparametric measure of partial correlation)
(a coefficient of agreement (concordance) between different sets of rank orderings of the same set of things)
(a nonparametric measure of the agreement between two rankings)
(an index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female))
(a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test; taken as an indication of the reliability of the test)
(a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy)
(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)
(a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms)
(a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success)
(a theorem giving the expansion of a binomial raised to a given power)
(the branch of applied mathematics that deals with probabilities)
(any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)
(the science that studies living organisms)
(the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine)
(a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis)
(the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; "some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics")
(the scientific study of food preparation and intake)
(the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains))
(the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating))
(the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced)
(the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)
(the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease)
(a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different faculties)
(the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight))
(the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies)
(the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics)
(the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders)
(the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease)
(the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel))
(the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth)
(the branch of dentistry dealing with the appearance of the teeth)
(the branch of dentistry involving surgical procedures)
(the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the dental pulp)
(the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth)
(the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth)
(the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts)
(the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions)
(the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease)
(the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer")
(the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases)
(the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women)
(the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)
(the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health)
(the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system)
(the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies))
(the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults))
(the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders)
(the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells)
((neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders)
(the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system)
(the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease)
(the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus)
(the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the ear)
(the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)
(the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,)
(the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion; duration of effect; etc.)
(the pharmacological determination of appropriate doses of drugs and medicines)
(the study of drugs that affect the mind)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
(the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods)
(the branch of psychology concerned with the treatment of abnormal mentation and behavior)
(the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud)
(the psychological theories of Carl Jung)
(the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
(the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment)
(the study of anatomical features of animals of different species)
(the branch of gross anatomy concerning with the morphology of teeth)
(the branch of anatomy that studies structural changes of an individual from fertilization to maturity)
(the study of anatomy in its relation to function)
(the study of the structure of the body and its parts without the use of a microscope)
(the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs)
(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)
(the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children)
(that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the feet)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus)
(the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation)
(the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints)
(the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings)
(the branch of medicine concerned with the treatmentment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities)
(the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School")
(the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints)
(branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease)
(the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system)
(the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals))
(the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases)
(the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production)
(the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield)
(dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants)
(the branch of biology that studies plants)
(the branch of botany that studies fungi and fungus-caused diseases)
(the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits)
(the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms)
(the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life; "cryonics is more scienc fiction than serious science")
(the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells)
(the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes))
(the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment)
(the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms)
(the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life)
(the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber)
(the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests)
(the branch of zoology that studies insects)
(the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats)
(the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians)
(the branch of zoology that studies fishes)
(the branch of zoology that studies mammals)
(the branch of zoology that studies birds)
(the branch of zoology that studies primates)
(the branch of zoology that studies protozoans)
(the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)
(the branch of botany that studies ferns)
(the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees)
(the branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products)
(the branch of genomics that determines the three-dimensional structures of proteins)
(the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
(the branch of genetics that studies organisms in terms of their genomes (their full DNA sequences))
(the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins encoded by a genome)
(the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues)
(the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans)
(the branch of genetics concerned with the structure and activity of genetic material at the molecular level)
(the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role))
(the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants)
(the branch of biology that deals with the anatomy and physiology and pathology of the nervous system)
(a branch of paleontology that deals with the origin and growth and structure of fossil animals and plants as living organisms)
(the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system and its disorders)
(the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determined variations in responses to drugs in humans or laboratory organisms)
(the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism)
(the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occuring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)
(the branch of biochemistry dealing with the chemical nature and biological activity of enzymes)
(the branch of chemistry concerned with fermentation (as in making wine or brewing or distilling))
(the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms)
(the branch of neuroscience that studies the physiology of the nervous system)
(the scientific study of the nervous system)
(the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain)
(the branch of neuroscience that studies the biological foundations of mental phenomena)
(the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement)
(the branch of physiology that studies muscles)
(the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology)
(the branch of biology that studies the effects of radiation on living organisms)
(the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals (including human beings) with regard to its evolutionary history)
(the branch of biology that studies animals)
(the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
(the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially))
(the chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals)
(the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)
(branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions)
(the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses)
(branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light)
(the chemistry of radioactive substances)
(the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
(the study of the physical properties of sound)
(the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole)
(the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space)
(the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies)
(the branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies)
(the theory and practice of navigation through air or space)
(science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics; "avionics has become even more important with the development of the space program")
(physics as applied to biological problems)
(the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies)
(the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies)
(the branch of astronomy that deals with the sun)
(the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)
(the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures)
(the branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals)
(the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena)
(the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices)
(the branch of physics that deals with static electricity)
(the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference)
(the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei)
(the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light)
(branch of optics dealing with formation of images by mirrors)
(the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image)
(the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions)
(the branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase)
(the branch of physics based on quantum theory)
(a quantum of energy (in a crystal lattice or other system) that has position and momentum and can in some respects be regarded as a particle)
(the branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter)
((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")
(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")
((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)
(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)
((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)
(the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system)
(the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes)
(a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system)
(the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system)
((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)
((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)
((physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves)
((physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles)
((physics) a theory that gases consist of small particles in random motion)
((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)
(a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence))
(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)
((physics) a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry each force emerged separately during the big bang")
((physics) a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta))
(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)
((quantum theory) the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time)
(a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases)
((medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms)
((computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing)
((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)
((biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals)
((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)
((biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations)
(the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws)
(a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection)
(a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations)
(a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring)
(a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters)
(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)
(the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion)
(the branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity)
(the branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles)
(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))
(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)
(a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons)
(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)
(the branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases)
(the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium)
(study of the mechanical properties of fluids that are not in motion)
(the branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies)
(the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass)
(the study of the interaction of magnetic fields and electrically conducting fluids (as plasma or molten metal))
(the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow)
(the branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy)
(the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium)
(the branch of electronics that deals with beams of electrons and their focusing and deflection by magnetic fields)
(the branch of electronics that deals with miniature components)
(the branch of electronics dealing with thermionic phenomena (especially thermionic vacuum tubes))
(any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts)
(a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
(the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level))
(the study of geologic features once at the surface of the earth but now buried beneath rocks)
(geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)
(the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms)
(the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust)
(the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))
(meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers)
(meteorology of climates and their phenomena)
(the study of effects of climate on living organisms)
(the branch of meteorology that studies clouds and cloud formation)
(the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation)
(the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans)
(the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation)
(the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties)
(the branch of geology that studies earthquakes)
(the branch of geology that studies volcanoes)
(the branch of science that studies magnetism)
(the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points)
(the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them)
(the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and composition)
(the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields)
(the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials)
(the branch of economic geology that deals with the applications of geology to mining)
(study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation)
(the study of physical features of the earth's surface)
(precise detailed study of the surface features of a region)
(topographic study of a given place (especially the history of place as indicated by its topography); "Greenland's topology has been shaped by the glaciers of the ice age")
(the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities)
(the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy))
(the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use")
(the branch of architecture dealing with the arrangement of land and buildings for human use and enjoyment)
(the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities)
(the branch of architecture dealing with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior)
(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")
(the metallurgy of powdered metals; how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering)
(the branch of engineering science concerned with the design and construction of aircraft)
(application of biological principals to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems))
(the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments)
(the branch of molecular biology that studies the use of microorganisms to perform specific industrial processes; "biotechnology produced genetically altered bacteria that solved the problem")
(the branch of biotechnology that uses biological process to overcome environmental problems)
(the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism)
(the branch of engineering that is concerned with the design and construction and operation of the plants and machinery used in industrial chemical processes)
(the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges)
(the branch of civil engineering dealing with the use and control of water in motion)
(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)
((often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance)
(the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
(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")
(the use of computers to translate from one language to another)
(the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots)
(the construction of robots to look like animals (developed for Disneyland))
(the area of robotics that is concerned with the control of robots from a distance)
(the branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings (as distinguished from architecture as a design art))
(the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways)
(the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of machinery)
(the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules))
(the branch of engineering that deals with the interaction of surfaces in relative motion (as in bearings or gears): their design and friction and wear and lubrication)
(the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors)
(the branch of engineering that deals with the design and construction and operation of ships)
(the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation)
(the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans))
(the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions)
(the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior)
((psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity)
((psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association)
(any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or marketing etc.)
(an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes)
(the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals)
(the branch of psychology that studies the social and mental development of children)
(the branch of psychology that studies measurable differences between individuals)
(the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to study psychological issues)
(the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects)
(an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior)
(a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment)
(the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes; "he taught a graduate course on learning and memory")
(the area of cognitive psychology that studies the processes involved in solving problems)
(the branch of cognitive psychology that studies the psychological basis of linguistic competence and performance)
(the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes)
(any branch of psychology concerned with psychological measurements)
((psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties)
(the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole)
(the branch of social psychology that studies the dynamics of interaction in social groups)
(the sciences concerned with gathering and manipulating and storing and retrieving and classifying recorded information)
(the branch of information science that deals with natural language information)
((biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems))
(the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind)
(the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society)
(the social science of municipal affairs)
(the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)
(the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures)
(archeology of ancient Egyptian artifacts)
(the study of the geography of ancient times or ancient epochs)
(the study of ancient forms of writing (and the deciphering of them))
(the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence))
(the explanation of past events in terms of scientific causes (as geological causes))
(the study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities)
(the study humans prior to the invention of writing)
(the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils)
(the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies)
(the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics)
(the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings)
(the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts)
(the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society)
(the study of a society by analyzing its garbage)
(the study of religious or magical rites and ceremonies)
(the study of government of states and other political units)
(the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state)
(the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy)
(politics based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations)
(the opinion you hold with respect to political questions)
(the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management)
((economics) a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players)
(the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of economic and financial data)
(the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets)
(the branch of economics that studies the overall working of a national economy)
(the branch of economics that studies the economy of consumers or households or individual firms)
(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)
(the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations)
(the study and classification of human societies)
(the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement)
(the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations)
(the branch of sociology that studies election trends (as by opinion polls))
(the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation)
(the quantitative study of social relationships)
(the science of systematic classification)
(use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework)
((biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification)
(a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms)
(the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects))
(studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences")
(revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation)
(a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms; "classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans")
(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")
(the discipline that studies the English language and literature)
(the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view")
(the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture)
(the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms))
(the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events)
(the determination of how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language; "he mapped the glottochronology of the Romance languages")
(all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history")
(the study and creation of visual works of art)
(arts or skills that require public performance)
(the scholarly knowledge of Western cultures and languages and people)
(the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people)
(the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
(the philosophical study of moral values and rules)
(the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences)
(the study of ethical implications of treatments for neurological diseases)
(moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas)
(argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading)
(an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason)
(an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good)
(a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable)
((art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value")
(the study of values and value judgments)
(the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do)
(that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts)
(that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations)
(that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony)
(that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing patents)
(the philosophical study of being and knowing)
(the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence)
(the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe)
(a rationale for dialectical materialism based on change through the conflict of opposing forces)
(any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments)
(the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference)
(any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity)
(a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in computers)
(a branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate them)
(a system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions))
(a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no'))
(a system of logic whose formal properties resemble certain moral and epistemological concepts)
(the modal logic of necessity and possibility and contingency)
(the modal logic of obligation and permissibility)
(the modal logic of knowledge and uncertainty and ignorance)
(the modal logic of belief and disbelief)
(a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1)
(the logical study of necessity and possibility)
(the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline)
(a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account)
(a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)
(a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals)
(an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena)
(the use of computers for linguistic research and applications)
(the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features)
(the study of the sources and development of words)
(the humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit")
(study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation))
(the informed analysis and evaluation of literature)
(the study of poetic meter and the art of versification)
(study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome)
(study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))
(the study of the principles and practices of library administration)
(the humanistic study of language and literature)
(the scholarly and scientific study of music)
(the study of Chinese history and language and culture)
(the humanistic discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts (sometimes using cladisitc analysis); "stemmatology also plays an important role in musicology"; "transcription errors are of decisive importance in stemmatics")
(the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms)
(studies of the formation of basic linguistic units)
(the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences)
(studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences)
(a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography)
(the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis)
(the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes)
(the admissible arrangement of sounds in words)
(the result of adding an affix to a root word)
(studies of the rules for forming admissible words)
(the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words)
(the part of grammar that deals with the derivations of words)
(the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words)
(the study of the phonological realization of the allomorphs of the morphemes of a language)
(the branch of linguistics that studies the lexical component of language)
(the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names)
(the branch of lexicology that studies the place names of a region or a language)
(the branch of linguistics that studies the relation between language and the structure and function of the nervous system)
(a statistical technique used in glottochronology; used to estimate how long ago different languages evolved from a common source language)
(the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs)
(a law describing sound changes in the history of a language)
(a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages)
(the study of language in relation to its sociocultural context)
(linguistics defined as the analysis of formal structures in a text or discourse)
(an explanation of a person's mastery of their native language)
(the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth)
(the branch of theology that is concerned with angels)
(the branch of theology that is concerned with the defense of Christian doctrines)
(the branch of theology concerned with the nature and the constitution and the functions of a church)
(the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the world)
(the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis)
(the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies)
(the branch of theology that defends God's goodness and justice in the face of the existence of evil)
(a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings; "Jewish theology"; "Roman Catholic theology")
(the branch of theology concerned with the person and attributes and deeds of Christ)
(a theology that holds that knowledge of God can be acquired by human reason without the aid of divine revelation)
(the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic))
(the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers)
(the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors)
(a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states)
(the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress)
(a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts")
((Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law)
(a religious doctrine or theory based on Jesus or Jesus' teachings)
(the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture))
(the comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans)
(doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number)
(heretical doctrine taught by Arius that asserted the radical primacy of the Father over the Son)
(the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father)
(the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers)
(the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine)
(the theological doctrine of Church government by bishops)
(the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters)
(the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition)
(the Christian heresy of the 2nd and 3rd centuries that rejected the Old Testament and denied the incornation of God in Jesusas a human)
(belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations)
(a Christian heresy of the 5th and 6th centuries that challenged the orthodox definition of the two natures (human and divine) in Jesus and instead believed there was a single divine nature)
(the theological doctrine (named after Nestorius) that Christ is both the son of God and the man Jesus (which is opposed to Roman Catholic doctrine that Christ is fully God))
(the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry)
(the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth)
(the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions)
(the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the Cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and Redemption; claims various occult powers)
(the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency)
(the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace)
(the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin)
(any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material)
(the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist)
(the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved)
(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)
(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")
(the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years")
(an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; "the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States")
(the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture")
(the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business)
(the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan")
(a highly diverse culture; "the city's mosaic culture results in great diversity in the arts")
(an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive'))
(a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate")
(an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong")
(an attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US))
(a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations)
(the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good)
(a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs")
(an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict")
(a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm")
(a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right")
(a general direction of evolutionary change)
(an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species)
(a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs")
(a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call")
(the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations)
(an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'; "eventually the family left the house to the devices of this malevolent force"; "the children were left to their own devices")
(an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding")
(an inclination to favor some person or group)
(a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration")
(a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious")
(a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense)
(the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it)
(an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way)
(a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation")
(an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season")
(an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group)
(an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse")
(an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)
(an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values)
(belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group)
(belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans)
(a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation)
(a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings")
(a partiality for some particular place)
(partiality that is not fair or equitable)
(an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally)
(ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty)
((psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment)
(prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality)
(prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West")
(the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races)
(the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people)
(the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races)
(willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others)
(an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior)
(an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom)
(tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement)
(unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs)
(an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior)
(a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish)
(a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism")
(the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot)
(excessive intolerance of opposing views)
(extreme intolerance of anti-social behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually")
(an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him")
(the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability")
(the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report")
(an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity)
(an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs)
(a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength")
(an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; "the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism")
(a fresh orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs)
(a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view")
(a situation or topic as if viewed from an altitude or distance)
(the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future)
(the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field)
(a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area; "the dominant character of the cityscape is it poverty")
(an extensive mental viewpoint; "the political landscape looks bleak without a change of administration"; "we changed the landscape for solving the proble of payroll inequity")
(the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm")
(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")
(a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand")
(a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong")
(a biased way of looking at or presenting something)
(a point of view or general attitude or inclination; "he altered the complexion of his times"; "a liberal political complexion")
(a comprehensive view of the world and human life)
(the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics)
(a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards)
(conformity with conventional thought and behavior)
(strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit)
(any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position)
(an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation)
(the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government)
(a political theory favoring the abolition of governments)
(a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual)
(the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government)
(a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action)
(a political theory that the people should own the means of production)
(a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society)
(a form of communism developed in Cuba by Fidel Castro)
(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))
(a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong)
(the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will untimately be superseded by communism)
(the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky; calls for immediate worldwide revolution by the proletariat)
(a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes)
(an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view (in contrast to more liberal or radical schools of thought of the 1960s))
(extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election")
(advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles)
(the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives)
(the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means)
(the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control)
(the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals)
(any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies)
(a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism))
(the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units)
(a political orientation that advocates imperial interests)
(the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left)
(a political orientation that favors progress and reform)
(the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth)
(a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth)
(an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech)
(a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system)
(an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms; an affirmation of the African cultural heritage)
(the political philosophy of the Orleanists)
(the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society)
(the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society)
(the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror)
(the political orientation of reactionaries)
(the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government)
(the ideology of the political right; belief in or support of the tenets of the political right)
(a political theory advocating state ownership of industry)
(socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law)
(a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers)
(socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice)
(the belief in government by divine guidance)
(the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes social perfection)
(any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict)
(any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations)
(any political orientation favoring aggressive policies)
(a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests)
(an attitude toward religion or religious practices)
(a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence")
(the heretical doctrine (associated with the Gnostics) that Jesus had no human body and hissufferings and death on the cross were apparent rather than real)
(a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches)
(a Gnostic religion originating the 2nd and 3rd centuries that believes John the Baptist was the Messiah and that incorporates Jewish and Christian elements into a framework of dualistic beliefs)
(the doctrine or belief that there is no God)
(the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods)
(the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation)
((Christianity) the heretical belief that the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate gods)
(any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism)
(the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God)
((rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods)
(a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing)
(a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas)
(belief in Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) as the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the promised land)
(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)
(any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent)
(Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday as the Sabbath)
(the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church)
(a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism)
(the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome)
(a Christian movement considered to be a medieval descendant of Manichaeism in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; characterized by dualism (asserted the coexistence of two mutually opposed principles, one good and one evil); was exterminated for heresy during the Inquisition)
(a schismatic Christian religion in northern Africa from the 4th to the 7th century; held that only those who led a blameless life belonged in the church or could administer the sacraments)
(the beliefs and practices of any of the eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople or Antioch or Alexandria or Moscow or Jerusalem)
(the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation)
(the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church)
(a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition)
(principles of the founders of the Oxford movement as expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times)
(16th century theology (named after its founder Jacobus Arminius) that opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignity)
(the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone)
(religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing)
(teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone)
(Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity)
(Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity)
(system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing)
(system of beliefs and practices including belief in Scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group)
(stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation)
(an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith)
(the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth)
(the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals)
(evangelical principles taught by John Wesley)
(belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state)
(any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism)
(the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon)
(the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues)
(the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism)
(the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects))
(the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
(beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic Law)
(beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews)
(a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement)
(beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews)
(the monotheistic religion of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion")
(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)
(the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs)
(the branch of Shiism noted for its esoteric philosophy)
(a conservative and intolerant form of Islam that is practiced in Saudi Arabia; "Osama bin Laden and his followers practice Wahhabism")
(a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme beingof many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils)
(the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads)
((from the Sanskrit word for `to see') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on the nature of reality and the release from bondage to karma)
((from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads)
((from the Sanskrit for `end of the Veda') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints rooted in the Upanishads as opposed to Mimamsa which relies on the Vedas and Brahmanas)
(worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu)
(worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon)
(worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva)
(worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon)
(Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility that is achieved through the three paths of actions and knowledge and devotion)
(religion founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being)
(the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern India in the 16th century by Guru Nanak and combining elements of Hinduism and Islam)
(the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth)
(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)
(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 nontheistic ideal of self purification to Nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia)
(an offensive name for Theravada Buddhism)
(a Buddhist doctrine that includes elements from India that are not Buddhist and elements of preexisting shamanism)
(a Buddhist doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight)
(a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible)
(doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet)
(one of the main traditions of Mahayana Buddhism; holds that the mind is real but that objects are just ideas or states of consciousness)
(the ultimate principle of the universe)
(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)
(the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors)
(a religion founded by Manes the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000)
(ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.)
(system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil))
(the faith of a Zoroastrian sect in India)
(a religion founded in Iran in 1863; emphasizes the spiritual unity of all humankind; incorporates Christian and Islamic tenets; many adherents live in the United States; "Bahaism has no public rituals or sacraments and praying is done in private")
(an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans)
(any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism (especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes))
(the form of Hinduism that revolves primarily around the mythic version and ritual ideologies in the Vedas)
(belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies)
(a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities)
(the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money)
(a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture))
(the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business")
((physics) a phase space togther with a transformation of that space)
((physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions)
((psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams)
(an abstract place usually conceived as having depth; "a good actor communicates on several levels"; "a simile has at least two layers of meaning"; "the mind functions on many strata simultaneously")
((psychoanalysis) the process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another; during psychoanalysis the displacement of feelings toward others (usually the parents) is onto the analyst)
(the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction)
(a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports")
(something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants")
(the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare)
(the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs)
(the study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God's fundamental purpose for humanity")
(the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods)
(the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy)
(the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war)
(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)
(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)
(a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendence to perceive a line as continuing its established direction)
(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)
(a Getalt 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)
(a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different))
(a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out")
(a heretical Zoroastrian doctrine holding that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were Zurvan's offspring)
(communication by means of transmitted signals)
(the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow")
(mutual communication; communication with each other; "they intercepted intercommunication between enemey ships")
(the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate)
(the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines))
(the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions)
(a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message")
(message that is transmitted by radio or television)
(a message transmitted by means of the sun's rays)
(an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication)
(a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
(a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves)
(a medium for the expression or achievement of something; "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity")
(medium for radio and television broadcasting; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people")
(medium for written communication; "the notion of an office running without paper is absurd")
(a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book)
(a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
(a blank leaf in the front of back of a book)
(a blank leaf inserted between the leaves of a book)
(one side of one leaf (of a book or magasine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains)
(a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication)
(something that covers an entire page; "the ad took up a full page")
(something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page)
(a page of a book displaying the title and author and publisher)
(a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book)
(any page in the sports section of a newspaper)
(two facing pages of a book or other publication)
(the spread at the center of a magazine)
(a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature)
(an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine)
(paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes)
(a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top)
(writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters)
(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)
(a size of paper used especially in Britain)
(a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication)
(a sheet of paper with multiple columns; used by an accountant to assemble figures for financial statements)
(a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is typically what you rent from a telephone company")
((often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms")
(a range of frequencies between two limits)
(a band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals))
(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")
((metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; "the writer is the lens through which history can be seen")
(a channel for communication between groups; "he provided a liaison with the guerrillas")
(official routes of communication; "you have to go through channels")
(transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public)
(transmission that combine media of communication (text and graphics and sound etc.))
(a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together)
(machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected; "Let me introduce the word hypertext to mean a body of written or pictorial material interconnected in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented on paper"--Ted Nelson)
(a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events")
(a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology)
(the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines)
(a medium that disseminates printed matter)
(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")
(a medium that disseminates via telecommunications)
(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'")
(a system of conveying mail by aircraft)
(any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail")
(mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection)
(mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system)
(a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada))
(express mail carried by relays of riders on horseback; especially between Missouri and California around 1860)
(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)
(advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail)
(journalism that presents a story primarily through the use of pictures)
(printed material (text and pictures) produced by an intaglio printing process in a rotary press)
(a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements; "he read his newspaper at breakfast")
(a newspaper that is published every day)
(a newspaper written and published by students in a school)
(nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication)
(an article giving opinions or perspectives)
(a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning")
(an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests")
(a short literary or musical composition)
(a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication)
(a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses; "he has written many scientific papers")
(an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts)
(a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale)
(a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale)
((Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided)
(the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter")
(the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story))
(a short newspaper article about a particular person or group)
(a short news story presenting sidelights on a major story)
(a newspaper column devoted to personal problems)
(a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature)
((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)
(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")
(a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for)
(lets you transfer your incoming calls to any telephone that you can dial direct)
(a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program)
(a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone)
(a hostile telephone call (from a crank))
(a telephone call made within a local calling area)
(a telephone call made outside the local calling area)
(a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate)
(a telephone call in which more than two people participate)
(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.")
(a way of adding a third party to your conversation without the assistance of a telephone operator)
(communicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire)
(a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day)
(telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire)
(the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)
(mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates)
(third-class mail consisting of advertising and often addressed to `resident' or `occupant')
(a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy)
(telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire)
(a system for distributing radio or tv programs)
(communicates two or more signals over a common channel)
(broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs)
(the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone")
(the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials")
(television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)
(a television system that has more than the usual number of lines per frame so its pictures show more detail)
(electronic transmission of information that has been encoded digitally (as for storage and processing by computers))
(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")
((computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in)
(a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising)
(a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons")
(indisputable evidence (especially of a crime))
(unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk))
(the sending and processing of e-mail by computer)
((computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command)
(the transmission of light signals via glass fibers)
(quality or fidelity of a received broadcast)
(the detection that a signal is being received)
((electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase)
(modulation of the amplitude of the (radio) carrier wave)
(modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave)
(modulation of the phase of the carrier wave)
(modulation that imposes a signal on a train of pulses)
(modulation of the time between successive pulses)
((electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wave)
(the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry")
(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")
(a language that is no longer learned as a native language)
(language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words")
(a language that is to be translated into another language)
(the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated)
(one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed)
(a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable; "he developed a version of slot grammar")
(extended verbal expression in speech or writing)
(discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation)
(a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences")
(a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses)
(a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause)
(a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows)
(a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause)
(a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses)
(formal expression containing variables; becomes a sentence when variables are replaced by constants)
(a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning")
(a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase)
(a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent)
(two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed")
(a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from it)
(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")
(a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades)
(a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language)
(a word to which an independent meaning can be assigned)
(a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds; "`won't' is a contraction of `will not'"; "`o'clock' is a contraction of `of the clock'")
(a word specifying identity or spacial 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)
((linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'")
(a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness)
(a word that is considered to be unmentionable; "`failure' is a dirty word to him")
(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")
(any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive)
(a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning)
((grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent)
(a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry))
(a word that is qualified by a modifier)
(two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation (e.g. `bow'))
(a word that names the whole of which a given word is a part; "`hat' is a holonym for `brim' and `crown'")
(two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings)
(a word that is more generic than a given word)
(a word that is more specific than a given word)
(a significant word used in indexing or cataloging)
(a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root))
(a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English)
(a word that names a part of a larger whole; "`brim' and `crown' are meronyms of `hat'")
(a word that is used metonymically; a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing)
(an anagram that means the opposite of the original word or phrase; "`restful' is the antigram of `fluster'")
(a word with a special meaning used for a special occasion)
(word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable)
(a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward)
(a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived")
(a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived)
(the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
(the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton)
(a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error)
((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem")
(a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes)
(the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary)
(the entry in a dictionary of information about a word)
(one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed); "her favorite Beatitude is `Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth'")
(a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels)
(an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language)
(word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable)
(word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole)
(word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult)
((grammar) a word that expresses a quantity (as `fifteen' or `many'))
((logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds the variables in a logical proposition)
(a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts the existence of at least one thing for which the proposition is true)
(a logical quantifier of a proposition that asserts that the proposition is true for all members of a class of things)
(a word formed by or containing a repeated syllable or speech sound (usually at the beginning of the word))
(a noun or a pronoun that is used in place of a noun)
(two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context)
(a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms")
(a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology")
(a word that denotes a manner of doing something; "`march' is a troponym of `walk'")
(a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables")
(the 3rd syllable of a word counting back from the end)
(a very long word (a foot and a half long))
(the syllable added in a reduplicated word form)
(antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry'))
(antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry'))
(a minimal unit (as a word or stem) in the lexicon of a language; `go' and `went' and `gone' and `going' are all members of the English lexeme `go')
(minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units)
(minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function)
(a variant phonological representation of a morpheme; "the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme")
(a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction; eg an -s at the end of plural nouns)
(a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'")
(a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form)
(an affix that added in front of the word)
(a word or morpheme used in some languages in certain contexts (such as counting) to indicate the semantic class in which an item belongs)
(the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending")
(an affix that is added at the end of the word)
(an inflection that is added at the end of a root word)
(an affix that is inserted inside the word)
((grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties)
(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))
((grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated)
((logic) the first term of a proposition)
((grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb")
(the object that receives the direct action of the verb)
(the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb)
(nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence)
(the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb)
(any grammatical case other than the nominative)
(the category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb)
(the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb)
(the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed)
(the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb)
(a constituent in Latin grammar; a noun and its modifier can function as a sentence modifier)
(a construction that is part of a sentence but not essential to its meaning and can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical)
((grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction)
(a constituent of a sentence at the first step in an analysis: e.g., subject and predicate)
(a syntactic string of words that forms a part of some larger syntactic unit)
(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")
((grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence)
(a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence)
(a clause in a complex sentence that is grammatically equivalent to the main clause and that performs the same grammatical function)
(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)
(a clause introduced by a relative pronoun; "`who visits frequently' is a relative clause in the sentence `John, who visits frequently, is ill'")
(a subordinate clause that limits or restricts the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies)
(a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies)
(a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction)
(a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction)
(an expression in parentheses; "his writing was full of parentheticals")
(an expression forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence but not containing a finite verb)
(a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb)
(one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the predicate contains the verb and its complements)
((logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula; "`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates")
(an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go'))
(one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context)
(any of the parts of speech of traditional grammar)
(a word that can serve as the subject or object of a verb)
(a word that serves as the predicate of a sentence)
(a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun))
(the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses)
(a word that can be used to refer to a person or place or thing)
(a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things)
(a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized)
(a noun that denotes any or all members of a class)
(an adjective used as a noun; "`meek' in `blessed are the meek' is an adnoun")
(a content word that denotes an action or a state)
(a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb)
(a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier")
(a word that expresses an attribute of something)
(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'))
(an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., `a nervous disease' or `a musical instrument'))
(the comparative form of an adjective; "`better' is the comparative of `good'")
(the superlative form of an adjective; "`best' is the superlative form of `good'")
(a word that modifies something other than a noun)
(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')
(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')
(a word or group of words function as an adverb)
(one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases)
((grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase)
(a determiner (as `the' in English) that indicates specificity of reference)
(a determiner (as `a' or `some' in English) that indicates non-specificity of reference)
(a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word)
(a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase)
(a pronoun that refers to an antecedent)
(a pronoun that points out an intended referent)
(an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences)
(a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents)
(a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause)
(a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs)
(the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural); "in English the subject and the verb must agree in number")
(a grammatical category of pronouns and verb forms; "stop talking about yourself in the third person")
(a pronoun expressing a distinction of person)
(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")
(a pronoun (as `that' or `which' or `who') that introduces a relative clause referring to some antecedent)
(pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur)
(pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur)
(pronouns and verbs that are used to refer to something other than the speaker or addressee of the language in which they occur)
(a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent)
(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")
(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)
(a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female)
(a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male)
(a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine))
(a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time)
(a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking)
(the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states)
(a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation)
(a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past)
(a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future)
(a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses)
(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?'")
(a participle expressing present action; in English is formed by adding -ing)
(a participle that expresses completed action)
(a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical)
(a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object)
(a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object)
(an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence)
(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)
(the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause)
(the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause)
(the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process)
(the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb)
(the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause)
(the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause)
(the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb)
(a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing")
(a name derived from the name of person (real or imaginary) as the name of Alexandria is derived from the name of its founder: Alexander the Great)
(the name of a person for whom something is supposedly named; "Constantine I is the eponym for Constantinople")
(a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three 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")
((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)
(a name derived with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) from the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
(a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor)
(the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer; "all my stocks are held in street name")
(a slang term for something (especially for an illegal drug); "`smack' is a street name for heroin")
(an alternative name that a person chooses or is given (especially in inner city neighborhoods); "her street name is Bonbon")
(the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name))
(a name between your first name and your surname)
(the first name given to Christians at birth or christening)
(the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome)
(a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim")
(a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'")
(a name that has been assumed temporarily)
(a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)
(the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work)
(identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)
(a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'")
(an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. Mr. or General; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title")
(title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey))
(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)
(a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man)
(a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher)
(a title of respect for various ecclesiastical officials (as cathedral deans and canons and others))
(a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge; "Your Lordship"; "His Lordship")
(a title used to address any peeress except a duchess; "Your Ladyship"; "Her Ladyship")
(an appellation signifying nobility; "`your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king")
(the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.; "he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title"; "he refused to give titles to his paintings"; "I can never remember movie titles")
(the name by which a geographical place is known)
(a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text")
(a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the text)
(the heading or caption of a newspaper article)
(the title of a newspaper or magazine; usually printed on the front page and on the editorial page)
(a title or heading that is printed in red or in a special type)
(a heading printed at the top of every page (or every other page) of a book)
(the title (or a shortened title) of a book used as a running head)
(a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right)
(a newspaper headline that runs across the full page)
(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")
((usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action; "the titles go by faster than I can read")
(a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles")
(an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work)
(brief description accompanying an illustration)
(a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly))
(translation back into the original language; "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion")
(translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen)
(translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage)
(a line of verse that has six iambic feet)
(a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article)
(a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch)
(communication by means of written symbols)
(something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation)
(a transcription from one alphabet to another)
(a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol)
(rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper)
(a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts)
(a fine style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings)
(a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right)
(a clearly written style of longhand with large round curves)
(a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols)
(a particular orthography or writing system)
(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)
(a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written)
(the script in which the ancient Persian language of the Avesta is written)
(the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written)
(a script (probably adapted from the Aramaic about the 7th century BC) from which later Indian scripts developed)
(a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi)
(the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language)
(the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur language)
(a style of orthography characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; found especially in Greek and Latin manuscripts of the 4th to 8th centuries)
(forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage)
(a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages)
(a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy)
(a number usually of 3 digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada)
(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)
(system using colors to designate classifications)
(a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals))
(a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail)
((computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions)
((computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored)
((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)
((computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme; "the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set")
(code using a string of 8 binary digits to represent characters)
((telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors)
(an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data)
((computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory)
(a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation)
(the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer)
(the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer)
(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)
(the address of a web page on the world wide web)
(a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser)
(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")
(a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic))
(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.")
(letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible")
(a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic writing system)
(a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system)
(a word that is written with four letters in an alphabetic writing system)
(four Hebrew letters usually transliterated as YHWH (Yahweh) or JHVH (Jehovah) signifying the Hebrew name for God which the Jews regarded as too holy to pronounce)
(a writing system based on alphabetic characters)
(an ancient writing system: having alternate lines written in opposite directions; literally `as the ox ploughs')
(an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia)
(a writing system whose characters represent syllables)
(an undeciphered writing system used in Crete in the 17th century B.C.)
(a syllabic script used in Greece in the 13th century B.C.)
(a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests)
(a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt)
(a system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touch)
(a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals)
(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")
((usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings")
(the writings of the early Church Fathers)
(something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much better")
(creative writing of recognized artistic value)
(published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature")
(written works (especially in books or magazines); "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane")
(written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient)
(written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person)
(verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message)
(creative writing valued for esthetic content)
(a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people; "he has read Plato's Dialogues in the original Greek")
(an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor)
(an elegant style of prose of the Elizabethan period; characterized by balance and antithesis and alliteration and extended similes with and allusions to nature and mythology)
(a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact)
(a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction)
(a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror)
(a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story)
(novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end)
(fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies")
(literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society)
(a genre of fast-paced science fiction involving oppressive futuristic compterized societies)
(a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters)
(a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life)
(a romance that deals with desolate and mysterious and grotesque events)
(a romantic novel containing scenes in which the heroine is sexually violated)
(a French novel in the form of a long chronicle of a family or other social group)
(a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines")
(a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie)
(a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account)
(a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie)
(a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution)
(a narrative about a murder and how the murderer is discovered)
(a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)
(the legend of King Arthur and his court at Camelot)
(a prose narrative shorter than a novel)
(a short moral story (often with animal characters))
(a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop)
(an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678)
(a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people)
(myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil)
((New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son")
(the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal")
(the series of events that form a plot; "his novels always have a lot of action")
(the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play")
(a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one)
(a literary genre that presents a fictional character's sequence of thoughts in the form of a monologue)
(a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy)
(a written evaluation of a work of literature)
(a method of literary criticism that analyzes details of a text in order to reveal its structure and meaning)
(comparison of a particular text with related materials in order to establish authenticity)
(literary criticism based on close analysis of the text)
(the scientific study of biblical writings to determine their origin and meaning)
(the study of existing manuscripts of Scriptures to determine the original text)
(a vast body of textual criticism of the Hebrew Scriptures including notes on features of writing and on the occurrence of certain words and on variant sources and instructions for pronunciation and other comments that were written between AD 600 and 900 by Jewish scribes in the margins or at the end of texts)
(a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed)
(the literary genre of works intended for the theater)
(ordinary writing as distinguished from verse)
(a rhythmical prose employing the poetic devices of alliteration and assonance)
(literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints)
(a solemn literary work that is the product of laborious cogitation)
(a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds))
(a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines)
(a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order)
(verse in the meter used in Greek and Latin poetry consisting of strophes of 4 tetrametric lines; reputedly invented by Alcaeus)
(a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy)
(unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter))
(a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person; "`The president is George W. Bush, Who is happy to sit on his tush, While sending his armies to fight, For anything he thinks is right' is a clerihew")
(a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed)
((ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus))
(a comic verse of irregular measure; "he had heard some silly doggerel that kept running through his mind")
(a short descriptive poem of rural or pastoral life)
(a mournful poem; a lament for the dead)
(a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds)
(an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire)
(a narrative epic poem written by Dante)
(unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern)
(an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines)
(a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba)
(a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas)
(English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third)
(a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme)
(a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables)
(a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.)
(a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy)
(a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy)
(an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings)
(a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd)
(a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse)
(a rhythmic group of six lines of verse)
(a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg)
(a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee)
(a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme)
(a lyric poem with complex stanza forms)
(an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units)
(ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama)
(a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry)
(a quatrain in iambic pentameter with abab rhyme scheme)
(a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; used in laments by Adonis)
(a short verse said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation)
((Roman Catholic Church) a Latin versicle meaning `lift up your hearts')
(a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister)
(a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit)
(a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentamenter and written in an elevated style)
(a quatrain consisting of two heroic couplets written in an elevated style; the rhyme scheme is abab)
(a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter)
(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")
(one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama)
(the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem)
(a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot))
(writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words)
(matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he mailed the dictation without bothering to read it")
(a short line of text that a web site puts on your computer's hard drive when you access the web site)
(a cookie that is stored temporarily and is destroyed when close the link)
(a cookie that is saved permanently on your hard drive)
(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")
(the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand")
(electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image)
(electronic text that is stored as strings of characters and that can be displayed in a variety of formats)
(typewritten matter especially a typewritten copy of a manuscript)
(a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure")
(the blank space that surrounds the text on a page)
(a blank area; "write your name in the space provided")
(the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line)
((computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU)
((computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs)
(matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)
(written matter preceding the main text of a book)
(written matter following the main text of a book)
(text that is in a form that a computer can store and display on a computer screen)
(text that is typed or printed on paper; "he ran off a hard copy of the report")
(a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section")
(the section of a newspaper that reports on sports)
(a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))
(a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract)
(a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount)
(a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face value of the policy in the case of accidental death)
(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))
(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")
(a clause that is appended to a legislative bill)
(the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short")
(a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")
(a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; "he read a chapter every night before falling asleep")
(a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series)
(a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the program")
(a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising)
(a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication)
((rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse)
((rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth)
(the initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme")
(an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show)
(word of greeting used to begin a letter)
(a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
(a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose))
(the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say...")
(a short passage added at the end of a literary work; "the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters")
(a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play)
((rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration")
(supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book)
(a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it)
(textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end)
(a brief addendum at the end of a newspaper article)
(one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line)
(a section of text; particularly a section of medium length)
(a passage selected from a larger work; "he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings")
(an authoritative and often-quoted passage)
(the passage that is being read; "he lost his place on the page")
(a passage full of ornate and flowery language)
(a passage that connects a topic to one that follows)
(a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story)
(a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story)
(a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations)
(a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies)
(typing that leaves alternate lines blank)
(typing that does not leave lines blank)
(typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing)
(typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time)
(text handwritten in the style of printed matter)
(something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible")
(writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible))
(writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane)
(an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle")
(your name written in your own handwriting)
(a signature made by one person for another)
(a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed)
(a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement")
(an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer)
(the signature of a sovereign on an official document)
(letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something)
(an inscription of a black basalt stone; gave first clue to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics)
(an inscription written above something else)
(a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something)
(an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there)
(a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person)
(the form of a literary work submitted for publication)
(an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll))
(a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible)
(a document that can be rolled up (as for storage))
((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")
((Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim)
((Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services)
(a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel")
(a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree)
(a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet)
(a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject)
(an analytic or interpretive literary composition)
(an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition")
(a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term)
(an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion)
(an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic)
(an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play))
(a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book))
(a short critical review; "the play received good notices")
(a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics")
(an authoritative written work; "this book is the final authority on the life of Milton")
((pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation)
(an authoritative statement; "my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take")
(a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island)
(a book intended for general readership)
(a book that has had a large and rapid sale)
(a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals)
(an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers)
(a book of recipes and cooking directions)
(a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment)
(a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review")
(a small book usually having a paper cover)
(a blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations)
(a book of tickets that can be torn out and used)
(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")
(a basic or elementary instructional text)
(one of a series of texts for students learning to read)
(readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages)
(an introductory textbook to teach spelling)
(a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda)
(a notebook in which you enter memorabilia)
(a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them)
(a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship)
(a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments)
(a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things; "he found it in the Sears catalog")
(a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations)
(a book containg the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; "the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene")
(a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team))
((Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders)
((Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year)
(a collection of Psalms for liturgical use)
(a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic")
(a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical)
(a book containing a collection of songs)
(a songbook containing a collection of hymns)
(a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibet)
(a collection of historically important documents published together as a book)
(a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings))
(a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them)
(a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages)
(an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand)
(a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word)
(a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas))
(a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language)
(a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket)
(an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words)
(a dictionary that is claimed to be complete)
(an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles)
(a list of proper nouns naming persons or places)
(a listing of the words used in some enterprise)
(an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field)
(a book containing a classified list of synonyms)
(a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of)
(a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location)
(a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order))
(a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons))
(a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it)
(a manual containing information organized in a summary manner)
(a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life)
(a book regarded as authoritative in its field)
(something that offers basic information or instruction)
(a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field; "a field guide to mushrooms")
(a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer)
(any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker)
(a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation)
(an alphabetical list of names and addresses)
(a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers)
(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)
(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")
(a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access; "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it")
(a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number")
(a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation)
(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)
(the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it)
(the number of a particular individual's social security account)
(the number is used in calling a particular telephone; "he has an unlisted number")
(an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
(a reference book that is published regularly once every year)
(an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year)
(an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides")
(an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features)
(a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty)
(an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge)
(putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form)
(putting something into a form suitable for a printer)
(the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage; "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause")
(a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript")
(editing that involves writing something again)
(rewording for the purpose of clarification)
(rewording something in less technical terminology)
(writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
(any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group)
(a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired)
(the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus)
(a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries)
((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)
((Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families)
(the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen")
(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)
(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)
(the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents)
(the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt)
(the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law)
(religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law)
(a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses)
(a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges)
(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)
(the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
(the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David)
(the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
(the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel)
((Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings)
(the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC)
(the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC)
(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)
(an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jeruslaem after the Babylonian Captivity)
(an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre)
(a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply)
(an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms)
(an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon))
(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)
(an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later)
(an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies)
(a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah)
(an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah)
(an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration)
(an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar)
(an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies)
(an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies)
(an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies)
(an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible)
(a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale)
(an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem)
(an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh)
(an Old Testament book tellin Habakkuk's prophecies)
(an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgement by God upon the sinners of Judah)
(an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity)
(an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity)
(an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi)
(one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount)
(the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
(one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life)
(the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament)
(a New Testament book describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome)
(a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58)
(a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth)
(a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth)
(a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians)
(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)
(a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church a Philippi in Macedonia)
(a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia)
(a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians)
(a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's seceond epistle to the Thessalonians)
(a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters)
(a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters)
(a new Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters)
(a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping)
(a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him)
(a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle)
(the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle)
(the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle)
(the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
(the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
(the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle)
(a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude)
(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)
(a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births)
(the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II)
(the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church)
(an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars)
(an English translation of the Bible published in 1611)
(a British revision of the Authorized Version)
(a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha)
(a revised version of the King James Version)
(a revision of the American Standard Version)
(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)
(the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit)
(the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition)
(the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings)
(the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
(a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah)
(the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
(either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible)
(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)
(four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings)
(revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith)
(a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words)
(a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation)
(a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to Her)
((Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer)
(the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur)
(a book setting forth the forms of church service)
(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)
(a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation)
(the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13))
((Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father')
(14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status)
(an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther)
(an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel)
(an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry)
(an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries)
(an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people)
(an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah)
(an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations)
(an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect))
(an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC)
(an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus)
(any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain widom)
(52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature)
(the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina)
(one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran; "the Quran is divided in 114 suras")
(the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers)
(the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism)
(the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna)
(the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200)
(Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition)
(Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures)
(one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined))
(a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances)
(one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne)
(any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind)
((from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionallly believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads)
(one of four collections of sacred texts)
(a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC)
(a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda)
(a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers)
(prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the Brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals)
(a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest)
(Vedic texts from the fifth and fourth centuries BC dealing with phonetics and ritual injunctions and linguistics and grammar and etymology and lexicography and prosody and astronomy and astrology)
((Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda)
(a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions; "the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads")
((Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns)
(any sacred song used to praise the Deity)
(one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David)
(a briefstatement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions")
(the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly)
(a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem")
(a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic)
(a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work)
(a summary of your academic and work history)
(a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form))
(a condensed written summary or abstract)
(a brief abstract (as of an article or book))
(a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
(a general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences")
(a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion)
(a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup")
(a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court))
(writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
(a document filed with a state by the founders of a corporation)
(a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting)
(a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay))
(a document containing the terms of surrender)
(a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts)
(a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation)
(a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party)
(a document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century))
(a document drawn up in 1555 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today)
(an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence)
(a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work)
(something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter)
(a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form")
(a form to use when making an application)
(a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information)
(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")
(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)
(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.)
(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))
(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)
(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)
(an official form on which a request in made; "first you have to fill out the requisition")
((election) a ballot that is cast in absentia (usually mailed in prior to election day))
(state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation)
(a charter authorizing the operation of a bank)
(the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215)
(a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain))
(a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in")
(a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death)
(a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism)
(a card certifying membership in an organization)
(a card certifying membership in a labor union)
(a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library)
(a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods)
(a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth)
(a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study)
(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)
(an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces)
(a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival))
(a document certifying an act of registering)
(a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools)
((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
(a financial instrument whose value is based on another security)
(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)
(a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks)
(an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money)
(a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
(a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first")
(an item in an appropriation bill; "Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets")
(an item on a list or in a sequence; "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position")
((linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached))
((linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached))
((linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English; "`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization")
(information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint; "his admission provided ammunition for his critics")
(a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item)
(something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print)
(a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting))
(a list of names of specially favored people; "the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit")
((law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities)
(the order of business for an assembly on a given day)
(a printed copy of the order of the day)
(the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network)
((baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate")
((baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team))
(a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.))
(a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare))
(a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import)
(a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday")
(a list of foods and information about their caloric content)
(a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church)
(a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalogue of his achievements")
(an enumeration of all the resources of a library)
(a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card)
(a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices)
(a list advertising seeds and their prices)
(an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing)
(a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted)
(a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations)
(a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters)
(an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.)
(a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start)
(a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections)
(a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film))
(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")
((computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk))
(list of names to whom a communication should be sent)
((computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory)
(a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers)
(a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs)
(a list of heterogenous items that someone wants; "the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands")
(a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder))
(a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time)
(an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)
(an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts)
(a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations)
(a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message)
(a list of answers to a test; "some students had stolen the key to the final exam")
(a detailed list of all the items in stock)
(a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed)
(a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French")
(a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.)
((computer science) a list of options available to a computer user)
(a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it)
(a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu)
(a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio)
(a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution)
((bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records; "the posting was made in the cash account")
(a listing of prices for different goods or services)
(a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO))
((information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted)
(a list of names; "his name was struck off the rolls")
(a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster)
(an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur)
(a list of applicants who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen)
(a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc))
(a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices)
(a list of events that you wish would occur)
(a schedule of times of arrivals and departures)
(a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place)
(a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company)
(a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties)
(a roster of those waiting to obtain something)
(a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices)
(a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices)
(a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price)
(a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)
(the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe)
(a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino))
(an alphabet drived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages)
(the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu))
(a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks)
(an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech)
(a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century)
(an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions)
(a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country)
(a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention)
(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")
(an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party)
(official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.)
(a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane)
(a last-in first-out kind of queue (LIFO))
(a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation)
(a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events)
(the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station)
(a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work)
(a record of events in the order of their occurrence)
(record of a British land survey ordered by William the Conqueror)
(a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record))
(a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane))
(a written record of messages sent or received; "they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station"; "an email log")
(a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded)
(a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment")
(the written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information")
(a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day)
(a record of the hours worked by employees)
(an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed)
(a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record))
(a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note)
(a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting")
(a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications))
(a remarkable or astounding message; "that story was a corker")
(a message that helps you remember something; "he ignored his wife's reminders")
(a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order))
(an official written record of names or events or transactions)
(official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses)
(a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay)
((sports) a record of win versus losses)
(a register of persons who are socially prominent)
(the part of a check that is retained as a record)
((golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap")
(a written account of what transpired at a meeting)
(a book in which minutes have been written)
(a published account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress)
(the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament; "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French")
(a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together)
((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)
((computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups)
((computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte)
((computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent)
((computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label)
((computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task)
((computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program)
((computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program)
((computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change)
((computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters)
(a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting)
(a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police))
(a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month")
(a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote)
(the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain)
(a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the chief executive (or passed over the executive's veto))
(a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications")
(an application for sole rights to an invention)
(a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority)
(a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority)
(request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children")
(solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose)
(a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead")
(detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment)
(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)
(writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.))
(a chronological account of events in successive years)
(an account of the series of events making up a person's life)
(a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint))
(an account of the author's personal experiences)
(a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client; "I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month")
(an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe")
(a bill for money owed for electricity used)
(statement of charges for staying in a hotel)
(statement of charges for medical services)
(statement of charges for telephone service)
(the bill in a restaurant; "he asked the waiter for the check")
(a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed)
(a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to am amount given on the voucher)
(coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal)
(a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one)
(a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment))
(a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate)
(a ticket good for a trip on an airplane)
(a complementary (free) ticket; "the start got passes for his family")
(a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances)
(a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train)
(a ticket good for admission to a theater)
(a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route))
(a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day)
(an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made)
(a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt)
(a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain)
(a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery)
(a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
(a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power)
(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))
(a contract involving mutual promises (each part is both promisor and promisee))
(a contract to hire or lease transportation)
(a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations)
(a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit)
(a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions)
(a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment)
(a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it)
(written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy")
(a contract stating the terms of a purchase)
(a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent)
(a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party)
(a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached)
(a contract in which in the event of a breach by one of the parties can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument)
(a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)
(a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act)
(a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event; "there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality")
((Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return)
(a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise))
(a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt)
(an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location)
(a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses)
(a contract between crew and captain of a ship)
(a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park")
(an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place)
(contract between labor and management government wages and benefits and working conditions)
(a now-illegal labor contract whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union)
(contract between employer and employee)
(a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise)
(contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark)
(contract governing the merger of two or more companies)
(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")
(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))
(a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage)
(a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation)
(a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation))
(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")
(an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date)
(an order for goods to be exported or imported)
(an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price)
(an order that initiates the manufacturing process)
(an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level)
(a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check)
(a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent)
(a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party)
(a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting)
(the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded)
(legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named)
(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)
(a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries)
(a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body)
(legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping")
(a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs)
(law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions)
(law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies)
(a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken)
(law determining the fundamental political principles of a government)
(a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by gave the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens)
(the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states)
(the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law)
(the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes)
((civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions)
(legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law)
(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)
(a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making)
(a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction)
(a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)
(a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project)
(a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill")
(a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose)
(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")
(a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles)
(a statute that would regulate farm production and prices)
(a statute that would regulate foreign trade)
(a rule made by a local authority to regulate its own affairs)
(a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises)
(any law that limits freedom of the press)
(a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals)
(a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads)
(a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them)
(a vigorous reprimand; "I read him the riot act")
(the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)
(a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something)
(a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there")
(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)
(an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited)
(a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date)
(an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior; "the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly")
(a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart)
(an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land)
(an edict that has been publicly posted)
(a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US")
(a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court")
(an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time)
((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")
(injunction requiring the performance of some specific act)
(injunction issued on completion of a trial)
(injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over)
(a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case)
(a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it)
(a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die)
(a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate)
(a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will)
(a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that they 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")
(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")
(the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another)
(a deed made and executed by only one party)
(under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service)
(a legal document proving a person's right to property)
(a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note)
(document effecting a property transfer)
(document transferring title or right or claim to another)
(deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land)
(a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts)
(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)
(a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court)
(a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man")
(a warrant to execute the death sentence)
(a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal)
(a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence))
(a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one)
(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")
(a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return)
(return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year)
(a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability)
(a legal document giving official permission to do something)
(a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot)
(a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle)
(a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time)
(a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time)
(a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile)
(a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation)
(a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages)
(a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises)
(a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry)
(a license to pursue a particular occupation)
(an official document granting a right or privilege)
(the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge")
(an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning)
(an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case)
(the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion'))
(a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense)
(a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation)
((law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer)
(an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property)
(a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case)
(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)
((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)
(a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge)
(a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty)
(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)
(a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding)
(a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt)
(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)
(a writ that authorizes the seizure of property)
(a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained)
(a writ ordering the holding of an election)
(a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial)
(a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case)
(a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner)
(a document giving an official instruction or command)
(a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant)
(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)
(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)
(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")
(a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee)
(a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity)
(a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding)
(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)
(a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation))
(a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit)
(a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place)
(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)
((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
(any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff)
(a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on)
(the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims)
((law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint)
((law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction)
((law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer))
(a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea)
(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))
((criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time)
((criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny")
((civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based)
(the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defammation) and any relief he seeks)
(any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency)
((law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings)
((law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder)
((law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer)
((law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication)
((law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations)
((law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter)
((law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder)
((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")
(an act passed by the British parliment 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)
(a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law)
(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)
(a statute enacted by a city government)
(a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district)
((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")
(a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers)
(software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming)
(pre-release software that has received an alpha test but still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it")
(software that can run on different computers without modification)
(application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together)
(software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing)
(software that is provided without charge)
(software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space)
((computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)
(an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers)
(trademark for a powerful operating system)
(an open-source version of the UNIX operating system)
((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code")
(a computer program that checks you computer for viruses and prevents their spread)
(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")
(an application that is currently running and in the foreground)
(a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface)
(an application program that deals with natural language text)
((computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used)
((computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit)
(an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer)
(a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied)
(a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects)
(a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program)
(a program to convert assembly language into machine language)
(a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors)
((computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program)
(a compiler for programs written in Fortran)
(a compiler for programs written in LISP)
(a compiler for programs written in Pascal)
(a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors)
((computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device)
(a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program)
((computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data)
(a utility program that organizes the input to a computer)
((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)
(a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon)
(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)
((computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time)
(a program that is called to prepare each job to be run)
(an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules)
(a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system)
((computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files)
(a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer)
(a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language)
(a utility program that organizes the output of a computer)
(a computer program that divides code up into functional components; "compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code")
(a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times)
(a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly)
(a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet))
(a program that can change its performance in response to its environment)
(a trace program that produces output for selected conditions)
(a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine)
(a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen)
(a utility program that sorts data items)
(a program that controls the execution of other programs)
(a program to check natural language syntax)
(a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer)
(a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program)
(a program that translates one programming language into another)
((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")
(a table or matrix of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each)
(a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system)
(a graphical representation of a program using formal logic)
(a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)
(an instruction that interrupts the program being executed; "Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed")
(a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program)
(a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name)
(an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises)
(a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium)
(a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store)
(a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library)
(a routine that controls an output device)
(a routine designed to yield a random number)
(a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly)
(a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines)
(a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program)
((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)
(a delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitously 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")
(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")
(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")
(a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers")
(commands that a user types in in order to run an application)
((computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list)
(a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen)
(a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language)
(an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules)
(an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor)
(any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time)
(software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.)
(software on cd-roms that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform))
(specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs)
(program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs)
((computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers)
(a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database)
(a database management system designed to manage a relational database)
(a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database)
(a database management system that allows chunks of text (objects) to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way)
(a copy of a printed work offered for distribution)
(something that is read; "the article was a very good read")
(all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies")
(the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published)
(an edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies)
(an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors)
((printing) an impression made to check for errors)
(a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages)
(a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made)
(a printed impression that is blurred or doubled)
(a publication containing a variety of works)
(a collection of selected literary passages)
(one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audio tape and compact disc)
(an album whose recording are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional))
(albums of rock music that aspired to the status of art; first appeared in the 1960s)
(concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause)
(a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author))
(an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.)
(an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author)
(collection of records especially about an institution)
(something that is compiled (as into a single book or file))
(a publication that appears at fixed intervals)
(a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures)
(a periodical that appears at scheduled times)
(a periodical that is published every month)
(a periodical that is published bimonthly)
(a periodical that is published every quarter)
(a periodical that is published every week)
(a periodical that is published biweekly)
(a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party")
(a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers)
(a periodic paperback publication; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money")
(a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc.)
(a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races)
((British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends))
(an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper)
(a magazine printed on good quality paper)
(a magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade group)
(one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom")
(an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times")
(an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis))
(a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals")
(reports of the work of a society or learned body etc)
(a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art)
(a review devoted to literary criticism)
(written material intended to be read; "the teacher assigned new readings"; "he bought some reading material at the airport")
(reading carefully with intent to remember)
(what a communication that is about something is about)
((psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream)
(the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love")
(the subject of a dispute; "the real bone of contention, as you know, is money")
(a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time))
(a message that departs from the main subject)
(a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration)
(an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction)
(a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph)
(the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous")
(the meaning of a word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express)
(the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form)
(the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified")
(what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression)
(something that refers; a term that refers to another term)
(the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate)
(a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition)
(something referred to; the object of a reference)
(the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun)
(an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression)
(something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression)
(the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work)
(the basic meaning of something; the crucial part)
(an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context)
(an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation)
(an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes)
(an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive)
(a substitute for a taboo word; "I hit the blank blank car")
(a euphemism for `hell'; "Oh what the heck")
(an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one; "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter")
(an expression of disappointment or irritation)
(an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate)
(the intended meaning of a communication)
(the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor")
(a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning")
((usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair")
(a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point")
(a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together)
(an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion)
(a message that seems to convey no meaning)
(a message whose content is at variance with reason)
(stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition)
(nonsense; "I think that is a load of cobblers")
(nonsense; foolish talk; "that's a crock")
(meaningless syllables in the refrain of a part-song)
(nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible)
(jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia)
(nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll))
(loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric")
(a set of confused and meaningless statements)
(senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff")
(gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby)
(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")
(communication (writen or spoken) intended to deceive)
(obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull")
(unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements))
(a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear)
(language that is unnecessarily difficult to understand)
(a collection of excerpts from a literary work)
(an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine; "he searched through piles of letters and clippings")
(a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album")
(a passage or expression that is quoted or cited)
(a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing)
(the representation of another person's words in a speech)
(a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location")
(a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film)
(a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film)
(the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'")
(the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer)
(a film or illustrated lecture on traveling)
(a film made at home by an amateur photographer)
(an entertainment that is offered to the public)
(a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage)
(a movie that is advertised to draw customers)
(a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development)
(a movie featuring shooting and violence)
(a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature)
(a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence)
(a short film and commentary about current events)
(a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event)
(a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director)
(a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth)
(the first print of a movie before after preliminary editing)
(a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate)
((film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out)
((film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next; "the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt")
((film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another)
(an immediate transition from one scene to another)
(a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company)
(a movie with synchronized speech and singing)
(a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance)
(a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway")
(a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?")
(a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night")
(a program that is broadcast again; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns")
(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")
(a program in which the audience participates by telephone)
(a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors)
(a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards)
(a game show in which contestants answer questions)
(a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast)
(a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series")
(a program without a commercial sponsor)
(a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products))
(a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels))
(a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio))
(a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day)
(letters and packages that are transported by aircraft)
(mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery)
(mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge))
(communication by the exchange of letters)
((Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law)
(a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization)
(a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor")
(a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information)
(a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world)
(a letter dealing with personal affairs)
(a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients)
(a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public)
(a letter that is sent successively to several people)
(a letter from a pastor to the congregation)
(a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there")
(a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him")
(a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection)
(mail that can neither be delivered nor returned)
(any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action)
(a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami")
(a card sent to express personal greetings)
(a card expressing a Christmas greeting)
(a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day)
(a card for sending messages by post without an envelope)
(a postcard that folds so the message is inside)
((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)
((Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of another)
(a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her")
(an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting)
(a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes")
(an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture)
((usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting))
(an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing")
((usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes")
(the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors")
((Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist)
(a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome")
(kindness in welcoming guests or strangers)
(unkind and inconsiderate welcome; "he was taken aback by such inhospitality")
(an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian))
(grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract))
(an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat)
(an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos")
(a conventional expression of greeting or farewell)
(a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited)
(an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone; "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess")
(an acknowledgment of your error or guilt)
(an expression of sympathy with another's grief; "they sent their condolences")
(the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration)
(a message refusing to accept something that is offered)
(misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service)
(misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.))
(information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form; "the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography")
(old material that is slightly reworked and used again; "merely a dull rehash of his first novel")
(true confidential information; "after the trial he gave us the real details")
(slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight dope?")
(a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts")
(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 recordbooks")
(the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing))
((computer science) the format for the root directory and the file allocation tables and other basic configurations)
((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)
(informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new line of computers")
(an organized body of related information)
(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 of the United States National Library of Medicine for the storage and retrieval of bibliographical information concerning the biomedical literature)
(a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition)
(a subset of data in a database that are used in a specific application)
(a machine-readable version of a standard dictionary; organized alphabetically)
(a machine-readable lexical database organized by meanings; developed at Princeton University)
(any of the machine-readable lexical databases modeled after the Princeton WordNet)
(a statement of fundamental facts or principles)
(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)
(a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 1995")
(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")
(one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future)
(an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time)
(an index of changes in wholesale prices)
(an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer)
(the aggregate of short sales on an open market)
(index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks)
(new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome")
(new information of any kind; "it was news to me")
(detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished)
(secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy); "we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage")
(information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations)
(an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear")
(evidence that helps to solve a problem)
(biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases)
(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")
(biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations)
(biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically)
(the basic pattern of the human fingerprint)
(fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb))
(a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window")
(evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime")
(biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye; "the structure of the iris is very distinctive")
(biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures)
(biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye; "identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements")
(biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice; "voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers")
(a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring")
(an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension")
(a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization")
(a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle)
(anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques")
(a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
(proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion)
(something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony to his devotion")
(testimony by someone who should know; "I have it on good authority")
(strong evidence for something; "his easy victory was a testament to his skill")
(a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true; "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true")
(an argument offered in opposition to another argument)
(a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; "he stated his case clearly")
(the final statement in a verbal argument; "she always gets the last word")
(the evidence by which something is attested)
(information that makes more forcible or convincing; "his gestures provided eloquent reinforcement for his complaints")
(confirmation that some fact or statement is true)
(something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action)
(something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by")
(guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children)
(counseling on marital problems and disagreements)
(an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job")
(important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public; use for personal profit is illegal)
(any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order; "the rule of St. Dominic")
(prescribed guide for conduct or action)
(an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure)
(directions for the conduct of Christian church services (often printed in red in a prayer book))
(a body of rules followed by an assembly)
((parliament) a procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy)
((law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved)
(a rule of evidence requiring that to prove the content of a writing or recording or photograph the original is required)
(a rule of evidence whereby a person is barred from denying the truth of a fact that has already been settled)
(a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct)
(a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used)
(a rule that declares not admissible as evidence any statement other than that by a witness)
(a rule that oral evidence cannot be used to contradict the terms of a written contract)
(a rule of evidence whereby the negligence of an alleged wrongdoer can be inferred from the fact that the accident happened)
(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))
(a principle that takes precedent over the laws of society)
(the principle that conduct should be moral)
(any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear")
((computer science) a rule stating that the quality of the output is a function of the quality of the input; put garbage in and you get garbage out)
(the moral principle that behavior should be determined by duty)
(a principle stating the action required to attain a desired goal)
(a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation")
(a government policy for maintaining economic growth and tax revenues)
(a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing))
(the economic policy of F. D. Roosevelt)
(the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls")
(restriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation))
(an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap for prices")
(a ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions)
(a lower limit; "the government established a wage floor")
(floor below which prices are not allowed to fall; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor")
(floor below which wages are not allowed to fall)
(an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy)
(the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition)
(a policy of for dealing with social issues)
(a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites; the former official policy in South Africa)
(a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems)
(a social policy of reform (especially socioeconomic reform))
(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")
(social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics); "they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country")
(any regulation or policy that restricts international trade)
(a limitation on imports; "the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated")
(a government order imposing a trade barrier)
(the policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation))
(the policy of a political group; "He won in a vote along party lines")
(a policy governing international relations)
(the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety))
(a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries)
(a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries)
(a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes)
(a policy of not initiating hostilities; "they signed a nonaggression pact")
(a policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if granted by God))
(a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations)
(an American foreign policy opposing interference in the Western hemisphere from outside powers)
(President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology)
(a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs)
(a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas)
(a government's policy controlling foreign trade)
(the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries)
(any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests")
(a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine)
(a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct)
(a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality)
(regulation establishing the maximum age for doing something or holding some position)
(the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale)
(regulation establishing the top speed permitted on a given road)
(a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society")
(rules governing socially acceptable behavior)
(forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state)
((computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data)
(protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network)
(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)
(a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers)
(a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers)
(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")
(a set of protocols (including TCP) developed for the internet in the 1970s to get data from one network device to another)
(a fine point of etiquette or petty formality)
(a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body)
(closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill)
(a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure)
(a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones))
(traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living)
(a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws")
(the legal code governing crimes and their punishment)
(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)
(set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings)
(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))
(set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc)
(a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities)
(set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc)
(the code of rules governing the use of public roads)
(an ethical or moral code that applies more strictly to one group than to another)
(a code that permits greater sexual freedom for men than for women (associated with the subordination of women))
(a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal)
(a polynomial equation of the first degree)
(an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square)
(an equation containing differentials of a function)
(four differential equations that summarize classical properties of electromagnetic fields)
(a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable)
(the fundamental equation of wave mechanics)
(a set of equations in two or more variables for which there are values that can satisfy all the equations simultaneously)
(a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium)
(a proposal for an appropriate course of action)
(something (as a course of action) that is recommeended as advisable)
(something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave")
(a recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to; "this patient is a referral from Dr. Bones")
(cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger))
(punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him")
(information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking")
(something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on); "the combination to the safe was a secret"; "he tried to keep his drinking a secret")
(a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; "everyone trusted him with their confidences"; "the priest could not reveal her confidences")
(secrets known only to an initiated minority)
(an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret)
(something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret")
(a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password")
(a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition)
(information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause)
(political propaganda (especially Communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema)
(a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university)
(a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story")
((patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and usse of an invention)
(publications from which information is obtained)
(a document that serves as evidence of some expenditure)
(records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project; "the auditor was required to produce his working papers")
(an abundant source; "she was a well of information")
(material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes make good copy")
(copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper)
(an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university")
(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")
(a program designed to teach literacy skills)
(a course of study leading to an academic degree)
(reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)
(art and technique of printing with movable type)
(the result of the printing process; "I want to see it in black and white")
(material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print")
(printing from a plate with raised characters)
(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)
(a method of printing colored reproductions from halftone plates)
(printing from an intaglio plate prepared by photographic methods)
(printing by transferring an image from a photogravure plate to a cylinder in a rotary press)
(the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent))
(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)
(a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface)
(a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image)
(a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates)
(a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper)
(image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller)
(a process of printing on paper coated with bichromated gelatin containing pigment)
(information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated")
(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")
(report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group)
(a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers)
(a brief report especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
(a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story)
(a bulletin containing the latest information)
(an official report (usually sent in haste))
(a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials")
(the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations")
(news that deals with serious topics or events)
(news that does not deal with serious topics or events)
(late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute)
(a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury)
((religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds))
(affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith; "a profession of Christianity")
(the imparting of news or promises etc.; "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily")
(a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications)
(a guarantee that an obligation will be met)
(a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met)
(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)
(a pledge that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying")
(a guarantee of professional or financial security)
(a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips")
(formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement")
(an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead")
(an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it)
(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)
(approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film")
(enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause))
(an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday")
((law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing)
(approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave")
(permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed)
(permission to do something; "he indicated his consent")
(permission to go; the sending away of someone)
(permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin")
(permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak")
(a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out")
(a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes")
(a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane)
(written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school)
(a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions)
(any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit")
(a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war)
(the expression of approval and support)
(enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved")
(a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together)
(a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand")
(a clap of the hands to indicate approval)
(an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause")
(a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph)
(a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance)
(a victory cheer; "let's give the team a big hurrah")
(a sudden outburst of cheers; "there was a salvo of approval")
(an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work")
(offering words of homage as an act of worship; "they sang a hymn of praise to God")
(an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave")
(an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it")
(something that recommends (or expresses commendation) of a person or thing as worthy or desirable)
(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 to often answered evasively")
(exaggerated praise (as for promotional purposes))
(a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration)
(a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me)
(servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise)
(excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm)
(a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery")
((Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah")
(something given or done as an expression of esteem)
(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")
(a degree granted by a two-year college on successful completion of the undergraduates course of studies)
(an associate degree in applied science)
(an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies)
(a bachelor's degree in arts and sciences)
(a bachelor's degree in library science)
((a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine)
(an honours degree of the highest class)
(a first-class honours degree in two subjects)
(an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's)
(a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture)
(a master's degree in arts and sciences)
(a master's degree in questions of public concern)
(one of the highest academic degrees conferred by a university)
(a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge)
(an American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school)
(a doctor's degree in preventive medicine)
(degree conferred on someone who successfully completes law school)
(a degree conferred to honor the recipient)
(an indication of approved or superior status)
(an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement)
(an official recognition of merit; "although he didn't win the prize he did get special mention")
(an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports")
(an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event)
(the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty')
(a United States military decoration for meritorious service in wartime duty of great responsibility)
(a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy)
(a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy)
(a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight)
(a United States Air Force decoration for meritorious achievement while participating in an aerial flight)
(a United States military decoration for gallantry in action)
(a United States military decoration awarded for meritorious service (except in aerial flight))
(a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action)
(a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before)
(a British military decoration for gallantry)
(a British military decoration for distinguished conduct in the field)
(a British military decoration for special service in action)
(a French military decoration for gallantry)
(an award for success in war or hunting)
(an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable; "his uncompromising condemnation of racism")
(to represent as diabolically evil; "the demonization of our enemies")
(an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district)
(disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent")
(persistent petty and unjustified criticism)
(intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak")
(verbal criticism; "he enlivened his editorials with barbed thrusts at politicians")
(criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration; "reporters took potshots at the mayor")
(a vigorous and unrestrained response; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband")
(an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face")
(a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him")
(a severely critical attack; "the reviewers gave his book a sound slating")
(angry criticism; "they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial")
(a severe rebuke; "he deserved the berating that the coach gave him")
(a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach")
(a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap")
(a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to")
(a private lecture to a husband by his wife)
((often used with `pay') a formal expression of esteem; "he paid his respects to the mayor")
(remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; "his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians")
(a courteous or respectful or considerate remark)
(a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team")
(language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate)
(a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls)
(derision of someone or something as foolish or absurd or inconsistent)
(a communication that belittles somebody or something)
(a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility")
(disparagement of something that is unattainable)
(a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient)
(an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation)
(a tort consisting of false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person)
(words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another)
(verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument)
(a defamatory or abusive word or phrase; "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me")
(an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation; "he used the smear word `communist' for everyone who disagreed with him")
(a remark capable of wounding mentally; "the unkindest cut of all")
(abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will)
(an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass")
(a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted; "with the help of his friend's interpolations his story was eventually told"; "with many insertions in the margins")
(a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day")
(a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention")
(a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.))
(a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?")
(a true statement; "he told the truth"; "he thought of answering with the truth but he knew they wouldn't believe it")
(an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel")
(a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable)
((logic) a self-contradiction; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false")
(a statement that represents something in words)
(description of the responsibilities associated with a given job)
(a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work)
(the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system)
(computer architecture in which processors are connected in a manner suggestive of connections between neurons; can learn by trial and error)
(specification of design principles (including data formats and procedures) for creating a network configuration of data processors)
(a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))
(a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence")
(declaring or rendering bastard; "the annulment of their marriage resulted in the bastardization of their children")
(a formal or authoritative proclamation)
(a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla))
(the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect)
(a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government))
(a socialist manifesto written by Marx and Engels (1842) describing the history of the working-class movement according to their views)
(a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories)
(a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution))
(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)
(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)
(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)
(an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1920; prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages; repealed in 1932)
(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)
(a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary))
(an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages")
(the advancing of a claim; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort")
(an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims")
(an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving")
(a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser)
(statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove)
(a point asserted as part of an argument)
((law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing)
(a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement)
(a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle)
(a statement of a mathematical relation)
(a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something)
(an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact; "according to his own testimony he can't do it")
(an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement")
((logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument)
(declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit")
(a threat of divine punishment or vengeance)
(a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace")
((law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved)
(an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence)
(testimony by word or deed to your religious faith)
(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))
(evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute)
(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)
(evidence providing only a basis for inference about the fact in dispute)
(additional evidence or evidence of different kind that supports a proof already offered in a proceeding)
(evidence based on what someone has told the witness and not of direct knowledge)
(evidence for the prosecution in criminal proceedings)
((law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; "his declaration of innocence")
(noun.group:law,;c the action of bearing witness)
(written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath)
((law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement)
(perjured testimony that someone was persuaded to give)
((bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make)
((contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make)
((bridge) a bid that asks your partner to bid another suit)
((bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent's bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand))
(a high bid that is intended to prevent the opposing players from bidding)
(a brief statement; "he didn't say a word about it")
(a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account")
((logic) a statement of something (a fact or thing or expression) to be explained)
((logic) statements that explain the explicandum; the explanatory premises)
(a explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity)
(a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation))
(a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes; "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions")
(a statement of the desirability of something)
(a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting; "certain representations were made concerning police brutality")
(an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon; "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly")
(a statement in explanation of some action or belief)
(a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
(the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory")
(a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly)
((law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question)
(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")
(a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances)
(an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background")
(a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic)
(an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing)
(the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy)
(indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code; "his constant moralizing drove me mad")
(moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner)
(a detailed explanation of the meaning of something)
(a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places")
(the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
(an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text)
((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
(a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)
(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'")
(a definition that reports the standard uses of a word or phrase or symbol)
(a definition that gives an exact equivalent of the term defined)
(a definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined)
((mathematics) a definition of a function from which values of the function can be calculated in a finite number of steps)
(the act of giving a new definition; "words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition"; "she provided a redefinition of his duties")
(a definition that is stipulated by someone and that is not a standard usage)
(a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics")
(a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality)
(a public statement about something that is happening or going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English")
((Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ)
(a public announcement of a proposed marriage)
(an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation)
(an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice")
((law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will")
(a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography)
(a collection of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays)
(an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program")
(a theatrical program; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill")
(a program for a race meeting; lists the races and the names of the horses)
(the pseudoscientific prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe)
(the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment))
(a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets)
(a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop)
(a prediction uttered under divine inspiration)
(a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible)
(a forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions)
((logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false)
((logic) a proposition that is true if and only if another proposition is false)
(a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition)
(one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice")
(a proposition deducible from basic postulates)
(a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition; "names are called categorems")
(a syncategorematic expression; a word that cannot be used alone as a term in a logical proposition; "logical quantifiers, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions are called syncategoremes")
(the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism))
((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)
((logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident)
(a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play")
(the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion))
(the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion))
(the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion)
(the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion)
(the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion)
(an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious)
(an argument that assumes that which is to be proved)
(an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument)
(an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else)
((mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations)
(a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision")
(a postulated sequence of possible events; "planners developed several scenarios in case of an attack")
(a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity)
(a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery)
(a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)
(a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?")
(an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse)
((law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law))
(an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite))
(a deliberately false or improbable account)
(a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead)
(a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant)
(making to seem more important than it really is)
(a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said)
(a long and elaborate misrepresentation)
(pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; "his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted")
(something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason)
(an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction)
(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")
(something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind")
(verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way)
(a fraudulent or duplicitous representation)
(a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth)
(an indirect way of expressing something)
(any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not)
(an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging")
(an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections)
(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")
(an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion)
(a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations")
(a statement made with careful qualifications)
(a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal")
(a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope")
(a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases")
(a printed note placed below the text on a printed page)
(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")
(a note appended to a letter after the signature)
(a note acknowledging the source of a published photograph)
(a reference at one place in a work to information at another place in the same work)
(a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account")
(an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker)
((Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States")
(an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding)
(a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife")
(reference to things past; "the story begins with no introductory retrospections")
(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")
(a remark expressing careful consideration)
(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)
(C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion)
(an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets")
(an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person)
(a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply)
(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")
(the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational terms)
(the restatement of a message as a myth)
(part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors")
(a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind)
(the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar)
(an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking)
(transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words)
(the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers")
((usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement; "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous")
(an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals")
(an informal agreement to work together)
(a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding)
(a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties)
(an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter)
(a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter)
(a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action)
(a friendly understanding between political powers)
(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)
(a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term)
(formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt)
(a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply)
(a written agreement between two states or sovereigns)
(a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim)
(a treaty governing commerce between two or more nations)
(a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th")
(the peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648)
((diplomacy) an international agreement)
(a global treaty banning the production or acquisition of stockpiling or transfer of use of chemical weapons)
(an agreement concerning the treatment of prisoners of war)
(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)
(the treaty signed in 1949 by 12 countries that established NATO)
(the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)
(the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)
(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)
(an expression that is excessively sweet and sentimental)
(a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)
(wit having a sharp and caustic quality; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire")
(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"--Johathan Swift)
(a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at hisown jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point")
(a joke at the expense of some ethnic group)
(an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line))
(a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people)
(a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness)
(a joke whose effect is achieved by visual means rather than by speech (as in a movie))
(a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect)
(a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way)
(a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine)
(verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun")
(a comic incident or series of incidents)
(a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her")
(an exceedingly good witticism that surpasses all that have gone before)
(a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page")
(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)
(a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
(successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck)
(an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question")
(an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events")
(a statement indicating the likely cost of some job; "he got an estimate from the car repair shop")
(the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets")
(a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve")
(a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide)
(a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide)
(a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler")
(a problem requiring investigation; "Perry Mason solved the case of the missing heir")
(a problem that students are assigned to do outside of class)
(a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem)
(any very difficult problem; insoluble in its own terms)
(a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle)
(a paradoxical annecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning)
(a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across)
(a problem that severely tests the ability of an inexperienced person)
(a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words)
(a message describing how something is to be done; "he gave directions faster than she could follow them")
(written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location)
(the address of the sender of a letter or parcel indicating where it should be returned if it cannot be delivered)
(detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics))
(a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document)
((computer science) a standardized language for the descriptive markup of documents; a set of rules for using whatever markup vocabulary is adopted)
(a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents)
(directions prescribed beforehand; the action of prescribing authoritative rules or directions; "I tried to follow her prescription for success")
(directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted; "he knew the rules of chess")
(an instruction written as part of the script of a play)
(editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display)
(the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group)
(a Buddhist and Hindu and especially Jainist doctrine holding that all forms of life are sacred and urging the avoidance of violence)
(a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof)
((Christianity) the doctrine of the ecumenical movement that promotes cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations: aimed at universal Christian unity)
((Christianity) the Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin)
((Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ)
((Christianity) a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded)
((Christianity) the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist)
(any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped")
(a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was a green light"; "the runners awaited the start")
(a signal announcing the approach of a storm especially one of marked violence)
(a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds)
(a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather)
(a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done)
(system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks)
(a signal (especially electronic or by radio) indicating the precisely correct time)
(a public display of a (usually written) message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows")
(a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions")
(a card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher)
(a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described)
(a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way)
(a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger)
(a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis)
(a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges")
(a corner of a page turned down to mark your place)
(a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left)
(identification mark on the ear of a domestic animal)
(identification mark on skin, made by burning)
(an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'")
(all of the tokens of the same symbol; "the word `element' contains five different types of character")
(a token that postal fees have been paid)
(a stamp given by a retailer to a buyer; redeemable for articles on a premium list)
(communication between animals (of the same species))
(the characteristic sound produced by a bird; "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age")
(something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease")
((medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics")
((medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment)
(anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence)
(a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease")
(a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere")
(a mark on a coin that identifies the mint where it was produced)
(a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing))
(a stroke normally made in a downward direction)
(a stroke normally made in an upward direction)
(a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal)
(a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope")
(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")
((printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters)
(a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars)
((printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters)
(an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency)
(a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend)
(a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter))
(a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height)
(a line following the lowest points of a valley)
(a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement; "the ruler had 16 graduations per inch")
(a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters)
(a very fine line in writing or printing)
(a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning")
(an indication of the approach of something or someone)
(an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere")
(the warning signal that begins an period of preparation for an enemy air attack)
(an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
(a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away")
(an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed)
(an internationally recognized distress signal in radio code)
(an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider))
(a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over)
(a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle)
(a bugle call that signals troops to return)
((military) signal to turn the lights out)
(a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions)
((military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset)
((military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position)
((military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown)
(disclosing information or giving evidence about another)
(a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters)
(the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code)
(the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code)
(the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the game")
(a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign")
(an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
(a symbol used to represent a number; "he learned to write the numerals before he went to school")
(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)
(a system of symbols and symbolic representations)
(two crossed bones (or a representation of two crossed bones) used as a symbol danger or death)
(a human skull (or a representation of a human skull) used as a symbol of death)
(a technical system of symbols used to represent special things)
(any notation for the representation of numbers)
(an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle)
(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)
(any notation that uses 2 characters (usually 0 and 1))
(a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of 2)
(a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of 8)
(any notation that uses 10 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 9))
(any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7))
(the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration)
(a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10)
(any notation that uses 16 different characters)
(a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of 16)
(a character indicating a relation between quantities; "don't forget the minus sign")
(a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal)
(a sign indicating the operation of addition)
(a sign indicating the operation of subtraction)
(the dot at the left of a decimal fraction)
(a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself)
(a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted)
(the exponent required to produce a given number)
(the number of which a given number is the logarithm)
(the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808)
(the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2)
(a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention)
(a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; the floating-point representation of 0.0012 is 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent)
(a notation for forming mathematical expressions using parentheses and governed by rules of operator precedence; operators are dispersed among the operands)
(a notation for forming mathematical expressions that does not use parentheses to delimit components)
(a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator precedes its operands)
(a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands)
(a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form)
(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")
(a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission)
(a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played")
(a musical notation indicating the fingering to be used)
(a system of notation for dance movements that uses symbols to represent points on a dancer's body and the direction of the dancer's movement and the tempo and the dynamics)
(a notation used by chemists to express technical facts in chemistry)
(a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements)
(a chemical formula based on analysis and molecular weight)
(an expanded molecular formula showing the arrangement of atoms within the molecule)
(a chemical formula showing the ratio of elements in a compound rather than the total number of atoms)
(a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark")
(a mark to indicate a direction or relation)
(a mark shaped like an arrowhead; used to mark convicts' clothing)
(a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location)
(a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text)
(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")
(a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters")
(a variant form of a grapheme as `m' or `M')
(a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission)
(a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character)
(a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character)
(any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers)
(ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time)
(a control character that indicates moving a space to the left)
(a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation)
(a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated)
(a mark ($) written before a number to indicate that it stands for the number of dollars)
(a symbol of commercialism or greed; "he worships the almighty dollar"; "the dollar sign means little to him")
(a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer)
(any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word)
(a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north")
(a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)
(a mark indicating the stress on a syllable)
(a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation)
(a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation)
(a diacritical mark (u-curved) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound)
(a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s)
(a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality)
(a diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation)
(a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound)
(a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization)
(a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound)
(character consisting of two or more letters combined into one)
(a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing)
(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")
(the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case)
(a character having the form of an upper-case letter but the same height as lower-case letters)
(printed characters; "small type is hard to read")
(a complete set of type suitable for printing text)
(a specific size and style of type within a type family)
(a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter))
(any font whose different characters have different widths)
(any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer)
(a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries)
(a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes)
(a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes)
(a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right)
(a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions)
(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")
(a typeface in which characters have no serifs)
(a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character)
(a star-shaped character * used in printing)
(a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote)
(the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters")
(a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters)
(a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters)
(two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe'))
(the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name")
(the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard")
(the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet)
(the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
(a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet")
(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'")
(the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it)
(a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound)
(a character that is used to indicates a mathematical relation or operation)
(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")
(a graphic character used in picture writing)
(a graphic character used in ideography)
(a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese")
(a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram)
(the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases)
(a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and))
(either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') sometimes used to enclose textual material)
(the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word)
(either of two punctuation marks ({ or }) used to enclose textual material)
(either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material)
(a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter))
(a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence)
(a punctuation mark (!) used after an exclamation)
(a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text)
(either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material)
(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")
((usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete)
(a punctuation mark (?) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question)
(a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else)
(the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology)
(a punctuation mark (`;') used to connect independent clauses; indicates a closer relation than does a period)
(a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information)
(a punctuation mark used in text to indicate the omission of a word)
(the name by which a corporation is identified)
(strings of letters used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet; "domain names are organized hierarchically with the more generic parts to the right")
(trade name of a company that produces musical recordings; "the artists and repertoire department of a recording label is responsible for finding new talent")
(a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)
(a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity)
(a symbol that is the result of printing; "he put his stamp on the envelope")
(an impression produced by pressure or printing)
(an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; "the book was publsihed under a distinguished imprint")
(a stamp that is put on an object to show that a government tax has been paid)
(a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); "the warrant bore the sheriff's seal")
((Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer)
((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))
((music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare")
(a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale)
((music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides")
((music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable)
((music) the first note of a diatonic scale)
((music) the second note of a diatonic scale)
((music) the third note of a diatonic scale; midway between the tonic and the dominant)
((music) the fourth note of the diatonic scale)
((music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale)
((music) the sixth note of a major or minor scale (or the third below the tonic))
((music) the seventh note of the diatonic scale)
(the difference in pitch between two notes)
(the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument)
(the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it; "a simple harmony written in major thirds")
(the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it)
(the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it)
(the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it)
(the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it)
(a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it)
(a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones)
(any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode)
(any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece)
(a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th)
(a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th)
(a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave)
(a musical scale with fewer than seven notes)
(any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave)
((music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written)
(any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff)
(one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E")
(a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff)
(a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it)
(a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff)
(a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff)
(a clef that puts middle C on the third line of a staff)
(a movable clef that puts middle C on one of the lines of a staff)
(a clef that puts middle C on the bottom line of the staff)
(a clef that puts middle C on the fourth line of the staff; used for writing music for bassoons or cellos or tenor horns)
(the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key)
(any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music)
(the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system)
(a key whose harmony is based on the major scale)
(the basic key in which a piece of music is written)
(a musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure and kind of note that takes a beat)
(musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song")
(notation marking the end of principal parts of a musical composition; two adjacent bar lines)
(a musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure)
(a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration)
(a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long")
((music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato)
((music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value)
(a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named)
(a a musical notation of two sharps in front of a note indicating that it is to be raised by two semitones)
(a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named)
(a musical notation of two flats in front of a note indicating that it is to be lowered by two semitones)
(a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat)
(a musical notation that makes a note sharp or flat or natural although that is not part of the key signature)
(a system of naming the notes of a musical scale by syllables instead of letters)
(a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do-re-mi-fa-sol-la-ti)
(one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization)
(the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization)
((music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a passage that is to be repeated)
((music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack)
(a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously)
(the note designated by the first ledger line below the treble staff; 261.63 Hertz)
(a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together)
(a 3-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones)
(a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes)
(a musical note having the longest time value (equal to four beats in common time))
(a musical rest equal in duration to four beats in common time)
(a musical note having the time value of half a whole note)
(a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time)
(a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note)
(a musical rest having one-fourth the time value of a whole rest)
(a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note)
(a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note)
(a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note)
(a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note)
(an embellishing note usually written in smaller size)
(the musical quality of the voice while singing)
(the second lowest adult male singing voice)
(the adult male singing voice above baritone)
(the female singing voice between contralto and soprano)
(the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty)
(a signal that involves visual communication)
(a visual warning signal; "they saw the light of the beacon"; "there was a light at every corner")
(a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections)
(a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure))
(a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)
(a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device)
(a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering))
(one of an international code of flag signals used between ships)
(a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail)
(language expressed by visible hand gestures)
(the sign language used in the United States)
(a gesture that is part of a sign language)
(the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
(a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion)
(communication via the movements or attitudes of the body)
(a gesture executed with the facial muscles)
(an expression of open-mouthed astonishment)
(a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect")
(a facial expression of dislike or displeasure)
(a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement)
(a facial expression characteristic of a person laughing; "his face wrinkled in a silent laugh of derision")
(a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure)
(a serious facial expression giving no evidence of interest or amusement)
(a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response")
(something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested")
(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")
(a display of force or power; "speak softly but carry a big stick")
(expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition")
(a visible symbol representing an abstract idea)
(the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)
(an emblem representing power; "the Roman eagle")
(the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)
(bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of Fascism)
(an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality)
(the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union)
(a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism)
(an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in")
(a badge award to Boy Scouts in recognition of special projects)
(a badge worn to show official position)
(figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ)
(an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered)
(an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States)
(the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction)
(the cloak as a symbol of authority; "place the mantle of authority on younger shoulders")
(the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy; "the colonies revolted against the Crown")
(the symbol of the power of the British monarchy; "members of the British Commonwealth owe allegiance to the British Crown")
(an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes)
(an insignia worn on a military uniform)
(something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.)
(an insignia worn to indicate years of service)
(evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing)
(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")
(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")
(identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form of airport security")
(a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it")
(using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class)
(recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people)
(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")
(a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in")
(a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts)
(the projection of an image from a film onto a screen)
(exhibiting openly in public view; "a display of courage")
((psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic)
(an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall")
(a screening for a select audience in advance of release for the general public)
(an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future)
(anything that is seen; "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights")
(something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape")
(extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself)
(ostentatious display of elegance; "they put on the ritz")
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
(a ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning)
(a display of ornamental speech or language)
(a showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish")
(an ornamental embellishment in writing)
(a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery))
(the act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt")
(the act of making something publicly available; presenting news or other information by broadcasting or printing it; "he prepared his presentation carefully in advance")
(putting on display for the first time; "he attended the unveiling of the statue")
(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")
(a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did")
(an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down)
(a performance to raise money for a charitable cause)
(a concert given for the benefit of some charitable cause)
(a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging)
(performance by or technique of a pianist; "a program of pianism")
(performance of a play by a group of readers)
(the first public performance of a play or movie)
(performance of music or dance especially by soloists)
(a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert")
(theatrical performance combining singing and dancing)
(a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon))
(a lavishly produced performance; "they put on a Christmas spectacular")
((music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world)
(a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose)
(an artificial language intended for international use as an auxiliary language)
(a simplified form of English proposed for use as an auxiliary language for international communication; devised by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards)
(an artificial language based on Esperanto and Ido)
(an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages)
(an artificial language proposed as an auxiliary European language)
(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)
(an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance languages)
(an artificial language that is a revision and simplification of Esperanto)
(an artificial language based on words common to the Romance languages)
(Latino without inflectional morphology)
(an artificial language based on Esperanto)
(an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas)
(an artificial language for international use that rejects all existing words and is based instead on an abstract analysis of ideas)
(one of the first artificial language constructed for use as an auxiliary international language; based largely on English but with some German and French and Latin roots)
((computer science) a language designed for programming computers)
(an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions)
(an artificial language designed to express algorithms)
(a language whose statements resemble terminology of the user)
(a low-level programing language; close approximation to machine language)
(a source language consisting of procedural operators that invoke functions to be executed)
(a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers)
(a problem-oriented language requiring little knowledge of the computer on which it will be run)
(a problem-oriented language used to describe job requirements to an operating system)
(a language that can be used to describe languages)
(a programming language whose expressions are assembled in more than one dimension)
(a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated)
((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")
(a simple platform-independent object-oriented programming language used for writing applets that are downloaded from the World Wide Web by a client and run on the client's machine)
(a programming language whose expressions are represented by strings of characters)
(a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage)
(a language used to describe the syntax of another language)
(a programming language that (like natural language) can be used as its own metalanguage)
(ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms)
(a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists)
(a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing)
(a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation)
(a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system)
(a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use)
(a programing language designed to teach programming through a top-down modular approach)
(software that provides better performance than an earlier version did)
(the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood)
(a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
(one's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next)
(a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings)
(a tone language that uses pitch changes)
(a tone language that uses different voice registers)
(a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages)
(a creole language spoken by most Haitians; based on French and various African languages)
(an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages)
(a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America)
(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")
(any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)
(family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains)
(a language spoken by the Atakapa people of the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas)
(a group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir))
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot peoples)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Arapaho people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Biloxi people)
(any of the Algonquian languages spoken by the Blackfoot people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Catawba people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Cheyenne people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Iowa and Oto and Missouri people)
(a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Iowa people)
(a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri people)
(a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree people)
(a Siouan language spoken by the Crow people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Dakota people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Delaware people)
(the Algonquian language of the Fox people)
(a Siouan language spoken by the Hidatsa people)
(a Siouan language spoken by the Hunkpapa people)
(the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami peoples)
(the Na-Dene language of the Haida people)
(the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Kansa people)
(the Algonquian language of the Kickapoo people)
(the Algonquian language of the Malecite and Passamaquody peoples)
(the Algonquian language of the Massachuset people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Menomini people)
(the Algonquian language of the Micmac people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Mohican people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Nanticoke and Conoy people)
(a Siouan language spoken by the Ofo people)
(a Siouan language spoken by the Oglala people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people)
(the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha people)
(the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage people)
(the Algonquian language of the Pamlico people)
(the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi people)
(the Algonquian language of the Powhatan people)
(the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Quapaw people)
(the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee people)
(the Muskhogean language of the Alabama people)
(the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw people)
(the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw people)
(the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti people)
(the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati people)
(the Muskhogean language spoken by the Muskogee people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Santee people)
(the Muskhogean language of the Seminole people)
(the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Tutelo people)
(the Siouan language spoken by the Winnebago people)
(a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States)
(a family of North American Indian languages)
(a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia)
(a group of Mosan languages spoken in Washington)
(a Chemakuan language spoken by the Chemakum people)
(a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada)
(a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit people)
(a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington)
(a Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakiutl people)
(a Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka people)
(the language spoken by the Shoshone people (belonging to the Uto-Aztecan family))
(the Shoshonean language spoken by the Comanche people)
(the Shoshonean language spoken by the Hopi people)
(the Shoshonean language spoken by the Paiute people)
(the Shoshonean language spoken by the Ute people)
(a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the southwestern United States)
(a family of North American Indian languages spoken widely in the midwest by Caddo peoples)
(the Caddoan language spoken by the Arikara people)
(the Caddoan language spoken by the Pawnee people)
(the Caddoan language spoken by the Wichita people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga people)
(the Iroquoian language spoken by the Tuscarora people)
(a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois peoples)
(the language of the Quechua which was spoken by the Incas)
(the language spoken by the Guarani people of Paraguay and Bolivia)
(the language spoken by the Maraco people)
(the language spoken by the Tupi people of Brazil and Paraguay)
(a family of South American Indian languages)
(a family of South American Indian languages spoken in northeastern South America)
(the family of languages spoken by the Carib people)
(the family of languages that includes Eskimo and Aleut)
(the language spoken by the Eskimo people)
(the language spoken by the Aleut people)
(the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pima people)
(the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Aztec people)
(the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Nahuatl people)
(the Uto-Aztecan language of the Cahita people)
(the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tatahumara people)
(a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples)
(the Athapaskan language spoken by the Navaho people)
(the Athapaskan language spoken by the Hupa people)
(the Athapaskan language spoken by the Mattole people)
(the language spoken by the Chipewyan people)
(a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Sioux)
(a family of North American Indian language spoken in southwestern United States)
(the Tanoan language spoken by the Kiowa people)
(a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California)
(the Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko people)
(the Hokan language spoken by the Esselen people)
(a group of languages of the Hokan family)
(the Kulanapan language spoken by the Pomo)
(the Quoratean language of the Karok people)
(a group of languages of the Hokan family in California)
(the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi people)
(the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi people)
(the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta people)
(a group of language of the Hokan family in Arizona and California and Mexico)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Akwa'ala people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Cochimi people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Cocopa people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Diegueno people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Havasupai people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Kamia people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Kiliwa people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Maricopa and the Halchidhoma peoples)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Mohave people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Walapai people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Yavapai people)
(the Yuman language spoken by the Yuma people)
(the Yanan language spoken by the Yahi people)
(the Yanan language spoken by the Yana people)
(a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California)
(a group of Penutian languages spoken to the west of the Sacramento river)
(a Copehan language spoken by the Patwin people)
(a Copehan language spoken by the Wintun people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Costanoan people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Yokuts people in the San Joaquin Valley)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Miwok people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Chinook people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Kalapuya people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Kusan people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian people)
(the Shahaptian language spoken by the Nez Perce people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Takelma people)
(a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian people)
(a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi people)
(a Mayan language spoken by the Mam people)
(a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec people)
(the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche people)
(the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel people)
(a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Turkoman people)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Azerbaijani people)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak people)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Tatar people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people)
(the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern China)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Yakut people)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz people)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Karakalpak people)
(the Turkic language spoken by the Chuvash people)
(a Turkic literary language of medieval central Asia (named for one of the sons of Genghis Khan))
(a family of Altaic languages spoken in Mongolia and neighboring areas)
(the Tungusic language of the Evenki people in eastern Siberia)
(the Tungusic language spoken by the Manchu people)
(a family of Altaic language spoken in Mongolia)
(the language of the Khalkha people that is the official language of the Mongolian People's Republic)
(the Altaic language spoken by the Korean people)
(the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese people)
(the language (related to Japanese) that is spoken by the people of the Ryukyu Islands)
(any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system)
(the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China)
(a dialect of Chinese spoken in the Yangtze delta)
(the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China)
(any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province)
(a dialect of Chinese spoken in southeastern China; this form of Chinese is not well known outside China because few of the Hakka people have migrated)
(the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia)
(a branch of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages spoken from Tibet to the Malay peninsula)
(the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Sichuan)
(the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan)
(the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Tibet and Nepal and Bhutan and Sikkim)
(the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma)
(the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands)
(the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan)
(languages spoken by hill tribes in northern Burma and neighboring areas)
(Tibeto-Burman languages spoken in northernmost Burma and adjacent China and India)
(Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India)
(Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma)
(Kamarupan languages spoken in the states of Manipur and Assam in northeastern India)
(Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India)
(Himalayish language spoken in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal)
(a family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia)
(the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages)
(the Tai language of a Buddhist people living in the area of the Mekong River in Thailand and Laos)
(a family of languages spoken in southn and southeastern Asia)
(a family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central India)
(a branch of the Austro-Asiatic languages)
(the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam)
(the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Cambodia)
(the Mon-Khmer language spoken by the Mon people)
(the family of languages spoken in Australia and Formosa and Malaysia and Polynesia)
(the branch of the Austronesian languages spoken from Madagascar to the central Pacific)
(an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages)
(the Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand)
(the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii)
(a western subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages)
(a western subfamily of Western Malayo-Polynesian languages)
(the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia)
(the Indonesian language spoken on Java)
(the Indonesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands)
(the Indonesian language of the people of Bali)
(official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)
(language of the Tagalog people on which Filipino is based)
(language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its lexicon contributes to the official language of the Philippines)
(the Austronesian languages spoken by Australian aborigines)
(the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa)
(a language spoken by a Malaysian people on Formosa)
(any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo-Polynesian languages)
(a family of languages spoken in southern Africa)
(any of the Khoisan languages spoken by the pastoral people of Namibia and South Africa)
(the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia)
(a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages)
(the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania)
(the dialect of Albanian spoken in northern Albania and Yugoslavia)
(the dialect of Albanian spoken in southern Albania and in areas of Greece and Italy)
(the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia)
(a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast)
(an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian)
(a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient people of Thrace but extinct by the early Middle Ages)
(a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions)
(a family of Indo-European languages including the Slavic and Baltic languages)
(a branch of the Indo European family of language)
(the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century)
(the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia)
(the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine)
(the Slavic language spoken in Slovakia)
(the Slavic language of the Czech people)
(the Slavic language of the Slovene people)
(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)
(a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany)
(the Slavic language of modern Macedonia)
(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)
(a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European)
(the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo European)
(the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European)
(a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic)
(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)
(the English language as used in the United States)
(a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Black people in the United States)
(the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London)
(standard English as spoken in southern England)
(the dialect of Middle English that replaced West Saxon as the literary language and which developed into Modern English)
(a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans)
(one of the major dialects of Old English)
(the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious)
(the dialect of English used in Scotland)
(a dialect of English spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland)
(the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic)
(a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)
(a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland)
(a German dialect spoken in northern Germany)
(the West Germanic language of the Netherlands)
(one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch)
(an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish)
(the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700)
(the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350)
(the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600)
(either of two distinct works in Old Icelandic dating from the late 13th century and consisting of 34 mythological and heroic ballads composed between 800 and 1200; the primary source for Scandanavian mythology)
(the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland)
(a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark)
(a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland)
(a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway)
(one of two official languages of Norway; closely related to Danish)
(one of two official languages of Norway; based on rural dialects)
(a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland)
(a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands)
(a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English)
(the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia)
(an extinct branch of the Germanic languages)
(extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas)
(a (postulated) group of languages including many of the indigenous languages of Russia (but not Russian))
(a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions))
(one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian))
(the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak people)
(a group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals)
(the Finnic language spoken by the Komi people)
(a group of Finnic languages spoken around the Volga river)
(the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis people)
(the Finnic language spoken by the Mordvin people)
(a group of Finnic languages including Finnish and Estonian)
(the Finnic language spoken by the people of Livonia in Estonia and Latvia)
(the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages)
(a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia)
(the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages)
(a Finnic language spoken by the Veps people)
(a Finnic language spoken by the Ingrian people)
(one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia)
(the official language of Hungary (also spoken in Rumania); belongs to the Ugric family of languages)
(a Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak people)
(the Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Vogul people)
(any of the languages spoken by the Lapp people and generally assumed to be Uralic languages)
(the language of the nomadic Lapp people in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula)
(the Uralic languages spoken by the Samoyed people in northwestern Siberia)
(a Uralic language spoken by a Samoyed people of northern Siberia)
(the Uralic language spoken by the Yeniseian people)
(the Uralic language spoken by the Nganasan people)
(the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed people)
(a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era)
(any of several related languages of the Celts in Ireland and Scotland)
(the Gaelic language formerly spoken on the Isle of Man)
(a Celtic language formerly spoken in Cornwall)
(a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative)
(a group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin)
(an extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy)
(an extinct Osco-Umbrian language of ancient Italy that survives only in a few inscriptions)
(any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)
(the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.))
(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")
(any dialect of Latin other than the classical)
(nonclassical Latin dialects spoken in the Roman Empire; source of Romance languages)
(the form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries)
(Latin used for liturgical purposes during the Middle Ages)
(Latin since the Renaissance; used for scientific nomenclature)
(the group of languages derived from Latin)
(the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century)
(the Italian dialect spoken in Sardinia; sometimes considered a separate language with many loan words from Spanish)
(a dialect of Italian spoken in Tuscany (especially Florence))
(the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)
(medieval provincial dialects of French spoken in central and northern France)
(medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France)
(the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century)
(the medieval Norman dialect of Old French)
(the French (Norman) language used in medieval England)
(the French language as spoken in Quebec, Canada)
(dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France)
(the medieval dialects of Langue d'oc (southern France))
(the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil)
(the dialect of Portuguese (sometimes regarded as a dialect of Spanish) spoken in Galicia northwestern Spain)
(the language of the Basque people; of no known relation to any other language)
(the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain)
(the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script)
(the dialect of Spanish spoken in Mexico)
(the Romance language spoken in Catalonia in eastern Spain (related to Spanish and Occitan))
(Romance dialects spoken in parts of southeastern Switzerland and northern Italy and the Tyrol)
(a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy)
(a Rhaeto-Romance dialect of Romansh spoken in southeastern Switzerland)
(the Rhaeto-Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland; it is an official language of Switzerland)
(an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania)
(an extinct ancient language of unknown affinities; spoken by the Elamites)
(an ancient language spoken by the Kassite people)
(a branch of the Indo-European language family that originated in central Asia during the first millennium A.D.)
((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)
(the Indic language of the Sindhi people)
(the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script)
(the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script)
(the Indic language spoken in Bihar (and by some people in Pakistan and Bangladesh))
(the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali)
(a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal)
(a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya people and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa)
(an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script)
(the Indic language spoken by the people of India who live in Gujarat in western India)
(the Indic language spoken by most people in Punjab in northwestern India)
(the Indic language spoken by the people of Sri Lanka)
(the branch of the Indo-European family of languages including the Indic and Iranian language groups)
(a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages)
(any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan)
(a Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir)
(a Dardic language spoken in northwestern Pakistan)
(a Dardic language spoken by the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan)
(the official state language of Kashmir)
(any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD)
(an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism)
(the modern Persian language spoken in Iran)
(the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms)
(an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan)
(the Iranian language of the Tajik people that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan)
(an Iranian language spoken in Turkey and Iran and Iraq and Syria and Russia)
(an Iranian language spoken in Pakistan and Iran and Afghanistan and Russia and the Persian gulf)
(the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries)
(an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
(a northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia)
(the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians)
(an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European)
(the language of the Hittites and the principal language of the Anatolian group of languages; deciphered from cuneiform inscriptions)
(the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages)
(the Greek language as spoken and written today)
(literary style of Modern Greek containing features borrowed from Koine)
(the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries)
(the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD)
(a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire)
(the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire)
(the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens)
(the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis)
(the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians)
(the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus)
(the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Ionia)
(a number of languages spoken in the Caucasus that have no known affiliations to languages spoken elsewhere)
(a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Chechen people)
(a northern Caucasian language spoken by the Circassian people)
(a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz people)
(a southern Caucasian language with 3 million speakers and a long literary tradition)
(a virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey)
(a large family of languages spoken in south and central India and Sri Lanka)
(a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India)
(a Dravidian language closely related to Tamil that is spoken in a hilly section of southwestern India)
(a Dravidian language spoken by the Kodagu people)
(a Dravidian language spoken by the Kota people)
(the Dravidian language spoken by the Toda people in southern India)
(the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga people)
(a Dravidian language spoken in southern India)
(a Dravidian language spoken by the Tulu people)
(a Dravidian language (closely related to Tamil) that is spoken in southwestern India)
(the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil people in southern India and Sri Lanka)
(a Dravidian language spoken primarily in south central India)
(a Dravidian language spoken by the Telugu people in southeastern India)
(a Dravidian language spoke by the Savara people in southeastern India (north of Madras))
(a Dravidian language spoken by the Gond people in south central India)
(a Dravidian language spoken in south central India)
(the Dravidian language spoken by the Kui people in southeastern India)
(a Dravidian language spoken in southeast India)
(a Dravidian language spoken primarily in central India)
(the Dravidian language spoken by the Kolam people in central India)
(the Dravidian language spoken by the Gadaba people)
(a Dravidian language spoken primarily in eastern India)
(a Dravidian language spoken in eastern India)
(the Dravidian language spoken by the Malto people)
(an isolated Dravidian language spoken by the Brahui people in Pakistan)
(the chief member of the Chadic family of Afroasiatic languages; widely used as a trading language)
(a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa)
(a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria)
(a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member)
(a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad)
(a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels)
(a Chadic language spoke south of Lake Chad)
(a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad)
(a Chadic language spoken in Chad; uses seven vowels plus differences in vowel length)
(a group of Chadic languages spoken in Chad)
(an independent group of closely related Chadic languages spoken in the area between the Biu-Mandara and East Chadic languages)
(a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa)
(a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa)
(a major branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family)
(the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel)
(Hebrew used in Israel today; revived from ancient Hebrew)
(an ancient branch of the Semitic languages)
(an extinct language of the Assyrians regarded as a dialect of Akkadian)
(the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara people have been in close contact)
(the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects)
(a Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but still spoken by other people in southwestern Asia)
(the form of Aramaic that was spoken in Palestine in the time of the New Testament)
(the form of Aramaic used by the Mandeans)
(the extinct language of the Semitic people who occupied Canaan before the Israelite conquest)
(the extinct language of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the ancient world)
(the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage)
(an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria)
(a group of languages in northen Africa related to Semitic)
(the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC)
(the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet)
(a cluster of related dialects that were once the major language of northern Africa west of Egypt; now spoken mostly in Morocco)
(the dialect of Berber spoken by the Tuareg people)
(a group of languages spoken in Ethiopia and Somalia and northwestern Kenya and adjacent regions)
(the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali people)
(a group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia; closely related to Cushitic languages)
(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))
(a group of languages spoken in the relatively small Kordofan area of the south Sudan)
(a family of African language spoken in west Africa)
(a family of languages widely spoken in the southern half of the African continent)
(the Bantu language of the Chewa people of east central Africa)
(a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia)
(a Bantu language that is one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe)
(a Bantu language spoken in western Kenya)
(a Bantu language spoken in the coastal regions of eastern Kenya)
(a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba people in Kenya)
(a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania)
(the Bantu language spoken by the Kongo people living in the tropical forests of Zaire and Congo and Angola)
(a Bantu language spoken in southeastern Congo)
(the Bantu language of the Buganda people; spoken in Uganda)
(a Bantu language spoken in southern coastal Tanzania)
(a Bantu language sometimes considered a dialect of Zulu)
(a Bantu language closely related to Zulu)
(a Bantu language of considerable literary importance in southeastern Africa)
(a Bantu language spoken in central Tanzania)
(a Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East Africa)
(any of the mutually intelligible southern Bantu languages of the Sotho people in Botswana and South Africa and Lesotho)
(the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Basotho; an official language of Lesotho)
(the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana people in Botswana)
(the most widely spoken Bantu languages; the official language of Kenya and Tanzania and widely used as a lingua franca in east and central Africa)
(the language of the Tonga people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia))
(a group of Niger-Congo languages spoken primarily in southeastern Mali and northern Ghana)
(a group of languages spoken in the extreme western part of West Africa)
(a family of languages of the Fulani people of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages)
(a West African language closely related to Fula; spoken primarily in Senegal and Gambia)
(the West AFrican language of the Wolof people in Senegal; related to Fula)
(a group of African languages in the Niger-Congo group spoken from Senegal east as far as the Ivory Coast)
(a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria)
(a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria)
(a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast)
(a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe people in Ghana and Togo and Benin)
(a family of East African languages spoken by Nilotic peoples from the Sahara south to Kenya and Tanzania)
(a group of Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of the Sudan and Zaire and Uganda and Tanzania)
(a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the Chari-Nile group)
(a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad)
(a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Songhai people in Mali and Niger)
(photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book")
(artwork that helps make something clear or attractive)
(illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures")
(a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2")
(a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object)
(a drawing illustrating the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes)
((electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency)
((electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters)
(a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization)
(a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle)
(a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities)
(a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies)
(a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test of vision)
(a chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially)
(a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole)
(a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky)
(an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers")
(a chart showing the number of people as a function of their ages)
(an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book or magazine; "it is shown by the drawing in Fig. 7")
(a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book)
(a graphical recording made by a ballistocardiograph)
(a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph)
(a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph)
(a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions)
(a graphical recording of the electrical activity of the retina that results when light is flashed into the eye)
(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)
(a graphical recording of muscle activity)
(graphical representation (in polar or cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle)
(the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern)
(the maximum lobe in the radiation pattern which is intended to be along the forward axis and which gives the effect of a beam)
(a graphical record of speed and distance produced by a tachograph)
(the art of writing and producing plays)
(the theater as a profession (usually `the stage'); "an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage")
(a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?")
(the production of a drama on the stage)
(a highly successful theatrical production)
(theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer)
(a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.)
(a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage; "he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway")
(a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play)
(an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play")
(a play of a macabre or horrific nature)
(a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript))
(a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation")
(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")
(a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet)
(a subdivision of an act of a play; "the first act has three scenes")
(a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance)
(the copy of the playscript used by the prompter)
(a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot)
(the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction)
(a part of the script in which the speaking roles are limited to two actors)
(words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech")
(a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage)
(an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech)
(a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor)
(a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections)
(words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis)
(a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); "the audience could hear his prompting")
(an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work))
(a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets)
(the final detailed script for making a movie or TV program)
(text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza")
(the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column)
(plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))
(a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases))
(a linear sequence of words as spoken or written)
(a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit")
(a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet)
(a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult)
(a sudden outburst; "an explosion of laughter"; "an explosion of rage")
(a sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage")
(a gesture of greeting or elation; one person's upraised palm slaps the upraised palm of another person)
(drama more suitable for reading that for performing)
(light and humorous drama with a happy ending)
(Italian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters)
(a comdey characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements)
(a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations)
(a sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society)
(a comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque)
(an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization)
(a comedy with serious elements or overtones)
(drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity)
(a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating)
(a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life)
(a television production that features a particular person or work or topic; "the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight")
(a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life)
(a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes)
(a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease))
(a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater)
(a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr)
(an allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices)
(a medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ)
(a play representing the Passion of Christ)
(an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs)
(a theatrical performance of a drama; "the play lasted two hours")
(a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing)
(a short play presented before the main play)
(a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall)
(a show in which the actors are puppets)
(a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians)
(a series of extravagant revues produced by Flo Ziegfeld)
(a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances)
(a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.)
(an artistic form of nonverbal communication)
(the representation of dancing by symbols as music is represented by notes)
(an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
(music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment))
(music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments)
(music that uses two or more different keys at the same time)
(music adapted to the understanding and taste of the majority)
(a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies)
(music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses)
(traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste)
(serious music performed by a small group of musicians)
(a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)
(opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken)
(opera in which the musical and dramatic elements are equally important; the music is appropriate to the action)
(the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords)
(a piece of music whose original harmony has been revised)
(harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines)
((music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another disonance")
((music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord)
(a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven")
(a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas))
(a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie)
(a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program)
((music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it")
(a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music)
((music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata")
(a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished)
((counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa)
(the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original))
(the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original))
(the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part")
(vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment))
(part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style))
(the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet))
(the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet))
(the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music)
(a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts)
(a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody)
(a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated)
(a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played)
(the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience; "a jazz-classical crossover album")
(genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies)
(a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response)
((Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass)
(a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass")
(a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven")
(a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead)
(a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith; "as soon as Leonard learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on Sinai with Moses and is recited daily")
(a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone)
((Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh)
(a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church)
(a melody used as the basis for a polyphonic composition)
(a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States)
(joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ)
(a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation))
(a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God)
(a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune)
(the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath'))
((ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity))
((Luke) the canticle of the Virgin Mary (from Luke 1:46 beginning `Magnificat anima mea Dominum'))
(a hymn that is sung at the end of a service as the clergy and choir withdraw)
(a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")
(a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments)
(an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band)
(the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra)
(a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer)
(a section of a musical composition or movement in which themes introduced earlier are repeated)
(the closing section of a musical composition)
(a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera)
(a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony)
(music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera)
(a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations)
(orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio)
(a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment))
(composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a service or performance)
(a musical composition for two performers)
(a musical composition for three performers)
(a musical composition for four performers)
(a musical composition for five performers)
(a musical composition written for six performers)
(a musical composition written for seven performers)
(a musical composition written for eight performers)
(a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text)
(a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form)
(a funeral lament sung with loud wailing)
(a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts)
(a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries))
(a composition for orchestra and a soloist)
(a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments)
(a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity)
(a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement)
(a musical composition that evokes rural life)
(a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata)
(a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms)
(a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style)
(a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes)
(a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra)
(a short section of a musical composition)
(a musical composition or passage performed quickly in a brisk lively manner)
(a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music)
((music) a group of notes connected by a slur)
(a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition)
(a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation)
(a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic)
(a brilliant solo passage occuring near the end of a piece of music)
(a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic")
((music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner)
((music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio)
(a fast movement (usually in triple time))
(a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected)
(an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales)
(a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources)
(a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano))
((music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully); "they played the adagio too quickly")
(a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs")
(a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing")
(alternate (responsive) singing by a choir in two parts)
(a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school))
(a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation)
(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)
(a narrative song with a recurrent refrain)
(a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers)
(a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors)
(the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers)
(a set of nonsensical syllables used while humming a refrain)
(a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung))
(a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)
(a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties)
(a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture)
(a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes)
(a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano)
(a song about love or expressing love for another person)
(a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep)
(the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language")
(a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem)
(an unaccompanied partsong for 2 or 3 voices; follows a strict poetic form)
(a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds")
(a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain)
(a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet)
(a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman)
(a popular song concerned with disappointment in love)
(a usually rhythmical song song to accompany repetitious work)
(a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple)
(music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance)
(music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance)
(music composed for dancing the carioca)
(guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco)
(music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte)
(music composed in duple time for dancing the habanera)
(music in three-four time for dancing a jig)
(music in triple time for dancing the landler)
(music composed for dancing the mazurka)
(a stately piece of music composed for dancing the minuet; often incorporated into a sonata or suite)
(music in march time composed for dancing the paso doble; often played a bull fights)
(syncopated music in duple time for dancing the rumba)
(music composed for dancing the saraband)
(music performed for dancing the schottische)
(20th century music that uses of a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition)
(music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm)
(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))
(music written in duple time for dancing the tango)
(music composed in six-eight time for dancing the tarantella)
(music composed in triple time for waltzing)
(genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches")
(brisk marching music suitable for troops marching in a military parade)
(military march accompanying quick time)
(martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes)
(a slow march to be played for funeral processions)
(a march to be played for a wedding procession)
(any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time))
(popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult)
(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)
(the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community)
(a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments)
(a genre of popular music composed for ballroom dancing)
(music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano))
(a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands)
(a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans; includes a whistle among its instruments)
(a genre of a capella 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))
(a genre (usually a capella) 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 back-up vocalists)
(a secular form of gospel that was a major Black musical genre in the 1960s and 1970s; "soul was politically significant during the Civil Rights movement")
(a type of country music played at a rapid tempo on banjos and guitars)
(country music originating in mountainous regions of southern United States)
(music of southern Louisiana that combines French dance melodies with Caribbean music and blues)
(a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles)
(an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940))
(an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano))
(jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat)
(jazz that is emotionally charged and intense and marked by strong rhythms and improvisation)
(any of various styles of jazz that appeared after 1940)
(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)
(a combination of blues and jazz that was developed in the United States by Black musicians; an important precursor of rock 'n' roll)
(a fusion of black music and country music that was popular in the 1950s; sometimes described as blues with a country beat)
(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.")
(loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery)
(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)
(a musical style that emerged in the mid-1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience)
(rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock)
(traditional jazz as revived in the 1950s)
(a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz)
(popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar)
(a style of popular music in the 1950s; based on American folk music and played on guitars and improvised percussion instruments)
(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")
(the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain")
(a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion))
(the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father')
(the juxtaposition of morbid and farcical elements (in writing or drama) to give a disturbing effect)
(an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature bythe poet Gongora)
(something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect)
(using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware)
(any artificially elegant style of language)
(the jargon of European community documents and regulations)
(the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared")
(incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists)
(high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation)
(using the abbreviated style of headline writers)
(an expression of respect; "the Japanese use many honorifics")
(specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject)
(the style in which newspapers are written)
(a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law)
(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")
(the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure)
(a style that has the power to evoke feelings)
(matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression)
(using language loaded with psychological terminology)
(using language effectively to please or persuade)
(the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities))
(expressing in coherent verbal form; "the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings")
(standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories)
(a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
(a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language)
(an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans)
(an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English))
(the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton)
(the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings)
(a manner of speaking; "he spoke with a thick tongue"; "she has a glib tongue")
(a bitter or critical manner of speaking)
(a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people)
(the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice")
(a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice")
(a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones")
(an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture)
(the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written))
(the patterns of stress and intonation in a language)
(a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified)
(intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements)
(a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts))
(a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation)
(a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line)
(the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause)
(the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable")
(the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance)
(emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness)
(the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word)
(the distribution of stresses within a sentence)
(the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry")
(the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat")
(the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward))
(an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure))
(a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat)
(a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech)
((music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria)
(a musical passage moving from one key to another)
(pompous or pretentious talk or writing)
(the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation")
(technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects)
(a neatly short and concise expressive style)
(terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words)
(a style of expression that is direct and to the point; "the crispness of his reply")
(a distinctive style or manner; "he continued in this vein for several minutes")
(an expressive style that uses excessive words)
(a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things)
(verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions)
(repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission)
(using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child")
(useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology")
((logic) a statement that is necessarily true; "the statement `he is brave or he is not brave' is a tautology")
(abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds; "the British get `pud' from `pudding' by apocope")
(a word formed from the initial letters of a multi-word name)
(a style of expressing yourself in writing)
(an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form")
(poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero)
(any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling)
(the form or metrical composition of a poem)
(a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text))
((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)
(the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a verse)
(analysis of verse into metrical patterns)
(a poetic rhythm that imitates the rhythm of speech)
(a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm)
(a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables)
(a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables)
(a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables)
(a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember'))
(a metrical unit with stressed-stressed-unstressed syllables)
(a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables)
(a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables)
(a verse line having four metrical feet)
(a verse line having five metrical feet)
(a verse line having eight metrical feet)
(a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines)
(correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds))
(a rhyme between words in the same line)
(use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; "around the rock the ragged rascal ran")
(the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words)
(the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words)
(a two-syllable rhyme; "`ended' and `blended' form a double rhyme")
(a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer)
(a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc)
(an imperfect rhyme (e.g., `love' and `move'))
(a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance))
(an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another)
(the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device)
(repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next)
(repetition or recapitulation in reverse order)
(repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.)
(the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect))
((rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning)
(repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart")
(repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses)
(using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word)
(repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe)
(the reversal of the normal order of words)
(the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony))
(the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance)
(mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned)
(breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations))
(address to an absent or imaginary person)
(strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths'))
(inversion in the second of two parallel phrases)
(arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness)
(interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition)
((theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play)
(an exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores")
(special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.)
(a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I'))
(immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is")
(a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them)
(use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier)
(reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face'))
(reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love'))
(use of a series of subjects with a single predicate)
(use of a series of parallel clauses (as in `I came, I saw, I conquered'))
(reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born'))
(understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes")
(using words that imitate the sound they denote)
(suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted)
(juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in `sense and sensibility'))
(using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy'))
(anticipating and answering objections in advance)
(a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel)
(language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)
(a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs)
(conventional metaphoric name for something, used especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry)
(a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity)
(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'))
(a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect)
(a metaphor that exploits a similarity between experiences in different sense modalities)
(substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads'))
(substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another)
(conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence'))
(representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature)
(a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as'))
(substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa)
(use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one)
(use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma")
((language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets")
(the words that are spoken; "I listened to his words very closely")
(the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
(the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech")
(the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations")
((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)
((linguistics) the phonemes (or strings of phonemes) that constitute the various allomorphs of a morpheme)
((linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language)
((linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme)
(a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song))
(a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another)
(a speech sound made with the vocal tract open)
(the system of accentuation used in a particular language)
(the system of consonants used in a particular language)
(the morphophonemics of a particular language)
(the system of phonemes recognized in a language)
(the system of phones used in a particular language)
(the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language)
(a system of tenses used in a particular language)
(the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language)
(the system of vowels used in a particular language)
(a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables)
(a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant)
(a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection)
(a vowel-like sound that serves as a consonant)
(a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast'))
(a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel)
(a mark placed below or near a consonant (as in Hebrew or Arabic) to indicate the spoken vowel)
(a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant)
(a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge)
(a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated")
(the initial occluded phase of a stop consonant)
(the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant)
(the conversion of a simple stop consonant into an affricate)
(a consonant pronounced with aspiration)
(a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath)
(a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips)
(a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/)
(a stop consonant that is produced with the lips)
(a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis; as in the sudden onset of a vowel)
(the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier; "the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis")
(the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators)
(a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu))
(consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract)
(a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)
(a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh))
(a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy'))
(a continuant consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed)
(a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels))
(a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r'))
(a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate")
(a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords)
(a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat)
(a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords)
(a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience")
(a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain")
(a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway")
(an extravagantly loud outcry; "she screamed blue murder")
(loud and persistent outcry from many people; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd")
(a shout to attract attention; "he gave a great halloo but no one heard him")
(a loud outcry of protest or complaint; "the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise"; "whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could")
(sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors")
(a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)
(a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle)
(uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)
(a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto)
(a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)
(blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred))
(an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
(lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy")
(profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted")
(a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog))
(an abrupt excited utterance; "she gave an exclamation of delight"; "there was much exclaiming over it")
(a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say")
(an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion)
(an exclamation of protest or remonstrance or reproof)
(a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line)
(an utterance expressing pain or disapproval)
(a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect")
(a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle)
(a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing)
(calling out the name of a person (especially by a loudspeaker system); "the public address system in the hospital was used for paging")
(the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation")
(the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation")
(pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound)
(the utterance of sounds expressing great joy)
(something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches")
(an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage))
(speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords)
(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)
(two words are homographs if they are spelled the same way but differ in meaning (e.g. fair))
(two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear))
(the same pronunciation for words of different origins)
(distinctive manner of oral expression; "he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent"; "she had a very clear speech pattern")
(a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels)
(the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)
(an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth)
(the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience)
((phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle'))
(the articulatory process whereby the pronunciation of a word or morpheme changes when it is followed immediately by another (especially in fluent speech))
(an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly; "`rubber baby buggy bumper' is a tongue twister")
(the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
(a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions)
(conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information)
(a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange")
(light informal conversation for social occasions)
(a conversation that spreads personal information about other people)
(an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here")
(insincere talk about religion or morals)
(an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart")
(talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand)
(empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz")
(inconsequential conversation; "they traded a few nothings as they parted")
(inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear")
(social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.)
(extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail")
(a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic)
(an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased")
(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'"))
(a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'"))
(a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour")
(a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail)
((`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') discussion; "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger")
(a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision)
(a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action)
(the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions; "expressions of good will"; "he helped me find expression for my ideas")
(a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey")
((usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another; "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage")
(an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it")
(a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on")
(conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported)
(overheard conversation (especially overheard cell-phone conversation))
(a private conversation between two people)
(intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed))
((usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; "the deliberations of the jury")
(a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic)
(an informal discussion (usually among men))
(a conversation especially a formal one)
(a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists")
((law) a courtroom conference between the lawyers and the judge that is held out of the jury's hearing)
(a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king")
(discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience)
(discussion of an event after it has occurred)
(free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest; "such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion")
(a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy; "the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues")
(a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity)
((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)
(a meeting of peers for discussion and exchange of views; "a roundtable on the future of computing")
(a meeting for execution of a group's functions; "it was the opening session of the legislature")
(an extended session (as on a college campus) for lectures and discussion on an important and usually controversial issue)
(a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television)
(a session as of a legislature or court)
(meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity)
(a clinic for people with reading disabilities)
(a meeting at which basketball players receive special evaluation and instruction)
(a meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction; "a summer baseball clinic for promising young players")
(a meeting at which hockey players receive special evaluation and instruction)
(a session (usually of a legislative body) that is closed to the public)
(a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago")
(a hearing held by the U.S. senate to gather information on which to approve or reject candidates for high federal office that are nominated by the president)
(a session (as of executives or advisors) to discuss policy or strategy or to solve problems or exchange ideas)
(a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions)
(a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students)
(a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians")
(diplomacy influenced by economic considerations)
(diplomacy in which the nations threaten to use force in order to obtain their objectives)
(the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; "territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991")
(international negotiations conducted by a mediator who frequently flies back and forth between the negotiating parties; "Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East")
(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)
(the negotiation of the terms of a transaction or agreement)
(negotiation between an employer and trade union)
(an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining))
(a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal)
(negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd bargaining)
(negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party)
((law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management))
(any of various forms of mediation whereby disputes may be settled short of arbitration)
(a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression")
(a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States)
(a very short speech; usually on radio or television)
(a favorite saying of a sect or political group)
(a commonly repeated word or phrase; "she repeated `So pleased with how its going' at intervals like a mantra")
(a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'")
(a saying that widely accepted on its own merits)
(a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)
(humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong)
(a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people)
(an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up)
(sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels)
(a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression; "he preferred his erroneous but pleasing mumpsimus to the correct sumpsimus")
(speech that differs from the usual accepted easily-recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
(the developing speech of a young child)
(an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child)
(the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent")
(the use of misspellings to identify a colloquial or uneducated speaker)
(a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard)
(a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality)
(a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region)
(the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life)
(a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation))
(language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams)
(the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language))
(a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo")
(slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang")
(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")
(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")
(a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect)
(an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil)
(an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me")
(speech intended for reproduction in writing)
(the use of language to perform some act)
(the act of making a proposal; "they listened to her proposal")
(offer by an employer to contract to pay an employee at a given rate)
(an offer for a private bargain (especially a request for sexual favors))
(an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question")
(something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
(a proposal offered as an alternative to an earlier proposal)
(a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations)
(a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse")
(a new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives")
(a proposal of something previously rejected; "they avoided a re-introduction of the old terminology")
(the first presentation of a bill in a legislature)
(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))
(a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question")
(a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly)
(an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her")
(a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face")
(a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances")
(something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds")
(an offer made by someone who has rejected a prior offer)
(a formal proposal to buy at a specified price)
(a bid that is higher than preceding bids)
(a bid to buy all of a person's holdings)
(a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise; "a prospectus should contain the facts that an investor needs to make an informed decision")
(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")
(an offer to buy shares in a corporation (usually above the market price) for cash or securities or both)
(the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property)
(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 offereing usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders")
(a special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising; "they are having a special on pork chops")
(a reward for helping to catch a criminal; "the cattle thief has a price on his head")
(something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace)
(something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?")
(the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return")
(an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
(a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command)
((often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London")
(an order from a superior officer for troops to depart)
(an order to appear in person at a given place and time)
(a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!")
(a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury")
(an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge)
(a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives")
(a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies)
(an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence")
(an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook")
(clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity)
(disambiguation of the sense of a polysemantic word)
(personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas)
(an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible))
(the endeavor of a Moslem scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen; "some reform-minded Islamic scholars believe that reopening itjihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam")
(a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon")
(a discussion that provides additional information)
(elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings")
(an interpretation based on the exact wording)
(a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law")
(an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine")
(a particular interpretation or performance; "on that reading it was an insult"; "he was famous for his reading of Mozart")
(an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct")
(an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence)
(an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable)
(putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning")
(a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately))
(misinterpretation caused by inaccurate reading)
(agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly")
(consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved)
((contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract))
(you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round")
(concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal")
(agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination")
(a settlement of differences; "they reached an accommodation with Japan")
(a final settlement; "the conclusion of a business deal"; "the conclusion of the peace treaty")
(the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance)
(a conclusive resolution of a matter and disposition of it)
(resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court)
((matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage)
(the settlement of a debt by paying less than the amount demanded in exchange for extinguishing the debt)
(an agreement on the terms on which an employee will leave)
(a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire))
(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")
(a temporary accommodation of a disagreement between parties pending a permanent settlement)
(an accommodation in which both sides make concessions; "the newly elected congressmen rejected a compromise because they considered it `business as usual'")
(an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories)
(agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name)
(making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it; "the ratification of the treaty"; "confirmation of the appointment")
(a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?")
((law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.))
(the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing)
(disagreement; especially disagreement with the government)
(disagreement among those expected to cooperate)
(discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions)
(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")
(a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted)
(a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument)
(an outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm")
(an argument in which the participants are trying to gain some advantage)
(an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence)
(a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals; "a collision of interests")
(a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument")
(a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma))
(an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words")
(an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate")
(a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship))
(the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance")
(a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting")
(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")
(a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away")
(a request to be present; "they came at his bidding")
(a colloquial expression for invitation; "he didn't get no invite to the party")
(earnest or urgent request; "an entreaty to stop the fighting"; "an appeal for help"; "an appeal to the public to keep calm")
(a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something)
(impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace)
(an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions)
(a humble request for help from someone in authority)
(an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status; "a solicitation to the king for relief")
(a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person))
(the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan); "he watched the beggar trying to make a touch")
(insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree")
(a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank)
(a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship")
(a one-time custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing)
(a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection)
(a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England)
(prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday)
(a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster)
(a short prayer of thanks before a meal)
(a prayer to God on behalf of another person)
(a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service)
(a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church)
(a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person)
(a request; "many calls for Christmas stories"; "not many calls for buggywhips")
(a call to return; "the recall of our ambassador")
(request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month")
(a document that must be accepted and paid by another person)
(an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing")
(a demand by a sentry for a password or identification)
(a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty")
(the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use)
(a demand for a show of hands in a card game; "after two raises there was a call")
(a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement)
(the wage demanded from management for workers by their union representatives)
(a request by children on Halloween; they pass from door to door asking for goodies and threatening to play tricks on those who refuse)
(questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy")
(an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present")
(a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views)
((law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually done in a lawyer's office)
(a severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals))
(interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession)
((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)
((law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness)
((law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination)
(a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination)
(a question that can be answered by yes or no)
(the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists; "my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds")
(an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment)
(an interview conducted over the telephone)
(a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations")
(a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; "when the test was stolen the professor had to make a new set of questions")
(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")
(examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies)
(an examination administered at the end of an academic term)
(a test that relies on a single indicator; "her litmus test for good breeding is whether you split infinitives")
(an examination administered in the middle of an academic term)
(an examination conducted by word of mouth)
(an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue)
(an examination consisting of a few short questions)
(final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University)
(the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply")
(a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it)
(a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher")
(a reply that repeats what has just been said)
(an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others)
(the speech act of replying to a question)
(lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions)
(the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it")
(the speech act of refuting conclusively)
(the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument)
(the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features; "the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd")
(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")
(a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
(a brief description given for purposes of identification; "the label Modern is applied to many different kinds of architecture")
(an individualized description of a particular instance)
(the act of affirming or asserting or stating something)
(a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract; "the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor")
(a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative")
(an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes")
(a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties)
(the act of asserting that something alleged is not true)
(the act of refusing to comply (as with a request); "it resulted in a complete denial of his privileges")
(the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief; "abnegation of the Holy Trinity")
(a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative")
(a negative; "his no was loud and clear")
(a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative; "I don't never go")
(an affirmative constructed from two negatives; "A not unwelcome outcome")
(refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities); "the repudiation of the debt by the city")
(denial of any connection with or knowledge of)
(a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion)
(a retraction of a previously held position)
(the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction")
((logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction")
(the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void)
(rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; "Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated")
((law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something)
(an instance of driving away or warding off)
(a brief and unsympathetic rejection; "they made short shrift of my request")
(a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror)
(an expression of grievance or resentment)
((formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow)
((law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings)
((law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority; "he expressed his dissent in a contrary opinion")
(grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception")
(taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply")
(a loud complaint or protest or reproach)
(informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here")
(a formal and solemn declaration of objection; "they finished the game under protest to the league president"; "the senator rose to register his protest"; "the many protestations did not stay the execution")
(the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval; "he shouted his protests at the umpire"; "a shower of protest was heard from the rear of the hall")
(a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action)
(a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal))
(a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone)
(a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government")
(an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve")
(a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way)
(a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward")
(advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved")
(official notice that you have been fired from your job)
(communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency)
(the speech act of making something evident)
(behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion")
(a deliberate display of emotion for effect)
(a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing")
(a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief)
(the act of disclosing something that was secret or private)
((law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case)
(to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors))
(unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information)
(the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans")
(the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government")
(the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures))
(an acknowledgment of the truth of something)
(an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be)
(a point conceded or yielded; "they won all the concessions they asked for")
(a concession given to mollify or placate; "the offer was a sop to my feelings")
((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")
(a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures)
(formally making a person known to another or to the public)
(the presentation of a debutante in society)
(detailed instructions, as for a military operation)
(the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple")
((Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah")
(a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale")
(confidential information about a topic or person; "he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner")
(information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book")
(a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance)
(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)
(a report published by the British government; bound in blue)
(a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion)
(a report of work accomplished during a specified time period)
(a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy)
(a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient)
(a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card")
(short account of an incident (especially a biographical one))
(the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant")
(a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children")
(an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer)
(a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings")
(an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story)
(a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk)
(a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century)
(a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy)
(a story about fairies; told to amuse children)
(an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable")
(a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip")
(gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth)
(gossip spread by spoken communication; "the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth")
(disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people)
(idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately")
(a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected; "the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthene domestic security")
(a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)
(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)
(a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices")
(a warning that is given about something that fails to occur)
((miliatry) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act)
((military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act)
(a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest")
(a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future)
(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)
(a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
(a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegience")
(an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates)
(a statement intended to inspire confidence; "the President's assurances were not respected")
(an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition; "the doctor gave him a clean bill of health")
(a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something; "an assurance of help when needed"; "signed a pledge never to reveal the secret")
(a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin)
(the giving of a ring as a token of engagement)
(a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future)
(a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took vows of poverty")
(an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note")
(a conversational expression of gratitude)
(an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience)
(an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade")
(the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others)
(the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals")
(naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter)
(the act of indicating or pointing out by name)
(a call to engage in a contest or fight)
(a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy; "he could never refuse a dare")
(a challenge to defend what someone has said)
(to offer or accept a challenge; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet")
(the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible; "I heard his explanation of the accident")
(an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on)
(the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.)
(an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group)
(a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication)
(the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob")
(a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
(a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities")
(a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems")
(written matter that is recited from memory)
(a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense)
(an indictment charging someone with murder)
(an indictment endorsed by a grand jury)
(a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office)
(a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment)
((law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice")
(an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice)
(bringing a charge or accusation against someone)
(a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court law asking for the grievance to be redressed)
(a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense); "he denied the imputation")
(the imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop")
(an accusation of wrongdoing; "the book is an indictment of modern philosophy")
(the act of making accusations; "preferment of charges")
(an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed; "his incrimination was based on my testimony"; "the police laid the blame on on the driver")
(an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection)
(an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken)
(an indirect (and usually malicious) implication)
(an accusation that incriminates yourself)
(the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets")
((rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts)
(an address to an academic meeting or seminar)
(a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing)
(a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg)
(an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated")
(a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation)
(an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president))
(the principal theme in a speech or literary work)
(a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications")
(any long and tedious address or recital; "the patient recited a litany of complaints"; "a litany of failures")
(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")
(addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory")
(an instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values")
(a flowery and highly rhetorical oration)
(delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking")
(the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote))
(recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric)
(a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion)
(declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs")
(a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member of a graduating class)
(an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service))
(a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies)
(preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church)
(the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49))
(zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel)
(evangelism at a distance by the use of television)
(a sermon on a moral or religious topic)
(the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)
(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")
(persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action)
(persuasion of voters in a political campaign)
(the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion)
(a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff)
(the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest)
(a means of persuading or arguing; "he used all his conversational weapons")
(a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution)
(highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup")
(subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes)
(a sensational message (in a film or play or novel))
(a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution)
(a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book")
(a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed)
(promotion by means of an argument and demonstration)
(a public promotion of some product or service)
(an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report)
(a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper)
(a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type)
(promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising)
(a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted)
(a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television)
(a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary)
(an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers")
(an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail)
(an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest)
(the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster)
(a telephone directory or section of a directory (suually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers)
(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)
(encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting")
(encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
(encouragement; aiding the development of something)
(a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves")
(needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation")
(underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful)
((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")
(an expression of approval and encouragement; "they gave the chairman a vote of confidence")
(the expression of opposition and disapproval)
(a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted)
(a communication that makes you afraid to try something)
(the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.))
(a formal resignation and renunciation of powers)
(an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned)
(a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.)
(an official prohibition or edict against something)
(a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons)
(apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions)
(apparent knowledge of distant events without using sensory perceptions)
(phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes)
(apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses)
(knowledge of an event before it occurs)
(the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force)
(alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead)
(manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits)
(a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind)
(a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake")
(a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race))
(an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved")
(a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation")
(something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work))
(a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point)
(a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land)
(an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab)
(a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading)
((linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice)
(a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances)
(a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure)
(a linguistic rule for the formation of words)
(a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work")
(a standard by which something can be measured or judged; "his painting sets the benchmark of quality")
(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)
(a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?")
(a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark")
(a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane)
(a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes)
(a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn)
(worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning)
(propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon)
(a signal generated by electronic means)
(a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface)
(an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object)
(unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen)
(a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position)
(a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation)
(a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance)
(an artillery shell containing an illuminant)
(a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework)
(a colored flare fired from a Very pistol)
(signal going into an electronic system)
(signal that comes out of an electronic system)
(the output of a computer in printed form)
(a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out)
(a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fog-bound ships)
(a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;)
(a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up")
(a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound)
(the sound of an alarm (usually a bell))
(a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop)
(bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards)
(a buoy with a round bottom and conical top)
(a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office)
(a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority)
(a mock scepter carried by a court jester)
(staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable)
(cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank)
(stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members)
(a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate))
(an honor or award gained for excellence)
(an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television)
(an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace)
(an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance)
(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)
(an award given annually for contributions to French literature)
(V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service; "they earned their stripes in Kuwait")
(a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service)
((computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface)
(a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep")
(a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it)
(a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing)
(a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light)
(an arrowhead mark identifying British government property)
(stone post at side of a road to show distances)
(a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity)
(a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set)
(a variable whose values are solutions of an equation)
(small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)
(a mark on a playing card (shape depending on the suit))
(an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object)
(a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted)
(metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number)
(military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck)
(a tag showing the name of the person who wears it)
(a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to)
(a label made of cardboard or plastic or metal)
(a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path)
(the act of signaling by a movement of the hand)
(a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers)
(a sign of assent or salutation or command)
(bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame)
(a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith)
(bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women)
(the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence)
(a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission)
(a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not impress him")
(a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation)
((baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds)
(a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; "The bond between the signifier and the signified is arbitrary"--de Saussure)
(a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program)
((informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge)
(a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person)
(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")
(a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work)
(something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech; "he read a transcript of the interrogation"; "you can obtain a transcript of this radio program by sending a self-addressed envelope to the station")
(something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression; "the wee small voice of conscience"; "the voice of experience"; "he said his voices told him to do it")
(the music of Bach; "he played Bach on the organ")
(the music of Beethoven; "he enjoyed Beethoven most of all")
(the music of Brahms; "Brahms was included in the program")
(the music of Chopin; "he practiced Chopin day and night")
(the music of Gilbert and Sullivan; "he could sing all of Gilbert and Sullivan")
(the music of Mozart; "the concert was mostly Mozart")
(the music of Stravinsky; "Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets")
(the music of Wagner; "they say that Hitler listened only to Wagner")
(a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language)
(a communicative interaction; "the pilot made contact with the base"; "he got in touch with his colleagues")
(the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time; "heavy traffic overloaded the trunk lines"; "traffic on the internet is lightest during the night")
(a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order")
(an order for food that can be prepared quickly)
(a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair))
(a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission)
(an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation)
(a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder)
(an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century)
(a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement)
((computer science) a message or message fragment)
(musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events)
(music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes)
(language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant)
((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))
(a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking)
(the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program)
(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")
(a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students)
(a striking or amusing or caustic remark; "he always greeted me with a new zinger"; "she tried to think of some killer of an argument, a real zinger that would disarm all opposition")
(an event that could have occurred but never did)
(an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected)
(an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another)
(any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another; "first was the lightning and then its thunderous associate")
(a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail")
(relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background")
(an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention")
(an experience that appalls; "is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?")
(an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God")
(a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle")
(a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning")
(a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast")
(the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather")
(the experience of being close to death but surviving)
(the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body)
(a brief experience of something; "he got a taste of life on the wild side"; "she enjoyed her brief taste of independence")
(a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together")
(a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance; "he had a vision of the Virgin Mary")
(an event characteristic of persons forming groups)
(a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God)
(an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble")
(an occurrence that cause special pleasure or delight)
(something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science")
(an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the...")
(a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events)
(something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes")
(an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional)
(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)
(a possible event or occurrence or result)
(the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war")
(an event used to justify starting a war)
(event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show")
(the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie")
(the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board)
(the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame")
(the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed")
(the end of something; "the passing of winter")
(something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio")
(the outcome of a complex sequence of events)
(the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car")
(the outcome of a game or contest; "the team dropped three decisions in a row")
((boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent")
(a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous)
(the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence")
(a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love")
(an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved)
(the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies")
(a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters")
(an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically))
(something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts")
(termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal))
(a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward")
(the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen")
(a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated)
(an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")
(an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another)
(a change or alteration in form or qualities)
((psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable)
(a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell")
(a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work); "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling")
(an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured")
(a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption; "the market had one bad blip today"; "you can't react to the day-to-day blips"; "renewed jitters in the wake of a blip in retail sales")
(an unexpected and amazing event; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday")
((computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer)
(error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer)
(error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk)
(error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result)
(an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time)
(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")
(error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result)
(anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause)
(a mishap; especially one causing injury or death)
(an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill")
(an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided)
(a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); "they are still investigating the crash of the TWA plane")
(an accident in which a train runs off its track)
(a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground)
((physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction")
(the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire")
(an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes)
(a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp))
(a smouldering fire; "the smoulder became a blaze")
(a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire)
(a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface)
(a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth)
(a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration)
(unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event)
(an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it")
(a cause of great suffering and distress)
(a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval)
(some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals")
(something that extricates you from embarrassment)
(a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes")
(any experience that causes intense suffering)
(a scandal that is kept secret; "there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet")
(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)
(a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974)
(a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters")
(an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll)
(any incident that attracts great public attention)
(the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus")
(the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted)
(a transient variation in voltage or current)
(a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction)
(an occurrence of something; "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths")
(an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another")
(an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck")
(an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip")
(a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
(movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust)
(the event of one object coming closer to another)
(the motion of one object relative to another; "stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets")
(the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position)
(movement that causes the formation of a curve)
(a movement through space that changes the location of something)
(a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage)
((astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon)
((New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection)
((New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion)
(free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes or sap through a plant))
(a slow longitudinal movement or deformation)
(the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding)
((chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule)
(process or result of becoming less or smaller; "the material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage")
(the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together; "the contraction of a gas on cooling")
(an accident that results in physical damage or hurt)
(a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations")
(an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life")
(loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object)
(an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster")
(a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God")
(a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil)
(a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death)
(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))
(something that is ruinous; "if this were known it would be the kiss of death for my political career")
(a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown; "there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933")
(any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God))
(any disaster or catastrophe; "a visitation of the plague")
(an unexpected piece of good luck; "he finally got his big break")
(an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental)
(something that is regarded as a chance event; "the election was just a lottery to them")
(a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles))
(an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills")
(an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure")
(failure that results in a loss of position or reputation)
(a complete or conspicuous failure; "the spectacular flame-out of the company's stock cost many people their life savings")
(a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus; "the right front tire had a blowout"; "as a result of the blowout we lost all the lights")
(a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge; "the plane went into a stall and I couldn't control it")
(an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans")
(a impressively successful event; "the rock concert was a real barnburner")
(a successful journey; "they wished him Godspeed")
(a failure to hit (or meet or find etc))
(the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins")
(the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum)
(the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child")
(the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery")
(the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation))
(birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother)
(birth of a child after the father has died)
(the passing of a soul into another body after death)
((Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms)
((Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth)
(the event of something appearing again; "the reappearance of Halley's comet")
((astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse)
((astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse)
((Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment)
(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")
(an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit))
(a clear appearance; "a manifestation of great emotion")
(the appearance of a ghostlike figure; "I was recalled to the present by the apparition of a frightening specter")
(a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person)
(a manifestation of the mind and will of God)
(an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events)
(the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent")
(becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor")
(the gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece")
(a growth in strength or number or importance)
(the beginning of anything; "it was off to a good start")
(the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty)
(the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman)
(the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty)
(the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia")
(the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world")
(the first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season's opener was a game agains the Yankees")
(events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
(a preceding occurrence or cause or event)
(something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner")
((theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son")
(anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome")
(any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance)
(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")
(an unpredictable factor; "the weather was a wild card")
(something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease")
(the event that occurred at the beginning of something; "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure")
(the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelations)
(the first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews")
(a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff")
(a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line)
(an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future)
(an unavoidable event; "don't argue with the inevitable")
((Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation)
(previous determination as if by destiny or fate)
(total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll")
(the complete destruction of every trace of something)
(the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another)
(the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time)
(breaking up and scattering by dispersion; "the dissipation of the mist")
((pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures")
((physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex)
(complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs")
(a death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities")
(the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish")
(death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause)
(the death of a million people; "they calibrate the effects of atom bombs in megadeaths")
(euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing")
(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)
(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")
(an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something)
((usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depradations of age and disease")
(the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled)
(an event that results in total destruction)
(the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin")
(the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist")
(a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event; "a period marked by adversities")
(something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life")
(a bad experience; "the school of hard knocks")
(an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years")
(an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
(a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research")
((chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form)
(contact by fitting together; "the engagement of the clutch"; "the meshing of gears")
(a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip")
(the striking of one body against another)
(an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle")
(a forceful impact that makes a loud noise)
(a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt")
(the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull")
(loss of military equipment in field operations)
(a decrease of military personnel or equipment)
(a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat)
(a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad)
(a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones)
(military personnel lost by death or capture)
(personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective))
(a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons")
(the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse in 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")
(a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat)
(one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass")
(an event that repeats; "the events today were a repeat of yesterday's")
(several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys)
(a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of reprisal and retaliation")
(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")
((Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth)
(something (especially a game) that is played again)
(happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring")
(a reappearance of an earlier characteristic)
(an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier))
(the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon)
(the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon)
(a broad and deep undulation of the ocean)
(the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe")
(the movement or sound of water; "the swash of waves on the beach")
(a small wave on the surface of a liquid)
((physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light)
(a wave whose waveform resembles a sine curve)
((physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean)
((electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value)
((physics) a movement up and down or back and forth)
(a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea")
(a wave on the surface of a lake or landlocked bay; caused by atmospheric or seismic disturbances)
((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")
(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)
(a wave in which the medium moves in the direction of propagation of the wave)
((acoustics) a wave that transmits sound)
(a sound wave that is transmitted via air)
((physics) a short-lived oscillation in a system caused by a sudden change of voltage or current or load)
(the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time)
(a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity; "the explosion created a shock wave")
(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")
(the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea)
(a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground)
(a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake))
(a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore)
(motion that recurs over and over and the period of time required for each recurrence remains the same)
(a periodic motion in which the displacement is either symmetrical about a point or is the sum of such motions)
(rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts))
(an occurrence of rebounding or springing back)
(the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired)
(the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk)
(a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring")
(the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam)
(the stroke of an engine piston moving away from the crankshaft)
(the stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft)
(a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind")
(wave-like motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves)
(one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water))
(a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white)
(something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right")
(an accident that destroys a ship at sea)
((nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water)
(designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish")
(the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; "the game ended in a draw"; "their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie")
(drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check)
(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)
(a finish in second place (as in a race))
(a finish in third place (as in a race))
(a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win")
(a finish in first place (as in a race))
(the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation)
(a change of religion; "his conversion to the Catholic faith")
(the event of dying or departure from life; "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren")
(a change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales")
(a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs")
(an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft))
(a change resulting in an increase; "the increase is scheduled for next month")
(a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition")
(a welcome relief; "the new management was like a breath of fresh air")
(a change for the better; progress in development)
(the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique")
((Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended)
(alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it)
((New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus)
(a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)
(an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment")
(an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")
(a sudden large increase or advance; "this may not insure success but it will represent a quantum leap from last summer")
((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)
(a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population)
(transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat)
((chemistry) a change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid)
(the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery gray tin a very cold temperatures)
(an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted)
(an incident (real or imaginary); "their parting was a sad scene")
(a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow")
(a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in)
(the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it)
(an accident that causes someone to die)
((euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations)
(a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder")
(a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height")
(the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field)
(movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps")
(movement upward in virtue of lightness)
(descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped)
(the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon; "before the set of sun")
(a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks")
(a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic")
(sinking until covered completely with water)
(an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the fromt wheels); "he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel")
(a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop")
(an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned")
(a sudden inward collapse; "the implosion of a light bulb")
(the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object)
(the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill")
(a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean")
(an event that departs from expectations)
(the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting)
(deviation from a straight or normal course)
(something hideous or frightful; "they regarded the atom bomb as a monstrosity")
(an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity)
(the occurrence of breaking; "the break in the dam threatened the valley")
(some abrupt occurrence that interrupts; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt")
(something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions)
(an interruption in the intensity or amount of something)
(the moon interrupts light from the sun)
(the earth interrupts light shining on the moon)
(only a thin outer disk of the sun can be seen)
(an eclipse as seen from a place where the eclipsed body is completely obscured)
(an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured)
(the amount by which something increases)
(making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
(initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown")
(a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides")
(an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.))
(the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity")
(an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling); "the heaving of waves on a rough sea")
(the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad)
(the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")
(an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother")
(forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale")
(an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event; "his mother-in-law's visits were a great trial for him"; "life is full of tribulations"; "a visitation of the plague")
(the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts; "lightning produced an unusual union of the metals")
(union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction)
(an occurrence that involves the production of a union)
(an occurrence that results in things being united)
((genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents)
((physics) a combinng of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles)
(an event that combines things in a mixture; "a gradual mixture of cultures")
(an occurrence of an unusual mixture; "it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction")
(an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass)
(the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne)
((geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building))
(the rise of something; "the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky")
(the sound of stroke or blow; "he heard the beat of a drum")
(a short high tone produced as a signal or warning)
(the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells")
(the sound of sheep or goats (or any sound resembling this))
(sound of rapid vibration; "the buzz of a bumble bee")
(the sound made by a hen after laying an egg)
(the yowling sound made by a cat in heat)
(the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys))
(the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine)
(a sharp sound made by small birds or insects)
(any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos")
(the dull explosive noise made by an engine)
(a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated)
(a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells")
(a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of iron wheels on cobblestones")
(a fast and rhythmic click-clack; "the clickety-clack of the typewriters")
(the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks))
(a sudden sharp noise; "the crack of a whip"; "he heard the cracking of the ice"; "he can hear the snap of a twig")
(a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away")
(the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure)
(the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it))
(the sound of something crunching; "he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path")
(the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night")
(the crackling or breaking up of certain crystals when they are heated)
(the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop; "the constant sound of dripping irritated him")
(the sound of a drum; "he could hear the drums before he heard the fifes")
(the noise caused by an explosion; "the explosion was heard a mile away")
(the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch")
(the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock)
(a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something)
(a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears))
(the sound of growling (as made by animals))
(the short low gruff noise of the kind made by pigs)
(the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck)
(a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience")
(the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this))
(a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless")
(the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf)
(a humming noise; "the hum of distant traffic")
(a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs")
(the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something)
(the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing); "the knocking grew louder")
(the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this))
(a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech)
(the characteristic sounds made by a horse)
(sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels")
(the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine))
(the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously)
(a quick succession of light rapid sounds; "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet")
(a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells))
(a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal))
(a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house")
(the noise of something dropping (as into liquid))
(the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash)
(a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork)
(a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat)
(a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door))
(a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); "the death rattle")
(a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence")
(a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels)
(the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe)
(a loud low dull continuous noise; "they heard the rumbling of thunder")
(the light noise like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)
(a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows distracted her")
(a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes")
(a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles)
(a sound like a person sighing; "she heard the sigh of the wind in the trees")
(the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe)
(the noise made by the forcefaul impact of two objects)
(the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "servants appeared at the snap of his fingers")
(the rattling noise produced when snoring)
(a distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead")
(the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; "he heard a spatter of gunfire")
(a single splash; "he heard a splat as it hit the floor")
(the noise of squawking; "the squawk of car horns")
(a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of of shoes on powdery snow")
(a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together)
(sound of strumming; "the strum of a guitar")
(the indistinct sound of people whispering)
(the sound of light blow or knock; "he heard the tapping of the man's cane")
(a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines")
(a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects))
(a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo")
(a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning)
(a dull hollow sound; "the basketball made a thunk as it hit the rim")
(a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock")
(steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock)
(a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell)
(sound of tooting softly and repeatedly as on a flute)
(a heavy footfall; "the tramp of military boots")
(the sound of heavy treading or stomping; "he heard the trample of many feet")
(a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string))
(a week chirping sound as of a small bird)
((music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch)
(vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one)
(a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance; "the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery")
(sound of something in rapid motion; "whir of a bird's wings"; "the whir of the propellers")
(the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture)
(a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air; "he heard the whiz of bullets near his head")
(a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog))
(a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet")
(the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart")
(the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood)
(the contraction of the chambers of the heart (especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery)
(a premature systole resulting in a momentary cardiac arrhythmia)
(an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head")
(the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon)
(the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side)
(the inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare)
(the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide))
(a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon)
(a greater than average tide occurring during the new and full moons)
(a tide that runs in the same direction as the wind is blowing; "a leeward tide is dangerous for small boats")
(the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide)
(a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary))
(the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore)
(a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore)
(a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current)
(a current below the surface of a fluid)
((geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.)
(a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain)
(an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano)
(a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff)
(a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles)
(the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
(backflow of blood through a defective heart valve)
(the flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her")
(a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air")
(the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow)
(the occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity)
(a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house))
(a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent")
(a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine)
((cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe)
(the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot)
(the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes)
((cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang)
(the event of something coming in contact with the body; "he longed for the touch of her hand"; "the cooling touch of the night air")
(a vigorous blow; "the sudden knock floored him"; "he took a bash right in his face"; "he got a bang on the head")
(a blow from a flat object (as an open hand))
(the amount by which a propagating wave is bent)
(periodic motion in which the restoring force is proportional to the displacement)
(turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens")
(an erratic deflection from an intended course)
(injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness)
(a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash)
(a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water")
(a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)
(a flash of light (especially reflected light))
(the occurrence of a small flash or spark)
(a flash of intense heat (as released by an atomic explosion))
(the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more)
(bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds)
(lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds)
(a sudden great increase; "the population explosion"; "the information explosion")
(a sudden and decisive increase; "a jump in attendance")
(a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time; "a runup in interest rates"; "market runups are followed by corrections")
(a gradual increase in magnitude or extent; "the waxing of the moon")
(the occurrence of two or more things coming together)
(a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway")
((astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac)
((astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the same side of the sun)
((astronomy) the alignment of the Earth and a planet on the opposite side of the sun)
(an event that results in a transformation)
(the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand)
(the conversion of a compound into an isomer of itself)
(the conversion of alternating current to direct current)
((physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); "the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible")
(an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions")
(a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday")
(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")
(a critical combination of events or circumstances)
(a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency")
(a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better")
(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")
((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 and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death)
(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))
(a significant event in your life (or in a project))
(an increase in the density of something)
(a decrease in the density of something; "a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium")
(an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change)
(return to an original state; "the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid")
(an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission")
(the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung))
(a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation")
(a detriment or sacrifice; "at the expense of")
(the occurrence of a change for the worse)
((electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); "the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star")
(a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown")
(a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.")
(equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage")
((electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it")
(the failure of electric power for a general region)
(the failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion)
(a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family")
(a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon")
(gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength)
(an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn")
(a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!")
(a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications")
(a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution")
(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)
(the introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity)
((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)
(a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments))
((genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed)
((genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome)
(an event capable of causing a mutation)
(a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene)
(a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation))
(a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species)
(passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form)
(any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use))
(weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound")
(a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg")
(a disappointing decline after ad previous rise; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career")
(a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury)
((biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form)
(activity that is an intrusion or interruption; "he looked around for the source of the disturbance"; "there was a disturbance of neural function")
(a sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by emission of particles from the sun)
(shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity)
(an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch")
(a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake)
(any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts")
(electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication)
(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")
(extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal)
(noise produced by the friction of the stylus of a record player moving over the rotating record)
(radiation coming from sources other than those being observed)
(the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling)
(a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances)
(small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources)
(a crackling or hissing noise cause by electrical interference)
(the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes)
(flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid; "there's a drip through the roof")
(slow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time))
(a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself)
(a powerful circular current of water (usually the resulting of conflicting tides))
((Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla)
(the removal of limbs; being cut to pieces)
(an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part)
(the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe))
(the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height)
(making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure)
(a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in)
(the emergence of seeds as seed pods burst open when they are ripe)
(a sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning")
(an outburst resembling the discharge of firearms or the release of bombs)
(a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities")
(a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time)
(an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world)
(a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; "a recrudescence of the symptoms")
(the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid))
(a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush")
(the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material)
(the unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak")
(creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant)
(transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant)
(fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species)
(fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual)
(fertilization of two or more ova released during the same menstrual cycle by sperm from separate acts of coitus (especially by different males))
(fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; "superfetation is normal in some animal species")
(fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another)
(fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower)
(the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers)
(the motion made by flapping up and down)
(a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words")
(the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats)
(the development of many different forms from an originally homogeneous group of organisms as they fill different ecological niches)
(the sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building; "the destruction of the building produced an enormous debris surge")
(a forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onsrush of her thoughts")
(a swelling rush of anything; "he rose on the springtide of prosperity")
(a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year")
(rotary motion of an object around its own axis; "wheels in axial rotation")
(motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation")
(confused movement; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits")
(a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))
(spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion)
((sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist)
(forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke)
(an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the water")
(a row of unravelled stitches; "she got a run in her stocking")
(an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind")
(a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs")
(an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood")
(recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline)
(fluctuations that occur between one day and the next)
(fluctuations that occur during each day)
(something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest")
(an event in which something is displaced without rotation)
((physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave)
(displacement or misalignment of a joint or organ)
(partial displacement of a joint or organ)
(a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")
(a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon")
(process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space)
(a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle))
(a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water))
(the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited)
(the sound of someone playing a set of bells)
(the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction)
(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")
(an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day")
(a party held on the anniversary of someone's birth)
((Briticism) a grand formal party on an important occasion)
(an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling)
(an afternoon party at which cocktails are served)
(a ball at which young ladies are presented to society)
(a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks)
(a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year)
(a dance party featuring country dancing)
(an informal dance where popular music is played)
(a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin")
(a party lasting over one or more nights at a large house)
(a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event)
(a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor")
(formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance")
(a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral")
(the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave)
(a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures)
(the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed)
(a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose)
(a new dedication; "the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem")
(a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise)
(a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something)
(a formal ceremony performed by military personnel)
(a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame")
(the ceremony of installing a new monarch)
((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")
((Judaism) an initiation ceremony marking the 12th birthday of a Jewish girl and signifying the beginning of religious responsibility)
((usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises")
(the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers)
(an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred)
(a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money)
(a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money)
(an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed)
(an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children))
(an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
(an athletic contest consisting of ten different events)
(the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country)
(an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons)
(a minor match preceding the main event)
(an athletic contest consisting of five different events)
(a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops)
(a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end)
(a fiercly disputed contest; "their rancor dated from a political dogfight between them"; "a real dogfight for third place"; "a prolonged dogfight over their rival bids for the contract")
(a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift")
(a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles)
(an automobile race run over public roads)
(a French bicycle race for professional cyclists that last three weeks and covers about 3,000 miles)
(a race between people rowing or driving boats)
(a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road)
(a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome)
(a race between crews of people in yachts)
(a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run")
(a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity))
(a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use)
(an important dogsled race run annually on the Iditarod Trail)
(an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping)
(a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race)
(a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting)
(a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the race)
(a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction)
(a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing)
(an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky)
(an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland)
(an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York)
(a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race)
(a horse race over an obstructed course)
(an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England)
(a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles)
(a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump)
(a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time)
(a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack)
(a race in which all contestant start from scratch (on equal terms))
(a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles)
(a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance)
(a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race)
((ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next)
(a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion)
(a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner)
(a tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds)
(a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play)
(any final competition to determine a championship)
((sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series")
(a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court)
(series that constitutes the playoff for the baseball championship; "we watched the World Series on TV")
(a match between boxers; usually held in a boxing ring)
(a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs)
(an athletic competition that involves diving into water)
(a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track)
(the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
(the final game of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley))
(one of the four competitions in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to play in the semifinals)
(one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament)
(a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant)
(a contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving)
(a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held)
(a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes)
(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")
(a swimming competition between two or more teams)
(a track and field competition between two or more teams)
(a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor))
(a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash")
(a footrace in which contestant must negotiate a series of hurdles)
(a footrace extending one mile; "he holds the record in the mile")
(a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal high bar)
(a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start)
(a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole)
(an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible)
(an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible)
(an athletic competition in which a disc-shaped object is thrown as far as possible)
(an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible)
(an athletic competition that involves swimming)
(a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)
(when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat)
((amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points")
(a boxing match between professional boxers for a cash prize)
(an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement)
(a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses)
(a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize)
(a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances)
(any competition; "the race for the presidency")
(a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments)
(a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run")
(a race for election to the governorship)
(a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense")
(the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence")
(an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide")
(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")
(a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses)
(winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge)
(winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge)
(winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge)
(a tennis game won on the opponent's service)
(an assured victory (especially in an election))
(an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)
(a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage))
(a defeat in a game where one side fails to score)
(a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo")
(a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score)
(a contest in which you are eliminated if you fail to spell a word correctly)
((sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday")
((angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite")
(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 lik an assembly line")
(a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures))
(the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond)
(a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain)
(the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall")
(an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance")
((computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since")
((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))
(a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor")
(a buzzing or whizzing sound; "a nasty zizz in the engine")
(the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion)
(a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him")
(a feeling of considerable warmth; "the glow of new love"; "a glow of regret")
(foolish and usually extravagant passion or love or admiration)
(a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger")
(feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor")
(excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end; "he had an absolute zeal for litigation")
(tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion)
(extravagant or affected feeling or emotion)
((psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior)
(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)
(a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father)
(a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated)
(opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; "he was immobilized by conflict and indecision")
(apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions)
(a feeling of lack of interest or energy)
(the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state)
(a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business")
(the widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did)
(the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination)
(the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened")
(an intense desire for some particular thing)
(a feeling of craving something; "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks)
(an appetite for food; "exercise gave him a good stomach for dinner")
(a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire")
(a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain)
(a yearning for something or to do something)
(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")
(a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction; "their love left them indifferent to their surroundings"; "she was his first love")
(the arousal of feelings of sexual desire)
((psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire)
(abnormally intense sexual desire in women)
(abnormally intense sexual desire in men)
(a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?")
(a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse")
(a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience; "he was tingling with pleasure")
(a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction; "his delight to see her was obvious to all")
(a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment)
(a feeling of delight at being entertained)
(delight in another person's misfortune)
(the pleasure felt when having a good time)
(the feeling caused by agreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling)
(the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory")
(a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment)
(the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him")
(very limited consolation or empathy; "he told me that time heals all wounds but that was cold comfort to me")
(a consoling aspect of a difficult situation; "every cloud has a silver lining"; "look on the bright side of it")
(the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief")
(pleasure derived from sexual activities)
(sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain)
(sexual pleasure obtained by inflicting harm (physical or psychological) on others)
(sadism and masochism combined in one person)
(sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment (physical or psychological))
(emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness")
(emotional distress arising during adolescence)
(the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling)
(a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience")
(intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned")
(violent pangs of suffering; "death throes")
(an uncomfortable feeling in some part of the body)
(soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction)
(chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs))
(psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress")
(a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride); "he feared that mentioning it might reopen the wound"; "deep in her breast lives the silent wound"; "The right reader of a good poem can tell the moment it strikes him that he has taken an immortal wound--that he will never get over it"--Robert Frost)
(a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin")
(a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey")
(a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual)
(a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney")
(a preference that is only acquired after considerable experience; "martinis are an acquired taste")
(a penchant for something even though it might not be good for you; "he has a weakness for chocolate")
(that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music")
(an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity")
(an inclination or liking for things involving conflict or difficulty or unpleasantness; "he had no stomach for a fight")
(an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret")
(a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company)
(the friendly hope that something will succeed)
(the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers)
(a feeling of liking something or someone good; "although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval")
(a feeling of delighted approval and liking)
(admiration for England and English customs)
(a feeling of profound love and admiration)
(admiration for great men (or their memory))
(a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive")
(that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known")
(dislike (or fear) of England and English customs)
(dislike experienced as an absence of friendliness)
(the feeling of being alienated from other people)
(a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing)
(lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary")
(feelings of dislike and anxiety; "the cave gave me the creepy-crawlies")
(a strong dislike; "they took a scunner against the United States")
(disgust so strong it makes you feel sick)
(a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help")
(a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate")
(a cause for feeling concern; "his major care was the illness of his wife")
(a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless))
(indifference by personal withdrawal; "emotional distance")
(an absence of concern for the welfare of others)
(a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt)
(a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty")
(shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions)
(the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public)
(embarrassment deriving from the feeling that others are critically aware of you)
(a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused)
(a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)
(an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others)
(a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope")
(the feeling of patient submissive humbleness)
(the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment")
(the feeling of being counfounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devasation")
(the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising)
(an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe")
(the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you)
(the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's deathleft him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock")
(the feeling that something is about to happen)
(excited anticipation of an approaching climax; "the play kept the audience in suspense")
(intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment")
(nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter)
(greed and the contagious excitement of a gold rush)
(a specific instance of feeling hopeful; "it revived their hope of winning the pennant")
(feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness)
(sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others))
(sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset)
(refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions; "cruelty offended his sensibility")
(emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings")
(sensibility to trouble (as in the phrase `wring one's withers'); "the lawsuit was wringing his withers"; "our withers are unwrung"--Shakespeare)
(the feeling of being agitated; not calm)
(a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness")
(a restless desire for change and excitement)
(an extreme state of worry and agitation; "his stewing over the fight kept him awake most of the night")
(keen and shared excitement; "the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it")
(a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest; "anticipation produced in me a sensation somewhere between hope and fear")
(a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement)
(a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling)
(calm and unruffled self-assurance; "he performed with all the coolness of a veteran")
(the absence of mental stress or anxiety)
(a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance)
(a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon'))
(intense anger (usually on an epic scale))
(a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage")
(a state of fury so great the face becomes discolored)
(a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question")
(a passing state of anger and resentment)
(a feeling of anger and animosity; "having one's hackles or dander up")
(anger produced by some annoying irritation)
(a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood")
(a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration")
(a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented; "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his tormentors")
(an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
(fear resulting from the awareness of danger)
(a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps")
(an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him")
(an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety)
(a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God")
(fear that affects a person about to face an audience)
(fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension")
(a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case")
(a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness")
(a foreboding about what is about to happen)
(apprehension about what is going to happen)
(fear of the unknown or unfamiliar and of making decisions)
(timidity that prevents the continuation of a course of action; "I was going to tell him but I got cold feet")
(a feeling of diffidence about doing something)
(the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid)
(a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune)
(a strong feeling of anxiety; "his worry over the prospect of being fired"; "it is not work but worry that kills"; "he wanted to die and end his troubles")
(an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction")
(a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments)
(the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure)
(feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable)
(feelings of uneasiness; "that guy gave me the willies")
(a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach")
(uneasiness about the fitness of an action)
(the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters)
(an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom)
(freedom from anxiety or fear; "the watch dog gave her a feeling of security")
(a feeling of trust (in someone or something); "I have confidence in our team"; "confidence is always borrowed, never owned")
(emotions experienced when in a state of well-being)
(the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed")
(the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks")
(excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; "the intoxication of wealth and power")
(a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling))
(a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation)
(happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging")
(a feeling of being at ease in a relationship)
(a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on")
(a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better")
(cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface)
(the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you)
(happiness with one's situation in life)
(the contentment you feel when you have done something right; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction")
(satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success")
(the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself; "his complacency was absolutely disgusting")
(an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction)
(a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires)
(emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)
(persistent morbid meditation on a problem)
(sadness on thinking about the evils of the world)
(a feeling of intense unhappiness; "she was exhausted by her misery and grief")
(sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned)
(an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement; "he tried to express his sorrow at her loss")
(sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation)
(intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death))
(sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game")
(a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed))
(remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence)
(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")
(a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness)
(depression resulting from an undermining of your morale)
(a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings)
(feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless)
(an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility")
(a longing for something better than the present situation)
(the feeling of being displeased and discontent; "he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received")
(the feeling of being bored by something tedious)
(a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction)
((always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue")
(the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something)
(a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment")
(the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals)
(the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled; "in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope")
(the feeling you have when you have hope)
(the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well)
(feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident)
(the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well)
(the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success)
(acceptance of the inevitability of defeat)
(the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles)
(the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.)
(the feeling that things will turn out badly)
(a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love")
((Greek) love (especially love that is spiritual and selfless in nature))
(feelings of ardent love; "their devotion to each other was beautiful")
(a positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart")
(a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)
(a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect")
(a sentimental affection; "she had a soft spot for her youngest son")
(your deepest feelings of love and compassion; "many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings")
(the emotion of hate; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action)
(a bloodthirsty hatred arousing murderous impulses)
(the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain his hostility")
(a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility)
(feelings of envy and resentment of one social or economic class for toward another)
(an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility)
(a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack)
(hostile or belligerent mood; "the chief is on the warpath today")
(a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)
(intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals")
(a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score")
(a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another)
(an envious eagerness to possess something)
(a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival))
((psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity)
(a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor")
(a mood or display of sullen aloofness or withdrawal; "stayed home in a sulk")
(feeling jolly and jovial and full of good humor)
(a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight))
(sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish))
(a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering)
(a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity")
(compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive)
(a feeling of sympathetic understanding)
(understanding and entering into another's feelings)
(a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something)
(a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor"; "he felt a kind of religious zeal")
(any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink")
(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)
(any substance that can be used as food)
(part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal")
(a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner")
(inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly)
(solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth)
(food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law)
(the food and drink that are regularly consumed)
(the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal))
(a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to)
(a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity)
(a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis")
(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)
(a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes)
(a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing")
(a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity)
(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)
(a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass)
(a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies)
(food remaining from a previous meal; "he had leftovers for dinner last night")
(diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods)
(a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery)
(a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing high-carbohydrate foods; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions)
(a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders)
(a diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains)
(a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat))
(a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders)
(food or meals in general; "she sets a fine table"; "room and board")
(planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall))
(the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); "the rations should be nutritionally balanced")
(rations issued for United States troops in the field)
(a small package of emergency rations; issued to United States troops in World War II)
(a canned field ration issued by the United States army)
(a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
(flour or meal or grain used in baking bread)
(a digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes")
(a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water)
(coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse)
(coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food))
(fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings)
(coarse food high in fiber but low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates peristalsis)
(food prepared from the husks of cereal grains)
(fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain)
(flour that does not contain a raising agent)
(flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage))
(milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta)
(the dried and powdered blood of animals)
(a protein substance that remains when starch is removed from cereal grains; gives cohesiveness to dough)
(a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten)
(a source of materials to nourish the body)
(the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared)
(traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions)
((French) an elaborate and skillful manner of preparing food)
(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)
(a particular style of cookery (as of a region); "New England gastronomy")
(food in a secure or hidden storage place)
(a supply of food especially for a household)
(food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking)
(a substantial and nourishing meal; "he seldom got three square meals a day")
(whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all; "having arrived unannounced we had to take potluck"; "a potluck supper")
(snacks and drinks served as a light meal)
(the first meal of the day (usually in the morning))
(breakfast usually including a roll and coffee or tea)
(combination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning)
(lunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense)
(substantial early evening meal including tea)
(a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea")
(the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday; "dinner will be at 8"; "on Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church")
(a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime)
(a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves)
(a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen; can be heated and served)
(any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion)
(an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors)
(a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit)
(a cookout at the seashore where clams and fish and other foods are cooked--usually on heated stones covered with seaweed)
(a cookout where fried fish is the main course)
(a cookout where roasted frankfurters are the main course)
(a meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad)
(a snack taken during a break in the work day; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks")
(a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread")
(an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small"; "his portion was larger than hers"; "there's enough for two servings each")
(a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it")
(a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread")
(a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale")
(a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
(a main course served on a plate; "a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special")
(a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice)
(a dish that is served with but is subordinate to a main course)
(a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant)
(chicken cooked and served in a casserole)
(chicken casserole prepared with tomatoes and mushrooms and herbs in the Italian style)
(a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion)
(a course of appetizers in an Italian meal)
(an alcoholic drink that is taken as an appetizer before a meal)
(food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course))
(an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food)
(an appetizer served as a first course at a meal)
(a cocktail of cold cooked crabmeat and a sauce)
(a cocktail of cold cooked shrimp and a sauce)
(a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal)
(tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped)
(a dip made of clams and soft cream cheese)
(a dip made of mashed avocado mixed with chopped onions and other seasonings)
(liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food)
(the soup that a restaurant is featuring on a given day)
(soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet)
(clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken)
(a tomato-flavored consomme; often served chilled)
(a thick cream soup made from shellfish)
(a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation)
(a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock)
(the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked)
(liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock")
(soup made from chicken boiled with leeks)
(a soup made with chopped tomatoes and onions and cucumbers and peppers and herbs; served cold)
(a soup or stew thickened with okra pods)
(soup made from a calf's head or other meat in imitation of green turtle soup)
(a curry-flavored soup of eastern India, prepared with a meat or chicken base)
(a soup made from the skinned tail of an ox)
(a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree))
(a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings)
(soup made with a variety of vegetables)
(a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat)
(soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles)
(made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth)
(a thick soup or stew made with milk and bacon and onions and potatoes)
(a chowder made with clams and tomatoes and other vegetables and seasonings)
(a thick chowder made with clams and potatoes and onions and salt pork and milk)
(made of stock and split peas with onions carrots and celery)
(made of fresh green peas and stock with shredded lettuce onion and celery)
(made of stock and lentils with onions carrots and celery)
(a thick soup made from beef or mutton with vegetables and pearl barley)
(a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold)
(food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables)
(spicy Southern specialty: chicken (or small game) with corn and tomatoes and lima beans and okra and onions and potatoes)
(thick spicy stew of whatever meat and whatever vegetables are available; southern United States)
(a gathering at which burgoo stew is served)
(thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.)
(a rich meat stew highly seasoned with paprika)
(a stew (or thick soup) made with meat and vegetables)
(a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot)
(made with sauerkraut and caraway seeds and served with sour cream)
(meat (especially mutton) stewed with potatoes and onions)
(a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors)
(highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs)
(highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock)
(saffron-flavored dish made of rice with shellfish and chicken)
(pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings)
(tough meat that needs stewing to be edible)
(well-seasoned stew of meat and vegetables)
(traditional French stew of vegetables and beef)
(an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal)
(any packaged dish or food that can be prepared quickly and easily as by thawing or heating)
(a commercial preparation containing most of the ingredients for a dish)
(a mix commercial mix for making lemonade)
(a commercially prepared mixture of flour and salt and a leavening agent)
(prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'")
(an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre)
(a savory jelly made with gelatin obtained by boiling calves' feet)
(burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food)
(refined sugar molded into rectangular shapes convenient as single servings)
(a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar)
(sugar from sugarcane used as sweetening agent)
(very finely granulated sugar that was formerly sprinkled from a castor)
(finely powdered sugar used to make icing)
(sugar from sugar beets used as sweetening agent)
(unrefined or only partly refined sugar)
(light brown cane sugar; originally from Guyana)
(a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry))
(a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts)
(powder from the ground seeds and pods of the carob tree; used as a chocolate substitute)
(a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds)
(candy that is brittle; "you can break a tooth on that hard candy")
(a brittle transparent candy made by melting and cooling cane sugar)
(a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon)
(a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate)
(caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets)
(a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing)
(a ball of chewing gum with a coating of colored sugar)
(a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles)
(a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar)
(fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals)
(an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar))
(strips of ginger root cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar)
(strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar)
(strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup)
(a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes))
(a small yellow and white candy shaped to resemble a kernel of corn)
(firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk)
(a food made from roasted ground cacao beans)
(pure unsweetened chocolate used in baking and icings and sauces and candy)
(the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering)
(the liquid or paste that is produced when cocoa beans are roasted and ground; the basis of all chocolate)
(the vegetable fat from the cacao that is extracted from chocolate liquor; the basis for white chocolate)
(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)
(colloquial British abbreviation; "a box of chocs")
(a bar of milk chocolate made by the Hershey company)
(chocolate liquor with cocoa butter and small amounts of sugar and vanilla; lecithin in usually added)
(chocolate that contains at least 32 percent cocoa butter)
(cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda))
(bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream)
(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)
(a blend of cocoa butter and milk solids and sugar and vanilla; used in candy bars and backing and coatings; not technically chocolate because it contains no chocolate liquor)
(a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar)
(a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature)
(silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes)
(candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste)
(white creamy fudge made with egg whites)
(fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts)
(a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals)
(chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat))
(a candy that is flavored with a mint oil)
(a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant)
(made of sugar and egg white and baked slowly)
(a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant)
(a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco))
(a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat)
(spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar)
(a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate)
(paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars)
(popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls)
(cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans)
(sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string)
(hard stick bright-colored stick candy typically peppermint flavored)
(made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens)
(chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy)
(a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water)
(a dish served as the last course of a meal)
((classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal)
(fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut)
(cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven)
(sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded)
(a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard)
(dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry)
(open pastry filled with fruit or custard)
(any of various desserts prepared by freezing)
(dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet)
(a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin)
(a light creamy dessert set with gelatin)
(a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit)
(dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream)
(any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed)
((British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally))
(sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor)
(an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate)
(jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard sauce)
(a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit)
(fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder)
(a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk))
(frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring)
(colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream)
(a block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors)
(ice cream flavored with fresh strawberries)
(ice cream containing chopped candied fruits)
(Ice cream flavored with vanilla extract)
(ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick; "in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly")
(a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt)
(ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce)
(layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream)
(a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts)
(a banana split lengthwise and topped with scoops of ice cream and sauces and nuts and whipped cream)
(a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor)
(dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base)
(any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes; "corn pudding")
(a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal)
(a rich steamed or boiled cake-like pudding)
(pudding made of corn and cream and egg)
(a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually containing e.g. currents and citron)
(sweet vanilla flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs)
(sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs)
(baked pudding of apples and breadcrumbs)
(a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum)
(a pudding made with strained split peas mixed with egg)
(sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen)
(custard sauce flavored with vanilla or a liqueur)
(custard sprinkled with sugar and broiled)
(a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard; often contains other ingredients (as cheese or ham or seafood or vegetables))
(granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings)
(pudding made of suet pastry spread with jam or fruit and rolled up and baked or steamed)
(a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled)
(cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur)
(a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes)
(any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods)
(sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar)
(colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies)
(cream that has been beaten until light and fluffy)
(light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled)
(something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration)
(foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven)
(crumb of bread; used especially for coating or thickening)
(crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening)
(any of various baked foods made of dough or batter)
(a dough of flour and water and shortening)
(deep-dish apple dessert covered with a rich crust)
(pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling)
(pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust)
(a tart filled with sliced apples and sugar)
(a small open pie filled with sliced apples and sugar)
(a pastry shell filled with cooked lobster)
(made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling)
(small turnover of Indian origin filled with vegetables or meat and fried and served hot)
(small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods)
(individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell)
(dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top)
(made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit)
(open pie filled with a mixture of sweet crumbs and molasses)
(pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar)
(pie containing lemon custard and topped with meringue)
(pie containing diced rhubarb and much sugar)
(pie made of pecans and sugar and corn syrup and butter and eggs)
(pie made of mashed pumpkin and milk and eggs and sugar)
(similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead of pumpkin)
(sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste)
(a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream)
(small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried)
(sausage meat rolled and baked in pastry)
(puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce)
(thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked)
(rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey)
(dough used for very light flaky rich pastries)
(tissue thin sheets of pastry used especially in Greek dishes)
(batter for making light hollow cases to hold various fillings)
(made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs)
(moist spicy cake containing applesauce)
(decorated cake served at a birthday party)
(made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust)
(cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting)
(a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee)
(a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds)
(cake or coffeecake topped with a mixture of sugar and butter and flour)
(a flat round cake of sweetened pastry filled with dried fruit)
(a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on)
(a rich fruitcake (usually covered with icing and marzipan) and eaten at Christmas)
(a fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas)
(any of various rich and elaborate cakes)
(a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening)
(a light sponge cake made without egg yolks)
(thin sheet of sponge cake spread with jelly and then rolled up to make a cylindrical cake)
(a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine)
(a rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception)
(rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour)
(cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting)
(rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria)
(small (individual) frosted and ornamented cake)
(moist cake containing prunes that have been made into a puree)
(batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top)
(a spicy cake partially sweetened with honey)
(made of light and dark batter very lightly blended)
(a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon)
(any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea)
(flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea)
(a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot)
(any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term))
(very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped)
(square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts)
(a crisp round cookie flavored with ginger)
(chewy drop cookie usually containing almond paste)
(macaroon flavored with ratafia liqueur)
(drop cookie made without butter and flavored with anise seed)
(very spicy drop cookies sweetened partially with molasses)
(chocolate cookie with white cream filling)
(cookie filled with a paste of raisins and nuts)
(dough formed into a roll and chilled in the refrigerator then sliced and baked)
(cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars)
(drop cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar)
(thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper)
(gingerbread cut in the shape of a person)
(small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat)
(a rounded lump of dough that is deep-fried and served as hot bread; "the doughboy was a predecessor of the doughnut")
(a doughnut made light with yeast rather than baking powder)
(a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam)
(doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday)
(small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts)
(very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves)
(small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables)
(fritter containing corn or corn kernels)
(a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)
(Russian pancake of buckwheat flour and yeast; usually served with caviar and sour cream)
((Judaism) thin pancake folded around a filling and fried or baked)
(crepes flamed in a sweet orange-and-lemon flavored liqueur sauce)
(puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or fruit sauce)
(made of grated potato and egg with a little flour)
(thick sweet waffle often eaten with ice cream or fruit sauce)
(a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes)
(a small cake with a hard surface said to resemble a rock)
(a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between)
(a long fillet of fish breaded and fried)
(a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger)
(a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar)
(a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit)
(a tart apple jelly made from crab apples)
(a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits)
(an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods)
(jellied dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice or water)
(the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
(flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food)
(flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 l/2 lb suitable for broiling)
(flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying)
(flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting)
(flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed))
(flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing)
(flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting)
(flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens))
(flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled)
(flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food)
(flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil)
(flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised)
(flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted)
(the lower joint of the leg of a turkey)
(the lower joint of the leg of a chicken)
(the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings")
(chicken wings cooked in barbecue sauce)
(a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat); "medallions of veal")
(a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl)
(the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food)
(the flesh of wild animals that is used for food)
(the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food)
(soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge")
(food chopped into small bits; "a mince of mushrooms")
(food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender)
(dead and rotting flesh; unfit for human food)
(meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton))
(viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans)
(a firm rather dry variety meat (usually beef or veal); "a five-pound beef heart will serve six")
(the brain of certain animals used as meat)
(the tongue of certain animals used as meat)
(a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
(a small cut of meat including part of a rib)
(meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce)
(cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone)
(a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
(thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled)
(lightly sauteed veal cutlets spread with a Soubise sauce and liver paste then sprinkled with grated Parmesan and baked briefly)
(a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish)
(a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food)
(the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade)
(cut of meat including one or more ribs)
(a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off)
(a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg)
(a cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg)
(a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg)
(a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg)
(a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef)
(the thin under portion of the forequarter)
(a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg)
(a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish)
(a slice of beef usually cooked by broiling)
(a cut of beef from the flank of the animal)
(a thin steak that can be cooked quickly)
(a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump)
(the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump)
(part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone)
(part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse)
(a cut of beef from the upper end of the sirloin)
(the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column)
(a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef)
(double-thick center cut of beef tenderloin)
(small steak from the front of the short loin of beef)
(thick steak cut from the beef tenderloin)
(small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin)
(large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin)
(small steak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and small piece of tenderloin)
(a cut of meat from the neck of an animal)
(a cut of beef from the neck of the animal)
(a cut of beef from the shoulder of the animal)
(cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot)
(rib ends between the rib road and the plate)
(a cut of meat including more than one rib)
(a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg)
(a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank)
(roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting)
(cut from the round; suitable for pot roast)
(steak from upper part of the short loin)
(fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round)
(a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal)
(a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone)
(lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food)
(lining of the reticulum (or second stomach) of a ruminant used as food)
(a piece of meat (or fish) that has been scored and broiled)
((Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah)
(meat cut in strips and dried in the sun)
(meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun)
(lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians)
(sauteed veal cutlet in a breadcrumb-and-cheese coating served with tomato sauce)
(larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices)
(thin slices of veal stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed)
(feet of calves used as food; usually jellied)
(flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food)
(the flesh of a young domestic sheep eaten as food)
(a cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meat)
(cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins)
(rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton)
(a small cut of meat from the leg just above the foot)
(salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork)
(meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked))
(a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat)
(Italian salt-cured ham usually sliced paper thin)
(back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried)
(the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating))
(fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt)
(salt pork from the back of a hog carcass)
(salt pork from the belly of a hog carcass)
(cut of pork from the rib section with most of the meat trimmed off)
(feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied)
(small intestines of hogs prepared as food)
(the crisp residue left after lard has been rendered)
(heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised)
(oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue)
(soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog)
(the intermixture of fat and lean in a cut of meat)
(fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods)
(hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton)
(a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter)
(any of numerous vegetable oils used in cooking)
(fat that exudes from meat and drips off while it is being roasted or fried)
(any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants)
(mild vegetable oil when used as food; especially olive or edible rape oil)
(oil from nuts of oil palms especially the African oil palm)
(a oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap; "groundnut oil" is British usage)
(any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings)
(highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings)
(any meat that is minced and spiced and cooked as patties or used to fill sausages)
(a black sausage containing pig's blood and other ingredients)
(large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork)
(a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
(short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off)
(sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig)
(a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage))
(highly seasoned fatty sausage of pork and beef usually dried)
(a highly seasoned Portuguese pork sausage flavored with garlic and onions)
(a ready-cooked and highly seasoned pork sausage)
(pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled)
(any of various sausages or molded loaf meats sliced and served cold)
(spiced mixture of chopped raisins and apples and other ingredients with or without meat)
(a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables)
(mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs)
(food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked)
(a yeast-raised bread made of white flour and cornmeal and molasses)
(a crisp stick-shaped roll; often served with soup)
(dark steamed bread made of cornmeal wheat and flour with molasses and soda and milk or water)
(small rounded bread either plain or sweet)
((Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking)
(bread flavored with cinnamon often containing raisins)
(bread made with cracked wheat that has been ground fine)
(a thin crisp wafer made or flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet)
(a small piece of toasted or fried bread; served in soup or salads)
(any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough)
(French or Italian bread sliced and spread with garlic butter then crisped in the oven)
(bread made of graham (whole wheat) flour)
(a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion)
(a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland)
(flat pancake-like bread cooked on a griddle)
(usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling)
(one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread)
(leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop)
(breads made with a leavening agent that permits immediate baking)
(bread containing chopped dates and nuts)
(thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal)
(round loaf made with soda and buttermilk; often containing caraway seeds and raisins)
(usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread)
(any of various breads made entirely or partly with rye flour)
((Judaism) bread made with rye flour; usually contains caraway seeds)
(a rye bread made with molasses or brown sugar)
(a moist aromatic yeast-raised bread made with rye flour and molasses and orange rind)
(white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp)
(made with a starter of a small amount of dough in which fermentation is active)
(slices of bread that have been toasted)
(thin disk of unleavened bread used in a religious service (especially in the celebration of the Eucharist))
(bread made with finely ground and usually bleached wheat flour)
(a crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes)
(unsweetened yeast-raised bread made without shortening and baked in long thick loaves with tapered ends)
(baked in a pan or on a griddle (Southern and Midland))
(cornbread usually containing ham or bacon bits and cooked in a skillet)
(corn bread wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked in hot ashes (Southern))
(thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (Southern))
(cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (Southern))
(small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly Southern))
(cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England))
(soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly Southern))
(buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel))
(buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice)
(slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp)
(a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter)
(a round bun shaped to hold a hamburger patty)
(a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan)
(light puffy bread made of a puff batter and traditionally baked in the pan with roast beef)
(light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup)
(small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle)
(a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle)
(moderately sweet raised roll containing spices and raisins and citron and decorated with a cross-shaped sugar glaze)
(ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced)
(a light roll rich with eggs and butter and somewhat sweet)
(rounded raised poppy-seed roll made of a square piece of dough by folding the corners in to the center)
(yeast-raised dinner roll made by folding a disk of dough before baking)
(yeast-raised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan)
(any of numerous yeast-raised sweet rolls with our without raisins or nuts or spices or a glaze)
(almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw)
(rolled dough spread with cinnamon and sugar (and raisins) then sliced before baking)
(rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked in muffin tins with honey or sugar and butter in the bottom)
(pinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before baking)
(light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese)
((Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust)
(small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda)
(biscuit made from dough rolled and cut)
(biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon)
(very tender biscuit partially leavened with buttermilk and soda)
(very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream)
(very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple)
(a cracker sprinkled with salt before baking)
(unsweetened cracker leavened slightly with soda and cream of tartar)
(a thin flour-and-water biscuit usually made without shortening; often served with cheese)
(glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot)
(two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them)
(a serving consisting of a sandwich or sandwiches with garnishes)
(a sandwich made with a filling of sliced ham)
(a sandwich made with a filling of sliced chicken)
(made with three slices of usually toasted bread)
(sandwich without a covering slice of bread)
(a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun)
(a sandwich that resembles a hamburger but made with tuna instead of beef)
(ground beef (not a patty) cooked in a spicy sauce and served on a bun)
(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)
(a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread)
(sandwich filled with slices of bacon and tomato with lettuce)
(a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread)
(a sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla)
(shaped and dried dough made from flour and water and sometimes egg)
(pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine)
(narrow strip of pasta dough made with eggs)
(medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces)
(extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli)
(pasta in flat strips wider than linguine)
(pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti)
(pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends)
(small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings)
(large pasta tubes stuffed with chopped meat or mild cheese and baked in tomato sauce)
(a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina)
((Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese)
(a Jewish dumpling made of matzo meal; usually served in soup)
(a Chinese dumpling filled with spiced minced pork; usually served in soup)
(small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough)
(any natural or prepared food popularly believed to promote good health)
(food that tastes good but is high in calories having little nutritional value)
(any food (especially cereal) usually served for breakfast)
(mixture of untoasted dry cereals and fruits)
(cornmeal mush served with sweetening (maple syrup or brown sugar))
(a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water)
(sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water)
(a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal))
(a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast)
(a thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat))
(coarsely ground hulled corn boiled as a breakfast dish in the southern United States)
(sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat)
(a cereal that is not heated before serving)
(cereal made of especially rolled oats with dried fruits and nuts and honey or brown sugar)
(fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market)
(edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh)
(edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)
(any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters")
(raw vegetables cut into bite-sized strips and served with a dip)
(the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils))
(edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.))
(any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning)
(any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables)
(succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese and Vietnamese and Japanese cooking)
(cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk)
(any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum; Capsicum; Lycopersicon)
(any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
(an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland)
(potato that has been cooked by baking it in an oven)
(sliced pieces of potato fried in a pan until brown and crisp)
(a baked potato served with the jacket on)
(potato that has been peeled and boiled and then mashed)
(edible tuberous root of various yam plants of the genus Dioscorea grown in the tropics world-wide for food)
(edible tuberous root of the sweet potato vine grown widely in warm regions of the United States)
(sweet potato with deep orange flesh that remains moist when baked)
(food for light meals or for eating between meals)
(a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat)
(a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled)
(egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow)
(long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened)
(a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts)
(elongated head of crisp celery-like stalks and light green leaves)
(elongated head of dark green leaves on thick white stalks)
(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)
(branched green undeveloped flower heads)
(compact head of white undeveloped flowers)
(small cabbage-like heads or buds growing along a stalk)
(slightly bitter dark green leaves and clustered flower buds)
(edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable)
(any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden)
(squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck)
(yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin)
(small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green)
(large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins)
(round greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edge)
(medium-sized oval squash with flesh in the form of spaghetti-like strings)
(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)
(small dark green or yellow ribbed squash with yellow to orange flesh)
(buff-colored squash with a long usually straight neck and sweet orange flesh)
(large football-shaped winter squash with a warty gray-green rind)
(large squash shaped somewhat like a turban usually with a rounded central portion protruding from the blossom end)
(drum-shaped squash with dark green rind marked in silver or gray)
(globose or ovoid squash with striped gray and green warty rind)
(a squash with a hard rind and an elongated curved neck)
(cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons)
(a thistle-like flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart)
(the tender fleshy center of the immature artichoke flower)
(sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips)
(edible young shoots of the asparagus plant)
(a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed))
(any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans)
(white-rooted beet grown as a source of sugar)
(long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves)
(sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum)
(large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong)
(large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties)
(a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe)
(fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked)
(any of various pungent capsicum fruits)
(very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency)
(hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking)
(a long and often twisted hot red pepper)
(very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small)
(young onion before the bulb has enlarged)
(large mild and succulent yellow-skinned onion; often eaten raw)
(an onion taken from the ground before the bulb has formed; eaten in salads)
(flat mild onion having purplish tunics; used as garnish on hamburgers and salads)
(related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves)
(small mild-flavored onion- or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning)
(greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads)
(leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)
(lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised)
(lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves)
(lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce")
(lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head)
(lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head)
(leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked)
(any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae)
(a variety of large pea that is commonly processed and sold in cans)
(green peas with edible pods that are very crisp and not flat)
(large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried)
(small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant)
(coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender)
(marrowfat peas that have been soaked overnight and then boiled; served with fish and chips)
(any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried)
(mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States; usually dried)
(black-seeded bean of South America; usually dried)
(beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried)
(a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried)
(immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable)
(tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections)
(green beans with strings that must be removed)
(long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain)
(unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)
(broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw)
(small flat green bean similar to lima beans)
(most highly proteinaceous vegetable crop known)
(seeds shelled and cooked as lima beans)
(only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes)
(orange root; important source of carotene)
(stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning)
(any of several types of commercially grown celery having green stalks)
(thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant)
(crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste)
(prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves)
(a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)
(root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee)
(trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains)
(variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)
(young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head)
(corn developed to be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft)
(hulled corn with the bran and germ removed)
(hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size)
(small kernels of corn exploded by heat)
(pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs)
(cresses that grow in clear ponds and streams)
(cress cultivated for salads and garnishes)
(edible leaves of the common dandelion collected from the wild; used in salads and in making wine)
(long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews)
(fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem of the kohlrabi plant)
(leafy greens collected from the wild and used as a substitute for spinach)
(mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable)
(any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh)
(small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk)
(fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi)
(mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts or seafood or spinach)
(usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn)
(root of any of several members of the mustard family)
(the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food)
(large sour-tasting arrowhead-shaped leaves used in salads and sauces)
(small tart oval to spearpoint-shaped leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads)
(dark green leaves; eaten cooked or raw in salads)
(edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber)
(a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
(nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines)
(pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms)
(edible bulbous tuber of a Chinese marsh plant)
(fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit)
(fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit)
(the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded); "he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell")
(fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh)
(small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly")
(an apple used primarily for eating raw without cooking)
(an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin)
(a yellow Pippin with distinctive flavor)
(a sweet eating apple with bright red skin; most widely grown apple worldwide)
(an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple)
(yellow apple that ripens in late autumn; eaten raw)
(red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw)
(early-ripening apple popular in the northeastern United States; primarily eaten raw but suitable for applesauce)
(similar to McIntosh; juicy and late-ripening)
(large late-ripening apple with skin striped with yellow and red)
(any of several varieties of red-skinned apple)
(any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red)
(apple grown chiefly in the Shenandoah Valley)
(crisp tart apple; good for eating raw and suitable for cooking)
(an apple used primarily in cooking for pies and applesauce etc)
(apple with a green skin and hard tart flesh)
(large red apple used primarily for baking)
(any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves)
(blue-black berries similar to American blueberries)
(blue-black berry similar to blueberries and bilberries of the eastern United States)
(sweet edible dark-blue berries of either low-growing or high-growing blueberry plants)
(spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil)
(very tart red berry used for sauce or juice)
(tart red berries similar to American cranberries but smaller)
(any of several tart red or black berries used primarily for jellies and jams)
(currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies)
(small black berries used in jams and jellies)
(small red berries used primarily in jams and jellies)
(large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus)
(large raspberry-flavored fruit; cross between blackberries and raspberries)
(blackberry-like fruits of any of several trailing blackberry bushes)
(red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries)
(East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit)
(small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States)
(orange fruit resembling a plum; edible when fully ripe)
(acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American shrub very rich in vitamin C)
(deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert)
(tropical cylindrical fruit resembling a pinecone with pineapple-banana flavor)
(edible scarlet plum-like fruit of a South African plant)
(any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions)
(a segment of a citrus fruit; "he ate a section of the orange")
(round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees)
(large sweet easily-peeled Florida fruit with deep orange rind)
(a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose-skinned citrus of China)
(a mandarin orange of a deep reddish orange color and few seeds)
(medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin)
(any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa)
(large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin)
(highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade)
(orange with sweet juicy pulp; often thin-skinned)
(sweet almost seedless orange of Israel)
(seedless orange enclosing a small secondary fruit at the apex)
(variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California)
(small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp)
(yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh)
(the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees)
(small yellow-green limes of southern Florida)
(large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half)
(large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp)
(more aromatic and acid tasting than oranges; used in beverages and marmalade)
(large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved)
(oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree)
(an almond covered with a sugar coating that is hard and flavored and colored)
(downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach)
(downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh)
(smooth-skinned variety or mutation of the peach)
(highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach)
(any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single pit)
(sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum)
(small dark purple fruit used especially in jams and pies)
(small sour dark purple fruit of especially the Allegheny plum bush)
(small dried seedless raisin grown in the Mediterranean region and California; used in cooking)
(fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried)
(large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated)
(West Indian fruit resembling the mango; often pickled)
(elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh)
(egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks)
(the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers)
(apple-sized passion fruit of the West Indies)
(the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle)
(round seedless or seeded fruit with a bread-like texture; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts)
(immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit of; its seeds are commonly roasted)
(seed of the cacao tree; ground roasted beans are source of chocolate)
(powder of ground roasted cocao beans with most of the fat removed)
(ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies)
(any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh)
(the fruit of a muskmelon vine; any of several sweet melons related to cucumbers)
(the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh)
(the fruit of the winter melon vine; a green melon with pale green to orange flesh that keeps well)
(the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large smooth-skinned greenish-white melon with pale green flesh)
(the fruit of a variety of winter melon vine; a large green melon with orange flesh)
(the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh)
(melon having yellowish rind and whitish flesh)
(large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet watery red or occasionally yellowish pulp)
(any of several fruits of cultivated cherry trees that have sweet flesh)
(large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh)
(heart cherry with dark flesh and skin cherry)
(acid cherries used for pies and preserves)
(pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice)
(cultivated sour cherry with dark-colored skin and juice)
(plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for preserves; tropical American)
(any of various small cucumbers pickled whole)
(any of various juicy purple- or green-skinned fruit of the genus Vitis; grow in clusters)
(purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties)
(slip-skin purple table grape of the northeastern United States)
(slip-skin reddish American table grape)
(dull-purple grape of southern United States)
(amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States)
(grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe)
(sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine)
(dark reddish-purple table grape of California)
(pale yellow seedless grape used for raisins and wine)
(variety of wine grape originally grown in Hungary; the prototype of vinifera grapes)
(seedless green table grape of California)
(the fruit of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Annona having soft edible pulp)
(large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples)
(large spiny tropical fruit with tart pulp related to custard apples)
(large heart-shaped tropical fruit with soft acid pulp)
(sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds)
(whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples; grown in the southern United States)
(ovoid yellow fruit with very fragrant peach-colored flesh; related to custard apples)
(fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples)
(large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh)
(South African fruit smelling and tasting like apricots; used for pickles and preserves)
(maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves)
(red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe)
(huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts)
(dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves)
(round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes)
(a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind)
(fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh)
(yellow olive-sized semitropical fruit with a large free stone and relatively little flesh; used for jellies)
(two- to three-inch tropical fruit with juicy flesh suggestive of both peaches and pineapples)
(large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic pulp and a large hairy seed)
(tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp)
(brown oval fruit flesh makes excellent sherbet)
(large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys)
(a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed)
(sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed)
(berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies)
(tropical fruit having yellow skin and pink pulp; eaten fresh or used for e.g. jellies)
(tough-skinned purple grape-like tropical fruit grown in Brazil)
(dark red plum-like fruit of Old World buckthorn trees)
(Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried)
(globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh)
(tropical fruit from the Philippines having a mass of small seeds embedded in sweetish white pulp)
(crabapple-like fruit used for preserves)
(South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and sweet-acid pithy flesh)
(sweet usually dark purple blackberry-like fruit of any of several mulberry trees of the genus Morus)
(one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish)
(olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil)
(olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento)
(sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties)
(small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear)
(starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics)
(large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind)
(round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti)
(small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies)
(red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam)
(edible nutlike seed of the quandong fruit)
(aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves)
(pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines)
(fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter)
(fragrant oval yellowish tropical fruit used in jellies and confections)
(acid-tasting Australian gourd-like fruit with a woody rind and large seeds)
(African gourd-like fruit with edible pulp)
(seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia)
(small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees)
(nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell)
(American walnut having a very hard and thick woody shell)
(nut with a wrinkled two-lobed seed and hard but relatively thin shell; widely used in cooking)
(three-sided tropical American nut with white oily meat and hard brown shell)
(oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family)
(a large nutlike seed of a South American tree)
(kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted)
(edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea)
(small nut of either of two small chestnut trees of the southern United States; resembles a hazelnut)
(edible nutlike seeds of an American lotus having the flavor of a chinquapin)
(nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus)
(large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk)
(the edible white meat a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries)
(clear to whitish fluid from within a fresh coconut)
(the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted)
(somewhat astringent paste prepared by grinding and heating seeds of the African wild mango; a staple food of some African peoples)
(nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans)
(small hard-shelled nut of North American hickory trees especially the shagbark hickories)
(a flavoring extracted from the kola nut)
(nutlike seed with sweet and crisp white meat)
(smooth brown oval nut of south central United States)
(edible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North America)
(nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel)
(edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil)
(the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish")
(flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
(flesh of fish from fresh water used as food)
(edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc)
(flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae)
(flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe)
(any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus))
(the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae)
(caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass)
(the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic coast of southern U.S.)
(flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America)
(flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe)
(the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters)
(the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found it warm waters (especially Hawaii))
(the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised)
(highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh)
(flesh of very large North American pike; a game fish)
(flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America)
(flesh of any of numerous North American food fishes with toothless jaws)
(flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed)
(any of numerous fishes of America and Europe)
(the lean flesh of any of numerous American perch-like fishes of the family Centrarchidae)
(small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers)
(important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks)
(relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna)
(flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna)
(flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish)
(flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America)
(flesh of pompano; warm-water fatty fish)
((Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food)
(delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver)
(delicacy highly prized in Japan but highly dangerous)
(edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic)
(small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked)
(large marine snail much used as food in Europe)
(any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market)
(fish cured by being split and air-dried without salt)
(meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean))
(black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine)
(tiny Mediterranean fishes usually canned or salted; used for hors d'oeuvres or as seasoning in sauces)
(paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads)
(the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled)
(young eel; may be sauteed or batter-fried)
(highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet)
(valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled)
(the lean flesh of any of several fish caught off the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States)
(large fatty herring lightly salted and briefly smoked)
(herring preserved in a pickling liquid (usually brine or vinegar))
(a pickled herring filet that has been rolled or wrapped around a pickle)
(flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams)
(flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks)
(any of numerous small flat Atlantic food fish having smooth skin)
(edible body of any of numerous oysters)
(oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell)
(oysters originally from Long Island Sound but now from anywhere along the northeastern seacoast; usually eaten raw)
(flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams)
(Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells; large clams usually used for chowders or other clam dishes)
(a quahog when young and small; usually eaten raw)
(small quahog larger than a littleneck; eaten raw or cooked as in e.g. clams casino)
(a clam that is usually steamed in the shell)
(the edible flesh of any of various crabs)
(Atlantic crab; most common source of fresh crabmeat)
(freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible)
(meat of large cold-water crab; mainly leg meat)
(pale flesh with delicate texture and flavor; found in Florida but now very rare)
(tiny lobster-like crustaceans usually boiled briefly)
(lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached)
(lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish)
(flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled)
(lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried)
(haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter)
(codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes)
(lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States)
(flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States)
(sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets)
(flesh of any of various American and European flatfish)
(flesh of American flounder having a yellowish tail)
(the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America)
(flesh of American flounder; important in the winter)
(lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific)
(the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod)
(the lean flesh of any of various valuable market fish caught among rocks)
(lean flesh of food and game fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States)
(flesh of cold-water lobsters having large tender claws; caught from Maine to the Carolinas)
(similar to but smaller than American lobsters)
(warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California)
(caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster)
(lobster tail meat; usually from spiny rock lobsters)
(unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces)
(edible greenish substance in boiled lobster)
(any of various edible decapod crustaceans)
(flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes)
(flesh of pacific trout that migrate from salt to fresh water)
(flesh of marine trout that migrate from salt to fresh water)
(flesh of large trout of northern lakes)
(flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere)
(any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring)
(cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward)
(any of several coarse fishes (such as dogfish or wolffish) when used as food)
(flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae)
(fatty pink flesh of fish from northern coastal Atlantic; usually marketed fresh)
(fatty red flesh of salmon of Pacific coast and rivers)
(pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon)
(fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes)
(salmon cured by smoking or in a smoky brine)
(flesh of any of various important food fishes of warm seas)
(highly esteemed reddish lean flesh of snapper from Atlantic coast and Gulf of Mexico)
(red flesh of large food fish of Pacific coast)
(edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces)
(muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops)
(a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color)
(bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast)
(small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water)
(common smelt of eastern North America and Alaska)
(small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines)
(minnows or other small fresh- or salt-water fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole)
(fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture)
(fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland; having a creamy texture)
(salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre)
(roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued)
(roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently)
(a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes)
(feed given to young animals isolated in a creep)
(coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop)
(fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo)
(mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock)
(leguminous plant grown for hay or forage)
(a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder)
(grass mowed and cured for use as fodder)
(the dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested)
(foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses)
(grain intended to be or that has been ground)
(the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals)
(small seed of any of various annual cereal grasses especially Setaria italica)
(barley ground into small round pellets)
(grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour)
(heavy filling (and usually starchy) food)
(embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins)
(seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats'))
(grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished)
(unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer)
(having husk or outer brown layers removed)
(grains of aquatic grass of North America)
(rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field)
(wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
(food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again)
(nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine)
(a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds)
(food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens)
(tossed salad composed primarily of salad greens)
(typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg)
(cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing)
(typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers)
(containing meat or chicken or cheese in addition to greens and vegetables)
(the combination prepared as prepared as a particular chef's specialty)
(any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base)
(a salad having any of various pastas as the base)
(typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise)
(lettuce and crabmeat dressed with sauce Louis)
(salad composed primarily of chopped canned tuna fish)
(salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat)
(savory jelly based on fish or meat stock used as a mold for meats or vegetables)
(salad of meats or vegetables in gelatin)
(a finely chopped salad with tomatoes and parsley and mint and scallions and bulgur wheat)
(food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad")
(something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
(a cube of evaporated seasoned meat extract)
(an extract of beef (given to people who are ill))
(a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment; "mustard and ketchup are condiments")
(aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
(a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omlet flavored with fines herbes")
(any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)
(oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring)
(an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant)
(fragrant yellow oil obtained from the lemon peel)
(oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant)
(white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food)
(combination of salt and vegetable extracts and spices and monosodium glutamate)
(crystals of citric acid used as seasoning)
(Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon)
(ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves)
(spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground)
(spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground)
(aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family)
(pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Oriental cookery)
(spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed)
(hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground)
(pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground)
(pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on)
(leaves or the common basil; used fresh or dried)
(leaves flavor sauces and punches; young leaves eaten in salads or cooked)
(bitter leaves used sparingly in salads; dried flowers used in soups and tisanes)
(leaves used sparingly in soups and stews)
(fresh ferny parsley-like leaves used as a garnish with chicken and veal and omelets and green salads and spinach)
(cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning)
(leaves make a popular tisane; young leaves used in salads or cooked)
(parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish)
(dried coriander seeds used whole or ground)
(leaves used sparingly (because of bitter overtones) in sauces and soups and stuffings)
(aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads)
(aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry)
(one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb)
(large flat leaves used as chive is used)
(lemony leaves used for a tisane or in soups or fruit punches)
(stalks eaten like celery or candied like Angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers)
(pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets)
(the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied)
(black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders)
(pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds)
(flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings)
(aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves)
(extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats)
(leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy)
(aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc)
(fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb)
(either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family)
(herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses)
(resinous leaves used in stews and stuffings and meat loaf)
(fragrant dark green leaves used to flavor May wine)
(fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs)
(fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning)
(leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables)
(ground dried rhizome of the turmeric plant used as seasoning)
(pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces)
(aromatic seeds used as seasoning like cinnamon and cloves especially in pickles and barbecue sauces)
(ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum)
(powder made of ground chili peppers mixed with e.g. cumin and garlic and oregano)
(tomatoes and onions and peppers (sweet or hot) simmered with vinegar and sugar and various seasonings)
(fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers)
(chopped fruits or green tomatoes cooked in vinegar and sugar with ginger and spices)
(spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods)
(sweetened diluted vinegar with chopped mint leaves)
(pungent blend of cumin and ground coriander seed and turmeric and other spices)
((East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice)
(a thick sweet and pungent Chinese condiment)
(mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking)
(a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos)
(a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain)
(vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar)
(pickle preserved in brine or vinegar flavored with dill seed)
(relish of chopped (usually sweet) pickles)
(relish of chopped pickled cucumbers and green peppers and onion)
(pickle cured in brine and preserved in sugar and vinegar)
(puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced)
(thin sauce made of fermented soy beans)
(very spicy sauce made from tabasco peppers)
(aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica)
(flavoring made from almonds macerated in alcohol)
(liquorice-flavored seeds or oil used in cookies or cakes or pickles)
(anise-scented star-shaped fruit or seed used in Oriental cooking and medicine)
(berrylike cone of a common juniper; used in making gin)
(dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus)
(aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning)
(small gray seed of a poppy flower; used whole or ground in baked items)
(aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning)
(seed of the dill plant used as seasoning)
(seed of the celery plant used as seasoning)
(a flavoring made from (or imitating) lemons)
(white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking)
(long bean-like fruit; seeds are used as flavoring)
(a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans))
(sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative)
(flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food)
(made of white sauce and mashed anchovies)
(butter and sugar creamed together with brandy or other flavoring and served with rich puddings)
(creamy white sauce with horseradish and mustard)
(sauce for pasta; contains mushrooms and ham and chopped vegetables and beef and tomato paste)
(sauce for pasta; contains eggs and bacon or ham and grated cheese)
(sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta)
(mayonnaise with chopped pickles and sometimes capers and shallots and parsley and hard-cooked egg; sauce for seafood especially fried fish)
(white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat)
(brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine or madeira)
(creamy white sauce made with bread instead of flour and seasoned with cloves and onion)
(for Chinese dishes: plum preserves and chutney)
(for Chinese dishes: peach preserves and chutney)
(for Chinese dishes: apricot preserves and chutney)
(veloute sauce seasoned with herbs and shallots and capers)
(a mayonnaise sauce flavored with herbs and mustard and capers; served with e.g. salad and cold meat)
(savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type)
(mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and worcestershire sauce and lemon juice)
(creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese)
(vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese)
(oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic)
(made with lemon or grapefruit juice instead of vinegar)
(vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress)
(a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill)
(half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads)
(mayonnaise with tarragon or dill and chopped watercress and spinach or cucumber)
(mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added)
(a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonaise)
(mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg)
(spicy sweet and sour sauce usually based on catsup or chili sauce)
(hollandaise-like sauce made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice)
(butter creamed with white wine and shallots and parsley)
(brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine)
(reduced red wine with onions and parsley and thyme and butter)
(bouillon or beef stock thickened with butter and flour roux and variously seasoned with herbs or Worcestershire etc.)
(brown sauce with tomatoes and a caramelized mixture of minced carrots and onions and celery seasoned with madeira)
(sauce made with unsweetened chocolate or cocoa and sugar and water)
(usually catsup with horseradish and lemon juice)
(butter creamed with parsley and tarragon and beef extract)
(milk thickened with a butter and flour roux)
(onion-flavored creamy cheese sauce with egg yolk and grated cheese)
(sauce Espagnole with extra beef stock simmered down and seasoned with dry wine or sherry)
(basically the juices that drip from cooking meats)
(any of numerous sauces for spaghetti or other kinds of pasta)
(sauce for pasta; contains tomatoes and garlic and herbs)
(spicy sauce often containing chocolate)
(brown sauce and tomato puree with onions and mushrooms and dry white wine)
(prepared mustard thinned with vinegar and getable oil with sugar and seasonings)
(white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter)
(veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onion and paprika and cream)
(for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper)
(a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces)
(veloute or brown sauce with sauteed chopped onion and dry white wine and sour cream)
(veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream)
(brown sauce with sauteed chopped onions and parsley and dry white wine or vinegar)
(white sauce made with stock instead of milk)
(allemande sauce with curry powder and coconut milk instead of stock)
(a savory sauce of vinegar and soy sauce and spices)
(white liquid obtained from compressing fresh coconut meat)
(oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food)
(the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water)
(the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen)
(egg cooked briefly in the shell in gently boiling water)
(an egg boiled gently until both the white and the yolk solidify)
(a colored hard-boiled egg used to celebrate Easter)
(an egg-shaped candy used to celebrate Easter)
(eggs beaten and cooked to a soft firm consistency while stirring)
(halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white)
(egg cooked individually in cream or butter in a small ramekin)
(beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly)
(eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set)
(omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate)
(souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately)
(a firm omelet that has diced ham and peppers and onions)
(light fluffy dish of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites mixed with e.g. cheese or fish or fruit)
(eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides)
(a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings)
(any of several nutritive milklike liquids)
(a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu)
(milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation)
(milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders)
(subjected to carefully controlled heating to destroy undesirable microorganisms)
(milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise)
(from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission)
(milk from which the cream has been skimmed)
(milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed)
(milk from which some of the cream has been removed)
(residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture)
(the part of milk containing the butterfat)
(cream with a fat content of 48% or more)
(half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat)
(cream that has at least 18% butterfat; "in England they call light cream `single cream'")
(cream that has enough butterfat (30% to 36%) to be whipped)
(an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use)
(butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids)
(clarified butter used in Indian cookery)
(clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers)
(clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsley)
(a custard-like food made from curdled milk)
(yogurt with sweetened blueberries or blueberry jam)
(an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices)
(watery part of milk produced when raw milk sours and coagulates; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey")
(coagulated milk; used to made cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating some curds and whey")
(a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd"; "lemon curd")
(raw milk that has soured and thickened)
(a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk)
((usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring")
(soft unripened cheese made of sweet milk and cream)
(fresh soft French cheese containing at least 60% fat)
(fresh soft French cheese containing at least 72% fat)
(mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk)
(made by blending several lots of cheese)
(soft creamy white cheese; milder than Camembert)
(semisoft sweet American cheese from whole milk in a brick form)
(a mild yellow English cheese with a crumbly texture)
(mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls encased in a red covering)
(mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls)
(a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor)
(a soft white cheese with a very strong pungent odor and flavor)
(hard dry sharp-flavored Italian cheese; often grated)
(fresh unripened cheese of a smooth texture made from pasteurized milk, a starter, and rennet)
(soft Italian cheese like cottage cheese)
(cheese formed in long strings twisted together)
(hard pale yellow cheese with many holes from Switzerland)
(a hard green Swiss cheese made with skim-milk curd and flavored with clover)
(trademark: soft processed American cheese)
(ground nuts blended with a little butter)
(a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy)
(butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells)
(butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells)
(a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers)
(spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings)
(for preparing snails: butter seasoned with shallots and garlic and parsley)
(a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East)
(liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned)
(a pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles)
(a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil)
(a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds)
(something added to foods to make them taste sweeter)
(an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener)
(a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)
(a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener)
(a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)
(sugar and water and sometimes corn syrup boiled together; used as sweetening especially in drinks)
(thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining)
(thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks)
(made by concentrating sap from sugar maples)
((Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus)
(a flour mixture thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon)
(a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll)
(piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid)
(chicken and onions and mushrooms braised in red wine and seasonings)
(rice and chicken cooked together with or without other ingredients and variously seasoned)
(a Cantonese dish of chicken and sauted vegetables)
(rice and chicken cooked together Spanish style; highly seasoned especially with saffron)
(eggs (fried or scrambled) served with bacon)
(beef and mushrooms and onions stewed in red wine and seasonings)
(rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry)
(a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream)
(corned beef simmered with onions and cabbage and usually other vegetables)
(dried navy beans baked slowly with molasses and salt pork)
(leftover cabbage and potatoes and meat fried together)
(tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese)
(beef stewed in beer seasoned with garlic and served with boiled potatoes)
(puffy dish of cheese and eggs (whites beaten separately) and white sauce)
(braised chicken with onions and mushrooms in a wine and tomato sauce)
(thin slices of chicken stuffed with cheese and ham and then sauteed)
(chicken fried than oven-baked and served with milk gravy)
(chicken simmered in broth with onions and paprika then mixed with sour cream)
(prepared with mushrooms in a cream sauce served over pasta and topped with cheese)
(pounded chicken cutlets rolled around butter (that has been seasoned with herbs) and then covered with crumbs and fried)
(ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans)
(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)
(usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes)
(scallops in white wine sauce served in scallop shells)
(meat pie with filling of meat and vegetables)
(minced cooked meats (or vegetables) in thick white sauce; breaded and deep-fried)
(a dish of minced meat topped with mashed potatoes)
(minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat)
(well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock)
(omelet containing onions and celery and chopped meat or fish)
(minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried)
(toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce)
(tortilla with meat filling baked in chili-seasoned tomato sauce)
(small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds)
(hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or fruits are dipped)
(fondue made of cheese melted in wine for dipping bread and sometimes fruits)
(fondue made of chocolate melted with milk or cream for dipping fruits)
(cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces)
(cubes of beef cooked in hot oil and then dipped in various tasty sauces)
(bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup)
(boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs)
(Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top)
(hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken)
(boned poultry stuffed then cooked and covered with aspic; served cold)
(well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock)
(made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach)
(eggs (scrambled or fried) served with ham)
(chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned)
(spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery)
(cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables)
(a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish)
((Yiddish) baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat or cheese; often eaten as a snack)
(baked dish of layers of lasagna pasta with sauce and cheese and meat or vegetables)
(seafood in Newburg sauce served on toast or rice)
(lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice)
(shrimp in Newburg sauce usually served in a rice ring)
(lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or madeira)
(diced lobster mixed with Mornay sauce placed back in the shell and sprinkled with grated cheese and browned)
(dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency)
(mixed diced fruits or vegetables; hot or cold)
(ground meat formed into a ball and fried or simmered in broth)
(meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce)
(pie made with meat or fowl enclosed in pastry or covered with pastry or biscuit dough)
(small pie filled with minced seasoned pork)
(pasta somewhat resembling little moustaches)
(casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs)
(sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables)
(a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup)
(very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones)
(a dish of roast pheasant served in a manner characteristic of expensive restaurants)
(small frankfurters wrapped in biscuit dough and baked)
(rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes)
(pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat)
(Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese)
(tomato and cheese pizza with pepperoni)
(tomato and cheese pizza with anchovies)
(Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment)
(dried beans cooked with pork and tomato sauce)
(soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick)
(deep-dish meat and vegetable pie or a meat stew with dumplings)
(dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice)
(rice cooked with broth and sprinkled with grated cheese)
(a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked)
(flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various seasonings)
(ground beef patty usually with a sauce)
(pot roast marinated several days in seasoned vinegar before cooking; usually served with potato dumplings)
(sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour)
(large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic)
(hard-cooked egg encased in sausage meat then breaded and deep-fried)
(creamy scrambled eggs on toast spread with anchovy paste)
(pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven)
(spaghetti with meatballs in a tomato sauce)
(spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers)
(steak with sauteed kidneys and onions cooked in wine and stock then covered with pastry and baked)
(like steak and kidney pie but without steak)
(ground beef mixed with raw egg and e.g. onions and capers and anchovies; eaten raw)
(strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions)
(steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce)
(sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles)
(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)
((Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet)
(parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly)
(tomato cases filled with various mixtures and baked briefly)
(tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold)
(fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream)
(thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce)
(rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed)
(steak braised in tomato and onion mixture)
(corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed)
(a meat mixture covered with cornbread topping that resembles a Mexican dish)
(vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried)
(beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled)
(a pate or fancy meatloaf baked in an earthenware casserole)
(cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast)
(thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour)
(a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling)
(a flour tortilla folded around a filling)
(a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it)
(a flat tortilla topped with refried beans)
(dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings)
(any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?")
(any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade")
(a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients)
(a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.)
(a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots)
(a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage)
(a hypothetical substance believed to maintain life indefinitely; once sought by alchemists)
(a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it)
(a drink to follow immediately after another drink)
(a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft")
(a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round")
(a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event)
(a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him")
(a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner")
(a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit)
(a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity)
((facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage)
(an alcoholic beverage (especially beer) made at home)
(an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor)
(an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub)
(drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling)
(a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops)
(a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces))
(a dark lager produced in Munich since the 10th century; has a distinctive taste of malt)
(a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring)
(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)
(a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored)
(a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen)
(a general name for beers made from wheat by top fermentation; usually very pale and cloudy and effervescent)
(a general name in southern Germany for wheat beers)
(a cereal grain that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling)
(a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer)
(a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume)
(English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft))
(an amber colored ale brewed with pale malts; similar to bitter but drier and lighter)
(a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley)
(a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops)
(fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley)
(honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented)
(drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol)
(carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger)
(Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot)
(made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm)
(fermented juice (of grapes especially))
(a season's yield of wine from a vineyard)
(wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapes)
(pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation)
(pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began)
(a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there)
(pink sparkling wine originally from Germany)
(red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere))
(dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France)
(red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc district of southwestern France)
(a sweet white wine from the Canary Islands)
(dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it)
(dry white table wine resembling Chablis but made from Chardonnay grapes)
(dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes)
(dry white California table wine made from white Pinot grapes)
(any of several red or white wines produced around Bordeaux, France or wines resembling them)
(dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine)
(dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany)
(dry red wine made from a grape grown widely in Bordeaux and California)
(any of various wines produced in California)
(a wine from southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast)
(still sweet wine often served with dessert or after a meal)
((trademark) a sweet aromatic French wine (red or white) used chiefly as an apertif)
(inexpensive wine sold in large bottles or jugs)
(fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry)
(German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere)
(dry white wine from the Loire Valley in France)
(any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage))
(fragrant dry or sweet white wine from the Rhine valley or a similar wine from California)
(a sweetened Rhenish wine (especially one from Hesse in western Germany))
(any of various wines from the Rhone River valley in France)
(dry red table wine from the Rioja region of northern Spain)
(any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry))
(full-bodied red wine from around the town of Saint Emilion in Bordeaux)
(semisweet golden-colored table or dessert wine from around Bordeaux in France; similar wine from California)
(sweet wine from grapes partially sun-dried on the vine or on straw mats)
(wine containing not more than 14 percent alcohol usually served with a meal)
(cheap French table wine of unspecified origin)
(any of several white wines flavored with aromatic herbs; used as aperitifs or in mixed drinks)
(made in California and the Loire valley in France)
(a dry white Italian wine made from Verdicchio grapes)
(a dry white French wine (either still or sparkling) made in the Loire valley)
(wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)
(amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira)
(sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal)
(dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif)
(dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily)
(nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs)
(whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash)
(homemade gin especially that made illegally)
(Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds)
(any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses)
(alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots)
(distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice)
(dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France)
(high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France)
(Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing)
(from fermented juice of black morello cherries)
(made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing)
(strong liquor flavored with juniper berries)
(gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn))
(any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes)
(fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey)
(a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant))
(Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an Agave plant)
(unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia)
(a liquor made from fermented mash of grain)
(mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits)
(whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels)
(whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn)
(any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum))
(whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley)
(whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt)
(whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still)
(strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal)
(strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise)
(liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed)
(a French liqueur originally made by Benedictine monks)
(aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint; made at monastery near Grenoble, France)
(sweet liqueur flavored with vanilla and cacao beans)
(sweet green or white mint-flavored liqueur)
(golden Italian liqueur flavored with herbs)
(type of curacao having higher alcoholic content)
(liqueur flavored with caraway seed or cumin)
(distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries)
(similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood)
(small drink served after dinner (especially several liqueurs poured carefully so as to remain in separate layers))
(coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico)
(sweet liqueur made from wine and brandy flavored with plum or peach or apricot kernels and bitter almonds)
(an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice)
(South African mixed drink made by mixing ice cream with whisky)
(a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass)
(an alcoholic drink intended to wake one up early in the morning)
(an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic)
(an alcoholic drink supposed to cure a hangover)
(a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic)
(club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol)
(port wine mulled with oranges and cloves)
(a cocktail made with vodka and spicy tomato juice)
(a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme)
(tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit)
(tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice)
(an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice)
(a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher")
(a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk)
(a cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon juice)
(a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water)
(hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg)
(a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice)
(a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao))
(a cocktail made of vodka or gin and orange juice and Galliano)
(bourbon and sugar and mint over crushed ice)
(a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters)
(a manhattan cocktail made with Scotch whiskey)
(a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice)
(a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth)
(a cocktail made of gin and sweet vermouth)
(martini made with vodka rather than gin)
(a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices)
(a cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and ice)
(sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer)
(sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water)
(a cocktail made with bourbon with bitters and Pernod and sugar served with lemon peel)
(a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice)
(a cocktail made of orange liqueur with lemon juice and brandy)
(a highball with Scotch malt whiskey and club soda)
(a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice)
(a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar)
(a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy)
(a drink consisting of whiskey without a mixer; "he ordered a whiskey neat")
(any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice)
(a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot)
(several kinds of rum with fruit juice and usually apricot liqueur)
(an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic))
(sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream)
(small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream)
(coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee)
(strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans)
(strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk)
(equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream)
(strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream)
(superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia)
(flavoring made from mixed coffee and chocolate)
(flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking)
(drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened)
(a beverage made from juice pressed from apples)
(alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage)
(strong cider (as made in western England))
(sweet cider heated with spices and citrus fruit)
(a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider)
(a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as prunes and raisins and milk and sugar) that can be fermented to produce alcohol; made by prison inmates)
(any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality)
(a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot)
(an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer)
(frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream)
(the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue)
(drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit)
(the juice of cranberries (always diluted and sweetened))
(grape juice before or during fermentation)
(bottled or fresh-squeezed juice of oranges)
(orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen)
(the juice of pineapples (usually bottled or canned))
(usually fresh-squeezed juice of lemons)
(the juice of tomatoes (usually bottled or canned))
(usually fresh-squeezed juice of carrots)
(brand name for canned mixed vegetable juices)
(an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia)
(a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice)
(a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage)
(sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice)
(sweetened beverage of lime juice and water)
(sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice)
(powder made of dried milk and malted cereals)
(South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate)
(wine heated with sugar and spices and often citrus fruit)
(wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg)
(nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated))
(a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics")
(carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees)
(carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States))
(sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla)
(made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water)
(carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid)
(carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs)
(carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras)
(lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine)
(a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee)
(a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee")
(black coffee with cognac and lemon peel and sugar)
(a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol))
(a punch made of spirits and milk and sugar and spices)
(a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice)
(a mixed drink made of pineapple juice and coconut cream and rum)
(an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl)
(a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl)
(a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit)
(a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas)
(a cocktail made of rum and lime or lemon juice with sugar and sometimes bitters)
(a punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup)
(a punch made of moselle and sugar and sparkling water or champagne flavored with sweet woodruff)
(a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor)
(Scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and orange peel and sugar)
(a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice)
(a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt))
(a mixed drink made of sweetened lime juice and soda water usually with liquor)
(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")
(a measured amount of tea in a bag for an individual serving of tea)
(a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink")
(a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea)
(tea-like drink made of leaves of various herbs)
(infusion of e.g. dried or fresh flowers or leaves)
(tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers)
(a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java)
(tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting)
(a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves)
(Chinese tea leaves that have been semi-fermented before being dried)
(a fluid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water")
(drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale)
(pure natural water from a stream or brook; often distinguished from soda water)
(effervescent beverage artificially charged with carbon dioxide)
(water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically)
(sparkling mineral water from springs at Vichy, France or water similar to it)
(a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling)
(foods that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated)
(a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew)
(a cheese dish made with bread and egg crumbs that is baked and served in individual fireproof dishes)
(pastry made with a cream cheese dough and different fillings (as raisins and walnuts and cinnamon or chocolate and walnut and apricot preserves))
(a pill or tablet containing several vitamins)
(a pill containing one or more vitamins; taken as a dietary supplement)
(food traditionally eaten by African-Americans in the South)
(an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement")
(a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers")
(an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order")
(a group of people or things arranged by class or category)
(being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses; "the dichotomy between eastern and western culture")
(a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction)
(one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia)
((biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom)
(all inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms)
(a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution)
(organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared)
((ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other)
(a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate)
(all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women")
((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience")
(a group people having approximately the same age)
(people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe))
(people who are old; "special arrangements were available for the aged")
(young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt")
(people who are frustrated and perplexed; "the children's faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled")
(people who have severe visual impairments; "he spent hours reading to the blind")
(people viewed as members of a group; "we need more young blood in this organization")
(people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave")
(people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid")
(people who transact business (especially business executives))
(people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned")
(people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead")
(people who are still living; "save your pity for the living")
(people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language")
(people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated")
(people who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped; "technology to help the elderly and the disabled")
(people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice")
(any hostile group of people; "he viewed lawyers as the real enemy")
((botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens)
(people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next")
(the common people at a local level (as distinguished from the centers of political activity))
(people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave")
(people who are confined to their homes)
(people who are homeless; "the homeless lived on the city streets")
(people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate")
(people who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it diverts the attention of the uninitiate")
(people who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the mentally retarded")
(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")
((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")
(a small isolated group of people; "they were concentrated in pockets inside the city"; "the battle was won except for cleaning up pockets of resistance")
(people who have retreated; "he had only contempt for the retreated")
(people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick")
(people who have been slain (as in battle))
(people who are wounded; "they had to leave the wounded where they fell")
(several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
(the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine)
(an accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services))
(a collection of related things intended for use together; "took a battery of achievement tests")
(a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock")
(a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; "they run things by the book around here")
(a collection of bottles; "her bottle collection is arranged on glass shelves in the window")
(any collection in its entirety; "she bought the whole caboodle")
(any collection of diverse things; "a collage of memories")
(everything that is included in a collection; "he emptied the contents of his pockets"; "the two groups were similar in content")
(an assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole)
(a collection of writings; "he edited the Hemingway corpus")
(a collection of people or things appearing together; "the annual crop of students brings a new crop of ideas")
(tenants of an estate considered as a group)
(a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition)
(a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes)
(a complete collection of similar things)
((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device)
(the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand")
(in a hand, the suit having the most cards)
(a poker hand with the Ace, King, Queen, Jack, and 10 all in the same suit)
(a poker hand with consecutive cards in the same suit)
(a poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair)
(a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit)
(a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit))
(a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value)
(a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens)
(the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered")
(all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings")
(a grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom; "the chemical properties of an atom are determined by the outermost electron shell")
(a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
(a tight cluster of people or things; "a small knot of women listened to his sermon")
(the nations possessing nuclear weapons)
(a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass)
(a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder")
(a lump of slimey stuff; "a gob of phlegm")
(a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
(a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost)
(an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people))
(an immovable mass of logs blocking a river)
(a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair")
(a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheeves and several sheeves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock")
(pile of waste matter from coal mining etc)
(a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick)
(wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite)
(a pile or stack of wood to be used for fuel)
(a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities)
(a combination or blend of diverse things; "his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas")
(a planned combination of colors; "the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator")
(a combination that results from coupling or interlinking; "diphthongs are complexions of vowels")
(an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes))
((law) any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to anti-trust laws of the United States))
(a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium")
(a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public")
(people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world")
(an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization)
(a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period))
(a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part)
(a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector")
(business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree")
(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")
(people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture)
(a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population)
(people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings")
(a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks))
(a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others)
((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production")
(an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor)
(groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit)
(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)
(group of people related by blood or marriage)
((Yiddish) the entire family network of relatives by blood or marriage (and sometimes close friends); "she invited the whole mishpocha")
(your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin")
(primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family")
(people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower")
(your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day")
(members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?")
(the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day")
(aristocratic family line; "the House of York")
(a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
(family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name")
(the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war)
(a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line)
(a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line)
(a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects)
(the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise")
(a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner)
(a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives)
(a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency))
(people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class")
(a social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times")
(a group of persons together in one place)
(a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions)
(a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile)
(an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over")
(a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics")
(the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat")
(a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants)
(a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind)
(historical and literary materials relating to Judaism)
(a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together))
((computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use)
(a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing)
(a nonprofit library maintained for public use)
(a collection of books that can be rented by readers in return for a small daily fee)
(myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person)
(the system of mythology of the Greeks and Roman together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)
(the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity)
(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 first-hand knowledge of Gnosticism)
(a set of two similar things considered as a unit)
(two or more draft animals that work together to pull something)
(a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome")
(a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme)
(the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering")
(a set of three similar things considered as a unit)
(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)
(the triad of divinities of later Hinduism)
((astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees)
(a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority)
(the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting")
(four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.")
(a set of four similar things considered as a unit)
(a set of five similar things considered as a unit)
(a set of six similar things considered as a unit)
(a set of seven similar things considered as a unit)
(a set of eight similar things considered as a unit)
(any two people who are hard to tell apart)
(a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago")
(a couple both of whom have high-powered careers or are politically influential)
(a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids))
(two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love")
(a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor)
(two people of the same sex who live together as a family; "the legal status of same-sex marriages has been hotly debated")
(marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove")
((ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species)
(an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another)
(the young of an animal cared for at one time)
(a church congregation guided by a pastor)
(a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
(a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead))
(a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor)
(animal or plant group having natural relations)
(all the plant and animal life of a particular region)
(all the animal life in a particular region)
(a collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed)
(the birds of a particular region or period)
(all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife")
(a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans)
(a group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra)
(the herd of horses from which those to be used the next day are chosen)
(a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by")
(a group of animals of the same type living together)
((microbiology) a group of organisms grown from a single parent cell)
(a group of many insects; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "a cloud of butterflies")
(a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers")
(a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth")
(checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess)
(collection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era)
(a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents")
(a type or class; "more men of his stamp are needed")
(a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B")
(a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets)
(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")
(either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided; "the war between the sexes")
(all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event)
(all of the horses in a particular horse race)
((mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite")
(the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle")
(a distinct and often subordinate group within a group)
(a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set)
(a set that is empty; a set with no members)
(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)
((mathematics) any set of points that satisfy a set of postulates of some kind; "assume that the topological space is finite dimensional")
(a company that manages tv or radio stations)
((French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money)
(a company that makes and sells automobiles)
(a company that operates its business primarily on the internet using a URL that ends in `.com')
(a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals)
(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)
(a company that makes and sells electronic instruments)
(a company that processes and sells food)
(a company that provides shipping services)
(a company that is completely controlled by another company)
(a company that ships goods or possessions by truck)
(a space that is contained within another space)
(a space that contains no points; and empty space)
(a set of points such as those of a closed surface or and analogue in three or more dimensions)
(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)
(a space in which Euclid's axioms and definitions apply; a metric space that is linear and finite-dimensional)
(a metric space that is linear and complete and (usually) infinite-dimensional)
((mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; "the set of all rational numbers is a field")
((computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information)
(a field containing only binary characters)
(the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation)
(a category falling within certain defined limits)
(a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income)
(a category of merchandise based on their price)
(a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin")
(a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms)
(the complete set of inflected forms of a verb)
(a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations")
(a miscellaneous collection of things sold together)
(a suite of furniture for the diningroom)
(a suite of furniture for the livingroom)
(a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)
(a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates")
(an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)
(an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism)
(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")
(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)
(an urban hit squad and guerrila group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s)
(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")
(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")
(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)
(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")
(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)
(a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups)
(a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat)
(an intensely anti-western terrorist network that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist group; has cells in more than 50 countries)
(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)
(an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons)
(a terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998)
(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)
(a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia; "the attacks of Armata Corsica are aimed at symbolic targets of colonialism in Corsica")
(a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violant 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")
(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")
(a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists")
(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)
(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")
(a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977)
(a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalis of the traditional Basque party; want to create on independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees; "in 1968 ETA launched a campaign of political assassinations of government officials")
(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)
(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")
(a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein)
(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")
(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)
(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")
(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)
(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")
(formed in 1972 as a opersonal 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)
(a little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights)
(an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(the most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creatioon of a worldwide Islamic state)
(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)
(a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland)
(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)
(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 killling Western tourists in Yemen)
(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)
(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)
(an Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North American and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics)
(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")
(an indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999)
(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)
(ethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991)
(an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda)
(a terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey)
(a Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan)
(a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba)
(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)
(the most 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")
(a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam)
(a violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impovrished youths)
(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")
(a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi)
(a quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army)
(a terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace)
(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 fights the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda)
(a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party)
(a terrorist group of radical leftists fromed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs)
(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)
(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 anti-communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah)
(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)
(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 laarge corporations")
(a terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism)
(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)
(a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland)
(a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland)
(a militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestime and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas)
(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)
(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)
(a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion)
(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)
(a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(a small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings)
(the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel)
(a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa)
(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)
(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)
(a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organizaiton 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)
(a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Free State; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder)
(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 traffikers)
(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)
(an extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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")
(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)
(an organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs)
(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")
(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)
(an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime)
(a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless)
(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)
(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)
(an organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group)
(any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime")
(the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output)
(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)
(a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association")
(an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown)
(QUAsi Non-Governmental Organization; an organization that is financed by the government yet acts independently of the government)
(the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities")
(a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution))
(the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state)
(a group of countries under a single authority; "the British empire")
(a government with strong central powers)
(a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated)
(the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects")
(the government of the Roman Catholic Church)
(the government of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe")
(an organization founded and united for a specific purpose)
(an institution created for the practice of medicine)
(a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists)
(a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness))
(a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care)
(a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes)
(an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets)
(an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.))
(a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so)
(a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted)
(a financial institution that makes loans)
(an institution set up to provide help to the needy)
(a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare)
(a place where food is dispensed to the needy)
(an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader")
(an unusually large enterprise; "Walton built a retail giant")
(a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively)
(a collective farm owned by the communist state)
(a business that serves other businesses)
(the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties)
(a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages)
(a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership)
(an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage")
(a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization)
(a corporation with a large capitalization; "he works for a large cap")
(a corporation with a small capitalization; "this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps")
(a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state)
(members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house")
(a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area)
(a business engaged in manufacturing some product)
(the members of a business venture created by contract)
(a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages)
(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")
(a company that markets merchandise; "his company is a large distributor of software products")
(a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise)
(a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee)
(a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee)
(a conglomerate of publishing companies)
(a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers")
(the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom")
(a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine")
(an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion")
(a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism")
(the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial")
(the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant)
(a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area; "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner")
(the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications")
(a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market)
(manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group)
(makers and sellers of fashionable clothing)
(a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages)
(a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles)
(a business that manufactures and sells computers)
(the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively)
(the operation of aircraft to provide transportation)
(those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater)
(those involved in producing and distributing movies)
(the film industry of the United States)
(an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting)
(an industry that manufacturers weapons of war)
(an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products)
(a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage)
(a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry)
(a company that does commercial printing)
(an industry that manufactures plastic articles)
(a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller)
(an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm)
(a brokerage firm dealing in commodities)
(a business that arranges marriage contracts)
(a financial institution that sells insurance)
(a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees)
(a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies)
(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)
(a regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares)
(a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index)
(a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market)
(a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date)
(an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market)
(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")
(the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor")
(a market characterized by falling prices for securities)
(a market characterized by rising prices for securities)
(used to allude to the securities industry of Great Britain)
(used to allude to the securities industry of the United States)
(a market for short-term debt instruments)
(an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects)
(a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business)
(a business that builds and repairs ships)
(an industry that manufactures and sells shoes)
(signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters); "there will be signage displayed at each post")
(the industry that makes steel and steel products)
(a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics))
(an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco)
(an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children)
(an industry that provides transportation for commercial products)
(the class of people engaged in growing food)
(people engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity")
(a religious society of sisters (especially an order of nuns))
(a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies)
(a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer)
(a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management)
(a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play)
(a business that is less successful than expected)
(a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover)
(a white knight that buys less than a majority interest)
(a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization)
(a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher)
(a unit with administrative responsibilities)
(a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a hook-and-ladder company")
(a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems)
(a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home")
(household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations)
(a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies)
(a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball))
(a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division")
(a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team)
(a team representing a college or university)
(a squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime)
(a team considered to be the best of its class)
(the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score)
((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense")
(institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him")
(the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia); "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom")
(one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship)
(the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church; "our church is hosting a picnic next week")
(an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions; headed by a catholico)
(any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church)
(the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)
(a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism)
(a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq headed by a catholico)
(the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church)
((Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church)
((Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)
(Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century)
(the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire)
(derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites)
(state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
(an independent church with its own Patriarch; until 1917 it was the established church or Russia)
(any of several churches in eastern Europe or the Middle East that acknowledge papal authority but retain their own liturgy)
(any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples)
(the Protestant churches and denominations collectively)
(a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion)
(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)
(United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury)
(autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland)
(an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland)
(a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority))
(church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah)
(any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers)
(group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists))
(group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination)
(a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion)
(Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866)
(a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing)
(merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church)
(a Protestant denomination of Calvinist faith)
(merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church in 1957)
(Protestant denomination founded in the United States by Charles Taze Russell in 1884)
(the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther)
(the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin)
(the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity)
(the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius)
(a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley)
(union of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church)
(a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers)
(formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life)
(a Christian church (with some Buddhist elements) founded in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon and known for staging mass weddings and other communal activities)
(a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge)
(an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in south eastern Pennsylvania)
(Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud)
(Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud)
(sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly)
(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)
(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)
(the religion of Muslims collectively which governs their civilization and way of life; the predominant religion of northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan and Indonesia)
(a fundamentalist Islamic revivalist movement generally characterized by moral conservatism and the literal interpretation of the Koran and the attempt to implement Islamic values in all aspects of life)
(one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran)
(one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam)
(the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation)
(the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism)
(any of several sects of Orthodox Judaism that reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel)
(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)
(sect founded in the 6th century BC as a revolt against Hinduism)
(religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu)
(a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism)
(a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha)
(school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan)
(a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia)
(a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts)
(movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism)
(the group of initiated Sikhs to which devout orthodox Sikhs are ritually admitted at puberty; founded by the tenth and last Guru in 1699)
(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)
(the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan)
(the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan)
(the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation)
(the religious institution under the authority of a vicar)
((biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differe from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany")
(a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep")
(a special lineage; "a breed of Americans")
(the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors")
(a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side")
((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
((biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class)
((biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass)
((linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related)
((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)
((biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order)
((biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class)
((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families)
((biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order)
((biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass)
((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family")
((biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family)
((biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure)
((biology) a taxonomic category below a family)
((biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily)
((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)
((biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species)
((biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus))
((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)
((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)
((biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species)
(a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction)
((biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms")
((biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon)
((biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs)
(people whose blood (usually just the red blood cells) has the same antigens)
(the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen)
(the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen)
(the blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens)
(the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors")
(the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen))
(the blood group whose red cells lack the Rh factor (Rh antigen))
(a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization")
(the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community")
(the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction; "he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey")
(the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients)
(the body of individuals who are qualified to practice medicine)
(the body of individuals who manage businesses)
(the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees)
(the body of ordained religious practitioners)
(religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian))
(a government department under the direction of a minister)
(the government department in charge of foreign relations)
(the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris)
(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)
(a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury")
(a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology)
(the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics)
(the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature)
(the academic department responsible for teaching history)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics)
(the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics)
(the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology)
(the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology)
(the division of a business that is responsible for advertising)
(the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication)
(the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news)
(the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news)
(the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) the sells replacement parts)
(the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management)
(the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant)
(the division of a business responsible for purchases)
(the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services)
(the division of a business that provides customer services)
(the department that determines the amounts of wage or salary due to each employee)
(the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues)
(a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government)
(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")
(a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman")
(the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires)
(a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires)
(the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime)
(a government police department dealing with political security)
(a department of government in one of the 50 states)
(a department of the federal government of the United States)
(a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States)
(an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants)
(a former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II)
(an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment)
(a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States)
(an agency of the executive branch of government)
(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)
(a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products)
(an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President)
(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))
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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")
(an independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight)
(the independent agency that oversees management of federal government records including presidential libraries and historic collections)
(an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions)
(an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education)
(an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates)
(an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States)
(the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service)
(a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency)
(the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment)
(the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps)
(the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget)
(the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade)
(the chief executive department of the United States government)
(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)
(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)
(the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States)
(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)
(the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data)
(the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps)
(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)
(an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs)
(an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information)
(the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947)
(the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11)
(a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness)
(the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979)
(the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977)
(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)
(the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979)
(an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health)
(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)
(an independent governmeent agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite)
(an independent government agency responsible for the social security system)
(the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal; created in 1965)
(the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870)
(the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse)
(the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policymakers)
(a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice)
(an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States)
(the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States)
(a center in the Department of the Treasury that trains law enforcement professionals for more tha seventy federal agencies)
(a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering)
(the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913)
(the federal department in the UnitedStates that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789")
(the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas)
(the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world)
(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)
(the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849)
(an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife andtheir habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution)
(an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the National Parks)
(the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789)
(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)
(the federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government's disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting)
(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)
(the United States Army's principal law enfocement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world)
(federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations)
(the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes)
(the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws)
(the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice)
(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)
(the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency)
(the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs)
(the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency)
(the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections)
(a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes)
(the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966)
(an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation)
(the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989)
(an agency established in 2001 to safeguard United States transportation systems and insure safe air travel)
(a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913)
(a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1953 and divided in 1979)
(a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947)
(a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947)
(an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States)
(a local branch of the United States Post Office)
(a part of the post office that handles mail for persons who call for it)
(a collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures)
(a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement")
(an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn)
(a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care)
(a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith)
((Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites)
((plural) the lay members of a male religious order)
(a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict")
(any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine)
(a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope)
(a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities)
(a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century)
(an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084)
(a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century)
(a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century)
(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)
(a subdivision of a larger religious group)
(a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers)
(a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States)
(a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States)
(a Zoroastrian sect that claims Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe)
(adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices)
((Melanesia) 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))
(clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))
(the first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain)
(royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty")
(the official cartography agency of the British government)
(a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily)
(a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328)
(a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987)
(a dynasty of Roman emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian)
(imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy)
(the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))
(a royal German family that provided rulers for several European states and wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire from 1440 to 1806)
(a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia)
(the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose)
(the dynasty that ruled much of Manchuria and northeastern China from 947 to 1125)
(a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750)
(the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644)
(the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I)
(the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485)
(an ancient dynasty of Macedonian kings who ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 30 BC; founded by Ptolemy I and ended with Cleopatra)
(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)
(the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917)
(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)
(any one of the Turkish dynasties that ruled Asia Minor from the 11th to the 13th centuries; they successfully invaded Byzantium and defended the Holy Land against Crusaders)
(the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC)
(the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1603 and ruled England and Scotland from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714)
(the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy)
(the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907)
(an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))
(the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus)
(any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556)
(the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose)
(the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368)
(the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people")
(the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote)
(the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; "governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence)
(assembly possessing high legislative powers)
(the upper house of the United States Congress)
(the legislature of the United States government)
(the lower legislative house of the United States Congress)
(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)
(the lower house of the British parliament)
(the upper house of the British parliament)
(an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses")
(persons who make or amend or repeal laws)
(a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose)
(the highest governmental assembly in ancient Athens (later a judicial court))
(assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries)
(assembly of the estates of all France; last meeting in 1789)
(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")
(the most important persons in a governing body)
(the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government)
(the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him")
(one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth)
(a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights)
(underdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively)
(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")
(the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe)
(the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919))
(the German republic founded at Weimar in 1919; "The Weimar Republic was overthrown in 1933 and replaced by the Third Reich")
(the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945))
(a Third World state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and sponsors terrorism)
(a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs)
(an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations")
(an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy)
(a group of countries in special alliance)
(in World War I the alliance of Great Britain and France and Russia and all the other nations that became allied with them in opposing the Central Powers)
(in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies)
(the alliance of nations that fought the Axis in World War II and which (with subsequent additions) signed the charter of the United Nations in 1945)
(in World War II the alliance of Germany and Italy in 1936 which later included Japan and other nations; "the Axis opposed the Allies in World War II")
(an informal alliance between countries)
(an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation)
(the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II")
(the nations of the Asian continent collectively)
(the nations of the North American continent collectively)
(the nations of Central America collectively)
(the nations of the South American continent collectively; "South America is an important market for goods from the United States")
(an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he took Britain into Europe")
(the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe)
(an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security)
(a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council)
(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)
(a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey)
(commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe)
(international organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention)
(an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
(the administrative agency of the Organization of American States)
(an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum)
(a nation that possesses formidable naval strength)
(a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world)
(a state consisting of a sovereign city)
(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.)
(a government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governed)
(the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax")
(a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area; "they hired hunters to keep down the deer population")
(people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public")
(the people who inhabit a territory or state; "the population seemed to be well fed and clothed")
(the civilian population (and their activities) of a country at war)
(the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people")
(the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British))
(the third estate of the realm; the commons (especially in Britain or France) viewed as forming a political order having representation in a parliament)
(a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field")
(the source of trained people from which workers can be hired)
(United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together)
(the social class lowest in the social hierarchy)
(the social class between the lower and upper classes)
(class consisting of all those who are considered boobs)
(class composed of persons lacking noble or knightly or gentle rank)
(lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.))
(a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers")
(a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd")
(a large number of people united for some specific purpose)
(a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move)
(a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible)
(a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army)
((plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament; "Lord of Sabaoth")
(a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together)
(a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women")
(a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority)
(a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived")
(a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability)
(a company with controlling shares in other companies)
(a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks)
(a bank holding company owning several banks)
(a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation)
(a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation)
(a public utility that provides telephone service)
(a public utility that provides electricity)
(a public utility providing local transportation)
(one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds)
(organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel")
(a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire)
(a group of people assembled to sing together)
(a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play)
(a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble")
(a body of dancers or singers who perform together)
(a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony)
(a family of similar musical instrument playing together)
(a social gathering for the purpose of husking corn)
(a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus")
(a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes)
(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")
(a military unit or region under the control of a single officer)
(an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn")
(a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective)
(a military unit that is part of an army)
(a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state)
(a military unit that is part of a navy)
(an organization of military naval forces)
(the navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces)
(a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters)
(an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce)
(an amphibious division of the United States Navy)
(the principal Navy agency for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems)
(the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare)
(the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare)
(the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems)
(a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Navy)
(the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy)
(an agency of the United States Marine Corps that provides responsive and broad intelligence support for the worldwide Marine Corps organization)
(formerly the airborne division of the United States Army)
(a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Air Force)
(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)
(a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries)
(a military unit that is part of the airforce)
(the airborne branch of a country's armed forces)
(the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space)
(a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter and bomber and reconnaissance and and battle-management and rescue aircraft)
(a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations)
(a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies)
(n 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)
(a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles)
(an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups)
(a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
(a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")
(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")
(armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency)
(a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists")
(the United States military establishment)
(a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops))
((plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel)
(a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents)
(a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers")
(group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens")
(a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task)
(a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval))
(a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines)
(the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench")
(the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him")
(police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces)
(French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively)
(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)
(the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London)
(a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry)
(a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution)
(a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners)
(a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition))
(the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods)
(special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps)
(Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943)
(an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions)
(a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers)
(a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps")
(an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve")
(a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting)
(an army unit usually consisting of five companies)
(an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies)
(small military unit; usually two or three platoons)
(a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant)
(a team of policemen working under the military platoon system)
(a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon)
(a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team")
(a small unit of troops of special composition)
(the leading units moving at the head of an army)
(a group of men who escort and protect some important person)
(a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army)
(a detachment used for security or reconnaissance)
(a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack)
(a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy)
(a detachment under the command of a provost marshall)
(a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body)
(a small army unit usually having a special function)
(a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class)
(the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments)
(the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments)
(the section of an orchestra that plays violins)
(the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments)
(the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets)
(the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments)
(the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets)
(number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers")
(a group of workers who work for a specific period of time)
(workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.))
(workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight))
(workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.))
(crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship)
(a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings)
(a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing)
(an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group)
(an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I))
(a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms)
(a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task)
(an air force unit smaller than a squadron)
(an administrative unit in government or business)
((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum)
((biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category)
(an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure)
(a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough")
(the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment; "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions")
(the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.))
(the audience at a stadium or racetrack)
(the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house")
(a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance)
(a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community")
(a group of people having ethnic or cultural or religious characteristics in common; "the Christian community of the apostolic age"; "he was well known throughout the Catholic community")
(a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community")
(a community of people in a religious order (especially nuns) living together)
(the members of a religious community living together)
(the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan; "moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims")
(people sharing a given language or dialect)
(people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush")
(people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights")
(people living in a town or city having local self-government)
(a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission)
(the government of a state in the United States)
(people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994")
(the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team")
(a community of people smaller than a town)
(a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms)
(a community of people smaller than a village)
(an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it)
(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")
(an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship")
(Christian fellowship or communion iwth God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community)
(a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)
(a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices)
(a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter")
(an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church)
(the largest organization of United States war veterans)
(an organization of United States war veterans)
(a suburban club for recreation and socializing)
(an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport)
(a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly)
(a club to promote and regulate horse racing)
(a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas))
(a social club for female undergraduates)
(club that promotes and supports yachting and boating)
(organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises)
(a pair of draft animals joined by a yoke; "pulled by a yoke of oxen")
(an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members)
(the most important league in any sport (especially baseball))
(a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball))
(a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age)
(a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige)
(an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job")
(a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft)
(an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers)
(an industrial union of mine workers in North America)
(a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955)
(the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955)
(a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955)
(a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft)
(a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings)
(a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union)
(a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union)
(a company that hires only union members)
(a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time)
(a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers)
(a secret all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus)
(a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services)
(club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare)
(a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace)
(an association of companies for some definite purpose)
(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")
(an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; "drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations")
(a drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed)
(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.))
(a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil)
(the body of voters who elect a representative for their area)
(the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president)
(a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy")
(students preparing for their A levels in their final two years of secondary education)
(a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High")
(the body of students who graduate together this year)
(students taking a course in biology together)
(students taking a course in chemistry together)
(students taking a course in English together)
(a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert)
(students taking a course in physics together)
(final grade or class in high school or college)
(penultimate class in high school or college)
(the second class in a four-year college or high school)
(the first class in college or high school)
(a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA")
(an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership)
(an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot")
(a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers)
(an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose)
(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)
(an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government)
(an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop")
(a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue)
(a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power)
(a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion)
(a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program")
(an association of practitioners of a given profession)
(a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees")
(the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground)
(a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad)
(crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production)
(an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism)
(an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves")
(a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality; "a nest of thieves")
(a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major attacks in Europe")
(a class of woman not considered respectable because of indiscreet or promiscuous behavior)
(any tightly knit group of trusted associates)
(a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century)
(a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia)
(a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century)
(a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail)
(a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities)
(class of small freeholders who cultivated their own land)
(an organization of musicians who perform together)
(two performers or singers who perform together)
(three performers or singers who perform together)
(four performers or singers who perform together)
(an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony)
(an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello)
(five performers or singers who perform together)
(six performers or singers who perform together)
(seven performers or singers who perform together)
(eight performers or singers who perform together)
(a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players)
(small orchestra; usually plays classical music)
(a traditional Indonesian ensemble typically including many tuned percussion instruments including bamboo xylophones and wooden or bronze chimes and gongs)
(an orchestra playing only string instruments)
(a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony")
(instrumentalists not including string players)
(a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments)
(a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments)
(a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments)
(a pop group not affiliated with a major record company)
(a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing)
(a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians)
(a band of musicians who play rock-'n'-roll music)
(a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands))
(a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century)
(a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion))
(a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose)
(a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing)
(a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure)
(a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization)
(a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship)
(a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function")
(a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner")
(a party of people assembled for dancing)
(the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded")
(a party of guests wearing costumes and masks)
(a ceremonial dinner party for many people)
(a party of people assembled to have dinner together; "guests should never be late to a dinner party")
(a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university)
(an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees)
(a formal party of people; as after a wedding)
(a reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers")
(a reception wedding guests held after the wedding)
(an informal party of people with hospitality for all comers)
(a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home)
(a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house))
(a soiree assembled for the purpose of listening to music)
(a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors)
(stag party held for a bachelor (usually on the night before he is married))
(a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting")
(a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only))
(an overnight party of girls who dress in nightclothes and pass the night talking)
(a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity)
(a social gathering where a light evening meal is served; "her suppers often included celebrities")
(a party of people assembled to play progressive whist)
(an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level")
(a former political party in the United States; formed in 1936 in New York when labor and liberals bolted the Democratic Party)
(a former political party in the United States; active in the 1850s to keep power out of the hands of immigrants and Roman Catholics)
(a former political party in the United States; founded in 1825 in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs)
(a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites)
(a political party that actively advocates a communist form of government; in Communist countries it is the sole political party of the state)
(a political party in Great Britain which developed from the Tories in the 1830s; advocates a mixed economy and encourages property owning)
(a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union)
(the older of two major political parties in the United States)
(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)
(a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century)
(a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government)
(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)
(a former political party in the United States; organized in 1874; opposed any reduction in the amount of paper money in circulation)
(the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan)
(a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and the socialization of key industries)
(a major political party in Great Britain in the 19th century; now the third largest; advocated reforms and improvement of the conditions of working people)
(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)
(a Trotskyist political organization in Great Britain set up in 1964 inside the Labour Party)
(the political party founded in Germany in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933)
(a former political party in the United States; formed in 1891 to advocate currency expansion and state control of railroads)
(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)
(a political party in the United States; formed in 1869 to oppose the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages)
(the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party)
(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)
(a political party in the United States; formed in 1874 to advocate the peaceful introduction of socialism)
(a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism)
(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)
(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)
(a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system)
(a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine")
(an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine")
(a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen")
(a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore)
(a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings)
(a party of people to search for someone)
(a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person)
(a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans))
(an organization of and for professional people)
(a set of data arranged in rows and columns; "see table 1")
(an actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc)
(a tabular array of the days (usually for one year))
(a chart or mechanical device that indicates the days of the week corresponding to any given date over a long period of years)
(the prt 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))
(a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law)
(a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns)
(a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed)
(a matrix with the same number of rows and columns)
((mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry)
(the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry)
(the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry)
(a square matrix with all off-diagonal elements equal to zero)
(a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal)
(a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity)
(a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations)
(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)
(a square matrix of n rows and columns; the first n-squared integers are arranged in the cells of the matrix is such a way that the sum of any row or column or diagonal is the same)
(a square matrix whose determinant is not zero)
(a matrix whose elements are all real numbers)
(a square matrix whose determinant is zero)
(a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix)
(an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; "the bishop moves on the diagonals")
((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)
(a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people))
((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'")
(a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center)
(a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye)
(a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion")
(a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state)
(a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France)
(association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion")
(a set of twenty members; "a score were sent out but only one returned")
(a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination")
(the team of men manning a racing shell)
(an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd")
(soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault)
(a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations)
(a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company)
(an orderly crowd; "a troop of children")
(any cohesive unit such as a military company)
(a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting")
(a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life)
(a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction)
(a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms)
(a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France)
(an educational institution for children too young for elementary school)
(an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900")
(an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game")
(an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud))
(the body of faculty and students of a college)
(an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university)
(a school that teaches nonresident students by mail)
(a special school where students are crammed)
(a school in which students learn to dance)
(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)
(a school where people are taught to drive automobiles)
(an academy for training police officers)
(an academy for training military officers)
(an academy for training naval officers)
(an academy for training air force officers)
(a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died")
(an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature)
(an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance)
(an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television)
(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")
(an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War)
(an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain)
(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)
(a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce)
(a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration)
(a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry)
(a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities)
(a school for teaching students to fly airplanes)
(a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree)
(a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community)
(a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree)
(a school for teaching foreign languages)
(a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree)
(Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan; "the Pakistan government decided to close down madrasas that provided military training for their students"; "many madrasas in Bangladesh are supported with money from Saudi Arabia")
(a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree)
(a Muslim school in Indonesia operated by religious leaders; produces young militants skilled in jihad)
(a private religious school run by a church or parish)
(a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced)
(a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12)
(a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught)
(a private place of education for the young)
(a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis)
(a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences)
(a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences)
(a secondary school teaching the skilled trades)
(a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century)
(a school providing training for a special field or profession)
(a school providing practical vocational and technical training)
(the body of faculty and students at a university)
(a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees)
(a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers)
(a British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school)
(a British abbreviation of `university'; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University)
(the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts)
(the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university")
(a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization")
(a society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy); "America's open society has made it an easy target for terrorists")
(a society with the social organization of a tribe)
(group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic)
(a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs)
(suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture)
(young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture)
(an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city)
(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)
(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)
(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")
(the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC)
(the bronze-age culture of Crete 3000-1100 BC)
(the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean sea)
(the bronze-age culture of Mycenae 1400-1100 BC)
(the prehistoric culture of the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America)
(the Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by sharp fluted projectile points made of obsidian or chalcedony)
(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)
(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")
(the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs)
(a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; Rastafarians regard Ras Tafari as divine; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music)
(a group of warships organized as a tactical unit)
(the great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588)
(a fleet of warships prepared for battle)
(a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership)
(group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)
(a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed)
(group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership)
(an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty)
(people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty)
(a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent)
(an international alliance involving many different countries)
(an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991)
(an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security)
(the supreme deliberative assembly of the United Nations)
(the administrative arm of the United Nations)
(a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace)
(a permanent council of the United Nations that commissions a country (or countries) to undertake the administration of a territory)
(a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for economic and social conditions)
(a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with drug traffic)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with the status of women in different societies)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development of African nations)
(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)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Europe)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with economic development in Latin America)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with population control)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with social development)
(the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with statistical data from member nations)
(a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations)
(an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries)
(the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture)
(a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas)
(the United Nations agency concerned with atomic energy)
(a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments)
(the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation)
(an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank)
(a United Nations agency that invest directly in companies and guarantees loans to private investors; affiliated with the World Bank)
(the United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor)
(the United Nations agency concerned with international maritime activities)
(a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies)
(an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts)
(an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention)
(the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform)
(a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services)
(the United Nations agency concerned with the international collection of meteorological data)
(the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling)
(an organization formed by merging several groups or parties)
(a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation")
(a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma)
(a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century)
(the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots))
(a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union")
(an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action)
(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))
(an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for nations that are not members)
(a customs union comprising BElgium and NEtherlands and LUXembourg)
(a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth)
((Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity)
((Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout India; a special characteristic is often the exclusive occupation of its male members (such as barber or potter))
((Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis))
(the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category)
(the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category)
(the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category)
(the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status)
(a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson")
(religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and last several days)
(a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda))
(a meeting of elected or appointed representatives)
(an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality)
(a large formal assembly; "political convention")
(the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787)
(a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council")
(a meeting of people to develop mutual understanding by freely expressing emotions)
(a public meeting or assembly for open discussion)
(a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases")
(a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes)
(a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company)
(a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom")
(a council consisting of permanent representatives of all the member countries of NATO; has political authority and powers of decision)
(a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council")
(a municipal body that can pass ordnances and appropriate funds etc.)
(a council that shares the supreme executive power)
(a village council in India or southern Pakistan)
(an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown))
((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)
(government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters)
(a meeting of the inhabitants of a town)
((Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine)
(an ecumenical council of the Christian Church held in Chalcedon in 451)
(an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church convened in Trento in three sessions between 1545 and 1563 in response to the Reformation; redefined the Roman Catholic doctrine and abolished various ecclesiastical abuses and strengthened the papacy)
(any of five councils of the Western Church held in the Lateran Palace)
(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)
(a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan))
(a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate")
(an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests)
(a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain))
(the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Free State)
(the parliament of the Irish Free State)
(the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Free State)
(an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics))
(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)
(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)
(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)
(a radical political movement by Chinese youths who espoused Maoist principles)
(a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions)
(a council at which indigenous peoples of southern Africa meet to discuss some important question)
(a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police")
(a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Grand Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce")
(a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business)
(a council with representatives from different nations)
(an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue)
(a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members")
(a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals)
(a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town)
(a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students)
(a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution)
(the 7-member board governing the Federal Reserve System)
(a board that manages the affairs of an institution)
(an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations)
(a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle)
(a commission delegated to supervise an election)
(a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views)
(a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments)
(a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river)
(a self-constituted organization to promote something)
(a parliamentary committee appointed for some special purpose)
(a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose)
(a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist)
(a committee to welcome new residents to a community)
(a permanent committee of the United States House of Representatives that makes recommendations to the House on all bills that would raise revenue)
(a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body)
(a committee appointed to consider ethical issues)
(a committee appointed to consider financial issues)
(the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party)
(committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates)
(a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session)
(a meeting or conference for the public discussion of some topic especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations)
(an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting)
(a colloquium at which the results of (scientific) research are reported)
(the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively)
(a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country)
(patrol of officers who police a harbor area)
(a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security)
(the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince)
(an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)
(a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies)
(one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit')
((law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals)
(the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts))
(a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases)
(a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action)
(a military court to try serious breaches of martial law)
(a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers)
(a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts)
(a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children))
(a court establish by the authority of a federal government)
(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)
(any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court)
(a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy)
(the Inquisition that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries))
(a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children)
(a court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel)
(a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases)
(a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night)
(a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area)
(a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses)
(a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates)
(a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions)
((Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts)
(a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments)
(any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court)
(the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation)
(the highest court in most states of the United States)
(a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offences)
(the first court before which the facts of a case are decided)
(a collection of works that an artist or company can perform)
(the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; "the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"; "has a large repertory of dialects and characters")
(a body of legislators that serve in behalf of some constituency; "a Congressional vacancy occurred in the representation from California")
(an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")
(an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments)
(a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy)
(an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value)
(an intelligence service in the United States)
(a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States Government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence)
(an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology)
(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 weappons acquisition)
(a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions)
(the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus)
(the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors)
(an intelligence agency outside the United States)
(Canada's main foreigh intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government)
(the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and resourceing of intelligence and security agencies)
(Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies)
(an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies)
(an agency of the Canadian government that provides litigation and legal advice and opinions to the government)
(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)
(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)
(Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations)
(an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement)
(an international intelligence agency permitting collaboration among intelligence agencies around the world)
(the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system; "the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities")
(Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role is to protect the government in Baghdad)
(the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel Defense Force)
(the ground and air and naval forces of Israel)
(Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gather and hostage rescue missions)
(a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups))
(the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet)
(the Israeli foreign intelligence agency; "the primary focus of the Mossad is on Arab nations")
(the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence overseas)
(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)
(the government agency in the United Kingdom that is responsible for internal security and counterintelligence on British territory)
(the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; "the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel's national airline")
(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)
(the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information)
(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)
(an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)
(a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment)
(a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department")
(the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain))
(the government bureau in the Department of Commerce that keeps a record of patents and trademarks and grants new ones)
(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)
(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")
(the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted 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")
(one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region)
(an independent agency of the United States fedeal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft)
(the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission)
(a central management agency thata sets Federal policy for Federal procurement and real property management and information resources management)
(an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business)
(an independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks)
(professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard")
(a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory)
(those in a business who are responsible for sales)
(those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft)
(those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant)
(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)
(a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas)
(a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest)
(an independent federal agency that administers compulsory military service)
(an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts)
(an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients)
(a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee)
(an agency that makes inquiries for its clients)
(an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people)
(an office that finds suitable employment for applicants)
(a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation)
(an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States")
(an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically)
(a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication)
(a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale)
(an agency that arranges personal travel)
(the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States)
(the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws)
(the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating)
(an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government)
(the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice)
(the federal government of the United States)
(government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations)
(the elected governing body of a county)
(people elected or appointed to administer a government)
(a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business)
(the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age))
(a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm)
(a rally (especially of students) before a game)
(a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement)
(a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used Arizona as its base")
(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")
(a terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities)
(a terrorist cell whose members are trained to perform reconnaissance and surveillance)
(a terrorist cell responsible for logistics; usually large and less compartmentalized that other terrorist cells)
(a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst)
(a unit with political responsibilities)
(an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center)
(a political unit with extreme and fanatical views)
(a political unit organized to promote revolution)
(a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force)
(the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II)
(a political system governed by a single individual)
(a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution))
(a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)
(the domination of one state over its allies)
(a political system governed by a few people)
(a political system governed by the wealthy people)
(a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president")
(a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control)
(a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided))
(an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority)
(a form of government having two joint rulers)
(an economic system based on private ownership of capital)
(a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported; "no one knows how large the black economy really is")
(an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship)
(an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices)
(an economic system that combines private and state enterprises)
(an economy that is not a market economy)
(an economic system that is primarily capitalistic but there is some degree of government ownership of the means of production)
(an economic system in which the government owns most means of production but some degree of private capitalism is allowed)
(a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership)
(any of several international socialist organizations)
(an economic system based on state ownership of capital)
(a form of socialism featuring racism and expansionism)
(the system of production and distribution and consumption)
(a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices)
(an economic system (Europe in 18th C) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests)
(the managed economy of a communist state)
(the members of a social organization who are in power)
(a moderate evolutionary form of Marxism)
(any dangerous departure from the teachings of Marx)
(a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment)
(group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent)
(all of the offspring of a given progenitor; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity")
(all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age)
(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))
(a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon))
(a British youth subculture that first appeared in the mid-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)
(a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes))
(originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers)
(a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore working shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism)
(a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters)
(the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II)
(the generation following the baby boom (especially Americans and Canadians born in the 1960s and 1970s))
(one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe)
(a social division of (usually preliterate) people)
(a clan identified by their kinship to a common totemic object)
(a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting))
(twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob)
(the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin))
((botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf)
((botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens)
(a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock; "he forgot the combination to the safe")
(a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two [receding numbers)
(a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government)
(a settlement on the frontier of civilization)
(a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century")
(a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century))
(a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another)
(a body of people or families living together and sharing everything)
(a group of people who try actively to influence legislation)
(a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government)
(the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body)
((chemistry) a series from actinium to lawrencium of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers)
(a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances")
(a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma))
((figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences)
(a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available")
(a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "schubert's song cycles")
(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)
(a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values")
(an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set)
(a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc)
(the organization of classes within a society)
(a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity)
(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")
(racial segregation enforced primarily in public transportation and hotels and restaurants and other public places)
(segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law)
(the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded)
(the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community)
(a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)
(a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races)
(a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution)
(a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually)
(the management of a gambling house or casino; "the house gets a percentage of every bet")
(the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan")
(a board appointed to advise the chief administrator)
(persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers)
(the senior ministers of the British government)
(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)
(a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the Cabinet)
(a board to select personnel for involuntary military service)
(the advisory board of the Tibetan government-in-exile)
(a company whose capital is represented by stock)
(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)
(a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market)
(a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family)
(stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell)
(a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations)
(a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions)
(a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages)
(a federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages)
(a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship)
(a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date")
(a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist")
(a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates")
(a date in which two couples participate)
(a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex)
(a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating)
(a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast)
(an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion)
(the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy)
(a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status)
(an exclusive group of people; "one of the elect who have power inside the government")
(the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War")
(the most powerful members of a society)
(people interested in culture and cultural activities)
(the gentry who own land (considered as a class))
(the class of people exerting power or authority)
(a small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few")
(a privileged class holding hereditary titles)
(members of the nobility (especially of the French nobility))
(the peers of a kingdom considered as a group)
(the second estate of the realm: the nobility (especially British nobility) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron)
(aristocrats holding the rank of knight)
(a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations)
(musketeers and their muskets collectively)
(group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place)
(an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles)
(an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot")
(infantry trained and equipped to parachute)
(civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army)
(the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution)
(a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere)
(United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either)
(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)
(British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for defense of GB)
(a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
(the northern army during the American Civil War)
(the southern army during the American Civil War)
(the American army during the American Revolution)
(the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare)
(a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army)
(a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army)
(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)
(an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality)
(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)
(a combat support agency that provides geospatial intelligence in support of national security)
(an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care)
(a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies)
(troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack")
(the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place)
(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")
(an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches)
(a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy)
(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")
(a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gansters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew")
(a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection")
(an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes")
(a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies")
(the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal)
(a collection of things or persons to be handled together)
((Yiddish) a batch of things that go together; "he bought the whole schmeer")
(all the loaves of bread baked at the same time)
(a number of birds hatched at the same time)
(the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed")
(an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress")
(customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele")
(people who constitute the main body of any group)
(disparaging terms for the common people)
(people who are highly experienced or who have inside information; "the smart money said Truman would lose the election")
(a group gathered in response to a summons)
(your alma mater is a school you graduated from)
(a group of representatives or delegates)
(an ambassador and his entourage collectively)
(an embassy of one British Commonwealth country to another)
(a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister)
(an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work)
(press that engages in sensaional journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures))
(a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics; "the White House press corps")
(a body of people doing the same kind of work)
(a body of people united in opposing something)
(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)
(a political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition")
(an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory)
(a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent")
(military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy)
((plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff)
(military staff stationed at headquarters)
(the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military))
(a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state)
(a monarchy with an emperor as head of state)
(an empire established by the Mogul conquerors of India that reigned from 1526 to 1857)
(the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870)
(the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement)
(an institution supported by an endowment)
(a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals))
(a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.)
(a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public)
(a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals))
(an association organized to promote art or science or education)
(a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display)
(an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues))
(an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work)
(an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass)
(a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair")
(fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books)
(gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair")
(one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack")
(a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks")
(an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars")
(an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806)
(a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool")
(a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades)
(a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education)
(a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board)
(an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools)
(private independent secondary school in Great Britain supported by endowment and tuition)
(a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire)
(the oldest English public school; located in Winchester)
(a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition)
(a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church)
(a school where students are taught to dance)
(a private school taking day students only)
(a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught)
(a school giving instruction during the daytime)
(a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day)
(a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school)
(a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions)
(school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction)
(a two-year school for training elementary teachers)
(a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades)
(a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college)
(a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education)
(a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities)
(a board in charge of local public schools)
(a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions)
(a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use)
(the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony")
(a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law)
(a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc)
((law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen))
(a committee appointed to judge a competition)
(a jury to inquire in accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments)
(a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial))
(a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings)
(a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues)
(the leading military unit in an attack)
(the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is")
(recent immigrants who are lumped together as a class by their low socioeconomic status in spite of different cultural backgrounds)
(those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare)
(politically moderate persons; centrists)
(those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged)
(United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools)
(a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas)
(those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother)
(those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited)
(a class of people favoring traditional ideas)
(a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships)
(a procession of land vehicles traveling together)
(a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor")
(a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together)
(a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank)
(a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public)
(a commercial bank chartered by the federal government)
(a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government)
(a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests)
(a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System)
(a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee)
(the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card)
(a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock)
(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)
(a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance)
(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")
(a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses)
(a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan)
(a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers)
(a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products)
(a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants)
(a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers)
(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)
(an underground banking system based on trust whereby money can be made available internationally without actually moving it or leaving a record of the transaction; "terrorists make extensive use of hawala")
(a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying)
(a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages)
(British equivalent of United States savings and loan association)
(a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks)
(one of 11 regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region)
(the central credit system for thrift institutions)
(the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages)
(an administrtive unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children)
(an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors)
(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)
(a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees)
(a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution)
(the customers for a particular product or service; "before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it")
(the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time)
(traffic created by the movement of aircraft)
(traffic created by people going to or returning from work)
(the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality)
(an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes")
(a military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass)
(a military formation for drill or marching)
(a military formation for skirmishing; as widely separated as the tactical situation permits)
(the daily military formation at which individuals report to the medical officer as sick)
(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")
(a procession of people traveling on horseback)
(a procession of people walking together; "the march went up Fifth Avenue")
(a march of protest or demonstration by the unemployed)
(a procession of people traveling in motor cars)
(a ceremonial procession including people marching)
(a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other)
(a group advancing in a single-file serpentine path)
(a line of (usually military) units following one after another)
(the group following and attending to some important person)
(the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor)
(the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service)
(the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen)
(the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen)
(the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage)
(a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter")
(a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call")
(the arrangement of people in a line for marching)
(the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position)
(a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification)
(an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs")
(a row of notches; "the pliers had serrations to improve the grip")
(a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face); "Grosvenor Terrace")
(a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; "the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen")
(a line of people in single file performing the conga dance)
(a line of people or vehicles waiting for something)
(a queue of people waiting for free food)
(a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases)
(a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp))
(a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline)
(a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party)
(a queue of people waiting to buy tickets)
(a queue of people waiting for employment)
(a linear array of numbers side by side)
(a linear array of numbers one above another)
(the aggregation of a country's military aircraft)
(a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals); "caught in the police dragnet")
(a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order")
(an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth")
(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")
(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)
(a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree)
(a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going")
(a system that is part of some larger system)
(a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism")
(a collection of particulars considered as a system; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents")
(an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang')
(people who perform a particular kind of skilled work; "he represented the craft of brewers"; "as they say in the trade")
(all the plant life in a particular region)
(an area thickly overgrown usually with one kind of plant)
(a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane))
(vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass")
(dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes)
(a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area; "they cut down a stand of trees")
(the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
(a small growth of trees without underbrush)
(the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest)
(a collection of shrubs growing together)
(the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden)
(personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions")
(personnel having direct job performance responsibilities)
(personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities)
(a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.))
(a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police))
(the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order")
(the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government)
(the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church)
(the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)
(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")
(the body of laws governing relations between nations)
(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'")
(the traditional body of rules and practices relating to commerce and navigation or to business transacted at sea or to general maritime affairs)
(the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law)
(the body of rules applied to commercial transactions; derived from the practices of traders rather than from jurisprudence)
(the body of laws and rules of conduct administered by military courts for the discipline, trial, and punishment of military personnel)
(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))
(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")
(Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterent punishments for serious crimes)
(the body of laws created by legislative statutes)
(the body of laws governing the issuance and selling of securities)
(a collection of live animals for study or display)
(logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation")
(the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells)
(the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs")
(the normal version of the genetic code in which a sequence of three nucleotides codes for the synthesis of a specific amino acid)
(similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies")
(a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies")
(a series with a definite pattern of advance)
(a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits")
(serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern; "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA")
(a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought")
(a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures")
(a succession of stages or operations or processes or units; "progressing in severity as though a cascade of genetic damage was occurring"; "separation of isotopes by a cascade of processes")
(an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; "a parade of strollers on the mall"; "a parade of witnesses")
(an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies")
((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")
((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")
((mathematics) a progression of terms whose reciprocals form an arithmetic progression)
(dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history")
(a succession of waves spaced at regular intervals)
(an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers; "he operated a bank of switches")
(a storage pile accumulated for future use)
(a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data")
(all the data (ledgers and journals and spreadsheets) that support a financial statement; can be hard copy or machine readable)
(data about data; "a library catalog is metadata because it describes publications")
(unanalyzed data; data not yet subjected to analysis)
(a collection of anecdotes about a person or place)
(any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post")
(mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail")
(mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language))
(mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings")
(an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets")
(a collection of precious things; "the trunk held all her meager treasures")
(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")
(the place name of a region or a language)
(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")
(a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production)
(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)
(any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts))
(an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects)
(a geometric abstractionis movement that originated in Russia and influenced constructivism)
(an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)
(a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty)
(a group of artists who agree on general principles)
(an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality)
(an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings)
(a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism)
(an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and non-natural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists)
(an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age)
(the first coherent school of American art; active from 1825 to 1870; painted wilderness landscapes of the Hudson River valley and surrounding New England)
(a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery)
(English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it)
(an artistic movement in the United States that was derived from the Hudson River School; active from 1850 to 1870; painted realistic landscapes in a style that pictured atmospheric light and the use of aerial perspective)
(an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color)
(an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description)
(an art movement based on a revival of romanticism in art and literature)
(an art movement in French cinema in the 1960s)
(an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s)
(a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of Dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams)
(an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images)
(an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys)
(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)
(an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training)
(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)
(a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table")
(a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals)
(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)
(a group of people working together to achieve a political goal)
(a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions)
(an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement))
(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)
(the system or principles and theory of labor unions)
(a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms)
(a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)
(a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli; "Akhbari Shiism has never promoted political control")
(a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari; "Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism")
(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)
(a movement (especially among Protestant denominations) aimed to promote understanding and cooperation among Christian churches; aimed ultimately at universal Christian unity)
(a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study)
(19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies)
(17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion)
(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)
(a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior")
(a multiethnic alliance in Afghanistan who practice a moderate form of Islam and are united in their opposition to the Taliban)
(a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans)
(the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies)
(people who have not confessed; "the unconfessed cannot be forgiven")
(a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys)
(women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation")
(a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake")
(a company that makes and sells musical recordings)
(a party of former associates who have come together again)
(a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another)
(a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications)
(in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church)
(a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine)
(the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism)
(a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster")
(a gathering of people holding a rap session)
(the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time)
(a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks")
(an ecumenical organization of Protestant and Eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters)
(a select company of people; "I hope to become one of their number before I die")
(a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote")
(any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue")
(any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray; "the Confederate army was a vast gray")
(any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games")
(an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool")
(a group of typists who can work for different persons)
(a company in the business of shipping freight)
(the middle of a military or naval formation; "they had to reinforce the center")
(the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel)
(the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank")
(the front of a military formation or procession; "the head of the column advanced boldly"; "they were at the head of the attack")
(an administrative unit of local government)
(the back of a military formation or procession; "infantrymen were in the rear")
(a collection of small fragments considered as a whole; "Berlin was bombed to smithereens"; "his hopes were dashed to smithereens"; "I wanted to smash him to smithereens"; "the toilet bowl ws blown to smitereens")
(any people believing themselves to be chosen by God)
(an ethnic group speaking Armenian and living in Armenia and Azerbaijan)
(an ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India)
(an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa)
(an ethnic minority living on the Caspian Sea in southwestern Russia and Azerbaijan)
(an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium)
(the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19))
(an ethnic minority speaking Maori and living in New Zealand)
(an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas)
(an ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola)
(an ethnic group of Arabs formerly living in Palestine)
(an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan)
(an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China)
(an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France)
(joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
(aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century)
(formerly the predominant security police organization of Soviet Russia)
(the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin)
(an administrative agency of the Russian government)
(joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II)
(a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines)
((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)
(an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade)
(an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens)
(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)
(the present location; this place; "where do we go from here?")
(a location other than here; that place; "you can take it from there")
(an indefinite or unknown location; "they moved to somewhere in Spain")
(the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations)
(the country or state or city where you live; "Canadian tariffs enabled United States lumber companies to raise prices at home"; "his home is New Jersey")
(the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end)
(an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip)
(an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero)
(an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same)
(the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with)
(the address where a person or organization can be communicated with)
(the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent)
(the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected)
(the address where a person or organization can be found)
(a district defined for administrative purposes)
(a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another)
(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")
(the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil")
(a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization)
(an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina))
(the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air)
(the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing)
(a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement)
(the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters)
(a line of latitude north of the south pole)
(the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars)
(the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from)
(apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth)
((astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited)
(apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun)
((golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green)
(the regions north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole)
(a line of latitude at the north or south poles)
(a line of latitude near but 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)
(the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially a sand-strewn area)
(a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country")
(the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north)
((astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane)
((physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system)
((physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system)
(the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found)
(the mass of air surrounding the Earth; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air")
(an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night)
(the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist)
(a very remote and inaccessible place; "you'd have to go to the back of beyond to find one of those")
(a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country)
(a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor)
((usually plural) the deepest and most remote part; "from the depths of darkest Africa"; "signals received from the depths of space")
(any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether")
(the part of outer space within the solar system)
(an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary)
(the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind and the wind from other stars meet)
(the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system)
(the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land)
(the space between galaxies; "the Milky Way travels through intergalactic space")
(any region in space outside the solar system)
(the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole)
(the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace")
(any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress)
(an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska)
(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))
(a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries)
(the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates)
(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!")
(an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC)
(an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325)
(an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser)
(an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert")
(a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation)
(the bush country of the interior of Australia)
(the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country)
(a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day")
(an arid region with little or no vegetation)
(a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions)
(a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface))
(a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields")
((New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world)
((Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded)
(a region in which explosives mines have been placed)
(a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name")
(the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root")
(the source from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation")
(the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream")
(the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile")
(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")
(a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival)
(an area in a city with large modern building that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant)
(an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic)
(an elongated region where a specific condition is found; "a belt of high pressure")
(southern United States; where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant)
(where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence; "the birthplace of civilization")
(a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf")
((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)
(lower side; "the underbellies of clouds")
(the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain")
((anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull")
(the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill")
(the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
(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")
(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")
(any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House")
(a place where some particular activity is concentrated; "they received messages from several centers")
(a center that provides information and control; "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam")
(the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence)
(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)
(the boundary line between two pieces of property)
(the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the Civil War)
(the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
(line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game)
(an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs; "they opened a parking lot on the bomb site")
(a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls)
(a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain)
(a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy)
(the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received)
(a small neutral state between two rival powers)
(the route regularly followed by a passenger bus)
(a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers)
(a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance)
(a place where taxis park while awaiting customers; "in England the place where taxis wait to be hired is called a `taxi rank'")
(a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent)
(a field on which the buildings of a university are situated)
(the geographical area draining into a river or reservoir)
(the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; "flood control in the Missouri basin")
(a large region between the Black and Caspian seas; oil is its major resource)
(the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles)
(a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere))
((astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic)
((astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces)
((astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo)
(the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
(a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure)
((physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object)
(the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass)
(the center of gravity of a floating object)
(point representing the mean position of the matter in a body)
((astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve)
(the center of mass of an object of uniform density)
(point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead)
(an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm")
(the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core")
(the center point or middle of something)
(the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm)
(a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")
(a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns))
(a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes)
(a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force)
(one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place)
(a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election)
(the commercial center of a town or city)
(outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd")
(a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business)
(an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities)
(monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings)
(an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament)
(a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family)
(an English parliamentary constituency with few electors)
(one of the administrative divisions of a large city)
(a small administrative division of a country)
(an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate")
(the limits of the area occupied by a city or town)
(a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area)
(a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea)
(the smallest administrative district of several European countries)
(any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude)
(any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude)
(the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico))
(a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers")
(a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives)
(the part of a city where financial institutions are centered)
(a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve; "the playground is the hub of parental supervision"; "the airport is the economic hub of the area")
(the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city)
(a point of congestion or blockage; "the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour")
(midwestern United States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana); excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock)
(the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn)
(the point where two lines meet or intersect; "the corners of a rectangle")
(a place off to the side of an area; "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "he glanced out of the corner of his eye")
(a remote area; "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery")
(the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries")
(a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people")
(the largest administrative district within a state; "the county plans to build a new road")
(the town or city that is the seat of government for a county)
(the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire)
(the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave)
(line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes)
(the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice)
(a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect)
(a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis)
((astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon)
(a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers)
(a vertical section of soil from the ground surface to the parent rock)
(the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France))
(the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south)
(a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments")
(a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions)
(a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management; "they live in the new housing development")
(a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time)
(a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families)
(the site of an archeological exploration; "they set up camp next to the dig")
(the jurisdiction or office of an abbot)
(the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop)
(the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon)
(the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction)
(the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph)
(the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop)
(a region whose population is affected by a general disaster)
(a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
(the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations)
(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")
(the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations)
(a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
(an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it)
(a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation)
(a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences)
(a residential part of town away from the central commercial district)
(a residential district located on the outskirts of a city)
(a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia)
(a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area)
(a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; "in Faubourg Sainte Marie")
(a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses)
(the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth)
(low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing)
((computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk)
((computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing))
(the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory)
(a distant region; "I could see it in the distance")
(territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land")
(the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess)
(the domain controlled by a duke or duchess)
(the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess)
(the domain ruled by an emperor or empress)
(the domain controlled by a feudal lord)
(the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess)
(the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess)
((Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there)
(the domain over which God is spiritually sovereign)
(the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined)
(any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a person can have several residences")
((law) the residence where 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 and only one domicile at a time; "what's his legal residence?")
(where you live at a particular time; "deliver the package to my home"; "he doesn't have a home to go to"; "your place or mine?")
(a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home)
(the address at which a business is located)
(a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)
(a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping))
((archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement)
(the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot")
(the range of the eye; "they were soon out of view")
(the abode of mortals (as contrasted with heaven or hell); "it was hell on earth")
(the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia)
(the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas)
(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))
(any region lying in or toward the north)
(any region lying in or toward the south)
(the region of the United States lying north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River)
(the southeastern region of the United States)
(the southwestern region of the United States)
(the northeastern region of the United States)
(the northwestern region of the United States)
(the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America))
(a region of the northwestern United States usually including Wshington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia)
(urban areas in New England and Middle West characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles))
(the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator; "all of the planets rotate the sun in approximately the same ecliptic")
(any place of complete bliss and delight and peace)
(a boundary marking the extremities of something; "the end of town")
(either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line")
(a place where something ends or is complete)
(the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'")
(one of two places from which people are communicating to each other; "the phone rang at the other end"; "both ends wrote at the same time")
(a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia)
(the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround")
(the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view")
(the surrounding environment; "fish require an aqueous medium")
(the context and environment in which something is set; "the perfect setting for a ghost story")
(a setting for a work of art or literature; "the scenario is France during the Reign of Terror")
(the most favorable environment for a plant or animal; "water is the element of fishes")
(an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; "the equator is the boundary between the northern and southern hemispheres")
(the outermost or farthest region or point)
(the point located farthest from the middle of something)
(the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short)
(a rural area where farming is practiced)
((geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface)
(somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; "anthropologists do much of their work in the field")
(a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat")
(the area that a weapon or group of weapons can coverr effectively with gun fire from a given position)
(a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.))
(a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay)
(a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field")
(the part of a city where medical facilities are centered)
((sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse))
(a line indicating the location of the finish of a race)
(a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire)
(the line from which soldiers deliver fire)
(an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles)
(a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated)
((theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains))
(a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section)
(the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column")
(lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field)
(a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)
(a line from which basketball players take penalty shots)
(the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases)
(the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate)
(the line along which opposing armies face each other)
(an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter)
(a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally))
(the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)
(a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s)
(an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna)
(a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones)
(formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto")
(a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand)
(a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center)
(an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course; "the ball rolled across the green and into the trap")
(a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city)
(a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground")
(the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon)
(the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed)
(the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds")
(the native habitat or home of an animal or plant)
(a position some distance below the top of the mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress)
(a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located)
(a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs); "the park authorities operated a trout hatchery")
(an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire")
(the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture)
(the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves)
(the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission)
(a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length)
(any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";)
(the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat)
(a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery)
(the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment)
(the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part)
(a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property))
(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")
(a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws)
(a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself))
(a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn't like heights")
(the peak of a hill; "the sun set behind the brow of distant hills")
(a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place; "his office was a hole-in-the-wall")
(place where something began and flourished; "the United States is the home of basketball")
(a spatially constricted by concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution))
(the area in which an animal normally ranges)
(the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet)
(the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth)
(either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light baffling winds)
(a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots")
(the angular distance along the celestial equator from the observer's meridian to the hour circle of a given celestial body)
(a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles)
(the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located)
(a field where junk is collected and stored for resale)
(a district that is reserved for particular purpose)
(a reservation set aside for the use of indians)
(a reservation where animals are protected)
(a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year)
(a district whose public schools are administered together)
(a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county)
(a tract at a distance from city center that is designed for a community of businesses and factories)
(the inner or enclosed surface of something)
(the region that is inside of something)
(the hollow inside of something; "in the belly of the ship")
(the location of something surrounded by other things; "in the midst of the crowd")
(the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons)
(a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another)
(an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time)
(an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time)
(a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable)
(an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine)
(an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time)
(in law; the territory within which power can be exercised)
(range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system")
((basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint")
(a country with a king as head of state)
(a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another)
((baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base; "he took a long lead off first")
(the side of something that is sheltered from the wind)
((astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet)
(the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something)
(the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something)
(a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
(in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
(a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line")
(place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways))
(a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack)
((military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy)
(the line along which warring troops meet)
(the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air)
(the route along which a column advances)
(an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks)
(the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself)
(an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator)
(an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator)
(the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean)
(a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded)
(waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded)
(a street in central London containing many of the major London banks)
(a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices)
(a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson)
(an elevated post affording a wide view)
(the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia)
(either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical)
(a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they ar able to stand by themselves)
(a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted)
(the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right)
(land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life)
(a place that attracts many visitors; "New York is a mecca for young artists")
(an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated)
(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")
(a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith)
(meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England))
(an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth)
(an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian)
(one of a networks of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded)
(some point in the air; above ground level; "the planes collided in midair")
(the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right)
(an important site that is marked and preserved as public property)
(a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide)
(the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
(a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property)
(a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast)
(a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion)
(a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites)
(a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande)
(a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife)
(a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life)
(a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions)
(a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River)
(a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife)
(a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations)
(a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life)
(a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano)
(a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault)
(a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals)
(a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier)
(a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals)
(a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains)
(a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States)
(a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds)
(a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano)
(a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes)
(a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects)
(a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines)
(a national park in Alaska featuring mountains)
(a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines)
(a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers)
(a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites)
(a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites)
(a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs)
(a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river)
(a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape)
(a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps)
(a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites)
(a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens)
(a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees)
(a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs)
(a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline)
(a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests)
(a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney)
(a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains)
(a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch)
(a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs)
(a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests)
(a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns)
(the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska)
(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)
(a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations)
(a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers)
(an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden)
(an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies)
(a space where automobiles are not allowed to park)
(the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris)
(the northernmost point of the Earth's axis)
(the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon")
(the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom)
(a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours)
(a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth)
(the line that appears to bound an object)
(the route taken when delivering newspapers every day)
(a side view representation of an object (especially a human face))
(an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow))
(the outer side or surface of something)
(the region that is outside of something)
(where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open")
(a station in a remote or sparsely populated location)
(an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown)
(a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; "Wheeling is located in the northern panhandle of West Virginia")
(an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses)
(the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located)
(a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement)
(the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor)
(a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property; "there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park")
(a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area; "they went for a walk in the park")
(a space where an automobile can be parked)
(the local environment; "he hasn't been seen around these parts in years")
(a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)
(an established line of travel or access)
(the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom")
(an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to; "she's a familiar name on the club circuit"; "on the lecture circuit"; "the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"; "the international tennis circuit")
(a route over which supplies can be delivered)
(the path of a missile discharged from a firearm)
(the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate)
(the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or costal waters)
(the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock")
((astronomy) the point in as orbit closest to the body being orbited)
(periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth)
(periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun)
(a breeding ground for epidemic disease)
(a tract of land set aside for picnicking)
(an open area at the meeting of two or more streets)
(a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place")
(the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
(point of contact between two objects or parts)
(one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface)
(one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere)
(the most favorable position at the start of a race)
(the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place)
(the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object; "he put the lamp back in its place")
(the appropriate or customary location; "the cars were in position")
(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)
(a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons)
((astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun))
(physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides")
(the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs)
(the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome)
(the specific site in the body where an infection originates)
(the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA)
(the physical position of something; "he changed the setting on the thermostat")
(position or manner in which something is situated)
(the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station")
(a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk); "he was employed to see that his paper's news pitches were not trespassed upon by rival vendors")
(the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark")
(location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east; "he stood on the right")
(the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience)
(location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left")
(the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience)
(the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store")
(the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage")
(an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government)
(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)
(a cemetery for unknown or indigent people)
(the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire))
(land and buildings together considered as a place of business; "bread is baked on the premises")
(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)
(the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle)
(any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes)
(a quarter of the circumference of a circle)
(a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter")
(an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located)
(the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa)
(a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway)
(a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius; "they located it within a radius of 2 miles")
(an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it)
(the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire")
(a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range")
(the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel")
(direction toward the rear; "his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions")
(a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink)
(the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space")
(a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions")
(a territory that is controllled by a ruling state)
(any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes")
(the distance that a rifle bullet will carry; "the target was out of rifle range")
(an unknown and unexplored region; "they came like angels out the unknown")
(an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation)
(a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open")
(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)
(an arc of the celestial equator eastward from the vernal equinox)
(the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water)
(a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
(a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported without paying import duties; "Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millenium BC")
(a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels)
(the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered)
(a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade))
(a port where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)
(a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo)
(a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal)
(any port where a ship stops except its home port)
(an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties)
(a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty)
(a place where a craft can be made fast)
(an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired)
(an area where many people go for recreation)
(the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short)
(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")
(a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area; "Chicago's gold coast is along Lake Michigan")
(a general vicinity; "He comes from a place near Chicago")
(a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block")
(the region close around a person or thing)
(the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company")
(a place where people meet; "he was waiting for them at the rendezvous")
(a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
(retreat northwest of Washington used by the president of the United States)
(a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion)
((nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship))
(a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger")
(a line beyond which it is dangerous to go)
(a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks))
(the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war)
(an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country")
(an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation)
(a tract of open rolling country (especially upland))
(an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through)
(a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go")
(a vacant lot used by city boys to play games)
(a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions)
(the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime")
(an illuminated area; "he stepped into the light")
(an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness")
(any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something; "All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations")
(an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view)
(the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls")
(a place that is scoured (especially by running water))
(a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place")
(a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised))
((geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid)
(a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people; "no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section")
(place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities)
(a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty)
(an area where a number of shrubs are planted)
(a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side")
(a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side")
(space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside")
(the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed)
(a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand")
(the part of a wharf that is next to a ship)
(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")
(the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line)
(a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field)
(the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school")
(the outline of objects seen against the sky)
(a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions)
(a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties)
(a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts)
(a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing)
(the southernmost point of the Earth's axis)
(the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere)
(an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space")
(the region above the ground; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air")
(the geographical area in which one nation is very influential)
(the position where a thing or person stands)
(a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game)
(either of the sidelines in soccer or Rugby)
(in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field)
(the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south")
(one of the 50 states of the United States)
((nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty)
(a spot where something halts or pauses; "his next stop is Atlanta")
(a stopping place on a journey; "there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago")
(one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism))
(a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels)
(a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land)
(the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus)
(immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils)
(beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock)
(a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum)
(a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit; "he worked in the coal beds")
(the part of a coal seam that is being cut)
(a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; "the diamond fields of South Africa")
(a region where there is coal underground)
(a region where there is natural gas underground)
(a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells))
(the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect; "the corners of a cube")
(the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface")
(an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks)
(the location of the target that is to be hit)
(the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile))
(a country or independent region where taxes are low)
(the starting place for each hole on a golf course; "they were waiting on the first tee")
(a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up)
(a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup)
(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)
(between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer)
(between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn)
(level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart)
(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")
(an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow))
(the limit of a nation's territorial waters)
(the extreme end of something; especially something pointed)
(the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted")
(the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page")
(the top of something; "the head of the stairs"; "the head of the page"; "the head of the list")
(a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic")
(something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines")
(the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate)
(an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city; "they drive through town on their way to work")
(colloquial American term for a town; "I've lived in this burg all my life")
(a deserted town (especially in Western United States))
(the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again")
(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")
(a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times)
(an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal")
(a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections)
(an area where a group of families live together)
(a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade)
(a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States)
(a tract of land containing explosive mines)
(a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain")
(a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch")
(a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake")
(either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics)
(a line of latitude about 23 degrees North of the equator)
(a line of latitude about 23 degrees South of the equator)
(a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations)
(a geographical area constituting a city or town)
(an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country)
(a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States))
(a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale)
(a lot on which there are no permanent buildings)
(a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field)
(the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist)
(place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective))
(a place from which something can be viewed; "from that vantage point he could survey the whole valley")
(elevated open grassland in southern Africa)
(in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held)
(the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting))
(the highest point (of something); "at the peak of the pyramid")
(a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon)
(a district or province governed by a viceroy)
(a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land)
(a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land)
(a health resort near a spring or at the seaside)
(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)
(a line marking the level reached by a body of water)
(a line marking the highest level reached)
(a line marking the lowest level reached)
(a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems)
(the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges))
(that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States)
(a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")
(a route followed by traders (usually in caravans))
(an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay)
(a water route between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans 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))
(the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
(the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails)
(general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast")
(the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers)
(a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market")
((physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium)
(a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia)
(the hemisphere that includes North and South America)
(the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America)
(the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River)
(the western United States during its frontier period)
(the general location where something is; "I questioned him about his whereabouts on the night of the crime")
(a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses)
(the finishing line for a foot race; "he broke the tape in record time")
(space allocated for your work (as in an office))
(a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town")
((formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests)
(the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
(the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence)
(a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
(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)
(the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20)
(the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20)
(the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22)
(the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22)
(the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22)
(the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22)
(the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21)
(the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21)
(the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19)
(the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18)
(the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20)
(a circumscribed geographical region characterized by some distinctive features)
(a military area where combat forces operate)
(a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especiallya designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war))
(an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies; "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar")
(a bridgehead seized by airborne troops)
(a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead")
(a city district known for its vice and high crime rate)
(the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own)
(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")
(an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops)
(an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities)
((usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance))
(a city district where development receives special tax advantages)
(a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city")
(any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used)
(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)
(the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
(the European mainland; "Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there")
(countries occupying the European continent)
(countries occupying the African continent)
(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 form part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa)
(capital of Namibia in the center of the country)
(countries occupying the Asian continent)
(an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor)
(an ancient country in central Asia Minor)
(an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor)
(an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church)
(an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire)
(a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)
(countries occupying the South American continent)
(a country on the North American continent)
(countries occupying Central America; except for Belize and Costa Rica these countries are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments)
(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")
(a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities)
(a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul))
(the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan)
(a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center)
(an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived)
(a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula)
(the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country)
(port city in western Albania on the Adriatic)
(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)
(an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria)
(a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border)
(a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains southwest of Algiers)
(a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city)
(a walled city in northeastern Algeria east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I)
(an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria)
(an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins)
(a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains)
(an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria)
(a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990)
(port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola)
(three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay)
(region including the Caribbean islands)
(a British colony in the Caribbean northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center)
(a country in the northern Leeward Islands)
(the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda)
(the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua)
(a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India)
(a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort)
(an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost)
(a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies)
(region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic)
(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)
(a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
(capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center)
(a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613)
(the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina)
(a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river)
(a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range)
(a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe)
(capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria)
(an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region)
(a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore)
(a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; "much opium is grown in Myanmar")
(the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta)
(a city in central Myanmar north of Rangoon)
(a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)
(the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962")
(a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946)
(the capital and largest city of Kampuchea)
(a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960)
(a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal)
(an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal)
(the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island)
(largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean)
(a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British crown colony)
(a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960)
(the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic)
(an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India)
(a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948)
(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)
(a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center)
(a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960)
(the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river)
(a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)
(a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile)
(the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile)
(an industrial city in Chile south of Santiago)
(the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America)
(a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world)
(a city in central Chile south of Concepcion)
(the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile)
(a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile)
(an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina)
(a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego))
(a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
(a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West)
(capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city)
(a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China)
(a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China)
(a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)
(a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia)
(a populous province in northeastern China)
(a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources)
(a populous province of south central China)
(the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River)
(an industrial conurbation in northeastern China)
(a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties)
(a major port city in northeastern China; part of the conurbation of Luda)
(a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world)
(a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang)
(a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s)
(the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world)
(an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production)
(an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province)
(a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China)
(an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south)
(a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China)
(a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC)
(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)
(an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911)
(a northern industrial city of China northwest of Beijing)
(an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea)
(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)
(the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan)
(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)
(a Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverts to China in 1999)
(a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam)
(the French colonies of Cambodia and Laos and Vietnam were formerly organized as French Indochina)
(a republic in northwestern South America; the major legal crop is coffee but cocaine is also a major export)
(a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River)
(capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain)
(city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area)
(city in western Colombia; important coffee center)
(a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean)
(a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla)
(three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar)
(a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960)
(the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo)
(a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960)
(a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda)
(a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg)
(the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville)
(a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville)
(the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia)
(a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America)
(the capital and largest city of Costa Rica)
(a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa)
(city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast)
(a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable)
(the capital and largest city of Guatemala)
(a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control)
(a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture)
(the capital and largest city of Honduras)
(industrial city in northwestern Honduras)
(a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America)
(the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes)
(a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821)
(the capital and largest city of Managua)
(a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903)
(the capital and largest city of Panama)
(a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal)
(a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal)
(a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea)
(the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan)
(a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula)
(a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)
(a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving))
(a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau)
(a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico)
(a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso)
(a city in north central Mexico; mining center)
(a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era)
(a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California)
(a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande)
(a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center)
(a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border)
(the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities)
(an industrial city in northeastern Mexico)
(a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona)
(a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort)
(a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau)
(a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress)
(a city in northern Mexico west of Monterrey)
(a Mexican city just south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights)
(a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz)
(a Mexican island in the Pacific west of Baja California)
(the string of islands between North and South America; a popular resort area)
(the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France)
(a group of islands in the western West Indies)
(a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies)
(a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands)
(a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles)
(a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano)
(a group of islands in the eastern West Indies)
(an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands)
(a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles)
(a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas)
(port city in southeastern Chile; industrial center)
(city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base)
(an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry)
(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)
(a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola)
(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")
(city in the northern Dominican Republic)
(the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean)
(a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico)
(the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico)
(a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches)
(a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy)
(an island in the West Indies south of Cuba and west of Haiti)
(a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism)
(port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica)
(a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Colombus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain)
(more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom)
(more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States)
(easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles north of Venezuela)
(a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area)
(capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados)
(an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962)
(the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad)
(an island in the eastern Mediterranean)
(a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin)
(the capital and largest city of Cyprus)
(a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993)
(a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993)
(a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated)
(the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the countryi; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century)
(a town in Czech Republic; site of the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805)
(an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic southeast of Prague)
(an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia)
(a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies east of Bohemia and west of the Carpathians)
(a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic)
(a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993)
(a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control)
(the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon)
(chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin)
(a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control)
(capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea)
(a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian)
(the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden)
(peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany)
(a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea)
(the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen)
(the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand; "Copenhagen is sometimes called the Paris of the North")
(port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland)
(a town of Denmark in north central Jutland)
(a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997)
(port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti)
(a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians)
(the capital and largest city of Dominica)
(a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968)
(the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea)
(an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea)
(a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905)
(a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean)
(islands in the Svalbard archipelago east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway)
(a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea)
(the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast)
(a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry)
(a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord)
(a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula)
(the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic; "the Nobel Prize is awarded in Stockholm")
(a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden)
(a city is east central Sweden north northwest of Stockholm)
(a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
(a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990)
(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)
(an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons)
(a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital)
(capital of Germany located in eastern Germany)
(the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989)
(a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing)
(a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945)
(a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center)
(a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery)
(a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933)
(a state in southwestern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory)
(a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989)
(a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League)
(an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine)
(a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr)
(a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center)
(a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries)
(a city in northern Germany on the Elbe River)
(a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League)
(a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers)
(the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southeastern Germany)
(a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46))
(a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century)
(a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture)
(a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times)
(territory in 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)
(a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine)
(the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701)
(a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland; "in the 19th century Prussia led the economic and political unification of the German states")
(a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany)
(a historical region of southern Germany)
(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)
(a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)
(a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life)
(an African country north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993)
(a port town in Eritrea on an inlet of the Red Sea)
(Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia)
(the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia)
(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)
(an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands)
(the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island))
(republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)
(a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea)
(the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center)
(an industrial city in south central Finland)
(an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control)
(a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands)
(a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
(an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf)
(an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece)
(a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean)
(a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea)
(an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry)
(a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos)
(ancient name for the coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos))
(the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC)
(an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC)
(a Greek island west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king)
(a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean)
(an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century)
(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")
(a hill to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court)
(a gateway on the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found)
(an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece)
(the territory of Athens in ancient Greece)
(the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens)
(an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC)
(an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the Temple of Apollo)
(an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization)
(an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC)
(an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwest Greece and southern Albania)
(an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta)
(an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor)
(an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC)
(a valley in southeastern Greece where the Nemean Games were held)
(an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity)
(a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages)
(an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War)
(an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC)
(a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens)
(a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece)
(an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born)
(a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece)
(a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese)
(the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC)
(a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties)
(a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; site of the original Olympian Games)
(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")
(a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates)
(an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC)
(Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
(a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean)
(an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians)
(an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry)
(a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary)
(a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt; "he is a Palestinian from Gaza")
(a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria; "artillery on the Golan Heights can dominate a large area of Israel")
(capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom)
(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)
(an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine)
((Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants)
(any location known for vice and corruption)
((Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants)
(a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified)
(originally a stronghold captured by David (the 2nd king of the Israelites); above it was built a temple and later the name extended to the whole hill; finally it became a synonym for the city of Jerusalem; "the inhabitants of Jerusalem are personified as `the daughter of Zion'")
(a range of low hills in southwestern England)
(a system of hills in England that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers)
(the hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built)
(the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces)
(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)
(the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean)
(a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950)
(an ancient country is southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism)
(a British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948)
(an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center)
(the southern part of the ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ)
(an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in Biblical times)
(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)
(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)
(a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395)
(the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476)
(an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital)
(a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea)
(an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland)
(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)
(Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes)
(ancient city southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius)
(a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic)
(the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy)
(a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot'))
(an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery)
(an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy)
(a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot'))
(a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia)
(a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region)
(a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina)
(an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery)
(a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples)
(a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic)
(the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy east of the Apennines)
(an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea)
(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)
(the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace)
(a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II)
(a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages)
(a town twenty miles east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls)
(region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea)
(a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria)
(a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland)
(a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins in the 16th-18th centuries)
(a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort)
(the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages)
(the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley)
(a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower)
(a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC)
(capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy)
(a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic)
(capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast)
(an island in the Mediterranean west of Italy)
(the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century)
(the largest island in the Mediterranean)
(the Italian region on the island of Sicily)
(the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years)
(a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples)
(a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries)
(a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria)
(a city in northern Italy on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent)
(a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic)
(the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction)
(an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC)
(a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe)
(national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania)
(a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony)
(the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda)
(a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe)
(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)
(a Serbian province in southern Yugoslavia populated predominantly by Albanians)
(a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of Yugoslavia)
(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)
(capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I)
(a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991)
(capital and largest city of Yugoslavia)
(a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center)
(an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea)
(a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands)
(a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries)
(the largest island in the world; between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans; a self-governing province of Denmark)
(the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay)
(the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada)
(a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world")
(the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces)
(the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island)
(Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes)
(one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals)
(a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies)
(the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada)
(the capital of the province of Alberta)
(a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island west of Vancouver)
(capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island)
(a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city)
(an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America)
(one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada)
(Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters)
(a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain)
(the provincial capital of New Brunswick)
(a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick)
(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)
(a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland)
(an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago)
(all the islands that lie north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle)
(a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake)
(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)
(an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia)
(a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River)
(provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia)
(a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada)
(the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec))
(a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario)
(a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River)
(a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan)
(a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center)
(a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior)
(the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada))
(a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit)
(an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada)
(the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island)
(the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British)
(the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River)
(a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world)
(one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada; "vast fields of wheat grow on Saskatchewan's prairies")
(the provincial capital and largest city of Saskatchewan)
(a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike)
(a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s)
(a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910)
(the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory)
(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)
(the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia)
(one of the states constituting Australia)
(capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia)
(an Australian state in southeastern Australia)
(the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port)
(a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center)
(the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center)
(an island off the southeastern coast of Australia)
(an Australian state on the island of Tasmania)
(a state containing the western third of Australia)
(the state capital of Western Australia)
(a territory in north central Australia)
(provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia)
(an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony)
(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)
(an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwestern from Alaska)
(a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago))
(Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific)
(islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia))
(the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania)
(the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania)
(a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986)
(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)
(a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam)
(the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States)
(the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898)
(an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii)
(a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia east of the Philippines)
(a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia)
(a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands)
(an atoll in the Marshall islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used by the United States to test atomic bombs)
(an atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II)
(a group of islands in Micronesia 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)
(a group of coral islands in Micronesia southwest of Hawaii)
(a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978)
(an island republic in the west central Pacific just south of the equator)
(a former British possession in Micronesia)
(a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia west of the Gilbert Islands)
(an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy)
(the islands in the eastern part of Oceania)
(a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia)
(a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago)
(a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra)
(a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia east of Java; includes Bali and Timor)
(a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea)
(a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago)
(3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago)
(the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea)
(a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth)
(the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea)
(an island east of Australia and north of New Zealand)
(a Pacific island north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; governed by Australia and Indonesia)
(a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea)
(the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea)
(an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea)
(a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I)
(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)
(a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria)
(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)
(an industrial city is southeastern Austria)
(city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center)
(city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart)
(city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort)
(island country in the Atlantic east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort)
(a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)
(an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s)
(the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island)
(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)
(the capital and largest city of Bangladesh)
(a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal)
(a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands)
(a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
(the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
(a port in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river)
(a city in northwestern Belgium; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction)
(city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region)
(port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry)
(city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium)
(a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II)
(a landlocked principality in the Himalayas northeast of India)
(a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s)
(capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast)
(a landlocked Republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain)
(city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia)
(the legal capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia)
(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)
(a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru)
(port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin)
(city in southeastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities)
(the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960)
(a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean north of Recife)
(a city in eastern Brazil northeast of Belo Horizonte)
(a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo))
(a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo)
(the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction)
(a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic)
(a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo)
(a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo)
(an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro)
(a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro)
(a city in southeastern Brazil east northeast of Sao Paulo)
(a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil)
(an ultramodern port city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America)
(formerly the United Kingdom and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; "the sun never sets on the British Empire")
(Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic)
(an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales)
(an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
(a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
(archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically)
(a slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad)
(a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain)
(the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center)
(the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London)
(the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded)
(a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time)
(a city district of central London laid out in garden squares)
(a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs)
(a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium)
(the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas)
(a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey)
(the London residence of the British sovereign)
(a street of Westminster in London; "the Prime Minister lives at No. 10 Downing Street")
(a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs)
(the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet)
(a famous Gothic church in 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")
(a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts)
(a city in northwestern England (30 miles east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England)
(a large fishing port in northeastern England)
(a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports)
(a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center)
(a city in southern England northwest of London; site of Oxford University)
(a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University)
(a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains)
(a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower)
(a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex)
(an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon)
(a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry)
(an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement)
(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))
(a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base)
(an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century)
(a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn)
(a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England)
(a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry)
(a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare)
(a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire)
(a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn)
(a hilly county in southwestern England)
(a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines)
(a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary)
(a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley)
(a county of southern England on the English Channel)
(a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; the first to be colonized by the Romans)
(a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel)
(a county in southern England on the English Channel)
(a town in East Sussex just south of the place where the Battle of Hastings took place)
(a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church)
(a largely agricultural county in central England)
(an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea)
(the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall))
(a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom)
(a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles)
(a county in southeastern England on the Thames)
(a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties)
(a metropolitan county in northern England)
(an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876)
(the southwest of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset))
(a former Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England on the English Channel; was captured by Wessex in the 9th century)
(a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century)
(an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain)
(a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France)
(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)
(one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea)
(a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland)
(a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland)
(a town in southeastern Northern Ireland)
(capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland)
(a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921)
(capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Free State)
(a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay)
(a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century)
(a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry)
(one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)
(the geographical area (in Roman times) north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland)
(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))
(the southern part of Scotland that is not mountainous)
(a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea)
(a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residenc of the British sovereign)
(the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth)
(a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh)
(largest city in Scotland; a port in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world)
(a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland)
(islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland)
(an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery)
(an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides)
(an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides)
(an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave)
(a 130-mile long archipelago northwest of Scotland)
(one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria)
(a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait)
(a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel)
(a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984)
(country or territory ruled by a sultan)
(a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960)
(a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea)
(an ancient empire west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament)
(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)
(one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta)
(one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan)
(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)
(an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; site of the Aswan High Dam)
(the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs)
(a village west of Alexandria on the north coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942)
(an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx)
(an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo))
(a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and about Thebes)
(an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include include many splendid temples and tombs)
(a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids)
(a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal)
(a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea)
(a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
(state in southern India; formerly Mysore)
(northern region of India where Hinduism predominates)
(a geographical area and former kingdom in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan)
(a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast)
(a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan)
(the capital of India is a division of the old city of Delhi)
(an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai))
(an industrial city of central India southeast of Delhi)
(the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding)
(a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India)
(a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal)
(a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh)
(a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras)
(a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were beseiged by Indian insurgents)
(a city in southern India southwest of Bangalore)
(a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal)
(a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony)
(an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay)
(a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras)
(a region of western India north of Bombay (bordering the Arabian Sea) where Gujarati is spoken)
(a historical area in west-central India)
(state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal)
(a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)
(an Asian country under the control of China; located in the Himalayas)
(the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers)
(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)
(an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)
(an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts)
(an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands)
(a mountainous island in western Indonesia)
(a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia)
(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)
(the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo)
(capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century)
(a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate)
(a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra)
(a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java)
(the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf)
(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; involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran)
(the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran)
(city in central Iran; former capital of Persia)
(city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea)
(a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby)
(an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs)
(a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims)
(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)
(an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins)
(an ancient country in southwestern Asia east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people)
(a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; modern government is involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River; "Baghdad is one of the great cities of the Muslim world")
(the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq)
(a city of central Iraq south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680)
(a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean)
(a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh)
(the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon and Syria and Israel)
(the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria)
(a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity)
(a region and ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey)
(a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian)
(the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq)
(the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia)
(an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where the Daniel became a counselor to the king))
(an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II)
(an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC)
(an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River)
(an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq)
(an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq)
(an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq)
(an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean)
(an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697)
(an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD)
(a string of more than 3,000 islands east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean)
(the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu)
(the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland)
(the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields)
(the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; south of Honshu and east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous)
(a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)
(a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area)
(the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan)
(a city in central Honshu northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine)
(a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo)
(port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan)
(port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan)
(the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands)
(a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972))
(a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan)
(a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area)
(a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido)
(a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb)
(a volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet))
(a group of Japanese Islands in the northwesternern Pacific Ocean north of the Marianas)
(the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan)
(an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea)
(the capital and largest city of Jordan)
(Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba)
(a village in Jordan near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as the entered the Promised Land)
(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)
(the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris)
(a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center)
(a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean)
(a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region)
(an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum)
(a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait)
(an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands)
(a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
(the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
(the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life)
(the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists)
(a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century)
(a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris)
(the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries)
(the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine)
(a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes)
(a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade)
(a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France)
(a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558)
(a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival)
(a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines)
(a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base)
(an industrial city in eastern France north of Lyons)
(a city in southeastern France on the Isere River)
(a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine)
(an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders)
(a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon)
(a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean)
(a city in northeastern France in Lorraine)
(a port city in western France on the Loire estuary)
(a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera)
(a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429))
(a city in northeastern France east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II)
(city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port)
(a city on the Garonne River in southern France southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe)
(a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century)
(a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II)
(a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France; "the Riviera contains some of Europe's most popular resorts")
(a region of northeastern France famous for its wines)
(a former province of western France in the Loire valley)
(a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees)
(a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders))
(a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines)
(a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay)
(a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II)
(a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte)
(an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France)
(a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it)
(a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there)
(a region of central France west of the Auvergne mountains)
(an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits)
(an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France)
(a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region)
(an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay)
(a region of northern France on the English Channel)
(a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay)
(a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers)
(a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie)
(a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans)
(a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur)
(a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes)
(a republic on the west coast of Africa)
(a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa)
(a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; "Ghana was colonized as the Gold Coast by the British")
(the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port)
(an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth)
(the capital and largest city of Grenada)
(a republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958)
(a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974)
(a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam)
(a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966)
(port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana; "the city was called Stabroek by the Dutch but was renamed Georgetown by the British in 1812")
(a former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana)
(a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1579; half the country lies below sea level)
(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)
(a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family)
(a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II)
(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)
(city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry)
(an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands)
(the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea)
(a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620)
(one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands)
(the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands)
(an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands)
(a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland)
(capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary)
(a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands)
(a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands)
(the administrative center of the Faroe Islands)
(a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle)
(an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944)
(the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water)
(an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland)
(an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland)
(the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world)
(a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there)
(an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Choson)
(the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945))
(a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved")
(a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948)
(the capital and largest city of South Korea; located in northwestern South Korea)
(a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea)
(city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War)
(a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city)
(a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949)
(a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps)
(an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean)
(capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean)
(a port city and commerical center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea)
(a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks)
(an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millenium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated)
(a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966)
(the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho)
(a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves)
(the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia)
(a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum; involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(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)
(port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli)
(a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland)
(the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein)
(a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center)
(the capital and largest city of Luxembourg)
(landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991)
(an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world)
(a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960)
(the capital and largest city of Madagascar)
(a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
(city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi)
(the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi)
(a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971)
(a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957)
(the capital and largest city of Malaysia)
(the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo)
(a region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo)
(a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo)
(the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula)
(a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar)
(a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean)
(a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965)
(the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands)
(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)
(the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger)
(a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade)
(a strategically located island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea)
(a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964)
(the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island)
(a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert)
(capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast)
(an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean)
(a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)
(capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island)
(a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera)
(a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; world-famous for its gambling casino)
(the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries; "under Ghengis Khan Tartary extended as far east as the Pacific Ocean")
(a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia)
(a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia)
(the capital and largest city of Mongolia)
(a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)
(a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco)
(a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast)
(a city in north central Morocco; religious center)
(a city in western Morocco; tourist center)
(a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border)
(the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast)
(a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar; "the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841")
(an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992)
(a republic on the eastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975)
(a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel)
(the capital and largest city of Mozambique)
(a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean)
(North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific)
(the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait)
(the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait)
(an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery)
(the largest city and principal port of New Zealand)
(industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region)
(a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert)
(a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country)
(capital of Nigeria in the center of the country)
(a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university)
(a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people)
(chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria)
(a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center)
(a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center)
(a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil)
(a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman)
(an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India)
(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)
(a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River)
(the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959)
(the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan)
(city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass)
(an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capitol of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built)
(a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean)
(a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States)
(a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811)
(the capital and chief port of Paraguay)
(an ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD)
(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)
(a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city)
(a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire)
(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)
(an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands)
(one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor)
(the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic)
(a mountainous island in the central Philippines)
(a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)
(the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon)
(an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines)
(a volcano on Luzon northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy)
(group of islands in the central Philippines)
(a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II)
(the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland)
(an industrial city and river port in northern Poland)
(an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula)
(a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century)
(a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder)
(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))
(islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; "the Azores are strategically located on transatlantic air and shipping routes")
(a group of volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean west of Morocco)
(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)
(port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine)
(a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal southeast of Lisbon)
(a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf)
(an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil)
(a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983)
(the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis)
(the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher)
(one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis)
(a volcanic island in the Windward Isles south of Martinique)
(a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979)
(a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia)
(an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979)
(an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
(the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent)
(a French overseas possession in the South Pacific)
(an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin)
(the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti)
(an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific east of Samoa)
(a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia)
(a chain of small islands in French Polynesia)
(a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia)
(a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia)
(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)
(a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific)
(a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa)
(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)
(the capital and only city of San Marino)
(island nation in the South Atlantic off the West coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves)
(an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe)
(an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)
(joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia)
(joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam)
(a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam)
(a town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dharhan killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people)
(port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca)
(a city in western Saudi Arabia east of Mecca)
(a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formely an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
(a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
(a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960)
(the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal)
(a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar)
(a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976)
(port city and the capital of Seychelles)
(a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961)
(port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone)
(an island south of the Malay Peninsula)
(a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965)
(the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports)
(the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth)
(the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth)
(a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali Peninsula; subject to tribal warfare)
(the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean)
(a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia)
(a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))
(city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa)
(port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa)
(city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries)
(city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing)
(a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center)
(a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997)
(a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers)
(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)
(a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese)
(a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town))
(a large collection of African townships southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans)
(the medieval Russian state established by Scandanavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev)
(a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917)
(a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia an others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991)
(a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital)
(a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation)
(a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River)
(a city of east central Russia north of Moscow)
(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)
(the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields)
(a city of central Russia south of Moscow)
(an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia)
(a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk)
(a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters)
(one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991))
(a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state)
(formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia)
(an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky)
(an industrial city in the European part of Russia)
(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)
(a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II)
(a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort)
(a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages)
(a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia)
(a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II)
(a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43)
(a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia)
(two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads)
(a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea)
(a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)
(the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States)
(industrial city of Belarus southeast of Minsk)
(European countries bordering the Baltic Sea)
(a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea)
(a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia)
(a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League)
(a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia)
(a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea)
(a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League)
(a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea)
(a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League)
(the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania)
(a town in Lithuania that was the center of the Chaba movement for a brief period during the 19th century)
(a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991)
(a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century)
(a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov)
((Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece)
(capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center)
(an industrial city in the Donets Basin)
(a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (16 April 1986))
(port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River)
(city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry)
(a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine)
(a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea)
(a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea)
(a resort city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; scene of the Allied conference between Churchill and Stalin and Roosevelt in 1945)
(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)
(a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)
(a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production)
(a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)
(the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river)
(an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability)
(an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea)
(a landlocked republic south of Russia and 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)
(remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998)
(the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998)
(a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)
(the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991))
(a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet)
(the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991)
(a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991)
(the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan)
(a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk)
(a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)
(city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century)
(the parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken)
(a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France)
(a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)
(the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum)
(an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain)
(a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces)
(a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs)
(an ancient port city in southwestern Spain)
(a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean)
(a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture)
(a city in southeastern Spain; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Muslims in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction)
(a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry)
(a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains)
(a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean)
(a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains)
(a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort)
(a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain)
(a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century)
(a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I))
(an ancient city in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon)
(a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479)
(a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay)
(a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain)
(a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain")
(a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands)
(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)
(a region of northern Africa south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea)
(a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(a mountainous province of central Sudan)
(the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile)
(a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum)
(a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975)
(the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam)
(a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the Commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968)
(capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland)
(a landlocked federal republic in central Europe)
(the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland)
(a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations)
(a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland)
(a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center)
(the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country; "Zurich is the center of the German-speaking part of Switzerland")
(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; involved in state-sponsored terrorism)
(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)
(the capital and second largest city of Tanzania)
(a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania)
(an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania)
(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")
(the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture)
(a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970)
(a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; "southern Tunisia is mostly desert")
(the capital and principal port of Tunisia)
(the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region)
(a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean)
(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)
(an extensive geographical region in the Middle East south of the Caucacus)
(the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq)
(a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923)
(an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander)
(a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River)
(the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats)
(a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya)
(a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity)
(a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon)
(the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey)
(the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church)
(an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here)
(an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402)
(region of western Asia Minor colonized by Ancient Greeks)
(a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962)
(a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom)
(a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers))
(a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria)
(the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria)
(a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves)
(a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates)
(port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf)
(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)
(the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.))
(the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to California)
(one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States)
(a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut)
(a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland)
(a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas)
(any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the Civil War)
(any state prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War)
(the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861)
(the region of the United States lying south of the Mason-Dixon Line)
(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)
(states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative)
(the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia)
(the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama)
(the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale")
(the region of the United States lying north of the Mason-Dixon Line)
(the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina)
(the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota)
(a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
(the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River)
(the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama)
(a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River)
(an industrial town in north central Alabama)
(a city in northern Alabama; center for space research)
(a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay)
(a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters)
(a university town in west central Alabama)
(a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union; "Alaska is the largest state in the United States")
(a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska")
(a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century)
(a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906)
(a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world)
(a peninsula in southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands))
(a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle)
(a group of islands off southeastern Alaska)
(an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau)
(a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
(a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory)
(a city just east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix)
(a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico)
(the state capital and largest city of Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural center thanks to irrigation)
(a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century)
(a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border)
(a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
(a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks)
(a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border)
(a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs)
(the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River)
(a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River)
(a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas)
(a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
(a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland)
(an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney)
(a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley)
(a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley)
(a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors)
(a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean)
(a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains)
(a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921)
(a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States)
(a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry)
(a town in western California south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay)
(a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center)
(a city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles)
(a town in north central California on the Sacramento River)
(a city in north central California 75 miles northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California)
(a city in southern California east of Los Angeles)
(a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base)
(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)
(a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco)
(a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries)
(a town in California south of San Francisco)
(a town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay)
(a city in southern California east of Long Beach)
(a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean)
(a city of west central California; residential area with light industry)
(an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California)
(a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center)
(a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains)
(a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town)
(a city in east central Colorado on the eatern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy)
(the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river)
(a city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs)
(a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies)
(one of the British colonies that formed the United States)
(a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound)
(a residential town in central Connecticut)
(the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business)
(a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University)
(a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century)
(a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
(the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia)
(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)
(terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.)
(a hill in Washington, D.C., where the capitol building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capital Hill")
(a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.)
(a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
(a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials)
(a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations)
(a university town in north central Florida)
(Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida)
(a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico)
(a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro)
(a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels)
(a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World)
(a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast)
(a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida)
(a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico)
(a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States)
(a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort)
(capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida)
(a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico)
(a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach)
(a large amusement park established in 1971 southwest of Orlando)
(a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
(a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans)
(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)
(a university town in northeast Georgia)
(a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments)
(a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry)
(a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center)
(a city in central Georgia southeast of Atlanta)
(a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner)
(a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river)
(a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border)
(a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands)
(a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii)
(the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu)
(a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island southeast of Honolulu)
(a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific)
(the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks)
(an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area)
(the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands)
(an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu))
(the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai))
(an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state)
(a harbor on Oahu west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941)
(an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 mile northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base)
(a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area)
(a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River)
(a university town in southeastern Idaho)
(a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls)
(a Midwest state in north-central United States)
(a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers)
(a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana)
(largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan)
(a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here)
(a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis)
(a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River)
(a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River)
(a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the Civil War)
(a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign)
(a university town in south central Indiana)
(a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River)
(a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production)
(the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commerical center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race)
(a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River)
(a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha)
(a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island)
(a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River)
(a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri)
(a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town)
(a town in central Kansas west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower)
(a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri)
(a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856)
(the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river)
(the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River)
(a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses)
(the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky)
(a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses)
(the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby)
(a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market)
(a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River)
(an area in central Kentucky notied for it bluegrass and thoroughbred horses)
(a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
(a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians)
(a town in southeast Louisiana south of Baton Rouge)
(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)
(a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border)
(a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River)
(a university town in southwestern Maine)
(a town in southwestern Maine north of Portland)
(a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor)
(largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state)
(state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy)
(the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center)
(an Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency)
(a town in northern Maryland west of Baltimore)
(a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies)
(state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services)
(a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building)
(a city in Massachusetts just north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
(town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought)
(a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries)
(town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston)
(a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River)
(an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts west of Boston)
(a Massachusetts peninsula north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean)
(a Massachusetts peninsula south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area)
(a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay)
(an island summer resort off of Cape Cod)
(an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry)
(a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620)
(colony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691)
(a boulder in Plymouth supposed to be where the Pilgrims disembarked from the Mayflower)
(a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692)
(a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region)
(a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron)
(a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan)
(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)
(a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing)
(a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture)
(a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula)
(capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand river)
(a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan)
(a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie)
(a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron)
(a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan)
(a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior)
(a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range)
(largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities)
(a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries)
(capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities)
(nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
(a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range)
(a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War)
(a old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico)
(a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama)
(a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River north of Vicksburg)
(capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl river)
(a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River)
(a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves)
(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)
(a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain)
(a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail)
(capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river)
(a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas)
(a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express)
(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)
(a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border)
(a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park)
(the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river)
(a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper)
(a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power)
(capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana)
(a midwestern state on the Great Plains)
(capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska)
(a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River)
(largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest)
(capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada)
(largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess)
(a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage)
(capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river)
(largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river)
(a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean)
(a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies)
(a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center)
(capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river)
(a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Pittsburgh)
(a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan))
(a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters)
(the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey)
(a university town in central New Jersey)
(a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean)
(an island in New York Bay southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; "Congress officially changed the name from Bedloe's Island to Liberty Island in 1956")
(a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border)
(the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river)
(a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits)
(a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border)
(a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande)
(a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced)
(capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico)
(an artist colony in northern New Mexico)
(an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located)
(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)
(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)
(state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river)
(a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls))
(a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame)
(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)
(a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain)
(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)
(a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center)
(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")
(one of the five boroughs of New York City)
(an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side)
(an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south)
(a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto)
(a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice)
(a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts)
(a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga)
(a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts)
(a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters)
(a fashionable residential street in New York City)
(low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan)
(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)
(a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance)
(a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century)
(a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn)
(a channel separating Manhattan from the Bronx)
(a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn)
(United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy)
(an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end)
(a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park)
(a large airport on Long Island east of New York City)
(a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania)
(a town on the Hudson River in New York)
(a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters)
(a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort)
(a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry)
(a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal)
(a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing)
((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")
(a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies)
(a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean)
(a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras")
(a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore)
(capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina)
(a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains west of Charlotte)
(a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina)
(the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina)
(a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University)
(a town in south central North Carolina)
(a city of north central North Carolina)
(a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market)
(a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River)
(a state of north central United States bordering on Canada)
(capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river)
(largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river)
(a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry)
(the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port)
(a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river)
(the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University)
(a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center)
(an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie)
(a state in south central United States)
(a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River)
(capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock)
(a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries)
(a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
(a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range)
(a city in eastern Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university)
(a town in southern Oregon near the California border)
(a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort)
(freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains)
(capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River)
(a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center)
(a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production)
(a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania)
(a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery)
(capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state)
(a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia))
(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)
(a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh)
(an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania)
(a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state)
(the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University)
(a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center)
(a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies)
(capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina)
(a port city in southeastern South Carolina)
(a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center)
(a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont)
(a state in north central United States)
(capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river)
(a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills)
(largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota)
(mountains in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming)
(a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River)
(largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River)
(capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music)
(the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
(a city in the northern panhandle of Texas)
(a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth)
(state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas)
(a city of southeastern Texas near Houston)
(a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships)
(a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico)
(a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields)
(a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande west of San Antonio)
(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)
(a city in northeastern Texas (just west of Dallas); a major industrial center)
(a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island)
(an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay)
(a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas))
(the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
(a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande)
(a city in northwest Texas south of Amarillo)
(a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande)
(a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town)
(a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers)
(a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border)
(a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas)
(a town in southeast Texas southeast of San Antonio)
(a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border)
(a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young)
(a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons)
(a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons)
(the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church)
(capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont)
(a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River)
(the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont)
(a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War)
(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)
(a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains)
(a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607)
(a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards)
(port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy)
(a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards)
(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)
(the former residence of George Washington; in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river)
(a town in northeastern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border)
(a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River)
(capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound)
(a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington)
(a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border)
(a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle)
(a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon)
(a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border)
(state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river)
(a town in central West Virginia on the New River)
(a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha)
(a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia)
(a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river)
(a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river)
(a midwestern state in north central United States)
(a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan)
(a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River)
(capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin)
(largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries)
(a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan south of Milwaukee)
(a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth)
(a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east)
(a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river)
(the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state)
(a university town in southeast Wyoming)
(a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border)
(a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825)
(the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America)
(a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980)
(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)
(the capital of the State of the Vatican City)
(a mountainous tableland in northern South America; extends from Venezuela into Guyana and northern Brazil)
(a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)
(the capital and largest city of Venezuela)
(a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river)
(a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America)
(a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center)
(a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center)
(an industrial city in northern Venezuela)
(a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945)
(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)
(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)
(the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam)
(a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina)
(a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center)
(a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990)
(an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location have made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times)
(an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea)
(a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden east of Aden)
(the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau)
(a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the Commonwealth in 1964)
(the capital and largest city of Zambia)
(the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands)
(ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain)
(a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland)
(a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco)
(a region in California south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries)
(a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980)
(the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe)
(industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe)
(a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia)
(a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits)
(general name given to all desert areas in Australia)
(an arid region of southeastern California)
(a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America)
(a desert region in northwestern Australia north of the Gibson Desert)
(a desert region in south central Australia north of the Nullarbor Plain)
(a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana)
(the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan)
(a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean)
(an arid sandstone plateau between the Nile and the Red Sea)
(a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona)
(a semi-arid region in southern South America)
(the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa)
(the region of Africa south of the Sahara Desert)
(a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt)
(an inactive volcano in western Cameroon; highest peak on the West African coast)
(an extinct volcano in southern Mexico between Mexico City and Veracruz; the highest peak in Mexico (18,695 feet))
(an active volcano in southwestern Mexico)
(an Andean volcano in northern Ecuador; last erupted in 1955)
(the world's largest active volcano; located in the Andes in north central Ecuador)
(the world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru)
(an inactive volcano in Sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in Europe (10,500 feet))
(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)
(an active volcano in southeastern Colombia in the Andes)
(the world's highest volcano; in the Andes in northern Chile; last erupted in 1959)
(an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783)
(an inactive volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula; last erupted in 1946)
(a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history)
(a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and east of the Laptev Sea)
(an active volcano on north central Hawaii Island; highest peak in the Hawaiian Islands)
(an active volcano on south central Hawaii Island)
(an inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950)
(an inactive volcano in the Andes in central Ecuador; last erupted in 1946)
(an inactive volcano in central Chile; last erupted in 1959)
(an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity)
(an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC)
(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)
(an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea)
(an area of western African between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea)
(areas where Muslims are in the majority)
(areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted)
(a motive for living; "pottery was his life")
(a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument)
(a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration")
(reason; "there was no occasion for complaint")
(grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful")
(the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores')
(an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches")
(a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic)
(an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses")
((psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object)
((psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object)
((psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die)
(a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble")
(an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid)
(an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)
(an intense desire to be alone or out in the open)
(an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess)
(an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs)
(an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive)
(pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking)
(a mania restricted to one thing or idea)
(an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies)
(an irresistible desire to pick a superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting))
(an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things)
(an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair)
(very strong or irresistible impulse to travel)
(an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will)
(obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness)
(motivation based on ideas of right and wrong)
(the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle)
(motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions)
(an inner voice that judges your behavior)
(a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility)
(a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul)
(something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action)
(any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration")
((psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido)
((psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge")
((psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual)
(a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine)
(a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt)
(a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively))
(the deep sea (2000 meters or more) where there is no light)
((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon)
(a needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal)
(the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high))
(a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high))
(a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high))
(a river in northern Italy that flows southeast into the Adriatic Sea; "Verona is on the Adige")
(a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area)
(mountains in Antarctica north of Victoria Land)
(something added to another thing but not an essential part of it)
(an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west)
(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)
(a creek emptying into the Hellespont in present-day Turkey; at its mouth in 405 BC the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians and ended the Peloponnesian War)
(the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle))
(a stony meteorite consisting of silicate minerals)
(the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
(an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents")
(a transmission mechanism in the which the infectious agent is spread as an aerosol and usually enters a person through the respiratory tract)
(a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire)
(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)
(a mountain range in south central Alaska; contains Mount McKinley)
(second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary)
(the western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia)
(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)
(clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down)
(brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun)
(the brightest star in the Southern Cross)
(a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes)
(a glacier that moves down from a high valley)
(a large mountain system in south-central Europe; scenic beauty and winter sports make them a popular tourist attraction)
(double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation)
(a cumulus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles)
(a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles)
(a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles))
(a part of Niagara Falls in western New York (north of Buffalo))
(one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks)
(an Asian river between China and Russia; flows into the Sea of Okhotsk)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high))
(part of the Bay of Bengal west of the Malay Peninsula)
(a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast)
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cassiopeia and Pegasus; contains the Andromeda Galaxy)
(the highest waterfall; has more than one leap; flow varies seasonally)
(a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high))
(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)
(the southern waters surrounding Antarctica)
(a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific)
(a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest)
(the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1)
(some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock")
(the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino)
(a particle that has the same mass as another particle but has opposite values for its other properties; interaction of a particle and its antiparticle results in annihilation and the production of radiant energy)
(an unstable negatively charged proton; the antiparticle of a proton)
(a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Vela)
(a river in northwestern Florida formed by the confluence of the Chattahoochee River and the Flint River at the Florida border)
(a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula)
(an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit)
(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)
(a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans)
(a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces)
(underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc)
(a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma)
(a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia)
(a part of the western Pacific Ocean north of Australia and south of New Guinea and the eastern islands of Indonesia)
(a river in central Brazil that flows generally northward (with many falls) to join the Tocantins River)
(the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded)
(a river that rises in northeastern Turkey (near the source of the Euphrates) and flows generally eastward through Armenia to the Caspian Sea; ancient name was Araxes)
(a river that rises in northern Colombia and flows generally eastward to the Orinoco in central Venezuela)
(a relic that has been excavated from the soil)
(a group of many islands in a large body of water)
(ice covered waters surrounding the North Pole; mostly covered with solid ice or with ice floes and icebergs)
(the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth)
(a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains)
(formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela)
(a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus)
(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)
(a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea)
(an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise")
(the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
((astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation))
(any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter))
(a depression the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile)
(the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)
(a mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia)
(the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body)
(an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon)
(a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way)
(the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean)
(a range of mountains in Australia that forms the southern end of the Great Dividing Range)
(a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn)
(a river in southwestern England rising in Gloucestershire and flowing through Bristol to empty into the estuary of the Severn)
(a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam; "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos")
(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)
(a large shallow lake in western Hungary)
(the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula)
(a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy)
(a long ridge or pile; "a huge bank of earth")
(sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents")
(a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force)
(a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river")
(a pit where wood or charcoal is burned to make a bed of hot coals suitable for barbecuing meat)
(the part of the Arctic Ocean north of Norway and Russia)
(anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access)
(a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore)
(a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore)
(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)
(the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain")
(a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; "the basin of the Great Salt Lake")
(an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf)
(an arm of the Indian Ocean east of India)
(an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain)
(a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; formed by the Yucatan Peninsula)
(a bay of the North Atlantic between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia; noted for rapid tides as great as 70 feet)
(an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples)
(a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana))
(an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake)
(part of the Arctic Ocean northeast of Alaska)
(a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed")
((geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock); "they found a bed of standstone")
(solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil)
(a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree)
(something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured)
(a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben")
(part of the North Pacific between Alaska and Siberia; connected to the Arctic Ocean by the Bering Strait)
(a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean)
(a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area)
(a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope)
(the second brightest star in Centaurus)
(the second brightest star in the Southern Cross)
(a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope)
(a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major)
(a river that flows from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in southern Montana)
(a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight")
(a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa)
(a river that rises in northeastern South Dakota and flows southward to join the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa)
(a branch of a river running to a dead end)
(a stagnant pool of water in the bed of a stream that flows intermittently)
(a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
(any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare)
(nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young)
(a narrow bay formed by an inlet from the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Florida)
(an arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago)
(a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye")
(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")
(a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany)
(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)
(a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field)
(a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans)
(something long and thin resembling a blade of grass; "a blade of lint on his suit")
(anything that covers; "there was a blanket of snow")
(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")
(a headstream of the Nile; joins the White Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile)
(a range of the Appalachians extending from Pennsylvania to northern Georgia)
(the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue")
(a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion))
(an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body")
(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")
(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)
(a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den)
(an especially rich vein of precious ore)
(a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high))
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major)
(a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site)
(any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons)
(a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route)
(a quark with a charge of -1/3 and a mass about 10,000 times that of an electron)
(a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon Islands)
(a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin)
(an Asian river; flows into the Bay of Bengal)
(a stream or river connected to a larger one)
(an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it)
(a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of Mexico)
(an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification))
(an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions)
(an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England)
(a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer")
(a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide))
(a hole made by a bullet passing through it)
(a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter)
(a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides)
(an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeastern Massachusetts)
(a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high))
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Columba and Eridanus)
(a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body; "renal calculi can be very painful")
(a large crater caused by the violent explosion of a volcano that collapses into a depression)
(the second largest of Jupiter's satellites)
(a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River)
(a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma)
((astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion)
(a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Leo and Gemini)
(a constellation southeast of Orion; contains Sirius)
(a constellation east of Orion; contains Procyon)
(supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky)
(a range of mountains in northern Spain along the coast of the Bay of Biscay)
(a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall)
(a strip of land projecting into a body of water)
(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)
(the southern part of Massachusetts Bay)
(a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear)
(a promontory on the far southern part of Nova Scotia)
(a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland)
(a small cape in southwestern Spain; "Nelson defeated the French and Spanish fleets off Cape Trafalgar in 1805")
(the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland)
(a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpenteria and the Coral Sea)
(a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius)
(an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream)
(a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus)
(a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites)
(a mountain range in central Europe that extends from Slovakia and southern Poland southeastward through western Ukraine to northeastern Romania; a popular resort area)
(a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls)
(a mountain range in the northwestern United States extending through Washington and Oregon and northern California; a part of the Coast Range)
(a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world)
(a W-shaped constellation in the northern hemisphere near Polaris)
(a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux)
(a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice)
(anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others")
(a range of the Appalachians west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas)
(the mountain range in Caucasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea that forms part of the traditional border between Europe and Asia)
(an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea)
(a large cave or a large chamber in a cave)
(any large dark enclosed space; "his eyes were dark caverns")
(a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross)
(a faint constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star)
(the largest asteroid and the first discovered)
(a large constellation on the equator near Pisces and Aquarius)
((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))
(a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Apus and Mensa)
(a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high))
(a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel")
(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)
(a crack in a lip caused usually by cold)
(a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston)
(a quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 2900 times that of an electron and a charm of +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)
(a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range)
(a lake on the border between Nevada and California west of Carson City; a popular resort area)
(a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna River)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high))
(a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall)
(a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules)
(small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks)
(a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun)
(a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas River)
(a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire)
(a small faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Musca and Triangulum Australe)
(a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake)
(a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples)
(a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude)
(a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles))
((geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock)
((geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks)
(a steep high face of rock; "he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town"; "a steep drop")
(a river that rises in southwestern Virginia and flows generally southwestward across eastern Tennessee to the Tennessee River)
((chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop)
((cosmology) a universe in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang and to cause the universe to collapse again; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter)
(a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)
(a layer of clouds seen from a distance)
(a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course")
(a string of mountain ranges along the Pacific coast of North America from southeastern Alaska to Lower California)
((Greek mythology) a river in Hades that was said to be a tributary of the Acheron)
(the dregs remaining after brewing coffee)
(a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth)
(a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged)
(a river in 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 forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; an important source of water in the southwestern United States)
(a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico)
(a large plateau 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)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Caelum)
(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)
((astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed)
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes; contains a cluster of some 10,000 galaxies)
((astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit)
(a major African river (one of the world's longest); flows through Congo into the South Atlantic)
(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)
(something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath")
(a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
(one of the large landmasses of the earth; "there are seven continents"; "pioneers had to cross the continent on foot")
(a glacier that spreads out from a central mass of ice)
(the relatively shallow (up to 200 meters) seabed surrounding a continent)
(the steep descent of the seabed from the continental shelf to the abyssal zone)
(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)
(a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand)
(river that rises in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through eastern Alabama to join the Tallapoosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River)
(a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone)
(an arm of the South Pacific northeast of Australia)
(a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill)
(a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners")
(a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Bootes and Hercules)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high))
(a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo)
(something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)
(small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain)
(a natural object that covers or envelops; "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover")
(a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD)
(a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall))
(a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb)
(a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus)
(the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian)
(a hard outer layer that covers something)
(a rock formed by the solidification of a substance; has regularly repeating internal structure; external plane faces)
(any of numerous minute rudimentary crystalline bodies of unknown composition found in glassy igneous rock)
(arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops)
(a river that rises in southeastern Kentucky and flows westward through northern Tennessee to become a tributary of the Ohio River in southwestern Kentucky)
(a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west)
(the southwestern part of the Appalachians)
(a dark cloud of great vertical extent charged with electricity; associated with thunderstorms)
(any barrier to communication or vision; "a curtain of secrecy"; "a curtain of trees")
(a piece cut off from the main part of something)
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way; contains a black hole)
(an open river valley (in a hilly area))
(small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people)
(loose scales shed from the scalp; "I could see the dandruff on her shoulders")
(the 2nd longest European river; flows into the Black Sea)
(an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River)
(a saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level)
(literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep")
(a narrow pass (especially one between mountains))
(the outer of two small satellites of Mars)
(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)
(an inlet of the North Atlantic; fed by the Delaware River)
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Pegasus and Aquila)
(a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water)
(an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation)
(a river in northern Guyana that flows northward into the Atlantic)
(a major open geological fault in Alaska)
(a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth)
(something desired as a necessity; "the desiderata for a vacation are time and money")
(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)
(the nucleus of deuterium; consists of one proton and one neutron; used as a bombarding particle in accelerators)
(a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high))
(a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata)
(a cluster of stars within an intricate cloud of gas and dust)
(a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance)
(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)
(anything that is cast aside or discarded)
(a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it)
(a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club))
((golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot")
(a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea)
(an eastern range of the Alps in northeastern Italy famous for their dolomitic limestone)
(a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov)
(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)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud)
((usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil)
(a stable quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron)
(a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus)
(a gully that is shallower than a ravine)
(sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid)
(something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents)
(masses of ice floating in the open sea)
(any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued")
(a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans)
(the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet on which we live; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world")
(part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia)
(a Spanish river; flows into the Mediterranean)
(a river in central Europe that arises in northwestern Czechoslovakia and flows northward through Germany to empty into the North Sea)
(a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges)
(an elementary particle with negative charge)
(a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter)
(a short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads)
(a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high))
(a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left from a fire)
(an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain)
(a calculus occurring in the intestines)
(a natural covering (as by a fluid); "the spacecraft detected an envelope of gas around the comet")
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Fornax and Cetus)
(a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion)
((geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets)
(the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix)
(a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia)
(the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia)
(the 4th largest of Jupiter's satellites; covered with a smooth shell of frozen water)
(the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)
(a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky)
(a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high))
(a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife)
(a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky)
(a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere)
(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)
(cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons)
(a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue)
((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")
(a branch that flows into the main stream)
(any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle)
(a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file)
(something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings")
(a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa Island in Scotland)
(the luminous center of a nuclear explosion)
(a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning))
(a pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater")
(a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns)
(a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland))
(a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel)
(a large firth on the east coast of Scotland; location of Edinburgh)
(any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion)
(a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway)
(a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes)
(a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River)
(an object that floats or is capable of floating)
(a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding)
(the bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc.)
(the ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor")
(a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage")
(a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid)
(a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock)
(any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another)
(a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain)
(hilly land on the lower slopes of mountains)
(a shallow area in a stream that can be forded)
(land forming the forward margin of something)
(the part of the seashore between the high-water mark and the low-water mark)
(land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
(a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix)
(the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil)
(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")
(a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan)
(a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock")
(electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high))
(one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo)
(a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts)
(an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas south of Houston)
(a bay of the North Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland)
(an Asian river; rises in the Himalayas and flows east into the Bay of Bengal; a sacred river of the Hindus)
(a river in southeastern China that flows generally north into the Chang Jiang north of Nanchang)
(a river that rises in the Pyrenees and flows northwest to the Bay of Biscay)
(a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high))
(a particle that mediates the interaction of two elementary particles)
(a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic)
((mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals)
((geology) the geological features of the earth)
(a spring that discharges hot water and steam)
(a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun))
(a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado River)
(a boulder that has been carried by a glacier to a place far distant from its place of origin)
(a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains))
(a gauge boson that mediates strong interaction among quarks)
(a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake)
(a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica)
(a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it))
(a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high))
(a small hard particle; "a grain of sand")
(the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona)
(a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high))
(a gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak) gravitational interactions between particles)
(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)
(a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms)
(a constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star)
(the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia)
(a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia)
(a group of 5 lakes in central North America)
(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)
(( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa; extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique; marked by geological faults)
(a shallow body of salt water in northwestern Utah)
(a lake in the Northwest Territories in northwestern Canada; drained by the Mackenzie River)
(part of the Appalachians between North Carolina and Tennessee)
(a river that rises in western Wyoming and flows southward through Utah to become a tributary of the Colorado River)
(part of the Arctic Ocean north of Iceland)
(woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home")
(matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain")
(a small cave (usually with attractive features))
(a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shipping)
(something grown or growing; "a growth of hair")
(a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix)
(a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento Mountains)
(a narrow gorge with a stream running through it)
(an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay)
(arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea)
(a gulf of the Pacific Ocean between the Alaska Peninsula and the Alexander Archipelago)
(a gulf of the Mediterranean Sea in southwestern Turkey)
(a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia)
(a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland)
(a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia)
(inlet of the Ionian Sea between central Greece and the Peloponnesus)
(an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia)
(a gulf off the southwest coast of Africa)
(an arm of the Atlantic south of the United States and east of Mexico)
(an inlet of the Kara Sea in western Siberia)
(an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf)
(an inlet of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia)
(an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada)
(wide inlet of the Mediterranean Sea on the north coast of Libya)
(a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal)
(an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico)
(an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula)
(deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour))
(a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean))
(any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other particles)
(a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur))
(a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay)
(a bay formed by an inlet of the East China Sea)
(the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container; "the beer had a large head of foam")
(a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet")
(a stream that forms the source of a river)
(a large constellation in the northern hemisphere between Lyra and Corona Borealis)
(a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon)
(the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation)
(a local and well-defined elevation of the land)
(hilly land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; "the Black Hills")
(a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain)
(a mountain range extending west of the Himalayas)
(a depression hollowed out of solid matter)
(a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians")
(a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship)
(a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam)
(a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land)
(a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above)
(a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound)
(a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta)
(a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high))
(a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high))
(a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century)
(an estuary in central northeastern England formed by the Ouse River and the Trent River)
(a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread"; "a lump of coal")
(a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer)
(a positively charged atom of hydrogen; that is to say, a normal hydrogen atomic nucleus)
(the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near the south celestial pole)
(any baryon that is not a nucleon; unstable particle with mass greater than a neutron)
(a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacier)
(a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak))
(a steep part of a glacier resembling a frozen waterfall)
(a large flat mass of ice (larger than an ice floe) floating at sea)
(a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea)
(a large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil)
(a river in the central Netherlands flowing north to the IJsselmeer)
(a shallow lake in northwestern Netherlands created in 1932 by building a dam across the entrance to the Zuider Zee)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high))
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high))
(a river in Illinois that flows southwest to the Mississippi River)
(an agent that impairs; "crops can be great impairers of the soil")
(a geological fault in which one side is above the other)
(any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell")
(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)
(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)
(a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean)
(a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred to the person by a fomite of vector)
(a covering of fine hairs (or sometimes scales) as on a leaf or insect)
(an Asian river; flows into the Arabian Sea)
(a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Tucana)
(anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials")
(an agent capable of producing infection)
(any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit)
(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)
(an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands))
(a gauge boson that mediates weak interactions between particles)
(microscopic particles in the interplanetary medium)
(a rarefied flow of gas and charged particles (plasma) that stream from the sun and form the solar wind)
(interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust)
(interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars)
(the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes)
(a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons)
(an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy)
(an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland)
(a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file)
(the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea)
(an Asian river; tributary of the Ob River)
(a river in southeastern France; a tributary of the Rhone)
(a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
(a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas)
(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)
(a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland)
(the isthmus that connects Central America and South America)
(the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia)
(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)
(a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock")
(a river that rises in North Dakota and flows southward across South Dakota to the Missouri)
(a river in Virginia that flows east into Chesapeake Bay at Hampton Roads)
(the southern extension of Hudson Bay in Canada between western Quebec and northeastern Ontario)
(a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet)
(a promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules)
(a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan)
(any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter))
(the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites)
(a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high))
(a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high))
(a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia)
(a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,146 feet high))
(a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
(an unstable meson produced as the result of a high-energy particle collision)
(a mountain range in northern Kashmir; an extension of the Hindu Kush; contains the 2nd highest peak)
(part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia and east of the Barents Sea; icebound most of the year)
(the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia)
(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)
(a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak)
((geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits)
(a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida)
(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)
(the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high)
(a lake in the mountains of central Africa between Congo and Rwanda)
(a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean)
(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)
(a small hill rising up from the African veld)
(an inlet of the Yellow Sea between northeastern China and western Korea)
(a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan)
(a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea)
(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)
(an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland)
(a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral)
(a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
(a lake east of the Caspian Sea lying between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan)
(a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river)
(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)
(the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River by the New York State Barge Canal)
(a lake between southwestern Switzerland and France that is crossed from east to west by the Rhone)
(a lake in northwestern Russia; drains through the Volkhov River into Lake Ladoga)
(a lake in northwestern Russia north of St. Petersburg; the largest lake in Europe; drains through the Neva River into the Gulf of Finland)
(the 3rd largest of the Great Lakes; the largest fresh-water lake entirely within the United States borders)
(lake in Egypt formed by dams built on the Nile River at Aswan)
(lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe)
(a lake between Ontario and Michigan; connected with Lake Huron and Lake Erie)
(the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes)
(a lake in northwestern Ethiopia; thelargest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile)
(the longest lake in the world in central Africa between Tanzania and Congo)
(a lake in southwestern Sweden; the largest lake in Sweden)
(the largest lake in Africa and the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the world; a headwaters reservoir for the Nile River)
(an electrically neutral baryon with isotopic spin 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")
(material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil")
(the seacoast first sighted on a voyage (or flight over water))
(part of the Arctic Ocean north of Siberia (between the Taimyr Peninsula and the New SiberianIslands) that is icebound most of the year)
(the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere)
(a cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings)
(the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse))
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high))
(a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia)
(an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak")
(a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water)
(the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage)
(a rive in eastern Pennsylvania that flows southeast into the Delaware River)
(a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea)
(a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo)
(an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Orion and Columba)
((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)
(a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high))
(a small faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Virgo and Scorpius)
(an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica)
(a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river)
(an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean)
(a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest)
(the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle)
(a river that flows from northern Wyoming into the Bighorn River in southern Montana; site of Custer's Last Stand)
(a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris)
(a river that rises in northeastern Wyoming and flows through Montana and South Dakota to join the Missouri River in North Dakota)
(a river that rises in southwestern Minnesota and flows southwestward to the Missouri River in western Iowa)
(a river in eastern Illinois that flows southeastward to the Wabash River)
(an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America))
(a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great Plains)
(a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high))
(a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked))
(an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Scotland)
(a lake in the Scottish highlands; the largest body of fresh water in Great Britain)
(guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation of astronomy)
(a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high))
(a French river; flows into the North Atlantic)
(the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated)
(a sound between Long Island and Connecticut)
(a long narrow (nearly landlocked) cove in Ireland)
(a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico)
(the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus)
(a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega)
(a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water)
(a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea)
(a sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds)
(a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River)
(a river that rises in the Andes mountains in southwestern Colombia and flows generally northward to empty into the Caribbean Sea at Barranquilla)
(either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole)
(a hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two)
(the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula)
(a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high))
(the layer of the earth between the crust and the core)
(a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon)
((closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation)
((free sea) a navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access)
((our sea) the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans)
(an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles)
(low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England")
(a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass")
(an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off of eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann on the north to Cape Cod on the south)
(a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range)
(fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood")
(an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb))
(a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape)
(a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high))
(a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection")
(the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)
(an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea)
(a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland)
(a glacier of the Piedmont type near Juneau in Alaska)
(a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere and containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud)
(a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high))
(the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun)
(a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean)
(flat tableland with steep edges; "the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water")
(a range of hills in northeastern Minnesota where rich iron ore deposits were discovered in 1887)
(an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0)
(the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere)
(a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file)
(stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface)
((astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere)
(a group of meteoroids with similar paths)
(a European river; flows into the North Sea)
(an electrically charged particle built up from polymeric molecules or ions and occurring in certain colloidal electrolytic solutions like soaps and detergents)
(a fossil that must be studied microscopically)
(a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere)
(a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Sagittarius and Capricornus)
(the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-waters")
(a river that rises in the Rockies in northwestern Montana and flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
(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)
(a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water to turn a mill wheel)
(a bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from the Bay)
(a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot)
(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)
(the longest river in the United States; arises in Montana and flows southeastward to become a tributary of the Mississippi at Saint Louis)
(a river in southwestern Alabama; flows into Mobile Bay)
(a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River)
(a river of central New York that flows southeastward to the Hudson River)
(a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing)
(a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction)
(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)
(the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy south of Geneva (15,781 feet high))
(an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California)
(any natural satellite of a planet; "Jupiter has sixteen moons")
(the natural satellite of the Earth; "the average distance to the moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969")
(any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases")
(open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss)
(accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier)
(an inlet of the North Sea on the northeast coast of Scotland)
(an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay east of Brisbane)
(a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky)
(a nonspecific agent that imparts motion; "happiness is the aim of all men and the motor of all action")
(a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill)
(the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant")
(the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia)
(a mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast; "according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel")
(the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high))
(the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson")
(an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave")
(an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa)
(a puddle of mud; "the children loved a mud puddle")
(a term used in Scottish names of promontories; "the Mull of Kintyre")
(a system of three or more stars associated by gravity)
(an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life of 2 microsecond; decays to electron and neutrino and antineutrino)
(an southeast Australian river; flows westward and then south into the Indian Ocean at Adelaide)
(a river of southeastern Australia; flows westward into the Murray River)
(a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross and Chamaeleon)
(a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must")
(any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation)
(a mountain peak in the Kunlun range in China (24,760 feet high))
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high))
(a luminous iridescent cloud at a high altitude that may be seen when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon)
(a river in southeastern Australia that flows generally northwest to join the Darling River)
(a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya)
(a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high))
(a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high))
(a mountain range in southeastern China running generally east to west)
(a depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean north of Haiti and Puerto Rico)
(a deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Rhode Island)
(a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water)
(a sunken or depressed geological formation)
(a raised or elevated geological formation)
(the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws)
(the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it")
(an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space)
(anything indispensable; "food and shelter are necessities of life"; "the essentials of the good life"; "allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions"; "a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained")
(a narrow elongated projecting strip of land)
(a river in Germany; rises in the Black Forest and flows north into the Rhine)
(anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants")
(a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?")
(a river that rises in eastern Kansas and flows eastward into Oklahoma to become a tributary of the Arkansas River)
(a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun)
(the ocean waters from the low tide mark to a depth of about 100 fathoms)
(a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young)
(an elementary particle with zero charge and zero mass)
(an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus)
(a star that has collapsed under its own gravity; it is composed of neutrons)
(a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland)
(a river in the southeastern United States that flows northward from North Carolina to West Virginia where it empties into the Kanawha River)
(a bay of the North Atlantic; fed by the Hudson River)
(a river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario; forms boundary between Ontario and New York)
(waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls)
(a nest in which spiders or insects deposit their eggs)
(an African river; flows into the South Atlantic)
(the world's longest river (4180 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)
((mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment))
(a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way)
(an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall)
(a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama)
(that part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator)
(a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea)
(a cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus)
(that part of the Pacific Ocean north of the equator)
(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)
(an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970)
(the part of the Atlantic that lies off the Norwegian coast north of the North Sea)
(a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and become more luminous in the process)
(a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil")
(a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn))
(a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus)
(the positively charged dense center of an atom)
((astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail)
(a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth)
(a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high))
(a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea)
(an eliminator that does away with all traces)
(a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere)
(the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole)
(a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea)
(the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing")
(a river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River)
(an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water)
(a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high))
(a lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades)
(a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia)
(a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes)
(a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains)
(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))
(a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus)
(a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring)
(an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall")
(a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius)
(a river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean)
(a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic)
(a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel)
(a river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River)
(a bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu)
(a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River)
(a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber)
(the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land)
(an outcropping of rock that extends outward)
(the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits)
(the land inside an oxbow bend in a river)
(a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel)
(an area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma)
(an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone)
(a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun)
(a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered)
(a meteorite composed principally of olivine and metallic iron)
((plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland)
(an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows)
(a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata)
(a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)
(a river in northeastern Brazil that flows generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean)
((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")
(a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite")
(a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions)
(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")
(a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river")
(a major waterfall in northeastern Brazil)
(a small constellation near the South Pole between Tucana and Ara)
(a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western Texas)
(a river that flows through central North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina to the Atlantic Ocean)
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces)
(a more or less level land surface representing and advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements)
(a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
(a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay)
(an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine)
(a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum")
(a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Morocco and Spain)
(a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way)
(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)
(a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form)
(the larger of the two satellites of Mars)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Tucana and Sculptor)
(an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon)
(a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle)
(the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun))
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Columba)
(a type of glaciation characteristic of Alaska; large valley glaciers meet to form an almost stagnant sheet of ice)
(a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high))
(the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules)
(an area planted with pine trees or related conifers)
(a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya)
(a meson involved in holding the nucleus together; produced as the result of high-energy particle collision)
(a large faint zodiacal constellation; between Aquarius and Aries)
(a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high))
(a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body")
(an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral)
(extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth")
(any of the celestial bodies (other than comets or satellites) that revolve around the sun in the solar system)
(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)
(one of many small solid celestial bodies thought to have existed at an early stage in the development of the solar system)
(a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication)
(a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly)
(a river in Nebraska that flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
(a star cluster in the constellation Taurus)
(the second smallest planet and the farthest known from the sun; has the most elliptical orbit of all the planets)
(a European river; flows into the Adriatic Sea)
(a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high))
(a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point")
(a glacier near the Arctic or Antarctic poles)
(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)
(the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor)
(a small lake; "the pond was too small for sailing")
(a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood")
(an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation)
(a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface))
(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)
((microbiology) an infectious protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid; thought to be the agent responsible for scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the nervous system)
((microbiology) a hypothetical infectious particle thought to be the cause of scrapie and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system; consists of nucleic acid in a protective coat of host cell proteins)
(a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
(any large molecule containing chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds)
(a stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron)
(the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years)
(a bay on the northern coast of Alaska where oil was discovered in 1968)
(something that has been pruned off of a plant)
(an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State)
(any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp")
(a degenerate neutron star; small and extremely dense; rotates very fast and emits regular pulses of polarized radiation)
(a stern-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere between Vela and Canis Major)
(a chain of mountains between France and Spain)
(a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Puppis and Antlia)
(hypothetical truly fundamental particle in mesons and baryons; there are supposed to be six flavors of quarks (and their antiquarks), which come in pairs; each has an electric charge of +2/3 or -1/3)
(a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; large red shifts imply enormous recession velocities)
(an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia)
(an agent that gives or restores life or vigor; "the soul is the quickener of the body")
(a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down)
(a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits)
(an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain)
(a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high))
(a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range")
(a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high))
(a part of a river where the current is very fast)
(a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats)
(a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water))
(a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana)
(a small cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter)
(a large cool star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun)
(a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal)
(a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water)
(any agent that produces relaxation; "music is a good relaxer")
(geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared)
(any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner")
(a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas)
(anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival")
(the fragment of DNA that is produced by cleaving DNA with a restriction enzyme)
(any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant")
(a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus)
(a major European river carrying more traffic than any other river in the world; flows into the North Sea)
(a mountain range in the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe; extends along the border between Greece and Bulgaria)
(a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles; "the valley of the Rhone is famous for its vineyards")
(any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a gray thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward")
(a long narrow natural elevation or striation)
(a gap between cloud masses; "the sun shone through a rift in the clouds")
(a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust)
(a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion))
(an estuary between Argentina and Uruguay)
(a North American river; boundary between the United States and Mexico; flows into Gulf of Mexico)
(an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings")
(woodlands along the banks of stream or river)
(one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind)
(a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")
(a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a river)
(a boulder that has been carried by a river to a place remote from its place of origin)
(a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me")
(the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide)
(the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington")
(an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica)
(a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches")
(a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it)
(an inclusion body found in plasma cells in cases of cancer)
(a river that rises in central Germany and flows north to join the Elbe River)
(a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico)
(mountain range in New Mexico east of the Rio Grande)
(a river in northern California rising near Mount Shasta and flowing south to the San Francisco Bay)
(a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle))
(a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way)
(a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus)
(a tributary of the Mississippi River that rises in Missouri and flows southeastward through Arkansas)
(a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy)
(a river in northeastern Florida that flows northward to Jacksonville and then eastward to empty into the Atlantic Ocean)
(a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high))
(a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho)
(a flat expanse of salt left by the evaporation of a body of salt water)
(a salt deposit that animals regularly lick)
(a saltwater lake in southeastern California)
(a shallow basin in a desert region; contains salt and gypsum that was deposited by an evaporated salt lake)
(a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Neuse at Namur)
(all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class)
(a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes)
(a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide)
(a bay of the Pacific in southern California)
(a large pit in sandy ground from which sand is dug)
(a fertile valley in southern California north of Los Angeles; includes many residential communities)
(a bay of the Pacific in western California)
(a low area where waste is buried between layers of earth)
(a river in central California that rises in the Sierra Nevada and flows northwest to form a large delta with the Sacramento River)
(a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland)
(a mountain range in southwestern Colorado that is part of the Rocky Mountains)
(a river in eastern France; rises in Lorraine and flows south to become the chief tributary of the Rhone)
(a vast area of the North Atlantic from the West Indies to the Azores that is dense with gulfweed)
(a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece)
(any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star)
(any agent capable of producing satisfaction)
(a giant planet which is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; 6th planet from the sun)
(a river in South Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic)
(a pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawed by two men with a long two-handled saw)
(a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin)
(a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea)
(a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius)
((usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected; "they collected blood scrapings for analysis")
(a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix and Cetus)
((botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts)
(a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)
(an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor)
(a bay of the Black Sea between Russia and the Ukraine)
(an arm of the Pacific between China and Japan)
(the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort)
(a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope; "sections from the left ventricle showed diseased tissue")
(matter deposited by some natural process)
(one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange")
(a long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara)
(a French river that flows through the heart of Paris and then northward into the English Channel)
(a range of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern British Columbia)
(a constellation in the equatorial region of the northern hemisphere near Ophiuchus and Corona Borealis)
(a great waterfall on the border between Brazil and Paraguay)
(an informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the seven seas")
(a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain)
(a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay)
(a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean)
(a matted tangle of hair or fiber; "the dog's woolly shag")
(an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad)
(a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high))
(a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high))
(any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice")
(ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea)
(a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice")
(a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War)
(an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band)
(something that shines (with emitted or reflected light))
(a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide)
(the land along the edge of a body of water)
(a boulder found on a shore remote from its place of origin)
(a boundary line between land and water)
(any agent that shortens; "alcohol is a great shortener of life")
(a meteorite consisting principally of nickel and iron)
(a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline))
(a mountain range in northwestern Mexico that runs south from Arizona parallel to the Pacific coastline)
(a mountain range in northeastern Mexico the runs parallel to the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico)
(a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney)
(a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada)
((geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock)
(the forest trees growing in a country or region)
(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)
(a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof)
(the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major)
(a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt)
(a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway)
(a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid; "there was a thin skim of oil on the water")
(the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth)
(a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in slack water")
(an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind))
(a thin flat piece cut off of some object)
(an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain")
(the trail of an animal (especially a deer); "he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees")
(any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake))
(a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou))
(the smaller of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere)
(a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition)
(a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak))
(the froth produced by soaps or detergents)
(the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field)
(a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
(a large firth on the west coast of Britain between England and Scotland)
(a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast")
(a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama)
(that part of the Atlantic Ocean south of the equator)
(a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons)
(a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus)
(that part of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator)
(any sea south of the equator (but especially the South Pacific))
(any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean)
(a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge; "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls")
(a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction)
(a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea)
(a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint")
(a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders")
(a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log")
(the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game; "the hounds followed the fox's spoor")
(a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave)
(a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave)
((astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior)
(any celestial body visible (as a point of light) from the Earth at night)
(a range of mountains between Alaska and the Yukon territory)
(extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia))
(a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing)
(the course along which a person has walked or is walking in; "I followed in his steps"; "he retraced his steps")
(one of the stars in the star cluster Pleiades)
(a heavy dark cloud presaging rain or a storm)
(an open chain of atoms with no side chains)
(a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water)
(the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland)
(a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman)
(the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South American before the Panama Canal was built)
(the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy)
(the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent)
(a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides))
(an elementary particle with non-zero strangeness)
(a quark with an electric charge of -1/3 and a mass 988 times that of an electron and a strangeness of -1)
(the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere)
(a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth)
(a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream)
(any agent that causes stress to an organism)
(a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water")
(a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally)
(a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle")
(a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost)
((Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which Charon carried dead souls)
(a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent)
(a typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system; "the sun contains 99.85% of the mass in the solar system")
(any star around which a planetary system evolves)
(an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density)
(any of the planets whose orbit lies outside the earth's orbit)
(a liquid lying above a sediment (floating on the surface))
(a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process)
(a hypothetical particle that is the elementary particle in a theory of space-time)
(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")
(a river in Suriname that flows northward to the Atlantic)
(a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay)
(low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog)
(a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing))
(a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor))
(a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming)
(a European river; flows into the North Atlantic)
(a waterfall in southeastern British Columbia; the highest waterfall in Canada (1250 feet high))
(river that rieses in northwestern Georgia and flows southwest through central Alabama to join the Coosa River near Montgomery and form the Alabama River)
(a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff)
(an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida)
(a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines")
(a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers))
(a natural accumulation of bitumens at the surface of the earth; often acts as a trap for animals whose bones are thus preserved)
(an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums)
(an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand)
(a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini)
(a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara)
(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)
(any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development: alcohol or thalidomide or X-rays or rubella are examples)
(a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below))
(a planet having a compact rocky surface like the Earth's; the four innermost planets in the solar system)
(the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction)
(a mountain range in northwest Wyoming; contains the Grand Teton)
(the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea)
(an electrically charged particle (electron or ion) emitted by a substance at a high temperature)
(the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere)
(a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression)
(a river of central Italy; flows through Rome to the Tyrrhenian Sea)
(a basin that is full of water at high tide)
(a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream)
(low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams)
(a channel in which a tidal current runs)
(a major mountain range of central Asia; extends 1,500 miles)
(an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River)
(an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia)
(a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high))
(the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere)
(a river in eastern Brazil that flows generally north to the Para River)
(a river that rises in northeastern Mississippi and flows southward through western Alabama to join the Alabama River and form the Mobile River)
(a hypothetical quark with a charge of +2/3 and a mass more than 100,000 times that of an electron)
(a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill)
(a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea)
(a track or mark left by something that has passed; "there as a trail of blood"; "a tear left its trail on her cheek")
(a vector for delivering genes into cells)
(any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being)
(a multiple star in the constellation of Orion)
(a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use)
(a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor)
(a river in central England that flows generally notheastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber)
(a small northern constellation near Perseus between Andromeda and Aries)
(a small bright constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Circinus and Apus)
(a river in eastern Texas that is formed near Dallas and flows generally southeastward to Galveston Bay)
(a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea)
(the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere)
(the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude))
(a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed))
(a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud)
(a major waterfall in southern Africa; has more than one leap)
(a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line)
(a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high))
(surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots)
(the lowest level of the ocean to which light can reach)
(a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho)
(an object that emits or reflects light in an intermittent flickering manner)
(a river in northern England that flows east to the North Sea)
(an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily)
(a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high))
(the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high))
(a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids")
(the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal)
(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")
(everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence")
(the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan)
(a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron)
(a mountain range in western Russia extending from the arctic to the Caspian Sea; forms part of the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia)
(a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; 7th from the sun)
(a waterfall in the Parana river in Brazil)
(anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea")
(an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules)
(a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river)
(something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation; "the weather is one variable to be considered")
(a star that varies noticeably in brightness)
(any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects")
(indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vector bites or touches a person)
(the brightest star in the constellation Lyra)
(indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested)
(a sails-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere near Carina)
(a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt)
(the second nearest planet to the sun; visible as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'; rotates slowly clockwise (in the opposite direction from the normal rotation of the planets); "before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer")
(the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered)
(something that covers or cloaks like a garment; "fields in a vesture of green")
(a waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally)
(a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus)
(a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra)
(a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina)
(a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano)
(a mountain formed by volcanic material)
(a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea)
(a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally north into Lake Ladoga)
(a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Sagitta)
(a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in western Ohio and flows southwestward across Indiana)
(gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season)
(anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall")
(a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain))
(a rock immediately adjacent to a vein or fault)
(a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits)
(the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon))
(natural or artificial channel through which water flows)
(a steep descent of the water of a river)
(a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows)
(a natural hole or hollow containing water)
(underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table")
(that which weakens or causes a loss of strength; "doubt is a great weakener of resolve")
(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)
(an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn")
(an arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica east of the Antarctic Penninsula)
(a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high))
(a low area where the land is saturated with water)
(a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains)
(any of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt))
(a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri)
(a headstream of the Nile; joins the Blue Nile at Khartoum to form the Nile)
(a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia)
(frothy water as in rapids or waterfalls)
(the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high))
(an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel)
(a river in western Oregon that flows north into the Columbia River near Portland)
(a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high))
(a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it)
(an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function; "he could see them through a window in the trees")
(a channel between eastern Cuba and western Haiti that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Caribbean Sea)
(a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin)
(a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder)
(a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects")
((geology) a piece of rock of different origin from the igneous rock in which it is embedded)
(river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China))
(the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai)
(a river that rises in west central Mississippi and flows southwest to empty into the Mississippi River above Vicksburg)
(part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia)
(a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park)
(a Russian river in Siberia; rises in mountains near the Mongolian border and flows generally northward into the Kara Sea)
(a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high))
(a series of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park in California; is reduced to a trickle for part of each year)
(a North American river; flows into the Bering Sea)
(a river in southeast China that flows into the South China Sea)
(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)
(a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)
(a creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist)
(a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere)
(the mythical Greek king who did not clean his stables for thirty years)
((Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher)
((Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God)
(unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual)
(large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas)
(large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada)
((Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld)
(a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart)
(large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland)
(huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon)
(an imaginary monster used to frighten children)
(the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city")
(Death personified as an old man or a skeleton with a scythe)
(an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fair tales)
(an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien)
(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)
(half woman and half fish; lives in the sea)
(half man and half fish; lives in the sea)
(imaginary people who live on the planet Mars)
((Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes)
((Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years)
((Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus)
((Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead)
((folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings)
(an egg-shaped character in a nursery rhyme who fell off a wall and could not be put back together again (late 17th century))
(a personification of frost or winter weather)
((New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon")
((Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait)
(the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes)
(an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts)
(a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
((classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body)
((classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance)
((classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse)
((Greek mythology) 3-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon)
((Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades)
((Greek mythology) fire-breathing she-monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon)
((Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine)
(monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance)
(a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings)
((Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd)
((Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules)
((Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone)
((Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors)
((Greek mythology) one of the three Graces)
(winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion)
((Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman)
((Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules")
((Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind)
((Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx)
(monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament)
((Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster)
((Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus)
((Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons)
(a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion)
((Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold)
((Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again)
((Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus)
((Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection)
((Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors)
((German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried)
((German mythology) a companion or follower of Siegfried)
((Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera))
((Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon)
((Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination)
(a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years)
((Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi)
(mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength)
(reptilian creature supposed to live in fire)
((Greek mythology) a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia; fought on behalf of the Trojans in the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus)
((German mythology) mythical German warrior hero of the Nibelungenlied who takes possession of the accursed treasure of the Nibelungs by slaying the dragon that guards it and awakens Brynhild and is eventually killed; Sigurd is the Norse counterpart)
((Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpart)
((Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon)
((Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains)
((Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire)
((Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads and one of the whirlwinds; son of Typhoeus and Echidna; father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx)
(a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf)
(a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil)
(a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs)
(a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe; "the laws of nature"; "nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women")
(supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn't believe in the supernatural")
(an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events)
(a self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause")
(a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance)
(the ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny")
(a leader in religious or sacred affairs)
(any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force)
(a person who is part mortal and part god)
((classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals)
(a deity believed to live in or to control the sea)
(the farmer god; ancient god of agriculture)
(mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu)
(Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women)
(Celtic deity who was the lord of Annwfn (the other world or the land of fairies))
(Celtic goddess famous for her beauty; mother of Dylan)
(Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget)
(chief Celtic god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of Angus Og and Brigit)
(Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don)
(Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu)
(Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod)
((possibly Roman mythology) Celtic goddess of horses and mules and asses)
(one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature)
(Celtic sky god; a magician; giver of arts and civilization)
(the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr)
(son of Gwydion and Arianrhod; supported by magic of Gwydion; cursed by Arianrhod)
(Celtic deity who was the father of Manawydan; corresponds to Irish Lir)
(race of Celtic gods or demigods; ruled Ireland in the Golden Age)
(a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)
(a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes)
(Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy)
(jackal-headed Egyptian god of tombs; conducted dead to judgment)
(cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun)
(Egyptian god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis)
(Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris)
(Egyptian god of the morning sun; creator)
(Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set)
(Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus)
(a major Egyptian god; shaper of the world; father of gods and men; worshipped especially at Memphis)
(ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator)
(a lion-headed Egyptian goddess; typifies life-destroying power of the sun)
(evil beast-headed Egyptian god with high square ears and a long snout; brother and murderer of Osiris)
(Egyptian ibis-headed moon deity; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods)
(a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)
(a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam))
(the Babylonian father of the gods; identified with Assyrian Ashur; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the upper world')
(Babylonian god of the sky; one of the supreme triad including Bel and Ea)
(any of a group of powerful Babylonian earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods)
(father of the gods and consort of Tiamat)
(mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag)
(chief god of the Assyrians; god of military prowess and empire; identified with Babylonian Anshar)
(an ancient Semitic fertility goddess; identified with Phoenician Astarte and Babylonian Ishtar)
(a fertility goddess; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Ishtar)
(goddess of love and fertility and war; counterpart of Ashtoreth and Astarte)
(any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god)
(Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil)
(god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines)
(god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon)
((Babylonian) earth goddess; consort of Ea and mother of Marduk)
(Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation; consort of Inanna)
(the Babylonian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki; as one of the supreme triad including Anu and Bel he was assigned control of the watery element)
(water god and god of wisdom; counterpart of the Akkadian Ea)
(god of the air and king of the Sumerian gods)
(goddess of death and consort of Nergal)
(the Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations against sorcery)
(the Babylonian goddess of healing and consort of Ninurta)
(any of a group of heavenly spirits under the god Anu)
(goddess personifying earth; counterpart of Akkadian Aruru)
(Babylonian consort of Anshar; in Sumerian the name signifies `the totality of the lower world')
(in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children)
(a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped)
(the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu)
(god of the Ammonites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children)
(Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools)
(goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of the gods and of heaven and earth)
(a demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind)
(god of the moon; counterpart of the Akkadian Sin)
((Akkadian) god ruling with his consort Ereshkigal the world of the dead)
(the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea)
((Akkadian) a goddess; wife of the moon god Sin)
(Babylonian god in older pantheon: god of war and agriculture)
(an underworld Babylonian deity; patron of medicine)
(the great mother goddess; worshipped also as Aruru and Mama and Nintu)
(a solar deity; first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identified with Biblical Nimrod)
(god of fire and light; corresponds to Babylonian Girru)
(god of storms and wind; corresponds to Babylonian Adad)
(the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings of justice and compassion)
((Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna)
((Akkadian) mother of the gods and consort of Apsu)
(favorite of the gods and grandfather of Gilgamish; survived the great flood and became immortal)
(sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash)
(evil storm god represented as a black bird)
(legendary Sumerian king and hero of Sumerian and Babylonian epics)
(a Hindu goddess who releases from sin or disease; mother of the Adityas)
(one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light)
((Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas)
(earlier a god; later a demon; counterpart of Zoroastrian Ahura)
((Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities)
((literally `possessing horses' in Sanskrit) in Hinduism the twin chariot warriors conveying Surya)
(the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon)
(personification of the power of ritual devotion)
(earth goddess; one of the two wives of Vishnu)
(mother goddess; supreme power in the universe; wife or embodiment of the female energy of Siva having both beneficent and malevolent forms or aspects)
(malevolent aspect of Devi; "the fierce")
(basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;)
(goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible")
(Hindu god of wisdom or prophecy; remover of obstacles)
(supernatural half-man and half-bird vehicle or bearer of Vishnu)
(in Hinduism, goddess of purity and posterity and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the `brilliant')
(in Hinduism, the monkey god and helper of Rama; god of devotion and courage)
(chief god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder)
(unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma)
(wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi; "the black")
(god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara)
(Hindu goddess of fortune and prosperity)
(any of a group of storm gods; offspring of Rudra)
(Hindu god of friendship and alliances; usually invoked together with Varuna as a supporter of heaven and earth)
(god of rain; sometimes identified with Indra)
(wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty)
(god personifying a creative force; equivalent to Brahma)
(ancient Greek sculptor (circa 370-330 BC))
(celestial shepherd god; conductor of souls of the dead)
(a demon who swallows the sun causing eclipses)
(father of the storm gods Marut; controller of nature; sometimes identified with Siva)
(Hindu goddess of learning and the arts)
(an important Hindu god; the sun in its life-giving aspect)
(the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi)
(the Destroyer; one of the three major divinities in the later Hindu pantheon)
(personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual)
(an important god of later Hinduism; the sun god or the sun itself worshipped as the source of warmth and light)
(a benevolent aspect of Devi; `splendor')
(goddess of dawn; daughter of Sky and sister of Night)
(in Vedism, god of the night sky who with his thousand eyes watches over human conduct and judges good and evil and punishes evildoers; often considered king of the Hindu gods and frequently paired with Mitra as an upholder of the world)
(the Sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds)
(Hindu god of death and lord of the underworld)
(the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu")
(the 10th and last incarnation of Vishnu)
(8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute)
(avatar of Vishnu whose name is synonymous with God; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama; "in Hindu folklore Rama is the epitome of chivalry and courage and obedience to sacred law")
(a hero in Hindu mythology; an incarnation of Vishnu)
(wife of the Hindu god Rama; regarded as an ideal of womanhood)
(elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu)
(an incarnation of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas)
(a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians)
(ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god)
(chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good)
(the spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism; arch rival of Ormazd)
(founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC))
(Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others)
(the Bodhisattva who is to appear as a Buddha 5000 years after the death of Gautama)
(a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people)
(one who has achieved a state of perfect enlightenment)
(a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese)
(the three pure ones; the three chief gods of Taoism)
(a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-Tse)
(4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-Tzu based Taoism)
((Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called goddess of mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon)
(central deity of Shinto; goddess personifying the sun and ancestress of the rulers of Japan)
(the god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his sister Izanami)
(sister and consort of Izanami; mother of the islands and gods of Japan)
(one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature))
(Japanese counterpart of Chinese Kuan Yin)
(grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan)
(the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility)
(the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions)
(terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God)
((Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe)
(the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead)
(God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father")
(the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus))
(the awaited king of the Jews; the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people)
(Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer)
(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)
(any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united)
(a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH)
(a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe)
(ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr)
(an angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy)
((Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God)
((Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews)
(an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child)
(an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child)
(an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual)
(a messenger from God; "angel of death")
(small, human in form, playful, having magical powers)
((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)
(a female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine)
(a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)
(an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy)
(a wicked fairy who was the half sister of King Arthur)
(a mischievous sprite of English folklore)
(one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief)
(a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women)
(a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men)
((Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior)
((Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell)
((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)
((Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders)
((folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living)
((Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death)
((Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals)
((Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray)
((Islam) the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology)
((Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise)
(a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard)
(any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings)
(a mischevous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts)
(the visible disembodied soul of a dead person)
(a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder)
((Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies)
(a fairy that is said to leave money at night under a child's pillow to compensate for a baby tooth falling out)
((Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done)
(a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us")
(the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day)
(an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby)
((Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by Aphrodite, the goddess of love)
(one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns)
(the chief satyr in the service of Bacchus; father of Dionysus; usually depicted as drunk and jolly and riding a donkey)
(any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs))
((classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water")
((Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained)
((Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera)
((Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward)
((Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs)
((Greek mythology) 7 daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the Hyades; placed among the stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion)
((Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades)
((Greek mythology) any nymph of the water)
((Greek mythology) a nymph who was transformed into a laurel tree to escape the amorous Apollo)
((Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains)
((Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus)
((Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus)
((Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys)
(nymph who merged with Hermaphroditus to form one body)
(the nymph or spirit of a particular tree)
(a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
(a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans)
(a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans)
(personification of the sky or upper air breathed by the Olympians; son of Erebus and Night or of Chaos and Darkness)
(Greek god of light; god of prophesy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis)
(epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed)
(goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus)
((Greek mythology) priestess of Aphrodite who killed herself when her lover Leander drowned while trying to swim the Hellespont to see her)
((Greek mythology) a youth beloved of Hero who drowned in a storm in the Hellespont on one of his nightly visits to see her)
((Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea)
((Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers)
(goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite)
((Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars)
((Greek mythology) goddess of discord; sister of Ares)
((Greek mythology) the Greek personification of death; son of Nyx)
((Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos)
((Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares)
((Greek mythology) Greek goddess of the night; daughter of Chaos; counterpart of Roman Nox)
((Roman mythology) a vestal virgin who became the mother by Mars of the twins Romulus and Remus)
((Roman mythology) founder of Rome; suckled with his twin brother Remus by a wolf after their parents (Mars and Rhea Silvia) abandoned them; Romulus killed Remus in an argument over the building of Rome)
((Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus)
((Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana)
((Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind; "Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold")
((Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis)
(goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment)
((Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva)
((Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena)
((Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe)
((Greek mythology) the supreme god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn)
((Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas)
((Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus; "Saturday is Saturn's Day")
((Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres)
((Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter)
((Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus)
((Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids)
((classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus)
((Greek mythology) Greek god of darkness who dwelt in the underworld; son of Chaos; brother of Nox; father of Aether and Day)
(Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx)
((Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid)
((Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros)
((Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the Labyrinth of Minos; to escape the Labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his sone Icarus)
((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)
((Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology)
((Greek mythology) the goddess of youth and spring; wife of Hercules; daughter of Zeus and Hera; cupbearer to the Olympian gods)
((Greek mythology) ancient god of the sun; drove his chariot across the sky each day; identified with Roman Sol)
((Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned)
((Roman mythology) ancient Roman god; personification of the sun; counterpart of Greek Helios)
((Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches)
((Greek mythology) the lame god of fire and metal-working in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vulcan)
((Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus)
((Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury)
((Greek mythology) son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body)
((Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes)
((Greek mythology) the goddess of health)
(queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno)
((Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer)
((Roman mythology) the Roman god of doorways and passages; is depicted with two faces on opposite sides of his head)
((Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera)
((Greek mythology) the goddess of the hearth and its fire in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Vesta)
((Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia)
((Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology)
(son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld)
(beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth)
(the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Roman Parcae and similar to the Norse Norns)
(the 3 goddesses of fate or destiny; identified with the Greek Moirai and similar to the Norse Norns)
(the Fate who spins the thread of life; identified with Roman Nona)
(the Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho)
(the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; identified with Roman Decuma)
(the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Lachesis)
(the Fate who cuts the thread of life; identified with Roman Morta)
(the Fate who cuts the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Atropos)
(in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science)
((Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry)
((Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry)
((Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute))
((Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance)
((Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song)
((Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry)
((Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy)
((Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance)
((Greek mythology) a sea god son of Pontus and Gaea; lived in the depths of the sea with his wife Doris and their daughters the Nereids)
((Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria)
((Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike)
((Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology)
((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)
((Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan)
((Greek mythology) daughter of Helios and mother of Ariadne)
((Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus)
((Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune)
((Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will)
((Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon)
((Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina)
((Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus)
(goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone)
((Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth)
((Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone)
(god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto)
((Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who transmitted the oracles)
((classical mythology) god of male procreative power and guardian of gardens and vineyards)
((Greek mythology) a judge of the dead in the underworld)
((Greek mythology) goddess of the moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna)
((Roman mythology) the goddess of the moon; counterpart of Greek Selene)
((Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora)
((Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation)
((Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed)
((Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos)
((Roman mythology) goddess of the earth; protector of marriage and fertility; identified with Greek Gaea)
((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth))
((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology)
((Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon)
((Greek mythology) the goddess of fortune; identified with Roman Fortuna)
((Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche)
((Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind)
((Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter)
((Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus)
((Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology)
((Greek mythology) the Titan who was father of Atlas and Epimetheus and Prometheus in ancient mythology)
((Roman mythology) one of the virgin priestesses consecrated to the Roman goddess Vesta and to maintaining the sacred fire in her temple)
((Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders)
((Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife)
((Greek mythology) the Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to mankind; Zeus punished him by chaining him to a rock where an eagle gnawed at his liver until Hercules rescued him)
((Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology)
(fertility goddess in ancient Greek mythology; wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus; identified with Roman Ops and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor)
((Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor)
((Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart)
((Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of justice in ancient mythology)
((Greek mythology) the Titaness who was goddess of memory; mother of the Muses)
((Greek mythology) a Titaness who became identified with Artemis as goddess of the moon)
((Greek mythology) a Titaness and sea goddess; wife of Oceanus)
((Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul)
(wife or mistress of Zeus and mother of Apollo and Artemis in ancient mythology; called Latona in Roman mythology)
((classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality)
((Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils)
(a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen)
((Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard)
((Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki)
((Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir)
((Norse mythology) god of light and peace and noted for his beauty and sweet nature; son of Odin and Frigg and husband of Nanna; killed by Hoth)
((Norse mythology) god of poetry and music; son of Odin)
((Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match)
(god of justice; son of Balder and Nanna)
(god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir)
(goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey)
(goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin)
(god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard)
(goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld)
(one of the Aesir having a strong and beautiful body but a dull mind)
(a blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a bough of mistletoe)
(goddess of spring and wife of Bragi; guarded the apples that kept the gods eternally young)
((Norse mythology) one of a race of giants often in conflict with the Aesir)
((Norse mythology) trickster; god of discord and mischief; contrived death of Balder and was overcome by Thor)
((Norse mythology) giant who lives in the roots of Yggdrasil and guards the well of wisdom)
((Norse mythology) chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus)
((Norse mythology) any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae)
((Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan)
((Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home)
((Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during his punishment to spare him the pain of drops of poison)
((Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar)
((Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu)
((Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor)
((Norse mythology) one of the Aesir and avenger of Balder; son of Odin)
((Norse mythology) one of the Aesir; son of Odin; avenges his parent by slaying Fenrir at Ragnarok)
((Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin)
((Norse mythology) a wonderful smith; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wayland and Teutonic Wieland)
((Norse mythology) a huge ash tree whose roots and branches hold the earth and heaven and hell together)
((Norse mythology) the primeval giant slain by Odin and his brothers and from whose body they created the world: the sea from his blood; the earth from his flesh; the mountains from his bones; the sky from his skull)
((European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund)
((German mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons)
(the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor)
(the Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with Norse Njord)
(supreme Teutonic god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Anglo-Saxon Woden)
((Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons)
(god of war and sky; counterpart of Norse Tyr)
(chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan)
(the three Anglo-Saxon Fates or goddesses of destiny)
(Fate personified; one of the three Weird Sisters)
((Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race)
((Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden)
((Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God)
((Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain)
((Old Testament) third son of Adam and Eve; given by God in place of the murdered Abel)
(an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel")
(a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad)
(in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie)
((Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason on the Argo in search of the Golden Fleece)
(an imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children)
(the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy)
(the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon)
((fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience)
(British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming)
(a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide)
((Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla)
(a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada; had a blue ox named Babe; "the lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water")
(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)
(a fictional cat with a broad fixed smile on its face; created by Lewis Carroll)
(a fictional character who was hit on the head with an acorn and believed that the sky was falling)
(a fictional young girl who is saved from her stepmother and stepsisters by her fairy godmother and a handsome prince)
(a pompous reactionary cartoon character created by Sir David Low)
(fictional vampire in a gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker)
((Greek mythology) the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed in quest of the Golden Fleece)
((Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father)
((Greek mythology) the father of Odysseus)
((Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey)
((Greek mythology) the wife of Odysseus and a symbol of devotion and fidelity; for 10 years while Odysseus fought the Trojan War she resisted numerous suitors until Odysseus returned and killed them)
((Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica)
((Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it)
(deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor)
(great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Roman Ops)
(a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel')
(a mythical Greek warrior who was a leader on the Trojan side of the Trojan War; hero of the Aeneid)
((Greek mythology) the king who lead the Greeks against Troy in the Trojan War)
((Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen)
((Greek mythology) wife of Agamemnon who had him murdered when he returned from the Trojan War)
((Greek mythology) seducer of Clytemnestra and murderer of Agamemnon who usurped the throne of Mycenae until Agamemnon's son Orestes returned home and killed him)
((Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus)
((Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed)
((Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who disobeyed her father and was condemned to death)
((Greek mythology) the brother of Jocasta and uncle of Antigone who became king of Thebes after the fall of Oedipus)
((Greek mythology) queen of Thebes who unknowingly married her own son Oedipus)
((Greek mythology) the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; persuaded her brother (Orestes) to avenge Agamemnon's death by helping her to kill Clytemnestra and her lover (Aegisthus))
((Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them)
((Greek mythology) king of Thebes who was unwittingly killed by his son Oedipus)
((Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy)
((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)
((Greek mythology) the blind prophet of Thebes who revealed to Oedipus that Oedipus had murdered his father and married his mother)
(a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles)
(the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical)
(the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century)
(a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets")
(a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays)
(a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton)
(an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge)
(the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses)
(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))
(a cartoon character created by Walt Disney)
(a fictional Englishman who travels to the imaginary land of Lilliput in a satirical novel by Jonathan Swift)
(the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father)
((Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War)
((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)
(a fictional English admiral during the Napoleonic Wars in novels written by C. S. Forester)
(the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife)
(a fictional detective in novels by Georges Simenon)
(a nonexistent person popularized by American servicemen during World War II; "Kilroy was here")
(the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters)
((Greek mythology) a queen of Sparta who was raped by Zeus who had taken the form of a swan; Helen of Troy was conceived in the rape of Leda)
(a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift)
(tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler)
(evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul)
(fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist)
(the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes)
(Japanese sleuth created by John Marquand)
(the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife)
(an incurable optimist in Candide (a satire by Voltaire))
(a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man)
(a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes)
(fictional detective in novels by Erle Stanley Gardner)
(the main character in a play by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up)
(a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face)
(a mischievous boy in a novel by Mark Twain)
(a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
(a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe)
(a personification of the United States government)
(a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle)
(the cruel slave dealer in an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe)
(in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages)
(a fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz)
(a person considered as a unique individual; "one's own self")
(a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first)
(a fully developed person from maturity onward)
(someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases)
(a person who seems to be displaced in time; who belongs to another age)
(a habitual liar (after a New Testament character who was struck dead for lying))
(a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission)
(a person who is appointed to a job or position)
(someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure)
(a Jew of eastern European or German descent)
(a person who participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees")
(a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism)
(a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))
(a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business))
(a person who captures and holds people or animals)
(a worker who casts molten metal into finished products)
(a person who changes something; "an inveterate changer of the menu")
(a person unable to distinguish differences in hue)
(Jew who keeps some requirements of Mosaic Law but adapts others to suit modern circumstances)
(someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person)
(a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected")
(a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested)
(someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.))
(a composer who specializes in counterpoint)
(an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors)
(a person who participates in competitions)
(an eccentric or undignified rustic; "I'll be a gone coon when the battle starts")
(one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration))
(a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety))
(a person who grows or makes or invents things)
(a person who cares for persons or property)
(a fighter who holds out against attack)
(a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)
(a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)
(a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade)
(an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics)
(a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying)
(a research worker who conducts experiments)
(a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas; "she was an experimenter in new forms of poetry")
(a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)
(someone who expounds and interprets or explains)
(a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces")
(a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies)
(a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process)
(a painter who applies a finishing coat)
(a person who pursues independent thought or action)
(a person who inhabits a particular place)
(a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person)
(a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage)
(a person who rules or guides or inspires others)
(a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies)
(a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)
(a person who receives or invests or pays out money)
(a person who is completely color-blind)
(a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects")
(a philosopher who subscribes to nativism)
(a person who does not manifest devotion to a deity)
(a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
(a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses)
(a person who goes before or announces the coming of another)
(a preadolescent boy or girl (usually between 9 and 12 years of age); "little league is intended for the preteens")
(a person who belongs to early stage of civilization)
(a person who manifests devotion to a deity)
(someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations))
(holder of a ticket (for admission or for passage))
(a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)
(a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
(a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker")
(a person who transgresses moral or civil law)
(a white native of Cape Province who is a descendant of Dutch settlers and who speaks Afrikaans)
(a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo European)
((according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew))
((formal) any non-European non-White person)
(a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa))
(an American whose ancestors were born in Africa)
(a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive)
((ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man; "get out of my way, boy")
((ethnic slur) offensive name for a Black person; "only a Black can call another Black a nigga")
(contemptuous name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites)
(an offspring of a Black and a White parent)
(an offspring of a Mulatto and a White parent; a person who is one-quarter Black)
(an offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black)
(a member of a Caucasian people living in the Caucasus but not speaking an Indo-European language)
(a member of the Circassian people living east of the Black Sea)
(a derogatory term for a white person (said to have been used by North American Indians))
(a member of a group of Semitic-speaking peoples of the Middle East and northern Africa)
(a member of an ancient people who ruled Babylonia between 1600 and 1200 BC)
(a member of an ancient warlike people living in Elam east of Babylonia as early as 3000 BC)
(a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.)
(an offensive term for White people who are impoverished)
(a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination)
(an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer)
(a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War))
(a member of the people inhabiting an area of northern Mongolia and eastern Siberia)
(a member of the nomadic peoples of Mongolia)
(a member of the Turkic-speaking people living from the Volga to the Ural Mountains (the name has been attributed to many other groups))
(a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia)
(a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century)
(any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)
(a member of the race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived)
(a member of the Algonquian people of Maine and southern Quebec)
(a member of the North American Indian people of the Pit river valley in northern California)
(a member of a North American Indian people living in Baja California)
(a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy)
(a member of a North American Indian people in the Ottawa river valley of Ontario and Quebec)
(a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast)
(a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings)
(a member of an Indian people formerly living along the Gulf coast of Louisiana and Texas)
(a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska)
(usually included in the Mongoloid race)
(a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar")
(a member of any of various Indian peoples of central Mexico)
(a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization contered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC)
(a member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519)
(a member of of a large tribe of Mesoamericans living in southern Mexico whose civilization flourished around 300 to 900)
(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)
(any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma)
(a member of a tribe of Plains Indians formerly inhabiting eastern Colorado and Wyoming (now living in Oklahoma and Wyoming))
(a member of the Caddo people who formerly lived in the Dakotas west of the Missouri river)
(a member of the Siouan people of southeastern Mississippi)
(a member of a warlike group of Algonquians living in the northwestern plains)
(a group of Plains Indians formerly living in what is now North and South Dakota and Nebraska and Kansas and Arkansas and Louisiana and Oklahoma and Texas)
(a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Carolinas)
(a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living around Cayuga Lake in New York state)
(a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma)
(a member of a North American Indian people living on the western plains (now living in Oklahoma and Montana))
(a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi)
(a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington)
(a member of an extinct North American Indian people formerly living in California)
(a member of an important North American Indian people who controlled the mouth of the Columbia river; they were organized into settlements rather than tribes)
(a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay)
(a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama)
(a member of a North American Indian people living in central Baja California)
(a member of a North American Indian people living around the mouth of the Colorado river)
(a member of the Shoshonean people who formerly lived between Wyoming and the Mexican border but are now chiefly in Oklahoma)
(a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in Maryland between Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac river; allies of the Nanticoke people)
(a member of a North American Indian people living in coastal California between Monterey and San Francisco Bay)
(a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada)
(any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana)
(a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux)
(a member of an Algonquian people formerly living in New Jersey and New York and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania)
(any member of a Siouan people speaking one of the Dhegiha languages)
(a member of a North American Indian people of southern California)
(a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York)
(a member of a North American Indian people living on the California coast near Monterey)
(a member of an ascetic Jewish sect around the time of Jesus)
(a member of the Caddo people of northeastern Texas)
(a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River)
(a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska)
(a member of a North American Indian people of the Colorado river valley near the mouth of the Gila river; allied to the Maricopa)
(a member of a North American Indian people of Cataract Canyon in Arizona)
(a member of the Sioux people formerly inhabiting an area along the Missouri river in western North Dakota)
(a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy)
(a member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona)
(a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the western Dakotas; the were prominent in resisting the white encroachment into the northern Great Plains)
(a member of the Athapaskan people of the Trinity River valley in California)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri)
(any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York state; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution)
(a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon)
(a member of a North American Indian people of southeastern California and northwestern Mexico)
(a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas)
(a member of a North American Indian people of the Klamath river valley in northern California)
(a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala)
(a member of a Caddo people formerly living in north central Texas)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois)
(a member of a North American Indian people living in northern Baja California)
(a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States)
(a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy)
(a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island)
(a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California)
(a member of the Algonquian people of northeastern Maine and New Brunswick)
(a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala)
(a member of a North American Indian people of the Gila river valley in Arizona)
(a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived around Massachusetts Bay)
(a member of the Athapaskan people living in northwestern California)
(a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the valley of the Missouri river in Missouri)
(a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly inhabiting the Maritime Provinces of Canada)
(a member of the North American Indian people living in the central Sierra Nevada in California)
(a member of the North American Indian people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona and Nevada and California)
(a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York state)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly living the Hudson valley and eastward to the Housatonic)
(a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages)
(a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of the Creek Confederacy)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Maryland and eastern Delaware)
(a member of an Athapaskan people that migrated to Arizona and New Mexico and Utah)
(a member of a tribe of the Shahaptian people living on the pacific coast)
(a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington)
(a member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota)
(a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska)
(a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century)
(a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario)
(a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River)
(a member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska)
(a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario)
(a member of either of two Shoshonean peoples (northern Paiute and southern Paiute) related to the Aztecs and living in the southwestern United States)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly of the Pamlico river valley in North Carolina)
(a member of the Algonquian people related to the Malecite and living in northeastern Maine and New Brunswick)
(a member of the North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California)
(a member of the Pawnee nation formerly living in Nebraska and Kansas but now largely in Oklahoma)
(a member of the Algonquian people belonging to the Abnaki confederacy and living in the Penobscot valley in northern Maine)
(a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages)
(a member of the North American Indian people living in southern Arizona and northern Mexico)
(a member of an Indian people of northern California living along the Russian River valley and adjacent Pacific coast)
(a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska)
(a member of the Algonquian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin)
(a member of the Algonquian people who formerly lived in eastern Virginia)
(a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock)
(a member of the Siouan people of the Arkansas river valley in Arkansas)
(a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala)
(a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America)
(a member of the eastern branch of the Sioux)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay)
(a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century)
(a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York state south of Lake Ontario)
(a member of a North American Indian people who lived in Oregon along the Columbia river and its tributaries in Washington and northern Idaho)
(a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon)
(a member of the Algonquian people formerly living along the Tennessee river)
(a member of the North American Indian people (related to the Aztecs) of the southwestern United States)
(a member of a group of North American Indian peoples who spoke a Siouan language and who ranged from Lake Michigan to the Rocky Mountains)
(a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington)
(a member of a North American Indian people of southwestern Oregon)
(a member of the Pueblo people living in northern New Mexico)
(a member of a group of peoples of Mexico)
(a member of the Taracahitian people of central Mexico)
(a member of the Taracahitian people of north central Mexico)
(a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska)
(a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia)
(a member of a Iroquois people who formerly lived in North Carolina and then moved to New York state and joined the Iroquois)
(a member of the Siouan people of Virginia and North Carolina)
(a member of the Shoshonean people of Utah and Colorado and New Mexico)
(a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language)
(a member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims)
(a member of a North American people formerly living in the Colorado river valley in Arizona)
(a member of the Caddo people formerly living between Kansas and central Texas)
(a member of the Siouan-speaking people formerly living in eastern Wisconsin south of Green Bay; ally of the Menomini and enemy of the Fox and Sauk people)
(a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California)
(a member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in the Pit river valley in northern California)
(a member of a North American Indian people of central Arizona)
(a member of the North American Indian people of the San Joaquin Valley)
(a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico)
(a member of the North American Indian people of Arizona and adjacent Mexico and California)
(a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico)
(sometimes included in the Caucasian race; native to the subcontinent of India)
(native or inhabitant of the state of Assam in northeastern India)
(a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them))
(a member of an agricultural people of southern India)
(a member of an agricultural people in southeastern India)
(a member of a formerly tribal people in south central India)
(a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India)
(a member of an aboriginal people living in the hills in southeastern India)
(a member of a formerly tribal people now living in south central India)
(a member of the Dravidian people living in the Nilgiri hills in southern India)
(a member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India)
(a member of the Dravidian people living in northern Bengal in eastern India)
(a member of the Dravidian people living in southern India)
(a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasoid people of southern India and Sri Lanka)
(a member of the people in southeastern India (Andhra Pradesh) who speak the Telugu language)
(a member of a pastoral people living in the Nilgiri hills of southern India)
(a member of a Dravidian people living on the southwestern coast of India)
(a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas)
(a member of the majority people of Punjab in northwestern India)
(a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra)
(a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived)
(a race of people speaking a Slavonic language)
(any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language)
(an early French settler in the Maritimes)
(a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian'))
(a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life)
(an American follower of the Mennonite religion)
(an adherent of Baptistic doctrines (who practice baptism by immersion))
(a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)
(a member of the Protestant church founded in the United States by Mary Baker Eddy)
(a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ)
(in this sense `Gentile' denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; `goy' is a derogatory word for Christians used by Jews)
(a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus)
(a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers))
(a religious person who is not a Catholic)
(a member of the Anglican Church who emphasizes its Catholic character)
(a Roman Catholic who is a strong advocate of the papacy)
(a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope)
(a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties)
(a member of a Muslim dynasty of Berber warriors that flourished from 1049 to 1145 and that established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain)
(a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs)
(a member of the branch of Islam that accepts the first four caliphs as rightful successors to Muhammad)
(one who follows the teachings of Buddha)
(an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism)
(a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect)
(worshipper of Krishna and member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
(follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism)
(a person of mixed European and African descent)
(a person of mixed European and Asian descent)
(formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name)
(a member of a European people who occupied Britain and Spain and Gaul in pre-Roman times)
(a Gaelic-speaking Celt in Ireland or Scotland or the Isle of Man)
(an inhabitant of southern Britain prior to the Anglo-saxon invasions)
(a native or inhabitant of Galatia in Asia Minor (especially a member of a people believed to have been Gauls who conquered Galatia in the 3rd century BC))
(a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century)
(a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD)
(a member of the ancient Germanic people who migrated from Jutland to southern Gaul and were annihilated by the Romans)
(a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan)
(a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan")
(any member of the peoples speaking a language in the Altaic language group)
(a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola)
(a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies)
(a member of a subgroup of people who inhabit Lesotho)
(a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain)
((Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus))
(a member of any of a large number of linguistically related peoples of Central and South Africa)
(a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi)
(a member of a Bantu people in southeastern Congo)
(a member of a Bantu people living chiefly in Botswana and western South Africa)
(a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi)
(a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro)
(a member of the South American Indian people living in Brazil and Paraguay)
(a member of the South American people living in Paraguay and Bolivia)
(a member of the South American people living in Argentina and Bolivia and Paraguay)
(a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire)
(a Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French)
(US slang for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular)
(a native or inhabitant of ancient Carthage)
(inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines)
(a native or inhabitant of Central America)
(a member of a Negro people of Malawi and eastern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe)
(a native or inhabitant of Communist China or of Nationalist China)
(offensive terms for a person of Chinese descent)
(a native or inhabitant of the Republic of the Congo)
(a native or inhabitant of the former republic of Czechoslovakia)
(a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic)
(the people of the Netherlands; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips")
(a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia)
(an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians)
(a native or inhabitant of Great Britain)
(a man who is a native or inhabitant of England)
(a woman who is a native or inhabitant of England)
(a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest)
(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'; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things")
(a person of English citizenship born or living in India)
(a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Saxons and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons)
(a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Jutes to become Anglo-Saxons; dominant in England until the Norman conquest)
(a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons)
(a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century)
(a disparaging term for English immigrants to Australia or New Zealand)
(a man who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall)
(a woman who is a native or resident of Cornwall)
(a member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster)
(a member (or supporter) of the house of Hanover)
(a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana)
(a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith)
(a member of the Semitic speaking people of northern Ethiopia)
(a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian)
(a member of a Finnish people living in the northwestern Urals in Russia)
(a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia)
(a member of western Finnish people formerly living in the Baltic province where Saint Petersburg was built)
(a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia)
(a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains))
(a member of the Livonian-speaking people of Latvia)
(a member of the agricultural people living in the central Volga provinces of European Russia)
(a member of the Samoyedic people living on the Taimyr peninsula in Siberia)
(one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia)
(a Samoyedic-speaking person in northwestern Siberia)
(a member of a Finnish people of Russia)
(a member of a nomadic people of the northern Ural mountains)
(a member of one of the groups living in the Yenisei river valley in western Siberia)
(a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language))
(a person descended from French ancestors in southern United States (especially Louisiana))
(a person of European descent born in the West Indies or Latin America)
(a Cretan who lived in the bronze-age culture of Crete about 3000-1100 BC)
(a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks)
(a member of a people inhabiting the northern Malay Peninsula and Malaysia and parts of the western Malay Archipelago)
(a member of the predominantly Muslim people in the southern Philippines)
(a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine)
(a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India)
(a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are Persian Shiite Muslims")
(a native or inhabitant of Iraq; "the majority of Iraqi are Arab Shiite Muslims although Sunni Muslims control the government")
(a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland)
(a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland)
(a native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Israel)
(offensive terms for a person of Italian descent)
(a native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria; the Etruscans influenced the Romans (who had suppressed them by about 200 BC))
(an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire)
(an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania)
(an Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania who clashed repeatedly with the early Romans)
(a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu islands southwest of Japan)
(a native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language)
(a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state)
(a member of a Buddhist people inhabiting the area of the Mekong River in Laos and Thailand and speaking the Lao language; related to the Thais)
(offensive terms for persons of Latin American descent)
((formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant)
(a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein)
(offensive terms for a person of Mexican descent)
(a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States)
(one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century)
(a member of Hindu people descended from Brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal)
(a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat)
(a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria)
(a native or inhabitant of North America)
(a member of a Dravidian people living in Pakistan)
(a member of a native Indian group in South America)
(a member of an American Indian peoples of northeastern South America and the Lesser Antilles)
(a member of a South American Indian people in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Inca empire)
(a member of the small group of Quechuan people living in the Cuzco valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors to create the great Inca empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s)
(a ruler of the Incas (or a member of his family))
(a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)
(a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into Russia)
(a native or inhabitant of Georgia in Asia)
(a native or inhabitant of the Samoan Islands)
(a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia)
(a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa)
(any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries)
(a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone)
(a member of a tall dark people inhabiting Somalia)
(a native or inhabitant of South Africa)
(a native or inhabitant of South America)
(a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas)
(people of Ireland or of Irish extraction)
(a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers)
(the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland)
(a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China)
(a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara)
(a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I))
(any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language)
(a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race living in the Volga region in eastern Russia)
(a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials)
(a member of a Turkic people living near Lake Aral in central Asia)
(a Muslim who is a member of a Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan))
(a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia)
(a member of a Turkic people living in Turkmenistan and neighboring areas)
(a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas)
(a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas)
(a member of a Turkic people of northeastern Siberia (mainly in the Lena river basin))
(any member of a people speaking a language in the Tungusic family)
(a member of the Tungus speaking people of Mongolian race who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu)
(a member of the Manchu speaking people of Mongolian race of Manchuria; related to the Tungus; conquered China in the 17th century)
(the Mongol people living in the central and eastern parts of Outer Mongolia)
(a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria)
(a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers")
(a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria)
(a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country)
(a native or inhabitant of the United States)
(a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
(an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English)
(a member or descendant of any of the aboriginal peoples of Alaska)
(an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French)
(an American who was born in Germany or whose ancestors were German)
(a resident of the American state of Georgia)
(a member or descendant of the indigenous Polynesian people who lived in the Hawaiian Islands)
(a resident of New York (especially a resident of New York City))
(someone (especially a German) who speaks a Germanic language)
(a native or inhabitant of the former republic of East Germany)
(offensive terms for a person of German descent)
(member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism)
(a member of the French-speaking people living in Belgium)
(a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries)
(a member of the Slavic people living in Croatia)
(a member of the tall Negroid people of southeast Africa living in northern Natal)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Gemini)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun in in Libra)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius)
((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces)
(someone for whom hope has been abandoned)
(one who gives up or relinquishes or renounces something)
(one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work)
(one who makes abstracts or summarizes information)
(a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution)
(one who accepts the doctrine of animism)
(a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism)
(one who formally relinquishes and office or responsibility)
(a novice learning the rudiments of some subject)
(one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group)
(one who helps or encourages or incites another)
(a signer of a 1679 address to Charles II in which those who petitioned for the reconvening of Parliament were condemned and abhorred)
(a seaman in the merchant navy; trained in special skills)
(a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)
(a person who is loathsome or disgusting)
(the earliest known inhabitants of a region)
(a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies)
(an authority or official empowered to abolish or annul or repeal)
(a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point)
(one that is absent or not in residence)
(one who is away or absent without leave)
(a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages)
(practices self denial as spiritual discipline)
(an administrator in a college or university)
(an educator who works at a college or university)
(a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation)
(someone elected to honorary membership in an academy)
(the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures)
(someone who helps another person commit a crime)
(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)
(a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration)
(a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it)
(one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people)
(one paid to accompany or assist or live with another)
(a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower)
(a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano))
(a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan))
(someone who maintains and audits business accounts)
(someone in charge of a client's account for an advertising agency or brokerage or other service business)
(a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused)
(someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field)
(a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success")
(someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches)
(a physicist who specializes in acoustics)
(a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family")
(a person who acquires something (usually permanently))
(an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination)
(an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze))
(the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area))
(a citizen who takes an active role in the community (as in crime prevention and neighborhood watch))
(a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker")
(someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms)
(someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie")
(a discussant who offers an example or a reason or a proof)
(a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes)
(a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another)
(one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement)
(an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer)
(a general's adjutant; chief administrative officer)
(someone who manages a government agency or department)
(the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor)
(the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral)
(someone who admires a young woman; "she had many admirers")
(a person who admires; someone who esteems or respects or approves)
(someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided)
(a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
(someone (such as a child) who has been adopted)
(a person who adopts a child of other parents as his or her own child)
(a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance)
(someone who commits adultery or fornication)
(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")
(an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala")
(a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
(an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft)
(an engineer of aircraft and space vehicles)
(a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization)
(an affluent person; a person who is financially well off; "the so-called emerging affluents")
(a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer)
(a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
(a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
(an agent who handles business affairs for another; especially one who deals with employers)
(an agent who represents an author is dealings with publishers)
(an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target)
(a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts)
(an unpleasant person who is annoying or exasperating)
(a confident assertive person who acts as instigator)
(one who agitates; a political troublemaker)
(someone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon))
(a newspaper columnist who answers questions and offers advice on personal problems to people who write in)
(a person who tills the soil for a living)
(someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil)
(an expert in soil management and field-crop production)
(a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an air force)
(a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force)
(a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one")
(a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight)
(a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink)
(one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone)
(a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)
(a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council); "aldermen usually represent city wards")
(a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and western Alaska)
(the fictional woodcutter who discovered that `open sesame' opened a cave in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments)
(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")
(an unpleasant person who causes friendly people to become indifferent or unfriendly or hostile)
(a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness)
(a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources)
(a mathematician whose specialty is algebra)
(someone who communicates in allegories)
(a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies)
(a therapist who makes suffering more endurable)
(a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration)
(a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion)
(a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years")
(an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers")
(an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients)
(a literate person who can arrange items in alphabetical order)
(a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs)
(a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself)
(a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef)
(a musician who plays the alto saxophone)
(a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university))
(someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime)
(a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commerical companies)
((Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively))
((Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus)
(a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another)
(an informal representative; "an ambassador of good will")
(a lawyer who incites accident victims to sue)
(an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack)
(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)
(one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments)
(someone who adheres to the doctrine that ordinary moral distinctions are invalid)
(one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love)
(a surgeon who remove part or all of a limb)
(someone who has had a limb removed by amputation)
(a cleric in the minor orders of the Eatern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church))
(someone who looks for analogies or who reasons by analogy)
(an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet)
(a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis)
(someone who is skilled at analyzing data)
(an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness)
(an analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations)
(an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry)
(an analyst of conditions affecting a market (especially the stock market))
(someone skilled in planning marketing campaigns)
(an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions)
(a detested person; "he is an anathema to me")
(someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent))
(a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute)
(a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated)
(a physician who specializes in angiology)
(a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage)
(an admirer of England and things English)
(a person who hates England and everything English)
(the technician who produces animated cartoons)
(a commentator who writes notes to a text)
(reads news, commercials on radio or television)
(an announcer whose voice is broadcast on radio)
((Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident of inland Maine)
(an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events)
(someone who proclaims a message publicly)
(one who anoints as a religious ceremony)
(a person suffering from anorexia nervosa)
(any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Deluge)
(an editor who makes selections for an anthology)
(person who resembles a non-human primate)
(a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)
(someone who hates and would persecute Jews)
(a person assumed to have been raised by apes)
(someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes)
(someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language)
(someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms)
(a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment")
((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
(any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people)
(an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution")
((Roman Catholic Church) a representative of the Holy See in a country that has no formal diplomatic relations with it)
(someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands; "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile--hoping it will eat him last"--Winston Churchill)
(the party who appeals a decision of a lower court)
(someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
(a person who seizes or arrests (especially a person who seizes or arrests in the name of justice))
(the butt of a prank played on April 1st)
(a skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research)
(an ambitious and aspiring young person; "a lofty aspirant"; "two executive hopefuls joined the firm"; "the audience was full of Madonna wannabes")
(one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things)
(someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions)
(one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity)
(a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma")
(someone who takes for his or her own use (especially without permission))
(a scholar who specializes in Arab languages and culture)
(a member of one of a group of Semitic peoples inhabiting Aram and parts of Mesopotamia from the 11th to the 8th century BC)
(a member of a widespread group of Amerindians living in northeastern South America)
(someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue)
(someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential))
(someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion")
((Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop)
(an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture)
(a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow)
(someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))
(a person in charge of collecting and cataloguing archives)
(a member of the council of the Areopagus)
(an adherent of arianism (the belief that Jesus Christ was not truly God))
(a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism)
(a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them)
(a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms)
(a squire carrying the armor of a knight)
(an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.)
(someone who manufactures arms and munitions)
(a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in an army)
(the child of a career officer of the United States Army)
(a member of the military who is trained in engineering and construction work)
(an officer in the armed forces; "he's a retired army officer")
(a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance)
(a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess)
(a criminal who illegally sets fire to property)
(a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation)
(the director in charge of the artistic features of a theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting))
(a editor who is responsible for illustrations and layouts in printed matter)
(an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.))
(a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
(a public performer (a dancer or singer))
(a person who poses for a painter or sculptor)
(a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors")
(a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terroriszed and killed Christian Crusaders)
(an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals)
(someone who is a member of a legislative assembly)
(someone who claims to speak the truth; "a bold asserter"; "a declarer of his intentions"; "affirmers of traditional doctrine"; "an asseverator of strong convictions"; "an avower of his own great intelligence")
(insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous)
((law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred))
((law) the party who makes an assignment)
(a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work")
(a teacher or lower rank than an associate professor)
(a person who joins with others in some activity; "he had to consult his associate before continuing")
(a teacher lower in rank than a full professor but higher than an assistant professor)
(someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
(a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts")
(an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies)
(a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography)
(an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe)
(an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism)
(someone who denies the existence of god)
(a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission)
(someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another)
(someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something)
(the chief law officer of a country or state)
(a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization)
(a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit)
((ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy)
(the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle)
(a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework)
(a filmmaker who has a personal style and keeps creative control over his or her works)
(a person behaves in an tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime")
(an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law")
((usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others; "the authorities have issued a curfew")
(someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else)
(an authority who authorizes (people or actions); "the agents report back to their authorizers")
(someone who writes their own biography)
(someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way; "only an automaton wouldn't have noticed")
(someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles)
(an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles)
(someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly)
(an Indian nursemaid who looks after children)
(a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well)
(used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr')
(sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women)
(the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young); "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court")
(a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk; "isn't she too young to have a baby?")
(a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers")
(a person born in the generation following the baby boom when the birth rate fell dramatically)
(someone who runs an establishment that houses and cares for babies for a fee)
(a woman who looks after babies in her own home while their parents are working)
(a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home)
((classical mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus)
((classical mythology) a priestess or votary of Bacchus)
(a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus)
((football) a person who plays in the backfield)
(a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader)
(an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status)
(someone who is willing to trade favors or services for mutual advantage)
(a meddler who insists on giving unwanted advice)
(someone who demonstrates enthusiastic or excessive cordiality)
(an ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money")
(an attendant who takes care of baggage)
(a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in shopping bags)
(a racketeer assigned to collect or distribute payoff money)
(the agent to whom property involved in a bailment is delivered)
(an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.)
(the person who delivers personal property (goods or money) in trust to the bailee in a bailment)
(an acrobat who balances himself in difficult positions)
(a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players)
(a demanding woman who destroys men's confidence)
((football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play)
(a dancer who is a member of a ballet company)
(a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company)
(a woman who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company)
(a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball)
(the bullfighter who implants decorated darts (banderillas) into the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight)
(the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull)
(a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age)
(the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low)
(a matador or one of the supporting team during a bull fight)
(an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band)
(a player in a band (especially a military band))
(a commissioner appointed to supervise banks; a state superintendent of banks)
(the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game)
(someone who owns or is an executive in a bank)
(an official appointed to audit the accounts of banks in a given jurisdiction)
(someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 119 pounds)
(a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade)
(negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer")
(someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers)
(a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting)
(an actor who travels around the country presenting plays)
(a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron")
(a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank)
(a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight; "since he was a baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart.")
(a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law)
(an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar)
(a trader who exchanges goods and not money)
(a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base))
(early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making baskets)
(an adult male singer with the lowest voice)
(the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents)
(a sewer who fastens a garment with long loose stitches)
(a cook who bastes roasting meat with melted fat or gravy)
(a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron)
((baseball) a boy who takes care of bats and other baseball equipment)
(an orderly assigned to serve a British military officer)
((baseball) a ballplayer who is batting)
((baseball) someone who teaches batters how to bat better)
(a loud weeper; "their new baby is a real bawler")
(a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services)
(a person who is paid to pray for the soul of another)
(an accountant or bureaucrat who who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures)
(an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price)
(a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality))
(a worker who rouses wild game from under cover for a hunter)
(a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior)
(someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance)
(a temporary associate; "politics makes strange bedfellows")
(someone suffering from enuresis; someone who urinates while asleep in bed)
(a farmer who keeps bees for their honey)
(someone whose favorite drink is beer or ale)
(a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan)
(a witty or clever person with a fine mind)
(one who believes in the existence of a god or gods)
(a supporter who accepts something as true)
(someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels)
(a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals; "she was the belle of the ball")
(someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity)
(a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated abdominal movements)
(a beloved person; used as terms of endearment)
((sports) a substitute who seldom plays)
(a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor))
(the recipient of funds or other benefits)
(a member of a Caucasoid Muslim people of northern Africa)
(a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of)
(one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury)
(an enemy who lays siege to your position)
(the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them")
(the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire)
((formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey")
(a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers)
(someone trained in compiling bibliographies)
(someone who loves (and usually collects) books)
(a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books))
(someone who marries one person while already legally married to another)
(an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy)
(a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own)
(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")
(a person who speaks two languages fluently)
(someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards)
(a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men)
(someone with special training in biochemistry)
(someone who writes an account of a person's life)
((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)
(a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology)
(a person have a strong interest in birds)
(a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats)
(a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning)
(a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes)
(a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ)
(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)
(a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate))
(a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them)
(someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities)
(an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam)
(a member of the Black Panthers political party)
(a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II)
(a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil)
(a dashing young man; "gay young blades bragged of their amorous adventures")
(a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things)
(a workman employed to blast with explosives)
(a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.))
(someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged)
(a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them))
(a person with a visual handicap severe enough to leave them unemployable)
(a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play)
(a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother)
(someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions)
(someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs)
(an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart)
(a woman having literary or intellectual interests)
(a person who tries to bluff other people)
(a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen)
(a pupil who lives at school during term time)
(someone who forces their way aboard ship; "stand by to repel boarders")
(an informal term for a British policeman)
(an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s))
(someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature)
(someone who escorts and protects a prominent person)
(a scientist or technician engaged in military research)
(a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life)
(a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic)
(emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries)
(a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party)
(the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target)
(a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery)
(an entertainer who has a sensational effect; "she was a blonde bombshell")
(a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation)
(someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else)
(someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones)
(a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books)
(someone who engages a person or company for performances)
(someone who records the transactions of a business)
(a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races))
(a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books)
(someone who spends a great deal of time reading)
(a thief who steals goods that are in a store)
(someone who makes or sells illegal liquor)
(an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England))
(someone who patrols the borders of a country)
(someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent)
(a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus)
(a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job")
(a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds)
(a biologist specializing in the study of plants)
(an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others)
(a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting)
(an athlete who bounds or leaps (as in basketball))
(a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty)
(someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered)
(a member of the European royal family that ruled France)
(a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South))
(delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket)
(someone who fights with his fists for sport)
(a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China)
(a friendly informal reference to a grown man; "he likes to play golf with the boys")
(a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches)
(a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy))
(a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman; "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked")
(a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend)
(a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts)
(an extremely talented young male person)
(a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II)
(a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas; "originally all brahmans were priests")
(a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family); "a Boston Brahman")
(someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems)
(a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes)
(a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls))
(one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents)
(a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone)
(someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water)
(someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act)
(a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy)
(a craftsman skilled in building with bricks)
(a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony)
(an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding)
(an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area)
(one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game)
(a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge")
(a general officer ranking below a major general)
(slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch")
(someone who broadcasts on radio or television)
(a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television)
(a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal)
(a cowboy who breaks broncos to the saddle)
(an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth)
(a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents")
((Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother")
(a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him")
(used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!")
(a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms)
(a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular)
(a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities)
(someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building))
(a large and strong and heavyset man; "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got")
(an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later)
(a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction)
(someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence)
(someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself)
(a young waitress in a night club whose costume includes a rabbit-tail and ears)
(a thief who enters a building with intent to steal)
(a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria)
(the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries)
(a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right)
(the treasurer at a college or university)
(a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes)
(a dweller in the Australian bush country)
(a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa)
(a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War)
(the newspaper editor responsible for business news)
(a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive))
(a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise)
(a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for)
(a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing))
(a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something; "dam buster"; "sanction buster"; "crime buster")
(a person who meddles in the affairs of others)
(offensive terms for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine)
(a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market)
(a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table)
(a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head)
(someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball))
(an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters)
(a young man acting as a servant on a ship)
(a woodworker who specializes in making furniture)
(a person who is a member of the cabinet)
(someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog")
(an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player)
(a military trainee (as at a military academy))
(an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines))
(someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations)
(the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate the rest of the world")
(a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company")
(the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone")
(the person who convenes a meeting; "who is the caller of this meeting?")
(someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice; "the callers were mothers summoning their children home for dinner")
(a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance; "you need a fiddler and a caller for country dancing")
(the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands)
(a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone)
(an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin)
(a photographer who operates a movie camera)
(a politician who is running for public office)
(someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation)
(a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18)
(a follower who is not a member of an ingroup)
(a prostitute who provides service to military personnel)
(someone who lives in the same camp you do)
(a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites)
(someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.))
(soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire)
(a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter)
(the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos)
(the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate)
(a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers)
(the naval officer in command of a military ship)
(an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant)
(the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry")
(a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion)
((Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes)
(a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart)
(someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games)
(a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games)
(a woman who follows a professional career)
(a man who follows a professional career)
(a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult)
(a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person))
(an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected")
(someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner)
(a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects)
(someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way)
(an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south")
(a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle))
(a person who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others)
(someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier")
(a hauler of garbage; "there is a web site where licensed carters and would-be customers can make connections")
(a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons)
(any man noted for his amorous adventures)
(a person requiring professional services; "a typical case was the suburban housewife described by a marriage counselor")
(an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service)
(a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant))
(a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice)
(someone injured or killed in an accident)
(someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement)
(someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious)
(a spiteful woman gossip; "what a cat she is!")
(a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system)
(something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country")
(a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect)
((baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher)
(one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism)
(a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist)
(someone who provides food and service (as for a party))
(the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches)
(a person who breeds and cares for cats)
(a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War)
(a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount")
(an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist)
(a widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity")
(an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity)
(a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable)
(someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes)
((football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff")
((basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team)
((ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team)
(a person who takes a position in the political center)
((ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers)
(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")
(a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another)
(the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation)
(an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman)
(the treasurer of a municipal corporation)
(a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels))
(someone who has won first place in a competition)
(the honorary or titular head of a university)
(the person who is head of state (in several countries))
(the person who holds the position of head of state in England)
(the British cabinet minister responsible for finance)
(a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints)
(a retail dealer in provisions and supplies)
(a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy)
(a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss")
(a clergyman ministering to some institution)
(a man paid to drive a privately owned car)
(a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case")
(an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles)
(a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives)
(a worker whose job is to make charcoal)
(a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street")
(the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador)
(an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours)
(a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness))
(a British accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter)
(one of the original members when an organization was founded)
(a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities)
(a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people)
(a human female who does housework; "the char will clean the carpet")
(the mistress of a chateau or large country house)
(an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker)
(a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind)
(someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women)
(a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women)
(a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis)
(one who checks the correctness of something)
(an attendant who checks coats or baggage)
(someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event)
(an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning")
(a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
(someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco))
(the head of the police force in a county (or similar area))
(the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president))
(the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm)
(the judge who presides over a supreme court)
(the senior officer of a service of the armed forces)
(a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank)
(a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters")
(a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college")
(an immature childish person; "he remained a child in practical matters as long as he lived"; "stop being a baby!")
(a member of a clan or tribe; "the children of Israel")
(a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy")
(a therapist who practices chiropractic)
(an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker")
((ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus)
(one who is the object of choice; who is given preference; "she was Mama's chosen")
(a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of)
((Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa)
((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 Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom)
(a religious person who goes to church regularly)
(an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters)
(a guide who conducts and informs sightseers)
(a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition)
(an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus)
(a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community)
(the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news)
(a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London)
(a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing)
(an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.))
(a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)
(a public official who is a member of the civil service)
(someone who claims a benefit or right or title; "claimants of unemployment compensation"; "he was a claimant to the throne")
(one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim)
(someone who has the power of clairvoyance)
(an artist who has created classic works)
(an artistic person who adheres to classicism)
(a person suffering from claustrophobia)
(the operator of dry-cleaning establishment)
(a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
(a clergyman or other person in religious orders)
(an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts))
(an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable)
(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)
(someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains; "the lead climber looked strong still but his partner often slumped in his ropes")
(a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments)
(someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments)
(a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time)
(someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches)
((baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game)
(a person who closes something; "whoever is the closer has to turn out the lights and lock up")
(a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation)
(a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
(a person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting))
((sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team)
(an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen)
(an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers)
(a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles)
(a man who drives a coach (or carriage))
(a writer who collaborates with others in writing something)
(a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action)
(a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II)
(used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man)
(a female student at a coeducational college or university)
(a cognitive scientist who studies the neurophysiological foundations of mental phenomena)
(a skilled worker who coins or stamps money)
(someone who is a source of new words or new expressions)
(an associate who works with others toward a common goal; "partners in crime")
(someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force)
(a person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers")
(a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes))
(a student enrolled in a college or university)
(a student (or former student) at a college or university)
(a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general)
(any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low))
(a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music)
(the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle)
(a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors)
(a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors)
(a painter able to achieve special effects with color)
(a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia)
(a person of exceptional importance and reputation)
(airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces)
(a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
(a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II; "she wrote a book about her harsh experiences as a comfort woman")
(someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others)
(a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain)
(the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief")
(an officer in command of a military unit)
(a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids)
(a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day)
(an illustrator who is supported by advertising)
(an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit)
(a military officer holding a commission)
(a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corp)
(a woman who is a member of a committee)
(an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television))
(a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral)
(a person entitled to receive Communion)
(someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city)
(a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms")
(an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers)
(anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals)
(British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc)
(someone who composes music as a profession)
(one who sets written material into type)
(a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government)
(a United States federal official who regulates the national banks)
(a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things)
(someone trained in computer science and linguistics who uses computers for natural language processing)
(an authority on computers and computing)
(a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers)
(a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business)
(a fellow member of the Communist Party)
(someone who holds or operates a concession)
(a collector and student of mollusc shells)
(a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter)
(a woman who cohabits with an important man)
(the person who collects fares on a public conveyance)
(someone who makes candies and other sweets)
(a supporter of the Confederate States of America)
(a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War)
(a person on whom something is bestowed; "six honorary were conferred; the conferees were...")
(a priest who hears confession and gives absolution)
(someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves))
(someone to whom private matters are confided)
(a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim)
(a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud)
(a believer in the teachings of Confucius)
(a member of the United States House of Representatives)
(informal abbreviation of `representative')
((usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections")
(an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts)
(someone who is victorious by force of arms)
(an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century))
(one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience)
(a person who has conservative ideas or opinions)
(someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters))
(someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct)
(a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England)
(a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism)
(the person to whom merchandise is delivered over)
(the person who delivers over or commits merchandise)
(the husband or wife of a reigning monarch)
(a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff)
(an advocate of constitutional government)
(a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.)
(an artist of the school of constructivism)
(a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country)
(a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor")
(a person devoted to the contemplative life)
(a person of nearly the same age as another)
(an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions)
(someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things)
(the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps)
(a woman singer having a contralto voice)
(a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book)
(someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people)
(a person who is recovering from illness)
(the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings)
(a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief)
(a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties)
(a person who conveys (carries or transmits); "the conveyer of good tidings")
(a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison)
(a person who has been convicted of a criminal offence)
(a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs)
(someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously)
(a joint partner (as in a business enterprise))
(someone who makes articles from copper)
(someone who copies the words or behavior of another)
(an editor who prepares text for publication)
(someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts)
(a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy)
(a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)
(someone having the same religion as another person)
(the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding)
(a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers)
(a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes)
(a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines)
(an executive in a business corporation)
(someone who communicates by means of letters)
(a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media)
(someone who sells or applies cosmetics)
(a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face))
(a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries)
(a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia)
(a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production)
(one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film)
(a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow)
(someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade))
(one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property)
(a peasant farmer in the Scottish highlands)
(someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp)
(a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl)
(a count who exercised royal authority in his own domains)
(someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration)
(someone who attends a counter (as in a diner))
(a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution)
(a spy who works against enemy espionage)
(a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor)
(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?")
(a negotiator willing to compromise; "Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser")
(a man who lives in the country and has country ways)
(a woman who lives in the country and has country ways)
(an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics)
(an attendant at the court of a sovereign)
(a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model)
(a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback)
(someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles))
(a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging)
(local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California))
(a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments)
(the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew)
(a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time))
(someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually acress the Mexican border))
(a programmer who `cracks' (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things; "crackers are often mistakenly called hackers")
(a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
(a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen")
(a professional whose work is consistently of high quality; "as an actor he was a consummate craftsman")
(a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations)
(a person who crawls or creeps along the ground)
(someone deranged and possibly dangerous)
(a human being; `wight' is an archaic term)
(a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else)
(a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists)
(someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric)
(a peddler who shouts to advertises the goods he sells)
(someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime)
(someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers)
(a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish); "Mexico is a country of mestizos, criollos, and indigenes")
(someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments)
(anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)
(a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art)
(an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain)
(a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the Government or the Opposition)
(someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier))
(someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing)
(a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party)
(someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table)
(a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims")
(decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms)
(an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism)
(an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters)
(a woman who is thoroughly disliked; "she said her son thought Hilary was a bitch")
(the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine)
(a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans)
(a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans)
(a person authorized to conduct religious worship)
(the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library))
(a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas)
(a craftsman who curries leather for use)
(one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals)
(someone who pays for goods or services)
(a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale)
(a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer)
(someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments))
(someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat)
(a computer user who uses the internet; someone who explores cyberspace)
(a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology)
(a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices; "a cyborg is a cybernetic organism")
(someone who is critical of the motives of others)
(a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control)
(a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity)
(a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells)
(a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917))
(an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge)
(an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk)
(a person who lives in the dales of northern England)
(a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady")
(a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball))
(one of a pair of people who dance together)
(a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance)
(a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare)
(a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina)
(a reckless impetuous irresponsible person)
(a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly)
(a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking")
(a female human offspring; "her daughter cared for her in her old age")
(formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne)
(someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind)
(a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home)
(someone who indulges in idle or absent-minded daydreaming)
(someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence")
(a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages)
(a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders)
(a Protestant layman who assists the minister)
(someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done")
(a reader capable of reading and interpreting illegible or obscure text)
(the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text)
(a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot))
(someone skilled at across-the-table chit chat)
(someone who quits school before graduation)
(someone who withdraws from a social group or environment)
(a father who defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring)
(a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way; "the deadheads on the payroll should be eased out as fast as possible")
(a person with a severe auditory handicap)
(the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game)
(an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college)
((Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals)
(a man who is the senior member of a group; "he is the dean of foreign correspondents")
(a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins))
(a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt)
(a young woman making her debut into society)
(a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically))
(someone who leads you to believe something that is not true)
(a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor)
(a diver in the deeper parts of the sea)
(one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel)
(someone who fails to meet a financial obligation)
(someone who fails to make a required appearance in court)
(a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense)
(a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it)
(a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late)
(a person appointed or elected to represent others)
(a person who gives up or transfers money or goods)
(an orator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of his audience)
(a person with great powers and abilities)
(a woman whose sexual promiscuity places her outside respectable society)
(a scientist who studies the growth and density of populations and their vital statistics)
(someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math")
(someone who acts as if possessed by a demon)
(someone who participates in a public display of group feeling)
(someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer)
(a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught)
(a woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts)
(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")
(someone trained to provide preventive dental service (cleaning teeth or taking x-rays))
(someone who makes dental appliances (bridges and dentures))
(a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures)
(a person qualified to practice dentistry)
(a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support))
(a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution)
(someone suffering psychological depression)
(an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent)
(someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies)
(a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others)
(a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France))
(a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin)
(an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements)
(a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race)
(a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post))
(a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.)
(the member of a party who is designated to refrain from alcohol and so is sober when it is time to drive home)
(a ballplayer who is designated to bat in place of the pitcher)
(a person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack")
(a military officer who is not assigned to active duty)
(the police sergeant on duty in a police station)
(a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier))
(a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate")
(a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to; "a destroyer of the environment"; "jealousy was his undoer"; "uprooters of gravestones")
(a police officer who investigates crimes)
(an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public)
(one who disparages or belittles the worth of something)
(any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve and insoluble difficulty)
(someone who develops real estate (especially someone who prepares a site for residential or commercial use))
(an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism))
(someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument)
(someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will)
(someone who devises real property in a will)
(someone who eats greedily or voraciously)
(a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)
(a person with any of the various forms of dichromacy)
(a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine)
(a specialist in the study of nutrition)
(a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant))
(a silly empty-headed person; "you would be a dingbat even to try it"; "yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister")
(someone employed to provide service in a dining room)
(a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese)
(an official engaged in international negotiations)
(a person who deals tactfully with others)
(medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group)
(someone who controls resources and expenditures)
(someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show)
(the head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency)
(a middle-aged man with lecherous inclinations)
(someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity))
(someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another)
(a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state)
(a person who announces and plays popular recorded music)
(employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service)
(a messenger who carries military dispatches (usually on a motorcycle))
(a person forced to flee from home or country)
(a person who dissents from some established policy)
(a troubler who disquiets or interferes with peace and quiet; someone who causes disorder and commotion)
(someone who distills alcoholic liquors)
(an official prosecutor for a judicial district)
(a manager who supervises the sales activity for a district)
(a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions)
(a person who separates something into parts or groups)
(someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers)
(a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband)
(a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas")
(a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment)
(a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")
(a person who holds Ph.D. degree from an academic institution; "she is a doctor of philosophy in physics")
((Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages")
(one who dodders from old age and weakness)
(informal term for a man; "you lucky dog")
(an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats)
(formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa)
(a fighter pilot who engages in an aerial dogfights)
(someone who prevents you from enjoying something that they themselves have no need for)
(a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions)
(a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship)
((Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household)
(a dominating woman (especially one who plays that role in a sadomasochistic sexual relationship))
(a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson)
(a Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman)
(any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman))
((medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host))
(any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero))
(a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll; "70% in favor, 13% opposed and 17% don't-knows")
(the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church)
(someone who sleeps in any convenient place)
(an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect)
(someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother")
(a spy who works for two mutually antagonistic countries)
(a person who says one thing and does another)
(someone who draws two incomes from the government (usually by combining a salary and a pension))
(someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place))
(someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations)
(a widow holding property received from her deceased husband)
(a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out")
(a woman who is the senior member of a group)
(someone who is drafted and illegally refuses to serve)
(someone who is drafted into military service)
(a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines)
(an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government))
(a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman)
(a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen)
(British soldier; so-called because of his red coat (especially during the American Revolution))
(a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods))
(the person (or bank) who is expected to pay a check or draft when it is presented for payment)
(the person who writes a check or draft instructing the drawee to pay someone else)
(an entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had")
(a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser")
(a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he needs a bib")
(a basketball player who is dribbling the ball to advance it)
(a noncommissioned officer who instructs recruits in military marching and discipline)
(a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))
(a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver)
(someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle)
(a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it reaches the ground)
(a laborer who is obliged to do menial work)
(a person who controls an organization dealing in illegal drugs)
(a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland)
(the leader of a marching band or drum corps)
(a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band)
(someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly; "they delivered the drunk-and-disorderlies to the county jail")
(an adherent of an esoteric monotheistic religious sect living in the relative security of the mountains of Syria and Lebanon who believes that Al-hakim was an incarnation of God; "a Druze is permitted to conform outwardly to the faith of the unbelievers among whom he lives")
(a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages)
(a nurse who cares for but does not suckle an infant)
(leader; "Mussolini was called Il Duce")
(the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right)
(a nobleman (in various countries) of high rank)
(a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria)
(a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria)
(an incompetent or clumsy person; "as a golfer he was only a duffer")
(these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence)
(a basketball player who is able to make dunk shots)
(an eater who dips food into a liquid before eating it; "he was a dunker--he couldn't eat a doughnut without a cup of coffee to dunk it in")
(a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly)
(a person who uses dynamite in a revolutionary cause)
(a boy scout who has earned many merit badges)
(a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases)
(a British peer ranking below a Marquess and above a Viscount)
(an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies)
(a person who gets up very early in the morning)
(a person who arrives early before others do)
(someone who earn wages in return for their labor)
(an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.)
(a resident of the east side of Manhattan in New York City)
(someone who consumes food for nourishment)
(a secret listener to private conversations)
(a person with an unusual or odd personality)
(someone who selects according to the eclectic method)
(a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment)
(an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods)
(a frugal person who limits spending and avoids waste)
(a person with a thin non-muscular body)
(a person who puts finishing edges on a garment)
(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))
(a specialist in the theory of education)
(someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII)
(one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose)
(an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel)
(a person who believes in the equality of all people)
(a self-centered person with little regard for others)
(an archeologist who specializes in Egyptology)
(a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation)
(an elderly statesman whose advice is sought be government leaders)
(any influential person whose advice is highly respected)
(official who won the office in a free election)
(a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity)
(a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines)
(an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned person)
(someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots)
(someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity)
(the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead)
(a girl employed to operate an elevator)
(a man employed to operate and elevator; "in England they call an elevator man a liftman")
(someone who believes in rule by an elite group)
(a person who lived during the reign of Elizabeth I; "William Shakespeare was an Elizabethan")
(a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery)
(someone who frees others from bondage; "Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator")
(a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives)
(someone who violates a trust by taking (money) for their own use)
(someone who leaves one country to settle in another)
(the boy whose upbringing was described by Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
((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")
(an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia))
(someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else)
(a person subject to strong states of emotion)
(a woman Emperor or the wife of an Emperor)
(a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism)
(a worker who is hired to perform a job)
(a parent whose children have grown up and left home)
(a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive)
(a person who compiles (or writes for) encyclopedias)
(a heavy person with a soft and rounded body)
(an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies")
(someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people)
((football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass")
(a man at one end of line of performers in a minstrel show; carries on humorous dialogue with the interlocutor)
(physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system)
(a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve)
(a person who transfers his ownership interest in something by signing a check or negotiable security)
(the ultimate user for which something is intended)
(a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others)
(a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate)
(a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching)
(a person who delights in having or using or experiencing something)
(a male enlisted person in the armed forces)
(a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer)
(a female enlisted person in the armed forces)
(a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study)
(a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat)
(an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)
(someone who enters; "new entrants to the country must go though immigration procedures")
(someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it)
(someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution)
(an environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party)
(a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador)
(a person who is trained in or engaged in enzymology)
(the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece)
(a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church)
(a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus)
(a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink))
(a medical scientist who studies the transmission and control of epidemic diseases)
(an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musician)
(a personal attendant of the British royal family)
(an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles)
(someone who gains access by the use of ladders)
(a person who escapes into a world of fantasy)
(someone who is expert in the art of escaping)
(a theologian who specializes in eschatology)
(an attendant who is employed to accompany someone)
(a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people'))
(someone employed to spy on another country or business competitor)
(a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name)
((Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood)
(one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature)
(a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty)
(a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.))
(a philosopher who specializes in ethics)
(an anthropologist who does ethnography)
(an anthropologist who studies ethnology)
(a zoologist who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats)
(a specialist in the etiology of diseases)
(a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College)
(a lexicographer who specializes in etymology)
(a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem")
(a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place)
(an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality)
((when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
(someone who plans social events as a profession (usually for government or corporate officials))
(an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues")
(someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications)
(a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire)
(a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan)
(a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox churches in North America)
(a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly)
(a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by Your or His or Her; "Your Excellency")
(one whose business is to exchange the money of one country for that of another country)
(a performer (usually of musical works))
(an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant)
(a person responsible for the administration of a business)
(a secretary having administrative duties and responsibilities)
(a vice president holding executive power)
(a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will)
(a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts))
(someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see)
(someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention)
(someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals)
(expelled from home or country by authority)
(voluntarily absent from home or country)
(a philosopher who emphasizes freedom of choice and personal responsibility but who regards human existence in a hostile universe as unexplainable)
(a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth)
(one the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church)
(a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about)
(a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically)
(someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
(a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale))
(an artist who is an adherent of expressionism)
(someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects))
(a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there)
((psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings)
(a strikingly beautiful woman; "she was a statuesque redheaded eyeful")
(a person who wears spectacles in order to see better)
(a spectator who can describe what happened)
(a member of the Fabian Society in Britain)
(a servant employed to do a variety of jobs)
(a person who subscribes to a variety of fads)
(offensive terms for an openly homosexual man)
(a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man)
(a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry)
(a person who falls; "one of them was safe but they were unable to save the faller"; "a faller among thieves")
(a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support)
(a general practitioner who treats all the family members)
(a man whose family is of major importance in his life)
(a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill)
(a person having a strong liking for something)
(a person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay")
(an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views)
(someone who advises you about fashionable clothing)
(a person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was")
(anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny)
(a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta")
(`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military)
(a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal")
(a man who takes over all the functions of the real father)
(a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically)
(an excessively polite and well-dressed boy)
(a member of a group of French painters who followed Fauvism)
(a politician favored mainly in his or her home state)
(a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds)
(a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government)
(an agricultural laborer in Arab countries)
(an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?")
(a communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party))
(a youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle")
(a person who won't take sides in a controversy)
(one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature))
(a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain")
(a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting)
(a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat)
(an officer holding the highest rank in the army)
(an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel)
(a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader)
(a military or naval pilot of fighter planes)
(a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization)
(a party who files a notice with a law court)
(a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes)
(the person who directs the making of a film)
(a star who plays leading roles in the cinema)
(a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods)
(a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition)
(the minister responsible for state finances)
(a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
(someone who is the first to observe something)
(someone who comes upon something after searching)
(a specialist in identifying fingerprints)
(someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)
(a performer who pretends to swallow fire)
(a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
(an official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires)
(someone who walks barefoot on burning coals)
(an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest)
((during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air)
((baseball) the person who plays first base)
(the offspring who came first in the order of birth)
(the leading woman in an art or profession)
(a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain)
(someone habitually a spectator at the openings of theatrical productions)
(a sergeant in the army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant)
(someone whose occupation is catching fish)
(someone who fits a garment to a particular person)
(someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee))
(a person who whips himself as a religious penance)
(a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification)
(a senior naval officer above the rank of captain)
(a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer)
(a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome)
(a soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation)
(a back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver)
(a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress)
(someone who enjoys transient success but then fails)
(a policeman who patrols a given region)
(an associate who shares an apartment with you)
(an admiral of the highest rank; five-star admiral)
(the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight)
(a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine)
(a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election)
(an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed)
(a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders))
(the legislator who organizes his party's strategy)
(an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in England")
(someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet")
(a young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession)
(a woman who sells flowers in the street)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds)
(a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years")
(an ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another)
(someone who travels behind or pursues another)
(a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim; "the woman charged that her jailer was a fondler"; "not all fondlers are sexual perverts")
(a person who adheres briefly to different diets)
(a person who manufactures food products)
(a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger)
(a football player who has achieved a reputation for success)
(an official who enforces the rules at a football game)
(an athlete who plays American football)
(a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores)
(someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge))
(the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers")
(person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation")
(a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast)
(a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)
(a government minister for foreign relations)
(someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group)
(a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now")
(a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman")
(the presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf)
(a woman in charge of a group of workers)
(a person who seeks wealth through marriage)
(a person who foretells your personal future)
(a miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849)
(the person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team)
(your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents)
(a child who is raised by foster parents)
(someone who is raised as a duaghter although not related by birth)
(a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child)
(a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own)
(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)
(your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents)
(someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth)
(a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country")
(a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787)
(a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown)
(someone who has run the mile is less that 4 minutes)
(a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox)
(someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the Constitution")
(someone who makes frames (as for pictures))
(an admirer of France and everything French)
(a person who hates France and everything French)
(a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth)
(either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs)
(a person who murders their brother or sister)
(a married German woman; used as a title equivalent to Mrs. in English)
(a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed)
(someone acting freely or even irresponsibly)
((sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team)
(a person who has been freed from slavery)
(one of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation)
(a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)
(someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom)
(someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
(a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love)
(an advocate of unrestricted international trade)
(an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods)
(a male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms)
(a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work)
(a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict)
(a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university")
(a member of the House of Commons who is a minister or an ex-minister)
(a person used as a cover for some questionable activity)
(someone who masturbates by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd))
(a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog")
(someone who engages in sexual intercourse)
(someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice)
(someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops")
(a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right")
((football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team)
(a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living)
(an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope)
(a person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs)
(someone who solicits financial contributions)
((formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket)
(a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) will be fulfilled in the future)
(a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship)
(a person who delights in designing or building or using gadgets)
(an electrician responsible for lighting on a movie or tv set)
(someone who writes comic material for public performers)
(a person who gains (gains an advantage or gains profits); "she was clearly the gainer in that exchange")
(an inhabitant of Galilee (an epithet of Jesus Christ))
(a leader who stimulates and excites people to action)
(a skilled worker who coats iron or steel with zinc)
(a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events)
(someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement)
(a person employed to take care of game and wildlife)
(the teacher in charge of games at a school)
(a laborer in a railroad maintenance gang)
(someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse)
(someone who cuts cloth etc. to measure in making garments)
(a boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics)
(a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and appliances)
(a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract)
(someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying)
(someone who controls access to something; "there are too many gatekepers between the field officers and the chief")
(a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers")
(a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing)
(one who cuts and shapes precious stones)
(a carnival performer who does disgusting acts)
(a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric)
(the head of a religious order or congregation)
(officers in the army or air force or marines above the rank of colonel)
(a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses)
(someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints")
(a biologist who specializes in genetics)
(someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein")
(one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions)
(a mathematician specializing in geometry)
(a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth)
(a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else)
(someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful)
(a very large person; impressive in size or qualities)
(the idealized American girl of the 1890s as pictured by C. D. Gibson)
(a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman)
(someone whose occupation is apply an overlay of gold or gilt)
(a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief)
(a friendly informal reference to a grown woman; "Mrs. Smith was just one of the girls")
(a female assistant who has a range of duties)
(a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved; "his girlfriend kicked him out")
(any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party")
(a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts)
(an extremely talented young female person)
(a member of the moderate republican party during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins)
(someone who devotes himself completely; "there are no greater givers than those who give themselves")
((ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat)
(someone skilled in blowing bottles from molten glass)
(someone who cuts or grinds designs on glass)
(someone who gathers something in small pieces (e.g. information) slowly and carefully)
(someone who picks up grain left in the field by the harvesters)
(a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess)
(a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people; "he was a god among men")
((Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse))
(a representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government)
(a special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation)
(the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal)
(a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls)
(an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism)
(someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild)
(any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism)
(any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism)
(a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism)
(an employee whose duties include running errands)
(a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman))
(someone whose career progresses rapidly)
(an artisan who beats gold into gold leaf)
(a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort)
(a woman who associates with or marries a rich man in order to get valuables from him through gifts or a divorce settlement)
(a miner who digs or pans for gold in a gold field)
(an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold)
((Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means)
(someone who earns a living by playing or teaching golf)
(a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf)
(a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs)
(a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola)
(a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast")
(a practitioner of the affected elegant style of the Spanish poet Gongora)
(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)
(a person who voluntarily offers help or sympathy in times of trouble)
(a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior)
(a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others)
(a journalist who writes a column of gossip about celebrities)
(one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries)
(an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye)
(a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home))
(an unpleasant person who grabs inconsiderately)
(a judge who assigns grades to something)
(someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school)
(a student who continues studies after graduation)
(a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax)
(a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan)
(the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right)
(a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal)
(director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal))
(a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge)
(someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand)
(a person who grants or gives something)
(a person who makes a grant in legal form; "conveyed from grantor to grantee")
(a specialist in inferring character from handwriting)
(a man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife)
(a person who earns a living by digging graves)
(someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection)
(someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts)
(a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market)
(a soldier who is a member of the United States Army Special Forces)
(a grocer who sells fresh fruits and vegetables)
(someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course)
(a person who greets; "the newcomers were met by smiling greeters")
(a Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen))
(a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village)
(worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made)
(a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies))
(a man participant in his own marriage ceremony)
(a male attendant of the bridegroom at a wedding)
(in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section)
(someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field))
(a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army)
(an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around))
(a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl)
(an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years")
(one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another)
(the person who plays that position on a football team; "the left guard was injured on the play")
(a person who keeps watch over something or someone)
(the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team)
(a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards')
(a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment)
(a visitor to whom hospitality is extended)
(a customer of a hotel or restaurant etc.)
(the person in whose honor a gathering is held)
(a person with temporary permission to work in another country; "a Moroccan guestworker in Canada was accused of aiding terrorists")
(someone who shows the way by leading or advising)
(a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily)
(a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant in the marines)
(a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher)
(a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics")
(each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion)
(a worker who guts things (fish or buildings or cars etc.))
(someone who drinks heavily (especially alcoholic beverages); "he's a beer guzzler every night")
(an informal term for a youth or man; "a nice guy"; "the guy's only doing it for some doll")
(an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics)
(member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism))
(someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa)
(a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India and now living on all continents)
(a programmer for whom computing is its own reward; may enjoy the challenge of breaking into other computers but does no harm; "true hackers subscribe to a code of ethics and look down upon crackers")
(a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism)
(the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography)
(a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions)
(a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty))
((football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position)
(on of siblings who have only one parent in common)
(offspring of parents of different races or cultures)
(half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and Indian parents))
(a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
((Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them)
(a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck")
(an agent who handles something or someone; "the senator's campaign handlers")
(a person who has some handicap that interferes with normal functions)
(a man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks)
(an executioner who hangs the condemned person)
(a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech)
(a persistent attacker; "the harassers were not members of the regular army")
(a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte))
(a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another)
(a musician who sings or plays in harmony)
(someone who helps to gather the harvest)
(a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict Orthodox Judaism)
(one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior)
(an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations)
(a user of (usually soft) drugs; "the office was full of secret heads")
(a person who is in charge; "the head of the whole operation")
(an individual person; "tickets are $5 per head")
(a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies)
(a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations))
(a performer who receives prominent billing)
(a football official in charge of recording yardage gained or loss)
(the head of a household or family or tribe)
(the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government)
(an executioner who beheads the condemned person)
(a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability)
(one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor)
(one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action)
(an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers)
(a person who does not acknowledge your God)
(a heathen; a person who is not a Christian (especially a Muslim))
(a workman who heaves freight or bulk goods (especially at a dockyard))
(an influential person who works hard to promote the causes they are interested in)
(a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds)
(a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds)
(linguist specializing in the Hebrew language)
(someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections)
(a gardener who takes care of and trims hedges)
(someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss)
(a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer)
(someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures)
(a type of primitive man who lived in Europe)
(a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another)
(an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor)
(the person legally entitled to inherit the property of someone who dies intestate)
(a person who expects to inherit but whose right can be defeated by the birth of a nearer relative)
(a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard")
(employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively))
(anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues)
(a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)
(a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body))
(someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding)
((formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet")
(a therapist who heals by the use of herbs)
(a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church)
(a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion))
(one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made)
(a zoologist who studies reptiles and amphibians)
(the principal character in a work of fiction)
(a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine))
((classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god)
(the main good female character in a work of fiction)
(a woman possessing heroic qualities or a woman who has performed heroic deeds)
(a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English)
(a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex)
(a person of intellectual or erudite tastes)
(a senior diplomat from one country to another who is assigned ambassadorial rank)
(a person of great ability and ambition)
(a soldier in a Scottish regiment from the Highlands)
(an arrogant or conceited person of importance)
((Your Highness or His Highness of Her Highness) title used to address a royal person)
(a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz")
(a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it)
(someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination)
(a civil engineer who specializes in the design and construction of roads and highways)
(a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure))
(a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person)
(someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle)
(a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand")
(someone who communicates disapproval by hissing)
(a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)
(a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles)
(someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters")
(a member of an ancient people who inhabited Anatolia and northern Syria about 2000 to 1200 BC)
(a person who accumulates things and hides them away for future use)
(an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy)
(someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait)
(a person who pursues and activity in their spare time for pleasure)
(a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers)
(a person regarded as greedy and pig-like)
(the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it; "the bond was marked `payable to bearer'")
(a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks")
(an official who remains in office after his term)
(a member of a religion that expresses ecstatic fervor)
(a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown)
(someone who builds houses as a business)
(a fellow female member of a youth gang)
(a person hired to help in another's home (especially one employed by a local authority to help the infirm with domestic work))
(someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities")
(the British cabinet minister who is head of the Home Office)
(a member of an extinct species of human being; probably an ancestor of modern man)
(a person who hates or fears homosexual people)
(someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex)
(a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell)
(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")
(a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound; "the honker was fined for disturbing the peace")
(a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments)
(an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral)
(an aggressive and violent young criminal)
((rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot)
(a golfer whose shots typically curve left (for right-handed golfers))
(a lively and ineffectual upper-class young man)
(someone (or something) on which expectations are centered; "he was their best hope for a victory")
(a person who hopes; "only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now")
(someone who hops; "at hopscotch, the best hoppers are the children")
(a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn))
(a person who breeds and cares for horses)
(a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses)
(an expert in the science of cultivating plants (fruit or flowers or vegetables or ornamental plants))
(a tradesman who sells hosiery and (in England) knitwear)
(a traveler who lodges in hostels; "a youth hosteller")
(a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there)
((medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor)
(a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms)
(someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself)
(a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store)
(a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house)
(a man in charge of children in an institution)
(a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income)
(a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household)
(teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse)
(a woman employed as a chaperon in a residence for young people)
(a painter of houses a similar buildings)
(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")
(a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money))
(a wife who who manages a household while her husband earns the family income)
(a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker")
(a commissioner in charge of public housing)
(one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in a novel by Jonathan Swift)
(the Incan ruler under whom the Incan empire reached its widest extent (died in 1525))
(a person who writes radio or tv advertisements)
(a person who crouches; "low huddlers against the wind")
(a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries)
(a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts)
(an advocate of the principles of humanism)
(someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms)
(a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words)
(someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)
(a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine)
(a member of a nomadic people who invaded Europe in the 4th century)
(an unemployed person who participates in a hunger march)
(a member of a hunting and gathering society)
(guide to people hunting in unfamiliar territory)
(a person who searches for something; "a treasure hunter")
(a married man; a woman's partner in marriage)
(a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband)
(a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress)
(an adherent of the religious reforms of John Huss)
(a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties)
(a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person)
(a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments)
(a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold)
(someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions)
(someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations)
(either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material))
(person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory))
(someone who is adored blindly and excessively)
(a lover blind with admiration and devotion)
((Islam) the man who leads prayers in a mosque; for Shiites an imam is a recognized authority on Islamic theology and law and a spiritual guide)
(a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there)
(a person (such as an author) of enduring fame; "Shakespeare is one of the immortals")
(a person who is immune to a particular infection)
(a medical scientist who specializes in immunology)
(someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another)
(an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees")
(a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
(someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country))
(a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
(a painter who follows the theories of impressionism)
(a woman with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship)
(a man with whom you are in love or have an intimate relationship)
(someone who is not competent to take effective action)
(someone who depresses or worries others)
(the earliest documented case of a disease that is included in an epidemiological study)
(a representative of the federal government to American Indian tribes (especially on Indian reservations))
(the leader of a group of native Americans)
(one who ask you to return the present he has given you)
(a person inducted into an organization; "Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were 1936 inductees in the National Baseball Hall of Fame")
(someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
(an American infantryman in World War I)
(one of lesser rank or station or quality)
(an inhabitant of hell; "his roar made the infernals quake")
((baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield)
(an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent)
(someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage)
(one who reveals confidential information in return for money)
(an artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage))
(an actress who specializes in playing the role of an artless innocent young girl)
(someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field)
(one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital))
(a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases)
(a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated)
(an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition)
(an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations)
(a military officer responsible for investigations)
(a person who initiates a course of action)
(someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel")
(a person used by another to gain an end)
(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.)
(a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))
(a government analyst of information about an enemy or potential enemy)
(a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings)
(a person who takes part in a conversation)
(the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk)
(an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term))
(an auditor who is an employee of the company whose records are audited and who provides information to the management and board of directors)
(a chess player who has been awarded the highest title by an international chess organization)
(a member of a socialist or communist international)
(a person who is interned; "the internees were enemy aliens and suspected terrorists")
((Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio)
(someone who mediates between speakers of different languages)
(someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles")
((law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding)
((psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts)
(someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission)
(someone who enters by force in order to conquer)
(someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury)
(an official who can invalidate or nullify; "my bank check was voided and I wanted to know who the invalidator was")
(someone who is the first to think of or make something)
(someone who advises others how to invest their money)
(a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities)
(someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns)
(someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating)
(a strong man of exceptional physical endurance)
(someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger")
(an adherent of Ismailism; a member of the Ismaili branch of Shiism)
(an advocate of isolationism in international affairs)
(an itinerant laborer who works for a short time in various places)
(a student or graduate at an Ivy League school)
(a person able to do a variety of different jobs acceptably well)
((Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God'))
(any distinguished personage during the reign of James I)
(a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution)
(a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts)
(an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings)
(a loyal supporter; "every politician has a following of janissaries")
(someone employed to clean and maintain a building)
(a member of an Indo-European people widely scattered throughout the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and consisting of Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs)
(a type of primitive man who lived in Java in the Paleolithic Age)
((India) a private soldier or male constable)
(a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally)
(a musician who plays or composes jazz music)
(someone with two personalities - one good and one evil)
(someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit)
(a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages)
(a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry)
(someone in the business of selling jewelry)
(someone excellent of their kind; "he's a jimdandy of a soldier")
(someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers)
(an applicant who is being considered for a job)
(any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing)
(someone whose comfort is actually discouraging)
(someone employed to ride horses in horse races)
(an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus; "he's a truck jockey"; "a computer jockey"; "a disc jockey")
(someone who runs a steady slow pace (usually for exercise))
(an unknown or fictitious man who is a party to legal proceedings)
(a woodworker whose work involves making things by joining pieces of wood)
(a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes)
(a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway")
(a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him)
(someone who betrays under the guise of friendship)
(a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice)
(a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander)
(an officer assigned to the judge advocate general)
(the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military)
(Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes)
(a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity)
(a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way)
(a son who has the same first name as his father)
(a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)
(someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury)
(a local magistrate with limited powers)
(an offensive term for any Black African)
(the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile)
(a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash)
(the title of the Holy Roman Emperors or the emperors of Austria or of Germany until 1918)
(someone in charge of other people; "am I my brother's keeper?")
(someone who drives slowly along the curb seeking sex from prostitutes or other women)
(a musician who plays a keyboard instrument)
(a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries)
(one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914)
((Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others)
(someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))
(someone who causes the death of a person or animal)
(an investment banker who devises strategies to make a target company less attractive for takeover)
(an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker")
(a competitor who holds a preeminent position)
(the most important person in a group or undertaking)
(Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a king)
(a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler)
(a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey")
(one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another)
(a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin"; "he's family")
(a more or less distant relative; familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss)
(someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive)
(someone who buys up old horses for slaughter)
(someone who buys old buildings or ships and breaks them up to recover the materials in them)
(originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit)
(a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon)
(a knight honored for valor; entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command)
(in the Arthurian legend, a knight of King Arthur's court)
(a wandering knight travelling in search of adventure)
(a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher)
(a man who belongs to a Masonic order in the United States)
(someone who makes garments (or fabrics) by intertwining yarn or thread)
(a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); "open the door and see who the knocker is")
((Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person)
(someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others)
(someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group)
(a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste)
(assistant (often the father) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes)
(someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor)
(a workman who laces shoes or footballs or books (during binding))
(a polite name for any woman; "a nice lady at the library helped me")
(a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess)
(a maid who is a lady's personal attendant)
(a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism)
(a sweet innocent mild-mannered person (especially a child))
(a person easily deceived or cheated (especially in financial matters))
(an elected official still in office but not slated to continue)
(a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates))
((when gas was used for streetlights) a person who lights and extinguishes streetlights)
(a cartoonist who draws parodies or satirical renditions of cultural or social or political situations)
(an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal)
((formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance)
(a person who administers a landed estate)
(a count who had jurisdiction over a large territory in medieval Germany)
(an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage)
(someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively)
(a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones)
(an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)
(a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip)
(a girl or young woman who is unmarried)
(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))
(a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin)
(a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct))
(believer in imminent approach of the millennium; practitioner of active evangelism)
(a person who is laughing or who laughs easily)
(someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath)
(a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws)
(a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
(someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person)
(a layman who is authorized by the bishop to read parts of the service in an Anglican or Episcopal church)
(any witness who does not testify as an expert witness)
(the diseased beggar in Jesus' parable of the rich man and the beggar)
(the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death)
(actress who plays the leading female role)
(a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who the leakers were")
(someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)
(a public lecturer at certain universities)
(someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church)
(a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage)
(a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand)
(a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right; "their pitcher was a southpaw")
(a personal representative with legal standing (as by power of attorney or the executor of a will))
(someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed)
(a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion))
(someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters)
(an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths)
(owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire)
(an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport)
(a radical who advocates the abolition of political or economic or social inequalities)
(the largest or most massive thing of its kind; "it was a leviathan among redwoods"; "they were assigned the leviathan of textbooks")
(a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the Temple priests))
(a compiler or writer of a dictionary; a student of the lexical component of language)
(a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly)
(a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties)
(a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets)
(someone who releases people from captivity or bondage)
(someone who believes the doctrine of free will)
(a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)
(a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services)
(author of words to be set to music in an opera or operetta)
(a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick)
(a official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications))
(holds a license (degree) from a (European) university)
(a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour)
(an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant commander and above lieutenant junior grade)
(a commissioned officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines holding a rank above major and below colonel)
(a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander)
(a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general)
(an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of a state of the United States)
(an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign)
(a living person; "his heroism saved a life")
(an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents)
(a British peer whose title lapses at death)
(a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment)
(a tenant whose legal right to retain possession of buildings or lands lasts as long as they (or some other person) lives)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 106 pounds)
(a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 179 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 156 pounds)
(someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another)
(a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 140 pounds)
(a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian))
(a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen)
(a specialist in the study of freshwater ponds and lakes)
(football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game)
(one of the players on the line of scrimmage)
(the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole)
(a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer))
(official (in tennis or soccer or football) who assists the referee is some way (especially by watching for off-sides or out of bounds))
(an employee who works on an assembly line)
(a person who speaks more than one language)
((formerly) an attendant hired to carry a torch for pedestrians in dark streets)
(a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after))
(someone who tries to attract social lions as guests)
(someone who can understand spoken words by watching the movements of a speaker's lips)
((law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties)
((law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants")
(a person who litters public places with refuse)
(a younger brother; "my little brother just had his 50th birthday")
(legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength)
(a player between 8 and 12 years of age who is a member of a little-league team)
(a girl in a fairy tale who meets a wolf while going to visit her grandmother)
(infant who shows signs of life after birth)
(someone who lives in a place; "a liver in cities")
(a person who has a special life style; "a high liver")
(an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game)
(someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor)
(a person whose occupation is catching lobsters)
(a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims)
(a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal))
(someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession)
(a lumberman who cuts trees into logs after the trees have been felled)
(someone who maintains that any statement that cannot be verified empirically is meaningless)
(someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place)
(a woman hired to help children cross a road safely near a school)
(a person who avoids the company or assistance of others)
(a medieval English archer who used a longbow)
(a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for knowledge")
(a person employed to watch for something to happen)
(a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous)
(the highest officer of the Crown who is head of the judiciary and who presides in the House of Lords)
(a person appointed master of revels at a Christmas celebration)
(the senior cabinet minister in the British Cabinet who has no official duties)
(a siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction)
(a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)
(an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate))
(one at a disadvantage and expected to lose)
((Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction)
((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)
(a successful womanizer (after a fictional seducer))
(a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly)
(a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him)
(an undergraduate who is not yet a senior)
(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")
(a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt))
(a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism)
(one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment)
(any opponent of technological progress)
(a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries")
(a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics)
(a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life")
(a person with a mania for setting things on fire)
(someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing))
(a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins))
(a person who writes the words for songs)
(a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni")
(an official who carries a mace of office)
(an efficient person; "the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine")
(a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends)
(a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools)
(an economist who specializes in macroeconomics)
((an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling)
(a woman who runs a house of prostitution)
(an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman)
(an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters")
(a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States)
(someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience)
(a person of distinguished rank or appearance)
(someone who collects things that have been discarded by others)
(a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians)
(a magician or sorcerer of ancient times)
(a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja)
(a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja)
((Hinduism) term of respect for a Brahmin sage)
(an unmarried girl (especially a virgin))
(a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain)
(a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major")
(the chief steward or butler of a great household)
(a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general)
(leader of the majority party in a legislature)
(a member of a major-league baseball team)
(a person who is discontented or disgusted)
(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")
(someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command; "the way of transgressors is hard")
(the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent; "maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords")
(someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity)
(an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.)
(an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")
(a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man")
(an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you")
(the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself")
(a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana")
(adviser to business about efficient management practices)
(the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine)
(a high public official of imperial China)
(any high government official or bureaucrat)
(a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group)
(a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah)
(a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness)
(a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails)
(a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin")
(a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times)
(a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal)
(someone inclined to act first and think later)
(a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities)
(a person who can read maps; "he is a good map-reader")
(a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II)
(someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons))
(someone who attacks in search of booty)
(a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess)
(a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess))
(the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany)
(a member of the United States Marine Corps)
(a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines)
(a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there")
(a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl)
(nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count)
((medieval Spain) a Jew or Moor who converted to Christianity (especially those who professed conversion in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly))
(a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law)
((in some countries) a military officer of highest rank)
(someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms)
(one who suffers for the sake of principle)
(one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion)
(a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure)
(someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment)
(a craftsman who works with stone or brick)
(a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah))
(someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation)
(a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident)
(an authority qualified to teach apprentices)
(someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution)
(an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)
(the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship)
(a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers))
(a senior noncommissioned officer in the army or air force or marines)
(someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others)
(the officer below the master on a commercial ship)
(informal term for a friend of the same sex)
(the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner); "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates")
(a person judged suitable for admission or employment; "he was university material"; "she was vice-presidential material")
(someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter)
(someone with great regard for worldly possessions)
(a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter)
(a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons))
(someone who has been admitted to a college or university)
(a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified)
(a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution)
(a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding)
(a fighter who batters the opponent; "Jack Dempsey was called a mauler")
(someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action)
(the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival)
(a wholesaler in the meat-packing business)
(a person trained to design and construct machines)
(a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism)
((golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament)
(an officious annoying person who interferes with others)
(someone who advises about the use of communication media)
(a person trained to assist medical professionals)
(a medical practitioner in the armed forces)
(a scientist who studies disease processes)
(someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums")
(an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriachate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem)
(an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor)
(a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.))
(one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participates in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family")
(a traveling repairman who mends broken things (such as metal household utensils))
(a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics)
(a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution)
(a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally)
(a person hired to fight for another country than their own)
(a dealer in textiles (especially silks))
(a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
(a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord)
(a member of one of the varioous peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica)
(a person with a well-developed muscular body)
(a messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings")
(a boy who earns money by running errands)
((nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship))
(a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry))
(a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry))
(an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals)
(a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions)
(policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets)
(a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church)
(an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city)
(a half-breed of white and Indian parentage)
(in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity)
(a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto)
(an economist who specializes in microeconomics)
(a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes)
(a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old)
(someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow)
(a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds)
(a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training)
(a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies)
(traveler who moves from one region or country to another)
(the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno)
(a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy))
(a person who advocates war or warlike policies)
(a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation)
(an attache who is a specialist in military matters)
(a chaplain in one of the military services)
(the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country))
(any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men")
(a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners)
(a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies)
(the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership)
(someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill))
(a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity))
(a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery)
(an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression)
(someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress))
(a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice))
(someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail)
(a practitioner or advocate of artistic minimalism)
(a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics)
(an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines)
(a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador)
(a person appointed to a high office in the government; "Minister of Finance")
(leader of the minority party in a legislature)
(a player on a minor-league baseball team)
(an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution)
(a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles)
(someone who dislikes people in general)
(a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably))
(someone unable to adapt to their circumstances)
(someone who leads astray (often deliberately))
(a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular)
(hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings)
(someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)
(someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
(informal term of address for someone's wife)
(a woman master who directs the work of others)
(an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man)
(a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races)
(an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory)
(a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers)
(a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor; "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos")
(someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model")
(a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength; "RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain")
(model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal)
(someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence)
(someone of remarkable excellence; "a humdinger of a secretary")
(a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer))
(someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence)
(someone who presides over a forum or debate)
(in the Presdyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly)
(an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles)
(a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising)
(a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857)
(a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life)
(someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities)
(a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand)
(an advocate of the principles of monarchy)
(an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money)
(someone whose main interest in life is moneymaking)
(someone who is successful in accumulating wealth)
(someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time))
(someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something)
(used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr')
((Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests)
(someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free))
((offensive) a member of the Unification Church)
(a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface)
(a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems)
(the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home")
(the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home")
(one whose business is the management of funerals)
(an extremely old-fashioned conservative)
(a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland))
(the player judged to be the most important to the sport)
(a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children")
(a term of address for an elderly woman)
(a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother)
(a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way))
(a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests)
(a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother)
(a male person; "every mother's son who could walk was there")
(a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists))
(someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile)
(someone who talks incessantly; "I wish that motormouth would shut up")
(prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds)
(a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes)
(someone who ascends on foot; "a solitary mounter of the staircase")
(a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.)
(a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died))
(a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed")
(workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano")
(one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage))
(the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day)
(formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins)
(a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law)
(a victim of a mugging; "the law seems to give more protection to the mugger than to the muggee")
(a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street))
(a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
(someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884)
(a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad)
(an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts)
(a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque)
(a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being))
(someone suspected of committing murder)
(a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the druglord had his muscleman to protect him")
(a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation)
(a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team)
(artist who composes or conducts music as a profession)
(someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))
((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)
(a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples)
(open rebellion and refusal to obey authorities (especially by seamen or soldiers))
(a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917))
(a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi)
(a person who eats fungi (especially mushrooms))
(a person with myopia; a nearsighted person)
(a follower who carries out orders without question)
(someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension)
(a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient))
(a worker who attaches something by nailing it)
(an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental)
(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")
(someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends)
(a person who gives a name or names; "the owner is usually the namer of a boat")
(a person with the same name as another)
(a woman who is the custodian of children)
(a lawman concerned with narcotics violations)
(an informer or spy working for the police)
(an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government)
(someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job")
(a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))
(an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms)
(a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy)
(naval officer in command of a fleet of warships)
(in earlier times, a person who explored by ship)
(the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course)
(a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; "SEAL is an acronym for Sea Air and Land")
(a governor in India during the Mogual empire)
(a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life)
(someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take)
(someone with an aggressively negative attitude)
(a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome)
(a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party)
((Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton)
(someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will)
(one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead)
(someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle)
(a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities; "he tried vainly to impress his neglecters")
(someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement))
(a person who lives (or is located) near another)
(a conservative who subscribes to neoconservativism)
(a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism)
(a lexicographer of new words and expressions)
(a person suffering a nervous breakdown)
(someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception)
(a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it)
(a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain)
(someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain))
(one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute)
(an advocate of neutrality in international affairs)
(a recent arrival; "he's a newcomer to Boston")
(a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal)
(a critic who writes a column for the newspapers)
(someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin)
(a film maker who follows New Wave ideas)
((law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person)
(the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person)
(a biter who takes dainty repeated bites)
(a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend)
(a person who likes to be active late at night)
(member of a secret mounted band in United States south after the Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge)
(someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief)
(someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard)
(a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu)
(an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family)
(someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms)
(an undercover agent who is given no official cover)
(a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons)
(someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election)
(someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office)
(a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon))
(a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel)
(a person is not easily classified and not very interesting)
(a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons); "the former senator is treated as a nonperson by this administration"; "George Orwell predicted that political dissidents would be treated as unpersons")
(a student who is very slow in learning to read)
(a reformer who believes in passive resistance)
(a member of the American Baptist Convention)
(someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals)
(a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation)
(someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions)
(someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details")
(someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows)
(a native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt")
(a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry)
(a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
(someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push; "he needs a regular nudger to keep him awake")
(a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion)
((Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest)
(an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws)
((obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child)
(a mathematician specializing in number theory)
(a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion))
(a collector and student of money (and coins in particular))
(one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
(a person who treats something carefully; "a great nurser of pennies")
(someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training)
(a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife)
(a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician)
((Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status)
(an infant considered in relation to its nurse)
(a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad)
(someone who performs a service or does a favor)
(an expert who observes and comments on something)
(a physician specializing in obstetrics)
(a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country)
(a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas)
(a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts)
(someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race))
(a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut)
(someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection)
(a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office)
(someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year")
(a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines")
(someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling")
(a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
(a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service)
(a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War)
(any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau)
(the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue")
(a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person)
(a worker who oils engines or machinery)
(a worker who produces or sells petroleum)
(a person who owns or operates oil wells)
(an old person who receives an old-age pension)
(a great European painter prior to 19th century)
(an athlete who participates in the Olympic games)
(a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government)
(someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams)
(a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys")
(an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard")
(someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?")
(a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets)
(a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye)
(a person who places expediency above principle)
(a contestant that you are matched against)
(a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)
(a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision)
(a person disposed to take a favorable view of things)
(a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses)
(a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign)
(a person who delivers a speech or oration)
(a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders)
(an organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas")
(a male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties)
(a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform")
(the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders)
(a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death)
(someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation)
(a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy)
(an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization)
(a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise)
(someone who enlists workers to join a union)
(a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV)
(someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision)
(a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth)
(Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic Law)
(a practitioner of orthoepy (especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely))
(a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children))
(a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles)
(a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand))
(a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD)
(a person who ousts or supplants someone else)
(a person who is rejected (from society or home))
(a person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing))
(a woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing))
(a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield)
((baseball) a person who plays in the outfield)
((baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand)
(a person who lives away from his place of work)
(a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated)
(an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard))
(a constestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win)
(a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated)
(a person who has general authority over others)
(a person who directs and manages an organization)
((law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants")
(a person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?")
(a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives)
(a occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in)
(a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes)
(someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes)
(a workman employed to pack things into containers)
(a collector of miscellaneous useless objects)
(an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.)
(an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy)
(in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood)
(a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings)
(a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain")
(a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint)
((Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands)
(any of various important officials in ancient Rome)
(a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch)
(one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral)
(fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms)
(someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence)
(a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues))
(the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama)
(a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money))
(a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money)
(a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds)
(someone who believes that God and the universe are the same)
(a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines)
(a boy who sells or delivers newspapers)
(one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper)
(someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money)
(a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork)
(a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute)
(a writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper))
(a person with specialized training who assists lawyers)
(a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment)
(a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down))
(a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional)
(someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance)
(a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences)
(a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense)
(a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian)
(a manicurist who trims the fingernails)
(a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis))
(a commissioner in charge of public parks)
(an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures)
(an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons)
(a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament)
(a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door)
(mimics literary or musical style for comic effect)
(a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated)
(a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India)
(someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share)
(a fervent and even militant proponent of something)
(a person who is a member of a partnership)
(a person who owns something in common with others)
(someone who works less than the customary or standard time)
(a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part")
(a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption")
(an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men)
(someone who is attending a party; "the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers")
(a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line)
(a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt)
(a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it)
((football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass)
(a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group)
(a person who passes by casually or by chance)
(an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has)
(someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity)
(the inventor to whom a patent is issued)
(a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly")
(a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent))
(a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself)
(any of the early Biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)
(title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem))
(a person of refined upbringing and manners)
(one who loves and defends his or her country)
(someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area)
(someone who supports or champions something)
(a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron)
(a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation)
(someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking))
(someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money))
(a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or over-familiar manner)
(a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security)
(someone who keeps peace; "she's the peacekeeper in that family")
(a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area)
(a young child who is small for his age)
(a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls)
(a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement)
(one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers)
(a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle))
(a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit)
(someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals))
(a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner)
(a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth)
(an adult who is sexually attracted to children)
(a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables)
(a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)
(a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords)
(a primitive man found near Beijing; resembles Java man)
(a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters")
(the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons)
(an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance))
((Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor))
(someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it))
(a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management)
(a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence)
(an athlete who competes in a pentathlon)
(any member of a Pentecostal religious body)
(a musician who plays percussion instruments)
(a person is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards)
(a skilled worker who perfects somethings; "although not the inventor he must be recognized as the perfecter of this technique")
(an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)
(a person who makes (and sells) perfumes)
(an obstetrician specializing in perinatology)
(a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth)
(a person who walks from place to place)
(a person who deliberately gives false testimony)
(a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide)
(a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kudish state)
(a person of considerable prominence; "she is a Hollywood personality")
(a person who manages the affairs of another)
(another word for person; a person not meriting identification; "a strange personage appeared at the door")
(a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent)
(a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent)
(a person who represents an abstract quality; "she is the personification of optimism")
(a new personification of a familiar idea; "the embodiment of hope"; "the incarnation of evil"; "the very avatar of cunning")
(an embodiment of the qualities of a god; "the capitalists' deification of capital")
(someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on)
(a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior)
(a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up)
(one praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors")
(someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home)
(a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters")
(a noncommissioned officer in the navy with a rank comparable to sergeant in the army)
(the title of the ancient Egyptian kings)
(a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions)
(a self-righteous or sanctimonious person)
(a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
(someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects))
(someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
(a collector and student of postage stamps)
(an admirer of Greece and everything Greek)
(a native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia)
(a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient philistia around the 12th century BC)
(a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)
(a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
(a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity)
(someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view)
(someone who takes photographs professionally)
(a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs)
(someone who claims to read your character from the shape of your skull)
(therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder)
(a biologist specializing in physiology)
(someone who teaches students to play the piano)
(someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.)
(a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work)
(a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places)
(a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships)
(some one who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion)
(one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620)
(a prominent supporter; "he is a pillar of the community")
(someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight)
(a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor)
(a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax)
(someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce))
(a niggardly person who starves himself (and others))
((baseball) a substitute for the regular batter)
(one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; "they went west as pioneers with only the possessions they could carry with them")
(someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art)
(someone who is small and insignificant)
(someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
(someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed))
((baseball) the person who does the pitching; "our pitcher has a sore arm")
(an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something)
(the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver)
((football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal)
(a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging)
(someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own)
(a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty)
(an inhabitant of a plains region (especially the Great Plains of North America))
(a person who brings an action in a court of law)
(someone who plaits (hair or fabric etc.))
(an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience)
(a worker who puts or sets seeds or seedlings into the ground)
(a person (considered to be) without human failings; "he's no plaster saint")
(a workman who lays and repairs railroad tracks)
(a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold))
(a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes)
(a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure)
(a person who participates in or is skilled at some game)
(an important participant (as in a business deal); "he was a major player in setting up the corporation")
(a pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser")
(someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group)
(someone to whom a pledge is made or someone with whom something is deposited as a pledge)
(a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive)
(a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government)
(someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach")
(someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours)
(a boy who leads the animals that draw a plow)
(a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances)
(someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war))
(someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society)
(a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature)
(someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth)
(someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another)
(a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
(the poet officially appointed to the royal household in Great Britain; "the Poet Laureate is expected to provide poems for great national occasions")
(a painter who uses the technique of pointilism)
(someone who is the forefront of an important enterprise; "he is the president's point man on economic issues")
(a policeman stationed at an intersection to direct traffic)
(a woman who is the forefront of an important enterprise)
(a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology))
(a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police)
(a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer")
(an insured person; the client in whose name an insurance policy is written)
(someone who sets the plan pursued by a government or business etc.; "policy makers often make the right decision for the wrong reason")
(someone who is imprisoned because of their political views)
(a social scientist specializing in the study of government)
(a leader engaged in civil administration)
(a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways)
(someone who conducts surveys of public opinion; "a pollster conducts public opinion polls"; "a headcounter counts heads")
(a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment)
(someone who is married to two or more people at the same time)
(a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome)
(someone who shares in and contributes to a general fund for use by all)
(a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot))
(someone who makes attractive to the general public)
(a vendor of pork and products made from pork)
(someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores)
(a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars))
(a person employed to carry luggage and supplies)
(a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not)
(someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes)
(an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse)
(a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree)
(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")
(infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency)
(someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument)
((Roman Catholic Church) someone who proposes or pleads for a candidate for beatification or canonization)
(a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution)
(an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion)
(a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics)
((Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order; "the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials")
(someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman))
(an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against impressionism)
(the official in charge of the national postal service)
(one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order)
(a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores)
(someone who smokes marijuana habitually)
(someone who hunts for food (not for sport))
(someone who participates in contests in order to collect trophies)
(a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln)
(a dealer in poultry and poultry products)
(someone who applies or scatters powder)
(someone who carries explosives (as from the magazine to the guns on board a warship))
(one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")
(one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children")
(a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice; "the great Moloch of war"; "duty has become the Moloch of modern life"- Norman Douglas)
(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")
(a highly energetic and indefatigable person)
((computing) a computer user who needs the fastest and most powerful computers available)
(someone who practices a learned profession)
(an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic)
(a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actions)
(an adherent of philosophical pragmatism)
(someone who plays practical jokes on others)
(someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel)
(a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church)
(teacher at a university of college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford))
(one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office))
(a bidder in bridge who makes a preemptive bid)
(someone who acquires land by preemption)
(a chief officer or chief magistrate; "the prefect of Paris police")
(a painter or writer dedicated to restoring early Renaissance ideals)
(an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation)
(a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens)
(a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church)
(an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.))
(someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.))
(a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are being fulfilled at the present time)
(someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas)
(someone who keeps safe from harm or danger)
(the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning")
(an executive officer of a firm or corporation)
(the head administrative officer of a college or university)
(the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson")
(someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure))
(a photographer who works for a newspaper)
(a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title))
(a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) have already been fulfilled)
(the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor)
(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")
(a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)
(a spiritual leader in a non-Christian religion)
(a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star)
(the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system")
((obstetrics) a woman who is pregnant for the first time)
((obstetrics) woman who has been delivered of a child for the first time)
(a dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect in response to growth hormone; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal)
(the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland)
(a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign))
(any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)
(a suitor who fulfills the dreams of his beloved)
(a prince who is the husband of a reigning female sovereign)
(the male heir apparent of the British sovereign)
(a female member of a royal family other than the queen (especially the daughter of a sovereign))
(the eldest daughter of a British sovereign)
(the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account)
(the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal")
(the scientist in charge of an experiment or research project)
(an apprentice in a printing establishment)
(an artist who designs and makes prints)
(someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.)
(the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot)
(a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war)
(a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war)
(an enlisted man of the lowest rank; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value")
(someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information)
(an officer or crew member of a privateer)
(a mathematician who specializes in probability theory)
(someone released on probation or on parole)
(a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period)
(the officer of the court who supervises probationers)
(someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.))
(someone who personally delivers a process (a writ compelling attendance in court) or court papers to the defendant)
(a provincial governor of consular rank in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire)
(an official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power)
(someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness))
(a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus)
(someone who supervises (an examination))
((ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman emperor to manage finance and taxes)
(someone who obtains or acquires; "the procurer of opera tickets")
(an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy")
(someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work))
(a person engaged in one of the learned professions)
(someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university)
(someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply))
(someone who sells stock shares at a profit)
(a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs)
(the person who operates the projector in a movie house)
(a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!")
(someone who is an active supporter and advocate)
(someone who assists a performer by providing the next words of a forgotten speech)
((law) one who promulgates laws (announces a law as a way of putting it into execution))
(someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections)
(a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government)
(someone who propagates plants (as under glass))
(member of the stage crew in charge of properties)
(an authoritative person who divines the future)
(someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
((parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion)
(the person immediately affected by or concerned with an action)
(a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state)
(a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism)
(someone who explores an area for mineral deposits)
(a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money)
(a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career)
(someone who provides the means for subsistence)
(a high-ranking university administrator)
(someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions)
(a person authorized to act for another)
(a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum)
(a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe")
(a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms")
(a sociologist who studies election trends)
(someone having external genitalia of one sex and internal sex organs of the other sex; not a true hermaphrodite because there is no ambiguity in the sex of the external genitalia and hence no question about gender at birth)
(a physician who specializes in psychiatry)
(a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception)
(someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table)
(a person (usually a psychologist but sometimes a linguist) who studies the psychological basis of human language)
(a psychologist trained in psychophysics)
(someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath'))
(a conductor of souls to the afterworld; "Hermes was their psychopomp")
(a therapist who deals with mental and emotional disorders)
(a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense)
(a person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public)
(someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment))
(a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music)
(a worker who turns pig iron into wrought iron by puddling)
(a woman in childbirth or shortly thereafter)
(someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something)
(someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself)
(a person on whom another person vents their anger; "he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag")
(a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture)
((football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground)
(someone who propels a boat with a pole)
(a leader or ruler who is chosen by a despot to head a government)
(one who operates puppets or marionettes)
(an agent who purchases goods or services for another)
(someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words))
(adheres to strict religious principles; opposed to sensual pleasures)
(an officer aboard a ship who keeps accounts and attends to the passengers' welfare)
(a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued")
(a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; "always before he had been able to outwit his pursuers")
(a person who pursues some plan or goal; "a pursuer of truth")
(someone who supplies provisions (especially food))
(one who intrudes or pushes himself forward)
(someone who is easily taken advantage of)
(a person who is regarded as easygoing and agreeable)
(any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet)
(a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit)
(an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice)
((obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of four pregnancies)
(a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs)
(one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy)
(any of several public officials of ancient Rome (usually in charge of finance and administration))
(one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear)
(a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition; "the tournament was won by a late qualifier")
(an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter")
((football) the person who plays quarterback)
(an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops)
(a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army)
(a native or inhabitant of Quebec (especially one who speaks French))
(something personified as a woman who is considered the best or most important of her kind; "Paris is the queen of cities"; "the queen of ocean liners")
(a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign)
(a queen who serves as ruler when the king cannot)
(Counsel to the Crown when the British monarch is a queen)
(the host or chairman of a radio or tv quiz show or panel game)
(an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent)
(a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections)
(someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge")
(a religious mystic who follows quietism)
((obstetrics) woman who has given birth to a viable infant in each of five pregnancies)
(one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy)
(a communicator (speaker or writer) who uses quotations)
(spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law)
(someone who drives racing cars at high speeds)
(someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings))
(a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others)
(an attendant who puts pool or billiard balls into a rack)
(some who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion))
(a person who has radical ideas or opinions)
(a scientist trained in radiological technology)
(a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease)
(someone who operates a radio transmitter)
(an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood)
(a worker who sorts rags and old clothing for new uses (as in papermaking))
(a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track)
(a laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences)
(American indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain)
(executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm)
(a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid)
(a member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India)
(a dissolute man in fashionable society)
(a person whose speech or writing is not well organized)
(a person who takes long walks in the country)
((the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja)
(an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces)
(a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status)
(someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner)
(someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse)
(someone who is suspected of committing rape)
(a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings)
(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)
(a workman employed to destroy or drive away vermin)
(a person who pays local rates (especially a householder))
(an inexperienced and untrained recruit)
(an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism)
(a person who can read; a literate person)
(a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them)
(a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style)
(a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly)
(a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a realtor a land agent")
(a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument)
(a football player who catches (or is supposed to catch) a forward pass)
(a secretary whose main duty is to answer the telephone and receive visitors)
(someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior)
(someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior))
(a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs)
(any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces))
(an official who enlists personnel for military service)
(someone who supplies members or employees)
(a sergeant deputized to enlist recruits)
(a person who corrects or sets right; "a rectifier of prejudices")
(someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication)
(a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at a railroad station)
(a member of the military police in Britain)
(someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.))
(a poor white person in the southern United States)
((sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play)
(an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case)
(one whose work is to refine a specific thing; "he was a sugar refiner")
(a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture)
(liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances)
(someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch)
(someone who commits regicide; the killer of a king)
(a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration)
(a person who is formally entered (along with others) in a register (and who obtains certain rights thereby))
(someone responsible for keeping records)
(the administrator responsible for student records)
(a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company)
(holder of a British professorship created by a royal patron)
(a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture")
(a dependable follower (especially in party politics); "he is one of the party regulars")
(a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest)
(embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion")
(a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of fears")
(a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)
(one retired from society for religious reasons)
(a member of a religious order living in common)
(an exile living on money sent from home)
(someone who works for a moving company)
(a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics)
(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")
(someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw)
(a person who goes from house to house collecting rents for the owner)
(an owner who receives payment for the use of their property by another)
(someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments)
(a skilled worker whose job is to repair things)
(a person who has returned to the country of origin or whose citizenship has been restored)
(a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times")
(a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories)
(a person to whom a secret is entrusted)
(an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy))
(someone who saves something from danger or violence)
(a scientist who devotes himself to doing research)
(someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there)
(the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives)
(a person who respects someone or something; usually used in the negative; "X is no respecter of Y")
(the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent)
(someone who has retired from active working)
(the official in each electorate who holds the election and returns the results)
(a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen")
(someone who has returned from the dead)
(a person who returns after a lengthy absence)
(a government agent responsible for collecting revenue (especially one responsible for stopping bootlegging))
((law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion)
(someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication)
(a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position)
(a radical supporter of political or social revolution)
(a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases)
(a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa)
(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)
(a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets))
(a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music)
(a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language)
(an unknown or fictitious party to legal proceedings)
(a person who possesses great material wealth)
(a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars)
(a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars)
(a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel))
(a traveler who actively rides a vehicle (as a bicycle or motorcycle))
(a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left)
(a member of a right wing political party)
(a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses)
(a person who is almost identical to another)
(a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights)
(a person who leads (especially in illicit activities))
(the person in charge of performances in a circus ring)
(troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority)
(a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife; "Jack the ripper was probably a madman")
(a person who rises (especially from bed); "he's usually a late riser")
(a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies)
(an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms)
(the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing")
(a worker who inserts and hammers rivets)
(someone whose business is to build roads)
(a workman who is employed to repair roads)
(someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice)
(a harsh or humorous critic (sometimes intended as a facetious compliment); "the honoree gave his roasters as good as he got")
(a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence)
(someone suspected of committing robbery)
(a book of rules for presiding over a meeting; written by Henry M. Martin in 1876 and subsequently updated through many editions)
(legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor)
(the hero of Daniel Defoe's novel about a shipwrecked English sailor who survives on a small tropical island)
((figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable; "he was her rock during the crisis"; "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church"--Gospel According to Matthew)
(a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles)
(a performer or composer or fan of rock music)
(an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle)
(an engineer who builds and tests rockets)
(a clever thinker; "you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out")
(an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker)
(an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by romanticism)
(a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests)
(an associate who shares a room with you)
(a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses)
(a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game))
(an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground)
((a literary reference to) a pretty young girl)
(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'")
(colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
(a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898))
(a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle)
(a supporter of Parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War)
(a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on))
(a worker who routes shipments for distribution and delivery)
(an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement)
(a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe")
(a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs)
(a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself)
(a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare)
(someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border)
(a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents; "he sent a runner over with the contract")
(someone who travels on foot by running)
(a trained athlete who competes in foot races)
((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)
(a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices)
(a person who rushes; someone in a hurry; someone who acts precipitously)
(someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory)
((football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball)
(someone who steals livestock (especially cattle))
(one who observes Saturday as the Sabbath (as in Judaism))
(someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks)
(a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief))
(a political leader (especially of Tammany Hall))
(a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism)
(a religious person who offers up a sacrifice)
(a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses)
(a member of an ancient Jewish sect around the time of Jesus; opposed to the Pharisees)
(someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others)
(someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism)
(a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents)
(a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom)
(the ship's officer in charge of navigation)
(a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
(a person employed to sell merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers that are visited))
(someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods)
(the graduating student with the second highest academic rank; delivers the opening address at graduation exercises)
(a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy)
(someone who deceives you about his true nature or intent in order to take advantage of you)
(a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy')
(a person with advertising boards hanging from the shoulders)
(a traditional Zulu healer and respected elder)
(the legendary patron saint of children)
((Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other)
((Middle Ages) the bride of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with the king's nephew (Tristan) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other)
(a military engineer who does sapping (digging trenches or undermining fortifications))
(a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines)
((historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades)
((historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire)
(a person who follows or serves another)
(a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm)
(a governor of a province in ancient Persia)
(a person who rescues you from harm or danger)
(a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan)
(someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)
(white Southerner supporting Reconstruction policies after the Civil War usually for self-interest)
(someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper")
(someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables)
(someone punished for the errors of others)
(a stock character in commedia dell'arte depicted as a boastful coward)
(a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble)
(a stagehand responsible for moving scenery)
(an actor who draws more attention than other actors in the same scene; "babies are natural scene-stealers")
(an artist specializing in scenic subjects)
(a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action)
(someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia)
((Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler)
((Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything)
(a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise)
((Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despisedi; "don't be such an apologetic shnook")
(a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
(a Scholastic philosopher or theologian)
(a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author))
(a young person attending school (up through senior high school))
(a scholar in one of the universities of the Middle Ages; versed in scholasticism)
(a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict))
(any person (or institution) who acts as an educator)
(an acquaintance that you go to school with)
(a teacher in a school below the college level)
(a person with advanced knowledge of one of more sciences)
(a descendent or heir; "a scion of royal stock")
(someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)
(someone who eats food rapidly and greedily)
(one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses)
(someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault)
(an official who records the score during the progress of a game)
(a player who makes a score in a game or contest)
(someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a scourer of the seven seas")
(someone who can find paths through unexplored territory)
(someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports))
(a rapid mover; someone who scrambles; "their quarterback was a good scrambler"; "scramblers can often unnerve a better tennis player")
(a person who scratches to relieve an itch)
(a workman who uses a tool for scratching)
(a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read)
(a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint)
((baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs)
(someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas)
(a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck))
(a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery)
(a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care)
(someone who examines votes at an election)
(an underwater diver who uses scuba gear)
(someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward))
(a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing))
(a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia)
(an argumentative and contentious seaman)
(an official who affixes a seal to a document)
(a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items)
(a boy scout enrolled in programs for water activities)
(a cook who uses seasonings; "the cook is a light seasoner")
(the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match)
((baseball) the person who plays second base)
(someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote)
(someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role)
(an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books")
(a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corps holding the lowest rank)
(a person of second-rate ability or value; "a team of aging second-raters"; "shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him")
(a person secretly employed in espionage for a government)
(an assistant who handles correspondence and clerical work for a boss or an organization)
(a person who is head of an administrative department of government)
(the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington")
(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")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce; "the first Commerce Secretary was William C. Redfield who was appointed by Wilson")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department; "the first Defense Secretary was James V. Forrestal who was appointed by Truman")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education; "Carter appointed Shirley Hufstedler as the first Secretary of Education")
(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")
(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")
(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")
(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")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State; "the first Secretary of State was Thomas Jefferson")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department; "President Taylor appointed Thomas Ewing as the first Secretary of the Interior")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department; "Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation; "Johnson appointed Alan S. Boyd as the first Transportation Secretary")
(the person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs; "Bush appointed Edward J. Derwinski as the first Secretary of Veterans Affairs")
(a person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations))
(a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect")
(a soldier who received a Section Eight discharge as unfit for military service)
(someone who teaches a section of a large college course)
(an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education)
(a woman who is pregnant for the second time)
(an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries)
(head of a private security force working for a business or industry)
(a bad person who entices others into error or wrong-doing)
(one of the outstanding players in a tournament)
(someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth")
(an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies")
(someone who believes the races should be kept apart)
(an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns)
(an energetic person with unusual initiative)
(someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money)
(someone who sells goods (on commission) for others)
(one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination)
(a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary))
(an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis)
(someone who transmits a message; "return to sender")
(a Portuguese title of respect; equivalent to English `Mr')
(an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation)
(the ranking vice president in a firm that has more than one)
(a Spanish title of respect for a man; equivalent to English `Mr')
(a Spanish title of respect for a married woman)
(a Spanish courtesy title for a girl or unmarried woman)
(someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality)
(someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention)
(an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union))
(a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent)
((Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord)
(any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the army or air force or marines ranking above a corporal)
(an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands)
(a noncommissioned officer serving as chief administrative officer of a headquarters unit of the army)
(someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval)
(a serial killer whose murders occur within a brief period of time)
(an English barrister of the highest rank)
(a medical scientist who specializes in serology)
(a person working in the service of another (especially in the household))
((court games) the player who serves to start a point)
(someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")
(someone who performs the duties of an attendant for someone else)
(a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)
(a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings)
(someone who sews; "a sewer of fine gowns")
(someone who sews by operating a sewing machine)
(a young woman who is thought to have sex appeal)
(any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification)
(someone who has been convicted of a sex crime)
(an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects)
(an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow")
(title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran)
(Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers)
(a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world)
(a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world")
(a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship)
(a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark")
(a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest)
(a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals)
(a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles)
(an attacker who sheds or spills blood; "a great hunter and spiller of blood")
(a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock)
(a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision; "his students followed him like sheep")
(a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon)
(an offensive term for non-Jewish young man; "why does she like all those shkotzim?")
(the leader of an Arab village or family)
(a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters))
(a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves)
(a clergyman who watches over a group of people)
(the principal law-enforcement officer in a county)
(a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women)
(a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others)
(a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap)
(an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge)
(a person who builds ships as a business)
(a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships)
(an associate on the same ship with you)
(someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship)
(an employee who ships and receives goods)
(a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships)
(a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels)
(a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68)
(an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen)
((sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket))
(a gambler who throws dice in the game of craps)
(a compulsive shopper; "shopaholics can never resist a bargain")
(someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy)
(a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her)
(a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management)
((baseball) the person who plays the shortstop position)
(a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter")
(a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability))
(an athlete who competes in the shot put)
(a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal")
(a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments)
(a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste)
(someone who walks without raising the feet)
(the card player who shuffles the cards)
(someone who shrinks from familiarity with others)
(a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods)
(one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point)
((ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet)
((Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collects offerings of money in the church)
(a performer who reads without preparation or prior acquaintance (as in music))
(a tourist who is visiting sights of interest)
(a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard)
(someone who signs and is bound by a document)
(someone who can use sign language to communicate)
(someone who paints signs and billboards etc.)
(used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately)
(an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name)
(an Italian title of respect for a man; equivalent to the English `sir'; used separately (not prefixed to his name))
(an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to Miss with used before a name)
(a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge)
(a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly")
(someone who makes or repairs articles of silver)
(a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought)
((Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel)
(a smiler whose smile is silly and self-conscious and sometimes coy)
(a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
(a student of Chinese history and language and culture)
(a title used before the name of knight or baronet)
(a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority)
(a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song")
(formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger)
(a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her")
((Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a nun (and used as a form of address); "the Sisters taught her to love God")
((Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life)
(a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician")
(a sister who has only one parent in common with you)
(a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive)
(one who hesitates (uaually out of fear))
(an organism (person or animal) that sits)
(a person who is at least six feet tall)
(someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs)
(a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction)
(a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump))
(a follower of the theories or methods of B. F. Skinner)
(someone who skirmishes (e.g., as a member of a scouting party))
(a worker who has acquired special skills)
(an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder)
(a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations)
(a person who prepares or deals in animal skins)
(a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work)
(a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport)
(a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord)
(a person who shirks their work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime))
(a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors")
(a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family")
(someone entirely dominated by some influence or person; "a slave to fashion"; "a slave to cocaine"; "his mother was his abject slave")
(a cruel employer who demands excessive work from the employees)
(an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it")
(a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal)
(fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss)
(someone who walks about in their sleep)
(a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers))
(a person with good manners and stylish clothing)
(a person who uses a sling to throw something)
(a young and slender person; "he's a mere slip of a lad")
(someone who coins and uses slogans to promote a cause)
(an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball")
(a person who slouches; someone with a drooping carriage)
(a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100 people)
(an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age)
(a person owning or renting a smallholding)
(one of a group of brahmans who uphold nonsectarian orthodoxy accordin to the Vedanta school of Hinduism)
(a very attractive or seductive looking woman)
(a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied)
(someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable))
(someone who works at something specified)
(someone with an assured and ingratiating manner)
(someone who imports or exports without paying duties)
(a performer who uses movements and music to control snakes)
(someone who sets snares for birds or small animals)
(a thief who grabs and runs; "a purse snatcher")
(a thief who steals without using violence)
(a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression)
(a person who breathes audibly through a congested nose)
(a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place)
(a person regarded as arrogant and annoying)
(a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others)
(someone who expresses contempt or indignation by uttering a snorting sound)
(a person who breathes noisily (as through a nose blocked by mucus))
(a journalist who specializes in sentimental stories)
(an anthropologist who studies such cultural phenomena as kinship systems)
(someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior)
(a person who belongs to the political left)
(a person who takes part in social activities)
(someone expert in the study of human society and its personal relationships)
(a personal secretary who handles your social correspondence and appointments)
(someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged))
(an adherent of the teachings of Socinus; a Christian who rejects the divinity of Christ and the Trinity and original sin; influenced the development of Unitarian theology)
(a biologist who studies the biological determinants of social behavior)
(a linguist who studies the social and cultural factors that influence linguistic communication)
(a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)
(an informal British term for a youth or man; "the poor sod couldn't even buy a drink")
(someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male))
(a person who is weak and excessively sentimental)
(a worker who joins or mends with solder)
(an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")
(a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents)
(a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes)
(a law officer appointed to assist an attorney general)
(a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant)
(a male human offspring; "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is")
(a woman songster (especially of popular songs))
(a composer of words or music for popular songs)
(any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects)
(in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination)
(a person of a particular character or nature; "what sort of person is he?"; "he's a good sort")
(a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office))
(the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life)
(someone for whom you have a deep affinity)
(a person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability; "I would use newspapermen as a sounding board for such policies")
(a technician in charge of amplifying sound or producing sound effects (as for a TV or radio broadcast))
(a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska))
(someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression)
(a member of the Southern Baptist Convention)
(`johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `grayback' derived from their gray Confederate uniforms)
(a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right)
(someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug))
(an astronaut who is active outside a spacecraft in outer space)
(someone who sends unwanted email (often in bulk))
(an American whose first language is Spanish)
(someone who refrains from injuring or destroying)
(a boxer who spars with another boxer who is training for an important fight)
(a person suffering from spastic paralysis)
(someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims")
(a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood; "native speakers of French")
(the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives")
(someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.))
(a writer who composes speeches for others to deliver)
(someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform)
(an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)
(someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent))
(a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star")
(someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)
(someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts)
(a therapist who treats speech defects and disorders)
(a driver who exceeds the safe speed limit)
(addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines))
(an ice-skater who races competitively; usually around an oval course)
(an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound)
(someone who spends money to purchase goods or services)
(one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders")
(an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret)
(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")
(someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads))
(the vital principle or animating force within living things)
(a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman))
(a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth))
(a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes; goes about smartly dressed and having a good time)
(a worker who splices ropes together by interweaving strands)
(a woodworker who joins pieces of wood with a splice)
((football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen)
(a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics)
(a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone)
(a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning)
(someone who spoils the pleasure of others)
(an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government")
(someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events)
(the newspaper editor responsible for sports news)
(a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers))
(a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots)
(a person who sprawls; "he is such a sprawler he needs a bed to himself")
(a worker who applies spray to a surface)
(someone who runs a short distance at top speed)
(a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt; "she was known as a spurner of all suitors"; "he was no spurner of rules")
((military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors)
(a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night")
(someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities)
(a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views)
(someone who doesn't understand what is going on)
(someone who settles on land without right or title)
(someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it)
(a white man married to a North American Indian woman)
((slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend; "she was his main squeeze")
(someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses)
(a laborer who builds up a stack or pile)
(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))
(a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff)
(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)
(someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a stage show)
(an employee of a theater who performs work involved in putting on a theatrical production)
(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)
(someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall)
(someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner)
(someone who walks with long stiff strides)
(a candidate put forward to divide the opposition or to mask the true candidate)
(someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions)
(someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground)
(a workman whose job is to form or cut out by applying a mold or die (either by hand or by operating a stamping machine))
(a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors))
(an outstanding leader of a political movement)
(a person who sets a standard for things to conform to)
(someone who stands in a place where one might otherwise sit (as a spectator who uses standing room in a theater or a passenger on a crowded bus or train); "the allowed number of standees is posted")
(an organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers")
(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")
(a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility))
(a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
(a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star)
(the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition)
(a contestant who is in the game at the beginning)
((baseball) a pitcher who starts in a baseball game)
(someone who is starving (or being starved))
(a resident of a particular state or group of states; "Keystone stater"; "farm staters")
(a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
(a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies)
(the person in charge of a railway station)
(someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums))
(a mathematician who specializes in statistics)
(a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering or travel)
(a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating)
(someone who builds or maintains very tall structures)
(a worker who makes or applies stems for artificial flowers)
(someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation))
(a speaker with an unusually laoud voice)
(a son of your stepparent by a former marriage)
(a child of your spouse by a former marriage)
(a daughter of your spouse by a former marriage)
(the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage)
(the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage)
(the spouse of your parent by a subsequent marriage)
(the son your spouse by a former marriage)
(a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port)
(someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else)
(the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements)
(someone who insists on something; "a stickler for promptness")
(an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff")
(a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses; "he is a real conversation stifler"; "I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop")
(a person whose body is marked by religious stigmata (such as marks resembling the wounds of the crucified Christ))
(infant who shows no signs of life after birth)
(an economizer who stints someone with something)
(paid magistrate (appointed by the Home Secretary) dealing with police cases)
(a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect))
(a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps)
(an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds)
(one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers)
(someone who buys and sells stock shares)
(someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation)
(the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time)
(one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods)
(a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno; "a Stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny")
(someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions)
(a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship))
(an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill))
(one who stonewalls or refuses to answer or cooperate; someone who delays by lengthy speeches etc.)
(a person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward)
(a person at a racetrack who searches for winning parimutuel tickets that have been carelessly discarded by others)
(a private detective employed by a merchant to stop pilferage)
(a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage)
(a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian)
(anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found)
(a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support)
(a commuter who uses public transportation)
(an expert in strategy (especially in warfare))
(a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers)
(a person who walks rapidly with long steps; "he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running")
(a worker who strings; "a stringer of beads")
(a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer")
(some who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place)
(a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department))
(someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing)
(a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods)
(a child who spends most of his time in the streets especially in slum areas)
(a homeless child who has been abandoned and roams the streets)
(a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
(an employee on strike against an employer)
(someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating)
(a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service; "he's a four-striper")
(a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music)
(a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books)
(the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew)
(a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violencea; "he is determined to bring down the Iraqi strongman")
(a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus)
(a person who struggles with difficulties or with great effort)
(a man who is virile and sexually active)
(a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution)
(a college student who is teaching under the supervision of a certified teacher in order to qualify for a degree in education)
(someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study")
(a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts; "his first job in Hollywood was as a double for Clark Gable")
(a walker or runner who trips and almost falls)
(a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!")
(an artist who is a master of a particular style)
(an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars)
(a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain)
(someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor)
(a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian Church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church)
(someone who divides parts into smaller parts (especially a divider of land into building sites))
(someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion)
(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")
(a person who subscribes to subjectivism)
(an officer ranking next below a lieutenant)
(someone who submits something (as an application for a job or a manuscript for publication etc.) for the judgment of others; "he was a prolific submitter of proposals")
(someone who yields to the will of another person or force)
(a person of less than normal intelligence)
(an assistant subject to the authority or control of another)
(someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money)
(someone who contracts to receive and pay for a certain number of issues of a publication)
(someone who assists or supports by giving a subsidy)
(an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out)
(someone who articulates speech without uttering sounds)
(a person who inherits some title or office)
(a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor")
(someone who gives help in times of need or distress or difficulty)
(a drinker who sucks (as at a nipple or through a straw))
(someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right)
(a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran)
(an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese)
(a woman advocate of women's right to vote (especially a militant advocate in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 20th century))
(an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women))
(a wealthy older man who gives a young person expensive gifts in return for friendship or intimacy)
(someone who advances a suggestion or proposal; "the suggester of this absurd strategy was a fool")
(a person who kills himself intentionally)
(a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people)
(a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line")
(a man who courts a woman; "a suer for the hand of the princess")
(the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire))
(a member of a people who inhabited ancient Sumer)
((Maine colloquial) temporary summer residents of coastal Maine)
(a wrestler who participates in sumo (a Japanese form of wrestling); "sumo wrestlers are large heavy men")
(a person considered as a source of warmth or energy or glory etc)
(someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan)
(a tramp who habitually arrives at sundown)
(an officer on a merchant ship in charge of the cargo and its sale and purchase)
(a police informer who implicates many people)
(an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds)
(a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector)
(one of greater rank or station or quality)
(a fasion model who has attained the status of a celebrity)
(an informal term for a mother who can combine childcare and full-time employment)
(one who supervises or has charge and direction of)
(someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity)
(a commissioned officer responsible for logistics)
(a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library")
(someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech")
(a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group over all others)
(an artist of the school of suprematism)
(the most important person in an organization)
(a physician who specializes in surgery)
(the senior medical officer in an army or navy)
(the head of the United States Public Health Service)
(a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim)
(an artist who is a member of the movement called surrealism)
(someone who takes the place of another person)
(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")
(an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures)
(someone who conducts a statistical survey)
(someone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group or nation)
(one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors")
(one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital")
(a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army)
(the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby's singing hypnotically)
(someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding)
(someone who walks in an arrogant manner)
(an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work)
(a girl with an attractive bust who wears tight sweaters)
(an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.))
(any well-liked individual; "he's a sweetheart")
(a person who travels through the water by swimming; "he is not a good swimmer")
(a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets; "he was an Olympic swimmer")
(a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex)
(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)
(a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip)
(a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed)
(an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively)
(a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage)
(logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning)
(an elemental being believed to inhabit the air)
(a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods)
(a member of an artistic movement that expressed ideas indirectly via symbols)
(someone skilled in the interpretation or representation of symbols)
(someone who shares your feelings and expresses sympathy or hopes that something will be successful)
(commiserates with someone who has had misfortune)
(a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band); "they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators")
(one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions)
(an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods)
(a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution))
(a worker who fastens things by tacking them (as with tacks or by spotwelding))
(the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student")
(a football player who tackles the ball carrier)
(a person who is skilled at planning tactics)
(a member of a people native to the Philippines chiefly inhabiting central Luzon around and including Manila)
(someone who persistently (and annoyingly) follows along)
(a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements)
((football) the person who plays tailback)
(a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle)
(a person whose occupation is making and altering garments)
(a person who possesses unusual innate ability in some field or activity)
(a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen)
(one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received)
(one who sells goods on the installment plan)
(an animal trainer who tames wild animals)
(someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach)
(a dancer who who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes)
(someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire)
(a worker who uses a tap to cut screw threads)
(a person who strikes a surface lightly and usually repeatedly; "finger tappers irritated her")
(a tavern keeper who taps kegs or casks)
(a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere))
((sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs))
(someone who imposes hard or continuous work)
(someone who samples food or drink for its quality)
(an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it)
(someone who collects taxes for the government)
(a woman employed to dance with patrons who pay a fee for each dance)
(a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display)
(someone who drives a taxi for a living)
(a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior)
(a graduate student with teaching responsibilities)
(a fellow member of a team; "it was his first start against his former teammates")
(someone who drives a truck as an occupation)
(the driver of a team of horses doing hauling)
(someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity))
(a technician who is highly proficient and enthusiastic about some technical field (especially computing))
(a noncommissioned officer ranking below a master sergeant in the air force or marines)
(someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process)
(someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique)
(an expert who is a member of a highly skilled elite group)
(a person who is enthusiastic about new technology)
(a person who dislikes or avoids new technology)
(a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes)
(someone who transmits messages by telegraph)
(someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly)
(someone who helps callers get the person they are calling)
(an evangelist who conducts services on television)
(someone who reports news stories via television)
(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))
(an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money)
(an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly))
(a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis)
(someone who temporizes; someone who tries to gain time or who waits for a favorable time)
(a person who tempts others; "Satan is the great tempter of mankind")
(infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks)
(someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; "the landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent")
(a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease))
(a farmer who works land owned by someone else)
(an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living))
(someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis)
(a musician who plays the tenor saxophone)
(a person who serves a specified term; "there are not many fourth termers in the Senate")
(nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit)
(a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood")
(a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities)
(a woman who is pregnant for the third time)
(a driver who drives a motor vehicle to evaluate its performance)
(someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination))
(a person who testifies or gives a deposition)
(a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them)
(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)
(a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier)
(a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land))
(someone skilled in making a roof from plant stalks or foliage)
(someone who produces theatrical performances)
(someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology (especially Christian theology))
(someone who theorizes (especially in science or art))
(a person skilled in a particular type of therapy)
(a native or inhabitant of Thessalonica)
(a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)
(an important intellectual; "the great minds of the 17th century")
(someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision))
((baseball) the person who plays third base)
(someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction)
(one who is third-rate or distinctly inferior)
(someone who projects something through the air (especially by a rapid motion of the arm))
(a person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn)
((mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird)
(someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchase tickets)
(any one of two or more competitors who tie one another)
(a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me")
((football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle)
(someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops))
(someone who engages in a tilt or joust)
(an owner or manager of a company that is engaged in lumbering)
(a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees)
((sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed)
(one who conforms to current ways and opinions for personal advantage)
(a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts)
(an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend)
(a person who leaves a tip; "a generous tipper")
(someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities)
(one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))
(a special law-enforcement agent of the United States Treasury)
(a celebrity who receives much accalim and attention; "he was the toast of the town")
(someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture)
(the person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a banquet)
(a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles)
(a native or inhabitant of the island of Tobago in the West Indies)
(fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers)
(an elegantly dressed man (often with affected manners))
(a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation))
(an imaginary hero of English folklore who was no taller than his father's thumb)
(someone skilled in making or repairing tools)
(the leading comedian in a burlesque show)
(a worker who cuts tops off (of trees or vegetables etc.))
(a worker who makes or adds the top to something)
(a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs)
(someone who inflicts severe physical pain)
(an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution)
(a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative)
(someone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward))
(a person who causes or allows a part of the body to come in contact with someone or something)
(a skilled typist who can type a document without looking at the keyboard)
(someone who advertises for customers in an especially brazen way)
(someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit)
(a person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfort)
(the official who keeps a town's records)
((formerly) an official who made public announcements)
(townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller)
(resident of a college town not affiliated with the college)
(a person from the same town as yourself; "a fellow townsman")
(one who studies the nature and effects of poisons and their treatment)
(an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods)
(a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called Tracts for the Times))
(someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)
(a policeman who controls the flow of automobile traffic)
(a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods")
(an actor who specializes in tragic roles)
(a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies)
(an actress who specializes in tragic roles)
(someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees)
(the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle)
(one who holds up the train of a gown or robe on a ceremonial occasion)
(one who trains other persons or animals)
(someone who betrays his country by committing treason)
(a disreputable vagrant; "a homeless tramp"; "he tried to help the really down-and-out bums")
(someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations)
(one living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy)
(someone who makes a written version of spoken material)
(someone who represents the sounds of speech in phonetic notation)
(someone who rewrites in a different script)
(someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU")
((law) someone to whom a title or property is conveyed)
((law) someone who conveys a title or property to another)
(one who stays for only a short time; "transient laborers")
(a person who translates written messages from one language to another)
(a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell)
(a gardener who moves plants to new locations)
(a person whose sexual identification is entirely with the opposite sex)
(a person who has undergone a sex change operation)
(someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex)
(someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs))
(member of an order of monks noted for austerity and a vow of silence)
(a person who engages in shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled into the air by a trap)
(someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers)
(a salesman who travels to call on customers)
(someone who moves or passes across; "the traversers slowly ascended the mountain")
(an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds)
(the British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy)
(derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests)
(a specialist in treating damaged trees)
(a traveler who makes a long arduous journey (as hiking through mountainous country))
(a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law)
(one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case)
(one who behaves lightly or not seriously)
(a mathematician specializing in trigonometry)
(singer in a novel by George du Maurier who was under the control of the hypnotist Svengali)
(one of three offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy)
((slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations)
(someone (not an orthodox Christian) who believes that the Father and Son and Holy Ghost are three separate gods)
(one of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome)
(a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working)
(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")
(radicals who support Trotsky's theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution)
(someone who deliberately stirs up trouble)
(a worker whose job is to locate and fix sources of trouble (especially in mechanical devices))
(one who is absent from school without permission)
(someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner)
(a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet)
(a federal agent who engages in trust busting)
(a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit)
(a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker)
(a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.)
(one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off)
(a tumbler who is a member of a turnverein)
(someone whose occupation is hunting turtles)
(someone who twaddles; someone who writes or talks twaddle)
(someone who is regarded as contemptible)
(someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner)
(either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy)
(someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing)
(someone who deceives a lover or spouse by carrying on a sexual relationship with somebody else)
(any person who exercises power in a cruel way; "his father was a tyrant")
(in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it)
(an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person)
(the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt)
(a source of help and advice and encouragement; "he played uncle to lonely students")
(a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates)
(a university student who has not yet received a first degree)
(a secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government)
(a seller that sells at a lower price than others do; "he went all over town looking for undersellers")
(an actor able to replace a regular performer when required)
(one whose presence is undesirable; "rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables")
(a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces")
(a seducer who ruins a woman; "she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer")
(an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead)
(a person who has normal vision in one eye and dichromacy in the other; very rare but very useful for experiments on color vision)
(someone authorized to transact every kind of business for the principal)
(a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types)
(an expert on the UNIX operating system)
(an unidentified soldier whose body is honored as a memorial)
(belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India)
(someone who finds fault or imputes blame)
(someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy")
(an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor)
(a selfish actor who upstages the other actors)
(a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class)
(a guerrilla who fights only in cities and towns)
(a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something)
(an official doorkeeper as in a courtroom or legislative chamber)
(someone who holds property by usufruct)
(someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest)
(one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another)
(someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility)
(a workman expected to serve in any capacity when called on)
(a baseball player valued for the ability to play at several positions)
(someone who puts to good use; "not all organisms are utilizers of oxygen"; "the social agencies and their utilizers both objected to the budget cut")
(an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man")
(someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins)
(an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?")
((legal terminology) the Latin word for wife)
(someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work)
(a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support)
(a member of the mercantile and professional Hindu caste; the third of the four main castes)
(the student with the best grades who delivers the valedictory at graduation)
(a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day; "will you be my valentine?")
(a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man")
(weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health)
(a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley)
(someone who willfully destroys or defaces property)
(a member of the Germanic people who overran Gaul and Spain and North Africa and sacked Rome in 455)
(someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish)
(an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole)
(eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products)
(a scholar of or an authority on the Vedas)
(a strict vegetarian; someone who eats no animal or dairy products at all)
(someone who regards with deep respect or reverence)
(a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance)
(a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy)
(a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology))
(a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas))
(a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies)
(an important or influential (and often overbearing) person)
(a man who is a member of a church vestry)
(a woman who is a member of a church vestry)
(an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service)
(a person who has served in the armed forces)
(a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits")
(a doctor who practices veterinary medicine)
(a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman)
((Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish)
((Episcopal Church) a clergyman in charge of a chapel)
(a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area)
((Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop)
(an admiral ranking below a full admiral and above a rear admiral)
(one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman)
(a deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor)
(someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy)
(an executive officer ranking immediately below a president; may serve in the president's place under certain circumstances)
(governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign)
(an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance)
(a person who victimizes others; "I thought we were partners, not victim and victimizer")
(a combatant who is able to defeat rivals)
(a person who lived during the reign of Victoria)
(one who has lived in a village most of their life)
(a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)
(the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction)
(a person who harvests grapes for making wine)
(a noisy or scolding or domineering woman)
(a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry)
(a member of the most numerous indigenous people of the Philippines)
(a British peer who ranks below an earl and above a baron)
(a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right)
((in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count)
(a member of the western group of Goths who sacked Rome and created a kingdom in present-day Spain and southern France)
(a person with unusual powers of foresight)
(a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible)
(a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes)
(a professor visiting another college or university to teach for a limited time)
(one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual)
(someone handicapped by inferior vision)
(a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed)
(a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire))
(a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest))
((metonymy) a singer; "he wanted to hear trained voices sing it")
(someone who regulates the tone of organ pipes)
(someone who plays the game of volleyball)
((military) a person who freely enlists for service)
(a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses)
(a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity; "the cultured votary of science")
(a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult; "a votary of Aphrodite")
(one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; "monasteries of votaries")
(a citizen who has a legal right to vote)
((law) a person called into court to defend a title)
(someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement)
(someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way; "young vowers of eternal love"; "there are many vowers of chastity but few who observe it")
(a traveler to a distant land (especially one who travels by sea))
(a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others)
(someone who vulcanizes rubber to improve its strength and resiliency)
(a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth))
(a member of the Women's Army Corp that was organized during World War II but is no longer a separate branch)
(someone who walks with a waddling gait; "fat waddlers who walk like pigeons")
(someone who speaks or writes in a vague and evasive manner)
(a witty amusing person who makes jokes)
(a member of a strictly orthodox Sunni Muslim sect from Saudi Arabia; strives to purify Islamic beliefs and rejects any innovation occurring after the 3rd century of Islam; "Ossama bin Laden is said to be a Wahhabi Muslim")
(a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive")
(a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries)
(a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant))
(an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum)
(person who walks in without having an appointment; "the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins")
(a union representative who visits workers at their jobs to see whether agreements are observed)
(plays a small part in a dramatic production)
(usually in combination: person in charge of or employed at a particular thing; "a kitchen wallah"; "the book wallah")
(a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid)
(fictional character created by James Thurber who daydreams about his adventures and triumphs)
(someone who leads a wandering unsettled life)
(a legendary Jew condemned to roam the world for mocking Jesus at the Crucifixion)
(a person who wants or needs something; "an owner of many things and needer of none")
(a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song)
(a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast)
(an offender who violates international law during times of war)
(a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another)
(the chief official in charge of a prison)
(a workman who manages or works in a warehouse)
(a god worshipped as giving victory in war)
(supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak)
(a customer to whom a warrant or guarantee is given)
(a recipient of a warrant issued by a court in the United States)
(someone engaged in or experienced in warfare)
(someone who washes things for a living)
(someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently)
(a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste; "she is the global watchdog for human rights abuses")
(a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body)
(an assistant who supplies drinking water)
(a person who enjoys being in or on the water)
(someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water)
(a member of the women's reserve of the United States Navy; originally organized during World War II but now no longer a separate branch)
(a person who is physically weak and ineffectual)
(one that wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory; "the wearer of the crown")
(a reservist who fulfills the military obligation on weekends)
(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))
(an official who weighs and records the weight)
(someone who swindles you by not repaying a debt or wager)
(joins pieces of metal by welding them together)
(a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds)
(an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds)
(an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.)
(a native or inhabitant of the West Indies)
(a resident of the west side of Manhattan in New York City)
(a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else)
(a workman who wets the work in a manufacturing process)
(a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales)
(someone who lives near wharves and lives by pilfering from ships or warehouses)
(someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing)
(the man at the outermost end of the rank in wheeling)
(someone who makes and repairs wooden wheels)
(a batter who strikes out by swinging at and missing the third strike)
(a member of the Whig Party in the United States in pre-Civil-War times)
(a supporter of the American Revolution)
(urged social reform in 19th century England)
(a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining)
(a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline)
(huntsman's assistant in managing the hounds)
(someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous)
(a dervish whose actions include ecstatic dancing and whirling)
(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")
(a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous)
(a clown whose face is covered with white make-up)
(a Roman Catholic friar wearing the white cloak of the Carmelite order; mendicant preachers)
(a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order)
(a Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order)
(a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustianian mostaic orders)
(one of the Roman Catholic hermits of Saint Augustine)
(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")
(someone who advocates a society in which white people live separately from members of other races)
(a person who forces women to become prostitutes)
(a person who believes that the white race is or should be supreme)
(someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime))
(stands behind the wicket to catch balls)
(a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried)
(a man whose wife is dead especially one who has not remarried)
(a married woman; a man's partner in marriage)
(one who can't stay still (especially a child); "the toddler was a real wiggler on plane trips")
(an oilman who drills exploratory wells in territory not known to be an oil field)
(a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy)
(a worker who winds (e.g., a winch or clock or other mechanism))
(a hockey player stationed in a forward positin on either side)
((football) the person who plays wingback)
((RAF rank) one who is next below a Group Captain)
(the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation)
(a taster who evaluates the quality of wines)
(a worker who installs and repairs electric wiring)
(one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends)
(an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments)
(term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business")
(a small person; "a mere wisp of a girl")
(someone who is believed to heal through magical powers)
(someone who identifies and punishes people for their opinions)
(a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited)
(a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled)
(a contestant who withdraws from competition)
(a drug addict who is discontinuing the use of narcotics)
(an individualist who withdraws from social interaction)
(a person who restrains or checks or holds back)
(a person who refrains from granting; "a withholder of payments")
(an opponent who resists with force or resolution; "obstinate withstanders of innovation")
(someone who sees an event and reports what happened)
((law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature)
((law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law)
(a member of the Industrial Workers of the World)
(an offensive slang term used by the British to refer to people of color from Africa or Asia)
(a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women)
(a male person assumed to have been raised by wolves)
(an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted")
(a form of address for a woman that does not depend on her marital status)
(a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man; "he was faithful to his woman")
(a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them)
(a man who is unusually successful at an early age)
(someone filled with admiration and awe; someone who wonders at something)
(someone who is curious about something)
(a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time)
(cuts down trees and chops wood as a job)
(a person who sorts wool into different grades)
(a writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning)
(a writer of vivid or graphic descriptive power)
(an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
(a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect)
(thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
(someone who admires too much to recognize faults)
(someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job)
(someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements)
(combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground)
(someone who makes or repairs something (usually used in combination))
(a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters)
(writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
(a person who is able to write and has written something)
(a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College)
(one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift)
(someone who gives a strong sudden pull)
(an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War))
(member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals who sell drugs and violence; "A much publicized raid on a yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City")
(a laborer hired to do outdoor work (such as mowing lawns))
(a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard)
((Yiddish) a woman gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal)
((Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant)
(in former times was free and cultivated his own land)
(officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch)
(a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs))
(one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight)
(not very intelligent or interested in culture)
(a young person (especially a young man or boy))
(a young radical who agitates for reform)
(a member of one or more of the insurgetn groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule)
(a young upwardly mobile professional person; someone under 40 who prospered during the 1980s)
(a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect)
(a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans)
(a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force)
(a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies)
((voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body)
(the chief person responsible for a zoological garden)
(a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals)
(Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976))
((Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the Golden Calf)
(United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934))
(French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142))
(the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son; "Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each has a special claim on Abraham")
(United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971))
(Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792))
(2nd President of the United States (1735-1826))
(6th President of the United States; son of John Adams (1767-1848))
(American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803))
(German statesman; chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967))
(English physiologist who conducted research into the function of neurons; 1st Baron of Cambridge (1889-1997))
(Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC))
(Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC))
(United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873))
(Roman general who was governor of Britain and extended Roman rule north to the Firth of Forth (37-93))
(Roman general who commanded the fleet that defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium (63-12 BC))
(granddaughter of Augustus and mother of Caligula and Agrippina the Younger (14 BC - AD 33))
(wife who poisoned Claudius after her son Nero was declared heir and who was then put to death by Nero)
(according to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC))
(United States choreographer noted for his use of African elements (born in 1931))
(early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship (died in 1358 BC))
(king of the Visigoths who captured Rome in 410 (370-410))
(United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976))
(prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861))
(Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472))
(Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC))
(ancient Athenian statesman and general in the Peloponnesian War (circa 450-404 BC))
(United States novelist noted for children's books (1832-1888))
(king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC))
(the czar of Russia whose plans to liberalize the government of Russia were unrealized because of the wars with Napoleon (1777-1825))
(the son of Nicholas I who, as czar of Russia, introduced reforms that included limited emancipation of the serfs (1818-1881))
(son of Alexander II who was czar of Russia (1845-1894))
(Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503))
(king of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899))
(United States author of inspirational adventure stories for boys; virtue and hard work overcome poverty (1832-1899))
(an Ismaili caliph of Egypt who declared himself an incarnation of God and founded the Druze religious sect (985-1021))
(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))
(the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects)
(United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942))
(a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789))
(United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-))
(United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
(Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921))
(Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684))
((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))
(Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928))
(a presocratic Athenian philosopher who maintained that everything is composed of very small particles that were arranged by some eternal intelligence (500-428 BC))
(a presocratic Greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects (611-547 BC))
(a presocratic Greek philosopher and associate of Anaximander who believed that all things are made of air in different degrees of density (6th century BC))
(a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875))
(United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991))
(United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993))
(United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-))
(United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941))
((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland)
(United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960))
(French dramatist noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths (1910-1987))
(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)
((Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ)
(a general of Alexander the Great and king of Macedonia; lost one eye; killed in a battle at Ipsus (382-301 BC))
(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))
(Emperor of Rome; adoptive son of Hadrian (86-161))
(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))
(French poet; precursor of surrealism (1880-1918))
(English physicist remembered for his studies of the ionosphere (1892-1966))
((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))
(Palestinian statesman who is chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (born in 1929))
(French writer who generalized surrealism to literature (1897-1982))
(Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC))
(United States historian and political philosopher (born in Germany) (1906-1975))
(an ancient Greek grammarian remembered for his commentary on the Iliad and Odyssey (circa 217-145 BC))
(an ancient Greek astronomer who was one of the first to propose a heliocentric theory of the universe (circa 270 BC))
(an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC))
(one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC))
(a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336))
(German hero; leader at the battle of Teutoburger Wald in AD 9 (circa 18 BC - AD 19))
(Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609))
(United States jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971))
(United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-))
(United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801))
(English poet and literary critic (1822-1888))
(Alsatian artist and poet who was cofounder of Dadaism in Zurich; noted for abstract organic sculptures (1887-1966))
(Swedish chemist and chemist noted for his theory of chemical dissociation (1859-1927))
(king of Persia who sanctioned the practice of Judaism in Jerusalem (?-424 BC))
(king of Persia who subdued numerous revolutions and made peace with Sparta (?-359 BC))
(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)
(elected Vice President and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886))
(Indian religious leader and founder of the Yogacara school of Buddhism in India (4th century))
(United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957))
(United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993))
(king of Assyria who built a magnificent palace and library at Nineveh (668-627 BC))
(United States writer (born in Russia) noted for his science fiction (1920-1992))
(United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987))
(United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848))
(British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964))
(Turkish statesman who abolished the caliphate and founded Turkey as a modern secular state (1881-1938))
((Roman Catholic Church) Greek patriarch of Alexandria who championed Christian orthodoxy against Arianism; a Church father, saint, and Doctor of the Church (293-373))
(the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939))
(king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453))
(British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967))
(United States poet (born in England) (1907-1973))
(United States ornithologist and artist (born in Haiti) noted for his paintings of birds of America (1785-1851))
((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))
(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))
(English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817))
(Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198))
(Arabian philosopher and physician; his interpretation of Aristotle influenced St. Thomas Aquinas; writings on medicine were important for almost 500 years (980-1037))
(Italian physicist noted for his work on gases; proposed what has come to be called Avogadro's law (1776-1856))
(German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of Western music (1685-1750))
(English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626))
(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))
(German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks (1801-1859))
(English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742))
(Russian anarchist; ally and later opponent of Karl Marx (1814-1876))
(United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983))
(Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519))
(English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947))
(United States author who was an outspoken citic of racism (1924-1987))
(Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972))
(English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930))
(United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989))
((New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus)
(French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850))
(uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968))
(English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820))
(English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929))
(Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941))
(United States writer of poems and plays about racial conflict (born in 1934))
(Austrian physician who developed a rotational method for testing the middle ear (1876-1936))
(United States physicist who won the Nobel Prize for physics twice (1908-1991))
(United States politician and lawyer; vice president of the United States (1877-1956))
(United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891))
(Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937))
(United States actor; husband of Georgiana Emma Barrymore and father of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1847-1905))
(United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893))
(United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1878-1954))
(United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959))
(United States actor; son of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1882-1942))
(Swiss Protestant theologian (1886-1968))
(United States author of sometimes surrealistic stories (1931-1989))
(French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor)
(Danish physician who discovered Bartholin's gland (1585-1629))
(United States publisher and editor who compiled a book of familiar quotations (1820-1905))
(United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946))
(Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945))
(a disciple of and secretary for the prophet Jeremiah)
(economic advisor to United States Presidents (1870-1965))
(Russian dancer and choreographer who migrated to the United States (born in 1948))
((Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379))
(a French poet noted for macabre imagery and evocative language (1821-1867))
(United States writer of children's books (1856-1919))
(French soldier said to be fearless and chivalrous (1473-1524))
(English mathematician for whom Bayes' theorem is named (1702-1761))
(United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989))
(English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616))
(United States surgeon remembered for his studies of digestion (1785-1853))
(French feminist and existentialist and novelist (1908-1986))
(British newspaper publisher and politician (born in Canada); confidant of Winston Churchill (1879-1964))
((Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170))
(a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France; wrote plays for the Theater of the Absurd (1906-1989))
(French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908))
((Roman Catholic Church) English monk and scholar (672-735))
(United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887))
(English writer and caricaturist (1872-1956))
(German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827))
(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))
(German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940))
(Byzantine general under Justinian I; he recovered former Roman territories in northern Africa and fought against the Persians)
(United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922))
(English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961))
(a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905))
(Italian cardinal and theologian (1542-1621))
(Italian composer of operas (1801-1835))
(English author (born in France) remembered especially for his verse for childre (1870-1953))
(United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915))
((Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC))
(Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547))
(United States anthropologist (1887-1948))
(United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950))
(United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943))
(Israeli statesman (born in Poland) and active Zionist who organized resistance against the British after World War II; prime minister of Israel (1886-1973))
((Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel)
(United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928))
(United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974))
(English philosopher and jurist; founder of utilitarianism (1748-1831))
(United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858))
(United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975))
(Austrian composer in Schoenberg's twelve-tone music system (1885-1935))
(Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored the psychology of the characters (born 1918))
(French philosopher who proposed elan vital as the cause of evolution and development (1859-1941))
(Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953))
(Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741))
(Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753))
(Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934))
(United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989))
(French composer of Romantic works (1803-1869))
(French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878))
(Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680))
(Swiss physicist who contributed to hydrodynamics and mathematical physics (1700-1782))
(United States conductor and composer (1918-1990))
(United States baseball player (born 1925))
(United States rock singer (born in 1931))
(Swedish chemist who discovered three new elements and determined the atomic weights of many others (1779-1848))
(German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846))
(British inventor and metallurgist who developed the Bessemer process (1813-1898))
(Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978))
(United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for research in astrophysics and nuclear physics (born 1906))
(United States educator who worked to improve race relations and educational opportunities for Black Americans (1875-1955))
(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))
(British labor leader and statesman who played an important role in diplomacy after World War II (1884-1951))
(United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914))
(French psychologist remembered for his studies of the intellectual development of children (1857-1911))
(Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957))
(German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898))
(French composer best known for his operas (1838-1875))
(popular child actress of the 1930's (born 1927))
(British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799))
(Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838))
(British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953))
(visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827))
(French aviator who in 1909 made the first flight across the English Channel (1872-1936))
(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))
(United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964))
(United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959))
(United States linguist who adopted a behavioristic approach to linguistics (1887-1949))
(Italian poet (born in France) (1313-1375))
(Italian printer who designed the Bodoni font (1740-1813))
(German mystic and theosophist who founded modern theosophy; influenced George Fox (1575-1624))
(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))
(Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations; the Bohr theory of the atom accounted for the spectrum of hydrogen (1885-1962))
(the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536))
(Venezuelan statesman who led the revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule; founded Bolivia in 1825 (1783-1830))
(German novelist and writer of short stories (1917-1985))
(Austrian physicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases (1844-1906))
(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))
(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))
((Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754))
(United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881))
(English mathematician; creator of Boolean algebra (1815-1864))
(an American pioneer and guide and explorer (1734-1820))
(United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865))
(Argentinian writer remembered for his short stories (1899-1986))
(Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507))
(Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519))
(British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970))
(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)
(Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795))
(Italian painter of mythological and religious paintings (1444-1510))
(French explorer who circumnavigated the globe accompanied by scientists (1729-1811))
(French composer of serial music (born in 1925))
(United States mathematician and astronomer noted for his works on navigation (1773-1838))
(English editor who in 1818 published an expurgated edition of the works of Shakespeare (1754-1825))
(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))
(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))
(United States writer of science fiction (born 1920))
(United States printer (born in England) whose press produced the first American prayer book and the New York City's first newspaper (1663-1752))
(United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981))
(United States politician who was elected the first Black may of Los Angeles (1917-1998))
(poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672))
(United States financier noted for his love of diamonds and his extravagant lifestyle (1856-1917))
(United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the Civil War (1823-1896))
(Confederate general during the American Civil War who was defeated by Grant in the battle of Chattanooga (1817-1876))
(German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897))
(French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-152))
(great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514))
(Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957))
(German states who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992))
(French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963))
(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))
(the German mistress of Adolf Hitler (1910-1945))
(German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956))
(United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981))
(Soviet statesman who became president of the Soviet Union (1906-1982))
(United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990))
(Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523))
(United States anthropologist who was the first to attempt a systematic classification of Native American languages (1837-1899))
(major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976))
(French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of different races of people; remembered for his discovery that articulate speech depends on an area of the brain now known as Broca's area (1824-1880))
(French nuclear physicist who generalized the wave-particle duality by proposing that particles of matter exhibit wavelike properties (1892-1987))
(English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855))
(English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848))
(English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters (1820-1849))
(United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963))
(abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858))
(Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858))
(United States writer of humorous tales of an itinerant showman (1834-1867))
(English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882))
(English poet best remembered for love sonnets written to her husband Robert Browning (1806-1861))
(English poet and husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning noted for his dramatic monologues (1812-1889))
(United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926))
(King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329))
(Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931))
(Austrian organist and composer of Romantic music (1824-1896))
(Flemish painter of landscapes (1525-1569))
(English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840))
(Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446))
(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))
((Roman Catholic Church) a French cleric (born in Germany) who founded the Carthusian order in 1084 (1032-1101))
(statesman of ancient Rome who (with Cassius) led a conspiracy to assassinate Julius Caesar (85-42 BC))
(United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925))
(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))
(15th President of the United States (1791-1868))
(German organic chemist who studied alcoholic fermentation and discovered zymase (1860-1917))
(United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973))
(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))
(Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938))
(United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844))
(a Lutheran theologian in Germany (1884-1976))
(United States diplomat and United Nations official (1904-1971))
(German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899))
(English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688))
(English actor who was the first to play the leading role in several of Shakespeare's tragedies (1567-1619))
(United States horticulturist who developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables and flowers (1849-1926))
(English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993))
(British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792))
(United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903))
(English statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797))
(United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924))
(United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912))
(United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996))
(United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881))
(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))
(United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950))
(United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898))
(United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997))
(English psychologist whose studies of twins were later said to have used fabricated data (1883-1971))
(Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984))
(English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890))
(Vice President under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924))
(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))
(43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946))
(American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824))
(English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900))
(explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to explore Antarctica (1888-1957))
(English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623))
(English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824))
(United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958))
(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))
(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))
(conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC))
(United States comedian who pioneered comdey television shows (born 1922))
(United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992))
(Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795))
(United States film actor known for his portrayals of tough characters (1899-1986))
(United States sculptor who first created mobiles and stabiles (1898-1976))
(Spanish poet and dramatist considered one of the great Spanish writers (1600-1681))
(United States author remembered for novels about poverty and degeneration (1903-1987))
(Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41))
(Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458))
(Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977))
(Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564))
(United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-))
(Italian writer of novels and short stories (born in Cuba) (1923-1987))
(French writer who portrayed the human condition as isolated in an absurd world (1913-1960))
(English writer born in Germany (born in 1905))
(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))
(Czech writer who introduced the word `robot' into the English language (1890-1938))
(United States gangster who terrorized Chicago during Prohibition until arrested for tax evasion (1899-1947))
(Italian painter noted for his realistic depiction of religious subjects and his novel use of light (1573-1610))
(Italian poet considered the national poet of modern Italy (1835-1907))
(Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639))
(Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881))
(United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919))
(United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955))
(French physicist who founded thermodynamics (1796-1832))
(United States chemist who developed nylon (1896-1937))
(French surgeon and biologist who developed a way to suture and graft blood vessels (1873-1944))
(United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911))
(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))
(United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the Civil War (1809-1868))
(United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964))
(39th President of the United States (1924-))
(Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939))
(French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence river and laid claim to the region for France (1491-1557))
(English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823))
(outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921))
(United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943))
(an outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973))
(an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798))
(German philosopher concerned with concept formation in the human mind and with symbolic forms in human culture generally (1874-1945))
(prime mover in the conspiracy against Julius Caesar (died in 42 BC))
(Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927))
(United States writer who wrote about frontier life (1873-1947))
(Empress of Russia who succeeded her husband Peter the Great (1684-1727))
(Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796))
(first wife of Henry VIII; Henry's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536))
(queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589))
(Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC))
(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))
(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))
(English printer who in 1474 printed the first book in English (1422-1491))
(Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744))
(Spanish writer best remembered for `Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616))
(French postimpressionist painter who influenced modern art (especially cubism) by stressing the structural components latent in nature (1839-1906))
(French painter (born in Russia) noted for his imagery and brilliant colors (1887-1985))
(British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940))
(French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635))
(Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics (1790-1832))
(United States writer of detective thrillers featuring the character of Philip Marlowe (1888-1959))
(English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977))
(United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845))
(British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979))
(King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996))
(American psychologist and editor (1860-1944))
(American psychologist (born in England) who developed a broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate research (1905-1998))
(French neurologist who tried to use hypnotism to cure hysteria (1825-1893))
(king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814))
(French physicist and uathor of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823))
(the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948))
(son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649))
(King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685))
(as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (1630-1685))
(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))
(King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574))
(French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848))
(English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400))
(United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927))
(Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978))
(United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982))
(Russian dramatist whose plays are concerned with the difficulty of communication between people (1860-1904))
(Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842))
(suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773))
(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))
(French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972))
(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))
(a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779))
(Italian painter (born in Greece) whose deep shadows and barren landscapes strongly influenced the surrealists (1888-1978))
(United States linguist whose theory of generative grammar redefined the field of linguistics (born 1928))
(French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849))
(United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904))
(prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976))
(Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century))
(British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel Prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965))
(English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722))
(United States poet and critic (1916-1986))
(a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC))
(painter of the Florentine school; anticipated the move from Byzantine to naturalistic art (1240-1302))
(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))
(Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-))
(United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-))
(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))
(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))
(Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the 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))
(Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831))
(United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852))
(United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978))
(ancient Greek philosopher who succeeded Zeno of Citium as the leader of the Stoic school (300-232 BC))
(French statesman who played a key role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles (1841-1929))
(United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910))
(beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC))
(22nd and 24th President of the United States (1837-1908))
(Americn geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934))
(United States politician who as governor of New York supported the project to build the Erie Canal (1769-1828))
(42nd President of the United States (1946-))
(British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774))
(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))
(United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001))
(Apache leader of the resistance to United States troops in Arizona (1812-1874))
(United States aviator who held several speed records and headed the women's Air Force pilots in World War II (1910-1980))
(British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967))
(French writer and film maker who worked in many artistic media (1889-1963))
(United States showman famous for his Wild West Show (1846-1917))
(United States songwriter and playwright famous for his patriotic songs (1878-1942))
(German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants)
(French writer of novels about women (1873-1954))
(English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889))
(Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506))
(Czech educational reformer (1592-1670))
(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))
(United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915))
(French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study)
(English author who created Sherlock Holmes (1859-1930))
(Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC))
(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))
(outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952))
(English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924))
(Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians (280-337))
(English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779))
(United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905))
(United States journalist (born in England in 1908))
(elected Vice President and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933))
(United States novelist noted for his stories of indians and the frontier life (1789-1851))
(United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961))
(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))
(Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543))
(United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990))
(American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1939))
(United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933))
(French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793))
(Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526))
(French tragic dramatist whose plays treat grand moral themes in elegant verse (1606-1684))
(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))
(United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974))
(commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown)
(French painter of Italian landscapes (1796-1875))
(Italian painter noted for his use of chiaroscuro and perspective (1494-1534))
(Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547))
(Italian financier and statesman and friend of the papal court (1389-1464))
(French physicist famous for his discoveries in the field of electricity and magnetism; formulated Coulomb's Law (1736-1806))
(French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733))
(French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes (1819-1877))
(Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947))
(French underwater explorer (born in 1910))
(English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973))
(English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800))
(English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709))
(English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872-1966))
(United States film actress (1908-1977))
(United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857))
(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))
(Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582))
(English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916))
(patron saint of shoemakers; he and his brother were martyred for trying to spread Christianity (3rd century))
(United States frontiersman and Tennessee politician who died at the siege of the Alamo (1786-1836))
(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))
(English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658))
(English chemist and physicist; discovered thallium; invented the radiometer and studied cathode rays (1832-1919))
(United States singer and film actor (1904-1977))
(United States authority on contract bridge whose books helped to popularize the game (1891-1955))
(English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765))
(United States writer noted for his typographically eccentric poetry (1894-1962))
(United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922))
(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))
(French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906))
(American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933))
(United States lithographer who (with his partner James Ives) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1813-1888))
(English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799))
(United States industrialist and aviation pioneer (1878-1930))
(United States neurologist noted for his study of the brain and pituitary gland and who identified Cushing's syndrome (1869-1939))
(United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876))
(French naturalist known as the father of comparative anatomy (1769-1832))
(Persian prince who was defeated in battle by his brother Artaxerxes II (424-401 BC))
(king of Persia and founder of the Persian empire (circa 600-529 BC))
(Austrian virtuoso pianist and composer of many works for the piano; studied with Beethoven and was a teacher of Liszt (1791-1857))
(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))
(French inventor of the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype (1789-1851))
(German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900))
(surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989))
(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))
(the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC))
(the friend of Phintias who pledged his life that Phintias would return (4th century BC))
((Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC))
(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))
(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))
(king of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC))
(king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC))
(United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938))
(English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882))
(French painter best known for his satirical lithographs of bourgeois society (1808-1879))
((Old Testament) the 2nd king of the Israelites; as a young shepherd he fought Goliath (a giant Philistine warrior) and killed him by hitting him in the head with a stone flung from a sling; he united Israel with Jerusalem as its capital; many of the Psalms are attributed to David (circa 1000-962 BC))
(French neoclassical painter who actively supported the French Revolution (1748-1825))
(United States film actress (1908-1989))
(United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945))
(iAmerican statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War (1808-1889))
(United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991))
(United States painter who developed an American version of Cubism (1894-1964))
(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))
(English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605))
(American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799))
(United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935))
(Israeli general and statesman (1915-1981))
(United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955))
(United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908))
(United States labor organizer who ran for President as a socialist (1855-1926))
(French composer who is said to have created impressionism in music (1862-1918))
(United States naval officer remembered for his heroid deeds (1779-1820))
(Emperor of Rome who was proclaimed emperor against his will; his reign was notable for his severe persecution of Christians (201-251))
(United States industrialist who manufactured plows suitable for working the prairie soil (1804-1886))
(English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731))
(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))
(French general and statesman who became very popular during World War II as the leader of the Free French forces in exile (1890-1970))
(English dramatist and pamphleteer (1572-1632))
(United States painter (born in the Netherlands) who was a leading American exponent of abstract expressionism (1904-1997))
(English poet remembered for his verse for children (1873-1956))
(United States biologist (born in Germany) who studied how viruses infect living cells (1906-1981))
((Old Testament) the Philistine mistress of Samson who betrayed him by cutting off his hair and so deprived him of his strength)
(English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934))
(French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570))
(son of Antigonus Cyclops and king of Macedonia; he and his father were defeated at the battle of Ipsus (337-283 BC))
(United States dancer and choreographer who introduced formal dance to a wide audience (born in 1905))
(United States film maker remembered for his extravagant and spectacular epic productions (1881-1959))
(Greek philosopher who developed an atomistic theory of matter (460-370 BC))
(Athenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC))
(United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983))
(Chinese communist statesman (1904-1997))
(United States film actor who frequently plays tough characters (born 1943))
(English writer who described the psychological effects of addiction to opium (1785-1859))
(French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1880-1954))
(French philosopher and critic; exponent of deconstructionism (born in 1930))
(Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913))
(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))
(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))
(Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935))
(Scottish chemist and physicist noted for his work in cryogenics and his invention of the Dewar flask (1842-1923))
(United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952))
(a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War)
(United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931))
(Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929))
(English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997))
(French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566))
(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))
(English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870))
(United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems (1830-1886))
(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))
(German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913))
(United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992))
(United States professional baseball player noted for his batting ability (1914-1999))
(Danish writer who lived in Kenya for 19 years and is remembered for her writings about Africa (1885-1962))
(an ancient Greek philosopher and Cynic who rejected social conventions (circa 400-325 BC))
(the tyrant of Syracuse who fought the Carthaginians (430-367 BC))
(Greek mathematician who was the first to try to develop an algebraic notation (3rd century))
(French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957))
(English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984))
(United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966))
(British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881))
(United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording)
(Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941))
((Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221))
(United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928))
(Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96))
(Florentine sculptor famous for his lifelike sculptures (1386-1466))
(Roman grammarian whose textbook on Latin grammar was used throughout the Middle Ages (fourth century))
(Italian composer of operas (1797-1848))
(a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas)
(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))
(English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631))
(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))
(Austrian physicist famous for his discovery of the Doppler effect (1803-1853))
(United States novelist remembered for his portrayal of life in the United States (1896-1970))
(Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881))
(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))
(United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895))
(British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970))
(English lutenist and composer of songs for the lute (1563-1626))
(English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896))
(United States landscape architect who designed the grounds of the White House and the Capitol Building (1815-1852))
(English impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together and produced many of their operettas in London (1844-1901))
(Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC))
(English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596))
(United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862))
(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))
(the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700))
(courtier and influential mistress of Louis XV who was guillotined during the French Revolution (1743-1793))
(United States civil rights leader and political activist who campaigned for equality for Black Americans (1868-1963))
(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))
(French painter noted for brightly colored scenes (1877-1953))
(United States diplomat who (as Secretary of State) pursued a policy of opposition to the USSR by providing aid to American allies (1888-1959))
(French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870))
(English writer and illustrator; grandfather of Daphne du Maurier (1834-1896))
(English writer of melodramatic novels (1907-1989))
(United States dancer and pioneer of modern dance (1878-1927))
(Scottish theologian who was very influential in the Middle Ages (1265-1308))
(United States comedian remembered for his large nose and hoarse voice (1893-1980))
(a leading German painter and engraver of the Renaissance (1471-1528))
(French sociologist and first professor of sociology at the Sorbonne (1858-1917))
(English writer of Irish descent who spent much of his in Mediterranean regions (1912-1990))
(Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924))
(oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971))
(son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951))
(Czech composer who combined folk elements with traditional forms (1841-1904))
(United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941))
(United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978))
(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))
(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))
(Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997))
(German theologian and mystic (1260-1327))
(English astronomer remembered for his popular elucidation of relativity theory (1882-1944))
(founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910))
(United States swimmer who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel (1903-))
(the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975))
(United States inventor; inventions included the phonograph and incandescent electric light and the microphone and the Kinetoscope (1847-1931))
(king of the English who succeeded Athelstan; he drove out the Danes and made peace with Scotland (921-946))
(king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016))
(son of Edward III who defeated the French at Crecy and Poitiers in the Hundred Years' War (1330-1376))
(third son of Elizabeth II (born in 1964))
(King of England from 1272 to 1307; conquered Wales (1239-1307))
(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))
(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 Commons as the powerful arm of Parliament (1312-1377))
(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))
(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))
(King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553; son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour; died of tuberculosis (1537-1553))
(King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910))
(King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972))
(American theologian whose sermons and writings stimulated a period of renewed interest in religion in America (1703-1758))
(son of Ethelred the Unready; King of England from 1042 to 1066; he founded Westminster Abbey where he was eventually buried (1003-1066))
(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))
(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))
(king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633))
(King of England who was renounced by Northumbria in favor of his brother Edgar (died in 959))
(king of Wessex whose military victories made Wessex the most powerful kingdom in England (died in 839))
(German bacteriologist who found a `magic bullet' to cure syphilis and was a pioneer in the study of immunology (1854-1915))
(Austrian who became the Nazi official who administered the concentration camps where millions of Jews were murdered during World War II (1906-1962))
(French engineer who constructed the Eiffel Tower (1832-1923))
(German chemist who did research on high-speed chemical reactions (born in 1927))
(Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi is caused by a nutritional deficiency (1858-1930))
(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))
(Dutch physiologist who devised the first electrocardiograph (1860-1927))
(United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany; 34th President of the United States (1890-1961))
(United States photographer (born in Germany) whose unposed documentary photographs created photojournalism (born in 1898))
(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))
(Swedish oceanographer who recognized the role of the Coriolis effect on ocean currents (1874-1954))
(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))
(British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934))
(Spanish painter (born in Greece) remembered for his religious works characterized by elongated human forms and dramatic use of color (1541-1614))
(a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC))
(British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880))
(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))
(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))
(daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-))
(United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974))
(United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994))
(United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882))
(Greek philosopher who taught that all matter is composed of particles of fire and water and air and earth (fifth century BC))
(born in England; in 1629 he became the founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1588-1665))
(Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955))
(socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895))
(Greek philosopher who was a Stoic (circa 50-130))
(Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC))
(British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959))
(Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536))
(Greek mathematician and astronomer who estimated the circumference of the earth and the distances to the moon and sun (276-194 BC))
(painter (born in Germany, resident of France and the United States) who was a cofounder of Dadaism; developed the technique of collage (1891-1976))
(United States basketball forward (born in 1950))
(physicist honored for advances in solid state electronics (born in Japan in 1925))
((Old Testament) the eldest son of Isaac who would have inherited the Covenant that God made with Abraham and that Abraham passed on to Isaac; he traded his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a mess of pottage)
((Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim))
(Anglo-Saxon king of Kent who was converted to Christianity by Saint Augustine; codified English law (552-616))
(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))
(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))
(Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736))
(one of the greatest tragic dramatists of ancient Greece (480-406 BC))
(Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340))
(Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574))
(British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941))
(United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971))
(United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963))
(United States tennis player who won women's singles titles in the United States and at Wimbledon (born in 1954))
(Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441))
(a British psychologist (born in Germany) noted for his theories of intelligence and personality and for his strong criticism of Freudian psychoanalysis)
(a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC)
(a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem)
(Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920))
(king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922))
(German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736))
(United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939))
(United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000))
(king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975))
(Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946))
(French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot's tetralogy (1850-1911))
(the English physicist nd chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867))
(an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915))
(United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920))
(king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d'etat (1920-1965))
(United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870))
(United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002))
(United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979))
(youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632))
(United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962))
(English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606))
(German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner's Law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887))
(United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929))
(United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968))
(king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065))
(Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564))
(Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637))
(Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years' War (1608-1657))
(king of Castile and Leon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I; his marriage to Isabella I marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain (1452-1516))
(French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665))
(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))
(United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988))
(popular United States conductor (1894-1979))
(English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754))
(United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946))
(elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874))
(former president of Ireland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930))
(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))
(United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943))
(German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919))
(German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945))
(United States scat singer (born in 1918))
(English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883))
(Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC))
(French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880))
(English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955))
(British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964))
(prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625))
(British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814))
(British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968))
(English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625))
(United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985))
(United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937))
(United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983))
(English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919))
(United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947))
(38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-))
(English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966))
(United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947))
(United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864))
(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))
(French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837))
(French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830))
(English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933))
(English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691))
(English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806))
(French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806))
(French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924))
(the last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835))
(archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914))
(emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916))
((Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226))
(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))
(French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890))
(Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975))
(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))
(United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915))
(English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941))
(Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190))
(son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713))
(the Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250))
(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))
(the Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688))
(son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740))
(king of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797))
(king of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840))
(king of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865))
(United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890))
(United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931))
(French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827))
(Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939))
(United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919))
(United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921))
(United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born 1912))
(Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982))
(Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973))
(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))
(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))
(German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852))
(United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963))
(English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907))
(English painter and art critic (1866-1934))
(Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991))
(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))
(South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932))
(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))
(United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983))
(American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815))
(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))
(English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910))
(British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979))
(French writer considered by some to be a founder of the detective novel (1832-1873))
(Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 was the first person to travel in space (1934-1968))
(English portrait and landscape painter (1727-1788))
((Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail)
(United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908))
(Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200))
(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))
(United States educator who established the first free school in the United States for the hearing impaired (1787-1851))
(French mathematician who described the conditions for solving polynomial equations; was killed in a duel at the age of 21 (1811-1832))
(English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields: heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911))
(Italian physiologist noted for his discovery that frogs' muscles contracted in an electric field (which led to the galvanic cell) (1737-1798))
(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))
(political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948))
(daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984))
(United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990))
(Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco's soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936))
(British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (1829-1902))
(writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970))
(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))
(20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881))
(Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882))
(United States singer and film actress (1922-1969))
(English actor and theater manager who was the foremost Shakespearean actor of his day (1717-1779))
(United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879))
(English writer who is remembered for her biography of Charlotte Bronte (1810-1865))
(United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955))
(United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903))
(Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926))
(French post-impressionist painter who worked in the South Pacific (1848-1903))
(German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and who applied mathematics to electricity and magnetism and astronomy and geodesy (1777-1855))
((Arthurian legend) a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table)
(French chemist and physicist who first isolated boron and who formulated the law describing the behavior of gases under constant pressure (1778-1850))
(baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941))
(German physicist who developed the Geiger counter (1882-1945))
(United States writer of children's books (1904-1991))
(United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929))
(French writer of novels and dramas for the theater of the absurd (1910-1986))
(French diplomat who in 1793 tried to draw the United States into the war between France and England (1763-1834))
(Mongolian Emperor whose empire stretched from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean (1162-1227))
(king of the Vandals who seized Roman lands and invaded North Africa and sacked Rome (428-477))
(Welsh chronicler who wrote and 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))
(Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727))
(King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760))
(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))
(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))
(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))
(King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952))
(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))
((Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table)
(Apache chieftain who raided the white settlers in the Southwest as resistance to being confined to a reservation (1829-1909))
(United States composer who incorporated jazz into classical forms and composed scores for musical comedies (1898-1937))
(United States lyricist who frequently collaborated with his brother George Gershwin (1896-1983))
(United States psychologist noted for his work in child development (1880-1961))
(Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565))
(Swiss sculptor and painter known for his bronze sculptures of elongated figures (1901-1966))
(English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794))
(United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931))
(United States tennis player who was the first Black woman player to win all the major world singles titles (born in 1927))
(Australian actor (born in the United States in 1956))
(United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the `Gibson girl' (1867-1944))
(French author and dramatist who is regarded as the father of modern French literature (1869-1951))
(English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000))
(United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934))
(English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583))
(English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603))
(a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911))
(a legendary Sumerian king who was the hero of an epic collection of mythic stories)
(United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993))
(United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932))
(United States journalist who wrote a syndicated column of advice to the lovelorn (1870-1951))
(United States poet of the beat generation (1926-1997))
(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))
(United States financier (born in France) who helped finance the War of 1812 (1750-1831))
(French novelist and dramatist whose plays were reinterpretations of Greek myths (1882-1944))
(United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993))
(liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898))
(United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study subatomic particles (born in 1926))
(Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV's rule in Wales (1359-1416))
(made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-))
(German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787))
(French film maker influenced by surrealism; early work explored the documentary use of film; noted for innovative techniques (born in 1930))
(United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945))
(United States mathematician (born in Austria) who is remembered principally for demonstrating the limitations of axiomatic systems (1906-1978))
(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))
(German propaganda minister in Nazi Germany who persecuted the Jews (1897-1945))
(United States army officer and engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal (1858-1928))
(German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832))
(Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852))
(United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970))
(United States anarchist (born in Russia) who opposed conscription; was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 (1869-1940))
(United States inventor (born in Hungary) who made the first TV broadcast in 1940 and invented the long-playing record in 1948 and pioneered video cassette recording (1906-1977))
(prolific Italian dramatist (1707-1793))
(Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774))
(United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (1882-1974))
(Italian histologist noted for work on the structure of the nervous system and for his discovery of Golgi bodies (1844-1926))
((Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot)
(United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from 1886 to 1924 (1850-1924))
(French writer who collaborated with his brother Jules de Goncourt on many books and who in his will established the Prix Goncourt (1822-1896))
(French writer who collaborated with his brother Edmond de Goncourt on many books (1830-1870))
(Irish patriot and a founder of the Sinn Fein (1865-1953))
(English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934))
(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))
(United States inventor of vulcanized rubber (1800-1860))
(Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931))
(South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923))
(legendary king of ancient Phrygia who was said to be responsible for the Gordian knot)
(vice president of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948))
(United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854-1920))
(German politician in Nazi Germany who founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war (1893-1946))
(Russian writer of plays and novels and short stories; noted for his depiction of social outcasts)
(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))
(United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002))
(French composer best remembered for his operas (1818-1893))
(Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828))
(German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969))
(United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991))
(United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918))
(English writer (born in Scotland) of children's stories (1859-1932))
(United States composer (born in Australia) who lived in London and collected English folk songs (1882-1961))
(Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938))
(18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885))
(United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986))
(Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978))
(English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946))
(German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927))
(English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985))
(United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888))
(American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806))
(English poet best known for his elegy written in a country church-yard (1716-1771))
(United States journalist with political ambitions (1811-1872))
(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))
(United States linguist who studied the historical relations among 5,000 languages (1916-2001))
(English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991))
((Roman Catholic Church) a pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604))
(the pope who fought to establish the supremacy of the pope over the Church and the supremacy of the Church over the state (1020-1085))
(the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585))
((Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391))
(high-scoring Canadian ice-hockey player (born in 1961))
(Englishman who as Prime minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845))
(Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554))
(United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939))
(Norwegian composer whose work was often inspired by Norwegian folk music (1843-1907))
(United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948))
(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))
(the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859))
(Soviet ambassador to the United States and to the United Nations (1909-1989))
(United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969))
(United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970))
(founder of a family of Italian violin makers (1626?-1698))
(Italian violin maker and grandson of Andrea Guarneri (1687?-1745))
(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))
((Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table)
(United States journalist (born in England) noted for his syndicated homey verse (1881-1959))
(United States industrialist (born in Switzerland) who with his sons established vast mining and metal processing companies (1828-1905))
(United States philanthropist; son of Meyer Guggenheim who created several foundation to support the arts (1861-1949))
(English stage and screen actor noted for versatility (1914-2000))
(king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560))
(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))
(king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World Wars (1858-1950))
(German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468))
(United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967))
(English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687))
(German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934))
(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))
(German biologist and philosopher; advocated Darwinism and formulated the theory of recapitulation; was an exponent of materialistic monism (1834-1919))
(British writer noted for romantic adventure novels (1856-1925))
(German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968))
(emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975))
(Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928))
(Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937))
(Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936))
(Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964))
(prolific United States writer (1822-1909))
(United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938))
(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))
(United States writer and Afro-American who wrote a fictionalized account of tracing his family roots back to Africa (1921-1992))
(United States rock singer who was one of the first to popularize rock'n'roll music (1925-1981))
(United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907))
(United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871))
(United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914))
(United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924))
(English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943))
(English astronomer who used Newton's laws of motion to predict the period of a comet (1656-1742))
(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))
(United States toxicologist known for her work on industrial poisons (1869-1970))
(English beauty who was the mistress of Admiral Nelson (1765-1815))
(Swedish diplomat who greatly extended the influence of the United Nations in peace-keeping matters (1905-1961))
(United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960))
(United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961))
(Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia (died 1750 BC))
(United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (born in 1913))
(Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952))
(American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793))
(a prolific German baroque composer remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759))
(United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958))
(United States film actor (born in 1956))
(general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC))
(any of the British sovereigns belonging to the House of Hanover)
(29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823))
(United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957))
(English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778))
(United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937))
(British newspaper publisher (1865-1922))
(illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040))
(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))
(United States railway tycoon (1848-1909))
(United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986))
(publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713))
(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))
(Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931))
(United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878))
(9th President of the United States; caught pneumonia during his inauguration and died shortly after (1773-1841))
(23rd President of the United States (1833-1901))
(English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001))
(English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990))
(English merchant who took over a shop in London that was expanded by his son into a prestigious department store (1800-1885))
(English merchant who expanded his father's shop in London into a prestigious department store (1841-1905))
(United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943))
(United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961))
(United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902))
(English philosopher who introduced the theory of the association of ideas (1705-1757))
(American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638))
(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))
(general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC))
(Czech author of novels and short stories (1883-1923))
(United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935))
(Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981))
(United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929))
(wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623))
(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))
(English theoretical physicist (born in 1942))
(United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969))
(English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595))
(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))
(United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864))
(prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809))
(English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992))
(19th President of the United States; his administration removed federal troops from the South and so ended the Reconstruction Period (1822-1893))
(acclaimed actress of stage and screen (born in 1900))
(United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954))
(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))
(United States labor leader and militant socialist who was one of the founders of the Industrial Workers of the World (1869-1928))
(English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830))
(United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951))
(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))
(United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946))
(German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831))
(German philosopher whose views on human existence in a world of objects and on Angst influenced the existential philosophers (1889-1976))
(United States writer of science fiction (1907-1988))
(United States industrialist who manufactured and sold processed foods (1844-1919))
(German mathematical physicist noted for stating the uncertainty principle (1901-1976))
(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))
(United States playwright; her plays were often indictments of injustice (1905-1984))
(German physiologist and physicist (1821-1894))
(student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164))
(English actor who edited the first folio of Shakespeare's plays (1556-1630))
(an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961))
(United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970))
(United States physicist who studied electromagnetic phenomena (1791-1878))
(a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799))
(English chemist who studied the quantities of gas absorbed by water at different temperatures and under different pressures (1775-1836))
(King of England from 1100 to 1135; youngest son of William the Conqueror; conquered Normandy in 1106 (1068-1135))
(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))
(king of France from 1547 to 1559; regained Calais from the English; husband of Catherine de Medicis and father of Charles IX (1519-1559))
(son of King John and king of England from 1216 to 1272; his incompetence aroused baronial opposition led by Simon de Montfort (1207-1272))
(son of Henry II of France and the last Valois to be king of France (1551-1589))
(the first Lancastrian king of England from 1399 to 1413; deposed Richard II and suppressed rebellions (1367-1413))
(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))
(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))
(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))
(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 the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547))
(United States puppeteer who created a troupe of puppet characters (1936-1990))
(United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (born in 1909))
(a presocratic Greek philosopher who said that fire is the origin of all things and that permanence is an illusion as all things are in perpetual flux (circa 500 BC))
(United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924))
(German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803))
(United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987))
(Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century))
(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))
(the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (425-485 BC))
(English astronomer (born in Germany) who discovered infrared light and who catalogued the stars and discovered the planet Uranus (1738-1822))
(English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871))
(United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945))
(German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975))
(German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894))
(Canadian physicist (born in Germany) noted for contributions to understanding the structure of molecules (born in 1904))
(Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC))
(United States physicist (born in Austria) who was a discoverer of cosmic radiation (1883-1964))
(Nazi leader who in 1941 flew to Scotland in an apparent attempt to negotiate a peace treaty with Great Britain but was imprisoned for life (1894-1987))
(Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973))
(Swiss writer (born in Germany) whose novels and poems express his interests in Eastern spiritual values (1877-1962))
(Hungarian chemist who studied radioisotopes and was one of the discoverers of the element hafnium (1885-1966))
(Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002))
(Czechoslovakian chemist who developed polarography (1890-1967))
((Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC))
(a native American chieftain who argued for peace with the European settlers (16th century))
(frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876))
(United States writer and soldier who led the first Black regiment in the Union Army (1823-1911))
(United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916))
(New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919))
(German Nazi who was chief of the SS and the Gestapo and who oversaw the genocide of six million Jews (1900-1945))
(French racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1954))
(German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963))
(German field marshal and statesman; as president of the Weimar Republic he reluctantly appointed Hitler as Chancellor in 1933 (1847-1934))
(Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC))
(medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic Oath (circa 460-377 BC))
(emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989))
(English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980))
(United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (born in 1905))
(German Nazi dictator during World War II (1889-1945))
(United States physiologist (1899-1982))
(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))
(Vietnamese communist statesman who fought the Japanese in World War II and the French until 1954 and South vietnam until 1975 (1890-1969))
(English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914))
(English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994))
(English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866))
(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))
(versatile United States film actor (born in 1937))
(German writer of fantastic tales (1776-1822))
(United States chemist (born in Poland) who used quantum mechanics to understand chemical reactions (born in 1937))
(Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956))
(German poet who wrote libretti for operas by Richard Strauss (1874-1929))
(United States golfer who won many major golf tournaments (born in 1912))
(English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764))
(Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835))
(Japanese painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1760-1849))
(German painter of religious works (1465-1524))
(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))
(United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929))
(English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965))
(United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894))
(United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935))
((Apocrypha) the Assyrian general who was decapitated by the biblical heroine Judith)
(ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC))
(United States painter best known for his seascapes (1836-1910))
(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))
(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))
(United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879))
(31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for re-election by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964))
(United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972))
(United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932))
(United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903))
(English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947))
(United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873))
(United States educator and theologian (1802-1887))
(American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791))
(Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC))
(Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989))
(Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947))
(a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC))
(United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets of padlocked containers (1874-1926))
(United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895))
(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))
(Queen of England as the fifth wife of Henry VIII who was accused of adultery and executed (1520-1542))
(English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943))
(United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867))
(United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910))
(United States writer and editor (1837-1920))
(an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001))
(a United States writer of science fiction and founder of Scientology (1911-1986))
(United States astronomer who discovered that (as the universe expands) the speed with which nebulae recede increases with their distance (1889-1953))
(United States neuroscientist noted for his studies of the neural basis of vision (born in 1926))
(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))
(English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922))
(English astronomer who pioneered spectroscopic analysis in astronomy and who discovered the red shift (1824-1910))
(United States jurist who served on the Supreme Court (1862-1948))
(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))
(French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885))
(United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955))
(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))
(German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859))
(German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835))
(Scottish philosopher whose sceptical philosophy restricted human knowledge to that which can be perceived by the senses (1711-1776))
(German composer of six operas who influenced Wagner (1854-1921))
(British writer who defended the romanticism of Keats and Shelley (1784-1859))
(Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1827-1910))
(United States railroad executive who built the western section of the first United States transcontinental railroad (1821-1900))
(American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (1731-1796))
(United States impresario who was born in Russia (1888-1974))
(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))
(king of Jordan credited with creating stability at home and seeking peace with Israel (1935-1999))
(Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937))
(German philosopher who developed phenomenology (1859-1938))
(United States film maker born in the United States but an Irish citizen after 1964 (1906-1987))
(United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977))
(American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643))
(Scottish geologist who described the processes that have shaped the surface of the earth (1726-1797))
(English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895))
(English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963))
(English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917))
(Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695))
(Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415))
(realistic Norwegian author who wrote plays on social and political themes (1828-1906))
(Spanish singer noted for his ballads and love songs (born in 1943))
(bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110))
(Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556))
(English prelate noted for his pessimistic sermons and articles (1860-1954))
(Pope who instituted the Fourth Crusade and under whom papal intervention in European politics reached its height (1161-1216))
(French dramatist (born in Romania) who was a leading exponent of the theater of the absurd (1912-1994))
(United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942))
(United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859))
((Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau)
(queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand V marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; she sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus (1451-1504))
((Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC))
(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))
((Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes)
(Athenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC))
((Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel)
(grand duke of Muscovy whose victories against the Tartars laid the basis for Russian unity (1440-1505))
(United States lithographer who (with his partner Nathaniel Currier) produced thousands of prints signed `Currier & Ives' (1824-1895))
(United States composer noted for his innovative use of polytonality (1874-1954))
(7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845))
(general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863))
(United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885))
(United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941))
(United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972))
(United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958))
(English film actress who later became a member of Parliament (born in 1936))
(an unidentified English murderer in the 19th century)
(French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920))
(Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929))
(United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916))
(English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943))
(French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834))
(Indonesian terrorist and Islamic militant who commands the Laskar Jihad; uses violence to achieve political ends)
(United States linguist (born in Russia) noted for his description of the universals of phonology (1896-1982))
((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament)
(writer who was born in the United States but lived in England (1843-1916))
(United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910))
(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))
(the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1925 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; son of Mary Queen of Scots who succeeded Elizabeth I; alienated Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625))
(the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701))
(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))
(United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944))
(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))
(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))
(United States poet who wrote about California (1887-1962))
(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))
(English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823))
(United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907))
((Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC))
((Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC))
((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))
(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))
(English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882))
(wife of Ahab who was king of Israel; according to the Old Testament she was a cruel immoral queen who fostered the worship of Baal and tried to kill Elijah and other prophets of Israel (9th century BC))
(prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517))
(Indian statesman who was the founder of Pakistan as a Muslim state (1876-1948))
(Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907))
(a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him)
(French field marshal who commanded the Allied armies in France during World War II (1852-1931))
(United States choreographer (1930-1988))
((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation)
(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))
((Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407))
((New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome)
(the first Pope to assume a double name; he reigned for only 34 days (1912-1978))
(the first Pope born in Poland (born in 1920))
(United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930))
(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))
(36th President of the United States; was elected Vice President and succeeded Kennedy when Kennedy was assassinated (1908-1973))
(English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784))
(Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891))
(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))
(French physicist who (with her husband) synthesized new chemical elements (1897-1956))
(French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700))
(United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950))
((Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land)
(one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652))
(American naval commander in the American Revolution (1747-1792))
(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))
(United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930))
(English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637))
(United States composer who was the first creator of ragtime to write down his compositions (1868-1917))
(United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970))
((New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus)
((Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt)
(leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904))
(Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100))
((Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho)
(English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889))
(English classical scholar noted for his translations of Plato and Aristotle (1817-1893))
(influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941))
(king of Spain since 1975 (born in 1938))
((Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah)
((New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver)
(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))
((New Testament) supposed brother of St James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless)
(German aircraft engineer who designed the first all-metal airplane (1859-1935))
(French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836))
(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))
(Roman satirist who denounced the vice and folly of Roman society during the reign of the emperor Domitian (60-140))
(Armenian composer who incorporated oriental folk music (1903-1978))
(Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924))
(United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974))
(soviet statesman and head of state of the USSR (1875-1946))
(Hawaiian king who united the islands under his rule (1758-1819))
(Russian painter who was a pioneer of abstract art (1866-1944))
(influential German idealist philosopher (1724-1804))
(Swedish poet whose works incorporate Swedish customs and folklore (1864-1931))
(United States film actor (born in England) noted for his performances in horror films (1887-1969))
(Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951))
(Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978))
(Azerbaijani chess master who became world champion in 1985 by defeating Anatoli Karpov (born in 1963))
(United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961))
(statesman who led Northern Rhodesia to full independence as Zambia in 1964 and served as Zambia's first president (born in 1924))
(English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833))
(United States comedian and actor in silent films noted for his acrobatic skills and deadpan face (1895-1966))
(Englishman and Romantic poet (1795-1821))
(English clergyman who (with John Henry Newman and Edward Pusey) founded the Oxford Movement (1792-1866))
(German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896))
(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))
(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))
(United States dancer who performed in many musical films (1912-1996))
(United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982))
(United States circus clown (1898-1979))
(British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907))
(United States biochemist who discovered cortisone (1886-1972))
(English biologist noted for studies of the molecular structure of blood components (born in 1917))
(35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963))
(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))
(United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971))
(Kenyan statesman and the first president of independent Kenya (1893-1978))
(Sauk leader who aided the United States against Black Hawk (1790-1848))
(German astronomer who first stated laws of planetary motion (1571-1630))
(Russian revolutionary who was head of state after Nicholas II abdicated but was overthrown by the Bolsheviks (1881-1970))
(United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945))
(United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969))
(United States writer whose best-known novel was based on his experiences as an attendant in a mental hospital (1935-2001))
(United States electrical engineer who made numerous automotive improvements (including the electric starter) (1876-1958))
(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))
(English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946))
(Russian composer (born in Armenia) whose works are romantic and reflect his interest in folk music (1903-1978))
(Botswanan statesman who was the first president of Botswana (1921-1980))
(Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989))
(Soviet statesman and premier who denounced stalin (1894-1971))
(Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701))
(Danish philosopher who was the founder of existentialism (1813-1855))
(Polish filmmaker who made ten films based on he ten commandments (1941-1996))
(United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968))
(United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925))
(United States woman tennis player (born in 1943))
(United States zoologist best known for his interview studies of sexual behavior (1894-1956))
(English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936))
(German physicist who with Bunsen pioneered spectrum analysis and formulated two laws governing electric networks (1824-1887))
(German expressionist painter (1880-1938))
(United States diplomat who served under President Nixon and President Ford (born in 1923))
(German chemist who pioneered analytical chemistry and discovered three new elements (1743-1817))
(Swiss painter influenced by Kandinsky (1879-1940))
(United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942))
(United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960))
(German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925))
(German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811))
(Austrian painter influenced by art nouveau (1862-1918))
(United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962))
(United States physician who first described the XXY-syndrome (born in 1912))
(Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572))
(German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910))
(British writer (born in Hungary) who wrote a novel exposing the Stalinist purges during the 1930s (1905-1983))
(Japanese statesman who set Japan's expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945))
(United States economist (born in the Netherlands) (1910-1985))
(British filmmaker (born in Hungary) (1893-1956))
(United States semanticist (born in Poland) (1879-1950))
(Polish patriot and soldier who fought with Americans in the American Revolution (1746-1817))
(United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951))
(German neurologist noted for his studies of sexual deviance (1840-1902))
(United States artist remembered for her spontaneous approach to painting; she was a founder of the New York school of abstract expressionism (1908-1984))
(English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981))
(United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962))
(United States anthropologist noted for his studies of culture (1876-1960))
(British chemist who with Robert Curl and Richard Smalley discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (bron in 1939))
(German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826))
(German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordinance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887))
(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))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1928))
(Austrian chemist who did research on carotenoids and vitamins (1900-1967))
(Japanese filmmaker noted for blending Japanese folklore with Western styles of acting (1910-1998))
(Russian field marshal who commanded the Russian opposition to Napoleon (1745-1813))
(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))
(Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958))
(French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875))
(United States sculptor (born in France) noted for his large nude figures (1882-1935))
(French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834))
(United States economist who proposed the Laffer curve (born in 1940))
(French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826))
(French writer who collected Aesop's fables and published them (1621-1695))
(French naturalist who proposed that evolution resulted from the inheritance of acquired characteristics (1744-1829))
(English composer and conductor (1905-1951))
((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)
(United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991))
(Soviet physicist who worked on low temperature physics (1908-1968))
(United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959))
(United States pathologist (born in Austria) who discovered human blood groups (1868-1943))
(United States educator who founded the first private school for Black students in Augusta, Georgia (1854-1933))
(United States photographer remembered for her portraits of rural workers during the Depression (1895-1965))
(United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906))
(United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957))
(British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929))
(Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC))
(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))
(United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933))
(French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680))
(French explorer who claimed Louisiana for France (1643-1687))
(French painter of religious works (1593-1652))
(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))
(Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950))
(United States film actor (born in England) (1899-1962))
(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))
(leader of the American Revolution and president of the Continental Congress (1724-1792))
(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))
(French chemist known as the father of modern chemistry; discovered oxygen and disproved the theory of phlogiston (1743-1794))
(English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930))
(United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958))
(English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830))
(Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935))
(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))
(Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944))
(English paleontologist whose account of fossil discoveries in Tanzania changed theories of human evolution (1903-1972))
(English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996))
(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))
(British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888))
(United States psychologist who experimented with psychoactive drugs (including LSD) and became a well-known advocate of their use (1920-1996))
(English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931))
(French chemist who formulated Le Chatelier's principle (1850-1936))
(French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965))
(United States folk singer and composer (1885-1949))
(Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990))
(American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870))
(soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818))
(leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794))
(United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926))
(United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973))
(United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970))
(United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957))
(United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991))
(French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955))
(Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948))
(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))
(Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966))
(United States film actor (born in 1925))
(German physicist who studied cathode rays (1862-1947))
(United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won several singles championships; in 1992 he became a United States citizen (born in 190))
(United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825))
(Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924))
(English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980))
(French landscape gardener who designed many formal gardens including the parks of Versailles (1613-1700))
(the pope who extended the authority of the papacy to the west and persuaded Attila not to attack Rome (440-461))
(the pope who in 800 crowned Charlemagne emperor of the Romans (750-816))
(the pope who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521))
(United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925))
(Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519))
(king of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BC))
(United States economist (born in Russia) who devised an input-output method of economic analysis (1906-1999))
(United States lyricist who collaborated on musicals with Frederick Loewe (1918-1986))
(French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894))
(English author of novels and short stories who grew up in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) (born in 1919))
(German playwright and leader of the Enlightenment (1729-1781))
(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))
(French cultural anthropologist who promoted structural analysis of social systems (born in 1908))
(English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963))
(United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951))
(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))
(United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809))
(United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961))
(United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935))
(United States chemist who developed a method of radiocarbon dating (1908-1980))
(United States painter who is a leading exponent of pop art (1923-1997))
(Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968))
(queen of the Hawaiian islands (1838-1917))
(British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989))
(United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959))
(16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865))
(Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887))
(United States aviator who in 1927 made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1902-1974))
(United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931))
(United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931))
(Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778))
(United States sculptor (born in Lithuania) who pioneered cubist sculpture (1891-1973))
(United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986))
(Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469))
(Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504))
(French physicist who developed the first color photographic process (1845-1921))
(United States chemist noted for his theories of molecular structure (born in 1919))
(English surgeon who was the first to use antiseptics (1827-1912))
(United States prizefighter who lost his world heavyweight championship to Cassius Clay in 1964 (1932-1970))
(Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886))
(leaser of the American Revolution who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813))
(Scottish missionary and explorer who discovered the Zambezi River and Victoria Falls (1813-1873))
(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))
(United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971))
(English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948))
(Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856))
(English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704))
(English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940))
(United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924))
(United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987))
(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))
(United States writer of novels based on experiences in the Klondike gold rush (1876-1916))
(United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882))
(Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928))
(Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989))
(Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492))
(United States actor (born in Hungary) noted for playing sinister roles (1904-1964))
(third son of Charlemagne and king of France and Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (778-840))
(son of Louis II and king of the France and Germany (863-882))
(the last Carolingian king of France (967-987))
(king of France whose military victories consolidated his reign (1081-1137))
(king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180))
(king of France who increased the power of the crown over the feudal lords (1187-1226))
(king of France and son of Louis VIII; he led two unsuccessful crusades; considered an ideal medieval king (1214-1270))
(king of France who put down an alliance of unruly nobles and unified France except for Brittany (1423-1483))
(king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515))
(king of France from 1610 to 1643 who relied heavily on the advice of Cardinal Richelieu (1601-1643))
(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))
(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))
(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))
(United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight campion for 12 years (1914-1981))
(English astronomer who pioneered radio astronomy (born in 1913))
(British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963))
(United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943))
(United States astronomer whose studies of Mars led him to conclude that Mars was inhabited (1855-1916))
(United States physician who in 1863 founded a medical school for women (1813-1888))
(German filmmaker of sophisticated comedies (1892-1947))
(United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944))
(United States playwright and public official (1902-1987))
(United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967))
(Roman philosopher and poet; in a long didactic poem he tried to provide a scientific explanation of the universe (96-55 BC))
(Roman general famous for giving lavish banquets (110-57 BC))
(United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956))
((New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel)
(French composer (born in Italy) who was the court composer to Louis XIV and founded the national French opera (1632-1687))
(United States actor who performed with his wife Lynn Fontanne in many stage productions (1893-1977))
(German theologian who led the Reformation; believed that salvation is granted on the basis of faith rather than deeds (1483-1546))
(English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944))
(English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606))
(Spartan general who defeated the Athenians in the final battle of the Peloponnesian War (died in 395 BC))
(Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976))
(Macedonian general under Alexander the Great; with Seleucus he defeated Antigonus and Demetrius at the battle of Ipsus (circa 355-281 BC))
(English writer of historical romances (1803-1873))
(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))
(English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859))
(United States composer best remembered as a composer of works for the piano (1860-1908))
(Scottish clan leader and outlaw who was the subject of a 1817 novel by Sir Walter Scott (1671-1734))
(Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916))
(a statesman of Florence who advocated a strong central government (1469-1527))
(Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820))
(Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935))
(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))
(United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958))
(Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521))
(French politician who proposed the Maginot Line (1877-1932))
(Belgian surrealist painter (1898-1967))
(United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914))
(Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911))
(French sculptor of monumental female nudes (1861-1944))
(Spanish philosopher considered the greatest Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages who codified Jewish law in the Talmud (1135-1204))
(French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719))
(English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906))
(British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943))
(a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC)
(militant civil rights leader (1925-1965))
(British anthropologist (born in Poland) who introduced the technique of the participant observer (1884-1942))
(French symbolist poet noted for his free verse (1842-1898))
(United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938))
(English scholar remembered for his chronology of Shakespeare's plays and his editions of Shakespeare and Dryden (1741-1812))
(English writer who published a translation of romances about King Arthur taken from French and other sources (died in 1471))
(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))
(an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834))
(United States playwright (born in 1947))
(South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918))
(French mathematician (born in Poland) noted for inventing fractals (born in 1924))
(Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938))
(a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276))
(French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883))
(German writer concerned about the role of the artist in bourgeois society (1875-1955))
(United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859))
(French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666))
(New Zealand writer of short stories (1888-1923))
(Scottish physician who discovered that elephantiasis is spread by mosquitos and suggested that mosquitos also spread malaria (1844-1922))
(Italian painter and engraver noted for his frescoes (1431-1506))
(English geologist remembered as the first person to recognize that dinosaurs were reptiles (1790-1852))
(United States baseball player (1931-1997))
(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))
(French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923))
(United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship in 1952 (1924-1969))
(Italian electrical engineer known as the father of radio (1874-1937))
(United States political philosopher (born in Germany) concerned about the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and modern technology (1898-1979))
(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))
(Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel)
(English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964))
(Jamaican singer who popularized reggae (1945-1981))
(English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593))
(United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960))
(French missionary who accompanied Louis Joliet in exploring the upper Mississippi River valley (1637-1675))
(humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937))
(New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982))
(United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835))
(United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959))
(Cuban poet and revolutionary who fought for Cuban independence from Spain (1853-1895))
(Roman poet noted for epigrams (first century BC))
(United States actor and comedian (born in 1945))
(French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397))
(founder of modern communism; wrote the Communist Manifesto with Engels in 1848; wrote Das Kapital in 1867 (1818-1883))
(United States comedian; oldest of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1890-1977))
(United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961))
(United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1893-1964))
(United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1901-1979))
(the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics)
(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))
(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))
(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))
(sinful woman Jesus healed of evil spirits; she became a follower of Jesus)
(American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792))
(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))
(Wampanoag leader who who aided the Pilgrims (1580-1661))
(French composer best remembered for his pop operas (1842-1912))
(French choreographer and ballet dancer (born in Russia) (1895-1979))
(Dutch dancer who was executed by the French as a German spy in World War I (1876-1917))
(United States athlete who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon (born in 1930))
(French painter and sculptor; leading figure of Fauvism (1869-1954))
((New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel)
(English writer (born in France) of novels and short stories (1874-1965))
(United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (born in 1921))
(French writer noted especially for his short stories (1850-1893))
(French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970))
(French writer best known for his biographies (1885-1967))
(German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914))
(English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916))
(Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879))
(Soviet poet; leader of Russian futurism (1893-1930))
(United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957))
(United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972))
(United States baseball player (born in 1931))
(Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872))
(United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957))
(United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989))
(English rock star and bass guitarist and songwriter who with John Lennon wrote most of the music for the Beatles (born in 1942))
(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 (1754-1932))
(United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945))
(United States inventor and manufacturer of a mechanical harvester (1809-1884))
(United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934))
(United States educator who compiled the McGuffey Eclectic Readers (1800-1873))
(United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909))
(25th President of the United States; was assassinated by an anarchist (1843-1901))
(Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980))
(United States historian who wrote a nine volume history of the people of the United States (1852-1932))
(United States evangelist (born in Canada) noted for her extravagant religious services (1890-1944))
(United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931))
(United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978))
(United States general in charge of the Union troops at the battle of Gettysburg (1815-1872))
(English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (born in 1907))
(United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980))
(British immunologist (born in Brazil) who studied tissue transplants and discovered that the rejection of grafts was an immune response (1915-1987))
(emperor of Japan who encouraged the modernization of Japan (1852-1912))
(Israeli statesman (born in Russia) (1898-1978))
(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))
(German theologian and Luther's successor as leader of the Reformation in Germany (1497-1560))
(Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931))
((New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia)
(United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973))
(United States financier and philanthropist (1855-1937))
(United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891))
(comic dramatist of ancient Greece (342-292 BC))
(United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956))
(Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884))
(Russian chemist who developed a periodic table of the chemical elements and predicted the discovery of several new elements (1834-1907))
(German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937 (1887-1953))
(German musician and Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847))
(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))
(United States psychiatrist who with his sons founded a famous psychiatric clinic in Topeka (1862-1953))
(United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1893-1990))
(United States psychiatrist and son of Charles Menninger (1899-1966))
(United States composer (born in Italy) of operas (born in 1911))
(British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999))
(Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594))
(British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866))
(Belgian racing cyclist who won the Tour de France five times (born in 1945))
(United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933))
(United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899))
((Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor)
(United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984))
(United States religious and writer (1915-1968))
(Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815))
(Russian bacteriologist in France who formulated the theory of phagocytosis (1845-1916))
((Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years)
(German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard Wagner (1791-1864))
(United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951))
(Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564))
(United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931))
(United States writer of historical novels (1907-1997))
(English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627))
(United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969))
(French composer of works that combine jazz and polytonality and Brazilian music (1892-1974))
(English philosopher and economist remembered for his interpretations of empiricism and utilitarianism (1806-1873))
(Scottish philosopher who expounded Bentham's utilitarianism; father of John Stuart Mill (1773-1836))
(Englishman and Pre-Raphaelite painter (1829-1896))
(United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980))
(United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944))
(French painter of rural scenes (1814-1875))
(United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953))
(United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855))
(English writer of stories for children (1882-1956))
(Athenian general who defeated the Persians at Marathon (540-489))
(English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674))
(German mathematician (born in Russia) who suggested the concept of four-dimensional space-time (1864-1909))
(Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638))
(French revolutionary who was prominent in the early days of the French Revolution (1749-1791))
(Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983))
(United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934))
(United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919))
(United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the Civil War (1900-1949))
(United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889))
(United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936))
(English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937))
(English writer of comic novels (1904-1973))
(United States writer (born in England) who wrote on American culture (1917-1996))
(ancient king of Pontus who expanded his kingdom by defeating the Romans but was later driven out by Pompey (132-63 BC))
(French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996))
(German mathematician responsible for the Mobius strip (1790-1868))
(Italian painter and sculptor (1884-1920))
(the Arab prophet who founded Islam (570-632))
(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))
(French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673))
(German historian noted for his history of Rome (1817-1903))
(Dutch painter whose work (intersecting lines at right angles and planes in primary colors) influenced the development of abstract art (1872-1944))
(French impressionist painter (1840-1926))
(United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982))
(French economist who advocated a Common Market in Europe (1888-1979))
(French biochemist who (with Francois Jacob) explained how genes are activated and suggested the existence of messenger RNA (1910-1976))
(5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831))
(United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962))
(United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-))
(French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592))
(French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707))
(French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755))
(Italian educator who developed a method of teaching mentally handicapped children and advocated a child-centered approach (1870-1952))
(the last Aztec emperor in Mexico who was overthrown and killed by Hernando Cortes (1466-1520))
(an English nobleman who led the baronial rebellion against Henry III (1208-1265))
(French inventor who (with his brother Jacques Etienne Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1740-1810))
(French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799))
(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))
(United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (born in 1906))
(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))
(British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986))
(United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872))
(Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852))
(English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935))
(United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969))
(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)
(United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913))
(soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802))
(a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688))
(United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945))
(United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881))
(United States chemist and physicist who collaborated with Michelson in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1838-1923))
(the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Mormon Church)
(United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816))
(leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806))
(English poet and craftsman (1834-1896))
(United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902))
(United States writer whose novels describe the lives of African-Americans (born in 1931))
(United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (1791-1872))
(English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330))
(United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941))
(Swedish chemist who discovered rare earth elements (1797-1858))
((Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai)
(United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961))
(United States abstract expressionist painter (1915-1991))
(United States feminist and suffragist (1793-1880))
(prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791))
(Egyptian statesman who became president in 1981 after Sadat was assassinated (born in 1929))
(leader of Black Muslims who campaigned for independence for Black Americans (1897-1975))
(United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914))
(reclusive Afghanistani politician and leader of the Taliban who imposed a strict interpretation of Shariah on Afghanistan (born in 1960))
(United States geneticist who studied the effects of X-rays on genes (1890-1967))
(British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900))
(German mathematician and astronomer (1436-1476))
(German physiologist and anatomist (1801-1858))
(Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927))
(Swiss chemist who synthesized DDT and discovered its use as an insecticide (1899-1965))
(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))
(British writer of short stories (1870-1916))
(British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999))
(United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931))
(Scottish philologist and first lexicographer of the Oxford English Dictionary (1837-1915))
(British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957))
(United States broadcast journalist remembered for his reports from London during World War II (1908-1965))
(United States baseball player (born in 1920))
(Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881))
(United States motion-picture pioneer remembered for his pictures of running horses taken with a series of still cameras (1830-1904))
(United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977))
(a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC)
(United States educator (born in Canada) who invented the game of basketball (1861-1939))
(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))
(Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930))
(the mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament)
(Scottish mathematician who invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617))
(French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821))
(nephew of Napoleon I and emperor of the French from 1852 to 1871 (1808-1873))
(United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971))
(Egyptian statesman who nationalized the Suez Canal (1918-1870))
(United States political cartoonist (1840-1902))
(United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911))
(Italian chemist noted for work on polymers (1903-1979))
(Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949))
(United States tennis player (born in Czechoslovakia) who won nine Wimbledon women's singles championships (born in 1856))
(United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945))
((Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC))
(French physicist noted for research on magnetism (born in 1904))
(queen of Egypt and wife of Akhenaton (14th century BC))
(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))
(English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805))
(German physicist and chemist who formulated the third law of thermodynamics (1864-1941))
(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 Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68))
(Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979))
(Emperor of Rome who introduced a degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian; adopted Trajan as his successor (30-98))
((Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy)
(Syrian who was a Christian bishop and Patriarch of Constantinople in the early fifth century; one of the major heresies concerning the doctrine of Christ was named after him (died in 451))
(United States sculptor (born in Russia) known for massive shapes of painted wood (1899-1988))
(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))
(English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727))
(French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815))
(a bishop in Asia Minor who is associated with Santa Claus (4th century))
(czar of Russia from 1825 to 1855 who led Russia into the Crimean War (1796-1855))
(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))
(United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940))
(English diplomat and author (1886-1968))
(German historian noted for his critical approach to sources and for his history of Rome (1776-1831))
(United States Protestant theologian (1892-1971))
(influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values (1844-1900))
(English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910))
(Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950))
(Swedish operatic soprano who played Wagnerian roles (born in 1918))
(United States admiral of the Pacific fleet during World War II who used aircraft carriers to destroy the Japanese navy (1885-1966))
(Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974 (1913-1994))
(the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis)
(Swedish chemist remembered for his invention of dynamite and for the bequest that created the Nobel prizes (1833-1896))
(United States bacteriologist (born in Japan) who discovered the cause of yellow fever and syphilis (1876-1928))
(United States operatic soprano (born in 1945))
(British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792))
(French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566))
(British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963))
(Russian dancer who was often the partner of Dame Margot Fonteyn and who defected to the United States in 1961 (born in 1938))
(United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926))
(English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705))
(English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349))
(United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905))
(United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935))
(Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493))
(French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880))
(Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984))
(English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957))
(German physicist who formulated Ohm's Law (1787-1854))
(German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851))
(King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030))
(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))
(United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946))
(United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938))
(English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989))
(United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903))
(Persian poet and mathematician and astronomer whose poetry was popularized by Edward Fitzgerald's translation (1050-1123))
(Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943))
(United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933))
(United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976))
(Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992))
(German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948))
(United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967))
(United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988))
(British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947))
(German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982))
(Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox)
(United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985))
(Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949))
(Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an intellectual elite (1883-1955))
(imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950))
(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))
(United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963))
(United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861))
(British actor (born in Ireland in 1932))
(king of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973))
(Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17))
(English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892))
(Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858))
(United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980))
(United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935))
(Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941))
(Italian violinist and composer of musice for the violin (1782-1840))
(United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922))
(English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962))
(English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899))
(Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980))
(United States baseball player; a Black pitcher noted for his longevity (1906-1982))
(American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809))
(American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1731-1814))
(highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580))
(Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC))
(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))
(Italian sociologist and economist whose theories influenced the development of fascism in Italy (1848-1923))
(Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806))
(United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967))
(United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955))
(British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993))
(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))
(a presocratic Greek philosopher born in Italy; held the metaphysical view that being is the basic substance and ultimate reality of which all things are composed; said that motion and change are sensory illusions (5th century BC))
(Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548))
(French mathematician and philosopher and Jansenist; invented an adding machine; contributed (with Fermat) to the theory of probability (1623-1662))
(Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960))
(French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895))
(American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806))
(Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century)
((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")
(United States physicist (born in Austria) who proposed the exclusion principle (thus providing a theoretical basis for the periodic table) (1900-1958))
(United States chemist who studied the nature of chemical bonding (1901-1994))
(Russian physiologist who observed conditioned salivary responses in dogs (1849-1936))
(educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894))
(United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920))
(United States architect (born in China in 1917))
(United States philosopher and logician; pioneer of pragmatism (1839-1914))
(United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880))
(Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718))
(English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703))
(English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403))
(United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990))
(Athenian statesman whose leadership contributed to Athen's political and cultural supremacy in Greece; he ordered the construction of the Parthenon (died in 429 BC))
(Argentine soldier who became president of Argentina (1895-1974))
(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))
(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))
(United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948))
(English biochemist (born in Austria); studied the molecular structure of blood (1914-2002))
(disciple of Jesus and leader of the apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope)
(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))
(an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374))
(ancient Greek sculptor (circa 500-432 BC))
((New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul)
((Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety)
(Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921))
(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))
(king of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC))
(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))
(king of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece)
(king of France who founded the Valois dynasty; his dispute with Edward III over his succession led to the Hundred Years' War (1293-1350))
(friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemned to death by Dionysius the Elder and asked a respite to put his affairs in order; Damon pledged his life for the return of his friend; when Phintias returned in time the Tyrant released them both (4th century BC))
(Swiss psychologist remembered for his studies of cognitive development in children (1896-1980))
(American confederate general known for leading a disastrous charge at Gettysburg (1825-1875))
(United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979))
(14th President of the United States (1804-1869))
(prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973))
(United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967))
(Greek lyric poet remembered for his odes (518?-438? BC))
(English dramatist whose plays are characterized by silences and the use of inaction (born in 1930))
(Italian novelist and playwright (1867-1936))
(United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976))
(English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897))
(English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778))
(English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806))
(a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855))
(pope remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to lead a crusade against the Turks (1405-1464))
(pope who led the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church; he excommunicated Elizabeth I (1504-1572))
(pope who concluded a concordat with Napoleon and crowned him emperor of France (1740-1823))
(pope who condemned religious modernism (1835-1914))
(pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939))
(pope who maintained neutrality during World War II and was later criticized for not aiding the Jews who were persecuted by Hitler (1876-1958))
(Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541))
(German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947))
(United States writer and poet (1932-1963))
(ancient Athenian philosopher; pupil of Socrates; teacher of Aristotle (428-347 BC))
(comic dramatist of ancient Rome (253?-184 BC))
(Roman author of an encylclopedic natural history; died while observing the eruption of Vesuvius (23-79))
(Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113))
(Roman philosopher (born in Egypt) who was the leading representative of Neoplatonism (205-270))
(Greek biographer who wrote Parallel Lives (46?-120 AD))
(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))
(United States writer and poet (1809-1849))
(United States film actor and director (born in 1927))
(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))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1934))
(United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956))
(Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324))
(French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764))
(Roman general and statesman who quarrelled with Caesar and fled to Egypt where he was murdered (106-48 BC))
(famous chief of the Ottawa who led an unsuccessful rebellion against the British (1715-1769))
(United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910))
(United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946))
(United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980))
(United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914))
(United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960))
(United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935))
(United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972))
(French painter in the classical style (1594-1665))
(English physicist who discovered the pion (the first known meson) which is a subatomic particle involved in holding the nucleus together (1903-1969))
(United States general who was the first Black to serve as Chief of Staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937))
(Indian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia; father of Pocahontas (1550?-1618))
(United States rock singer whose many hit records and flamboyant style greatly influenced American popular music (1935-1977))
((Greek mythology) the last king of Troy; father of Hector and Paris and Cassandra)
(United States operatic soprano (born 1927))
(English chemist who isolated many gases and discovered oxygen (independently of Scheele) (1733-1804))
(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))
(Russian composer of ballets and symphonies and operas (1891-1953))
(French socialist who argued that property is theft (1809-1865))
(Alexandrian astronomer who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until Copernicus (2nd century AD))
(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))
(son of Ptolemy I and king of Egypt who was said to be responsible for the Septuagint (circa 309-247 BC))
(Italian operatic composer noted for the dramatic realism of his operas (1858-1924))
(English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852))
(United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911))
(English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695))
(Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869))
(English theologian who (with John Henry Newman and John Keble) founded the Oxford Movement (1800-1882))
(Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952))
(United States writer of pessimistic novels about life in a technologically advanced society (born in 1937))
(king of Epirus; defeated the Romans in two battles in spite of staggering losses (319-272 BC))
(Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC))
(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))
(American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775))
(United States philosopher and logician who championed an empirical view of knowledge that depended on language (1908-2001))
(author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553))
((Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin)
(composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943))
(French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699))
(Indian philosopher and statesman who introduced Indian philosophy to the West (1888-1975))
(British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826))
(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))
(English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618))
(French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764))
(any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC)
(king of Egypt between 1304 and 1237 BC who built many monuments)
(Spanish histologist noted for his work on the structure of the nervous system (1852-1934))
(United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982))
(leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973))
(Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520))
(Danish philologist whose work on Old Norse pioneered in the field of comparative linguistics (1787-1832))
(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))
(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))
(French composer and exponent of Impressionsim (1875-1937))
(English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919))
(40th President of the United States (1911-))
(French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757))
((Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau)
(leader of the Oglala who resisted the development of a trail through Wyoming and Montana by the United States government (1822-1909))
(United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936))
(United States physician who proved that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitoes (1851-1902))
(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))
(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))
(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))
(a Swiss chemist born in Poland; studied the hormones of the adrenal cortex)
(Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796))
(German bacteriologist who described a disease now known as Reiter's syndrome and who identified the spirochete that causes syphilis in humans (1881-1969))
(French impressionist painter (1841-1919))
(Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936))
((Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel)
(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))
(English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792))
(United States parapsychologist (1895-1980))
(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 Commonwealth and United States students to study at Oxford University (1853-1902))
(English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823))
(English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944))
(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))
(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 Parliament and he was forced to abdicate in 1399 (1367-1400))
(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))
(English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979))
(British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983))
(French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642))
(the most decorated United States combat pilot in World War I (1890-1973))
(United States admiral who advocated the development of nuclear submarines (1900-1986))
(pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866))
(German poet (born in Austria) whose imagery and mystic lyricism influenced 20-th century German literature (1875-1926))
(French poet whose work influenced the surrealists (1854-1891))
(Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908))
(United States showman whose song-and-dance troop evolved into a circus (1863-1926))
(United States astronomer said to have built the first telescope made in America; also the first director of the United States Mint (1732-1796))
(Swiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918))
(socialist Mexican painter of murals (1886-1957))
(United States choreographer who brought human emotion to classical ballet and spirited reality to Broadway musicals (1918-1998))
(United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923))
(a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722))
(United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957))
(United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943))
(United States basketball guard (born in 1938))
(United States bass singer and an outspoken critic of racism and proponent of socialism (1898-1976))
(French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794))
(United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973))
(United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935))
(United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972))
(United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936))
(Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958))
(United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989))
(English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975))
(French general who commanded French troops in the American Revolution, notably at Yorktown (1725-1807))
(United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984))
(United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937))
(English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782))
(United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978))
(United States composer of musical comedies (especially in collaboration with Oscar Hammerstein II and with Lorenz Hart) (1902-1979))
(French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917))
(United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869))
(German physicist who discovered x-rays and developed roentgenography (1845-1923))
(United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987))
(United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (born 1911))
(United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935))
(English physician who in retirement compiled a well-known thesaurus (1779-1869))
(Norse chieftain who became the first duke of Normandy (860-931))
(United States composer (born in Hungary) who composed operettas (1887-1951))
(German field marshal noted for brilliant generalship in North Africa during World War II (1891-1944))
(26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration; said `Speak softly but carry a big stick' (1858-1919))
(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))
(wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962))
(American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836))
(a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977))
(British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932))
(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))
(Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856))
(English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882))
(Italian composer remembered for his operas (1792-1868))
(United States writer whose novels portray middle-class Jewish life (born in 1933))
(United States abstract painter (born in Russia) whose paintings are characterized by horizontal bands of color with indistinct boundaries (1903-1970))
(any of family of powerful Jewish bankers in Europe)
(United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970))
(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))
(prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640))
(Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894))
(United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982))
(German field marshal in World War II who directed the conquest of Poland and led the Ardennes counteroffensive (1875-1953))
(United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946))
(English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682))
(physician and Revolutionary American leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813))
(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))
(English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970))
(Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935))
(United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957))
(United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922))
(United States basketball center (born in 1934))
(United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916))
(the great-grandmother of king David whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament)
(United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948))
(British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937))
(British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819))
(United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961))
(Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950))
(United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906))
(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))
(Egyptian statesman who (as president of Egypt) negotiated a peace treaty with Menachem Begin (then prime minister of Israel) (1918-1981))
(French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814))
(French pianist and composer (1835-1921))
(Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989))
(sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193))
(United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914))
(woman whose dancing beguiled Herod into giving her the head of John the Baptist)
(American financier and Revolutionary patriot who helped fund the army during the American Revolution (1740?-1785))
((Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah)
((Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king)
(French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876))
(United States writer remembered for his poetry in free verse and his six volume biography of Abraham Lincoln (1878-1967))
(United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966))
(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))
(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))
(anthropologist and linguist; studied languages of North American Indians (1884-1939))
(the Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; much admired although only fragments of her poetry have been preserved (6th century BC))
((Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac)
(United States golfer who was first to win all four major golf tournaments (1902-1999))
(United States painter (born in Italy) known for his society portraits (1856-1925))
(United States businessman who pioneered in radio and television broadcasting (1891-1971))
(United States writer of plays and short stories (1908-1981))
(French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980))
(French composer noted for his experimentalism and rejection of Romanticism (1866-1925))
((Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines))
(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))
(a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894))
(a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750))
(Danish historian who chronicled the history of Denmark (including the legend of Hamlet) (1150?-1220?))
(English writer of detective fiction (1893-1957))
(Swedish chemist (born in Germany) who discovered oxygen before Priestley did (1742-1786))
(fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973))
(Italian astronomer who first noted lines (which he called canals) on the surface of Mars (1835-1910))
(German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 formulated the cell theory (1804-1881))
(United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917))
(German archaeologist who discovered nine superimposed city sites of Troy; he also excavated Mycenae (1822-1890))
(German statesman who served as chancellor of Germany (born in 1918))
(United States composer (born in Austria) and pianist noted for his interpretations of the works of Mozart and Beethoven and Schubert (1882-1951))
(German chemist who discovered ozone and developed guncotton as a propellant in firearms (1799-1868))
(United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951))
(United States geologist and ethnologist and explorer who discovered the source of the Mississippi River (1793-1864))
(German pessimist philosopher (1788-1860))
(Austrian physicist who discovered the wave equation (1887-1961))
(Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828))
(United States cartoonist whose comic strip included the beagle Snoopy (1922-2000))
(German romantic composer known for piano music and songs (1810-1856))
(German pianist and composer of peiano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896))
(United States operatic contralto (1861-1936))
(United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950))
(German physiologist and histologist who in 1838 and 1839 identified the cell as the basic structure of plant and animal tissue (1810-1882))
(French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965))
(Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC))
(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))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1942))
(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))
(British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832))
(United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866))
(English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912))
(award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999))
(Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915))
(United States newspaper publisher and half-brother of Edward Wyllis Scripps (1835-1908))
(United States newspaper publisher who founded an important press association; half-brother of James Edmund Scripps (1854-1926))
(United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plutonium (1912-1999))
(muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922))
(United States poet killed in World War I (1888-1916))
(United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919))
(Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987))
(United States tennis player (born in Yugoslavia in 1973))
(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))
(Sottish 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))
(United States filmmaker noted for his film adaptations of popular novels (1902-1965))
(Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD))
(German printer who invented lithography (1771-1834))
(king of Assyria who invaded Judea twice and defeated Babylon and rebuilt Nineveh after it had been destroyed by Babylonians (died in 681 BC))
(United States filmmaker (born in Canada) noted for slapstick movies (1880-1960))
(Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843))
(United States concert pianist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1903-1991))
(Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713-1784))
(Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958))
(United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985))
(United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821))
(French painter who developed pointilism (1859-1891))
(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))
(Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537))
(Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666))
(United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969))
(English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))
(Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920))
(United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001))
(British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950))
(United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919))
(United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885))
(United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (born in 1910))
(United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972))
(Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926))
(Englishman and Romantic poet (1792-1822))
(English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851))
(astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998))
(United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943))
(Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816))
(American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793))
(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))
(English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952))
(United States broadcast journalist who was in Berlin at the outbreak of World War II (born in 1904))
(United States physicist (born in England) who contributed to the development of the electronic transistor (1910-1989))
(Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975))
(English writer who settled in Norway after World War II (1899-1960))
(English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831))
(German electrical engineer (1816-1892))
(engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883))
(United States industrialist (born in Russia) who designed the first four-engine airplane and the first mass-produced helicopter (1889-1972))
(United States operatic soprano (born in 1929))
(United States poet and cartoonist remembered for his stories and poems for children (1932-1999))
(French writer (born in Belgium) best known for his detective novels featuring Inspector Maigret (1903-1989))
(United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001))
(United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927))
(United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942))
(one of the twelve Apostles (first century))
(Scottish obstetrician and surgeon who pioneered in the use of ether and discovered the anesthetic effects of chloroform (1811-1870))
(United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication)
(United States singer and film actor (1915-1998))
(English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940))
(United States writer whose novels argued for social reform (1878-1968))
(United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991))
(United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875))
(Mexican painter of murals depicting protest and revolution (1896-1974))
(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))
(Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934))
(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))
(United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990))
(United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979))
(American chemist who with Robert Curl and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1943))
(Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790))
(English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631))
(religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844))
(United States blues singer (1894-1937))
(United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886))
(United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986))
(Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919))
(Scottish writer of adventure novels (1721-1771))
(South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950))
(United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (1912-2002))
(Dutch ophthalmologist who introduced the Snellen chart to study visual acuity (1834-1908))
(English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980))
(Italian theologian who argued against trinitarianism (1539-1604))
(ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC))
(English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956))
((Old Testament) son of David and king of Israel noted for his wisdom (10th century BC))
(Belgian chemist who developed the Solvay process and built factories exploiting it (1838-1922))
(Soviet writer and political dissident whose novels exposed the brutality of Soviet labor camps (born in 1918))
(United States composer of musicals (born in 1930))
(one of the great tragedians of ancient Greece (496-406 BC))
(Danish chemist who devised the pH scale (1868-1939))
(a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932))
(English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843))
(French expressionist painter (born in Lithuania) (1893-1943))
(Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799))
(Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918))
(Russian chess master who moved to Paris; world champion from 1969 to 1972 (born in 1937))
(German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981))
(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))
(English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903))
(German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936))
(English poet who wrote an allegorical romance celebrating Elizabeth I in the Spenserian stanza (1552-1599))
(United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1947))
(United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918))
(Dutch philosopher who espoused a pantheistic system (1632-1677))
(United States pediatrician whose many books on child care influenced the upbringing of children around the world (1903-1998))
(English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827))
(Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953))
(English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth colony (1584-1656))
(United States railroad executive and founder of Stanford University (1824-1893))
(Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938))
(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))
(United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918))
(United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902))
(rock star and drummer for the Beatles (born in 1940))
(United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ted Shawn (1877-1968))
(United States journalist who exposes in 1906 started an era of muckraking journalism (1866-1936))
(United States photographer who pioneered artistic photography (1879-1973))
(experimental expatriate United States writer (1874-1946))
(United States writer noted for his novels about agricultural workers (1902-1968))
(United States cartoonist (born in Romania) noted for his caricatures of famous people (1914-1999))
(United States civil engineer noted for designing suspension bridges (including the George Washington Bridge) (1886-1960))
(United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923))
(United States piano maker (born in Germany) who founded a famous piano manufacturing firm in New York (1797-1871))
(United States minimalist painter (born in 1936))
(French writer whose novels were the first to feature psychological analysis of the character (1783-1842))
(United States baseball manager (1890-1975))
(English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848))
(United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920))
(English writer (born in Ireland) (1713-1766))
(American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794))
(United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973))
(United States politician and diplomat (1900-1968))
(Scottish philosopher and follower of Thomas Reid (1753-1828))
(United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997))
(United States photographer (1864-1946))
(United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946))
(Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912))
(United States conductor (born in Britain) (1882-1977))
(United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as Chief Justice (1872-1946))
(United States journalist who advocated liberal causes (1907-1989))
(United States feminist and suffragist (1818-1893))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1946))
(birth-control campaigner who in 1921 opened the first birth control clinic in London (1880-1958))
(British dramatist (born in Czechoslovakia in 1937))
(United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896))
(English biographer and leading member of the Bloomsbury Group (1880-1932))
(Italian violin maker who developed the modern violin and created violins of unequaled tonal quality (1644?-1737))
(Austrian composer of waltzes (1804-1849))
(Austrian composer and son of Strauss the Elder; composed many famous waltzes and became known as the `waltz king' (1825-1899))
(German composer of many operas; collaborated with librettist Hugo von Hoffmannsthal to produce several operas (1864-1949))
(composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971))
(United States film actress (born in 1949))
(United States singer and actress (born in 1942))
(United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854))
(Swedish dramatist and novelist (1849-1912))
(United States film actor (born in Austria) (1885-1957))
(United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828))
(English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901))
(the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672))
(United States writer best known for his novels (born in 1925))
(French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857))
(Indonesian statesman who seized power from Sukarno in 1967 (born in 1921))
(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))
(Roman general and dictator (138-78 BC))
(English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900))
(United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936))
(United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974))
(United States psychiatrist (1892-1949))
(United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924))
(United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872))
(Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925))
(Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926))
(Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930))
(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))
(United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983))
(English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
(an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745))
(United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903))
(Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909))
(United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970))
(United States biochemist (born in Hungary) who was the first to isolate vitamin C (1893-1986))
(United States physicist and molecular biologist who helped develop the first atom bomb and later opposed the use of all nuclear weapons (1898-1964))
(27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930))
(English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877))
(United States ballerina who promoted American ballet through tours and television appearances (born in 1925))
(English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585))
(Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405))
(Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112))
(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)
(United States surrealist painter (born in France) (1900-1955))
(United States abolitionist (1786-1865))
(United States filmmaker (born in 1963))
(according to legend, the seventh and last Etruscan king of Rome who was expelled for his cruelty (reigned from 534 to 510 BC))
(Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659))
(Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595))
(United States poet and critic (1899-1979))
(United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956))
(United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975))
(English economist remembered for his studies of the development of capitalism (1880-1962))
(12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850))
(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))
(United States composer and music critic (1885-1966))
(important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893))
(an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718))
(Italian operatic soprano (born in 1922))
(a famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813))
(French paleontologist and philosopher (1881-1955))
(New Zealand operatic soprano (born in 1944))
(United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bombs and the first hydrogen bomb (born in 1908))
(Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892))
(Sherpa mountaineer guide who with Sir Edmund Hillary was one of the first to attain the summit of Mount Everest (1914-1986))
(dramatist of ancient Rome (born in Greece) whose comedies were based on works by Menander (190?-159 BC))
(Indian nun and missionary (born in Albania) dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997))
(Soviet cosmonaut who was the first woman in space (born in 1937))
(Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230))
(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))
(English writer (born in India) (1811-1863))
(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))
(Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941))
(British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925))
(Athenian statesman who persuaded Athens to build a navy and then led it to victory over the Persians (527-460 BC))
(Greek philosopher who was a student of Aristotle and who succeeded Aristotle as the leader of the Peripatetics (371-287 BC))
(Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC))
(the Apostle who would not believe the resurrection of Jesus until he saw Jesus with his own eyes)
(a radio broadcast journalist during World War I and World War II noted for his nightly new broadcast (1892-1981))
(United States socialist who was a candidate for president six times (1884-1968))
(United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859))
(English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814))
(United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000))
(English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940))
(English physicist (son of Joseph John Thomson) who co-discovered the diffraction of electrons by crystals (1892-1975))
(United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937))
(United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989))
(United States writer and social critic (1817-1862))
(United States educational psychologist (1874-1949))
(outstanding United States athlete (1888-1953))
(ancient Greek historian remembered for his history of the Peloponnesian War (460-395 BC))
(United States humorist and cartoonist who published collections of essays and stories (1894-1961))
(son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37))
(United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933))
(United States tennis player who dominated men's tennis in the 1920s (1893-1953))
(United States theologian (born in Germany) (1886-1965))
(a disciple of Saint Paul who became the leader of the Christian community at Ephesus)
(Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994))
(Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988))
(Italian painter of the Venetian school (1518-1594))
(Spanish dramatist who wrote the first dramatic treatment of the legend of Don Juan (1571-1648))
(old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576))
(Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980))
(Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (40-81))
(a Greek disciple and helper of Saint Paul)
(United States abstract painter influenced by oriental calligraphy (1890-1976))
(French political writer noted for his analysis of American institutions (1805-1859))
(Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907))
(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))
(United States writer remembered as the secretary and companion of Gertrude Stein (1877-1967))
(British philologist and writer of fantasies (born in South Africa) (1892-1973))
(Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910))
(United States astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto (1906-1997))
(Japanese molecular biologist noted for his studies of how the immune system produces antibodies (born in 1939))
(the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498))
(Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer (1608-1647))
(Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957))
(French painter who portrayed life in the cafes and music halls of Montmartre (1864-1901))
(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))
(English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975))
(United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967))
(English botanist who was one of the first to collect specimens of plants (1570-1638))
(Roman emperor and adoptive son of Nerva; extended the empire to the east and conducted an extensive program of building (53-117))
(United States operatic soprano (1903-1972))
(English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917))
(English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838-1928))
(English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962))
(English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833))
(United States literary critic (1905-1975))
(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))
(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))
(United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976))
(American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843))
(American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785))
(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))
(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))
(United States vaudevillian (born in Russia) noted for her flamboyant performances (1884-1966))
(United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939))
(United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987))
(United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship by defeating Jack Dempsey twice (1898-1978))
(Russian writer of stories and novels and plays (1818-1883))
(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))
(English mathematician who conceived of the Turing machine and broke German codes during World War II (1912-1954))
(United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951))
(English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851))
(United States endocrinologist (1892-1970))
(United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831))
(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))
(Pharaoh of Egypt around 1358 BC; his tomb was discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922)
(South African prelate and leader of the antiapartheid struggle (born in 1931))
(elected Vice President and became the 10th President of the United States when Harrison died (1790-1862))
(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))
(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))
(United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966))
(French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the Dada movement (1896-1963))
(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))
(a Roman Catholic who advocates ultramontanism (supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline))
(United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878))
(pope who called for the First Crusade (1042-1099))
(pope who alienated the French cardinals (1318-1389))
(United States chemist who discovered deuterium (1893-1981))
(Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656))
(British actor and playwright (born in 1921))
(French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955))
(United States physicist who discovered two belts of charged particles from the solar wind trapped by the Earth's magnetic field (born in 1914))
(8th President of the United States (1782-1862))
(English navigator remembered for his exploration of the Pacific coast of North America (1757-1798))
(United States financier who accumulated great wealth from railroad and shipping businesses (1794-1877))
(United States writer and literary critic (1885-1950))
(Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641))
(Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890))
(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))
(United States composer (born in France) whose music combines dissonance with complex rhythms and the use of electronic techniques (1883-1965))
(Brazilian statesman who ruled Brazil as a virtual dictator (1883-1954))
(French painter (born in Hungary) who was a pioneer of op art (1908-1997))
(Italian painter and art historian (1511-1574))
(United States jazz singer noted for her complex bebop phrasing and scat singing (1924-1990))
(English composer influenced by folk tunes and music of the Tudor period (1872-1958))
(United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895))
(United States mathematician (1880-1960))
(United States economist who wrote about conspicuous consumption (1857-1929))
(prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635))
(English logician who introduced Venn diagrams (1834-1923))
(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))
(United States architect (born in 1925))
(Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675))
(French writer who is considered the father of science fiction (1828-1905))
(French mathematician who described the vernier scale (1580-1637))
(Italian painter of the venetian school (1528-1588))
(Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528))
(South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966))
(a Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy (1514-1564))
(United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822))
(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))
(Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512))
(Italian dancer for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808))
(king of Italy who completed the unification of Italy by acquiring Venice and Rome (1820-1878))
(king of Italy who appointed Mussolini prime minister; he abdicated in 1946 and the monarchy was abolished (1869-1947))
(queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901 (1819-1901))
(French painter noted for her portraits (1755-1842))
(Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923))
(United States railroad magnate and businessman (1835-1900))
(British historian (born in Russia) (1854-1925))
(United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953))
(German pathologist who recognized that all cells come from cells by binary fission and who emphasized cellular abnormalities in disease (1821-1902))
(a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC))
(Christian martyr and patron of those who suffer from epilepsy and Sydenham's chorea (died around 300))
(Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741))
(Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615))
(French painter and exponent of Fauvism (1876-1958))
(Italian physicist after whom the volt is named; studied electric currents and invented the voltaic pile (1745-1827))
(French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778))
(United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922))
(United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957))
(United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969))
(English tennis player who won may women's singles titles (born in 1945))
(German composer of operas and inventor of the music drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883))
(Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918))
(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))
(Polish labor leader and statesman (born in 1943))
(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))
(English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913))
(English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932))
(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))
(Austrian general who fought for the Hapsburgs during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634))
(United States jazz musician (1904-1943))
(Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745))
(English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797))
(Irish physicist who (with Sir John Cockcroft in 1931) first split an atom (1903-1995))
(English writer remember for his treatise on fishing (1593-1683))
(United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922))
(German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970))
(United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913))
(English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920))
(English economist and conservationist (1914-1981))
(United States artist who was a leader of the pop art movement (1930-1987))
(United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958))
(United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974))
(United States writer and poet (1905-1989))
(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))
(1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799))
(United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915))
(German bacteriologist who developed a diagnostic test for syphilis (1866-1925))
(United States actress and singer (1896-1977))
(United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928))
(United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958))
(United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934))
(Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819))
(English poet and theologian (1674-1748))
(English author of satirical novels (1903-1966))
(British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950))
(American general during the American Revolution (1745-1796))
(United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979))
(English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947))
(English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943))
(German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878))
(German conductor and composer of Romantic operas (1786-1826))
(German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920))
(United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961))
(German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891))
(United States lexicographer (1758-1843))
(United States politician and orator (1782-1817))
(German geophysicist who proposed the theory of continental drift (1880-1930))
(United States mathematician (born in France) (1906-1998))
(German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950))
(United States theoretical physicist (born in 1933))
(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))
(Israeli statesman who persuaded the United States to recognize the new state of Israel and became its first president (1874-1952))
(United States abolitionist (1803-1895))
(United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985))
(British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852))
(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))
(United States writer about rural Southern life (1909-2001))
(German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia (1848-1905))
(English clergyman and founder of Methodism (1703-1791))
(English clergyman and brother of John Wesley who wrote many hymns (1707-1788))
(English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820))
(United States film actress (1892-1980))
(British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983))
(United States inventor and manufacturer (1846-1914))
(American poet (born in Africa) who was the first recognized Black writer in America (1753-1784))
(English physicist and inventor who devised the Wheatstone bridge (1802-1875))
(United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918))
(United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985))
(United States political journalist (1915-1986))
(English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Bertrand Russell (1861-1947))
(United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802=1847))
(United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892))
(United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825))
(United States poet best known for his nostalgic poems about New England (1807-1892))
(United States mathematician and founder of cybernetics (1894-1964))
(United States writer who survived Nazi concentration camps and is dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Holocaust (born in 1928))
(Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908))
(United States physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on the structure of the atom and its nucleus (born in 1902))
(United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002))
(United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975))
(grandson of Queen Victoria and Kaiser of Germany from 1888 to 1918; he was vilified as causing World War I (1859-1941))
(United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877))
(English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797))
(English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (born in 1916))
(Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958))
(United States civil rights leader (1901-1981))
(English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921))
(United States educator who was an early campaigner for higher education for women (1787-1870))
(United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898))
(Finnish physician who first described vascular hemophilia (1870-1949))
(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))
(the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100))
(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))
(King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837))
(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))
(United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002))
(English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003))
(United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953))
(English geneticist who succeeded in cloning a sheep from a cell from an adult ewe (born in 1944))
(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))
(United States literary critic (1895-1972))
(Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959))
(United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929))
(American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798))
(Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993))
(United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918))
(Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813))
(English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991))
(author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870))
(German archaeologist and art historian said to be the father of archaeology (1717-1768))
(German chemist who studied steroids and cholesterol and discovered histamine (1876-1959))
(English colonial administrator who traveled to America on the Mayflower and served as the first governor of the Plymouth Colony (1595-1655))
(United States religious leader (born in Bohemia) who united reform Jewish organizations in the United States (1819-1900))
(United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949))
(American Revolutionary leader and educator (born in Scotland) who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and president of the college that became Princeton University (1723-1794))
(British philosopher born in Austria; a major influence on logic and logical positivism (1889-1951))
(English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975))
(German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824))
(United States writer best known for his autobiographical novels (1900-1938))
(United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931))
(English chemist and physicist who discovered palladium and rhodium and demonstrated that static and current electricity are the same (1766-1828))
(English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women; mother of Mary Shelley (1759-1797))
(United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942))
(English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887))
(United States film actress (1938-1981))
(United States social economist (1876-1933))
(United States advocate of women's suffrage; in 1872 she was the first woman to run for the United States presidency (1838-1927))
(United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979))
(United States historian (born in 1908))
(English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941))
(United States drama critic and journalist (1887-1943))
(English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur (1880-1960))
(United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919))
(United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865))
(a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850))
(French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895))
(English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723))
(United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852))
(influential United States architect (1869-1959))
(United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948))
(United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Orville Wright) invented the airplane (1867-1912))
(United States writer whose work is concerned with the oppression of African Americans (1908-1960))
(United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939))
(United States businessman (born in German) who founded a company to make pipe organs (1831-1914))
(English poet who introduced the sonnet form to English literature (1503-1542))
(English playwright noted for his humorous and satirical plays (1640-1716))
(English theologian whose objections to Roman Catholic doctrine anticipated the Protestant Reformation (1328-1384))
(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))
(United States country singer (1942-1998))
(Polish prelate who persuaded the Soviet to allow greater religious freedom in Poland (1901-1981))
(Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552))
(Greek general and historian; student of Socrates (430-355 BC))
(king of Persia who led a vast army against Greece and won the battle of Thermopylae but was eventually defeated (519-465 BC))
(English philanthropist who made contributions to a college in Connecticut that was renamed in his honor (1649-1721))
(Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 (1884-1943))
(Saudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930))
(United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Tsung Dao Lee in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1922))
(United States baseball player (born in 1939))
(United States psychologist who studied the intelligence of primates (1876-1956))
(French bacteriologist born in Switzerland; was a student of Pasteur; discovered the plague bacillus (1863-1943))
(Russian poet who expressed the feelings of the post-Stalinist generation (born in 1933))
(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))
(United States baseball player and famous pitcher (1867-1955))
(United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959))
(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))
(United States civil rights leader (1921-1971))
(United States film and television actress (1913-2000))
(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))
(outstanding United States athlete (1914-1956))
(United States filmmaker whose works include the first feature-length film with sound sequences (1902-1979))
(Mexican revolutionary who led a revolt for agrarian reforms (1879-1919))
(a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC)
(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))
(ancient Greek philosopher who found the Stoic school (circa 335-263 BC))
(ancient Greek philosopher who formulated paradoxes that defended the belief that motion and change are illusory (circa 495-430 BC))
(a Hebrew minor poet of the late 7th century BC)
(German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917))
(Chinese revolutionary and communist leader (1898-1976))
(Soviet general who during World War II directed the counteroffensive at Stalingrad and relieved Leningrad and captured Berlin (1896-1974))
(United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932))
(German chemist honored for his research on polymers (1898-1973))
(United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985))
(United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997))
(United States bacteriologist who helped develop immunization against typhus fever (1878-1940))
(French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902))
(Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC))
(German chemist (born in Austria) honored for his research on colloidal solutions (1865-1929))
(Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531))
(United States physicist who invented the iconoscope (1889-1982))
(the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means)
(after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body)
(any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules))
(the phenomenon of an element existing in two or more physical forms)
(chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another)
(change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation)
(the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures)
(an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light))
(emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface))
(a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event")
(any result that follows its cause after an interval)
(the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured")
(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")
(the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion)
(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)
(a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence)
(the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains")
((politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same party; "he counted on the coattails effect to win him the election")
((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)
(an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); "it made a dent in my bank account")
(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))
(the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love")
(a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop")
(the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action")
((physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly)
((astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon))
(a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation")
(a tendency or force that influences events; "the winds of change")
(a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances; "skill is the product of hours of practice"; "his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue")
(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)
((genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene produced by changing its location in a chromosome)
(a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later")
(a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa")
(a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp")
(any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal")
(something used to achieve a purpose; "an engine of change")
(a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth)
(a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth)
(an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance")
(an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome; "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand")
((biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals)
(a natural phenomenon involving the physics of matter and energy)
(an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image)
(a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter)
(a dark band in the spectrum of white light that has been transmitted through a substance that exhibits absorption at selective wavelengths)
(an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave)
(the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths)
(electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions)
(the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation)
(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")
(forces acting on airfoils in motion relative to the air (or other gaseous fluids))
(the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity)
(apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground)
(a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas)
(the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; "basic dyes have an affinity for wool and silk")
(a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly)
(the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller)
(a relatively well-defined prevailing wind)
(a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out)
(the radiation of alpha particles during radioactive decay)
(the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz)
(an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second")
(the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal)
(energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment)
(alternation of sexual and asexual generations)
(the strength of a electrical current measured in amperes)
(an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow)
(wind in the upper atmosphere blowing above but in the opposite direction from the trade winds)
(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")
(a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound)
(a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)
(the energy released by a nuclear reaction)
(nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use))
((physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element)
(the force by which one object attracts another)
((immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody)
(the force by which bodies repel one another)
(the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse)
(an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force)
(an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all")
(a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation)
(a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube)
(radiation of beta particles during radioactive decay)
(the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake and alert; occurs with a frequency between 12 and 30 hertz)
(the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect)
(electric phenomena in animals or plants)
(a dry cold north wind in southeastern France)
(the pressure exerted by the atmosphere)
(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)
(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")
(the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) during the contraction of the left ventricle of the heart)
(the blood pressure (as measured by a sphygmomanometer) after the contraction of the heart while the chambers of the heart refill with blood)
(the pressure of the circulating blood on the arteries; "arterial pressure is the product of cardiac output and vascular resistance")
(the pressure exerted on the walls of the veins by the circulating blood)
(the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface)
((neurophysiology) rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the cerebral cortex that are detectable with an electroencephalograph)
(wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale)
(a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck")
(a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime))
(a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room")
(wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale)
(the random motion of small particles suspended in a gas or liquid)
(discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles)
(the light provided by a burning candle)
(an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored)
(a phenomenon associated with surface tension and resulting in the elevation or depression of liquids in capillaries)
(a sudden violent change in the earth's surface)
(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)
(the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics))
(the outward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body)
(the inward force on a body moving in a curved path around another body)
(the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos)
(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")
(the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field))
(electric field associated with static electric charges)
(generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature)
(having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential)
(having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential)
(marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier)
(the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds)
((physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid)
(a chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms in a molecule)
(a side bond that links two adjacent chains of atoms in a complex molecule)
(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)
(a chemical bond in which one atom loses an electron to form a positive ion and the other atom gains to electron to form a negative ion)
(high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes)
(a covalent bond in which two pairs of electrons are shared between two atoms)
(a covalent bond in which both electrons are provided by one of the atoms)
(a chemical bond in which electrons are shared over many nuclei and electronic conduction occurs)
(the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide)
(that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction)
(a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies)
(a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter)
(an optical aberration in which the image has colored fringes)
(movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels)
(circulation that supplies blood to all the body except to the lungs)
(circulation of blood between the heart and the lungs)
(circulation of blood between the embryo and the yolk sac)
(any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible)
((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)
(one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object)
(an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere)
((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)
(clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space)
(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)
(a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb))
(a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space)
(wind blowing across the path or a ship or aircraft)
(a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps)
(an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring)
(a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast)
(a very strong wind; "rain and high winds covered the region")
(wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft)
(a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air)
(wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft)
(a flow of electricity through a conductor; "the current was measured in amperes")
(the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell)
(the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death")
(phenomenon that occurs when a metal is being heated and there is a sudden slowing in the rate of temperature increase; slowing is caused by a change in the internal crystal structure of the metal)
((biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound)
(the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz))
(the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating)
(loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales)
(the peeling off in flakes or scales of bark or dead skin; "exfoliation is increased by sunburn")
(a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks)
(atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold)
(condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat")
(passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue)
(pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits two different colors when viewed from two different directions)
(when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands)
(an electric current that flows in one direction steadily)
(an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes)
(a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific)
(a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air)
(a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years")
(potential energy that is stored when a body is deformed (as in a coiled spring))
(a physical phenomenon involving electricity)
(the power output of a generator or power plant)
(a field of force surrounding a charged particle)
(heating of an insulator by a high-frequency electric field)
(a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
(electricity produced by chemical action)
(energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity")
(radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)
(an electromagnetic wave generated by oscillations in an electric circuit)
(the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves)
(spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a self-luminous source)
((physics) 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")
(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")
((physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second))
(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)
((physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance")
(a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon)
(a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory)
((neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential)
(am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection))
(an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator))
(the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations")
(flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer)
(a sudden local flood of great volume and short duration)
(a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; "we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit")
(a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges)
((ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member)
((ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principle predator at the top; each level preys on the level below)
((ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains)
(moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities)
(a mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay))
(a chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances)
(the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it)
(an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point)
(a line of force in an electrical field)
(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")
(the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace))
(a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area)
(light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength)
(droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground)
(a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance))
((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration")
(a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like))
(a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground)
(the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)
(conversion of the information encoded in a gene first into messenger RNA and then to a protein)
(the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
(the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road))
((meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses)
(the front of an advancing mass of warmer air)
(the front of an advancing mass of colder air)
(a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely)
((meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft)
(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)
(the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer)
(upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil)
(a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale)
(wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale)
(a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening)
(the central area or point of lowest barometric pressure within a storm)
(electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay and having an extremely short wavelength)
(light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas)
(the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface)
(illumination of the night sky in urban areas)
(good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries)
(a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass)
((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)
(the gravity of the sun; "solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures")
(a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust")
(precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents)
(a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors))
(atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility)
(a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature)
(energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth)
(condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or translplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility")
(a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving a 73-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale))
(the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field)
(a dense winter fog containing ice particles)
(a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice)
(the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised)
(the striking of a light beam on a surface; "he measured the angle of incidence of the reflected light")
(an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current)
(generation of electromotive forces in each other by two adjacent circuits)
(generation of an electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit by changing the current in that circuit; usually measured in henries)
((physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force)
(the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration)
(electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves)
(reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces; "there was interreflection between the two surfaces of the lens")
(propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear)
(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)
(electric current; "when the wiring was finished they turned on the juice")
(the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion)
(the heat required for a fluid substance to break up into simpler constituents)
(the heat evolved or absorbed during the formation of one mole of a substance from its component elements)
(the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance is dissolved in a large volume of a solvent)
(heat absorbed or radiated during a change of phase at a constant temperature and pressure)
(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 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 liberated by a unit mass of liquid at its freezing point when it solidifies)
(heat absorbed by a unit mass of material when it changes from a solid to a gaseous state)
(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)
(the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade)
(the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination)
(a ray of infrared radiation; produces a thermal effect (as from an infrared lamp))
(an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area)
(the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever)
(the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms from nonliving ones; "there is no life on the moon")
(characteristic life processes and phenomena of living organisms; "the biology of viruses")
(life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen)
(a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage)
((physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window")
(a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum)
(an acronym for emissions of light and very low frequency perturbations due to electromagnetic pulse sources; extremely bright extremely short (less than a msec) electrical flashes forming a huge ring (up to 400 km diameter) in the ionosphere)
(atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward)
(abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light)
(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)
(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")
(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))
(electrical discharges in the atmosphere)
(light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures)
(luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly))
(luminescence resulting from a chemical reaction as the oxidation of luciferin in fireflies)
(the energy associated with visible light)
(the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field)
(the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle)
(a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space)
(a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations)
(a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system)
((physics) vibration produced by resonance)
(an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation)
(the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray)
(resonance of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei to radiation frequencies as a result of space quantization in a magnetic field)
(resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field)
(attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force)
(magnetism produced by an electric current; "electromagnetism was discovered when it was observed that a copper wire carrying an electric current can magnetize pieces of iron or steel near it")
(magnetic field creates parallel but opposing spins; varies with temperature)
(phenomenon exhibited by materials like copper or bismuth that become magnetized in a magnetic field with a polarity opposite to the magnetic force; unlike iron they are slightly repelled by a magnet)
(a phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment)
(phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed)
(materials like aluminum or platinum become magnetized in a magnetic field but it disappears when the field is removed)
(a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects)
(mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them")
(very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography)
(the path followed by an object moving through space)
(the trajectory of an object in free flight)
((spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field)
(the amount by which the mass of an atomic nucleus is less than the sum of the masses of its constituent particles)
(warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw")
(a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data)
(the sun visible at midnight (inside the arctic or antarctic circles))
(a thin fog with condensation near the ground)
(a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter)
(the moment of a couple is the product of its force and the distance between its opposing forces)
(the dipole moment in an electric dipole)
((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")
(the torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in a magnetic field)
(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)
(an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding))
(an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects)
(a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter)
(any wind that changes direction with the seasons)
(the light of the moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the moon was bright enough to read by")
(the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind")
(the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance)
(a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules))
(a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed)
((physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells))
(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)
(the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply))
(death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops)
(radiation of neutrons (as by a neutron bomb))
(a circle of light around the sun or moon)
(a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere)
(a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once")
(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))
(the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction)
((oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time)
(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)
(any of the ocean currents that flow westward at the equator)
(an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just north of the equator)
(an equatorial current that flows west across the Pacific just south of the equator)
(a warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean)
(a warm ocean current that flows northeastwardly off the coast of Japan into the northern Pacific ocean)
(a cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific cost of South America before turning west)
(the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation)
(an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression)
(a physical phenomenon related to or involving light)
(a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased)
(electricity generated by light or affected by light)
(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)
(the phenomenon of different colors appearing when certain crystals are viewed from different directions)
((biology) the appearance of two or more distinctly different forms in the life cycle of some organisms)
(the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration)
((biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
((biology) the existence of two forms of individual within the same animal species (independent of sex differences))
((chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound)
((chemistry) the property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms)
(the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts)
(the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus; "he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram")
(the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse)
(the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy)
(the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))
(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")
(the pressure exerted by a fluid; "a head of steam")
(atmospheric pressure as indicated by a barometer)
(the air pressure maintained in an air-tight compartment (as in an aircraft))
(a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion")
(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)
(pressure inside the eyeball;regulated by resistance to the outward flow of aqueous humor; "glaucoma results from increased intraocular pressure")
(pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine)
((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)
(the minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave)
(the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point)
(the predominant wind direction; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest")
(the force used in pulling; "the pull of the moon"; "the pull of the current")
(the force used in pushing; "the push of the water on the walls of the tank"; "the thrust of the jet engines")
((mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction")
(reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen)
(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)
(energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter)
(energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles)
(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))
(an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 0.5 cm to 30,000 m)
(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)
(a sky wave that is reflected by the ionosphere)
(a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface)
(a radio wave used to transmit and receive messages)
(a distribution of ions as shown by a mass spectrograph or a mass spectrometer)
(the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves)
(the entire spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies used for communications; includes frequencies used for radio and radar and television)
(a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal)
(water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)
(a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox)
(a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning)
(very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower)
(a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower")
((biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; "molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities")
(the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface)
(the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another)
(splitting a ray into two parallel rays polarized perpendicularly)
(any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion)
(a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance)
(a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms)
(opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance))
(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)
((physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance))
(the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid)
(the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound)
(the retarding force of air friction on a moving object)
((medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign; "rejection of the transplanted liver")
(the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored; "the annual rejuvenation of the landscape")
(the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together)
((computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture)
(a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby)
((physics) a flash of light that is produced in a phosphor when it absorbs a photon or ionizing particle)
(an association between genes in sex chromosomes that makes some characteristics appear more frequently in one sex than in the other)
((physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram")
(a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere)
(a radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megaHertz))
(a radio wave with a wavelength between 100 and 1000 meters (a frequency between 300 kiloHertz and 3000 kiloHertz))
(a radio wave with a wavelength longer than a kilometer (a frequency below 300 kiloHertz))
(a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa)
(the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor)
(partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow))
(a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
(precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals)
(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")
(an arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds)
(light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity))
(a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds)
(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")
(a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference)
(large eruptions of luminous hydrogen gas that rise thousands of kilometers above the chromosphere)
(a stream of protons moving radially from the sun)
(the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source)
(the average sound spectrum for the human voice)
(a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field)
(a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots)
(electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)
(a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal); "heavy metal guitar players use vacuum tube amplifiers to produce extreme distortion")
(distortion that occurs when the output signal does not have a linear relation to the input signal)
(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")
(the passage of electricity through a conductor)
(the transmission of heat or electricity or sound)
(the movement of a wave through a medium)
(change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other)
((astronomy) a shift in the spectra of distant galaxies toward longer wavelengths; generally interpreted as the Doppler effect resulting from the velocity at which they recede as the universe expands)
(all the points just reached by a wave as it propagates)
(a optical aberration resulting in a distorted image)
((economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure)
(sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation)
(a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line)
(electrical signals produced by unwanted sources (atmospherics or receiver noise or unwanted transmitters))
(electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple))
((physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area")
((physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear")
((physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces)
(the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks)
(light that streams; "streamers of flames")
(the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth)
((physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons)
(an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons)
(a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons)
((physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons)
(the most powerful tornado which can creat enormously devastating damage; "supertiwsters are fortunately rare")
((physics) an interaction between elementary particles involving neutrinos or antineutrinos that is responsible for certain kinds of radioactive decay; mediated by intermediate vector bosons)
(a force over an area produced by a pressure difference)
(atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun)
(atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun)
(a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset)
(a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces)
(surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids)
(the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system)
((literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island")
(an electric current produced between two electrodes as a result of electrons emitted by thermionic emission)
(the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed and drowsy; occurs with low frequency and low amplitude)
(a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder)
(a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning)
(a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground)
(an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose")
(steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator; "they rode the trade winds going west")
(winds blowing from west to east and lying above the trade winds in the tropics)
(a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean)
(the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata)
(permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation)
(pleochroism of a crystal so that it exhibits three different colors when viewed from three different directions)
(a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans)
(flow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically)
(turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas")
(a sea in which the waves are running directly against the course of the ship)
(flow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady)
(nonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae))
(radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays)
(a ray of artifical ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp)
(a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle))
(relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles)
(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))
(a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror))
(the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism)
(the rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit; expressed in volts)
((biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms)
(the phenomena associated with volcanic activity)
(the power to do work that is latent in a head of water)
(a tornado passing over water and picking up a column of water and mist)
(a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures))
(the meteorological conditions: temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception")
(violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements); "they felt the full fury of the elements")
(the west-to-east winds that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth)
(a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth)
(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")
(power derived from the wind (as by windmills))
(electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target)
(the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal)
(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)
(the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking))
(the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object)
(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)
(the parallax of a celestial body using two points in the earth's orbit around the sun as the baseline)
(the parallax of a celestial body using two points on the surface of the earth as the earth rotates)
(the maximum parallax observed when the celestial body is at the horizon)
(a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity)
(the angle subtended by the mean equatorial radius of the Earth at a distance of one astronomical unit)
(the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants)
(a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island")
(a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crab-apple tree))
(used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens)
(any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf)
(any of various plant parts that resemble buttons)
(a plant body without true stems or roots or leaves or vascular system; characteristic of the thallophytes)
(thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows)
(a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom)
(the hood or cap covering the calyx of certain plants: e.g., the California poppy)
(cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi)
(mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus)
(small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi)
(the fruiting body of a basidiomycete which bears its spores on special cells)
(outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi)
(an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle)
(a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi)
(closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially Aspergillaceae and Erysiphaceae) from which spores are released only by decay or disintegration)
(a part of a plant (e.g., a leaf) that has been modified to provide protection for insects or mites or fungi)
(an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne)
(in former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants)
(any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value)
(a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors))
(any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem)
(a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis)
(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))
(any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta)
(hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida)
(hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida)
(liverworts with slender hornlike 2-valved capsules)
(true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales)
(a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule))
(a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk)
(brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits)
(category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space)
(widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems)
(mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome)
(mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules)
(type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules)
(family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae)
(mosses similar to those of genus Bryum but larger)
(coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass)
(a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much water)
(any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat)
(liverworts: comprises orders Anthocerotales; Jungermanniales; Marchantiales; Sphaerocarpales)
(any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses)
(large order of chiefly tropical liverworts)
(mosslike liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic)
(comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales)
(liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally)
(liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli)
(type genus of Marchantiaceae; liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores)
(small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales)
(liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales)
(type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus)
(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)
(Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb)
(plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores)
(any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)
(pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida)
(a small usually single-celled reproductive body produced by many plants and some protozoans and that develops into a new individual; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes")
(a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium)
(a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae)
(thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae)
(an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore)
(a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia)
(a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi)
(a chlamydospore that develops in the last stage of the life cycle of the rust fungus)
(one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium)
(an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella)
(the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible)
(organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses))
(fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn)
(spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia)
(flask-shaped asexual structure containing conidia)
(specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia)
(a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed)
(an undifferentiated part of a perianth that cannot be distinguished as a sepal or a petal (as in lillies and tulips))
(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))
(in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta)
(in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi)
(formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi)
(plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores)
(a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year)
(a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season)
(a plant lasting for three seasons or more)
(a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild)
(a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously)
(family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
(family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
(genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
(genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils)
(family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
(family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
(family of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins)
(family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
(family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
(family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
(genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)
(genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
(genus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins)
(genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
(genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
(genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs)
(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))
(plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary)
(an ancestral fossil type from which modern gymnosperms are thought to have derived)
(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))
(chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms)
(plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as Gnetum)
(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)
(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)
(ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae)
(a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers)
(a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea)
(type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to dry and inhospitable regions)
(jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds)
(in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae)
(type and sole genus of Welwitschiaceae)
(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)
(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))
(primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms)
(any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves)
(ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids)
(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)
(dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago)
(southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage)
(a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias)
(genus of small evergreen tropical and subtropical American cycads)
(any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads)
(small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot)
(small genus of Mexican cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae)
(a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico)
(small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae)
(any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks)
(genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae)
(any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves)
(South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food)
(genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae)
(any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia)
(large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales)
(fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous)
(a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous)
(extinct gymnosperms most of Carboniferous to Jurassic: seed ferns and allies)
(fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns)
(used in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales)
(genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous)
(an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae))
(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))
(extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic)
(chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus)
(tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers)
(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)
(profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves)
(type genus of the Pinaceae: large genus of true pines)
(straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus)
(pine lumber with many knots; used especially for paneling and furniture)
(any of several low-growing pines of western North America)
(any of several pinons bearing edible nutlike seeds)
(small 2- or 3-needled pinon of Mexico and southern Texas)
(small compact 2-needled pinon of southwestern United States; important as a nut pine)
(pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems; important as a nut pine)
(2- or 3-needled pinon mostly of northwestern California coast)
(very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range)
(5-needled pinon of southern California and northern Baja California having (sometimes 3- or 4-needled showing hybridization from Pinus californiarum))
(large 2-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood)
(large 2-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe)
(large 3-needled pine of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada; closely related to the pond pine)
(large 3-needled pine of sandy swamps of southeastern United States; needles longer than those of the northern pitch pine)
(medium-sized 2-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds)
(large 5-needled European pine; yields cembra nuts and a resinous exudate)
(low shrubby pine of central Europe with short bright green needles in bunches of two)
(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 semi-desert mountain tops)
(any of several 5-needled pines with white wood and smooth usually light gray bark when young; especially the eastern white pine)
(tall-growing pine of eastern North America; bark is brown with longitudinal fissures when mature; valued as a timber tree)
(tall pine of western North America with stout blue-green needles; bark is gray-brown with rectangular plates when mature)
(medium-size pine of northwestern Mexico; bark is dark brown and furrowed when mature)
(western North American pine with long needles and very flexible limbs and dark-gray furrowed bark)
(small pine of western North America; having smooth gray-white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine)
(any of various pines having yellow wood)
(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)
(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)
(shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares)
(tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head)
(slender medium-sized 2-needled pine of eastern North America; with yellow-green needles and scaly gray to red-brown fissured bark)
(any of several pines that prefer or endure moist situations such as loblolly pine or longleaf pine)
(large 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree)
(large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature)
(pine of eastern North America having long needles in bunches of two and reddish bark)
(medium large 2-needled pine of northern Europe and Asia having flaking red-brown bark)
(common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2)
(tall California pine with long needles in bunches of 3, a dense crown, and dark brown deeply fissured bark)
(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)
(small 2-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scales)
(medium-sized 3-needled pine of the Pacific coast of the United States having a prominent knob on each scale of the cone)
(pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental)
(large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog)
(medium-sized 5-needled pine of southwestern California having long cylindrical cones)
(any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves)
(medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark)
(tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree)
(medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related to Larix occidentalis)
(tall European tree having a slender conic crown, flat needlelike leaves, and hairy cone scales)
(medium-sized larch of northeastern Russia and Siberia having narrowly conic crown and soft narrow bright-green leaves; used in cultivation)
(Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves)
(any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas)
(any of various true firs having leaves white or silvery white beneath)
(medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed)
(tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and gray bark)
(medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood)
(medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees)
(small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves)
(lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves)
(medium-tall timber tree of the Rocky Mountains having a narrowly conic to columnar crown)
(a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines)
(durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests)
(fragrant reddish wood of any of various red cedar trees)
(wood of a pencil cedar tree; used for making pencils)
(cedar of Lebanon and northwestern Syria that attains great age and height)
(tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber)
(tall Algerian evergreen of Atlas mountains with blue-green leaves; widely planted as an ornamental)
(a genus of temperate and arctic evergreen trees (see spruce))
(any coniferous tree of the genus Picea)
(light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork)
(tall pyramidal spruce native to northern Europe having dark green foliage on spreading branches with pendulous branchlets and long pendulous cones)
(medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon having pendulous branches)
(tall spruce of Rocky Mountains and British Columbia with blue-green needles and acutely conic crown; wood used for rough lumber and boxes)
(medium-sized spruce of northeastern North America having short blue-green leaves and slender cones)
(small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood)
(tall spruce of northern Europe and Asia; resembles Norway spruce)
(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)
(evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets)
(tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward)
(medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood)
(soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock)
(common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood)
(medium-sized evergreen of southeastern United States having spreading branches and widely diverging cone scales)
(large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock)
(tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree)
(douglas fir; closely related to genera Larix and Cathaya)
(tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles)
(strong durable timber of a douglas fir)
(lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones)
(douglas fir of California having cones 4-8 inches long)
(one species; related to Pseudotsuga and Larix)
(Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in 1955; not yet cultivated elsewhere)
(cypresses and junipers and many cedars)
(any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars)
(any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones)
(wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus)
(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)
(rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress)
(rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species)
(Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage)
(relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage)
(tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting)
(tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa)
(tall Eurasian cypress with thin gray bark and ascending branches)
(evergreen of Tasmanian mountains having sharp-pointed leaves the curve inward)
(one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus)
(small well-shaped South American evergreen having coppery bark and pretty foliage)
(evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines)
(any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and northern New Caledonia)
(Australian cypress pine having globular cones)
(Australian tree with small flattened scales as leaves and numerous dark brown seed; valued for its timber and resin)
(small tree or shrub of southern Australia)
(Australian cypress pine with fibrous inner bark)
(tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia; formerly included in genus Libocedrus)
(tall tree of the Pacific coast of North America having foliage like cypress and cinnamon-red bark)
(slow-growing medium-sized cedar of east coast of the United States; resembles American arborvitae)
(large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet)
(the wood of the Port Orford cedar tree)
(tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament)
(tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood)
(coniferous shrub or small tree with berrylike cones)
(berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper)
(any of several junipers with wood suitable for making pencils)
(small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles)
(ornamental densely pyramidal juniper of Bermuda; fairly large for a juniper)
(tropical African timber tree with fragrant wood)
(juniper of swampy coastal regions of southeastern United States; similar to eastern red cedar)
(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)
(a procumbent variety of the common juniper)
(low to prostrate shrub of Canada and northern United States; bronzed purple in winter)
(small tree of western Texas and mountains of Mexico having spreading branches with drooping branchlets)
(any of several attractive trees of southwestern South America and New Zealand and New Caledonia having glossy evergreen leaves and scented wood)
(New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress)
(evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka)
(coniferous trees; traditionally considered an independent family though recently included in Cupressaceae in some classification systems)
(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)
(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)
(redwoods; until recently considered a genus of a separate family Taxodiaceae)
(either of two huge coniferous California trees that reach a height of 300 feet; sometimes placed in the Taxodiaceae)
(the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees)
(lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur)
(giant sequoias; sometimes included in the genus Sequoia; until recently placed in the Taxodiaceae)
(extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism)
(common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding river bottoms)
(smaller than and often included in the closely related Taxodium distichum)
(cypress of river valleys of Mexican highlands)
(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")
(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)
(a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes)
(durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain))
(any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis)
(large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States)
(small evergreen of eastern North America having tiny scalelike leaves on flattened branchlets)
(Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus)
(one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja)
(slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental)
(tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae)
(newly discovered (1994) pine thought to have been long extinct; Australia; genus and species names not yet assigned)
(any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds)
(large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts)
(evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific)
(very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine)
(Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law)
(pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood)
(any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin)
(white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis)
(tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood)
(native to the Moluccas and Philippines; a source of dammar resin)
(Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer)
(New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and scaly reddish-brown bark)
(the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews))
(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)
(California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor)
(rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed)
(Australasian evergreen conifer having a graceful head of foliage resembling celery that is composed of phyllodes borne in the axils of scalelike leaves)
(medium tall celery pine of New Zealand)
(small shrubby celery pine of New Zealand)
(any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract)
(any of various gymnospermous trees having yellow wood)
(any of various angiospermous trees having yellow wood)
(yellow-colored wood of any of various yellowwood trees)
(gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves)
(evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of the family Taxaceae)
(any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podocarpus having a pulpy fruit with one hard seed)
(West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves)
(large Australian tree with straight-grained yellow wood that turns brown on exposure)
(South African tree or shrub having a rounded crown)
(erect or shrubby tree of Africa having ridged dark gray bark and rigid glossy medium to long leaves)
(low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains)
(valuable timber tree of New Zealand yielding hard reddish wood used for furniture and bridges and wharves)
(dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to southern and southeastern Africa: yellowwood; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus)
(evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines)
(New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood)
(Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs)
(New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes)
(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)
(small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia)
(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)
(dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar in habit to Dacrydium)
(genus of dioecious evergreen trees of New Zealand and Tasmania; similar to genus Dacrydium)
(timber tree of New Zealand having shiny white wood)
(Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium)
(about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile)
(low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand)
(2 species of small evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania)
(small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches)
(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)
(medium-sized tree having glossy lanceolate leaves; southern China to Taiwan and southern Japan)
(rare and endangered monoecious parasitic conifer of New Caledonia; parasitic on Falcatifolium taxoides)
(mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than in Podocarpus)
(South American evergreen tree or shrub)
(small genus of tropical evergreen dioecious shrubs or trees of Oceania and tropical South America)
(small yew having attractive foliage and partially weeping branches cultivated as an ornamental; mountains of southern Chile)
(a large fast-growing monoecious tropical evergreen tree having large glossy lanceolate leaves; of rain forests of Sumatra and Philippines to northern Queensland)
(family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae)
(type and sole genus of Sciadopityaceae; Japanese umbrella pines)
(tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs)
(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)
(coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews)
(sometimes classified as member of order Taxales)
(any of numerous evergreen trees or shrubs having red cup-shaped berries and flattened needlelike leaves)
(wood of a yew; especially the durable fine-grained light brown or red wood of the English yew valued for cabinetwork and archery bows)
(predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world)
(small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood)
(shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States)
(small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves)
(a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew)
(large yew native to New Caledonia; cultivated in eastern Australia and New Zealand and Hawaii)
(yew of southeastern China, differing from the Old World yew in having white berries)
(ginkgos: in some systems classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some classifications for one of five subdivisions of Gymnospermophyta)
(coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales)
(constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms)
(sole surviving genus of the Ginkgoaceae)
(deciduous dioecious Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds; exists almost exclusively in cultivation especially as an ornamental street tree)
(used in former classifications to include all ferns and flowering plants and divided into the three classes Filicinae and Gymnospermae and Angiospermae)
(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))
(tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk)
(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)
(flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside)
(a group of families or 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)
(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)
(a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside)
(one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 500 species in 14 families of aquatic and semi-aquatic herbs)
(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)
(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)
(reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)
(a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower))
(a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
(a flower that blooms in a particular way; "a night bloomer")
(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)
(the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk)
(small flower with a flat strap-shaped corolla usually occupying the peripheral rings of a composite flower)
(the male reproductive organ of a flower)
(the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk)
(the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias)
(the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant)
(a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids))
(the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
(the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma)
(the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne)
(the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle)
(a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower)
((botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma)
(an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbebelliferae)
(the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil)
(a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil)
(a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel)
(a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity)
(the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle)
(the organ that bears the ovules of a flower)
(a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization)
(basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined)
(central part of a plant ovule; contains the embryo sac)
(minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters)
(a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk)
(a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk)
(a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus)
(a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex)
(a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass)
(slender tubular outgrown from a pollen grain that penetrates the ovule and releases male gametes)
(that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form)
(arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary)
(where one or few ovules develop at the top of a simple or compound ovary)
(ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa)
(where one or few ovules develop at the base of a simple or compound ovary)
(where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only)
(with ovules on thin extensions of the placentae into a compound ovary)
(with ovules borne on the wall along the ventral suture of a simple ovary)
(where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary)
(protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants)
(nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants)
(small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual)
(cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts)
(the seed-producing cone of a cypress tree)
(the seed-producing cone of a pine tree)
(a partition or wall especially in an ovary)
(the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts)
(a gland (often a protuberance or depression) that secretes nectar)
(a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa)
(the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary)
(outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape)
(the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking")
(a small hard seed found in some fruits)
(a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses)
(a capsule divided into two cells or compartments)
(the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant)
(narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Cruciferae)
(short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants)
((botany) fringe of toothlike appendages surrounding the mouth of a moss capsule)
(a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and obtains food from the host)
(a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development)
((botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium)
(the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds)
(a plant that bears fruit once and dies)
(the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations)
(the gamete-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations)
(the female gametophyte produced by the megaspore of a plant that produces both microspore and megaspores)
(a plant structure that produces megaspores)
(in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only megasporangia)
(the male gametophyte produced by a microspore)
(smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte)
(a plant structure that produces microspores)
(in non-flowering plants, a sporophyll that bears only microsporangia)
(larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte)
(primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops)
(a cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing into two daughter cells that are generally identical")
(cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops; "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell")
(a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms)
(hard shiny gray seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry)
(hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads)
(the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil)
(seed of cotton plants; source of cottonseed oil)
(seed of candlenut tree; source of soil used in varnishes)
(the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae))
(part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored)
(one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower)
(a projection like a chin formed by the sepals and base of the column in some orchids)
(a modified leaf that is part of a flower)
((botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla")
((botany) the trumpet shaped or cup shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower)
((botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green)
(persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry)
(a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus)
(collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils)
(calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions)
(pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seedlike fruit of a thistle)
(herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae)
(type genus of the Annonaceae; tropical American trees or shrubs)
(any of several tropical American trees bearing fruit with soft edible pulp)
(small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit)
(tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit)
(small tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruit)
(small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit)
(tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds)
(small evergreen tree of tropical America with edible fruit; used chiefly as grafting stock)
(small tree native to the eastern United States having oblong leaves and fleshy fruit)
(evergreen Asian tree with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental)
(oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree; used in perfumery)
(source of most of the lancewood of commerce)
(durable straight-grained wood of the lacewood tree; used for building and cabinetwork and tools)
(tropical evergreen trees or shrubs; chiefly African)
(tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine)
(large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries)
(deciduous shrub of eastern North America whose leaves turn scarlet in autumn and having racemes of yellow flowers followed by ellipsoid glossy red berries)
(upright deciduous European shrub widely naturalized in United States having clusters of juicy berries)
(compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries; widespread in cultivation especially for hedges)
(tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally)
(herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia)
(slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover)
(evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and Central America and Asia)
(ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries)
(small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries)
(North American herb with poisonous root stock and edible though insipid fruit)
(edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant)
(shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia)
(a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice)
(deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States)
(hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers)
(straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers)
(small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet)
(deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers)
(coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts)
(constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts)
(any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams)
(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)
(thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit)
(evergreen monoecious climbers of South America having dark mauve-blue edible berries)
(any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
(small evergreen trees or shrubs with aromatic leaves)
(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)
(Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs)
(large evergreen tree of warm regions whose aromatic wood yields camphor)
(tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon)
(Chinese tree with aromatic bark; yields a less desirable cinnamon than Ceylon cinnamon)
(aromatic bark of the cassia-bark tree; less desirable as a spice than Ceylon cinnamon bark)
(tropical southeast Asian tree with aromatic bark; yields a bark used medicinally)
(aromatic bark of Saigon cinnamon used medicinally as a carminative)
(aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs or trees of eastern Asia and North America)
(used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera)
(deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries)
(tropical American tree bearing large pulpy green fruits)
(small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood)
(yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America)
(oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant)
(aromatic evergreen trees of Pacific coast)
(Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood)
(subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia)
(anise trees: evergreen trees with aromatic leaves)
(any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium)
(small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern United States)
(small shrubby tree of Japan and Taiwan; flowers are not fragrant)
(small tree of China and Vietnam bearing anise-scented star-shaped fruit used in food and medicinally as a carminative)
(shrubs or trees of North America or Asia having entire evergreen or deciduous leaves; among most ancient of angiosperm genera)
(any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms)
(dried bark of various magnolias; used in folk medicine)
(evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers)
(small deciduous open-crowned tree of eastern North America having creamy white flowers and large leaves in formations like umbrellas at the ends of branches)
(small erect deciduous tree with large leaves in coiled formations at branch tips)
(American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit like a small cucumber)
(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)
(large deciduous shrub or small tree having large open rosy to purplish flowers; native to Asia; prized as an ornamental in eastern North America)
(deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States)
(shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States)
(a genus of flowering tree of the family Magnoliaceae found from Malay to southern China)
(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)
(light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer)
(plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds)
(a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits)
(woody vine of southeastern United States resembling the common moonseed but having red fruits)
(family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds)
(type genus of Myristicaceae; tropical Asian evergreen trees with small white or yellow flowers followed by fleshy fruits)
(East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace)
(an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae)
(the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety of water lilies)
(a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions)
(white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians)
(blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians)
(blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia)
(common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water)
(of flowing waters of the southeastern United States; may form obstructive mats in streams)
(in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the single genus Nelumbo)
(sometimes placed in the family Nymphaeaceae: lotuses)
(native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers)
(water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds)
(in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia)
(alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae; a small genus of American aquatic plants)
(common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers)
(alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae)
(aquatic plant with floating oval leaves and purple flowers; in lakes and slow-moving streams; suitable for aquariums)
(perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America)
(peonies: herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers)
(any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers)
(annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot)
(any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus)
(perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America)
(plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America)
(perennial Old World buttercup with golden to sulphur yellow flowers in late spring to early summer; naturalized in North America)
(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)
(semi-aquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves; naturalized in New Zealand)
(small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America)
(semi-aquatic European crowfoot with spear-shaped leaves)
(showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand)
(perennial European herb with long creeping stolons)
(genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal)
(any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers)
(a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite)
(poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock)
(a plant of the genus Actaea having acrid poisonous berries)
(a poisonous berry of a plant of the genus Actaea)
(North American perennial herb with alternately compound leaves and racemes of small white flowers followed by bright red oval poisonous berries)
(North American herb with white poisonous berries)
(Eurasian herb cultivated for its dark-centered deep red flowers)
(perennial herbs with tuberous roots and beautiful flowers; of north and south temperate regions)
(any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves)
(silky-foliaged herb of the Rocky Mountains with bluish-white flowers)
(common summer-flowering woodland herb of Labrador to Colorado)
(a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles)
(European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands)
(common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers)
(Eurasian herb with solitary nodding fragrant white flowers)
(thimbleweed of central and eastern North America)
(woodland flower native to eastern North America having cup-shaped flowers reminiscent of anemone but more delicate)
(a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains)
(columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers)
(columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers)
(common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States)
(swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups)
(small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane)
(a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects)
(bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers)
(North American bugbane found from Main and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia)
(bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers)
(large genus of deciduous or evergreen woody vines or erect herbs)
(any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers)
(erect clematis of Florida having pink to purple flowers)
(climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers)
(shrubby clematis of the eastern United States having curly foliage)
(Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers)
(woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers)
(woody vine of the southern United States having purple or blue flowers with leathery recurved sepals)
(scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals)
(common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers)
(vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn)
(climber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowers)
(small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and white or yellow flowers)
(low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers)
(plants having flowers resembling the larkspur's but differing from larkspur's in the arrangement of petals; sometimes included in genus Delphinium)
(commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium)
(large genus of chiefly perennial erect branching herbs of north temperate regions some poisonous)
(any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances)
(any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium)
(small Old World perennial herb grown for its bright yellow flowers which appear in early spring often before snow is gone)
(any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus)
(digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally)
(European evergreen plant with white or purplish roselike winter-blooming flowers)
(slightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-green)
(deciduous plant with large deep green pedate leaves and nodding saucer-shaped green flowers)
(small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions; allied to genus Anemone)
(any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having 3-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions)
(small genus of perennial herbs having rhizomes and palmate leaves and small solitary flowers; of northeastern United States and Japan)
(perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves)
(tufted perennial herbs of northern hemisphere)
(slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue)
(spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus)
(European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers)
(herb of the Mediterranean region having pungent seeds used like those of caraway)
(includes a group of plants that in some classifications are included in the genus Anemone: pasqueflowers)
(any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone)
(short hairy perennial with early spring blue-violet or lilac flowers; North America and Siberia)
(European perennial having usually violet or white spring flowers)
(widely distributed genus of perennial herbs: meadow rue)
(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)
(small genus of perennial herbs: false bugbane)
(tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers)
(perennial herbs of north temperate regions: globeflowers)
(any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers)
(small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae)
(shrubs and trees of southern hemisphere having aromatic foliage)
(South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood)
(evergreen shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand)
(evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits)
(coextensive with the family Myricaceae)
(deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees)
(bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves)
(any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries)
(evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles)
(deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with gray-green wax-coated berries)
(a fragrant green wax obtained from the wax myrtle and used in making candles)
(deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers)
(coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order)
(very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood)
(tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes)
(grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems)
(type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes)
(tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America)
(low-growing annual rush of damp low-lying ground; nearly cosmopolitan)
(rush of the Pacific coast of North America)
(any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood)
(handsomely striped or mottled wood of the zebrawood tree; used especially for cabinetwork)
(mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae)
(large genus of tropical trees and shrubs; type genus of the Connaraceae)
(tropical American and east African tree with strikingly marked hardwood used in cabinetwork)
(a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae)
(an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)
(the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves)
(a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut))
(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)
(genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood)
(West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony)
(wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets)
(Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood)
(tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring)
(fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree; used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla)
(genus of tropical American timber trees)
(West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood)
(erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement)
(biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop)
(genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas)
(either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep)
(erect or trailing perennial of eastern Australia having axillary racemes of blue to purple or red flowers)
(shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers)
(any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets)
(European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers)
(clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock)
(southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage)
(erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover)
(creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage)
(family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae)
(alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae)
(genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement)
(any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves)
(semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch)
(prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled)
(large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa)
(any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia)
(source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia)
(wood of the shittah tree used to make the ark of the Hebrew tabernacle)
(Australian tree that yields tanning materials)
(scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms)
(East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu)
(extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dying and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally)
(evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers)
(tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery)
(tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber)
(shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental)
(African tree supposed to mark healthful regions)
(small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas)
(East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental)
(large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics)
(any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia)
(attractive domed or flat-topped Asiatic tree having bipinnate leaves and flowers with long silky stamens)
(large spreading Old World tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenish-yellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter in the wind)
(large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle)
(2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees)
(Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia)
(genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa)
(any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers)
(small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia)
(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)
(any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals)
(ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America)
(tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations)
(small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia)
(low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods)
(small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods)
(a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods)
(West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value)
(the wood of the sabicu which resembles mahogany)
(genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees)
(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)
(tall evergreen rain forest tree with wide-spreading crown having yellow-white flowers; grown as an ornamental in parks and large gardens)
(tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera)
(thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia)
(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)
(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)
(genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite)
(any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods)
(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)
(mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean islands from Mexico to Venezuela)
(mesquite pod used in tanning and dying)
(shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods)
(spirally twisted sweet pod of screwbean mesquite that is used for fodder or ground into meal for feed)
(chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs)
(perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers)
(any of several poisonous perennial plants of the genus Apocynum having acrid milky juice and bell-shaped white or pink flowers and a very bitter root)
(North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints)
(Canadian dogbane yielding a tough fiber used as cordage by native Americans; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints)
(North American plant similar to common dogbane)
(small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa)
(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)
(evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa)
(1 species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia)
(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)
(genus of tropical American woody vines)
(a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes)
(vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers)
(genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia)
(evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally)
(genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America)
(subshrubs of southeastern United States forming slow-growing clumps and having blue flowers in short terminal cymes)
(small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia)
(evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers)
(Old World genus of tropical evergreen usually spiny shrubs)
(a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits)
(South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit; frequently used as hedging)
(very large closely branched South African shrub having forked bright green spines and shiny leaves)
(small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca)
(commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers)
(genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia)
(tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea)
(genus of tropical South American tuberous perennial woody vines with large racemose flowers and milky sap)
(shrubby climber having glossy leaves and white funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throats)
(woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers)
(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)
(deciduous shrubs and trees of tropical America having branches like candelabra and fragrant white or pink flowers)
(any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)
(frangipani of India having an erect habit and conical form; grown in temple gardens)
(tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers)
(pantropical genus of somewhat poisonous shrubs and small trees)
(any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives)
(East Indian climbing shrub with twisted limbs and roots resembling serpents)
(genus of tropical Asiatic and African shrubs and woody vines and small trees)
(any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and few-flowered corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds)
(plant that is a source of strophanthin)
(evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap)
(tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand)
(genus of poisonous tropical American evergreen shrubs and trees having entire leaves and large cymose flowers)
(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)
(genus of Asiatic woody vines with milky sap in leaves and stems)
(evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers)
(periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials)
(chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers)
(widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers)
(plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes)
(anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron)
(any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe)
(type genus of the Araceae: tuberous perennial herbs of Europe and Asia with usually heart-shaped leaves)
(starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root)
(common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum)
(ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe)
(sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae)
(used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae)
(perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots)
(the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally)
(carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume)
(climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen)
(erect or partially climbing herb having large green or variegated leaves)
(tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix)
(any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries)
(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)
(genus of large tropical east Asian cormous aroids: devil's tongue; snake palm)
(putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber)
(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)
(malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet)
(large genus of often epiphytic evergreen tropical American plants often cultivated as houseplants)
(any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers)
(commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix)
(tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials)
(common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries)
(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)
(tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area)
(tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores)
(small genus of tropical South American tuberous perennials with large variously colored leaves)
(any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red)
(most popular caladium; cultivated in many varieties since the late 19th century)
(plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries)
(small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro)
(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)
(edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants)
(water trumpet; aquatic herbs having broad leaves and long slender spathes; often used as aquarium plants)
(any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia)
(evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as houseplants)
(a evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves; contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name)
(small genus of tropical American cormous herbs)
(any plant of the genus Dracontium; strongly malodorous tropical American plants usually with gigantic leaves)
(tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum)
(European arum resembling the cuckoopint)
(small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas)
(evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage)
(clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe)
(tropical American climbing plant with deeply incised leaves)
(any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants)
(tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor)
(small genus of tropical western African creeping or twining herbs)
(tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for its large sagittate leaves)
(1 species of aquatic plant: golden club)
(aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers)
(small genus of North American marsh or aquatic herbs)
(an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America)
(perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries)
(any of several tropical American climbing plants with smooth shiny evergreen leaves)
(pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes)
(evergreen climbers with adhesive adventitious roots; southeastern Asia and Brazil)
(any of various tropical lianas of the genus Scindapsus)
(evergreen rhizomatous perennials of tropical America and Philippines and Indonesia)
(any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spite of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental)
(deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe)
(epiphytic or terrestrial climbing shrubs of Central and South America; used as ornamental houseplants for their velvety foliage)
(tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes)
(South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadix)
(any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes)
(family of small free-floating thalloid plants)
(any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds)
(minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root)
(of temperate regions except eastern Asia and Australia)
(cosmopolitan in temperate regions except North America)
(minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots)
(cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands)
(minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond)
(any of various aquatic plants of the genus Wolffia; throughout warmer regions of the world)
(smallest flowering plants known; of the Americas)
(minute rootless aquatic herbs having flat fronds floating on or below the water surface and bearing 1-2 flowers per frond; America and Africa)
(having narrow flat sickle-shaped submerged fronds; North America)
(mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera)
(type genus of Araliaceae; large widely distributed genus of shrubs and trees and vines: spikenard; Hercules'-club)
(any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers)
(small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States)
(common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America)
(unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more aromatic roots and panicled umbels; southeastern North America to Mexico)
(bristly herb of eastern and central North America having black fruit and medicinal bark)
(deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States)
(similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China)
(Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits)
(small to medium evergreen dioecious trees of oceanic climates: puka)
(small round-headed New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers)
(perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng)
(Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers)
(North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng)
(large genus of shrubby and climbing tropical plants having showy digitately compound foliage)
(erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern Guinea having palmately compound leaves)
(order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary)
(family of birthworts (including wild ginger))
(creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America)
(hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe)
(birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands)
(low-growing perennial herb with pungent gingery leaves and rhizomes)
(deciduous low-growing perennial of Canada and eastern and central United States)
(evergreen low-growing perennial having mottled green and silvery-gray heart-shaped pungent leaves; Virginia to South Carolina)
(wild ginger having persistent heart-shaped pungent leaves; West Virginia to Alabama)
(thick creeping evergreen herb of western Europe)
(a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales)
(a family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants)
(a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or free-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)
(corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae)
(used in former classification systems; approximately synonymous with order Caryophyllales)
(large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes))
(a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles)
(European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America)
(low-growing chiefly perennial plants usually with small white flowers suitable for e.g. rock gardens)
(deep-rooted perennial of southeastern United States)
(perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers)
(low perennial tufted plant of southeastern North America)
(Eurasian annual sprawling plant naturalized throughout North America)
(any of various plants related to the common chickweed)
(densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone)
(chickweed with hairy silver-gray leaves and rather large white flowers)
(widespread in Arctic and on mountains in Europe)
(any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers)
(Eurasian pink widely cultivated for its flat-topped dense clusters of varicolored flowers)
(Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors)
(Chinese pink with deeply toothed rose-lilac flowers with a purplish eye; usually raised as an annual)
(very free-flowering variety distinguished by jagged-edged petals)
(low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers)
(mat-forming perennial of central Europe with large fragrant pink or red flowers)
(much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William)
(European pink cultivated for its very fragrant pink or rosy flowers)
(Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins)
(spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having terminal clusters of small flowers)
(Mediterranean herbs having small white or pink flowers)
(tall plant with small lance-shaped leaves and numerous tiny white or pink flowers)
(low-growing Old World herbs with minute bright green leaves)
(common prostrate Old World herb often used as a ground cover; formerly reputed to cure ruptures)
(glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas)
(genus of plants strongly resembling those of genus Silene: catchfly)
(mostly perennial herbs with sticky stems that catch insects; widespread in north temperate zone)
(common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals)
(Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads)
(an old cottage garden plant of southeastern Europe widely cultivated for its attractive white woolly foliage and showy crimson flowers)
(mostly perennial herbs of northern hemisphere often with mat-forming habit; most often placed in genus Arenaria: sandworts)
(low-growing herbs widely distributed in temperate and arctic northern hemisphere: sandworts; distinguished from members of the genus Arenaria mainly by having 4- rather than 5-petaled flowers)
(low-growing herb having clusters of small white-flowers 4-petaled flowers)
(loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe)
(low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants; whitlowworts)
(any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail))
(perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains of northern Spain; similar to and sometimes placed in genus Lychnis)
(small low-growing annual or perennial herbs of temperate and cool regions)
(any of various low-growing plants of the genus Sagina having small spherical flowers resembling pearls)
(plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised)
(small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel)
(widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers)
(large widely distributed genus of plants having mostly showy flowers of various colors: campion; catchfly)
(tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America)
(perennial of eastern and central North America having short-stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters)
(biennial European catchfly having red or pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis)
(bluish-green herb having sticky stems and clusters of large evening-opening white flowers with much-inflated calyx; sometimes placed in genus Lychnis)
(perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals)
(perennial of arctic Europe having large white flowers with inflated calyx)
(small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry)
(small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers)
(chiefly maritimes Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry)
(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)
(any of various plants of the genus Stellaria)
(a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens)
(low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side)
(European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort)
(succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds)
(a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus)
(low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp)
(a caryophyllaceous genus of Dorotheanthus)
(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)
(genus of stemless South African succulents)
(any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones)
(South African annual or biennial plants having flowers that open only in bright sunlight)
(any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers)
(Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that resemble ice)
(annual prostrate mat-forming weed having whorled leaves and small greenish-white flowers; widespread throughout North America)
(highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with gray-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa)
(coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and succulent leaves)
(cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs)
(large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs)
(any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food)
(seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America)
(young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal)
(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)
(leaves sometimes used as potherbs; seeds used as cereal; southern United States to Central America; India and China)
(erect annual of tropical central Asia and Africa having a pair of divergent spines at most leaf nodes)
(genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera)
(prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses)
(annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa)
(weedy annual with spikes of silver-white flowers)
(garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers)
(genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed)
(any of various plants of the genus Froelichia found in sandy soils and on rocky slopes in warmer regions of America; grown for their spikes of woolly white flowers)
(genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having flowers in close heads; tropical America and Australia)
(tropical American herb having rose to red or purple flowers that can be dried without losing color)
(genus of tropical American herbs or subshrubs)
(any plant of the genus Iresine having colored foliage)
(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)
(used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera)
(family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts)
(small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs)
(low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves)
(any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers)
(common weedy European plant introduced into North America; often used as a potherb)
(rank-smelling tropical American pigweed)
(European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb)
(Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America)
(European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America)
(annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America)
(European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in United States and southern Canada)
(common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States)
(European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America)
(any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes)
(any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil)
(Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb; naturalized in Europe and North America)
(handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration)
(spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn)
(biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop)
(beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption)
(beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks)
(beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed)
(form of the common beet having a sweet white root from which sugar is obtained)
(a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae)
(bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds)
(a coarse annual herb introduced into North America from Siberia; dangerous to sheep and cattle on western rangelands because of its high oxalate content)
(Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate)
(fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass)
(chiefly Old World herbs or shrubs: saltworts)
(bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash)
(prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States)
(low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America)
(southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves)
(a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales)
(a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Nyctaginaceae having only one species)
(viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers)
(genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers)
(any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena)
(plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions)
(taller than Abronia elliptica and having night-blooming flowers)
(plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia)
(plant having hemispherical heads of wine-red flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to Mexico)
(prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California)
(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)
(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)
(any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions)
(Brazilian vine that tends to flower continuously)
(any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon)
(common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon)
(California four o'clock with purple-red flowers)
(leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico)
(wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico)
(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)
(genus of often thorny tropical trees and shrubs and some vines; mainly America)
(coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses)
(any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World)
(mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region)
(cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit)
(small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico)
(commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days)
(slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas)
(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)
(caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro)
(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)
(genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white)
(any of several cacti of the genus Cereus)
(mainly globose cacti of southwestern United States and Mexico covered with many nodules; superficially resembling and formerly included in genus Mammillaria)
(globular or cylindrical cacti; southwestern United States to Brazil)
(any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil)
(cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines)
(large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines)
(large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States)
(a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico)
(small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti)
(any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers)
(genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti)
(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)
(large genus of low-growing globular South American cacti with spiny ribs covered with many tubercles)
(genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean to South America)
(small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti)
(spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera)
(genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers)
(any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus)
(tropical American cacti usually tall and branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and globular or ovoid often edible fruit)
(tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit)
(two species of small cacti of northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States having rounded stems covered with jointed tubercles: mescal)
(a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons)
(the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin)
(large genus of cacti characterized chiefly by nipple-shaped protuberances or tubercles on their surface)
(a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico)
(genus of strongly ribbed globose or spheroid cacti of tropical South and Central America and the Caribbean)
(small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central America)
(arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit)
(low-growing cacti of the Great Plains of North America)
(small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species)
(a genus of the cactus family with scarlet flowers)
(any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears)
(large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears)
(cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock)
(arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico)
(cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits)
(tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica)
(genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers)
(West Indian woody scrambler with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits)
(large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits)
(South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti)
(epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter)
(mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night)
(any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus)
(tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits)
(small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits)
(South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera)
(chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma)
(type genus of Phytolaccaceae: pokeweed)
(pokeweed of southeastern Asia and China)
(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)
(fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves)
(a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates)
(small genus of erect perennial shrubby herbs; tropical and subtropical America)
(bushy houseplant having white to pale pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; tropical Americas)
(a genus of erect or climbing shrubs found in tropical South America)
(family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas)
(a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas)
(genus of mainly tropical fleshy or trailing herbs)
(a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers)
(widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy mosslike foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers)
(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)
(large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers)
(succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States)
(genus of mainly North American succulent herbs with white or pink flowers usually in terminal racemes)
(similar to Claytonia virginica but having usually pink flowers; eastern North America)
(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)
(small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America)
(genus of western North American low-growing herbs having linear woolly leaves and large pink flowers)
(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)
(showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower)
(small genus of densely tufted annual herbs; north temperate regions and South America and tropical Africa and Asia)
(a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves)
(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)
(small Indian lettuce of northern regions)
(a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America)
(succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America)
(small genus of usually perennial herbs having deep woody taproots and flower heads of umbels or cymes)
(pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America)
(genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs)
(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)
(similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States)
(low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States)
(pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States)
(erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere)
(low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States)
(a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis; Cleome; Crateva; Polanisia)
(tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis)
(small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate)
(shrub of southern Florida to West Indies)
(shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America)
(small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit)
(prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled)
(tropical and subtropical annual or perennial herbs or low shrubs)
(any of various often strong-smelling plants of the genus Cleome having showy spider-shaped flowers)
(native to South America but naturalized in warm parts of United States; grown for its long-lasting spider-shaped white to pink-purple flowers)
(plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental)
(tropical genus of small trees or shrubs)
(widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy white to or pink to magenta flowers with many stamens of unequal length)
(strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs)
(any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
(any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves)
(Old World genus of the family Cruciferae)
(any Old World herb of the genus Aethionema; native of sunny limestone habitats)
(a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae; have broad leaves and whit flowers and long siliques)
(any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers)
(one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant)
(small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist)
(a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis)
(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)
(a small non-invasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers; closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana)
(annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress)
(any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis)
(North American rock cress having very long curved pods)
(European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis)
(or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe)
(coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root)
(the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning)
(biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress)
(any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad)
(of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida)
(noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium)
(tall European annual with downy gray-green foliage and dense heads of small white flowers followed by hairy pods; naturalized in North America; sometimes a troublesome weed)
(genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard)
(plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers)
(mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)
(wild original of cultivated cabbages; common in western coastal Europe)
(any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers)
(any of various cultivated cabbage plants having a short thick stalk and large compact head of edible usually green leaves)
(cabbage plant with a compact head of crinkled leaves)
(cabbage plant with a compact head of reddish purple leaves)
(plant grown for its stout stalks of edible small green heads resembling diminutive cabbages)
(a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower buds)
(plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds)
(a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head)
(plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem)
(any of several widely cultivated plants having edible roots)
(widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root)
(a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root)
(plant grown for its pungent edible leafy shoots)
(any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica)
(plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia)
(Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves)
(Asiatic plant cultivated for its swollen root crown and edible foliage)
(widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard)
(Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop)
(seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil)
(edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant)
(small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe)
(salt-tolerant seashore annual grown for its fragrant rose or violet flowers and fleshy gray-green foliage)
(annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia)
(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)
(white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed)
(usually included in genus Cardamine; in some classifications considered a separate genus)
(any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers; cosmopolitan except Antarctic)
(European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock)
(North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots)
(mat-forming perennial found in cold springs of the eastern United States)
(small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America)
(small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers)
(Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers)
(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)
(any of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowers)
(a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C)
(annual or perennial herbs with large leaves that resemble the leaves of cabbages)
(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)
(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)
(North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy)
(yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America)
(from Mediterranean region; a naturalized weed throughout southern Europe)
(large genus of low tufted herbs of temperate and arctic regions)
(any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems; fruit is a dehiscent oblong or linear silique)
(annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules)
(annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region)
(erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender)
(large genus of annual or perennial herbs some grown for their flowers and some for their attractive evergreen leaves; Old World and North America)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers)
(any of several North American plants of the genus Erysimum having large yellow flowers)
(showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus)
(biennial or short-lived perennial prairie rocket having orange-yellow flowers; western North America to Minnesota and Kansas; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus)
(slender yellow-flowered European mustard often troublesome as a weed; formerly used as an anthelmintic)
(genus of South African flowering herbs and subshrubs)
(any of various South African herbs and subshrubs cultivated for long showy racemes of bright blue flowers with white eyes)
(biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers)
(long-cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America)
(perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium)
(Old World herbs and subshrubs: candytuft)
(any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region)
(Old World genus of annual to perennial herbs: woad)
(any of several herbs of the genus Isatis)
(European biennial formerly grown for the blue coloring matter yielded by its leaves)
(cosmopolitan genus of annual and biennial and perennial herbs: cress)
(annual herb used as salad green and garnish)
(genus of low-growing hairy herbs: bladderpods)
(any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow racemose flowers and inflated pods)
(perennial European plant having clusters of small fragrant usually white flowers; widely grown in gardens)
(small genus of European herbs: honesty)
(southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration)
(genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; Mediterranean to Afghanistan)
(any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia)
(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)
(genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals)
(any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers)
(European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental)
(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)
(small genus of western North American herbs similar to Lesquerella: bladderpods)
(any of several plants of the genus Physaria having racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods)
(small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium)
(a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root)
(Eurasian weed having yellow or mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits)
(Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw)
(pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants)
(radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked)
(annual and perennial herbs of damp habitats; cosmopolitan except Antarctica)
(annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities)
(perennial herb found on streams and riversides throughout Europe except extreme north and Mediterranean; sometimes placed in genus Nasturtium)
(small genus of South American herbs grown for its flowers)
(a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers)
(small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica)
(Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil)
(weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields)
(genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds)
(stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally)
(perennial of southwestern United States having leathery blue-green pinnatifid leaves and thick plumelike spikes of yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cleome)
(a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species)
(small genus of herbs of north temperate regions and mountains of tropical Africa)
(small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal)
(herbs of temperate regions: pennycress)
(any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi)
(foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America)
(small genus of herbs of upland regions of the Pacific coast of North America)
(annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles)
(closely related to and often included in genus Arabis)
(small genus of chiefly Mediterranean herbs: bladderpods)
(annual or perennial herbs with inflated seed pods; some placed in genus Lesquerella)
(herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits)
(annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)
(type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers)
(Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers)
(showy annual of California with red flowers)
(annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit)
(subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers)
(commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers)
(annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated)
(southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium)
(any plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and pods; chiefly of tropical America)
(annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico)
(tropical American trees or shrubs closely related to genus Macleaya)
(small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers)
(perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers)
(annual or perennial herbs of Himalayan China and South Africa)
(a plant of the genus Corydalis with beautiful compound foliage and spurred tubular flowers)
(annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers)
(glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria)
(herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers)
(evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers)
(of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers)
(herbs of Europe and North Africa and Asia: horned poppy)
(yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America)
(native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage)
(a perennial herb of eastern Asia: plume poppy)
(herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers)
(herbs almost entirely of mountains of China and Tibet; often monocarpic)
(Chinese perennial having mauve-pink to bright sky blue flowers in drooping cymes)
(widely cultivated west European plant with showy pale yellow flowers)
(California plant with small pale yellow flowers)
(tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers)
(perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leave and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant)
(California wild poppy with bright red flowers)
(perennial here native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers)
(erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn)
(annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base)
(delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally)
(vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria)
(North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers)
(garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers)
(delicate spring-flowering plant of the eastern United States having double-spurred white flowers)
(American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn)
(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)
(an order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae)
(plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia)
(considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers)
(any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass)
(any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color)
(perennial often aromatic and sometimes mat-forming herbs of north temperate regions: yarrow; milfoil)
(any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads)
(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)
(Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered)
(genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum)
(flower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowers; grown for drying)
(annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America)
(American herb having flat-topped clusters of small white flower heads; reputedly a cause of trembles and milk sickness; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium)
(genus of tropical American herbs grown for their flowers)
(any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers)
(small tender herb grown for its fluffy brushlike blue to lavender blooms)
(herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers)
(Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea)
(comprising the ragweeds; in some classification considered the type genus of a separate family Ambrosiaceae)
(in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds)
(any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma)
(annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers; common in North America; introduced elsewhere accidentally)
(a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately 3-cleft or 5-cleft)
(coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(small genus of Australian herbs grown for their flowers)
(any plant of the genus Ammobium having yellow flowers and silvery foliage)
(Australian plant widely cultivated for its beautiful silvery-white blooms with bright yellow centers on long winged stems)
(small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once used to relieve toothache)
(genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting)
(American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bracts)
(genus of hardy hairy latex-producing perennials of Mediterranean area)
(any plant of the genus Andryala having milky sap and heads of bright yellow flowers)
(small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles)
(North American perennial propagated by means of runners)
(low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers)
(widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs)
(Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America)
(European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America)
(small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum)
(tiny gray woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum)
(any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs)
(a plant that is ubiquitous in all but very acid soil; found in most of Europe and North Africa)
(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)
(any of several plants of the genus Arctotis having daisylike flowers)
(bushy perennial of South Africa with white or violet flowers; in its native region often clothes entire valley sides in a sheet of color)
(comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum)
(perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum)
(small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs)
(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)
(large genus of herbs of north temperate and arctic regions)
(any of various rhizomatous usually perennial plants of the genus Arnica)
(wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California)
(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)
(small European herb with small yellow flowers)
(usually aromatic shrubs or herbs of north temperate regions and South Africa and western South America: wormwood; sagebrush; mugwort; tarragon)
(any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or grayish foliage)
(any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium)
(any of several weedy composite plants of the genus Artemisia)
(any of several North American composite subshrubs of the genera Artemis or Seriphidium)
(shrubby European wormwood naturalized in North America; sometimes used in brewing beer)
(aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe)
(wormwood of southeastern Europe to Iran)
(European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties)
(aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia)
(silver-haired shrub of central and southern United States and Mexico; a troublesome weed on rangelands)
(silky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphere; has tawny florets)
(perennial cottony-white herb of southwestern United States)
(European wormwood; minor source of absinthe)
(half-shrubby perennial valuable as sheep forage in the United States)
(herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant)
(European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets)
(large genus of herbs widely cultivated for their daisylike flowers)
(any of various chiefly fall-blooming herbs of the genus Aster with showy daisylike flowers)
(any of several asters of eastern North America usually growing in woods)
(North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and showy white purple-tinged flowers)
(common North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small white flower heads)
(perennial wood aster of eastern North America)
(rhizomatous perennial wood aster of eastern North America with white flowers)
(stiff perennial of the eastern United States having small linear leaves and numerous tiny white flower heads)
(common much-branched North American perennial with heathlike foliage and small starry white flowers)
(perennial of western North America having white flowers)
(wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers)
(early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod)
(tufted perennial wood aster of North America; naturalized in Europe)
(common perennial of eastern North America having showy purplish flowers; a parent of the Michaelmas daisy)
(North American perennial herb having small autumn-blooming purple or pink or white flowers; widely naturalized in Europe)
(tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers)
(perennial of southeastern United States having usually blue flowers)
(violet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary heads)
(genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Eupatorium)
(low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium)
(shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control)
(a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts)
(California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer)
(widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle)
(genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam)
(a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having white-downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots)
(any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl)
(low-growing Eurasian plant with yellow central disc flowers and pinkish-white outer ray flowers)
(any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and prickly fruits that cling to fur and clothing)
(common bur marigold of the eastern United States)
(North American bur marigold with large flowers)
(bur marigold of eastern and northern United States and Canada common in wet pastures and meadows)
(genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters)
(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)
(mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads)
(western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays)
(genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath)
(Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers)
(hairy Eurasian perennial having deep yellow daisies on lax willowy stems; found in the wild in open woodland and on rocky slopes)
(genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia)
(any of various plants of the genus Cacalia having leaves resembling those of plantain)
(any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes)
(1 species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers)
(valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting)
(any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves)
(genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles)
(European biennial introduced in North America having flower heads in crowded clusters at ends of spiny-winged branches)
(Eurasian perennial naturalized in eastern North America having very spiny white cottony foliage and nodding musky crimson flower heads; valuable source of nectar)
(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)
(Eurasian thistle growing in sand dunes and dry chalky soils)
(thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil)
(oil from safflower seeds used as food as well as in medicines and paints)
(genus of Mediterranean herbs: cupid's dart)
(any of several plants of the genus Catananche having long-stalked heads of blue or yellow flowers)
(south European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays)
(annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple-rayed flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets)
(a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust)
(an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers)
(Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America)
(any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers)
(perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers)
(a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized)
(tall European perennial having purple flower heads)
(European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States)
(small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile)
(Eurasian plant apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers and feathery leaves used medicinally; in some classification systems placed in genus Anthemis)
(genus of flowering herbs of western United States)
(any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers)
(in some classifications many plants usually assigned to the genus Chrysanthemum have been divided among other genera: e.g. Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Leucanthemum; Tanacetum)
(any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum; Argyranthemum; Dendranthema; Tanacetum; widely cultivated)
(European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields)
(shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers)
(grown for its succulent edible leaves used in Oriental cooking)
(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)
(perennial golden aster of southeastern United States)
(genus of low branching shrubs of western North America)
(any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America)
(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)
(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)
(widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched)
(the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute)
(any of numerous biennial to perennial herbs with handsome purple or yellow or occasionally white flower heads)
(European thistle naturalized in United States and Canada where it is a pernicious weed)
(stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads)
(thistle of western North America having white woolly leaves)
(woolly thistle of western and central Europe and Balkan Peninsula)
(perennial stoloniferous thistle of northern Europe with lanceolate basal leaves and usually solitary heads of reddish-purple flowers)
(European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States)
(annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers)
(rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium)
(common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron)
(genus of American plants widely cultivated for their flowers)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America)
(used in some classification systems for some plants of genus Coreopsis)
(large treelike shrub having feathery leaves and clusters of large yellow flower heads; coastal southern California)
(stout herb with flowers one to a stalk; ornamental developed from a Mexican wildflower)
(North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis)
(genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their colorful flowers)
(any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals)
(cosmopolitan herbs especially southern hemisphere; many used as ground covers)
(South African herb with golden-yellow globose flower heads; naturalized in moist areas along coast of California; cultivated as an ornamental)
(any of various plants of the genus Craspedia grown for their downy foliage and globose heads of golden flowers; Australia and New Zealand)
(hawk's beard; cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere)
(any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere)
(Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head)
(southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots)
(genus of perennial tuberous-rooted plants of Mexico and Central America)
(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)
(South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio)
(South African herbs or subshrubs with usually yellow flowers)
(any of several South African plants grown for the profusion of usually yellow daisylike flowers and mounds of aromatic foliage)
(genus of Eurasian perennial tuberous or rhizomatous herbs: leopard's bane)
(any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads)
(small genus of North American coarse perennial herbs)
(any of various perennials of the eastern United States having thick rough leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays and a conelike center)
(genus of Mediterranean and Eurasian herbs: globe thistles)
(any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers)
(any plant of the genus Elephantopus having heads of blue or purple flowers; America)
(tropical African annual having scarlet tassel-shaped flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Cacalia)
(tropical Asiatic annual cultivated for its small tassel-shaped heads of scarlet flowers)
(genus of shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico: brittlebush)
(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)
(small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States)
(herb having a basal cluster of gray-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona)
(one species: North American herbs that resemble sunflowers)
(common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers)
(coarse herbs with whitish discoid flower heads and silky pappus)
(an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers)
(cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally)
(any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas)
(widespread weed with pale purple-blue flowers)
(widely naturalized white-flowered North American herb)
(mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers)
(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)
(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)
(especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender white or pink rays; United States and Canada)
(common perennial of eastern North America having flowers with usually violet-purple rays)
(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)
(genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of western North America)
(grayish woolly leafy perennial with branched stems ending in leafless stalks bearing golden-yellow flower heads; dry areas western North America)
(large genus of chiefly tropical herbs having heads of white or purplish flowers)
(coarse European herb with palmately-divided leaves and clusters of small reddish-purple flower heads)
(weedy plant of southeastern United States having divided leaves and long clusters of greenish flowers)
(North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of small pinkish or purple flower heads)
(perennial herb of southeastern United States having white-rayed flower heads; formerly used as in folk medicine)
(North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple)
(genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers)
(hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers)
(softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays)
(any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads)
((literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose)
(genus of western American hairy herbs with showy flowers)
(any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy)
(annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center)
(genus of tomentose tropical African herbs with milky sap)
(any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers)
(decumbent South African perennial with short densely leafy stems and orange flower rays with black eyespots at base)
(genus of South African or Asiatic herbs: African daisies)
(African or Asiatic herbs with daisylike flowers)
(widely cultivated South African perennial having flower heads with orange to flame-colored rays)
(small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers)
(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)
(large widely distributed genus of coarse hairy herbs with whitish involucres)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Gnaphalium having flowers that can be dried without loss of form or color)
(weedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spike)
(large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America)
(any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock)
(perennial gumweed of California and Baja California)
(perennial gumweed of western and central North America)
(sticky perennial herbs and subshrubs of western North America and warm South America)
(any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches)
(similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers)
(low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads)
(annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers)
(genus of Old World tropical herbs: velvet plants)
(Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs)
(genus of New Zealand mat-forming herbs or subshrubs: vegetable sheep)
(cushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairs)
(genus of North and South American perennial herbs or shrubs with yellow flowers; in some classifications include species placed in other genera especially Hazardia)
(annual of southern United States and Mexico having bristly leaves and pale yellow flowers)
(slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads)
(small genus of shrubs and subshrubs of western United States having flowers that change color as they mature)
(western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple)
(genus of American herbs with yellow-rayed flowers: sneezeweeds)
(any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing)
(North American perennial with bright yellow late summer flowers flowers)
(stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep)
(a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California)
(genus of tall erect or branched American annual or perennial herbs with showy flowers: sunflowers)
(any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays)
(sunflower of eastern North America having narrow leaves and found in bogs)
(annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America)
(very tall American perennial of central and the eastern United States to Canada having edible tuberous roots)
(tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States)
(tall perennial of central United States to Canada having golden-yellow flowers)
(similar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United States)
(tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers)
(edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke)
(large genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus)
(Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers)
(any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers)
(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 Pteropogon and Hyalosperma)
(any of various plants of the genus Helipterum)
(genus of yellow-flowered North American herbs)
(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)
(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)
(any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion)
(European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds)
(a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky)
(small genus of low perennial herbs of montane Europe; in some classifications included in genus Tussilago)
(rhizomatous herb with purple-red flowers suitable for groundcover; sometimes placed in genus Tussilago)
(small genus of erect balsam-scented herbs; Pacific coast of the northwestern United States)
(low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States)
(similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea)
(genus of herbs of temperate Australia including some from genus Helipterum)
(widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds)
(European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears)
(genus of Old World herbs or subshrubs: elecampane)
(tall coarse Eurasian herb having daisylike yellow flowers with narrow petals whose rhizomatous roots are used medicinally)
(small genus of American herbs or shrubs; in some classifications placed in a separate family Ambrosiaceae)
(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)
(tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever)
(small herbs closely related to chicory: dwarf dandelions)
(any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia)
(small yellow-flowered herb resembling dandelions of central and southeastern United States)
(an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce)
(any of various plants of the genus Lactuca)
(annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown)
(lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves)
(distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball)
(distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head)
(lettuce valued especially for its edible stems)
(European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States)
(small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having small solitary white or purple flowers similar to true daisies of genus Bellis)
(small genus of herbs of Pacific coast of North and South America)
(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)
(genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flowers)
(California annual having flower heads with yellow rays tipped with white)
(any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions)
(fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States)
(alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts)
(tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum)
(hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum)
(perennial of Portugal similar to the oxeye daisy)
(perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand)
(genus of perennial North American herbs with aromatic usually cormous roots)
(any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads)
(herb with many stems bearing narrow slender wands of crowded rose-lavender flowers; central United States and Canada to Texas and northern Mexico)
(perennial of southeastern and central United States having very dense spikes of purple flowers; often cultivated for cut flowers)
(genus of Old World herbs resembling groundsel: leopard plants)
(any of various plants of temperate Eurasia; grown for their yellow flowers and handsome foliage)
(Texas annual with coarsely pinnatifid leaves; cultivated for its showy radiate yellow flower heads)
(shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers)
(wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico)
(wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona)
(wild aster having grayish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rayes; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah)
(genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light)
(any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America)
(California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays)
(South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil)
(chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum)
(annual Eurasian herb similar in fragrance and medicinal uses to chamomile though taste is more bitter and effect is considered inferior)
(annual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowers)
(herbs and subshrubs of warm North America)
(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)
(large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America)
(herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees)
(genus of South American shrubs or lianas having large flower heads with feathery pappuses)
(any of various plants of the genus Mutisia)
(genus of North American and east Asian perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Prenanthes)
(herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes)
(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)
(large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers)
(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)
(musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads)
(bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads)
(a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers)
(biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America)
(genus of western African herbs or shrubs)
(a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers)
(genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum)
(shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum)
(genus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio)
(any of several yellow-flowered plants of the genus Packer; often placed in genus Senecio)
(weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio)
(small genus of North American herbs and shrubs with terminal panicles of small ray flowers)
(much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber)
(tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States)
(stout perennial herb of the eastern United States with whitish flowers; leaves traditionally used by Catawba indians to treat burns)
(herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers)
(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; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria)
(genus of rhizomatous herbs of north temperate regions: butterbur; sweet coltsfoot)
(small Eurasian herb having broad leaves and lilac-pink rayless flowers; found in moist areas)
(European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers)
(genus of weedy Old World yellow-flowered herbs usually containing a bitter-tasting substance: bitterweed)
(widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States)
(genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium)
(any of various plants of the genus Pilosella)
(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)
(European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium)
(small genus of tropical American perennial herbs or subshrubs with white to pale yellow flowers; often included in genus Stevia)
(any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia)
(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)
(herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets)
(genus of Australian and South African herbs including some from genus Helipterum)
(southern Australian plant having feathery hairs surrounding the fruit)
(genus of temperate Old World herbs: fleabane)
(hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas)
(used in former classifications for plants later placed in genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum)
(genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia)
(perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage)
(genus of perennial wildflowers of North American plains and prairies; often cultivated for their showy flower heads)
(coneflower with flower heads resembling a Mexican hat with a tall red-brown disk and drooping yellow or yellow and red-brown rays; great plains along base of Rocky Mountains)
(plant similar to the Mexican hat coneflower; from British Columbia to New Mexico)
(coneflower of central to southwestern United States)
(genus of xerophytic herbs and shrubs of South Africa and Australia; sometimes included in genus Helipterum)
(Australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum)
(North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads)
(any of various plants of the genus Rudbeckia cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones)
(the state flower of Maryland; of central and southeastern United States; having daisylike flowers with dark centers and yellow to orange rays)
(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)
(very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads)
(genus of Mediterranean subshrubs with rayless flower heads)
(branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers)
(small genus of tropical American annual herbs: creeping zinnia)
(low-branching leafy annual with flower heads resembling zinnias; found in southwestern United States and Mexico to Guatemala)
(genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia)
(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)
(small genus of thistlelike herbs of the Mediterranean region)
(any of several spiny Mediterranean herbs of the genus Scolymus having yellow flower heads)
(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)
(enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs and vines and herbs including many weeds)
(plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States)
(stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria)
(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)
(widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers; sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed in quantity)
(perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America)
(Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers)
(perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black-skinned carrot-shaped edible roots)
(small genus of herbs of the eastern United States: white-topped asters)
(herb having corymbose white-rayed flowers with scaly bracts and silky indehiscent fruits)
(woody plants grown chiefly for their silver or gray and often aromatic foliage; formerly included in the genus Artemisia)
(low much-branched perennial of western United States having silvery leaves; an important browse and shelter plant)
(plants of western and northern European coasts)
(aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves)
(genus of Old World perennial herbs with spirally arranged toothed leaves)
(European perennial whose serrate leaves yield a yellow dye)
(North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers)
(tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America)
(any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago)
(plant of eastern North America having creamy white flowers)
(large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches; often a weed)
(similar to meadow goldenrod but usually smaller)
(goldenrod similar to narrow goldenrod but having bristly hairs on edges of leaf stalks; mountainous regions of western America)
(a dyer's weed of Canada and the eastern United States having yellow flowers sometimes used in dyeing)
(goldenrod of eastern America having aromatic leaves from which a medicinal tea is made)
(eastern North American herb whose yellow flowers are (or were) used in dyeing)
(vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern and Gulf coasts of North America)
(western American goldenrod with long narrow clusters of small yellow flowers)
(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)
(annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads)
(genus of western North American low evergreen shrubs growing in dense tufts)
(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)
(genus of shrubs and herbs of tropical and warm Americas)
(any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America)
(erect perennial of southeastern United States having large heads of usually blue flowers)
(any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers)
(a stout branching annual with large yellow to orange flower heads; Mexico and Central America)
(strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala)
(a large genus of plants resembling chrysanthemums; comprises some plants often included in other genera especially genus Chrysanthemum)
(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)
(densely hairy plant with rayless flowers; San Francisco Bay area)
(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)
(white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum)
(made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants)
(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)
(bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum)
(shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum)
(common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally)
(an asterid dicot genus of the family Compositae including dandelions)
(any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls)
(Eurasian plant widely naturalized as a weed in North America; used as salad greens and to make wine)
(perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content)
(genus of hairy yellow-flowered plants of the western United States)
(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)
(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)
(genus of robust herbs of Mexico and Central America: Mexican sunflower)
(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)
(genus of western American low tufted herbs: Easter daisy)
(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)
(genus of Old World herbs with linear entire leaves and yellow or purple flower heads)
(European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower)
(Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States)
(weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States)
(genus of herbs of southern United States)
(perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla)
(small genus comprising plants often included in genus Matricaria)
(ubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North America; sometimes included in genus Matricaria)
(mat-forming perennial herb of Asia Minor; sometimes included in genus Matricaria)
(low densely tufted perennial herb of Turkey having small white flowers; used as a ground cover in dry places; sometimes included in genus Matricaria)
(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)
(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)
(genus of South African herbs and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals)
(any of various plants of the genus Ursinia grown for their yellow- or orange- or white-rayed flowers)
(herbs and shrubs of warm North America to Mexico; includes plants formerly placed in genus Actinomeris)
(used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina)
(any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads)
(perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States)
(coarse grayish green annual yellow-flowered herb; southwestern United States to Mexico)
(perennial herb with yellow flowers; southern and south central United States)
(tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States)
(genus of New World tropical herbs or shrubs with terminal cymose heads of tubular flowers)
(any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue)
(coarse leafy perennial plants resembling sunflowers found especially in the United States)
(balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States)
(herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream rays; northwestern United States)
(low tufted white-woolly yellow-flowered herb of California)
(coarse herbs having small heads of greenish flowers followed by burrs with hooked bristles)
(any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs)
(genus of annual densely hairy herbs of Mediterranean to southwestern Asia)
(any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers)
(mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere)
(genus of annual or perennial plants of tropical America having solitary heads of brightly colored flowers)
(any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads)
(subshrub with slender woolly stems and long narrow leaves and flower heads with white rays; southern United States and northern Mexico)
(subshrub having short leafy stems and numerous small flower heads with nearly round yellow-orange rays; Arizona south to Mexico and east to Kansas)
(family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia)
(genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs)
(any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or reddish-orange flowers)
(genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of western America lacking stinging hairs)
(biennial of southwestern United States having lustrous-white stems and toothed leaves grown for its large pale yellow flowers that open in early morning)
(annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers)
(small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall)
(a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple)
(family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae)
(large genus of herbs grown for their blossoms: bellflowers)
(any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers)
(perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers)
(erect European herb with creeping rootstocks and nodding spikelike racemes of blue to violet flowers)
(European biennial widely cultivated for its blue or violet or white flowers)
(bellflower of southeastern United States (Maryland to Georgia) having pale blue flowers)
(annual or perennial of eastern North America with long spikes of blue or white flowers)
(bellflower common in marshes of eastern North America having lanceolate linear leaves and small whitish flowers)
(bellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowers)
(perennial European bellflower with racemose white or blue flowers)
(bellflower of Europe and Asia and North Africa having bluish flowers and an edible tuberous root used with the leaves in salad)
(European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat)
(European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers)
(order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae)
(enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers)
(any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors)
(type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere)
(any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes)
(Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike)
(Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip)
(North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood)
(epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff 2-ranked leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes)
(genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque)
(any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers)
(any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining)
(a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae)
(North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers)
(genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan)
(any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers)
(a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada)
(genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers)
(any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers)
(small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia)
(Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia)
(genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids)
(any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7)
(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)
(South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers)
(Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts)
(terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia)
(any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia)
(orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia)
(large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids)
(any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise)
(1 species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia)
(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)
(genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences)
(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)
(large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties)
(any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known)
(small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids)
(any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera)
(orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers)
(terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia)
(orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia)
(orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia)
(terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid)
(orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers)
(orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple)
(large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids)
(any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black)
(genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions)
(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)
(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)
(nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico)
(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)
(small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids)
(any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process)
(genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids)
(any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan)
(genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera)
(any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers)
(genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum)
(a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium)
(any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden)
(once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America)
(pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip)
(orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head)
(maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan)
(plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers)
(often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California)
(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)
(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)
(genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa)
(any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region)
(European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple)
(large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia)
(a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers)
(genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids)
(any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions)
(comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips)
(comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers)
(waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho)
(large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum)
(Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya)
(orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum)
(Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip)
(large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States)
(any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum)
(genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers)
(any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis)
(European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers)
(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)
(orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base)
(genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers)
(any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme)
(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)
(small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia)
(European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs)
(similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs)
(genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria)
(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)
(any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip)
(any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria)
(any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip)
(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)
(bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers)
(slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers)
(North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers)
(stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers)
(a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal)
(fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate)
(orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers)
(slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers)
(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)
(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)
(North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers)
(similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado)
(orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States)
(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)
(small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region)
(large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes)
(any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors)
(genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate)
(an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes)
(an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves)
(small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers)
(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)
(small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America)
(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)
(orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia)
(large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan)
(North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals)
(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)
(any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube)
(large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes)
(any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers)
(any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers)
(large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera)
(any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors)
(large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America)
(any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants)
(a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia)
(European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color)
(European orchid whose flowers resemble flies)
(any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys)
(spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip)
(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)
(any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips)
(genus of Asiatic ans Australian terrestrial orchids)
(an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers)
(genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia)
(any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver)
(orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red)
(genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific)
(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)
(genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers)
(herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres)
(south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria)
(south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria)
(of central North America; a threatened species)
(an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers)
(small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan)
(any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing 1 or 2 solitary slender-stalked white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers)
(large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America)
(any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers)
(small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone)
(any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower)
(epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium)
(any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids)
(orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium)
(orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium)
(genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific)
(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)
(genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia)
(any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme)
(diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia)
(diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip)
(comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape)
(genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers)
(genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla)
(any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya)
(large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids)
(an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers)
(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)
(orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America)
(similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States)
(European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers)
(genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids)
(any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil)
(genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America)
(any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers)
(small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America)
(any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks)
(genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia)
(any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes)
(famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers)
(large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds)
(any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers)
(climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America)
(a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings)
(family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers)
(type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth)
(any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots)
(grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh)
(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)
(yam of tropical Africa and Asia cultivated for it large tubers)
(South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark)
(thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot)
(having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders)
(tropical American yam with small yellow-skinned edible tubers)
(a genus of tuberous-rooted vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes)
(common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries)
(Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae)
(a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere)
(very large and important genus of plants of temperate Europe and Asia having showy flowers)
(any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads)
(plant of western and southern Europe widely cultivated for its pale yellow flowers)
(early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers)
(Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel)
(yellow-flowered primrose native to Alps; commonly cultivated)
(florists' primroses; considered a complex hybrid derived from oxlip, cowslip, and common primrose)
(any of several plants of the genus Anagallis)
(herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather)
(small creeping European herb having delicate pink flowers)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae)
(weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves)
(genus of widely cultivated flowering Eurasian herbs with centrally depressed rounded tubers and rounded heart-shaped leaves)
(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)
(common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers)
(a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers)
(a featherfoil of the eastern United States with submerged spongy inflated flower stalks and white flowers)
(featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers)
(loosestrife: a cosmopolitan genus found in damp or swampy terrain having usually yellow flowers; inclined to be invasive)
(any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia)
(trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers)
(frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia)
(North American plant with spikes of yellow flowers, found in wet places)
(common North American yellow-flowered plant)
(genus of herbs usually growing in salt marshes: water pimpernels)
(a white-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Samolus)
(family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida)
(evergreen trees and shrubs having aromatic foliage; Africa; Asia: New Zealand)
(tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas)
(shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India)
(tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries)
(coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales)
(perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas)
(shrubs and herbs and woody vines of warm regions: leadwort)
(any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago)
(shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials)
(any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers)
(tufted thrift of seacoasts and mountains of north temperate zone; occasionally grown as a ground cover)
(any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of whit or mauve flowers)
(family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae)
(sometimes placed in family Myrsinaceae)
(small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets)
(West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood)
(the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)
(cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and narrow long-bladed leaves)
(narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)
(tough grasses with strong roots that can grow on exposed sandy shores)
(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)
(any of various grasses of moderate height which covered the undisturbed prairie in the United States; includes most of the forage grasses of the temperate zone)
(any of various grasses that are short and can tolerate drought conditions; common on the dry upland plains just east of the Rocky Mountains)
(any of various grasses or sedges having sword-shaped leaves with sharp edges)
(any of various grasses that are tall and that flourish with abundant moisture)
(succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land)
(European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock)
(perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass; dog grass)
(Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control)
(European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed)
(a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes)
(valuable forage grass of western United States)
(Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder)
(North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop)
(annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland))
(grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens)
(common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves)
(Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets)
(common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners)
(annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds)
(stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes; widely cultivated for pasture and hay; naturalized in North America)
(grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes)
(tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes; warm regions)
(any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making)
(tall tufted grass of southeastern United States)
(coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage)
(any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds)
(large rhizomatous perennial grasses found by riversides and in ditches having jointed stems and large gray-white feathery panicles)
(annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats'))
(widely cultivated in temperate regions for its edible grains)
(oat of southern Europe and southwestern Asia)
(Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat)
(a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae)
(any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions)
(drought-resistant perennial with awns lacking or very short and long creeping rhizomes; Europe and temperate Asia)
(weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat)
(annual or winter annual grass with softly hairy leaves of the Mediterranean)
(annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia)
(grass of Mediterranean and temperate Asia)
(pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America)
(especially of western coastal regions of North America)
(short grass growing on dry plains of central United States (where buffalo roam))
(any of various tall perennial grasses of the genus Calamagrostis having feathery plumes; natives of marshland fens and wet woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere)
(tall Australian reedlike grass sometimes used for hay)
(a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs)
(grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs)
(erect tussock-forming perennial bur grass used in especially in South Africa and Australia for pasture and forage)
(tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass)
(any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils)
(perennial grass of South Africa introduced into United States; cultivated as forage grass in dry regions)
(perennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmill)
(tall ornamental grasses of South America and New Zealand and New Guinea: pampas grass)
(tall perennial grass of pampas of South America having silvery plumes and growing in large dense clumps)
(tall grass of New Zealand grown for plumelike flower heads)
(creeping perennial grasses of tropical and southern Africa)
(trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India)
(perennial grass having stems 3 to 4 feet high; used especially in Africa and India for pasture and hay)
(a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species))
(widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass)
(a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae)
(a creeping grass with spikes like fingers)
(grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns)
(a European forage grass grown for hay; a naturalized weed in United States)
(annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions)
(a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing)
(coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States)
(annual and perennial grasses of savannas and upland grasslands)
(coarse annual grass having fingerlike spikes of flowers; native to Old World tropics; a naturalized weed elsewhere)
(East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient)
(tall tufted perennial grasses (such as lyme grass or wild rye))
(any of several grasses of the genus Elymus)
(stout perennial grass of western North America)
(a dune grass of the Pacific seacoast used as a sand binder)
(weedy rye grass having long bristling awns)
(annual or perennial grasses of tropics and subtropics)
(any of various grasses of the genus Eragrostis; useful especially for forage and prevention of erosion)
(an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flower of good quality) as well as for forage and hay)
(perennial South African grass having densely clumped flimsy stems; introduced into United States especially for erosion control)
(genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a panicle covered with long silky hairs)
(a reedlike grass of the genus Erianthus having large plumes)
(grass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grass)
(a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae)
(grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns)
(cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass)
(any of several moisture-loving grasses of the genus Glyceria having sweet flavor or odor)
(a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America)
(a genus of Old World grasses widely cultivated in America)
(tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage)
(European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage)
(annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley)
(cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain)
(grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages)
(European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows)
(barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia)
(annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America)
(genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus Elymus)
(any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses)
(European perennial grass widely cultivated for pasture and hay and as a lawn grass)
(European grass much used for hay and in United States also for turf and green manure)
(weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous)
(a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae grown in America and Asia)
(slender branching American grass of some value for grazing in central United States)
(annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper)
(yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population)
(valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico)
(perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America)
(any grass of the genus Panicum; grown for grain and fodder)
(North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land)
(extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage)
(a genus of perennial grasses of warm regions)
(tall tufted perennial tropical American grass naturalized as pasture and forage grass in southern United States)
(perennial tropical American grass used as pasture grass in arid areas of Gulf states)
(low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems)
(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)
(tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia)
(northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles)
(a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers)
(perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America)
(Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds)
(perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced in North America as forage grass)
(grass with long cylindrical spikes frown in northern United States and Europe for hay)
(reeds of marshes and riversides in tropical or temperate regions)
(tall North American reed having relative wide leaves and large plumelike panicles; widely distributed in moist areas; used for mats, screens and arrow shafts)
(chiefly perennial grasses of cool temperate regions)
(any of various grasses of the genus Poa)
(any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture)
(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)
(slender European grass of shady places; grown also in northeastern America and temperate Asia)
(tall perennial reedlike grass originally of southeastern Asia: sugarcane)
(tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar)
(juicy canes whose sap is a source of molasses and commercial sugar; fresh canes are sometimes chewed for the juice)
(sugarcanes representing the highest development of the species; characterized by large juicy stalks with soft rinds and high sugar content)
(tough Asiatic grass whose culms are used for ropes and baskets)
(handsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumn)
(tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in the United States)
(cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye)
(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)
(annual or perennial grasses of warm regions: bristlegrasses)
(grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet)
(two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States)
(common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas)
(European foxtail naturalized in North America; often a troublesome weed)
(coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States)
(millet having orange to reddish grains in long bristly spikes)
(millet having yellow grains in large drooping spikes)
(any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine)
(a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane)
(the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes)
(stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles)
(tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites)
(annual or perennial tropical and subtropical cereal grasses: sorghum)
(economically important Old World tropical cereal grass)
(important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves)
(any of several sorghums cultivated primarily for grain)
(sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa)
(a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains)
(Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety grown in southwestern United States)
(sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching))
(small drought-resistant sorghums having large yellow or whitish grains)
(sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India)
(any of several sorghums cultivated as a source of syrup)
(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)
(tall grasses grown for the elongated stiff-branched panicle used for brooms and brushes)
(grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands)
(any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders)
(tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows)
(North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns)
(cosmopolitan annual and perennial grasses (as dropseed or rush grass))
(grass native to West Indies but common in southern United States having tufted wiry stems often infested with a dark fungus)
(erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America)
(grass having wiry stems and sheathed panicles)
(low mat-forming grass of southern United States and tropical America; grown as a lawn grass)
(grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet)
(annual cereal grasses from Mediterranean area; widely cultivated in temperate regions)
(annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains)
(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)
(wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals)
(widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain)
(hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed)
(hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed)
(found wild in Palestine; held to be prototype of cultivated wheat)
(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)
(corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain)
(the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal)
(corn whose young ears are sweet and suitable for eating as a vegetable)
(corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity)
(corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm)
(corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch)
(corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat)
(perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food)
(lawn grasses native to southeastern Asia and New Zealand; grown especially in warm regions)
(any of several creeping grasses of the genus Zoysia)
(lawn grass common in the Philippines; grown also in United States)
(lawn grass common in China and Japan; grown also in United States)
(Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass)
(woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems; mature canes used for construction and furniture)
(the hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles)
(extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow; so widely cultivated that native area is uncertain)
(tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets)
(small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States)
(immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks)
(small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young)
(small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black)
(large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere)
(bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant)
(grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers)
(type genus of Cyperaceae; grasslike rhizomatous herbs; cosmopolitan except very cold regions)
(African sedge widely cultivated as an ornamental water plant for its terminal umbrellalike cluster of slender grasslike leaves)
(European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers)
(European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots)
(tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times)
(a widely distributed perennial sedge having small edible nutlike tubers)
(large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges)
(European maritime sedge naturalized along Atlantic coast of United States; rootstock has properties of sarsaparilla)
(tufted sedge of temperate regions; nearly cosmopolitan)
(any sedge of the genus Eriophorum; north temperate bog plants with tufted spikes)
(having densely tufted white cottony or downlike glumes)
(widely distributed North American sedge having rigid olive green stems)
(sedge of eastern North America having numerous clustered woolly spikelets)
(sedges having dense spikes of flowers and leaves reduced to basal sheaths)
(Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers)
(fine-leaved aquatic spike rush; popular as aerator for aquariums)
(families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae)
(family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus)
(type genus of the Pandanaceae (as screw pines))
(any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves)
(fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats))
(perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves)
(tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes)
(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)
(reed maces of America, Europe, North Africa, Asia)
(type and sole genus of Sparganiaceae; marsh or aquatic herbs of temperate regions)
(marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit)
(dry seedlike fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn)
(a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn")
(a family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin))
(any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds)
(any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds)
(a coarse vine widely cultivated for its non-keeping 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)
(any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits)
(any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden)
(any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks)
(any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh)
(marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small)
(squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow)
(squash plant having flattened round fruit with a scalloped edge; usually greenish white)
(squash plant bearing oval fruit with smooth yellowish skin and tender stranded flesh resembling spaghetti)
(any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall)
(squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges)
(any of several winter squash plants producing large grayish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind)
(squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem)
(plant bearing somewhat drum-shaped fruit having dark green rind with grayish markings)
(plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and smooth thin rind)
(any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks)
(plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped gray and green and white warty rinds)
(perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit)
(small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant)
(a tendril-bearing vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties)
(white-flowered vine having thick roots and bearing small black berries; Europe to Iran)
(bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia)
(a dicot genus of the family cucurbitaceae including watermelons)
(any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers)
(any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell)
(a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh)
(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)
(a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh)
(a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit)
(exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber)
(Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched)
(Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits)
(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)
(loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics)
(the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer)
(a tropical Old World flowering vine with red or orange warty fruit)
(tropical Old World vine with yellow-orange fruit)
(a family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China)
(a genus of shrubs and herbs that grow in Australia and New Guinea and Malaysia and southeast Asia)
(not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae)
(in some classifications considered the type genus of a separate family Lobeliaceae)
(any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia)
(North American lobelia having brilliant red flowers)
(North American wild lobelia having small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as an antispasmodic)
(erect perennial aquatic herb of Europe and North America having submerged spongy leaves and pendulous racemes of blue flowers above the water)
(tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers)
(Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae)
(herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra)
(any of various plants of the family Malvaceae)
(erect Old World perennial with faintly musk-scented foliage and white or pink flowers; adventive in United States)
(annual Old World plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in United States)
(erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States)
(genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers)
(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)
(long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant)
(bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus)
(herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; parlor maple; indian mallow)
(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)
(genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Althea)
(any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers)
(plant with terminal racemes of showy white to pink or purple flowers; the English cottage garden hollyhock)
(hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with Alcea)
(any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea)
(European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers)
(small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers)
(a plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summer)
(perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers)
(hairy perennial of central United States having round deeply-lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowers)
(densely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clusters)
(herbs and shrubs and small trees: cotton)
(erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers)
(East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms)
(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)
(Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short grayish lint removed with difficulty; considered an ancestor of modern short-staple cottons)
(native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton)
(fine long-stable somewhat brownish cotton grown in Egypt; believed to be derived from sea island cotton or by hybridization with Peruvian cotton)
(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)
(valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation)
(fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus)
(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)
(showy shrub of salt marshes of the eastern United States having large rose-colored flowers)
(Chinese shrub or small tree having white or pink flowers becoming deep red at night; widely cultivated; naturalized in southeastern United States)
(large showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowers)
(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)
(Asiatic shrub or small shrubby tree having showy bell-shaped rose or purple or white flowers and usually 3-lobed leaves; widely cultivated in temperate North America and Europe)
(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)
(annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America)
(small genus of shrubs and small trees of New Zealand: lacebarks)
(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)
(small genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs; some often placed in other genera)
(a rare mallow found only in Illinois resembling the common hollyhock and having pale rose-mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea)
(perennial of northwestern United States and western Canada resembling a hollyhock and having white or pink flowers)
(small genus of herbs of southeastern United States and tropical America and Africa)
(any of various plants of the genus Kosteletzya predominantly of coastal habitats; grown for their flowers that resemble hibiscus)
(subshrub of southeastern United States to New York)
(widespread genus or herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs cultivated for their showy flowers)
(arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States)
(genus of shrubs or small trees: chaparral mallow)
(shrub of coastal ranges of California and Baja California having hairy branches and spikes of numerous mauve flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sphaeralcea)
(western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts)
(genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera)
(an American plant of the genus Malvastrum)
(small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax mallows)
(any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers)
(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)
(genus of tropical hairy shrubs or herbs of tropics and subtropics especially South America)
(any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers)
(small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand)
(deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton)
(a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber)
(very small species of shrubs of southern hemisphere: bush hibiscus)
(southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus)
(large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances)
(tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers)
(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)
(tropical American weed having pale yellow or orange flowers naturalized in southern United States)
(genus of showy plants of western North America having palmate leaves and variously colored racemose flowers)
(perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of western North America that is also cultivated)
(large genus of chiefly tropical herbs with showy flowers and mostly globose fruits: globe mallows)
(genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits)
(false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum)
(small genus of tropical trees: Portia tree)
(any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood)
(the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees)
(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)
(tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds)
(East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok)
(Australian tree having an agreeably acid fruit that resembles a gourd)
(African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread)
(tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers)
(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)
(a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae)
(tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind)
(1 species: medium-sized evergreen tree of Puerto Rico or Mexico)
(evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae)
(forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts)
(strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats)
(tropical American deciduous shrubs or small trees)
(tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear)
(genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae)
(type genus of the family Elaeocarpaceae)
(Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit)
(pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree)
(the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree)
(small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America)
(graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine)
(1 species: Jamaican cherry; sometimes placed in family Flacourtiaceae)
(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)
(genus of tropical hardwood timber trees)
(West Indian timber tree having very hard wood)
(a large family of plants of order Malvales)
(type genus of the Sterculiaceae: deciduous or evergreen trees of Old and New World tropics and subtropics)
(large deciduous tree native to Panama and from which the country takes its name; having densely leafy crown and naked trunk)
(large tree of Old World tropics having foul-smelling orange-red blossoms followed by red pods enclosing oil-rich seeds sometimes used as food)
(Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks))
(an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton)
(south Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers)
(north Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves)
(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)
(large tree of Queensland having cream-colored flowers blotched with red inside; sometimes placed in genus Sterculia)
(large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts)
(tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract)
(bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract)
(genus of African shrubs or small trees)
(any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves)
(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)
(any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers)
(genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another)
(a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres)
(East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers)
(small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses)
(large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath)
(small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath)
(genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers)
(African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs)
(genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs)
(Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree)
(small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees)
(tropical American tree producing cacao beans)
(small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves)
(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)
(the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering)
(chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia)
(deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-gray bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees; lindens; basswood)
(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)
(soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork)
(large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown)
(large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental)
(American basswood of the Allegheny region)
(medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental)
(large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental)
(a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand)
(widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia)
(any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute)
(a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees)
(drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets)
(small genus of tropical African shrubs)
(large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers)
(a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
(any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower)
(any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties)
(a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae; Crassulaceae; Myrtaceae; Melastomaceae; Euphorbiaceae; Umbelliferae)
(plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs))
(coextensive with the family Proteaceae)
(large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales)
(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)
(type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs)
(any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones)
(South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup- or goblet-shaped resembling globe artichokes)
(Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously)
(important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers)
(any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds)
(shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers)
(Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush)
(any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers)
(small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters)
(grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes)
(Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut)
(large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers)
(any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea)
(any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering)
(tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky-gray beneath; eastern Australia)
(small slender tree with usually entire gray-green pendulous leaves and white or cream flowers; northern Australia)
(medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia)
(Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers)
(tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia)
(large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia)
(shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia)
(small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia)
(slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber)
(erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar)
(large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts)
(small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage)
(small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes)
(any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers)
(trees or shrubs; madagascar to Australia)
(medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers)
(small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts)
(bushy tree with pink to purple flowers)
(small genus of Australian shrubs or trees)
(Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers)
(Australian undershrubs to small trees: geebungs)
(any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits)
(small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia)
(eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers)
(tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood)
(tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes)
(straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes)
(small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers)
(tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp)
(order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae)
(genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales)
(any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood)
(any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina)
(any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork)
(common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood)
(any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork)
(Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae)
(a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers)
(large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths)
(evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes)
(hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea)
(wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes)
(dwarf European shrub with very early-blooming bell-shaped red flowers)
(common low European shrub with purple-red flowers)
(dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers)
(bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere)
(erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England)
(South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers)
(low-growing shrubs of northern regions of northern hemisphere)
(any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers)
(wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States)
(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)
(large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona)
(any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America)
(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)
(small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor)
(chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to arctic areas)
(evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn)
(deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar)
(chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America)
(erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base)
(erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California)
(erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young)
(small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers)
(1 genus; allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce)
(procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white 4-parted flowers)
(common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere)
(low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having mosslike foliage and nodding white or pink flowers)
(heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers)
(north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae)
(low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple)
(small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus)
(low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers)
(widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs)
(slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds)
(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)
(small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-size berries)
(deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries)
(any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries)
(low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries)
(huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit)
(creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries)
(erect evergreen shrubs: mountain laurel)
(a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers)
(laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath)
(North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock)
(evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions)
(evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution)
(a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum)
(bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan)
(low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage)
(American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs)
(any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia)
(fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers)
(bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers)
(creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers)
(evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya)
(deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock)
(deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers)
(showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel)
(deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia)
(straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers)
(low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs)
(deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves)
(small genus of evergreen arctic and alpine shrubs)
(small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States)
(semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States)
(decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines)
(broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers)
(ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers)
(large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the northern hemisphere having showy flowers)
(any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers)
(medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers)
(late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers)
(shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle)
(group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron)
(any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors)
(evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries)
(any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries)
(small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the northern hemisphere)
(any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries)
(any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries)
(shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries)
(low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries)
(shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry)
(low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries)
(high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries)
(shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit)
(stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements)
(erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries)
(erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries)
(an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves)
(low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries)
(shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries)
(small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer)
(low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries)
(type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet)
(shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers)
(north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales)
(used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae)
(any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia)
(evergreen herbs of southeastern United States)
(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)
(1 species: pyxie; the eastern United States)
(creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas)
(evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bells)
(any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers)
(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)
(any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region)
(type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath)
(any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers)
(spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers)
(small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers)
(small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers)
(evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania)
(small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes place in genus Styphelia)
(evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania)
(stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers)
(gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long)
(heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit)
(family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico)
(evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia)
(short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions: wintergreen; shinleaf)
(any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola)
(evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers)
(the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America)
(North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters)
(evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds)
(a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions)
(small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia)
(any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila)
(Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb)
(1 species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola)
(delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola)
(used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes)
(leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae)
(small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age)
(term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa)
(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)
(snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae)
(a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground)
(an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae)
(chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus)
(any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions)
(wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles)
(large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America)
(variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves)
(North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts)
(variety of European beech with pendulous limbs)
(a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood)
(any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur)
(wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea)
(large tree found from Maine to Alabama)
(wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia)
(a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China)
(a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk)
(shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts)
(shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States)
(evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand)
(small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts)
(evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California)
(evergreen oak of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark)
(small evergreen tree of China and Japan)
(bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering)
(beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except Africa: southern beech)
(any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves)
(Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching)
(any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber)
(New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark)
(large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber)
(tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood)
(fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base)
(cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn)
(a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns")
(the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring)
(oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork)
(any of several American evergreen oaks)
(highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves)
(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)
(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)
(semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups)
(large flaky-barked deciduous oak of the eastern United States with leaves having fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil)
(large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes)
(medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves)
(medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply 7-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn)
(small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes)
(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)
(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)
(small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark)
(evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood)
(shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets)
(small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles)
(small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point)
(large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves)
(small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes)
(large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil)
(tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns)
(medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year)
(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)
(any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets)
(a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad 3-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets)
(medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak)
(oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan)
(an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees)
(medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood)
(small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas)
(relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil)
(similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin)
(deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood)
(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)
(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)
(medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood)
(deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets)
(medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood)
(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)
(large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large 7- to 9-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood)
(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)
(medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork)
(small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma)
(a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry)
(medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark)
(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 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped)
(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)
(medium-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)
(nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine)
(monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis))
(a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches))
(any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark)
(hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood)
(tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or gray bark)
(small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes)
(medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale gray bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree)
(European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches)
(European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches)
(birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark)
(common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture)
(Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark)
(birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark)
(small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland)
(north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the rot-resistant wood)
(wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc)
(medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath)
(native to Europe but introduced in America)
(shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood)
(large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture)
(common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down)
(common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark)
(North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts)
(used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis)
(mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae)
(any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus)
(medium-sized Old World tree with smooth gray bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn)
(tree or large shrub with gray bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn)
(deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae)
(any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops)
(medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor)
(medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America)
(deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae)
(used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus)
(deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae)
(any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk)
(the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris))
(nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America)
(small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe)
(hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts)
(an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae)
(chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals)
(genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers)
(any of various plants of the genus Centaurium)
(erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States)
(common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes)
(tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers)
(a variety of centaury found at the seaside)
(a variety of centaury with broad leaves)
(small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America)
(one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers laving large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas)
(genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets)
(perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers)
(genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia)
(any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington)
(tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia)
(type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella)
(any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis)
(low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers)
(gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all)
(tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America)
(similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers)
(robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers)
(perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths)
(erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort)
(a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America)
(genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana)
(gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers)
(gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas)
(genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana)
(any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana)
(tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers)
(medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-glue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution)
(small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America)
(small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park)
(small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains)
(genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians)
(any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes)
(genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy flowers)
(any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes)
(pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States)
(prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers)
(genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa)
(perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers)
(a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals)
(genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China)
(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)
(trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac)
(coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales)
(evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits)
(a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit)
(hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork)
(evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits)
(small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil)
(northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood)
(small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit)
(deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree)
(any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus)
(small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers)
(genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees)
(spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits)
(any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers)
(any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus)
(strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats)
(spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood)
(small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States)
(shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers)
(shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers)
(tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath)
(timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash)
(vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn)
(southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna)
(smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces)
(a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces)
(ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood)
(timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base)
(small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico)
(shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine)
(any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia)
(evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China)
(deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers)
(tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea)
(East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers)
(any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges)
(eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage)
(fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium)
(evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet)
(erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet)
(small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage)
(semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet)
(deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges)
(widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan)
(small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits)
(small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region)
(evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits)
(genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs)
(any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers)
(robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers)
(central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers)
(small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers)
(small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers)
(lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers)
(large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers)
(hardened sugary exudation of various trees)
(some genera placed in family Liliaceae)
(any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter)
(genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and cat's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae)
(sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia)
(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)
(used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins)
(genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region)
(genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel)
(genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel)
(comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera)
(deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel)
(any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion)
(common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen)
(fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring)
(small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia)
(any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves)
(small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States)
(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)
(a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap)
(aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree)
(reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture)
(a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape)
(exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees)
(one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains)
(coextensive with the family Juglandaceae)
(trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans)
(any of various trees of the genus Juglans)
(hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling)
(medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts)
(North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye)
(North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut)
(Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated)
(genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China)
(American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts)
(valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees)
(hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts)
(an American hickory tree having bitter nuts)
(hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts)
(tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts)
(hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut)
(hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts)
(North American hickory having loose gray shaggy bark and edible nuts)
(smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut)
(any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia)
(medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit)
(Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae)
(a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales)
(an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum)
(type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees)
(any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers)
(ornamental red-flowering African shrub or climber)
(small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers)
(small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks)
(monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree)
(evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood)
(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)
(any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits)
(erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit)
(deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits)
(deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having gray leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny)
(a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales)
(chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils))
(an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers)
(large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins)
(West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango)
(tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts)
(herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers)
(any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum)
(marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States)
(annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas)
(shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers)
(ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States)
(native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers)
(relatively hard durable timber from the Queen's crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous)
(trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil)
(any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus)
(European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries)
(aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries)
(tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries)
(tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood)
(tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood)
(Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida)
(tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit)
(South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit)
(used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos))
(a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family)
(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)
(small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit)
(small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit)
(small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit)
(South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava)
(any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum)
(wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum)
(tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves)
(wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber)
(any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil)
(any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts)
(any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark)
(any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk)
(somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction)
(medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria)
(small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips)
(tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood)
(large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes)
(tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish)
(very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales)
(small to medium-sized tree of Tasmania)
(medium-sized tree of southern Australia)
(similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves)
(small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt yielding a red eucalyptus kino)
(tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria)
(tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world)
(reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
(a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere)
(moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves)
(aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice)
(a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees)
(tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds)
(any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America)
(columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood)
(columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall)
(pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum)
(a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales)
(any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; northern hemisphere)
(an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade)
(tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers)
(large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas)
(a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs)
(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)
(shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers)
(plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America)
(large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers)
(any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti)
(erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers)
(erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand)
(chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers)
(any of several plants of the family Onagraceae)
(a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe)
(a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera)
(evening-opening primrose of south central United States)
(coextensive with the family Punicaceae)
(shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit)
(trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts)
(type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs)
(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)
(family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa)
(any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers)
(widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers)
(bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers)
(small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs)
(deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood)
(deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers)
(family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae)
(small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut)
(a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits)
(water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs)
(a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals)
(type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries)
(evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers)
(tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers)
(a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines)
(any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America)
(type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lilylike herbs of New World tropics)
(any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers)
(plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers)
(canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained)
(tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes)
(any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves)
(white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch)
(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)
(low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit)
(Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan)
(a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics)
(widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit)
(Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc)
(Old World tropical herbs: Abyssinian bananas)
(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)
(woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae)
(small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae)
(ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird)
(woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae)
(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)
(a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales)
(tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger)
(perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems)
(tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger)
(widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye)
(perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes)
(southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots)
(Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of rose-veined white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring)
(an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands)
(cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with shell-pink shading and crinkled yellow lip with variegated magenta stripes)
(an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae)
(West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds)
(rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning)
(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)
(a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae)
(used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales)
(monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America)
(large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes)
(any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots)
(any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots)
(any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes)
(hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers)
(South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers)
(tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers)
(rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath)
(rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers)
(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)
(hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze- or black-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant)
(semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen)
(any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers)
(chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia; Hibbertia)
(East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers)
(any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves)
(evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar; Australasia; Polynesia)
(any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers)
(widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber)
(any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood)
(wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars)
(West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice)
(tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood)
(East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia)
(tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers)
(an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers)
(a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit)
(a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers)
(evergreen trees and shrubs: mangosteens)
(East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit)
(low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered)
(used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae)
(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)
(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)
(deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain)
(perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes)
(creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover)
(annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers)
(shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas)
(low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico)
(yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands)
(stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers)
(European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia)
(perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States)
(American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit)
(tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind)
(genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers)
(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)
(tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines)
(small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit)
(high-climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit)
(climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat)
(ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings)
(1 genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies)
(large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes)
(highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic)
(trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves)
(type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas)
(tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit)
(small genus of tropical South American trees)
(type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts)
(large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil)
(shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean)
(small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa)
(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)
(compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers)
(shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative)
(a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative)
(widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets; America; Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central Asia)
(any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions)
(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)
(any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small roselike yellow or white or reddish flowers)
(woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States)
(small evergreen subshrubs of North America)
(North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers)
(small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America)
(chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins)
(genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin)
(hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany)
(often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa)
(small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums)
(small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa; India; Sri Lanka)
(vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits)
(small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasking like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India)
(medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees)
(East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy)
(leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely-hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil)
(oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia))
(deciduous round-headed 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)
(small genus of South African shrubs or small trees)
(large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage)
(genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen trees and shrubs)
(shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China)
(small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States)
(any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light)
(resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year)
(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)
(candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers)
(family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves)
(type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics)
(shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals)
(any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit)
(Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit)
(tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit)
(of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg)
(West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit)
(West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit)
(tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed)
(mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette)
(Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket)
(Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance)
(European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America)
(family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes))
(genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia)
(any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil)
(small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil)
(Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk)
(plant growing naturally in very salty soil)
(a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola; Hybanthus; Hymenanthera; Melicytus)
(large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions)
(any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola)
(any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas)
(common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers)
(violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers)
(short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers)
(tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and purple-streaked white flowers)
(Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet)
(European viola with an unusually long corolla spur)
(violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet)
(European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized)
(common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies)
(violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins)
(violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur)
(leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple)
(common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows)
(large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors)
(a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived)
(a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions)
(a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand)
(a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands)
(an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae)
(a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs)
(any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae))
(a nettle yielding fiber resembling flax)
(perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs)
(annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers)
(any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs)
(tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax)
(1 species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb)
(prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with mosslike small round short-stemmed leaves)
(mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle)
(American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles)
(any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea)
(herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers)
(low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage)
(a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves)
(tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively)
(low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers)
(an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae)
(Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth)
(Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made)
(2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: 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)
(hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae)
(any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs)
(a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared)
(source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber)
(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)
(twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer)
(European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America)
(native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop)
(ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage)
(trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis)
(type genus of the Moraceae: mulberries)
(any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry)
(Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms)
(European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit)
(North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit)
(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)
(evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit)
(native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread)
(East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds)
(Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit)
(large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees)
(any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature)
(Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit)
(wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs)
(a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas)
(East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks)
(fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists)
(large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber)
(shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe)
(Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood)
(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)
(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)
(in some classifications included in family Moraceae)
(large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc)
(tropical American tree with large peltate leaves and hollow stems)
(a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema)
(type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions)
(any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees)
(hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture)
(North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections)
(large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America)
(European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental)
(elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches)
(Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree)
(any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall)
(Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment)
(small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges)
(broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere)
(fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament)
(North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood)
(a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves)
(autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States)
(tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America)
(large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit)
(any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits)
(bright green deciduous shade tree of southern Europe)
(large deciduous shade tree of southern United States with small deep purple berries)
(deciduous shade tree with small black berries; southern United States; yields soft yellowish wood)
(a deciduous tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in the southeastern United States)
(an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical America and Africa and Asia)
(one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae)
(an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae)
(large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs)
(any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae)
(large genus of perennials that develop from bulbs or rhizomes)
(plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals)
(any of numerous wild or cultivated irises with hairlike structures on the falls (the drooping sepals))
(any of numerous wild or cultivated irises having no hairs on the drooping sepals (the falls))
(any of various irises having a rootstock formed like a bulb)
(fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines)
(low-growing summer-flowering iris of northeastern United States)
(bulbous Spanish iris with red-violet flowers)
(German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome)
(iris with purple flowers and evil-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa)
(a large iris with purple or white flowers, native to central and southern Europe)
(iris native to Japan having large showy flowers)
(iris of northern Italy having deep blue-purple flowers; similar to but smaller than Iris germanica)
(European iris having soft lilac-blue flowers)
(bulbous iris native to Asia Minor cultivated for its pale lilac-colored flowers)
(common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated)
(bulbous Spanish iris having blue flowers)
(low-growing spring-flowering American iris with bright blue-lilac flowers)
(a common iris of the eastern United States having blue or blue-violet flowers; root formerly used medicinally)
(similar to blue flag; the eastern United States)
(bulbous iris native to the Pyrenees; widely cultivated for its large delicate flowers in various colors except yellow)
(bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers)
(a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae)
(garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry)
(any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)
(Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food)
(cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa)
(any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers)
(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)
(any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lilylike flowers; widely cultivated)
(chiefly North American grasslike herbs)
(plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers)
(deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa)
(a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers)
(snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae)
(bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers)
(type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa)
(amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers)
(large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae)
(tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America)
(tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia)
(genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies)
(any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia)
(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)
(bulbous flowering plants of tropical America)
(amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers)
(bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters)
(any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown)
(widely cultivated ornamental plant native to southern Europe but naturalized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or white clustered flowers)
(often used colloquially for any yellow daffodil)
(a daffodil having star-shaped white blossoms; often grown indoors to bloom in the winter)
(a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family)
(Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower)
(in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae)
(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)
(any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America)
(includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
(plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber)
(any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers)
(common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown)
(lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers)
(lily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petals)
(lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers)
(east Asian perennial having large reddish-orange black-spotted flowers with reflexed petals)
(tall lily have large white trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in the spring)
(orange-flowered lily of Pacific coast of United States)
(lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia)
(lily of central North America having recurved orange-red flowers with deep crimson spots)
(lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowers)
(lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red purple-spotted flowers)
(lily of the eastern United States with orange to red maroon-spotted flowers)
(small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae)
(any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers)
(African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers)
(genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae)
(any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa)
(small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
(any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic)
(colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States)
(colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States)
(one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium)
(large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus)
(bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor)
(any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild)
(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)
(coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized)
(bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb)
(type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning)
(aggregated bulb of the multiplier onion)
(type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers)
(widely distributed North American wild onion with white to rose flowers)
(Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green onions)
(onion with white to deep red tunic; California)
(plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum)
(leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran)
(bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves)
(European leek cultivated and used like leeks)
(perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning)
(North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers)
(a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum)
(European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves triangular in section)
(one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted)
(large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae)
(succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa)
(much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves)
(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)
(genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae)
(a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers)
(clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers)
(one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae)
(genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae)
(any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers)
(an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers)
(1 species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
(all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae)
(genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae)
(southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers)
(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)
(one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes)
(1 species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae)
(one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus)
(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)
(plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable)
(a fernlike plant native to South Africa)
(fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration)
(one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae)
(any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers)
(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)
(asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight)
(asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers)
(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)
(genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae)
(evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant)
(small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae)
(half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers)
(small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs)
(any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers)
(small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae)
(California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers)
(small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)
(much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs)
(genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae)
(any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium)
(brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California)
(large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs)
(any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico)
(any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers)
(any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears)
(globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California)
(globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California)
(globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley)
(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)
(mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico)
(mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges)
(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)
(perennial plant having umbellike 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)
(genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs)
(any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America)
(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)
(camas found to the west of Cascade Mountains)
(eastern camas; eastern and central North America)
(perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily)
(perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated)
(North American dogtooth having solitary white flowers with yellow centers and blue- or pink-tinted exteriors)
(eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors)
(sturdy European dogtooth with rose to mauve flowers; cultivated in many varieties)
(California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged)
(dogtooth violet of western North America having bright yellow flowers)
(perennial herb having large white orange-marked flowers; found near snow line in northwestern United States)
(any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers)
(herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers)
(herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green)
(a malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields)
(Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem)
(California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually green-tinged)
(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)
(California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers)
(California herb with pinkish purple flowers)
(western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers)
(any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower)
(Eurasian tulip with small flowers blotched at the base)
(any of several long-stemmed tulips that flower in May; have egg-shaped variously colored flowers)
(any of several very tall, late-blooming tulips bearing large squarish flowers on sturdy stems)
(one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa)
(chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae)
(bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe)
(sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily)
(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)
(one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis)
(east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae)
(any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day)
(one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta)
(robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae)
(any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover)
(one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted)
(sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus)
(any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs)
(widely grown for its fragrance and its white, pink, blue, or purplish flowers)
(hyacinth with loosely flowered spikes, several growing from one bulb)
(southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers)
(small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)
(sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)
(any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers)
(common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States)
(Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots)
(South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers)
(any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes)
(prolific species having particularly beautiful dark blue flowers)
(large beautiful Mediterranean species having sterile bluish-violet flowers with fringed corollas forming a tuft above the fertile flowers)
(sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae)
(an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers)
(European scilla with small blue or purple flowers)
(genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
(a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers)
(false asphodel having spikes of white or white-green flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe)
(Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae)
(having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties)
(bulb of the sea squill, which is sliced, dried, and used as an expectorant)
(a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae)
(shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms)
(one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum)
(bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
(either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions)
(of western Europe: Scandinavia to northern Spain and Portugal)
(of the eastern United States: New Jersey to South Carolina)
(a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae)
(perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes)
(North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally)
(one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted)
(small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
(plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers)
(grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae)
(any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins)
(genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae)
(any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous)
(plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers)
(plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals)
(a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas)
(plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals)
(small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae)
(deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae)
(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)
(trillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowers)
(a low perennial white-flowered trillium found in the southeastern United States)
(trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in fold medicine especially to ease childbirth)
(trillium of northeastern United States with sessile leaves and red or purple flowers having a pungent odor)
(sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae)
(European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous)
(any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves)
(dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent)
(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)
(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)
(sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley)
(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)
(sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae)
(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)
(plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon)
(common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits)
(plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana)
(sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf)
(Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover)
(sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley)
(small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers)
(small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan)
(sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae)
(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)
(North American perennial herb with smooth foliage and drooping tubular greenish flowers)
(genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)
(any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers)
(plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried)
(genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers)
(perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch)
(chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae)
(tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber)
(type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae)
(widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies)
(Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope)
(Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine)
(Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal)
(Mexican plant used especially for making tequila)
(hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants)
(Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants)
(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)
(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)
(one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae)
(Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae)
(often cultivated for the decorative foliage)
(tall tree of the Canary Islands; source of dragon's blood)
(perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico)
(stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico)
(genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae)
(a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers)
(Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae)
(grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber)
(plant having thick fibrous leaves transversely banded in light and dark green)
(stemless plant having narrow rigid leaves often cultivated as a houseplant)
(strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage)
(tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae)
(any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America)
(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)
(tall woody-stemmed yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico having stiff swordlike pointed leaves and a large cluster of white flowers)
(a large branched arborescent yucca of southwestern United States having short leaves and clustered greenish white flowers)
(arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers)
(tall arborescent yucca of southwestern United States)
(yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages)
(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)
(yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves)
(yucca of southern United States having a clump of basal grasslike leaves and a central stalk with a terminal raceme of small whitish flowers)
(yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers)
(a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales)
(the type genus of the Menyanthaceae; one species: bogbeans)
(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)
(a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales)
(type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers)
(tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers)
(evergreen twining shrubs of Americas and southeastern Asia)
(poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers)
(a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves)
(plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem)
(tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans)
(dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft)
(used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma)
(spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae)
(alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae)
(small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana)
(tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries)
(small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin)
(twisted seed pods of the divi-divi tree; source of tannin)
(spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers)
(tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry)
(heavy wood of various brazilwood trees; used for violin bows and as dyewoods)
(a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)
(tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)
(small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia)
(East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes)
(shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers)
(small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood)
(small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:)
(small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers)
(some Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista)
(any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods)
(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)
(tropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowers; used as an ornamental)
(deciduous ornamental hybrid of southeastern Asia and Hawaii having racemes of flowers ranging in color from cream to orange and red)
(East Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicine)
(evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob)
(long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute)
(spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde)
(a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves)
(genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia)
(tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia)
(evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India)
(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)
(any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae)
(hardwood from any of various locust trees)
(honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood)
(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)
(small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods)
(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)
(small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees)
(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)
(very hard brown to brownish-red heartwood of a logwood tree; used in preparing a purplish red dye)
(small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees)
(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)
(densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium)
(erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus)
(small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications)
(genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia)
(any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally)
(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)
(evergreen Indian shrub with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; sometimes placed in genus Cassia)
(erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia)
(North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia)
(cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia)
(very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia)
(widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa)
(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)
(leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae)
(alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)
(American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides)
(any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers)
(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)
(an erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers)
(dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers)
(very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut)
(vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts)
(very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods)
(shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed)
(small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa)
(any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira)
(tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic)
(genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs)
(silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers)
(perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders)
(twining perennial North American plants)
(a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans)
(genus of South African heathlike shrubs)
(South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea)
(large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae)
(any of various plants of the genus Astragalus)
(perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America)
(perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers)
(small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar)
(small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye)
(genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod)
(any of several plants of the genus Baptisia)
(wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers)
(erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States)
(much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida)
(genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak)
(East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye)
(erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions)
(tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics)
(herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics)
(annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage)
(twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food)
(large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees)
(any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod)
(large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges)
(shrub with dark-green glossy foliage and solitary pale yellow flowers; northern China)
(a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut)
(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)
(a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers)
(large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers)
(deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States)
(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)
(small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood)
(shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets)
(small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus)
(shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder)
(2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered)
(small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods)
(genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas)
(any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia)
(Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds)
(small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye)
(genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines)
(any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes)
(sprawling shrubby perennial noted for its scarlet black-marked flowers; widely distributed in dry parts of Australia)
(evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand)
(genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers)
(large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers)
(vine of tropical Asia having pinnate leaves and bright blue yellow-centered flowers)
(used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium)
(erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine)
(small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods)
(yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food)
(any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long-spiked axillary heads or umbels)
(European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods)
(large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa)
(any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops)
(tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle)
(erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India)
(small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia)
(drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material)
(large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom)
(any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers)
(low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers)
(deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers)
(an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbance)
(large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers)
(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)
(hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork)
(East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood)
(East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties)
(Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood)
(handsome violet-streaked wood of the kingwood tree; used especially in cabinetwork)
(an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black)
(Central American tree yielding a valuable dark streaked rosewood)
(a valuable timber tree of tropical South America)
(dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets)
(any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood)
(very dark wood of any of several blackwood trees)
(grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor)
(genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods)
(any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia)
(genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines)
(any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons)
(woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone)
(genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers)
(perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers)
(any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments)
(West Indian forage plant cultivated in southern United States as forage and to improve soil)
(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)
(genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma)
(genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers)
(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)
(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)
(deciduous shrub having racemes of deep scarlet-red flowers and black-spotted red seeds)
(small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered)
(small semi-evergreen of South Africa having dense clusters of clear scarlet flowers and red seeds)
(small to medium-sized thorny tree of tropical Asia and northern Australia having dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds)
(prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood)
(small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue)
(tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally)
(genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush)
(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)
(chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom)
(prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe)
(erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers)
(small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental)
(small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America)
(thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries)
(small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America)
(any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous)
(genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean)
(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)
(a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food)
(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)
(North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties)
(root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines)
(spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms)
(small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia)
(vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers)
(genus of herbs of north temperate regions)
(perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints)
(perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop)
(species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch)
(European woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped joints)
(any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets)
(genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes)
(deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye)
(shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye)
(genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches)
(genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers)
(any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers)
(prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania)
(hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers)
(perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike 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)
(flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous)
(an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum)
(an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations)
(genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea)
(any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils)
(any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines)
(week-stemmed winter annual native to Mediterranean region for long established in southern United States; cultivated as a cover and pasture crop)
(any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus)
(perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America)
(wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder)
(perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying)
(annual European vetch with red flowers)
(climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers)
(scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers)
(scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage)
(European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere)
(shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental)
(European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure)
(North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers)
(European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey)
(bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers)
(genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States)
(shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States)
(Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed)
(an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States)
(annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions)
(perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land)
(genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils)
(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)
(genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers)
(any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone)
(annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs)
(North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers)
(low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States)
(European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America)
(sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod)
(any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers)
(white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control)
(evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia)
(yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage)
(stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers)
(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)
(closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas))
(annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos)
(twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos)
(any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves)
(evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods)
(European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods)
(an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots)
(prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America)
(important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop)
(genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics)
(any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood)
(genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters)
(any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres)
(annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing)
(pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey)
(a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers)
(medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork)
(tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam)
(aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups)
(dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases)
(genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods)
(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)
(genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow)
(European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners)
(Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots)
(genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood)
(a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads)
(small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots)
(West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds)
(large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal)
(any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock)
(tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers)
(any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass)
(small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots)
(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)
(twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots)
(trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers)
(herbs of warm regions including most American beans)
(any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods)
(the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods)
(the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans))
(a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods)
(a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans)
(a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod)
(tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain)
(a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)
(bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds)
(bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds)
(twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans)
(spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California)
(genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons)
(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)
(small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas)
(a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds)
(plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried)
(the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plant)
(a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea)
(variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods)
(variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods)
(variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage)
(small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs)
(evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania)
(low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods)
(genus of tropical American trees: quira)
(any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber)
(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)
(large erect shrub of Columbia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers)
(genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora)
(evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree)
(species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs)
(tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics)
(widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers)
(densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots)
(genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods)
(deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood)
(tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain)
(mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus)
(tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany)
(East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning)
(reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc)
(tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood)
(hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork)
(fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States)
(small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista)
(desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista)
(large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers)
(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)
(strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay)
(small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds)
(small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood)
(small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges)
(small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees)
(any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pealike flowers)
(tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage)
(soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies)
(cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria)
(handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan)
(shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans)
(shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood)
(tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California)
(genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines)
(vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws)
(genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush)
(Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers)
(genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas)
(a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods)
(perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone)
(genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas)
(any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers)
(western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers)
(1 species: South American tree: tipu tree)
(semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental)
(Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs)
(annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry)
(very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe)
(widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs)
(any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants)
(any of several weedy vetches grown for forage)
(common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers)
(Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder)
(herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building)
(European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges)
(European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops)
(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)
(East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus)
(bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds)
(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)
(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)
(sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure)
(South American bean having very long succulent pods)
(1 species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak)
(Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers)
(genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods)
(tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers)
(fast-growing round-headed tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental)
(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)
(any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria)
(having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue)
(an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers)
(a wisteria of China having white flowers)
(coextensive with the family Palmae: palms)
(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)
(any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves)
(any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago)
(palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves)
(palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves)
(any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves)
(Central and South American feather palms)
(tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber)
(tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts)
(a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees)
(any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts)
(southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk))
(a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees)
(Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago)
(unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America)
(Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes)
(nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory)
(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)
(coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms)
(distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest)
(any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes)
(climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for Malacca canes)
(tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia)
(attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage)
(fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago)
(palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles)
(tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics)
(stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut)
(Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax)
(hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes)
(South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax)
(a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees)
(any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts)
(large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia)
(large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers)
(fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region)
(tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper)
(pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils)
(a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America)
(Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young)
(fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia)
(Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young)
(a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die)
(Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji)
(monotypic genus of palms of Australasia)
(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)
(palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm)
(tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory)
(fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil)
(tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory)
(nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts)
(semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making)
(a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa)
(tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit)
(small genus of South American feather palms)
(a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts)
(nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons)
(feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes)
(a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks)
(fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets)
(a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes)
(genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan)
(any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants)
(small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers)
(Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa)
(a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms)
(tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba)
(West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young)
(low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds)
(small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States)
(small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto)
(small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba)
(coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae)
(cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds)
(type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally)
(an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions)
(common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed)
(widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers)
(plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative)
(North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves)
(North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves)
(coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,)
(a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats)
(diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions)
(twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia)
(buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum)
(or member of 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)
(annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America)
(North American herbs of the buckwheat family)
(any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers)
(late-blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters)
(low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah))
(plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous)
(long-cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves)
(docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions)
(any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine)
(European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens)
(small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places)
(European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America)
(low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves)
(plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places)
(chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers)
(any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States)
(large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts)
(type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears)
(a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance)
(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))
(a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics)
(the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx)
(large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses)
(dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America)
(a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales)
(small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers)
(South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae)
(chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts)
(type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs)
(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)
(American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds)
(a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States)
(grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms)
(an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants)
(monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers)
(submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water)
(perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants)
(small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants)
(marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves)
(genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers)
(simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed)
(European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers)
(submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways)
(American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches)
(North American; widely naturalized in Europe)
(aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria)
(small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants)
(submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia)
(plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae)
(any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae)
(a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water)
(European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California)
(of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States)
(pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe)
(a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae)
(very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe)
(a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales)
(perennial or annual bog or marsh plants; includes arrow grass)
(tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland; sometimes poisons livestock)
(alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species)
(horned pondweed: completely submerged herbs; in some classifications included in Potamogetonaceae)
(found in still or slow-moving fresh or brackish water; useful to oxygenate cool water ponds and aquaria)
(used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae)
((or in some classifications family Zosteraceae) small genus of widely distributed marine plants)
(submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts)
(in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae)
(a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens)
(large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses)
(European alpine rose with crimson flowers)
(low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers)
(Chinese evergreen climbing rose with yellow or white single flowers)
(prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe)
(shrubby Chinese rose; ancestor of many cultivated garden roses)
(large hardy very fragrant pink rose; cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses; parent of many hybrids)
(Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips)
(Chinese climbing rose with fragrant white blossoms)
(vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock)
(rose native to Mediterranean region having curved or climbing branches and loose clusters of musky-scented flowers)
(any of several hybrid bush roses derived from a tea-scented Chinese rose with pink or yellow flowers)
(genus of herbs found chiefly in north temperate regions having pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by bristly fruit)
(a plant of the genus Agrimony having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers)
(erect perennial Old World herb of dry grassy habitats)
(fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils)
(North American deciduous trees or shrubs)
(any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit)
(shrub or small tree of northwestern North America having fragrant creamy white flowers and small waxy purple-red fruits)
(open-growing shrub of eastern North America having pure white flowers and small waxy almost black fruits)
(Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms)
(deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms)
(deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms)
(small tropical American tree bearing edible plumlike fruit)
(genus of deciduous or evergreen Old World shrubs widely cultivated)
(any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits)
(climbing evergreen shrub with white flowers and red berries; often used as ground cover)
(deciduous flat-growing shrub with a fanned herringbone pattern and having reddish flowers and orange-red berries; used as a ground cover)
(thorny shrubs and small trees: hawthorn; thorn; thorn apple)
(a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus)
(southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves)
(common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries)
(erect and almost thornless American hawthorn with somewhat pear-shaped berries)
(eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns)
(hawthorn of southern United States bearing juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies or preserves)
(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)
(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)
(American red-fruited hawthorn with stems and leaves densely covered with short woolly hairs)
(evergreen hawthorn of southeastern Europe)
(American red-fruited hawthorn with dense corymbs of pink-red flowers)
(small Asian tree with pinkish flowers and pear-shaped fruit; widely cultivated)
(creeping evergreen shrub with large white flowers; widely distributed in northern portions of Eurasia and North America)
(evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan)
(any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry)
(wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries)
(North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries)
(any of various perennials of the genus Geum having usually pinnate basal leaves and variously colored flowers)
(erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America)
(hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America)
(erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and few nodding flowers with brown-purple calyx and orange-pink petals)
(North American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruits)
(hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally)
(avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers)
(1 species: toyon; in some classifications included in genus Photinia)
(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)
(apple trees; found throughout temperate zones of the northern hemisphere)
(any tree of the genus Malus especially those bearing firm rounded edible fruits)
(wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus)
(native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits)
(any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acid fruit)
(any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acid (usually bright red) fruit used for preserving or as ornamentals for their blossoms)
(Asian wild crab apple cultivated in many varieties for it small acid usually red fruit used for preserving)
(wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples)
(medium-sized tree of the eastern United States having pink blossoms and small yellow fruit)
(small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit)
(small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms)
(wild crab apple of western United States with fragrant pink flowers)
(derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms)
(small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples)
(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)
(chiefly perennial northern hemisphere herbs and shrubs: cinquefoil)
(any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties)
(low-growing perennial having leaves silvery beneath; northern United States; Europe; Asia)
(a genus of thorny herbs or shrubs of the family Rosaceae)
(European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads)
(a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is widely distributed in temperate regions)
(any of several trees producing edible oval smooth-skinned fruit with a single hard stone)
(wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh)
(wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh)
(small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit)
(seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit)
(any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas)
(small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters)
(plum tree long cultivated for its edible fruit)
(small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves)
(small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit)
(hybrid produced by crossing Prunus domestica and Prunus armeniaca)
(Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach)
(Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits)
(temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits)
(small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruit)
(any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood)
(wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry)
(large Eurasian tree producing small dark bitter fruit in the wild but edible sweet fruit under cultivation)
(any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits)
(wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting)
(dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit)
(Mexican black cherry tree having edible fruit)
(small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States)
(small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit; used in Europe as budding stock)
(rather small Eurasian tree producing red to black acid edible fruit)
(any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice)
(any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing fruit with dark skin and juice)
(Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur)
(small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made)
(used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus)
(used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus)
(any of several small bushy trees having pink or white blossoms and usually bearing nuts)
(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)
(almond trees having white blossoms and poisonous nuts yielding an oil used for flavoring and for medicinal purposes)
(pale yellow fatty oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds)
(pale yellow essential oil obtained from bitter almonds by distillation from almond cake or meal)
(variety of large almond from Malaga, Spain; used in confectionery)
(small Chinese shrub with smooth unfurrowed dark red fruit grown especially for its red or pink or white flowers)
(California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers)
(shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms)
(woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms)
(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)
(evergreen shrub or small tree found on Catalina Island (California))
(any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds)
(small European cherry tree closely resembling the American chokecherry)
(small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit)
(variety or mutation of the peach bearing smooth-skinned fruit with usually yellow flesh)
(small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit)
(small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor)
(large North American wild cherry with round black sour edible fruit)
(any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms)
(ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms)
(ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms)
(a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits)
(shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit)
(shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers)
(Asiatic shrub cultivated for its rosy red flowers)
(deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers)
(a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds)
(Eurasian evergreen thorny shrubs bearing red or orange-red berries)
(any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries)
(fruit trees native to the Old World: pears)
(Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties)
(wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork)
(large genus of brambles bearing berries)
(any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits)
(stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth)
(European trailing bramble with red berrylike fruits)
(bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle)
(the true blackberry of Europe as well as any of numerous varieties having sweet edible black or dark purple berries)
(stiff shrubby blackberry of the eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida))
(any of several trailing blackberry brambles especially of North America)
(American blackberry with oblong black fruit)
(cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries)
(red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California)
(creeping European bramble bearing dewberries)
(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)
(any of several raspberries bearing red fruit)
(the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange)
(raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit)
(large erect red-flowered raspberry of western North America having large salmon-colored berries)
(white-flowered raspberry of western North America and northern Mexico with thimble-shaped orange berries)
(creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries)
(shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit)
(raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits)
(a genus of shrubs or trees of the family Rosaceae having feathery leaves)
(any of various trees of the genus Sorbus)
(Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits)
(decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree)
(an ash of the Western coast of North America)
(medium-sized European tree resembling the rowan but bearing edible fruit)
(European tree bearing edible small speckled brown fruit)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae)
(any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers)
(shrub having copious small white flowers in spring)
(an order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary)
(widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry)
(any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae)
(type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots)
(perennial East Indian creeping or climbing herb used for dye in the orient)
(Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin)
(creeping European perennial having red or pinkish-white flowers and red roots sometimes used as a substitute for madder in dyeing)
(medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark)
(shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World)
(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)
(any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans)
(shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee)
(native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust)
(large genus of trees of Andean region of South America having medicinal bark)
(any of several trees of the genus Cinchona)
(Colombian tree; source of Cartagena bark (a cinchona bark))
(Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark)
(small tree of Ecuador and Peru having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark)
(medicinal bark of cinchona trees; source of quinine and quinidine)
(annual or perennial herbs: bedstraw; cleavers)
(any of several plants of the genus Galium)
(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)
(North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental)
(common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia)
(annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia)
(Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America)
(large genus of attractive Old World tropical shrubs and small trees)
(any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers)
(evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves)
(tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs bearing yellow flowers and succulent edible fruit with a thick rind)
(any tree of the genus Genipa bearing yellow flowers and edible fruit with a thick rind)
(tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit)
(evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees)
(any of several free-flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia)
(handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil)
(creeping evergreen herbs of North America)
(creeping woody plant of eastern North America with shiny evergreen leaves and scarlet berries)
(small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with smooth leathery leaves)
(large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus)
(small genus of shrubs or small trees of southeastern United States and northern South America)
(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)
(tropical chiefly South American shrubs and trees)
(South African evergreen having hard tough wood)
(hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for making bows and fishing rods)
(genus of tropical African trees and shrubs)
(stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa)
(tropical African and Asiatic trees and shrubs having one-seeded fruit)
(small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit)
(shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit)
(shrubs and small trees and woody vines)
(any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico)
(small genus of low deciduous shrubs: bush honeysuckles)
(spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green-yellow flowers)
(bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers)
(Chinese genus of 1 species: beauty bush)
(Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental)
(small species of shrubs of western Himalayas to China)
(shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers)
(creeping evergreen subshrub of the northern parts of Europe and Asia with delicate fragrant tubular bell-shaped usually pink flowers borne in pairs)
(similar to the twinflower of northern Europe and Asia)
(bushy honeysuckle with twining branches and white or yellow-white flowers; southern United States)
(erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers)
(deciduous climbing shrub with fragrant yellow-white flowers in axillary whorls)
(twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America)
(climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States)
(twining deciduous shrub with hairy leaves and spikes of yellow-orange flowers; northeastern America)
(shrubby honeysuckle with purple flowers; western North America)
(an Asiatic trailing evergreen honeysuckle with half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers turning yellow with age; has become a weed in some areas)
(a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States)
(a gray deciduous honeysuckle shrub paired white flowers turning yellow; Japan)
(European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers)
(evergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowers)
(a honeysuckle shrub of southern Russia to central Asia)
(cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers and scarlet fruit)
(deciduous shrubs of North America and Central America and China)
(deciduous shrub of western North America having spikes of pink flowers followed by round white berries)
(North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits)
(any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit)
(common elder of central and eastern North America bearing purple-black berries; fruit used in wines and jellies)
(shrub or small tree of western United States having white flowers and blue berries; fruit used in wines and jellies)
(dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor)
(common black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies)
(common North American shrub or small tree)
(genus of Asiatic and North American herbs: feverroot)
(coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers)
(deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree)
(deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries)
(vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black)
(deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries)
(deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows)
(closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia)
(upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America)
(deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers)
(chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads)
(any of several herbs of the genus Dipsacus native to the Old World having flower heads surrounded by spiny bracts)
(teasel with lilac flowers native to Old World but naturalized in North America; dried flower heads used to raise a nap on woolen cloth)
(similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States)
(European teasel with white to pink flowers; naturalized in United States)
(annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs; mainly Mediterranean)
(any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa)
(Old World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower heads; naturalized in United States)
(perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States)
(distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers)
(annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand)
(North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil)
(an order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae)
(any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae)
(genus of mostly North American geraniums: cranesbills)
(any of numerous geraniums of the genus Geranium)
(common wild geranium of eastern North America with deeply parted leaves and rose-purple flowers)
(tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers; native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America)
(geranium of western North America having branched clusters of white or pale pink flowers)
(a sticky low herb with small reddish-purple flowers; widespread in the northern hemisphere)
(geranium of western North America having pinkish-purple flowers in open clusters)
(western geranium with small pink flowers; a common weed on lawns and in vacant lots)
(geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated)
(any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant 3- to 5-lobed leaves and pink flowers)
(an upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers)
(a commonly cultivated trailing South American plant with peltate leaves and rosy flowers)
(geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers)
(a common garden geranium with lemon-scented foliage)
(geraniums of Europe and South America and Australia especially mountainous regions)
(any of various plants of the genus Erodium)
(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)
(low annual European herb naturalized in America; similar to alfilaria)
(of prairies and desert areas of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(a family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit)
(a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae)
(a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine)
(a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine)
(resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees)
(any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense)
(fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense)
(type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi)
(small tree or shrub of the southwestern United States having a spicy odor and odd-pinnate leaves and small clusters of white flowers)
(tropical American tree yielding a reddish resin used in cements and varnishes)
(genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India)
(tree yielding an aromatic gum resin burned as incense)
(East Indian tree yielding a resin used medicinally and burned as incense)
(genus of East Indian and African trees yielding balsamic products)
(small evergreen tree of Africa and Asia; leaves have a strong aromatic odor when bruised)
(tree of eastern Africa and Asia yielding myrrh)
(aromatic resin burned as incense and used in perfume)
(genus of chiefly tropical American trees having fragrant wood and yielding gum elemi)
(fragrant wood of two incense trees of the genus Protium)
(any of several aquatic plants having a star-shaped rosette of floating leaves; America, Europe and Asia)
(cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture)
(tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries)
(tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees)
(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)
(wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture)
(type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash)
(tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree)
(genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees)
(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)
(seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products)
(tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes)
(deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka)
(East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;)
(hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools)
(African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown)
(small genus of Australian timber trees)
(any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia)
(tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc)
(Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison)
(African tree having hard heavy odorless wood)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Meliaceae)
(East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry)
(tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany)
(an important Central American mahogany tree)
(Philippine timber tree having hard red fragrant wood)
(red or pale-red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finish)
(fragrant wood much used for cigar boxes)
(genus of trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia and Australia)
(any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers)
(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)
(a genus of dicotyledonous trees belonging to the family Lepidobotryaceae)
(African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds)
(new (1993) genus of trees of Central America now recognized as similar to those of genus Lepidobotrys)
(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)
(a family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers)
(type genus of the Oxalidaceae; large genus of plants having leaves that resemble clover and variously colored flowers usually clustered in umbels)
(any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis)
(Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers)
(South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers)
(creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan)
(short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers)
(perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers)
(South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers)
(trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas)
(East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit)
(East Indian evergreen tree bearing very acid fruit)
(trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres)
(type genus of the Polygalaceae: milkwort; seneca; snakeroot)
(any of various plants of the genus Polygala)
(perennial bushy herb of Central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot)
(bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers)
(common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals)
(eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots)
(dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin)
(small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation)
(a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent)
(type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs)
(European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy)
(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)
(fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork)
(any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock)
(small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy)
(southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits)
(thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind)
(citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp)
(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)
(a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa)
(probably native to southern China; widely cultivated as source of table and juice oranges)
(large citrus tree having large sweet deep orange fruit that is easily peeled; widely cultivated in Florida)
(hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida)
(hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel)
(a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit)
(lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp)
(any of various related trees bearing limes)
(a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rutaceae)
(Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather)
(small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats)
(any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp)
(small genus of aromatic deciduous trees of east Asia often having thick corky bark)
(deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark)
(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)
(deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash)
(any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches)
(small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America)
(densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies)
(West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood)
(chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit)
(any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste)
(type genus of Simaroubaceae; tropical American trees and shrubs having a pale soft wood and bitter bark)
(tree of the Amazon valley yielding a light brittle timber locally regarded as resistant to insect attack)
(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)
(small genus of east Asian and Chinese trees with odd-pinnate leaves and long twisted samaras)
(any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus)
(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)
(African tree with edible yellow fruit resembling mangos; valued for its oil-rich seed and hardy green termite-resistant wood)
(small genus of tropical South African trees and shrubs)
(small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs)
(small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia)
(West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia)
(similar to the extract from Quassia amara)
(tropical trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and large scarlet flowers; bark is medicinal)
(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)
(a tropical American genus of dicotyledonous climbing or diffuse pungent herbs constituting the family Tropaeolaceae)
(any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers)
(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)
(annual with deep yellow flowers smaller than the common garden nasturtium)
(a climber having canary-colored flowers)
(small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea)
(usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers)
(perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers)
(South American tree of dry interior regions of Argentina and Paraguay having resinous heartwood used for incense)
(heartwood of a palo santo; yields an aromatic oil used in perfumes)
(small genus of evergreen resinous trees or shrubs of warm and tropical America)
(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)
(hard greenish-brown wood of the lignum vitae tree and other trees of the genus Guaiacum)
(small evergreen tree of the southern United States and West Indies a source of lignum vitae wood)
(medicinal resin from the lignum vitae tree)
(xerophytic evergreen shrubs; South America to southwestern United States)
(desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers)
(acidulous gum resin of the creosote bush)
(annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs of warm regions)
(tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed)
(coextensive with the family Salicaceae)
(two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus)
(a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)
(any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)
(any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture)
(large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having grayish canescent leaves and gray bark)
(North American willow with grayish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying)
(European willow having grayish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry)
(Eurasian willow tree having grayish leaves and ascending branches)
(low creeping shrub of arctic Europe and America)
(willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental)
(hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit)
(small willow of eastern North America having grayish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves)
(any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal)
(much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves)
(willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees)
(Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry)
(North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves)
(large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken)
(slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America)
(widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves)
(Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs)
(shrubby willow of the western United States)
(common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves)
(North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes)
(European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States)
(Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin)
(small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed)
(small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated)
(small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon))
(willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath)
(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)
(willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry)
(a genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere; poplars)
(any of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkins)
(soft light-colored nondurable wood of the poplar)
(poplar of northeastern North America with broad heart-shaped leaves)
(a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces)
(large rapidly growing poplar with faintly lobed dentate leaves gray on the lower surface; native to Europe but introduced and naturalized elsewhere)
(distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect branches)
(any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed)
(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)
(cottonwood of western North America with dark green leaves shining above and rusty or silvery beneath)
(North American poplar with large rounded scalloped leaves and brownish bark and wood)
(any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind)
(Old World aspen with a broad much-branched crown; northwestern Europe and Siberia to North Africa)
(aspen with a narrow crown; eastern North America)
(order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots)
(chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit)
(parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia)
(parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests)
(close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect-repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork)
(small genus of Asiatic and American parasitic shrubs)
(parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull-green olivelike fruits)
(small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants)
(woody creeping parasite of western North America having numerous thick powdery-looking leaves and panicles of small dull-white flowers)
(Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed)
(small genus of chiefly Asiatic parasitic shrubs)
(shrub of southeastern United States parasitic on roots of hemlocks having sparse spikes of greenish flowers and pulpy drupes)
(in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria)
(type genus of the Loranthaceae: 1 species)
(shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks)
(genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers)
(small herb with scalelike leaves on reddish-brown stems and berrylike fruits; parasitic on spruce and larch trees)
(a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses)
(in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae)
(type genus of the Viscaceae: Old World evergreen shrubs parasitic on many trees including oaks but especially apple trees, poplars, aspens and cottonwoods)
(Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas)
(any of various American parasitic plants similar to Old World mistletoe: false mistletoe)
(American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe)
(the traditional mistletoe of Christmas in America: grows on deciduous trees and can severely weaken the host plant)
(chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins)
(a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood)
(a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin)
(deciduous tree of southwestern United States having pulpy fruit containing saponin)
(evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans)
(small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe)
(widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by William Bligh)
(tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot)
(herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa)
(woody perennial climbing plant with large ornamental seed pods that resemble balloons; tropical India and Africa and America)
(tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphoria or Nephelium)
(genus of tropical Asiatic and African trees)
(any of various tree of the genus Harpullia)
(fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building)
(Australian tree yielding a variegated tulipwood)
(Chinese tree cultivated especially in Philippines and India for its edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Nephelium)
(tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries)
(tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp)
(a genus of dicotyledonous trees of the family Sapindaceae that are native to Asia and Australia)
(East Indian fruit tree bearing fruit similar to but sweeter than that of the rambutan)
(widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees)
(large slow-growing evergreen shrub or small tree with multiple stems; extensively used for hedges or borders and topiary figures)
(very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box especially the common box; used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks)
(evergreen perennial procumbent subshrubs or herbs)
(any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover)
(low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere)
(slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover)
(trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits)
(type genus of the Celastraceae: bittersweet and shrubby bittersweet; woody vines and shrubs native chiefly to Asia and Australia)
(any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus)
(twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds)
(ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America)
(widely distributed chiefly evergreen shrubs or small trees or vines)
(any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries)
(small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit)
(bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China)
(deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds)
(upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas)
(broad and bushy Asiatic twining shrub with pinkish fruit; many subspecies or varieties)
(shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia)
(1 species: trees and shrubs having flowers with acute or twisted petals and wingless fruit)
(shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange-crimson foliage)
(tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers)
(a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit)
(a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples)
(type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit)
(any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone)
(wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring)
(maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings)
(a common North American maple tree; 5-lobed leaves are light green above and silvery white beneath; source of hard close-grained but brittle light-brown wood)
(maple of eastern and central North America having 3- to 5-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)
(maple of eastern and central America; 5-lobed leaves scarlet and yellow in autumn)
(maple of eastern North America with striped bard and large 2-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn)
(maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn)
(small maple of northwestern North America)
(small shrubby maple of eastern North America; scarlet in autumn)
(small maple of northwestern North America having prostrate stems that root freely and form dense thickets)
(shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge)
(a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; 5-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties)
(Eurasian maple tree with pale gray bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn)
(common shade tree of eastern and central United States)
(maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature)
(small shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobes; yellow in autumn)
(leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan)
(ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties)
(small genus of large deciduous shrubs having large clusters of winged seeds that turn red as they mature; central and southern China)
(any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges)
(a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies))
(dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental)
(deciduous shrub of southeastern and central United States)
(evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries)
(South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea)
(the cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac)
(type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew)
(tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted)
(a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae)
(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)
(any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus)
(shrubby tree of southern United States having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke)
(Old World shrub having large plumes of yellowish feathery flowers resembling puffs of smoke)
(one species; often included in the genus Rhus)
(small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus)
(tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit)
(large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit)
(a dicotyledonous genus of trees of the family Anacardiaceae having drupaceous fruit)
(small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts)
(a Mediterranean tree yielding Chian turpentine)
(1 species; an Australian evergreen sumac)
(evergreen of Australia yielding a dark yellow wood)
(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))
(a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus))
(sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits)
(common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with waxy compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries)
(common nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berries)
(evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with spikes of reddish-yellow flowers and glandular hairy fruits)
(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)
(deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit)
(genus of evergreen shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical regions of South and Central America and Canary Islands and China)
(small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil)
(small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits)
(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)
(tropical trees having one-seeded fruit)
(tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit)
(common tropical American shrub or small tree with purplish fruit)
(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)
(smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil)
(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)
(poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact)
(poisonous shrub of southeastern United States causing a rash on contact)
(small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained)
(trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule)
(deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia)
(tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds)
(the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut)
(a tall and often cultivated buckeye of the central United States)
(a buckeye with scaly gray bark that is found in the central United States)
(a spreading shrub with pink flowers; found in southeastern United States)
(a shrub buckeye of southern United States)
(a buckeye marked by different colors or tints)
(a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone)
(a genus of small trees or shrubs of the family Staphylaceae)
(trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae)
(fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon)
(a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood)
(tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork)
(hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys)
(large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood)
(any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros)
(small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit)
(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)
(an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes)
(tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit)
(tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit)
(deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex)
(any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia)
(shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit)
(deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico)
(a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae)
(tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs)
(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)
(tropical American timber tree with dark hard heavy wood and small plumlike purple fruit)
(genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex; pantropical)
(a hard-wooded tropical tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber)
(when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls)
(large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras)
(large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves)
(East Indian tree yielding gutta-percha)
(genus of medium to large Malaysian trees yielding gutta-percha)
(tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel))
(tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit)
(tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum)
(a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales)
(type and sole genus of Symplocaceae including sweetleaf)
(small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye)
(deciduous shrub of eastern Asia bearing decorative bright blue fruit)
(a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales)
(a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax)
(deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees)
(any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage)
(styrax of southwestern United States; a threatened species)
(deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America)
(any of various deciduous trees of the genus Halesia having white bell-shaped flowers)
(medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas)
(plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily insects but also other small animals)
(plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae)
(any of several insectivorous herbs of the order Sarraceniales)
(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)
(yellow-flowered pitcher plant of southeastern United States having trumpet-shaped leaves with the orifice covered with an arched hood)
(pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids)
(marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below)
(genus of pitcher plants of the Guiana Highlands in South America)
(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)
(any of several tropical carnivorous shrubs or woody herbs of the genus Nepenthes)
(a family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs)
(the type genus of Droseraceae including many low bog-inhabiting insectivorous plants)
(any of various bog plants of the genus Drosera having leaves covered with sticky hairs that trap and digest insects; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(carnivorous plant of coastal plains of the Carolinas having sensitive hinged marginally bristled leaf blades that close and entrap insects)
(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)
(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)
(in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae)
(insectivorous undershrubs of South Africa; in some classifications placed in the family Droseraceae)
(either of 2 species of the genus Roridula; South African viscid perennial low-growing woody shrubs)
(a family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus)
(carnivorous perennial herb having a red-brown-marked green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia)
(type genus of Crassulaceae; herbs and small shrubs having woody stems and succulent aerial parts)
(large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves)
(any of various plants of the genus Sedum)
(any of various northern temperate plants of the genus Sedum having fleshy leaves and red or yellow or white flowers)
(mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover)
(Eurasian mountain plant with fleshy pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers)
(perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers)
(a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae)
(perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels)
(trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae)
(Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration)
(sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae)
(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)
(any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea)
(deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads)
(deciduous shrub with creamy white flower clusters; eastern United States)
(deciduous shrub bearing round-headed flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue)
(deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters)
(deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads)
(1 species; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae)
(California evergreen shrub having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers)
(small genus of woody climbers with adhesive aerial roots; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae)
(woody climber of southeastern United States having white flowers in compound terminal clusters)
(genus of ornamental mostly deciduous shrubs native to Asia and Central America; widespread in cultivation; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae)
(any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters)
(1 genus; usually included in family Hydrangeaceae)
(mock orange: type and sole genus of the subfamily Philadelphaceae; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae)
(any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions)
(large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes)
(small genus of deciduous climbing and creeping shrubs with white flowers in flat clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae)
(climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan)
(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)
(type genus of the Saxifragaceae; large genus of usually perennial herbs of arctic and cool regions of northern hemisphere: saxifrage)
(any of various plants of the genus Saxifraga)
(tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange)
(rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe)
(tufted or mat-forming perennial of mountains of Europe; cultivated for its white flowers)
(saxifrage having loose clusters of white flowers on hairy stems growing from a cluster of basal leaves; moist slopes of western North America)
(plants forming dense cushions with bright reddish-lavender flowers; rocky areas of Europe and Asia and western North America)
(small often mat-forming alpine plant having small starlike white flowers; Europe)
(eastern Asiatic saxifrage with racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous creeping stolons)
(any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers)
(North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers)
(mat-forming evergreen Asiatic plant with finely cut leaves and small pink to burgundy flowers; grown as ground cover)
(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)
(genus of perennial spring-blooming rhizomatous herbs with thick evergreen leaves; eastern Asia)
(any plant of the genus Bergenia; valued as an evergreen ground cover and for the spring blossoms)
(genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan)
(plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America)
(genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers)
(any of various low aquatic herbs of the genus Chrysosplenium)
(aquatic herb with yellowish flowers; central and western United States)
(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)
(perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile)
(Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers)
(genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers)
(any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera)
(plant with basal leaves mottled with white and flowers in lax panicles on erect stems)
(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)
(perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental)
(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)
(small genus of perennial herbs of the western North America)
(California perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petals; sometimes placed in genus Tellima)
(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)
(genus of low slender herbs of North America and northeastern Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals)
(any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus Mitella having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter)
(miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers)
(small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado)
(genus of bog herbs of arctic and northern temperate regions)
(any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup)
(plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green)
(bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico)
(small genus of rhizomatous herbs of northwestern America and South America)
(any of several American plants of the genus Suksdorfia having orbicular to kidney-shaped somewhat succulent leaves and white or rose or violet flowers in terminal panicles)
(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)
(genus of hardy perennials with palmately lobed leaves and long racemes of small nodding five-petaled flowers; western North America)
(plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho)
(small genus of North American herbs having mostly basal leaves and slender racemes of delicate white flowers)
(stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant)
(plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana)
(vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk)
(in some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry)
(a flowering shrub bearing currants or gooseberries; native to northern hemisphere)
(any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants)
(cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries)
(widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries)
(garden currant bearing small white berries)
(spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries)
(coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees)
(genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London plane; sycamore)
(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)
(variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree)
(very large fast-growing tree much planted as a street tree)
(very large spreading plane tree of eastern and central North America to Mexico)
(large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor)
(tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers)
(medium-sized tree of Arizona and adjacent regions having deeply lobed leaves and collective fruits in groups of 3 to 5)
(Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales)
(used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales)
(a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers)
(any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing often foul-smelling plants of temperate to arctic regions)
(pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers)
(erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States)
(perennial erect herb with white flowers; circumboreal)
(tall sticky-leaved herb of the Rocky Mountains having an offensive smell)
(herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico)
(any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers)
(low mat-forming herb of rocky places in United States)
(low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover)
(a genus of herbs of the family Polemoniaceae; found in western United States)
(low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers)
(small California annual with white flowers)
(widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales)
(any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated)
(widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers)
(tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face)
(a genus of herbs or vines of the family Acanthaceae)
(tropical African climbing plant having yellow flowers with a dark purple center)
(trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales)
(any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae)
(woody flowering vine of southern United States; stems show a cross in transverse section)
(a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers)
(a dicotyledonous genus of plants belonging to the family Bignoniaceae; has large flowers (white or mottled) and long terete pods)
(tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods)
(catalpa tree of southern United States)
(evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods)
(a genus of tropical American trees of the family Bignoniaceae; has a short trunk and crooked limbs and drooping branches)
(tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds)
(a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit)
(perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region)
(hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach)
(rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks)
(annual of western United States with coiled spikes of yellow-orange coiled flowers)
(annual of the western United States having large coiled flower spikes; a threatened species)
(any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers)
(perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers)
(anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats)
(anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers)
(tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae)
(large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood)
(a large genus of tall rough herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae)
(biennial east Asian herb grown for its usually bright blue flowers)
(biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers)
(perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers)
(a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae)
(a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States)
(Eurasian and North American plants having small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing)
(any of several herbaceous plants having seeds that cling to clothing)
(annual or perennial herbaceous or shrubby plants; cosmopolitan except Australia)
(European perennial branching plant; occurs in hedgerows and at the edge of woodlands)
(perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment)
(perennial North American plant with grayish hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment)
(a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers shaped like funnels)
(smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud)
(small biennial to perennial herb of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia having blue, purple or white flowers)
(small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers)
(a genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae)
(any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers)
(perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas)
(European herb having small white, pink or purple flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America)
(morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit)
(genus of mostly climbing or scrambling herbs and shrubs: bindweed)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus)
(any of several vines of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia having a twining habit)
(weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed)
(twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin)
(resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia)
(woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia)
(any of various twining shrubs of the genus Argyreia having silvery leaves and showy purple flowers)
(climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed)
(common Eurasian and American wild climber with pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Convolvulus)
(genus of twining leafless parasitic herbs lacking chlorophyll: dodder)
(a leafless annual parasitic vine of the genus Cuscuta having whitish or yellow filamentous stems; obtain nourishment through haustoria)
(leafless parasitic vine with dense clusters of small white bell-shaped flowers on orange-yellow stems that twine around clover or flax)
(genus of chiefly tropical prostrate perennial herbs with creeping stems that root at the nodes)
(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)
(any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)
(pantropical annual climbing herb with funnel-shaped blue, purple, pink or white flowers)
(annual or perennial climbing herb of Central America having sky-blue flowers; most commonly cultivated morning glory)
(tropical American annual climber having red (sometimes white) flowers and finely dissected leaves; naturalized in United States and elsewhere)
(pantropical climber having white fragrant nocturnal flowers)
(pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh)
(the fleshy root of the sweet potato vine)
(tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato)
(annual herb having scarlet flowers; the eastern United States)
(long-rooted morning glory of western United States)
(Prostrate perennial of coastal sand dunes Florida to Texas)
(annual Old World tropical climbing herb distinguished by wide color range and frilled or double flowers)
(large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales)
(any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia)
(large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers)
(genus of tropical perennial American herbs)
(any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias)
(large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants)
(a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex)
(epiphyte or creeping on rocks; Malaysian plant having somewhat fleshy leaves and bright red flowers)
(tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia)
(low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia)
(genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas)
(tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage)
(genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage)
(any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers)
(small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers)
(any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers)
(herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers)
(shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers)
(east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated)
(tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers)
(genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America)
(South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers)
(large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose)
(any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses)
(any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers)
(any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum)
(showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States)
(viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers)
(small genus of evergreen shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico)
(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)
(genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes)
(delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with dark spots)
(California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal)
(American herbs with usually pinnatifid leaves and blue or purple or white flowers in scorpioid cymes)
(annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers)
(desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes)
(hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers)
(straggling herbs of southwestern United States)
(straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila)
(the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary)
(plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha)
(fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America)
(any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache)
(erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States)
(much-branched North American herb with an odor like fennel)
(erect perennial of Mexico having rose to crimson flowers)
(any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover)
(low rhizomatous European carpeting plant having spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in parts of United States)
(upright rhizomatous perennial with bright blue flowers; southern Europe)
(European evergreen carpeting perennial)
(low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa)
(perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound)
(ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers)
(small genus of North American herbs: wood mints)
(American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers)
(perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America)
(mint-scented perennial of central and southern Europe)
(aromatic herb with large pink flowers; southern and southeastern Europe; Anatolia; northern Iran)
(low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States)
(aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia)
(small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States)
(erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States)
(genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon)
(any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers)
(an aromatic fleshy herb of India and Ceylon to South Africa; sometimes placed in genus Plectranthus)
(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)
(small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States)
(small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species)
(genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads)
(American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers)
(genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs)
(any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes)
(coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States)
(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)
(small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal))
(erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine)
(Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs)
(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)
(genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits)
(any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips)
(European dead nettle with white flowers)
(Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers)
(any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated)
(aromatic Mediterranean shrub widely cultivated for its lilac flowers which are dried and used in sachets)
(shrubby grayish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers)
(Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil)
(pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics)
(small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa)
(relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco)
(pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States)
(genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls)
(bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers)
(a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae)
(California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers)
(small genus of herbs of the mint family)
(a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States)
(aromatic perennial herb of United States)
(hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers)
(a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae)
(small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum)
(any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings)
(aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe)
(any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium)
(European aromatic herb with hairy leaves and numerous white flowers in axillary cymes; leaves yield a bitter extract use medicinally and as flavoring)
(a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae)
(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)
(any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers)
(European mint naturalized in United States)
(a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America)
(mint with leaves having perfume like that of the bergamot orange)
(a coarse Old World wild water mint having long leaves and spikelike clusters of flowers; naturalized in the eastern United States)
(herb with downy leaves and small purple or white flowers that yields a pungent oil used as a flavoring)
(common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring)
(mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States)
(Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil)
(oil from European pennyroyal having a odor like mint; used chiefly in soaps)
(large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs)
(trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally)
(dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions)
(small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated)
(aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx)
(any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda)
(perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads)
(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)
(an annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexico)
(perennial herb of North America (New York to Illinois and mountains of Alaska) having aromatic leaves and clusters of yellowish-pink balls)
(a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States)
(fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers)
(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)
(any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum)
(annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs)
(plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage)
(large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves)
(any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage)
(a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers)
(genus of North American perennial herbs)
(any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers)
(North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers)
(large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus)
(any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus)
(genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil)
(small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes)
(small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers)
(decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America)
(any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California)
(perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised)
(widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery)
(large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage)
(any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb)
(blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States)
(stout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery)
(Texas sage having intensely blue flowers)
(sage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation)
(silvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers)
(shrubby plant with aromatic grayish-green leaves used as a cooking herb)
(tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands)
(aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in England as a potherb and widely as an ornamental)
(California erect and sparsely branched perennial)
(an herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin)
(Eurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States)
(any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees)
(erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers; used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads; southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere)
(erect perennial subshrub having pink or white flowers and leathery leaves with a flavor of thyme; southern Europe)
(an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic)
(genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region)
(genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus)
(large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia)
(foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome)
(perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere)
(large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia)
(any of various plants of the genus Teucrium)
(subshrub with serrate leaves and cream to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemes; North America)
(European perennial subshrub with red-purple or bright rose flowers with red and white spots)
(Mediterranean germander having small hairy leaves and reddish purple flowers; attractive to cats)
(European germander with one-sided racemes of yellow flowers; naturalized in North America)
(any of various mints of the genus Thymus)
(common aromatic garden perennial native to the western Mediterranean; used in seasonings and formerly as medicine)
(aromatic dwarf shrub common on banks and hillsides in Europe; naturalized in United States)
(genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls)
(any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers)
(aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico)
(aromatic plant of western United States)
(aromatic plant of the eastern United States)
(carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea)
(bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(any of numerous aquatic carnivorous plants of the genus Utricularia some of whose leaves are modified as small urn-shaped bladders that trap minute aquatic animals)
(butterworts: a large genus of almost stemless carnivorous bog plants; Europe and America to Antarctica)
(any of numerous carnivorous bog plants of the genus Pinguicula having showy purple or yellow or white flowers and a rosette of basal leaves coated with a sticky secretion to trap small insects)
(small genus of carnivorous plants of tropical African swamps)
(rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and trap-leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs)
(in most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae)
(in some classifications includes the unicorn plants)
(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)
(brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales)
(the family of plants of order Polemoniales)
(East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil)
(in some classifications included in the genus Martynia and hence the two taxonomic names for some of the unicorn plants)
(annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak)
(alternatively placed in genus Martynia)
(a herbaceous plant of the genus Proboscidea)
(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)
(type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts)
(any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia)
(a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers)
(a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon)
(California plant with slender racemes of white flowers)
(southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation)
(perennial native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated for its purple or pink flowers)
(genus of North American spring wildflowers)
(a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers)
(small pale plant with dense spikes of pale bluish-violet flowers; of high cold meadows from Wyoming and Utah to New Mexico)
(small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia)
(multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia)
(sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia)
(large genus of tropical American herbs and shrubs with showy cymose flowers)
(any garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip)
(genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses)
(any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts)
(most common paintbrush of western United States dry lands; having erect stems ending in dense spikes of bright orange to red flowers)
(wildflower of western North America having ragged clusters of crimson or scarlet flowers)
(hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico)
(plant of moist highland meadows having ragged clusters of pale yellow flowers)
(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)
(genus of hardy annual herbs of western United States)
(white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California)
(small widely branching Western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado)
(Eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers)
(a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America)
(genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers)
(any of several plants of the genus Digitalis)
(tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)
(genus of annual or perennial herbs with showy pink or purple or yellow flowers; plants often assigned to genera Aureolaria or Agalinis)
(semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers; grows in the United States and West Indies)
(genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred snapdragon)
(North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers)
(common European perennial having showy yellow and orange flowers; a naturalized weed in North America)
(large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America)
(plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip)
(plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward)
(low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California)
(erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming)
(mat-forming plant with blue-lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California)
(stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah)
(low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah)
(low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems)
(plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona)
(mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California)
(fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah)
(erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona)
(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)
(plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado)
(whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon)
(wine-lavender to black-purple flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico)
(genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs mostly with woolly leaves)
(any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers)
(European mullein with smooth leaves and large yellow or purplish flowers; naturalized as a weed in North America)
(densely hairy Eurasian herb with racemose white flowers; naturalized in North America)
(Eurasian mullein with showy purple or pink flowers)
(tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches)
(widespread genus of herbs with pink or white or blue or purple flowers: speedwell)
(European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America)
(plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers)
(erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America)
(European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers often pink-flushed; sparsely naturalized in North America)
(Old World plant with axillary racemes of blue-and-white flowers)
(plant of wet places in Eurasia and America)
(common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes)
(North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe)
(perennial decumbent herb having small opposite leaves and racemes of blue flowers; throughout Eurasia and the New World)
(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; Solandra)
(type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade; potato; eggplant; bittersweet)
(any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit)
(Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit)
(coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States)
(hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato)
(poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America)
(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)
(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)
(erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream tubers resembling potatoes)
(copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue)
(hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable)
(Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible)
(improved garden variety of black nightshade having small edible orange or black berries)
(small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit)
(small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges)
(North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers)
(annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous)
(vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers)
(South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato)
(perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine)
(small genus of tropical South American annuals)
(any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers)
(genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits)
(West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers)
(includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets)
(South American plant cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers)
(South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers)
(arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers)
(chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers)
(any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)
(plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental)
(plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red)
(plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers)
(mild bell-shaped fruit of a sweet pepper plant; usually green and red but now available in orange and yellow and purple and black and white)
(plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits)
(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)
(plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce)
(genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs)
(West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day)
(West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night)
(South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor)
(any of several plants of the genus Datura)
(intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits)
(genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs)
(Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic)
(poisonous fetid Old World herb having sticky hairy leaves and yellow-brown flowers; yields hyoscyamine and scopolamine)
(poisonous herb whose leaves are a source of hyoscyamine)
(deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny; cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions)
(any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries)
(deciduous erect or spreading shrub with spiny branches and violet-purple flowers followed by orange-red berries; southeastern Europe to China)
(spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries)
(native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties)
(plant bearing small red to yellow fruit)
(a kind of cherry tomato that has an oblong shape)
(a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae)
(a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers)
(the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic)
(coarse South American herb grown for its blue-and-white flowers followed by a bladderlike fruit enclosing a dry berry)
(American and Asiatic aromatic herbs and shrubs with viscid foliage)
(aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs)
(South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers)
(tall erect South American herb with large ovate leaves and terminal clusters of tubular white or pink flowers; cultivated for its leaves)
(tobacco plant of South America and Mexico)
(evergreen South American shrub naturalized in United States; occasionally responsible for poisoning livestock)
(genus of tropical American erect or creeping herbs with solitary flowers)
(any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers)
(prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose)
(shrubby Chilean herb having bluish-white tubular flowers used as an ornamental)
(annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of tropical South America)
(any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers)
(annual herb having large nocturnally fragrant buff-white flowers)
(herb or small shrublet having solitary violet to rose-red flowers)
(hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple)
(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)
(decorative American annual having round fleshy yellow berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk)
(Old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx)
(annual of tropical South America having edible purple fruits)
(stout hairy annual of eastern North America with sweet yellow fruits)
(annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes)
(Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes)
(found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries)
(herbs of temperate North and South America: cock's eggs)
(weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit)
(small genus of herbs of the southern Andes having large showy flowers)
(Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat)
(any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers)
(genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids)
(Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat)
(evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant)
(family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees)
(type genus of the Verbenaceae; genus of herbaceous perennials and subshrubs)
(any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena grown for their showy spikes of variously colored flowers)
(small genus of tropical shrubs or trees)
(used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia)
(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)
(a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific)
(a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae)
(an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida)
(small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak)
(tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood)
(hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding)
(a family of plants of order Geraniales)
(type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
(poisonous Old World spurge; adventive in America; seeds yield a purgative oil)
(not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun)
(an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States)
(African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches)
(common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts)
(annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk)
(Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States)
(tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America)
(much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America)
(tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers)
(showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru)
(poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla)
(European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters)
(wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States)
(European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States)
(Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers)
(small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra)
(somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts)
(an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves)
(a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
(tropical shrubs and herbs; source of croton oil)
(tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil)
(viscid acrid brownish-yellow oil from the seeds of Croton tiglium having a violent cathartic action)
(aromatic bark of cascarilla; used as a tonic and for making incense)
(evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with thick and colorful leathery leaves; Malaya and Pacific islands)
(grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant)
(a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
(Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic)
(European perennial weedy plant with greenish flowers)
(a genus of herb having only one known species: castor-oil plant)
(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)
(a genus of perennial plant with bristles; belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
(a mainly tropical genus of American plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
(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)
(small genus of South American trees yielding latex)
(deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; the rubber tree usually cultivated in plantations; chief source of Para rubber)
(genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava)
(any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch)
(cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca)
(cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca)
(South American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed)
(large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles)
(Chinese tree bearing seeds that yield tung oil)
(any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts)
(wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica)
(low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties)
(seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble)
(a family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales)
(tropical Asiatic evergreen shrubs or small trees)
(any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers)
(greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant roselike flowers; cultivated in many varieties)
(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")
(plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)
(any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae)
(any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley)
(European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten)
(aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning)
(biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot)
(any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels)
(a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally)
(European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island)
(chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia)
(aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads)
(coarse erect biennial Old World herb introduced as a weed in eastern North America)
(widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked)
(grown for its thickened edible aromatic root)
(a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Umbelliferae with aromatic roots and palmate leaves and showy flowers)
(European herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers)
(a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed)
(small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock)
(tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas)
(tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes)
(small genus of highly toxic biennials: hemlock)
(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)
(a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Umbelliferae)
(a common European plant having edible tubers with the flavor of roasted chestnuts)
(small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs)
(Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley)
(dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds)
(a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots)
(perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical deep-orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions)
(deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant)
(large genus of decorative plants with thistlelike flower heads; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac)
(coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots; southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake master)
(coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite)
(very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers)
(any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems)
(strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning)
(grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base)
(widely distributed genus of plants with usually thick rootstocks and large umbels of white flowers)
(tall coarse plant having thick stems and cluster of white to purple flowers)
(genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers)
(herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds)
(European perennial herbs having pinnate leaves and umbels of white flowers)
(European herb with soft ferny leaves and white flowers)
(European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous)
(European poisonous herb with fibrous roots)
(a rosid dicot genus of the family Umbelliferae; includes parsnips)
(a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root)
(European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation)
(the whitish root of cultivated parsnip)
(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)
(annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves)
(a variety of parsley having flat leaves)
(parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot resembling a savory parsnip)
(native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery)
(a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers)
(sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers)
(sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowers)
(sanicle of Europe and Asia having white to pale pink flowers)
(a rosid dicot genus that includes moon carrots)
(any plant of the genus Seseli having dense umbels of small white or pink flowers and finely divided foliage)
(slender roadside herb of western Europe and Mediterranean having foliage like parsley and white flowers with aromatic seeds)
(perennial of wet and marshy places in the northern hemisphere: water parsnips)
(stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; northern United States and Asia)
(large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water; Europe)
(an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root)
(European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb)
(a rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia)
(hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan)
(a rosid dicot genus of the family Cornaceae including: dogwood; cornel: perennial chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of temperate regions of northern hemisphere)
(a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers)
(hard tough wood of any dogwood of the genus Cornus; resemble boxwood)
(deciduous tree; celebrated for its large white or pink bracts and stunning autumn color that is followed by red berries)
(common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers)
(shrub of eastern North America closely resembling silky cornel)
(shrub of eastern North America having purplish stems and blue fruit)
(European deciduous shrub turning red in autumn having dull white flowers)
(creeping red-berried perennial herb distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots; Greenland to Alaska)
(deciduous European shrub or small tree having bright red fruit)
(evergreen shrubs with intricately twisted wiry stems that in summer are smothered in small yellow flowers; grows in New Zealand)
(a large evergreen tree of South Africa)
(evergreen shrubs of New Zealand and South America)
(South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers)
(small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental)
(deciduous dioecious shrubs native to woodland thickets in low mountains in Japan)
(genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor)
(genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs)
(a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers)
(tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally)
(genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized)
(widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed)
(genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs)
(European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers)
(tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas)
(terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns)
(type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns)
(any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves)
(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)
(large stout fern of extreme western Europe)
(large fern of New Zealand having kidney-shaped fronds)
(large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas)
(any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters)
(large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds)
(North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds)
(New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible)
(including some ferns sometimes placed in genus Todea)
(New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea)
(a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae)
(fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa)
(type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern)
(rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts)
(genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America)
(fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs)
(any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium)
(delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds)
(tropical fern widespread in Old World; naturalized in Jamaica and Florida)
(sweetly scented African fern with narrow bipinnate fronds)
(any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets)
(water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves)
(European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps)
(1 species of aquatic or semi-aquatic fern)
(small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil)
(type genus of the Salviniaceae: water ferns)
(used in some classifications for the genus Azolla)
(a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae)
(small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe)
(coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae)
(a family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution)
(the type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae)
(ferns with fertile spikes shaped like a snake's tongue)
(epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America)
(a fern of the genus Botrychium having a fertile frond bearing small grapelike clusters of spore cases)
(European fern with leathery and sparsely hairy fronds)
(American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle)
(1 species: terrestrial fern of southeastern Asia and Australia)
(Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds)
(a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass)
(the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast)
(any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein)
(plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids)
(plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis)
(saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants)
(family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews)
(any of various fungi of the genus Erysiphe producing powdery conidia on the host surface)
(large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders)
(parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia)
(genus of fungi with black perithecia used extensively in genetic research; includes some forms with orange spore masses that cause severe damage in bakeries)
(fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks)
(genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores)
(used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae)
(family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales)
(fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses)
(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)
(a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelium)
(any of various mushrooms of the family Hypocreaceae)
(family of fungi characterized by dark brown to back spores)
(type genus of Xylariaceae; fungi with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody stromata)
(fungus causing black root rot in apples)
(the fruiting bodies of the fungi of the genus Xylaria)
(fungi having smooth perithecia with dark one-celled ascospores)
(order of fungi having asci in a disk- to goblet-shaped apothecium)
(large genus of ascomycetous fungi including various destructive plant pathogens)
(any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants)
(an order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes))
(a family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs)
(genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles)
(any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles)
(an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts)
(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)
(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)
(mushroom of the genus Tulostoma that resembles a puffball)
(an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes))
(a family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores)
(any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle)
(a genus of fungi having subterranean sporophores resembling tubers)
(a large whitish Rhizopogon that becomes grayish brown in maturity)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Rhizopogonaceae)
(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)
(division of fungi having sexually produced zygospores)
(class of fungi coextensive with subdivision Zygomycota)
(large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products)
(type genus of the Mucoraceae; genus of molds having cylindrical or pear-shaped sporangia not limited in location to points where rhizoids develop)
(genus of rot-causing fungi having columnar hemispherical aerial sporangia anchored to the substrate by rhizoids)
(any of various rot-causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus)
(fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes)
(coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae)
(mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects)
(type genus of the Entomophthoraceae; fungi parasitic on insects)
(any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc)
(a naked mass of protoplasm having characteristics of both plants and animals; sometimes classified as protoctists)
(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)
(the class of true slime molds; essentially equivalent to the division Myxomycota)
(cellular slime molds; in some classifications placed in Kingdom Protoctista)
(differing from true slime molds in being cellular and nucleate throughout the life cycle)
(genus of slime molds that grow on dung and decaying vegetation)
(any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium)
(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)
(fungi in which the spores and gametes are motile; in some systems placed in the Phycomycetes group with the Zygomycota)
(nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists)
(a class of mostly aquatic fungi; saprophytic or parasitic on algae or fungi or plants)
(simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes)
(an aquatic fungus of genus Synchytriaceae that is parasitic on pond scum)
(a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales)
(fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes)
(a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales)
(a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae)
(simple parasitic fungi including pond scum parasites)
(fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers)
(aquatic fungi growing chiefly on plant debris and animal remains)
(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))
(parasitic or saprobic organisms living chiefly in fresh water or moist soil)
(order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae)
(any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons)
(fungus causing a serious disease in tobacco plants characterized by bluish-gray mildew on undersides of leaves)
(fungus causing a downy mildew on onions)
(fungus causing a downy mildew on growing tobacco)
(fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants)
(type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts)
(fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia)
(fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores)
(fungus causing damping off disease in seedlings)
(destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants)
(causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits)
(fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes)
(family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants)
(type genus of Plasmodiophoraceae comprising minute plant parasitic fungi similar to and sometimes included among the slime molds)
(a fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plants)
(a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae)
(small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps)
(family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple)
(type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles)
(any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe)
(any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral)
(comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi)
(category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes)
(any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)
(a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete)
(a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete)
(category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia)
(a fungus family of the division Lichenes)
(type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens)
(any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food)
(any of several Old World semi-crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals)
(any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil)
(chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens)
(a source of the dye archil and of litmus)
(crustose lichens that are a source of the dye archil and of litmus)
(fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea; Evernia; Ramalina; Alectoria)
(widely distributed lichens usually having a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus)
(greenish gray pendulous lichen growing on trees)
(lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus)
(shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus)
(lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus)
(any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair)
(type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia)
(an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans)
(type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens)
(any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made)
(foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes)
(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)
(a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores)
(a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections; unique to basidiomycetes)
(special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales)
(true fungi; eukaryotic heterotrophic walled organisms; distinguished from Myxomycota (funguslike slime molds): comprises subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina; Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi))
(category used in some classifications: coextensive with division Eumycota)
(any of numerous fungi of the division Eumycota)
(large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known)
(form class; coextensive with subdivision Deuteromycota)
(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)
(large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota)
(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)
(category used in some classification systems for various basidiomycetous fungi including rusts and smuts)
(any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota)
(any of various fleshy fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota consisting of a cap at the end of a stem arising from an underground mycelium)
(used in some classifications; usually coextensive with order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi)
(typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota)
(a saprophytic fungus of the order Agaricales having an umbrellalike cap with gills on the underside)
(large family including many familiar mushrooms)
(type genus of Agaricaceae; gill fungi having brown spores and including several edible species)
(common name for an edible agaric (contrasting with the inedible toadstool))
(common name for an inedible or poisonous agaric (contrasting with the edible mushroom))
(coarse edible mushroom with a hollow stem and abroad white cap)
(common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce)
(a genus of fungus belonging to the family Tricholomataceae)
(edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe)
(a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice)
(genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions)
(widely distributed edible mushroom resembling the fly agaric)
(agaric often confused with the death cup)
(poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills)
(extremely poisonous usually white fungus with a prominent cup-shaped base; differs from edible Agaricus only in its white gills)
(yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched)
(a well-known genus of fungus; has funnel-shaped fruiting body; includes the chanterelles)
(widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma)
(a mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet)
(an edible agaric with a brown fruiting body that is often compound)
(mushroom with a distinctive pink to vermillion fruiting body)
(a genus of mushrooms with a depressed disc in the cap)
(a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent)
(genus of black-spotted agarics in which the cap breaks down at maturity into an inky fluid; sometimes placed in its own family Coprinaceae)
(used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus)
(having a cap that melts into an inky fluid after spores have matured)
(common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores)
(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)
(chiefly small mushrooms with white spores)
(a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium)
(agarics with white spores and caps having an eccentric stem; an important mushroom of Japan)
(edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood)
(genus of gilled agarics of Europe and North America having brown spores and an annulus; grows on open ground or decaying wood)
(a fungus with a smooth orange cap and yellow gills and pale yellow stalk)
(a beautiful yellow gilled fungus found from Alaska south along the coast)
(a large fungus with whitish scales on the cap and remnants of the veil hanging from the cap; the stalk is thick and hard)
(a fungus with a yellow cap covered with fine scales as is the stalk)
(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)
(one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan)
(a gilled fungus having yellow slimy caps with conspicuous tawny scales on the caps and stalks)
(a gilled fungus with a cap and stalk that are conspicuously scaly with upright scales; gills develop a greenish tinge with age)
(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)
(used in some classification systems for the genus Russula)
(sometimes included in family Agaricaceae)
(genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum)
(any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus)
(a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales)
(agarics with pink spores but lacking both volva and annulus (includes some that are poisonous))
(a deadly poisonous agaric; a large cap that is first white (livid or lead-colored) and then turns yellowish or tan)
(an agaric with a dark brown conical cap; fruits in early spring)
(a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk)
(a genus of fungus belonging to the family Lepiotaceae)
(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')
(agarics with white spores that includes several edible and poisonous mushrooms: parasol mushrooms)
(edible long-stalked mushroom with white flesh and gills and spores; found in open woodlands in autumn)
(an agaric with grayish white fruiting body and gills that change from pink to dingy red)
(an agaric with a large cap with brown scales and a thick stalk)
(an agaric with a pallid cap and a stalk that is enlarged near the base)
(an agaric with a relatively small pink to red cap and white gills and stalk)
(an agaric with a ragged stalk and a soft floccose cap)
(a white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base)
(fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores)
(genus of fungi having simple smooth-surfaced sporophores; some are parasitic on wood or economic crops; some species formerly placed in form genus Rhizoctinia)
(fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc)
(genus of fungi having the hymenium in the form of a crust; some species formerly placed in the form genus Rhizoctinia)
(fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers)
(fungus causing a disease in coffee and some other tropical plants)
(agarics with white spores and a fleshy stalk and notched gills; of various colors both edible and inedible)
(edible agaric that is pale lilac when young; has a smooth moist cap)
(an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially in sandy soil under cottonwood trees))
(a mildly poisonous agaric with a viscid reddish brown cap and white gills and stalk)
(an agaric with a cap that is coated with dark fibrils in the center and has yellowish margins)
(an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center)
(a poisonous agaric having a pale cap with fine gray fibrils)
(an agaric with a cap that is densely covered with reddish fibrils and pale gills and stalk)
(an orange tan agaric whose gills become brown by maturity; has a strong odor and taste)
(agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva)
(a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer)
(an agaric with a brilliant scarlet cap and a slender stalk)
(an edible agaric found in piles of hardwood sawdust; the caps are black and coarsely wrinkled)
(a small edible agaric with a slender stalk; usually found on rotting hardwoods)
(an important genus of mushrooms in the Orient)
(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)
(a mushroom with a dry yellowish to white fibrillose cap)
(a genus of agarics with white to pale yellow spore deposits and fleshy stalks centrally attached to the cap and closely attached gills)
(an agaric with a flat cap that is grayish or yellowish brown with pallid gills and a stalk that bulges toward the base)
(a small poisonous agaric; has a dry white cap with crowded gills and a short stalk)
(a fungus with a cap that is creamy gray when young and turns brown with age and a whitish stalk that stains yellow when handled)
(a large white agaric; edible but not palatable)
(an edible agaric with large silky white caps and thick stalks)
(an edible white agaric that fruits in dense clusters; the gills are narrow and crowded and the stalk in fleshy and unpolished)
(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)
(any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus)
(the vegetative part of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching threadlike hyphae)
(compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth)
(any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus)
(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)
(large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi)
(any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus)
(category not used in many classification systems)
(any of various mushrooms of the class Ascomycete)
(class of fungi in which no ascocarps are formed: yeasts and some plant parasites)
(fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus)
(family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates)
(single-celled yeasts that reproduce asexually by budding; used to ferment carbohydrates)
(any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division)
(used as a leaven in baking and brewing)
(a family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales)
(type and only genus of Schizosaccharomycetaceae; comprises the fission yeasts)
(class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistothecium (it releases spores only on decay or disintegration))
(order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the order Eurotiales)
(family of fungi including some common molds)
(genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals)
(a mold causing aspergillosis in birds and man)
(genus of fungi having spherical brown perithecia and some conidia borne in chains; cause root rot)
(fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families)
(class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a perithecium; includes powdery mildews and ergot and neurospora)
(a large and taxonomically difficult group of Ascomycetes in which the fleshy fruiting body is disklike or cup-shaped)
(any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes)
(a discomycete that develops in clusters of slippery rubbery gelatinous fruiting bodies that are dingy yellow to tan in color)
(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)
(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)
(an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup)
(a discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors)
(order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps)
(large family comprising many typical cup fungi)
(apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae)
(type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus)
(a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats)
(a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp)
(genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to and often included in genus Peziza)
(an urn-shaped discomycete with a nearly black interior)
(the cup-shaped fruiting body of this discomycete has a jellylike interior and a short stalk)
(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)
(a family of edible fungi including the true morels)
(any of various edible mushrooms of the genus Morchella having a brownish spongelike cap)
(an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges)
(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)
(a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the stipe only at the top)
(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)
(a morel with a fertile portion that has a relatively smooth surface; the stalk is fragile)
(a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is gray when young and black in old age)
(a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits)
(a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length)
(family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Sarcoscyphaceae)
(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)
(a fungus with a long solid stalk embedded in soil and a cauliflower-shaped yellow-brown head)
(family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous)
(a large fungus of the family Helvellaceae)
(any fungus of the genus Helvella having the ascocarps stalked or pleated or often in folds)
(a helvella with a saddle-shaped fertile part and creamy color; the stalk is fluted and pitted)
(a helvella with a cup-shaped fertile body having a brown interior; the stalk is creamy white and heavily ribbed)
(a helvella with an irregularly convoluted cap that is dark brown when young and becomes dull gray with age; the lower surface of the cap is smooth and pale gray; the stalk is thick and deeply fluted)
(a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting body and ornamented spores)
(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)
(a genus of fungi of the family Helvellaceae with a fertile portion that is tan to brown)
(a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California)
(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)
(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)
(a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even)
(a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk)
(a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time)
(fungi in which the hymenium is enclosed until after spores have matured: puffballs; earth stars; stinkhorn fungi)
(any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes)
(order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
(a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns)
(genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem)
(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")
(a common fungus formerly used in preparing a salve for rheumatism)
(this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the apex and smells like decaying flesh)
(closely related to genus Phallus distinguished by an indusium hanging like a skirt from below the pileus)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae)
(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)
(an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes)
(a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales)
(a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case)
(a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case)
(a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores)
(family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Clathraceae)
(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)
(small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars)
(a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs)
(genus of fungi whose fruiting body tapers toward a base consisting of spongy mycelium)
(any of various fungi of the family Lycoperdaceae whose round fruiting body discharges a cloud of spores when mature)
(genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores)
(huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight)
(a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales)
(any fungus of the family Geastraceae; in form suggesting a puffball whose outer peridium splits into the shape of a star)
(type genus of Geastraceae; fungi whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments)
(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)
(a genus of fungus belonging to the family Geastraceae)
(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)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae)
(the largest earthstar; the fruiting body can measure 15 cm across when the rays are expanded)
(a common species of earthstar widely distributed in sandy soil; the gleba is a pale tan)
(small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae)
(any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae having a cup-shaped body containing several egg-shaped structure enclosing the spores)
(monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity)
(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)
(a genus of fungi of the family Secotiaceae)
(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)
(a stout-stemmed genus of fungus belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely)
(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)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae; they resemble boletes but the spores are not discharged from the basidium)
(a dingy yellow brown fungus with a rough stalk that superficially resembles a bolete)
(a fungus with a cap that can vary from red to dark brown; superficially resembles a bolete)
(includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales)
(fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees)
(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)
(a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae)
(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)
(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)
(a gilled polypore with a large cap (up to 15 inches in diameter) and a broad stalk; edible when young and tender)
(a woody pore fungus with a dark brown to red brown cap and spore surface and small pores)
(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)
(a fungus with a whitish kidney-shaped cap and elongated pores; causes white rot in dead hardwoods)
(type genus of the Polyporaceae; includes important pathogens of e.g. birches and conifers)
(large grayish-brown edible fungus forming a mass of overlapping caps that somewhat resembles a hen at the base of trees)
(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)
(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)
(fungi having each pore separate though crowded)
(a popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States)
(genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees)
(fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses)
(family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other)
(type genus of Boletaceae; genus of soft early-decaying pore fungi; some poisonous and some edible)
(a fungus convex cap and a dingy yellow under surface and a dry stalk)
(a 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)
(a fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk)
(a poisonous fungus with a dingy yellow cap and orange red undersurface and a cylindrical reticulate stalk)
(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)
(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)
(a beautiful but poisonous bolete; has a brown cap with a scarlet pore surface and a thick reticulate stalk)
(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)
(a fungus with a rusty red cap and a white pore surface that becomes yellow with age and a pale yellow stalk)
(a fungus with a velvety stalk and usually a dingy brown cap; injured areas turn blue instantly)
(an edible (but not choice) fungus found on soil under hardwoods; has a dry convex cap with whitish under surface and a reticulate stalk)
(an edible and choice fungus that has a brown cap with greenish yellow under surface and a stalk that become dull red with age)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae)
(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)
(an edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk)
(an edible fungus with a dark reddish brown cap and a wide light tan stalk that expands toward the base)
(a fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and pores that extend part way down the stalk)
(a short squat edible fungus with a reddish brown cap and white stalk; fruits under pines in the spring)
(fungi similar to Boletus but with a shaggy scaly cap)
(edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America)
(a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a rimose areolate cap surface)
(any fungus of the order Tremellales or Auriculariales whose fruiting body is jellylike in consistency when fresh)
(fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic)
(a family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally)
(fungi with yellowish gelatinous sporophores having convolutions resembling those of the brain)
(popular in China and Japan and Taiwan; gelatinous mushrooms; most are dried)
(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)
(a jelly fungus with an erect whitish fruiting body and a highly variable shape (sometimes resembling coral fungi))
(coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales)
(widely distributed edible fungus shaped like a human ear and growing on decaying wood)
(a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa)
(type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa)
(rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in)
(any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants)
(fruiting body of some rust fungi bearing chains of aeciospores)
(spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium)
(rusts having sessile one-celled teliospores in a single layer)
(rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns)
(fungus causing white pine blister rust and having a complex life cycle requiring a plant of genus Ribes as alternate host)
(type genus of the Pucciniaceae; a large genus of parasitic fungi including many that are destructive to various economic plants)
(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)
(rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc)
(category used in some systems to comprise the two orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts))
(parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes)
(a smut fungus causing a smut disease of grains in which the spore masses are covered or held together by the grain membranes)
(type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts)
(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)
(a common smut attacking Indian corn causing grayish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass)
(smut fungus attacking heads of corn or sorghum and causing a covered smut)
(a family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae)
(fungus that destroys kernels of wheat by replacing them with greasy masses of smelly spores)
(a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae)
(smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings)
(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)
(fungus affecting leaves and stems of wheat)
(a family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota)
(type genus of Septobasidiaceae: smooth shelf fungi usually having a well-developed sometimes thick-walled hypobasidium)
(fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States)
(a family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance)
(any fungus of the family Hygrophoraceae having gills that are more or less waxy in appearance)
(a genus of fungi belonging to the family Hygrophoraceae)
(a fungus having an acutely conic cap and dry stalks)
(a fungus with a white convex cap and arcuate white gills and a stalk that tapers toward the base)
(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-gray; a short stalk tapers abruptly at the base)
(a fungus with a drab squamulose cap and gray-brown squamules over the white background of the stalk and waxy gray-white gills)
(a fungus with a slightly viscid cap; cap and gills are reddish brown nd the stalk is gray)
(a gray fungus frequently found near melting snow banks)
(a fungus with a viscid purplish red cap and stalk; found under spruce and other conifers)
(an edible fungus with a reddish cap and close pale gills and dry stalk; found under hardwoods)
(an edible fungus with a large white cap and a cry stalk and white gills)
(a fungus having a brownish sticky cap with a white margin and white gills and an odor of raw potatoes)
(a small fungus with orange cap and yellow gills found in sphagnum bogs)
(a small gray-brown fungus with an unpleasant odor of mothballs)
(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)
(a cobwebby partial veil consisting of silky fibrils)
(the largest genus in th Agaricales; agarics having rusty spores and prominent cortinae (cobwebby partial veils))
(a fungus with large tawny caps and pale cinnamon gills and a red band of veil around the stalk; usually found near birch trees)
(an edible fungus with a slimy viscid cap that is initially yellow but turns olive and then tawny; flesh is lavender)
(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)
(a poisonous fungus with a bright yellow brown cap and a long cinnamon colored stalk)
(a fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surface; close violet gills; all parts stain dark purple when bruised)
(a fungus with a dry brown cap and rusty red gills and a yellowish stalk)
(a fungus with a sticky lavender cap and stalk that whitish above and covered with a silky lavender sheath)
(a fungus that is violet over-all with a squamulose cap)
(a genus of fungus characterized by the orange color of the spore deposit)
(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)
(a poisonous fungus with a dry cap and a cortina that does not leave much of a ring on the robust stalk)
(a giant fungus of the Pacific Northwest; has a very thick stalk and the cortina leaves a ring high up on the stalk)
(a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter)
(a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter)
(order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium)
(genus of imperfect fungi having conidia borne singly at the apex of whorled branchlets; cause wilt diseases)
(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)
(a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm and favus)
(a genus of fungus of the family Moniliaceae; causes ringworm)
(genus of parasitic yeastlike imperfect fungi having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains; some species usually placed in other genera especially genus Candida)
(any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Monilia)
(a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae)
(any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida)
(a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina)
(form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores)
(genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin)
(any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus Blastomyces; cause disease in humans and other animals)
(family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia)
(form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores)
(fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia))
(genus of imperfect fungi causing plant diseases like smut)
(large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi)
(type genus of the Tuberculariaceae; fungi with nodules of red or pink conidia; some cause diebacks of woody plants)
(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)
(order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage)
(form genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been found)
(any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia)
(form genus of sterile imperfect fungi; many form sclerotia; some cause sclerotium disease in plants)
(any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
(any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden)
(an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed)
(green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms)
(a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs)
(organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses)
(an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated)
(a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation)
(plants that are grown for their produce)
(any plant that crowds out cultivated plants)
(usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort')
(the yield from plants in a single growing season)
(a readily salable crop that is grown and gathered for the market (as vegetables or cotton or tobacco))
(a quick-growing crop (e.g. lettuce) planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season)
(crop planted to prevent soil erosion and provide green manure)
(the yield of fruit; "a tree highly recommended for its fruitage")
(a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)
(a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ)
((botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers)
((botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid)
(small rounded wartlike protuberance on a plant)
(tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers)
(an organ specialized for producing spores)
(a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti))
(filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz")
(a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid)
(a usually terminal tuft of hairs especially on a seed)
(a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses)
(slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses)
(fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed)
(a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls)
(the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers)
(gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts)
(leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia)
(saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes)
(sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus)
(one of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungi)
(a body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria)
(a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule)
(a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed)
(a sporangium that arises from a group of epidermal cells)
(a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns)
(a sporangium containing four asexual spores)
(a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores; in ferns and mosses and liverworts is practically equivalent to the sporophyte)
(cell or organ in which gametes develop)
(a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts)
(cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond)
(a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi)
(a membrane enclosing and protecting the developing spores especially that covering the sori of a fern)
(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)
(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)
((Fungi) remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the lower part of the stem)
(a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm)
(soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants)
(the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems)
(parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts)
(tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants)
(the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant)
(formative one-cell-thick layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth)
(newly formed outer wood lying between the cambium and the heartwood of a tree or woody plant; usually light colored; active in water conduction)
(the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood)
(a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem)
(any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ)
(a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles)
(the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels)
((botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes)
(tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae)
(strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants)
(abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury)
(oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp)
(a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year)
(a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season)
(a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism)
(weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface)
(a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants)
(any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping)
(slender stemlike structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support)
(a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy)
(a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems)
(having the shape or characteristics of a tree)
(a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds")
(a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
(any of several trees having seedpods as fruits)
(a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage)
(a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight)
(any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta)
(any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones)
(any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
(any of several trees having leaves or barks used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever)
(the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled)
((forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings)
(a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot)
(a dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container)
(an artificial plant resembling a bonsai)
(small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor)
(low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow)
(a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)
((Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses)
(low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base)
(any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines)
(a woody climbing usually tropical plant)
(plant living on another plant and obtaining from it organic nutriment)
(a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis)
(a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms)
(plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte)
(land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte)
(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)
(a semi-aquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath)
(plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it)
(a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life)
(an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree)
(plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden)
(plant that grows on rocks or stony soil and derives nourishment from the atmosphere)
(an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium)
(an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water)
(an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter)
(plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)
((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
(an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant)
((botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem)
(root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem)
(crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips)
(thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root)
(thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil)
(a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves)
(a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants)
(root or part of a root used for plant propagation; especially that part of a grafted plant that supplies the roots)
(a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting)
(cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; "a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard")
(a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips)
(the upper branches and leaves of a tree)
(a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage)
(a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure)
(the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged)
(axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence)
(a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
(a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf)
(enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts)
(persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant)
(the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk)
(supporting stalk or stemlike structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap)
(erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip)
(undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root)
(flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point; youngest flowers are at the center)
(flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first)
(a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence)
(the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf)
(an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)
(especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole)
(stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower)
(a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle)
(an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers)
(usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first)
(compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers)
(a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose)
(more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first)
(a small cyme, generally with few flowers)
(a cyme with flowers or branches alternating in opposite ranks)
((botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis)
(a small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges))
(fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn)
(a dense clusters of flowers or foliage; "a head of cauliflower"; "a head of lettuce")
(the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe)
(a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure)
(small bulb or bulb-shaped growth arising from the leaf axil or in the place of flowers)
(solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure)
(the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant)
(a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit)
(any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans)
(the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it)
(the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell")
(the fleshy multiple fruit of the fig consisting of an enlarged hollow receptacle containing numerous fruitlets)
(a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry))
(fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple)
(an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry)
(one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry)
(fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube)
(a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe)
(a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part)
(a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant)
(pods constricted between seeds and breaking apart when ripe into one-seed segments)
(fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released)
(outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds)
(dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut)
(the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves))
(husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas)
(fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry)
(trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value)
(type genus of the Rhamnaceae: buckthorns)
(a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments)
(fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments)
(shrubby tree of the Pacific coast of the United States; yields cascara sagrada)
(dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative)
(deciduous shrub of eastern and central United States having black berrylike fruit; golden-yellow in autumn)
(evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits)
(small spiny evergreen shrub of western United States and Mexico with minute flowers and bright red berries)
(mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits)
(any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood)
(spiny chiefly tropical American and Asiatic shrubs: jujubes)
(spiny tree having dark red edible fruits)
(shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region)
(thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit)
(a genus of Australasian shrubs and trees)
(Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts)
(a family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales)
(the type genus of the family Vitaceae; woody vines with simple leaves and small flowers; includes a wide variety of grapes)
(any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries)
(native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes)
(native grape of southeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties)
(common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes)
(any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for burgundies and champagnes)
(red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France)
(white wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Chablis, France)
(small blue-black grape of Medoc region of France highly prized in winemaking)
(superior red wine grapes grown especially in the Bordeaux region of France and northern California)
(black wine grape originally from the region of Bordeaux)
(white grape grown especially in the valley the Loire in France)
(white grape grown in Europe and California)
(small black grape grown chiefly in California; transplanted from Europe)
(white grape grown especially in California and the lower Loire valley of France)
(any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes)
(a variety of white wine grape grown in Italy)
(woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils)
(Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries)
(common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit)
(Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae)
(tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets)
(type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs)
(any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper)
(climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam)
(slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas)
(Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians)
(tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits)
(spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes)
(a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed)
(large genus of small tropical usually succulent herbs: radiator plants)
(any of various plants of the genus Peperomia; grown primarily for their often succulent foliage)
(grown as a houseplant for its silvery striped fleshy foliage; South America)
(small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees)
(family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia)
(type genus of the Saururaceae: lizard's-tails)
(North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers)
(stoloniferous herb of southwestern United States and Mexico having a pungent rootstock and small spicate flowers with white bracts suggesting an anemone)
(1 species; east Asian low-growing plant of wet places)
(the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
(a leaf with its base clasping the stem)
(a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants)
(one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue)
(division of a usually pinnately divided leaf)
(compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad)
(the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily))
(a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence)
(a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence)
(a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence)
(the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae)
(small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae)
(a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin)
(composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk)
(a leaf resembling an open hand; having lobes radiating from a common point)
(a leaf resembling a feather; having the leaflets on each side of a common axis)
(a pinnate leaf having two pairs of leaflets)
(having divisions that are themselves compound)
(a wedge-shaped leaf having the acute angle at the base)
(shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base)
(shaped like a lance head; tapering to a point at each end)
(having a rounded apex and tapering base)
(rounded at each end with parallel sides)
(egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base)
(egg-shaped with the broader end at the base)
(a leaf with the base united around--and apparently pierced by--the stem)
(spatula-shaped; having a broad rounded apex and narrow base)
(pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex)
(pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex)
(having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or divided)
(a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations)
(a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex)
(a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate)
(a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed)
(a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base; as a dandelion leaf)
((botany) a part into which a leaf is divided)
(a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes)
(a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground))
((botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap)
(tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants)
(aromatic bark having tonic and stimulant properties)
(thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus)
(the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters)
(a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant)
(a branch or a part of a tree that is dead)
(stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding)
(any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree)
(small branch or division of a branch; usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year)
(any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud)
(a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass)
(a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals)
(a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop)
(a bud from which only a flower or flowers develop)
(a bud yielding both leaves and flowers)
(the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber)
(a large rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree)
(the wood cut from a tree burl or outgrowth; often used decoratively in veneer)
(a family of ferns belonging to order Filicales)
(type genus of Gleicheniaceae: leptosporangiate ferns with sessile sporangia; South Africa to Malaysia and New Zealand)
(terrestrial ferns of forest margin or open ground; pantropical)
(scandent thicket-forming ferns of Asia to western Pacific)
(large scrambling fern forming large patches to 18 feet high; Pacific region and China)
(umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand)
(large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia)
(coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae)
(aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums)
(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))
(a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae and having rounded naked sori)
(any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium)
(fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor)
(fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds grayish and scurfy below; Americas and South Africa)
(stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib)
(chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia)
(mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia)
(epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines)
(fern with long narrow strap-shaped leaves)
(common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay)
(fern with shorter and narrower leaves than Florida strap fern; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Argentina)
(epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and New Guinea)
(large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia)
(giant epiphytic or lithophytic fern; Asia to Polynesia and Australia)
(epiphytic ferns of southeastern Asia to New Guinea)
(any of several bizarre ferns of the genus Lecanopteris having swollen hollow rhizomes that provide homes for symbiotic ants)
(epiphytic ferns of tropical America and Africa)
(epiphytic ferns with long rhizomes; tropical America)
(tropical usually epiphytic ferns; Africa to Asia and Polynesia to Australia)
(tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia)
(chiefly epiphytic tropical ferns with free veins bearing sori)
(tropical American fern with brown scaly rhizomes cultivated for its large deeply lobed deep bluish-green fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polypodium)
(often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns)
(any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag)
(commonly cultivated fern of Australia and southeastern Asia and Polynesia)
(epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial ferns of tropical Old World)
(east Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus)
(tropical American epiphytic ferns having rhizomes with tubers and roots as well as scales)
(small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes)
(tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded circular sori and no indusia)
(plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it)
(used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae))
(one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria)
(tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds)
(epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America)
(one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium; Pleurosorus; Schaffneria)
(in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae)
(any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium)
(spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent)
(tropical Old World or Australian epiphytic fern frequently forming tufts in tree crotches)
(common North American fern with polished black stripes)
(fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil)
(classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium)
(ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip)
(small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds)
(small often many-crowned fern with slim green fronds; widely distributed in cool parts of northern hemisphere)
(small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America)
(a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States)
(a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States)
(Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds)
(small genus of Old World ferns; superseded in some classification systems which place plants of this genus in e.g. genera Asplenium and Pleurosorus)
(small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds)
(small genus comprising terrestrial ferns; found in Chile and Spain and Morocco and Australia and New Zealand)
(a genus of ferns belonging to the family Polypodiaceae (in some classification systems included in genus Asplenium))
(a fern thought to resemble a millipede)
(one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum; Doodia; Sadleria; Stenochlaena; Woodwardia)
(in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns)
(any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum)
(fern with erect fronds of Europe and western North America; often cultivated for deer browse)
(in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; small terrestrial colony-forming ferns of Australasia)
(any fern of the genus Doodia having pinnate fronds with sharply dentate pinnae)
(low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands)
(large tropical ferns; some epiphytic climbers and some terrestrial bog ferns; Africa; Asia; Australasia)
(in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae: chain ferns)
(a fern of the genus Woodwardia having the sori in chainlike rows)
(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)
(type genus of the Cyatheaceae: tree ferns of the tropical rain forest to temperate woodlands)
(showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia area having a crown of much-pinnated fronds with whitish undersides)
(one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)
(Old World tropical fern; in some classification systems placed directly in family Polypodiaceae)
(any fern of the genus Davallia; having scaly creeping rhizomes)
(either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft gray hairy rootstock)
(fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira)
(a hare's-foot fern of the genus Davallia)
(feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia)
(chiefly terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae)
(fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay)
(a genus of ferns belonging to the family Dennstaedtiaceae)
(large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan)
(fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions)
(tree ferns: genera Dicksonia; Cibotium; Culcita; Thyrsopteris)
(tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae)
(of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates)
(in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds)
(Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic)
(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)
(resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia)
(a terrestrial tree fern of South America)
(alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)
(any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori)
(large widespread genus of medium-sized terrestrial ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae)
(fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds)
(North American fern with a blackish lustrous stipe)
(any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris)
(fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms)
(North American fern with evergreen fronds)
(temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or in the genus Asplenium)
(most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate foliage)
(a lady fern with deeply cut leaf segments; found in the Rocky Mountains)
(North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks)
(small genus of tropical Asiatic greenhouse ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae)
(tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum)
(chiefly small perennial rock ferns: bladder ferns; in some classifications placed in Polypodiaceae)
(any fern of the genus Cystopteris characterized by a hooded indusium or bladderlike membrane covering the sori)
(delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems)
(fern of rocky mountainous areas of hemisphere)
(North American fern often bearing bulbils on the leaflets)
(classification used for 5 species of terrestrial ferns usually placed in other genera)
(fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the developing spores)
(one species: delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas)
(oak ferns: in some classification systems included in genus Thelypteris)
(bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere)
(yellow-green fern of rocky areas of northern hemisphere)
(small genus sometimes included in genus Onoclea; in some classifications both genera are placed in Polypodiaceae)
(tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes)
(tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya)
(1 species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae)
(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)
(tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but scandent later)
(small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly ferns; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae)
(North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds)
(any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly)
(North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales)
(evergreen European fern widely cultivated)
(European shield fern cultivated in many varieties)
(leatherleaf ferns: in some classifications included in genus Polystichum)
(widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere having leathery pinnatifid fronds)
(terrestrial or epilithic ferns of tropical rain forests)
(Jamaican fern having round buttonlike bulbils)
(fern of tropical Asia having round buttonlike bulbils)
(genus of small to medium-sized usually rock-inhabiting ferns of temperate and cold regions; in some classification systems placed in Polypodiaceae)
(a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds)
(slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori)
(rock-inhabiting fern of Arctic and subarctic Europe to eastern Asia)
(small family of usually scandent ferns)
(terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere)
(large scandent ferns of southeastern Asia)
(1 species: tree fern of Central and South America)
(very small family of New Zealand ferns)
(1 species of terrestrial ferns of New Zealand)
(or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns)
(tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia)
(tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns)
(small genus of tropical ferns; sometimes placed in Polypodiaceae)
(any of several tropical ferns having more or less sword-shaped fronds including one from which the Boston fern developed)
(a sword fern with arching or drooping pinnate fronds; a popular houseplant)
(tropical American fern cultivated for its finely divided grayish-green foliage; West Indies and southern Mexico to Peru and Brazil)
(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)
(stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides)
(terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa)
(cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae)
(any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds)
(delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks; cosmopolitan)
(hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes)
(delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock)
(tropical American fern with broad pinnae; widely cultivated)
(named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered)
(a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae)
(small short-lived fern of Central and South America)
(small evergreen ferns: lipferns; in some classifications placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae)
(any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes; cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or tropical regions)
(southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica)
(small tufted fern of northwestern America)
(small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly)
(lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds)
(terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia)
(fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds)
(sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Cryptogrammataceae)
(rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley)
(fern of Europe and Asia Minor having short slender rhizome and densely tufted bright green fronds resembling parsley)
(small to medium tropical tufted ferns; sometimes placed in family Adiantaceae)
(tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds)
(small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: claw ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae)
(genus of chiefly small rock-loving ferns; in some classification systems it is placed in the family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae)
(any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions)
(evergreen fern of California and Baja California)
(very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes)
(cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks)
(fern of New Zealand and Australia having trailing fronds with dark green buttonlike leaflets)
(terrestrial tropical ferns having fronds with powdery yellowish or white undersides; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae)
(fern of southern tropical Africa having fronds with white undersides)
(tropical American fern having fronds with white undersides)
(tropical American fern having fronds with light golden undersides)
(fern of West Indies and South America having fronds with bright golden-yellow undersides)
(large genus of terrestrial ferns of tropics and subtropics; sometimes placed in family Polypodiaceae)
(any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants)
(cultivated in many varieties as houseplants)
(fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands)
(lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae)
(constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds)
(type genus of the Marattiaceae: ferns having the sporangia fused together in two rows)
(large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people)
(highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall)
(fairly small terrestrial ferns of tropical America)
(whisk ferns; comprising the family Psilotaceae or Psilotatae: vascular plants with no roots, partial if any leaf differentiation, and rudimentary spore sacs)
(lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots)
(small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves)
(chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots)
(pantropical epiphytic or terrestrial whisk fern with usually dull yellow branches and minute leaves; America; Japan; Australia)
(Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants)
(any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant)
(type genus of the Psilophytaceae: genus of small wiry herbaceous Paleozoic plants with underground rhizomes and apical sporangia)
(any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton)
(type genus of the Rhyniaceae; small leafless dichotomously branching fossil plants with terminal sporangia and smooth branching rhizomes)
(Devonian fossil plant considered one of the earliest forms of vascular land plants; similar to genus Rhynia but smaller)
(lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian)
(sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies)
(horsetails; coextensive with the family Equisetaceae)
(perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America)
(of Eurasia and Greenland and North America)
(Eurasia; northern North America to Virginia)
(evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems; formerly used for scouring utensils)
(scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere)
(Eurasia except southern Russia; northern North America)
(northern North America; Greenland; northern and central Europe)
(club mosses and related forms: includes Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta)
(used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida: club mosses)
(alternative designation for the class Lycopsida)
(primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles)
(fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous)
(fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk)
(lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae)
(a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales)
(type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations)
(of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir)
(any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches)
(ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States)
(in some classifications included in Lycopodiales)
(lesser clubmosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses)
(type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss)
(any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella)
(spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America)
(tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America)
(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)
(aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales)
(quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes)
(type and genus of the Isoetaceae and sole extant genus of the order Isoetales)
(any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia)
(a family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales)
(type genus of the Geoglossaceae comprising the earthtongues)
(any club-shaped fungus of the genus Geoglossum)
(one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems)
(genera Thelypteris; Phegopteris; others)
(marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae)
(fern having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places; cosmopolitan in north temperate regions)
(epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia)
(medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas)
(any of several tropical ferns of the genus Christella having thin brittle fronds)
(small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere)
(terrestrial ferns of Florida and West Indies to Central and South America)
(medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas)
(terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas)
(3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris)
(common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds)
(terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America)
(slender shield fern of moist woods of eastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Dryopteris)
(delicate feathery shield fern of the eastern United States; sometimes placed in genus Thelypteris)
(beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris)
(any fern of the genus Phegopteris having deeply cut triangular fronds)
(beech fern of North American woodlands having straw-colored stripes)
(beech fern of North America and Eurasia)
(a dense mass of hyphae forming a rootlike structure characteristic of many fungi)
(genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot)
(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)
(fungus with a brown cap and white gills and a membranous ring halfway up the stalk)
(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)
(a large fungus with viscid cap that dries and turns brown with age; gills are off-white)
(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)
(a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall; do not eat raw)
(widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice)
(any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae)
(genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed)
(any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts)
(tall herb with leafless waxy-white stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States)
(tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics)
(milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed)
(densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers)
(milkweed of central North America; a threatened species)
(perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers)
(milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple-pink flowers)
(milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock)
(erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers)
(milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers)
(small genus of South American evergreen vines)
(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)
(genus of perennial tropical African lianas)
(any of various mostly giant tropical lianas of Africa and Madagascar having greenish or purple flowers and long smooth pods; roots formerly used as an emetic)
(large genus of climbing shrubs of Australia and Asia and Polynesia)
(any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers)
(a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey)
(succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers)
(genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World)
(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)
(succulent subshrubs or vines; tropical and subtropical India and Africa and Malaysia)
(leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink)
(genus of evil-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India)
(any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers)
(stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas)
(genus of Old World tropical woody vines)
(any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers)
(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)
(genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote)
(twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers)
(a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells)
(forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity)
(a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting)
(the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve)
(the relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others)
(common ownership; "they shared a community of possessions")
(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)
(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)
(the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited)
(the right to buy or sell a stock at a specified price within a stated period)
(an option to buy the crown jewels offered to a white knight in order to forestall a hostile takeover)
(the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands)
(a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services)
(tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life)
(an estate held in fee simple or for life)
(a corporation's purchase of its own outstanding stock; increases earnings/share so stock price rises (which can discourage a takeover attempt))
(property rights that are held by the public at large)
(an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits)
(ownership of a business by the people who work for it)
(something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";)
(all the property that you possess; "he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter")
(property that provides tax income for local governments)
(any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited)
(intangible property that is the result of creativity (such as patents or trademarks or copyrights))
(property and income belonging jointly to a married couple)
(movable property (as distinguished from real estate))
(personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc))
(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")
(any movable possession (especially articles of clothing); "she packed her things and left")
(property consisting of houses and land)
(extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island")
(plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office)
(ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land)
(property or goods saved from damage or destruction)
(a holding in the form of shares of corporations)
(an endowed church office giving income to its holder)
(a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached)
(property that is leased or rented out or let)
(a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel")
(an item of property that is given in part payment for a new one)
(a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation)
(land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law)
(the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm)
(the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family)
(land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable))
(a piece of land held under the feudal system)
(the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city")
(real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation))
(property that has economic utility: a monetary value or an exchange value)
(wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate")
(a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house")
(everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities)
(informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?")
(the total valuation of the estate's assets at the time of the person's death)
(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))
((law) an estate whose duration is limited to the life of the person holding it)
(the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it))
(a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries)
(an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas))
(a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive)
(a possession whose ownership changes or lapses)
(something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum")
(something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff")
(an advantageous purchase; "she got a bargain at the auction"; "the stock was a real buy at that price")
(a very small sum; "he bought it for a song")
(a bargain rate for travellers on commercial routes (usually air routes))
((law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance)
(a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families")
(a grant of public land (as to a railway or college))
(the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating)
(the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time)
(income (after taxes) that is available to you for saving or spending)
(two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension))
(income obtained with a minimum of effort)
(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))
(the economic condition in which credit is easy to secure)
(the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high)
(the property that reverts to the state)
(the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)
(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))
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(a version of the GNP that has been adjusted for the effects of inflation)
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(total admission receipts for an entertainment)
(total admission receipts at a sports event)
(the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))
(an unrealized gain on an investment calculated by subtracting the investor's cost from the current market price)
(an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from from the investor's cost)
(the excess of cash revenues over cash outlays in a give period of time (not including non-cash expenses))
(the income received by a single individual)
(the portion of a company's profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock)
(profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it)
(income received from rental properties)
(the income arising from land or other property; "the average return was about 5%")
(quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck")
((finance) the net sales minus the cost of goods and services sold)
(income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time)
(gross sales reduced by customer discounts, returns, freight out, and allowances)
(the ratio gross profits divided by net sales)
((accounting) income received but not yet earned (usually considered a current liability on a company's balance sheet))
(personal income that you did not earn (e.g., dividends or interest or rent income))
(government revenue from domestic sources (excluding customs))
(the total national income divided by the number of people in the nation)
((usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy")
(that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner)
(right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son)
(a former English custom by which the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers)
((law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance))
((law) a gift of personal property by will)
(an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture))
(a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband)
((law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower)
(something acquired without effort or payment or obligation; "there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood")
(something that has been in a family for generations)
((law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance)
(something acquired without compensation)
(money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage)
(money or property given (in some societies) by the bridegroom to the family of his bride)
(a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously)
(a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause)
(financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit)
(money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research)
(aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another)
(a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall)
(a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public; "a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence")
(grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution)
(a government subsidy used to maintain prices at a certain level)
(a grant to a person or school for some educational project)
(a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research)
(financial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job; "the bill provided traineeships in vocational rehabilitation")
(an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation)
(something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe")
(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)
(something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife")
(a present given in celebration of a person's birthday)
(a small Christmas present included in the Christmas stocking)
(a present given to someone getting married)
(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)
(an amount of money contributed; "he expected his contribution to be repaid with interest")
(a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause)
(money contributed to a religious organization)
(an offering of a tenth part of some personal income)
(the offerings of the congregation at a religious service)
(an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the Papal see)
(a contribution made to a politician or a political cmpaign or a political party)
(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))
(the capital that provides income for an institution)
(a gift that significantly increases the recipient's wealth)
(an endowment for the singing of Masses)
(a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase))
(payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military)
(something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie")
(a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group)
(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")
(an offering made as an expression of thanks)
(an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output)
(a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something)
((taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax))
(the sum of money that is misappropriated)
(a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus))
(remuneration offered to a salesperson for exceeding some predetermined sales goal)
(an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit")
(an allowance for changes in the consumer price index)
(an allowance for loss due to depreciation)
(a discount from the list price of a commodity allowed by a manufacturer or wholesaler to a merchant)
(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")
(amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures))
(the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor)
(ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in a taxpayer's business or trade)
(expenses incurred in promoting or evaluating legislation; "many lobbying expenses are deductible by a taxpayer")
(amount spent for diagnosis or treatment or prevention of medical problems)
(the cost of moving your residence from one location to another)
(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)
(the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership)
(the cost of personal or family living; "some personal expenses are tax deductible")
(money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer; "he kept a careful record of his expenses at the meeting")
(a public expenditure (as for unemployment compensation or veteran's benefits) that is not for goods and services)
(a payment larger than needed or expected)
(a payment smaller than needed or expected)
(something that remunerates; "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings")
(extra pay for soldiers engaged in active combat)
(food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found")
(reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time)
(a wage sufficient for a worker and family to subsist comfortably)
(extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers))
(the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law)
(wages enclosed in an envelope for distribution to the wage earner)
(wages paid to an employee who is on sick leave)
(money paid to strikers from union funds)
(what is left of your pay after deductions for taxes and dues and insurance etc)
(a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time)
(amount of money received per unit time; "women's pay rate is lower than men's")
(a rate of pay that is 1.5 times the regular rate; for overtime work)
(the amount of money paid out per unit time)
(payment or reward (as for service rendered))
(a refund of some fraction of the amount paid)
(a rebate on rent given by a local government authority)
(something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury))
(compensation for death or injury suffered by a worker in the course of his employment)
(payment made voluntarily to reduce guilt over dishonest dealings)
(a payment made by one person for the support of another)
(support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after the relationship ends)
(court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated)
(payment made in return for a service rendered)
(a fee paid for a nominally free service)
(money demanded for the return of a captured person)
(a reward for information about a murderer)
(a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret)
(payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment)
(a commercial bribe paid by a seller to a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into the transaction)
(a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record)
(assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash")
(a portion of something (especially money))
(a share that has been dispensed or distributed)
(a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given)
(a portion of something divided into shares; "the split the loot three ways")
(a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity))
(an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period); "travel allowance"; "my weekly allowance of two eggs"; "a child's allowance should not be too generous")
(a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
(a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded")
((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future")
(funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits)
(ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares)
(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)
((law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another)
(any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation)
(an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions)
(the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property)
(an interest in land capable of being inherited)
(a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away)
(a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away)
(a system in which employees receive a share of the net profits of the business)
(a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings")
(a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster)
(a share set aside for a specific purpose)
(a proportional share assigned to each participant)
(money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose)
(compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc.; "he received reimbursement for his travel expenses")
(compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees); "a clause in the U.S. constitution prevents sitting legislators from receiving emoluments from their own votes")
(compensation paid to the family of a murdered person)
(a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)
((law) redress awarded by a court; "was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?")
((law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated)
((law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract))
((law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct))
(twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to)
(three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to)
((usually plural) compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors; "Germany was unable to pay the reparations demanded after Wordl War I")
(compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury; "an act for which there is no reparation")
(compensation for a wrong; "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store")
((often plural) a payment that is made to a performer or writer or director of a television show or commercial that is paid for every repeat showing; "he could retire on his residuals")
(a level of personal income defining the state of poverty)
(a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses)
(reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use)
(pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation)
(a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled)
(a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose)
(allowance for a monarch's personal expenses)
(the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon)
(income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments; "his retirement fund was set up to be paid as an annuity")
(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")
(an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods)
(an annuity payable to one person in the event that someone else is unable to receive it)
(an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant)
(a regular payment by a tenant to a landlord for use of some property)
(payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land)
(the return derived from cultivated land in excess of that derived from the poorest land cultivated under similar conditions)
(financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment))
(a system for paying for goods by installments)
(installment plan; "we bought a car on the never-never")
(a benefit that goes to anyone whose money receipts increase automatically as prices rise)
(insurance or pension money payable to a beneficiary of a deceased)
(a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months))
(cash derived from sale of an insurance policy by a terminally ill policy holder)
(insurance benefits paid in case of disability)
(money paid (by the government) to someone who is too ill to work)
(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")
(any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life; "for thousands of years the chair was an appanage of state and dignity rather than an article of ordinary use")
(a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity)
(a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter))
(a present given at Christmas for services during the year)
(court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated)
(a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money)
(a payment of money sent to a person in another place)
(repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock))
(a small payment made in acknowledgement of an obligation)
(loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid)
(act of failing to meet a financial obligation)
(a payment required for not fulfilling a contract)
(an inadequate payment; "they work all day for a mere pittance")
(a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something; "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time")
(something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty;)
(fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned)
(a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals)
(excess of cost over budget; "the cost overrun necessitated an additional allocation of funds in the budget")
(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")
(any cost incurred by a producer or wholesaler or retailer or distributor (as for advertising and shipping etc))
(the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order))
(the cost of marketing (e.g., the cost of transferring title and moving goods to the customer))
(combined costs of raw material and labor incurred in producing goods)
(current cost of replacing a fixed asset with a new one of equal effectiveness)
(cost of reproducing physical property minus various allowances (especially depreciation))
(calculated cost for a given unit of a product)
(the amount of money needed to purchase something; "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage?")
(cost of bribing someone; "they say that every politician has a price")
(the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price)
(the price at which something is offered for sale)
((stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to buy a certain security)
((stock market) the price of the last transaction completed during a day's trading session)
((stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security)
((auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids)
(price charged for goods picked up at the factory)
(an exorbitant price; "what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery")
(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")
(the price at which something is actually purchased)
(the current delivery price of a commodity traded in the spot market)
((stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors)
(assessed price; "the valuation of this property is much too high")
(cost in terms of foregone alternatives)
(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)
(the opportunity cost of unproductive assets; the expense incurred by ownership)
((frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified; "he requested reimbursement of $7 for incidental expenses")
((frequently plural) expenses incurred by an employee in the performance of the job and usually reimbursed by the employer)
(the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge")
(charge made for carrying an account or for merchandise sold on an installment plan)
(an amount periodically charged to expense or against revenue in compensation for depreciation of property)
(a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises)
(the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance)
(the fare charged for traveling by airplane)
(the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar)
(the fare charged for riding in a taxicab)
(the fare charged for riding a subway train)
(the fare charged for traveling by train)
(charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government)
(the amount of tax owed; calculated by applying the tax rate to the tax base)
(a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land))
(a personal tax levied on annual income)
(income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability)
(a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system)
(tax write-off for expenses of doing business)
(a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); "additional exemptions are allowed for each dependent")
(deduction allowed for some (limited) kinds of entertainment for business purposes)
(income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer)
(an unearned rise in the market value of property resulting from general market factors)
(the amount by which the selling price of an asset exceeds the purchase price; the gain is realized when the asset is sold)
(the amount by which the purchase price of an asset exceeds the selling price; the loss is realized when the asset is sold)
(a tax on capital gains; "he avoided the capital gains tax by short selling")
(a tax that is levied when you are departing a country by land or sea or air)
(a capital tax on property imposed by municipalities; based on the estimated value of the property)
(a tax levied on households by local authorities; based on the estimated value of the property and the number of people living in it)
(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)
(a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver)
(a tax on the estate of the deceased person)
(a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied)
(an advantage bestowed by legislation that reduces a tax on some preferred activity)
(a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings)
(a tax levied on goods or services rather than on persons or organizations)
(a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer (such as ad valorem taxes))
(a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person)
(a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote)
(any tax in which the rate increases as the amount subject to taxation increases)
(a local tax on property (usually used in the plural))
(a local tax for the relief of the poor)
(a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications))
(an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed)
(any tax levied on the passing of title to property)
(an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property)
(a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries")
(a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate))
(a tax based on the cost of the item purchased and collected directly from the buyer)
(a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production)
(a tax on every gallon of gasoline sold)
(an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense)
(a tax imposed on ships that enter the US; based on the tonnage of the ship)
(a tax on various goods brought into a town)
(a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition)
(a duty imposed to offset subsidies by foreign governments)
(a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.))
(a fixed charge by a restaurant or night club over and above the charge for food and drink)
(a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?")
(interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest)
(the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use)
(interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan)
(the discount rate fixed by a central bank)
(the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System)
(the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks)
(the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings)
(an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest)
(a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
(a charge for storing goods in a cellar)
(a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary); "he works on commission")
(a fee that is payable only if the outcome is successful (as for an attorney's services))
(a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock)
(a fee added for returning a rented car to a location different from the one where it was rented)
(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")
(a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine))
(a fee (in addition to that marked on the brief) paid to counsel in a case that lasts more than one day)
(the fee charged for carrying goods in lighters)
(a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or waterway)
(fee paid to a mint by the government for minting a coin)
(a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan)
(a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals)
(a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone)
(something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises)
(charged by a government for coining bullion)
(a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance))
(a fee charged for transporting goods by truckage)
(a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education); "tuition and room and board were more than $25,000")
(a fee charged for exchanging currencies)
(a charge required as compensation for the delay of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure)
(the charge for carrying burdens by porters)
(a charge based on weight measured in pounds)
(amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5")
(rate per quarter for water from a public supply)
(an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill))
(a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone)
(a percentage of a bill (as at a hotel or restaurant) added in payment for service)
(the charge for storing something in tanks)
(the charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper")
(the rate at which the value of property is reduced; used to calculate tax deduction)
(the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another)
(a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket)
(a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done)
(a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted)
(the rate charged daily for a hotel room)
(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")
(a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits")
(something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt")
(loss of money or decrease in financial value)
(a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value; "he had to sell his car at a considerable sacrifice")
(the loss to an insurance company resulting from possible lack of prudence or honesty on the part of policyholders)
(decrease in value of an asset due to obsolescence or use)
((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)
((accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset)
(a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket)
(something lost (especially money lost at gambling))
(a person's financial situation (good or bad); "he found himself in straitened circumstances")
(anything of material value or usefulness)
(money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts)
(money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts)
(the most desirable assets of a corporation; "their crown jewels figured prominently in the takeover attempt")
(a source of substantial wealth (usually plural); "a patron of the arts should have deep pockets")
(capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands)
(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)
(a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient")
(an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested")
(available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed)
(resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature)
(natural resources in the form or arable land)
(natural resources in the form of minerals)
(any natural resource (as wood or solar energy) that can be replenished naturally with the passage of time)
(assets that are saleable though not material or physical)
((accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets))
(assets in the form of cash (or easily convertible into cash))
(money that is invested with an expectation of profit)
(the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation)
(interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance)
(the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it)
(the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock")
(ownership of stocks; the state or fact of holding stock; "prohibition of unrestricted intercorporate stockholding"- W.Z.Ripley)
(a specific number of stocks or shares owned; "sell holdings he has in corporations")
(the book value of the outstanding shares of a corporation)
(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")
(common stock classified as A or B where A has certain advantages (e.g., voting power) that B does not)
(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")
(stock held by stockholders of record on a given date)
(the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value)
(stock with no par value specified in the corporate charter or on the stock certificate)
(stock whose holders are guaranteed priority in the payment of dividends but whose holders have no voting rights)
(preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out)
(the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public)
(preferred stock or convertible bonds or warrants that can be converted into common stock)
(shares owned by shareholders who have a controlling interest)
(stock of a corporation that has had faster than average gains in earnings and is expected to continue to)
(newly issued stock that is in great public demand)
(a stock selling for less that $1/share)
(the value at which an asset is carried on a balance sheet; equals cost minus accumulated depreciation)
(the price at which buyers and sellers trade the item in an open marketplace)
(bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity)
(a bond that can be converted to other securities under certain conditions)
(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")
(a bond issued with detachable coupons that must be presented to the issuer for interest payments)
(a bond that is an IOU on the United States Treasury; considered the safest security in the investment world)
(a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit)
(a bond issued by a state or local government)
(a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem the security before a specific date (usually at maturity))
(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)
(a bond made by a reversioner to secure a loan; payable out of his reversion)
(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)
(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)
(a bond that is backed by the credit of the issuer but not by any specific collateral)
(a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System)
(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)
(a security whose owner's name is recorded on the books of the issuer (or issuer's agent))
(non-negotiable government bond; cannot be bought and sold once the original purchase is made)
(a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services)
(a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond)
((law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee))
(a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs)
((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights")
((civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement)
(any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price")
(the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation)
(an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it")
(money that is risked for possible monetary gain)
(money bet or invested by experienced gamblers or investors (especially if they have inside information))
((stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases)
(the cumulative amount involved in a game (such as poker))
((poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot)
(defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness")
(any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change)
(the total amount and type of insurance carried)
(promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)
(a British term for some kinds of insurance)
(insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents)
(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")
(insurance that provides protection for the loss of profits and continuing fixed expenses resulting from a break in commerical activities due to the occurrence of a peril)
(insurance issued jointly by two or more underwriters)
(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)
(insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires)
(insurance against loss due to ill health)
(insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense)
(insurance that provides protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people or property)
(insurance paid to named beneficiaries when the insured person dies; "in England they call life insurance life assurance")
(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)
(a form of life insurance whereby on the death or default of a participant his share is distributed to the remaining members)
(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)
(insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance")
(sharing the risk by insurance companies; part or all of the insurer's risk is assumed by other companies in return for part of the premium paid by the insured; "reinsurance enables a client to get coverage that would be too great for any one company to assume")
(insuring yourself by setting aside money to cover possible losses rather than by purchasing an insurance policy)
(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")
(group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians)
(property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation; "bankers are reluctant to lend without good security")
(money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; "his deposit was refunded when he returned the car")
(a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later)
(something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract)
(money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract)
((law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited)
(a deposit of personal property as security for a debt; "his saxophone was in pledge")
((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")
(the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities)
(a fund that a customer has entrusted to a securities brokerage; "you can't get a brokerage account unless you have $20,000")
(an account with a securities brokerage whose transactions are settled on a cash basis)
(a brokerage firm account that parents have created for a minor)
(an account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit)
(a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan)
(a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit)
(a mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law)
(a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage)
(a loan to buy some personal item; the item (or chattel) is security for the loan)
(a security pledged for the repayment of a loan)
(a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults)
(assets in the form of material possessions)
(an abundance of material possessions and resources)
(great wealth; "Whilst that for which all virtue now is sold, and almost every vice--almighty gold"--Ben Jonson)
(wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value)
(considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of means")
(your personal financial means; "that car is too expensive for my pocketbook")
(the necessary means (especially financial means))
(wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises)
(assets available for use in the production of further assets)
(capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements)
(a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance; "they send me an accounting every month")
(a financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period)
((finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date)
((economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities)
(capital as contrasted with the income derived from it)
(capital needed to set up a new business or enterprise)
(the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games; "he tried to break the bank at Monte Carlo")
(a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.); "he shot his roll on a bob-tailed nag")
(a supply of money; "they dipped into the taxpayers' pockets")
(the funds of a government or institution or individual)
(the total stock of money in the economy; currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks)
(a measure of the money supply; includes currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking account balances)
(a measure of the money supply; M1 plus net time deposits (other than large certificates of deposit))
(a measure of the money supply; M2 plus deposits at institutions that are not banks (such as savings and loan associations))
(a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents)
(the treasury of a public institution or religious order)
(a subordinate treasury or place of deposit)
(a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse)
(a reserve of money set aside for some purpose)
(a fund which, if borrowed or used, is intended to be replenished so it may be loaned or spent repeatedly)
(a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities)
(a fund that a customer has entrusted to a bank and from which they can make withdrawals; "he moved his bank account to a new bank")
(an account at a post office that can be used in similar ways to an account at a bank)
(a fund reserved to pay workers' pensions when they retire from service)
(a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign))
(a fund for buying votes or bribing public officials)
(something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father")
(a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties)
(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)
(a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties)
(a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes)
(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)
(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)
(a trust created by a court when it is judged that it was the intention of the parties to create a trust)
(a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation))
(a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate)
(an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized)
(a trust created and operating during the grantor's lifetime)
(a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary's improvidence)
(a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies)
(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)
(an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees)
(a bank account against which the depositor can drawn checks payable on demand)
(a bank account that accumulates interest)
(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)
(a savings account showing no activity (other than posting interest) for some specified period; "the dormant account reverted to the state under escheat laws")
(a savings account in which deposits and withdrawals are recorded in the depositor's passbook)
(a highly liquid debt instrument with maturities of less than three months)
(a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest)
(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")
(financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment")
(resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government))
(things that make you comfortable and at ease; "all the comforts of home")
(means of maintenance of a family or group)
(minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; "social security provided only a bare subsistence")
((finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation)
(a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars")
(a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms))
(supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government)
(a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting)
(good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting)
(something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose)
(a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies))
(a place for storing whole blood or blood plasma; "the Red Cross created a blood bank for emergencies")
(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)
(a place where food is contributed and made available to those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood victims")
(any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously)
(land retired from crop cultivation and planted with soil-building crops; government subsidies are paid to farmers for their retired land)
(reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values))
(a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly earning reports)
(any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool")
(funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments)
(a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets)
(any possession that is highly valued by its owner; "the children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures")
(accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.; "the pirates hid their treasure on a small island in the West Indies")
(a large amount of wealth or prosperity)
(something of value; "all our valuables were stolen")
(treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth))
(any of the less common and valuable metals often used to make coins or jewelry)
(a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)
(diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!")
(a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)
(a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel)
(a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)
(a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem)
(anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region)
(the value behind the money in a monetary system)
(a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of gold)
(a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by a stated quantity of silver)
(a monetary standard under which the basic unit of currency is defined by stated amounts of two metals (usually gold and silver) with values set at a predetermined ratio)
(something used as an official medium of payment)
(government-issued stamps used in exchange for food)
(arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services)
(a line of credit extended for personal or household use)
(a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date)
(a bank loan granted for the use of a business)
(a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home)
(a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments)
(a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time)
(credit extended by a business to a customer)
(a charge account that does not have to be paid to zero balance)
(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)
(a card that is used instead of cash to make telephone calls)
(a credit card that entitles the holder to receive cash)
(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)
(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)
(a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another)
(a draft in excess of the credit balance)
(a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another)
(a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country)
(a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again)
(a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance)
(the system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place)
(money available for a client to borrow)
(credit available at low rates of interest)
(a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket))
(a credit opened by an importer with a bank in an exporter's country to finance an export operation)
(credit opened by an importer at a bank in his own country upon which an exporter may draw)
(the maximum credit that a customer is allowed)
(credit granted by a bank to a business concern for commercial purposes)
(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)
(a letter of credit given to a business concern for commercial purposes)
(a letter of credit given to a traveler)
(a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer)
(a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank)
(an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid)
(a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office)
(credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts)
(a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice)
(a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date)
(banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank)
(a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check")
(a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny")
(a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float)
(a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value)
(a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals)
(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)
(a check issued in payment of wages or salary)
(a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment)
(a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account)
(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")
(a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left blank)
(a monthly payment made to someone who has become disabled and is unable to work)
(a check reimbursing an aged person for the expenses of health care)
(a regular payment to a person that iis intended to allow them to subsist without working)
(a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work)
(the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us")
(the official currency issued by a government or national bank; "he changed his money into francs")
(British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK)
(paper money of little value issued on insufficient security)
(mony (or other benefits) obtained as a subsidy)
(coins of regular issue whose face value is greater than their intrinsic value)
(the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used)
(currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing)
(paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit)
(prompt payment for goods or services in currency or by check)
(currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie)
(money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver")
(the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change")
(coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change")
(a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
(a gold coin of the Byzantine Empire; widely circulated in Europe in the Middle Ages)
(any of various former European coins of different denominations)
(formerly a gold coin of various European countries)
(an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales)
(an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound)
(a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar)
(a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar)
(a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine")
(a United States coin worth half of a dollar)
(a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit)
(a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies)
(former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies)
(a former English silver coin worth four pennies)
(a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970)
(a coin used in Great Britain since 1971 worth one hundredth of a pound)
(a United States coin worth one dollar; "the dollar coin has never been popular in the United States")
(a former gold coin in the United States worth 20 dollars)
(a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars)
(a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars)
(a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings)
(a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny)
(any of various large ancient Greek coins)
(any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece)
(a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money; "he hasn't a sou to his name")
(specially minted silver coins that are distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday)
(money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie)
(a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes")
(formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver)
(negotiable debt obligations of the United States government secured by its full faith and credit)
(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)
(a debt instrument with maturities of 10 years or longer)
(securities with maturities of 1 to 10 years; sold for cash or in exchange for maturing issues or at auction)
(a United States bill worth 100 dollars)
(five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin")
(a piece of paper money worth one dollar)
(an excess of liabilities over assets (usually over a certain period))
(an excess of expenditures over revenues)
(an excess of the federal government's spending over its revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation")
(a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues")
(the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm)
(money or goods or services owed by one person to another)
(the debt of the national government (as distinguished from the debts of individuals and businesses and political subdivisions))
(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)
(the maximum borrowing power of a governmental entity)
(a limit set by Congress beyond which the national debt cannot rise; periodically raised by Congress)
(a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank")
(the temporary provision of money (usually at interest))
(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)
(a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone)
(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)
(a personal loan to purchase an automobile)
(a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage)
(a loan that is payable on or before a specified date)
(the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated)
(financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate")
(the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)
(lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for)
(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)
(a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property)
(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)
(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)
(lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure)
(the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles)
(a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes)
(lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien))
(right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid)
(a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage))
(an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership")
(a written account of ownership or obligation)
(a document or receipt certifying release from an obligation or debt)
(a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction; "they could find no record of the purchase")
(a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets)
(a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books")
(ledger showing the accumulated costs classified in various ways)
(the ledger that contains all of the financial accounts of a business; contains offsetting debit and credit accounts (including control accounts))
(details of an account supporting the amount stated in the general ledger)
(an account that shows totals of amounts entered in a subsidiary ledger)
(a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred)
(a written record of a commercial transaction)
(an accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate items between accounting periods)
(an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items)
(an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing)
(a bookkeeper's chronological list of related debits and credits of a business; forms part of a ledger of accounts)
(account of payments received; usually the right side of a financial statement)
(account of payments owed; usually the left side of a financial statement)
(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)
(a method of accounting in which each item is entered as payments are received or made)
(an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free)
(a creditor's accounts of money owed to him; normally arise from the sale of products or services)
(your right in a promissory note in which the maker promises to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time)
(a debtor's accounts of money he owes; normally arise from the purchase of products or services)
(a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time)
(an account compiled at the end of an accounting period to show gross and net profit or loss)
(that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly)
(a dividend paid in stock rather than in cash)
(a dividend paid in addition to the regular dividend)
(a dividend paid to compensate shareholders for losses resulting from a change in the dividend schedule)
(short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society)
(an account used temporarily to carry doubtful receipts and disbursements or discrepancies pending their analysis and permanent classification)
(equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account)
(the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account)
(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")
(the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves)
(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")
(the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of services and payments of property incomes)
(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")
(that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's exports and imports of goods and services and transfer payments)
(a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality)
(an inspection of the accounting procedures and records by a trained accountant or CPA)
(an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.))
((accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data)
(an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes)
(an account to which salespersons or executives can charge travel and entertainment expenses)
(a slip of paper included with your pay that records how much money you have earned and how much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out)
(a book in which names and transactions are listed)
((accounting) the value of a firm's current assets including raw materials and work in progress and finished goods)
(a list of employees and their salaries; "the company had a long payroll")
(the total amount of money paid in wages; "the company had a large payroll")
(an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount; "her salary is peanuts compared to his")
(a sum of money offered as a prize; "the purse barely covered the winner's expenses")
(a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse; "he made the contribution out of his own purse"; "he and his wife shared a common purse")
(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")
(anything of trivial value; "Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage")
(a record of deposits and withdrawals and interest held by depositors at certain banks)
(a book issued to holders of checking accounts)
(a pawnbroker's receipt for articles taken as security)
(a written agreement (or property or money) delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be returned after fulfillment of some condition)
(an unsecured and unregistered short-term obligation issued by an institutional borrower to investors who have temporarily idle cash)
(a municipal debt instrument with a maturity of less than 2 years)
(an informal debt instrument; representing `I owe you')
(a note that specifies the time (or times) of repayment)
(a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills))
(a plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel)
(a hotel plan that includes three meals daily)
(a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch))
(a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily)
(a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily)
(a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends; "he held several valuable securities")
(a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency)
(a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year")
(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)
(a government bond that bears no interest or capital gains but enters the holder into lotteries)
(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")
(a warrant that expires on a stipulated date)
(a security that makes no interest payments but instead is sold at a deep discount from its face value)
(the commonest form of zero-coupon security)
(a certificate showing the interests of all parties in a business partnership)
(a certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned business)
(a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock))
(a stock or bond that is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold in the public market)
(a letter of intent saying that a letter security is being bought for investment and not for resale; avoids need for SEC registration)
(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)
(shares in a corporation that entitle the shareholder to voting and proxy rights)
(stock representing ownership of overvalued assets; stock of a corporation whose total worth is less than its invested capital)
(stock that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public)
(a bond that has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and cannot be sold to the general public)
(a security that has been accepted for trading by one of the organized and registered securities exchanges in the US)
(a security traded in the over-the-counter market)
(stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange)
(a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress")
(a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts)
(a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose; "the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year")
(a sum of money voted by Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family)
(a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements)
(a small fund of cash that a firm keeps for the payment of incidental expenses)
(cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses)
(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")
(a draft payable at a specified future date)
(funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources)
(the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss)
(the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers)
(shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant)
((chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid)
((physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium; "the absorption of photons by atoms or molecules")
(a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collectin grew through accession")
(adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment))
(an increase by natural growth or addition)
((geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or water-borne sediment)
((biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles)
((astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases)
(the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin")
(an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay)
((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")
(the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid)
(stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical)
(childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant)
(transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy)
(the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound)
(the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))
(a chemical reaction in which one molecule is added to another)
((thermodynamics) any process that occurs without gain or loss of heat)
(data processing in accounting or business management)
(the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid)
((meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties)
(the process of exposing to air (so as to purify))
(imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part)
(the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining)
(a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins))
(the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated)
(the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age)
(a reaction of aldehydes resulting in an aldol)
(gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment)
(radioactive decay of an atomic nucleaus that is accompanied by the emission of an alpha particle)
(a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings)
(the developmental process of forming tooth enamel)
(the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes)
(impregnation with ammonia or a compound of ammonia)
(synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones)
(the process of producing pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed and viewed through spectacles with one red and one green lens)
(metamorphism that occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals)
(the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes)
(the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle)
(muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis)
(male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization)
((biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size))
(the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary)
(the evolution or genesis of the human race)
(the process of preventing redeposition)
(the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms)
((linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until')
(the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire')
((botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization)
(any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization)
((biology) growth in the thickness of a cell wall by the deposit of successive layers of material)
(reproduction without the fusion of gametes)
(the development of a consonant phoneme into a sibilant)
(a linguistic process by which a sound becomes similar to an adjacent sound)
(the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)
(the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another)
((chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding)
(operations that occur without a regular or predictable time relation to other events)
(the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements")
(catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction)
(lysis (self-digestion) of tissues when they are detached from the organism)
(producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed)
(process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment)
((physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism)
(growth from increase in cell size without cell division)
(a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit)
(the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system)
(an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet")
(dissolution or destruction of bacteria)
(the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state)
(the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state)
(the serial execution of computer programs)
(enuresis during sleep; especially common in children (who usually outgrow it))
(an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost)
(radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus that is accompanied by the emission of a beta particle)
(a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms)
(production of a chemical compound by a living organism)
(a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly")
(a process in which liquid blood is changed into a semisolid mass (a blood clot))
(the organic process of bearing flowers; "you will stop all bloom if you let the flowers go to seed")
(the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms)
(processing that involves blowing a gas)
(a process that makes something blue (or bluish))
(an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity")
(the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas)
(an operation that follows the rules of boolean algebra; each operand and the result take one of two values)
(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)
(a euphemism for defecation; "he had a bowel movement")
(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))
(sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body)
(reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent)
(the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes")
(a process that impregnates something with calcium (or calcium salts))
(the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature)
(any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle)
(a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field)
(saturation with carbon dioxide (as soda water))
(a thermonuclear reaction in the interior of stars)
(the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again)
(the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens))
(the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on a line)
(breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy)
(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")
(soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth)
(the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells)
(introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution))
(the process of separating substances by the use of a centrifuge)
(a series of chemical reactions in which the product of one is a reactant in the next)
(a self-sustaining nuclear reaction; a series of nuclear fissions in which neutrons released by splitting one atom leads to the splitting of others)
(the process of forming a ring by forming one or more hydrogen bonds)
((medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning)
(a chemical reaction and its reverse proceed at equal rates)
((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
((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")
(adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces; "chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts")
(synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi)
(the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child)
(the addition or substitution of chlorine in organic compounds)
(a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency)
(the social process whereby societies achieve civilization)
((embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum)
(the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules)
(the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky)
((botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals))
(nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken)
(chromatography that uses selective adsorption by a column of powders)
(a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light)
(combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors)
(an elementary operation that a computer is designed and built to perform)
(the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys))
(two or more operations performed at the same time (or within a give interval))
(the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state)
(the process of congealing; solidification by (or as if by) freezing)
(buying expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth)
((economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily")
(an operation that controls the recording or processing or transmission of interpretation of data; "a control operation started the data processing")
(gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury)
(the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion)
((meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis)
(the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature)
(decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation))
(inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production)
(the process whereby heavy molecules of naphtha or petroleum are broken down into hydrocarbons of lower molecular weight (especially in the oil-refining process))
(the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis)
(the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid)
(an idustrial process for extracting gold and silver by treating ore with a sodium cyanide solution)
(the origin and development and variation of cells)
(pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane)
(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)
((computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information)
(a process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties)
(removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound)
(the process of removing a carboxyl group from a chemical compound (usually replacing it with hydrogen))
(a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current)
(the process of gradually becoming inferior)
(the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation)
(the social process in which population and industry moves from urban centers to outlying districts)
(change toward something smaller or lower)
(a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned)
((biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action)
((chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance)
(a process of becoming smaller or shorter)
(the loss of specialization in form or function)
(a process of becoming deeper and more profound)
(the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)
((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
(a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices)
(the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field)
(the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality)
(the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds)
(the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply")
(inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money)
(the removal of minerals and mineral salts from a liquid (especially from water))
(social process of removing Nazis from official positions and giving up any allegiance to Nazism; "denazification was a slow process")
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts)
(the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue)
(the natural process of laying down a deposit of something)
((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation: `singer' from `sing'; `undo' from `do')
(the removal of salt (especially from sea water))
(the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert; is usually caused by climate change or by destructive use of the land; "the dust storms in Korea are the result of rapid desertification in China")
(the process of reducing sensitivity; "the patient was desensitized to the allergen")
(changing from an adsorbed state on a surface to a gaseous or liquid state)
(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")
(heating a solid substance in a closed container and collecting the volatile products)
(process of changing to an inferior state)
(processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours")
(a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer")
(the final stage of the prophase of meiosis)
(the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust)
((physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation)
(the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body)
(the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat)
(a photographic method that stores the image digitally for later reproduction)
(the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis)
(any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus")
(a reduction of prices intended to improve the balance of payments)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one)
((chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound)
(a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other; "the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation")
((chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions)
(the process of going into solution; "the dissolving of salt in water")
(the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors)
(data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities)
(the process of representing intermediate colors by patterns of tiny colored dots that simulate the desired color)
(adaptation to intimate association with human beings)
(a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB))
(a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound)
(increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all")
(the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane))
(a process of linguistic change over a period of time)
(the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning)
(a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number))
(a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory)
(the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin)
(steady growth in the productive capacity of the economy (and so a growth of national income))
(any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth)
(shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor)
(the process of bubbling as gas escapes)
(the deposition of a substance on an electrode by the action of electricity (especially by electrolysis))
(lysis of a bond produced by the passage of an electric current)
(automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes)
(the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode)
(the bodily process of discharging waste matter)
(a chemical reaction in which a molecule decomposes to two different molecules)
(omission of a sound between two words (usually a vowel and the end of one word or the beginning of the next))
(omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences)
(the process of extracting one material from another by washing with a solvent to remove adsorbed material from an adsorbent (as in washing of loaded ion-exchange resins to remove captured ions); used to obtain uranium ions)
(the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution)
(the release of electrons from parent atoms)
(the process of enclosing (as in a capsule))
(a nuclear reaction occurring with absorption of energy)
(a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat)
(inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination)
(a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed)
(loss of hair; the result of removing hair)
(growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate)
((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
(a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors")
(the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow)
((ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat)
((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)
((computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer)
(a nuclear reaction accompanied by the evolution of energy)
(a chemical reaction accompanied by the evolution of heat)
(the process of coughing up and spitting out)
(a decrease that follows an exponential function)
((genetics) the process of expressing a gene)
(the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation)
(the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means)
(the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said or blood or lymph or urine)
(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)
(the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output)
(the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration)
((medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus)
(a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots; "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically")
(the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field)
(the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium)
(the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries")
(a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy)
(reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts)
(reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish)
(an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles)
(an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second")
(the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations)
(gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation")
(the confinement of an infection to a limited area)
((geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock)
((botany) the process of forming leaves)
(the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system)
(natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods")
(the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone)
(fractionation of a liquid by distillation)
(a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components)
((computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk; "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file")
(the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
(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)
(the formation of frost or ice on a surface)
(a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy)
(the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words)
(the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis)
(the process of changing into gas; "coal gas is produced by the gasification of coal")
(the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach)
(the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells)
((geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified)
(the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow)
(the process of covering the earth with glaciers or masses of ice)
(the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in the Alps and the deposits laid down at that time)
(the next-to-last Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe and the deposits laid down at that time)
(the next-to-last Plesitocene glaciation in Britain and the deposits laid down at that time)
(growth to a global or worldwide scale; "the globalization of the communication industry")
(an increase in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere (especially a sustained increase that causes climatic changes))
(the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose)
(a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP)
((electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state)
((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")
(a progression from simpler to more complex forms; "the growth of culture")
(female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus)
(an industrial process for producing ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen by combining them under high pressure in the present of an iron catalyst)
(the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue")
(the natural process by which the body repairs itself)
(the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature)
(passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer))
(the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow))
(incomplete or partial metamorphosis in insects)
(lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin)
(the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next)
(the development of both microspores and megaspores)
(the development of a single kind of asexual spores)
(a process in which human beings are involved)
(the process of combining with water; usually reversible)
(the process whereby hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken down into kerosene and gasolene by the addition of hydrogen under high pressure in the presence of a catalyst)
(a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil; "food producers use hydrogenation to keep fat from becoming rancid")
(a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water)
(the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad)
((chemistry) the absorption of a liquid by a solid or gel)
(electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies)
((embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals)
(the process of totally saturating something with a substance; "the impregnation of wood with preservative"; "the saturation of cotton with ether")
(the process of rendering inactive; "the gene inactivation system"; "thermal inactivation of serum samples")
(a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important; "the increase in unemployment"; "the growth of population")
(the process whereby changes in the current flow in a circuit produce magnetism or an EMF)
(the heating of a conducting material caused by an electric current induced in it)
(a systematic series of mechanical or chemical operations that produce or manufacture something)
(activation by an inner spirit or force or principle; "the Holy Spirit is the indweller of the church and its members")
((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
((phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound)
(a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money")
((geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind; "a constant deflation of the desert landscape")
(an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value)
(the fruiting stage of the inflorescence)
(the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water))
((physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part; "the inhibition of the heart by the vagus nerve")
(an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort")
(the process of thickening by dehydration)
((medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity))
(automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism that uses reasoning to block out emotional stress and conflict)
(the combustion of fuel inside a cylinder (as in an internal-combustion engine))
(the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation)
(the swelling of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water))
((biology) growth in the surface area of a cell by the deposit of new particles between existing particles in the cell wall)
(the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; "the invagination of the blastula")
(a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa)
(reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth))
(the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic compounds)
(a process in which ions are exchanged between a solution and an insoluble (usually resinous) solid; widely used in industrial processing)
(the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas)
(agglutination of an agglutinogen of one individual by a serum from another individual of the same species)
((biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of games of the same size and structure)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it)
((computer science) executing the same set of instructions a given number of times or until a specified result is obtained; "the solution is obtained by iteration")
((computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated; "the solution took hundreds of iterations")
(organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells)
(organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis)
(disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies)
(metamorphism that occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones)
(organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair))
(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)
(the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands)
(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) learns about the physiology of childbirth and techniques of relaxation and concentration and breathing)
(the production of eggs (especially in birds))
(a euphemism for urination; "he had to take a leak")
(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 mother-child bonding is encouraged)
(the first stage of the prophase of meiosis)
(the process of making a word to express a concept)
((astronomy) a real or apparent slow oscillation of a moon or satellite; "the libration of the moon")
(the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced)
(the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP)
(the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line)
(the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid)
(processing data that is given in the form of chained lists)
(an operation that follows the rules of symbolic logic)
(gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business")
(the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen)
((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)
(recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside)
(the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome)
(evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups)
(degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness; usually age-related)
(the process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily or permanently))
(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)
(abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract)
(the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society); "the marginalization of the underclass"; "the marginalization of literature")
(the interaction of supply and demand that shapes a market economy)
(a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values)
(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)
(the abnormal development of male sexual characteristics in a female (usually as the result of hormone therapies or adrenal malfunction))
(the process of coming into being; becoming reality; "the materialization of her dream")
(coming to full development; becoming mature)
(the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions")
((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))
(severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping)
(abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged)
(the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle)
(the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)
(change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances)
(the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals)
(the spreading of a disease to another part of the body)
(a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence)
(evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies)
(the transduction of sound waves into electrical waves (by a microphone))
(crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques)
(cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes)
(periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles)
(asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores)
(regeneration on a reduced scale of a body part; observed especially in invertebrates such as certain lobsters)
(differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism))
(an operation in which two or more activities are interleaved)
(a multiplicative increase; "repeated copying leads to a multiplication of errors"; "this multiplication of cells is a natural correlate of growth")
(simultaneous processing by two or more processing units)
(the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer)
(induction in a second circuit caused by changes in a first circuit)
(the development of a myelin sheath around a nerve fiber)
(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")
(a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity")
(social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) Nazism; "as the process of Nazification spread they paid less attention to public opinion")
(disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue)
(feedback in opposite phase with (decreasing) the input)
(the pathological process that results in the formation and growth of a tumor)
(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)
(the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on the next line)
(the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants))
(the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound))
(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)
(the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria)
(excessive urination at night; especially common in older men)
(ejaculation during sleep (usually during a dream))
(failure of normal development to occur)
(meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate; results in an abnormal number of chromosomes in the daughter cells)
((physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei)
((astronomy) the cosmic synthesis of atoms more complex than the hydrogen atom)
((physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance)
(the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence")
(abnormally light or infrequent menstruation)
(production of an abnormally small amount of urine)
(any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases)
(the process of becoming cloudy or opaque)
(a process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace)
((computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second")
(process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards")
(process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis)
(a process occurring in living organisms)
(the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth's crust))
(the process of oscillating between states)
(diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal)
(the developmental process of bone formation)
(the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior)
(the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material)
(lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply)
(excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily")
((psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite)
(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)
(the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle))
(the process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction)
(a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction)
(an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP)
(the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood")
(the third stage of the prophase of meiosis)
(the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus)
(emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species)
(chromatography that uses selective adsorption on a strip of paper)
(electrophoresis carried out on filter paper)
(the simultaneous execution of two or more operations)
((botany) the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds)
(process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods)
(human conception without fertilization by a man)
(transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required)
(the origination and development of a disease)
(an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease)
(any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities)
(informal terms for urination; "he took a pee")
(the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution)
(the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium; "the percolation of rainwater through the soil"; "the infiltration of seawater through the lava")
(the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant))
(the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)
(the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance)
(the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process")
(the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape)
(process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection)
(a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition)
(a chemical reaction produced by the action of light)
(the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level)
(the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)
(the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods; "photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing")
(synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants))
(the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings)
(process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid)
(the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)
(the formation of the placenta in the uterus)
(the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced)
(a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching")
(a chemical process that combines several monomers to form a polymer or polymeric compound)
(increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state)
(a sudden sharp increase in the relative numbers of a population)
(feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input)
((medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously)
(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)
(a slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation)
(chlorination prior to another chemical process)
(the process of forming a chemical precipitate)
(teething at an earlier age than expected)
(ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina)
(a process that saves organic substances from decay)
(an operation that controls the printing or display of information)
(data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities)
(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")
(preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure; "the processing of newly arrived immigrants"; "the processing of ore to obtain minerals")
(the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood; "the professionalization of American sports"; "the professionalization of warfare")
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else)
(growth by the rapid multiplication of parts)
(a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons); "the proliferation of nuclear weapons")
(the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds)
(a process that is assumed to occur in psychoanalytic theory)
(progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities)
((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)
(asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual)
(processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures)
(the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung")
(the process of showing signs of life; "the quickening of seed that will become ripe grain")
(heating a building by radiation from panels containing hot water or electrical heaters)
(the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay)
(the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light)
(molecular disintegration resulting from radiation)
(the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain)
(a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness)
(a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening)
((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")
(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)
(data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process)
((chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation)
(deposition from one deposit to another)
(loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; "a doctor supervised her reducing")
(any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent)
(filling again by supplying what has been used up)
(the process of removing impurities (as from oil or metals or sugar etc.))
(inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state)
(the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes)
((biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs)
((psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state)
((embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered)
((physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance)
((physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers)
(a process that liberates or discharges something; "there was a sudden release of oxygen"; "the release of iodine from the thyroid gland")
((genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division)
((psychiatry) the classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious)
(the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation)
((photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion)
((computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory)
(retrieval of information from unconnected databases; the situation that exists when it is necessary to climb out of one database in order to climb down into another; sometimes used for protection against wandering hackers)
(a process of using up or consuming again; "psychopharmacologists discovered that amine reuptake is a process that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters")
(any process in which a system can be made to pass through the same states in the reverse order when the process is reversed)
(muscular stiffening that begins 2 to 4 hours after death and last for about 4 days)
(acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time)
(the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow)
(the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)
((geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface)
(a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap))
(the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer)
(the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions)
(asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans)
(an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup")
(the emission of electrons from a surface that is bombarded by higher energy primary electrons)
(the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance)
((genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes)
(induction in a circuit caused by changes in the circuit itself)
((psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations))
(the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions)
(the sequential execution of operations one after another)
(sequential processing by two or more processing units)
(raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk)
(reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete)
(any process serving to define the shape of something)
(a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit")
((technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide")
(a temporary decline in health or value)
(a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping)
(decline from a standard level of performance or achievement)
(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")
(a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles")
(the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon")
(a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)
(the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat")
(the washing away of soil by the flow of water)
(a chemical process in which solvent molecules and molecules or ions of the solute combine to form a compound)
(an industrial process for producing sodium carbonate from sodium chloride and ammonia and carbon dioxide)
(the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption))
(an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion; "the bottleneck in mail delivery it the process of sorting")
((technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide")
((physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles; "some astronomers believe that the solar system was formed by spallation when the sun was a very young star")
((biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function; "cell differentiation in the developing embryo")
(ignition of a substance (as oily rags) resulting from an internal oxidation process)
(a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation))
(social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin; "many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country")
(a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter)
(the process of becoming stiff or rigid)
((physiology) the effect of a stimulus (on nerves or organs etc.))
(a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time))
((computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk)
(urinary incontinence that occurs when involuntary pressure is put on the bladder by coughing or laughing or sneezing or lifting or straining)
(a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate)
((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)
((physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce)
((geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another)
((botany) the failure to develop of some part or organ of a plant)
(a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment)
(a growing together of parts or structures)
(the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis)
(the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections))
(operations that are initiated predictably by a clock)
(the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making))
(the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong)
(the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects)
(the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis)
(the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds))
(process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light)
(the eruption through the gums of baby teeth)
(the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle)
(a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes)
(the development of defects in an embryo)
(the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours")
(the emission of electrons from very hot substances)
(congealing tissue by heat (as by electric current))
(a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun))
(an operation performed on operands in order to obtain the value of a threshold function)
(the process of breaking up and dissolving blood clots)
(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")
(the process of transfering an amino group from one compound to another)
(the process of transposing an amino group within a chemical compound)
((genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA)
(the process whereby a transducer accepts energy in one form and gives back related energy in a different form; "the transduction of acoustic waves into voltages by a microphone")
((genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage)
((genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm)
(the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code")
((genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts; "translocations can result in serious congenital disorders")
(the transport of dissolved material within a plant)
(the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants)
(the passage of gases through fine tubes because of differences in pressure or temperature)
(the process of givng off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes)
(an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes)
(the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it)
(the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated)
((photography) inadequate processing of film resulting in inadequate contrast)
(a developmental process; "the flowering of ante-bellum culture")
(healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones)
(a process of taking up or using up or consuming; "they developed paper napkins with greater uptake of liquids")
(the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban)
(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)
(the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries)
(one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first)
(the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer)
(the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine)
(process of treating rubber or rubberlike materials with sulphur at great heat to improve elasticity and strength or to harden them)
(the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway); "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water")
(assimilation of Western culture; the social process of becoming familiar with or converting to the customs and practices of Western civilization)
(rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing)
(the second stage of the prophase of meiosis)
((medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus))
(a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
(one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement)
(a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic)
(system of measurement for length and weight and duration)
(a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint)
(a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second)
(system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds)
(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")
(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)
(a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point)
(a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the information-bearing events)
(a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel)
((computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems)
(the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords)
(a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline)
((economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice)
((economics) the amount that utility increases with an increase of one unit of an economic good or service)
(an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country")
(a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip")
((of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter)
((elections) more than half of the votes)
((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))
(a numerical value regardless of its sign)
((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")
(a measure of the quantity of chlorine or other halides in water (especially seawater))
(a concept of quantity derived from zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence")
(a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires)
(the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution))
(the degree to which something is poisonous)
(the degree to which something is toxic to living cells)
(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")
(a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon; "with an evening dress one wears 10 denier stockings")
(a unit of measurement of the refractive power of a lens which is equal to the reciprocal of the focal length measured in meters)
(the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold)
(a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant")
(the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately 602,250,000,000,000,000,000,000))
(constant used in the calculation of the ideal gas constant)
(a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)
(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")
(the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body)
(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)
(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)
(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)
((physics) a coefficient that expresses how much of a specified property is possessed by a specified substance)
((physics) the ratio of the applied stress to the change in shape of an elastic body)
(the ratio of the change in pressure acting on a volume to the fractional change in volume)
(the coefficient of elasticity for a shearing force)
(a coefficient of elasticity applicable to the stretching of a wire)
(the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure)
(the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface)
(the fraction of radiant energy that passes through a substance)
(a measure of the resistance to flow of a fluid under an applied force)
((statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance)
(an arbitrary constant in the equations of general relativity theory)
((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))
(the equilibrium constant for a reversible dissociation)
((physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole)
((physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation)
((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 reciprocal of the Hubble constant is the age of the universe)
(the charge on an ion is equal to a constant charge e multiplied by an integer from 1 to 15)
(the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10-34 joule-second)
(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")
(the total number counted; "a blood count")
(a complete number or quantity; "a full complement")
(the number of red and white corpuscles in a blood sample)
(a count of troops killed in an operation or time period; "the daily body count increased as the war went on")
(number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; "by increasing its circulation the newspaper hoped to increase its advertising")
((library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period)
(number of people in a particular group)
(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)
(the number of sperm in an ejaculate; "the sperm count is used as an indicator of male fertility")
(any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)
(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)
(the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality)
(a number that has no factor but itself and 1)
(the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity)
(an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1)
(an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one)
(a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest; "the score was 7 to 0")
((golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole)
((golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole)
((golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole)
((cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman)
((golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole)
((golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole)
((games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win; "the game is 6 all"; "he is serving for the game")
(a score of zero in tennis or squash; "it was 40 love")
((golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72")
(the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had; "at 9-0 they have the best record in their league")
(a quantity expressed in two different units; "one hour and ten minutes")
(the number designating place in an ordered sequence)
(the first element in a countable series; "the first of the month")
(the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order)
((numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place; "10 is the radix of the decimal system")
(a number represented in floating-point notation)
(a number represented in fixed-point notation)
(the number of observations in a given statistical category)
(a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the power of a hundred))
(a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol))
(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)
(the atomic number of an extra stable strongly bound atomic nucleus: 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82 or 126)
(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)
(a prescribed number; "all the salesmen met their quota for the month")
(the extent or degree to which something is magnetized)
(a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area)
(a system of units used to measure areas)
(a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
(the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side)
(the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side)
(a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet)
(any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism)
(any unit for measuring the force of explosions)
(a unit of measurement of physical force)
(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")
(the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel)
((computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system)
((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")
(a unit measuring the intensity of pain)
(a unit of measurement for telephone use)
(a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan")
(a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions)
(the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points")
(the final point needed to win a set in tennis)
(the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis))
(a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound)
(an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution)
(a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle")
(a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here")
(a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree)
(a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian)
(a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian)
(the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees))
(a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant)
(a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees)
(the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
(a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square)
(a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square)
(a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square)
(a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side)
(a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side)
(a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries)
(a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters)
((abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters))
(a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre)
((physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter)
(a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres)
(a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres)
(a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers))
(a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain))
(a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System)
(a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)
(a capacity unit defined in metric terms)
(a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries)
(an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons)
(a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring)
(an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel)
(the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold)
(an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs)
(ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons)
((mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore)
(the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters)
(a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot)
(the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick)
(a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel))
(a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels)
(a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint)
(a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints)
(a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram)
(a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)
(a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches)
(a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces)
(a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces)
(a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart)
(a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon)
(a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon)
(United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters)
(any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons")
(a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System)
(a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches)
(a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches)
(a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches)
(a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters)
(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))
(a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks)
(a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons)
(an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons)
(a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds))
(a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages)
(a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels)
(a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge)
(a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter)
(a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter)
(a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter)
(a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints))
(a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters)
(a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters)
(a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters)
(a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge)
(a unit of measurement of information (from Binary + digIT); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte")
((computer science) abit 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)
(a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information)
(the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes)
((computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably")
((computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data)
(a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file)
((computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit)
(a word is a string of bits stored in computer memory; "large computers use words up to 64 bits long")
(a unit of information equal to one thousand (1024) bytes)
(a unit of information equal to one million (1,048,576) bytes)
(a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 megabytes)
(a unit of information equal to a trillion (1,099,511,627,776) bytes or 1024 gigabytes)
(a unit of information equal to 1,024 terabytes)
(a measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge)
(a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows))
(a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge)
(a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time)
(an electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity)
(a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area)
(a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area)
(a measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it)
(a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation)
(a unit of measurement of magnetomotive force)
(a measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a give point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground))
(any of various units of electricity based on forces of interaction between electric charges)
(a unit of capacitance equal to one trillionth of a farad)
(a unit of capacitance equal to one thousandth of a farad)
(the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates)
(a capacitance unit equal to one billion farads)
(a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second)
(a unit of electrical charge equal to 10 coulombs)
(a unit of charge equal to 3600 coulombs)
(a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm)
(the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps")
(a former unit of electric current (slightly smaller than the SI ampere))
(a unit of elastance equal to the reciprocal of a farad)
(a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted)
(the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole)
(a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss)
(a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells)
(a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one millionth of a gauss)
(a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter)
(a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter)
(a unit of inductance equal to one billionth of a henry)
(a unit of inductance equal to one thousandth of a henry)
(a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second)
(a measure of luminous flux per unit area)
(the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure")
(a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle)
(a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter)
(a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square meter; 0.0929 foot candle)
(a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux)
(a luminance unit equal to 1 candle per square meter measured perpendicular to the rays from the source)
(a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot)
(a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions)
(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)
(a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candela)
(a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns)
(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)
(a unit of magnetic moment of a molecular or atomic or subatomic particle)
(a unit of potential equal to one-hundred-millionth of a volt)
(a unit of potential equal to one thousandth of a volt)
(a unit of potential equal to one millionth of a volt)
(a unit of potential equal to one billionth of a volt)
(a unit of potential equal to one trillionth of a volt)
(a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond))
(a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it)
(a unit of potential equal to a thousand volts)
(a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element)
(the reciprocal of the wavelength of a wave)
(a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt))
(a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt)
(a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm)
(a unit of power equal to one million watts)
(a unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere)
(a unit of electrical power equal to 1000 volt-amperes)
(a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie)
(a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second)
(a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air)
(a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second)
((Roentgen Equivalent Man) the dosage of ionizing radiation that will cause the same amount of injury to human tissue as 1 roentgen of X-rays)
(a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material)
(a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm)
(a unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere)
(a unit of resistance equal to one million ohms)
(a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT)
(a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT)
(a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram)
(a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes)
(a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 foot/sec/sec to a mass of 1 pound; equal to 0.1382 newtons)
(a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec)
((used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds; "the fisherman caught a 10-pounder"; "their linemen are all 300-pounders")
(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)
(a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo))
(a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind)
(a linear unit used for astronomical distances)
(a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
(a linear unit of distance used in navigation)
(a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)
(a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall")
((used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet; "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer")
(a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
((used only in combinations) the height of length of something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the green")
((used only in combinations) the length of something in miles; "the race was a 30-miler")
(a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile)
(a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile)
(an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles))
(a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons)
(a former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard)
(an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities)
(a Spanish unit of length (about a yard) having different values in different localities)
(an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm)
(the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
(about seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow))
(the most extreme possible amount or value; "voltage peak")
(a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands")
(any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand)
(the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head; "he is two heads taller than his little sister"; "his horse won by a head")
(Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers)
(a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain)
(the number of opening per inch of a screen; measures size of particles; "a 100 mesh screen"; "100 mesh powdered cellulose")
(a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire))
(a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km)
(an ancient Roman unit of length equivalent to 1620 yards)
(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)
(a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet)
(the length of a single step in marching (taken to be 30 inches for quick time or 36 inches for double time))
(a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand)
(a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches))
(the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers)
(the distance light travels in a vacuum in one hour; approximately one billion kilometers)
(the distance light travels in a vacuum in one minute; approximately 18 million kilometers)
(the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilometers)
(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))
(a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years)
(a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter)
(a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
(a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
(a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter)
(a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)
(a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter)
(a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)
(a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter)
(the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
(a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)
(a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters)
(a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))
(a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters)
(a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth)
(a unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters)
(a British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet))
(a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 1828.8 meters (6000 feet))
(the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny)
(the amount that can be bought for a penny)
(the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic monetary unit of most members of the European Union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve European nations (Germany, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Austria, Finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies)
(the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes)
(a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit)
(monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan)
(the basic unit of money in Afghanistan)
(the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos)
(the basic unit of money in Ethiopia; equal to 100 cents)
(a fractional monetary unit of several countries)
(a fractional monetary unit of several countries: Panama and Italy and Uruguay and Chile)
(a fractional monetary unit of Venezuela and Costa Rica and Equatorial Guinea and Paraguay and Spain)
(a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal)
(a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo)
(the basic unit of money in Venezuela; equal to 100 centimos)
(the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos)
(the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils)
(a fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar)
(the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils)
(the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils)
(the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils)
(worth one tenth of a Kuwaiti dinar; equal 100 fils)
(the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes)
(monetary unit in the United Arab Emirates)
(the basic unit of money in the United Arab Emirates; equal to 1,000 fils)
(the basic unit of money in Australia and Nauru)
(the basic unit of money in the Bahamas)
(a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel)
(the basic unit of money in the Cayman Islands)
(the basic unit of money in New Zealand)
(the basic unit of money in Trinidad and Tobago)
(the basic unit of money in the United States)
(a United States dollar deposited in a European bank and used as an international currency to finance trade)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Greece)
(the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe)
(the basic unit of money in Equatorial Guinea)
(the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos)
(formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Hungary until it was replaced by the forint in 1946)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Belgium)
(the basic unit of money in the Central African Republic)
(formerly the basic unit of money in France)
(the basic unit of money in the Ivory Coast)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Luxembourg)
(the basic unit of money in Switzerland)
(the basic unit of money in Burkina Faso)
(the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos)
(formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Papua New Guinea)
(the basic unit of money in Czech Republic)
(a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona)
(the basic unit of money in Honduras; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Swaziland; equal to 100 cents)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi)
(the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence)
(a former monetary unit in Great Britain)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Germany)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Finland)
(the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos)
(the basic unit of money in Bolivia; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Chile; equal to 100 centesimos)
(the basic unit of money in Colombia; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Cuba; equal to 100 centavos)
(monetary unit in the Dominican Republic)
(the basic unit of money in the Dominican Republic; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Guinea-Bissau; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Mexico; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in the Philippines; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos)
(the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents)
(a Cypriot monetary unit equal to one thousandth of a pound)
(the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters)
(a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria)
(a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence)
(the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters)
(the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters)
(the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters)
(the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Yemen; equal to 100 fils)
(100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial)
(the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen)
(the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen)
(the basic unit of money in Saudi Arabia)
(the basic unit of money in Turkmenistan)
(the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise)
(a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan)
(the basic unit of money in Pakistan; equal to 100 paisas)
(the basic unit of money in Mauritius; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Nepal; equal to 100 paisas)
(the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen)
(formerly the basic unit of money in Austria)
(the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents)
(the basic unit of money in Ecuador; equal to 100 centavos)
(the basic unit of money in Bangladesh; equal to 100 paisas)
(the basic unit of money in Western Samoa)
(the basic unit of money in North Korea)
(the basic unit of money in South Korea)
(the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen)
(the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China)
(a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade)
(a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter)
(a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli)
(a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar; "atmospheric pressure at sea level is 1013 millibars")
((meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter; "unfortunately some writers have used bar for one dyne per square centimeter")
(the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter)
(a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch)
(a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing)
(the square of a body of any size of type)
(a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em)
(space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising)
(an advertising measure; one agate line appearing in one million copies of a publication)
(a unit of measurement for advertising space)
(the number of lines in a piece of printed material)
(a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels)
(a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity)
(a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold)
(a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system)
(a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature")
(a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree)
(a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature)
(a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature)
(the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
(a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale)
(a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building)
(a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second)
(unit of mass for expressing masses of atoms or molecules)
(the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus)
(a system of units used to express the weight of something)
(a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains))
(any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)
(a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains)
(any of the unit of the troy system of weights)
(any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces)
(a decimal unit of weight based on the gram)
(a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries)
(any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams))
(the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 Centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure))
(the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds)
(a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds)
(a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois")
(a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram)
(a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds)
(a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry))
(a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds)
(a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds)
(a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces)
(a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds)
(a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race))
(1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams)
(a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams)
(16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds")
(an avoirdupois unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equal to 14 pounds; "a heavy chap who must have weighed more than twenty stone")
(a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))
(a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds)
(a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds)
(a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds)
(a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds)
(1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams)
(a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains)
(a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains)
(a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains)
(a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound)
(an apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces or 373.242 grams)
(used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat)
(a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg)
(a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram)
(the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element)
(the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites)
(one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds")
(a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin")
(in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms)
(a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms)
(a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms)
(a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter)
(a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
(a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units)
(a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour)
(a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour)
(a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot)
(a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot)
(a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour)
(a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter)
(the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly)
(any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero)
(a number that is added to another number (the augend))
(a number to which another number (the addend) is added)
(the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted)
(the number to be subtracted from the minuend)
(the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend)
(a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1)
(an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0)
(the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor)
(the absolute value of a complex number)
(a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number)
(an irrational number that is not algebraic)
(root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients)
(the product of two equal terms; "nine is the second power of three"; "gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance")
(an algebraic equation of the fourth degree)
(a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number)
(a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number)
(a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number)
(a number to be divided by another number)
(the number by which a dividend is divided)
(one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?")
(the part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor)
(the number by which a multiplicand is multiplied)
(the number that is multiplied by the multiplier)
(a number used as a multiplier in scaling)
(the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process)
(the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a non-binary numeration system; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits)
(an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity; "4 is an aliquot part of 12")
(an integer that is not an exact divisor of some quantity; "5 is an aliquant part of 12")
(an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly)
(the largest integer that divides without remainder into a set of integers)
(an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers)
(an integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions)
(an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers; "2 is a modulus of 5 and 9")
(a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator)
(a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator)
(a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator)
(a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10)
(a decimal with a sequence of digits that repeats itself indefinitely)
(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)
(one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half")
(one of two (approximately) equal parts)
(one of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement")
(two of three equal parts of a divisible whole)
(one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound")
(three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound")
(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")
((Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet")
(little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery")
(one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits")
(a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation)
(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")
(a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number)
(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")
(a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive)
(a single object (as distinguished from a pair))
(the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)
(when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot the results is called `craps' or `snake eyes')
((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one)
(an integer equal to or greater than ten)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one)
((usually plural) when two dice are thrown and both come up showing six spots the result is called `boxcars')
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one)
(the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve)
(the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five)
(the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100)
(a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross)
(the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand)
(the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten)
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros)
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million)
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros)
(a billion; "in England they call one thousand million a milliard")
(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)
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion")
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion")
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros)
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros; "in England they call a septillion a quadrillion")
(the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros)
(the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle)
(the base of the natural system of logarithms)
(a quantity that is added; "there was an addition to property taxes this year"; "they recorded the cattle's gain in weight over a period of weeks")
(something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions")
(the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person); "his bag included two deer")
(the quantity broken; "the total breakage was huge")
((computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes")
((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)
((computer science) the total number of bytes on a disk including the space that will be required to format it)
(the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish")
(a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure)
(the quantity that a container will hold)
(the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")
(the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing)
(an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
(the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed; "there are limits on the amount you can bet"; "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight")
(the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity)
(the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter")
(the limits of the values a function can take; "the range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1")
(a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated)
(the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); "it was going to take in the region of two or three months to finish the job"; "the price is in the neighborhood of $100")
(the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation)
(the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years")
((medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions)
(the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress)
(the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.); "a daily run of 100,000 gallons of paint")
(an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
(a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report")
(a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud")
(a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper")
(an indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few")
(a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker")
(a small or moderate or token amount; "England still expects a modicum of eccentricity in its artists"- Ian Jack)
(a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green")
(a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring")
(a quantity of small objects flying through the air; "a spray of bullets")
(a small distance; "my horse lost the race by a nose")
(a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore")
(a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him")
((Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven")
(a really little shtik; "have a shtikl cake")
(a slight amount or degree of difference; "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one")
(something reduced to its minimal form; "the battalion was a mere skeleton of its former self"; "the bare skeleton of a novel")
(the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or tanks)
(the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full)
(an amount needed to restore something to its former level)
(an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value; "10 dollars worth of gasoline")
(the quantity that can be contained in the arms)
(the quantity that a bag will hold; "he ate a large bag of popcorn")
(the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold)
(the quantity that a basin will hold; "a basinful of water")
(the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates")
(the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry)
(the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar")
(the quantity that a dish will hold; "they served me a dish of rice")
(the quantity that can be held in the hand)
(the quantity of information that a head will hold; "he has a headful of baseball statistics")
(as many as a house will accommodate; "they entertained a houseful of guests")
(the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer")
(the quantity that can be held in the lap)
(the quantity that can be held in the mouth)
(the quantity that can be held in a mug)
(the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time)
(the amount that a shelf will hold; "he bought a shelfful of books")
(the amount that a shoe will hold; "he emptied out a shoeful of water")
(a bottle containing half the usual amount)
(as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar")
(the amount that a tub will hold; "a tub of water")
(a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed")
(a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received")
(a small indefinite number; "he's coming for a couple of days")
(a small quantity (especially of a liquid); "one drop of each sample was analyzed"; "any child with a drop of negro blood was legally a negro"; "there is not a drop of pity in that man")
(the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time)
(an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate; "he got a load on and started a brawl")
(a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads")
(the quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time; "the storm brought several inches of precipitation")
(quantity that can be carried by a train)
(a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack")
(a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey")
(a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent")
(a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency")
(a small amount (especially of a drink); "a tot of rum")
(a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time)
(a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic")
(the amount that many barrels might hold)
((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"; "it must have cost plenty")
(a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions")
(an unimaginably large amount; "British say `it rained like billyo' where Americans say `it rained like all get out'")
(the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload")
(an overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse")
(a large distance; "he missed by a mile")
(a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole))
(a great amount or extent; "they did much for humanity")
(a large indefinite number; "he faced a myriad of details")
(a large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent")
(anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume)
(a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams")
(a large sum of money; "he made a small fortune in the commodities market")
(an amount of something available for use)
(a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers")
(space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around")
(sufficient room for easy breathing or movement; "moved to the country to find breathing room")
(vertical space available to allow easy passage under something)
(space for accommodation in a house; "I wouldn't give that table houseroom")
(space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding)
(space in which vehicles can be parked; "there is plenty of parking behind the store")
(the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine)
(the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume")
(a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water")
(the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons")
(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)
(the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.); "people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"; "the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing")
(a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume))
(mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups)
(the relation between causes and effects)
(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")
(a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand")
(a close personal relationship that forms between people (as between husband and wife or parent and child))
(a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor)
(the formation of a close personal relationship between women)
(the formation of a close personal relationship between men; "the rituals known as male bonding do not necessarily involve drinking beer together")
(the attachment that forms between an infant and its mother beginning at birth; "maternal-infant bonding influences the child's psychological and physical development")
(a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite")
(two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time)
(two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false)
(a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality))
(a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set)
(the 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)
(a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise)
(a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them)
((mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system)