English-Wörter für 'Alternative form of tenterhook.'
Oben finden Sie Wörter zu "Alternative form of tenterhook.". Bewegen Sie den Fokus oder Mauszeiger auf ein Wort, um die Definition anzuzeigen.
Suchergebnisse
prep_phrase
prep_phrase
prep_phrase
prep_phrase
noun
- A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
- a web that resembles a tent or carpet
- (medicine) A probe for searching a wound.
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
- (medicine) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
verb
- (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
- (intransitive) To go camping.
- (medicine, sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
- (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- Synonym of fumigate.
- live in or as if in a tent
prep_phrase
noun
- A tent.
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
noun
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
- (countable, specifically, politics) A seeking or solicitation, or determination, of support or favourable votes in a forthcoming election or poll.
- (countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.
- (countable, US, politics) A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
verb
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place)
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of voters or a constituency in a forthcoming election or poll; to campaign.
- (by extension, politics, obsolete except US, Philippines) To scrutinize (the ballot in an election or the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
- To debate, to discuss.
- To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
noun
noun
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
verb
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
verb
- (transitive, of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
- (transitive) To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
- (intransitive) To lie in a hammock.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
noun
- (US, archaic outside dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
- A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
- a small natural hill
noun
- A dismountable shelter comprising a roof or awning supported by poles, and often having removable sides; a canopy tent
- A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.
- (Ireland, derogatory) a gaudy, incongruous, or flimsy structure or object
- a small roofed building affording shade and rest
noun
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
- (US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
- (Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
- (US, by generalization) Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
- An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
- (computing) In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.
- permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
- large and often sumptuous tent
adj
verb
noun
- a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
- an informal term for a youth or man
- (UK, Ireland) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- (chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- (especially in the plural, sometimes controversial) A person (see usage notes).
- (colloquial) Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)
- (informal, term of address) dude, Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
- (colloquial) Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.
- (chiefly nautical) A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
- (colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
verb
noun
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
- (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
- (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
- (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- (slang, MLE) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- (slang) Human arm.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- a unit of military aircraft
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- an addition that extends a main building
- the side of military or naval formation
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
- the wing of a fowl
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
verb
- (intransitive) To fly.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
- travel through the air; be airborne
noun
- A former tent
- (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
- (law) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
- A range of values or locations.
- The valuation of property.
- The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
- the point or degree to which something extends
- the distance or area or volume over which something extends
noun
- Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
- (by extension) Any house of worship, especially a Mormon meetinghouse.
- (originally Methodism) A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.
- (figuratively) Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
- (Roman Catholicism) A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.
- (nautical) A hinged device allowing for the easy folding of a mast 90 degrees from perpendicular, as for transporting the boat on a trailer, or passing under a bridge.
- (biblical) The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
- Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
- (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).
- A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
verb
noun
- a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
- A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- A conical formation of small flammable sticks leaning on each other, in roughly the shape of an Indian teepee, built over smaller tinder such as cotton or leaves.
- Alternative form of TP (“toilet paper”).
verb
noun
- A trouser tent; a piece of fabric, etc. protruding outward like a tent.
- a web that resembles a tent or carpet
- (medicine) A probe for searching a wound.
- A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- (Scotland) A portable pulpit set up outside to accommodate worshippers who cannot fit into a church.
- (medicine) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges.
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
verb
- (intransitive) To form into a tent-like shape.
- (intransitive) To go camping.
- (medicine, sometimes figurative) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent.
- (cooking) To prop up aluminum foil in an inverted "V" (reminiscent of a pop-up tent) over food to reduce splatter, before putting it in the oven.
- Synonym of fumigate.
- live in or as if in a tent
noun
- A tent.
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- (nautical) Sails in general.
- (Nigeria) Athletic shoes.
- A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp (traditionally) or from cotton and polyesters, useful for making sails, tents, and overcoats or as a surface for paintings.
- (figuratively) A basis for creative work.
- A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary or musical composition; especially one to show a poet the measure of the verses he is to make.
- A mesh of loosely woven cotton strands or molded plastic to be decorated with needlepoint, cross-stitch, rug hooking, or other crafts.
- (painting) A piece of such cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint an artwork.
- (computer graphics) A region on which graphics can be rendered.
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
verb
noun
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
- (countable, specifically, politics) A seeking or solicitation, or determination, of support or favourable votes in a forthcoming election or poll.
- (countable) A seeking or solicitation of donations, information, opinions, support, etc.
- (countable, US, politics) A scrutiny of the votes cast in an election to reject irregular votes; also, a tally, audit, and certification of votes.
verb
- consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of (voters or a constituency) in a forthcoming election or poll through personal solicitation or public addresses.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc.; to conduct a survey.
- To seek or solicit donations, information, opinions, support, etc. from (people or a place)
- (specifically, politics) To seek the support of voters or a constituency in a forthcoming election or poll; to campaign.
- (by extension, politics, obsolete except US, Philippines) To scrutinize (the ballot in an election or the votes cast) and reject irregular votes; also, to challenge or dispute (an election result).
- To debate, to discuss.
- To thoroughly examine or investigate (something) physically or by discussion; to debate, to gather opinion, to scrutinize.
noun
noun
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
verb
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
noun
- A dismountable shelter comprising a roof or awning supported by poles, and often having removable sides; a canopy tent
- A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.
- (Ireland, derogatory) a gaudy, incongruous, or flimsy structure or object
- a small roofed building affording shade and rest
noun
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
- (US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
- (Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
- (US, by generalization) Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
- An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
- (computing) In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.
- permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
- large and often sumptuous tent
adj
verb
noun
- a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
- an informal term for a youth or man
- (UK, Ireland) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- (chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- (especially in the plural, sometimes controversial) A person (see usage notes).
- (colloquial) Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)
- (informal, term of address) dude, Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
- (colloquial) Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.
- (chiefly nautical) A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
- (colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
verb
noun
- A portable shelter consisting of a fabric roof on a frame, like a tent without sides.
- (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
- A cosmetic effect where eyeliner curves outward and ends at a point.
- (in the plural) The insignia of a qualified pilot or aircrew member.
- One of the longer sides of crownworks or hornworks in fortification.
- A part of something that is lesser in size than the main body, and located at the side, such as an extension from the main building.
- (typography, informal, rare) A háček.
- (sports) A position in several field games on either side of the field.
- Anything that agitates the air as a wing does, or is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, such as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, the sail of a ship, etc.
- (nautical) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or when forming the two sides of a triangle.
- (botany) Either of the two side petals of a papilionaceous flower.
- One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.
- A fin at the side of a ray or similar fish.
- (British) A panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or shoulder knot.
- Limb or instrument of flight; means of flight or of rapid motion.
- (sports) A player occupying such a position, also called a winger
- A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch growing up by the side of another.
- (slang, MLE) Ellipsis of prison wing, a cellblock; or prison or doing time by extension.
- (botany) Any membranaceous expansion, such as that along the sides of certain stems, or one of the bracts on a dragon fruit, or of a fruit of the kind called samara.
- A faction of a political movement. Usually implies a position apart from the mainstream center position.
- (US) A larger formation of two or more groups, which in turn control two or more squadrons.
- (British) A unit of command consisting of two or more squadrons and itself being a sub-unit of a group or station.
- Passage by flying; flight.
- (theater) One of the unseen areas on the side of the stage in a theatre.
- On the enneagram, one of the two adjacent types to an enneatype that forms an individual's subtype of his or her enneatype.
- (slang) Human arm.
- A protruding piece of material on a menstrual pad or diaper to hold it in place and prevent leakage.
- (nautical) A platform on either side of the bridge of a vessel, normally found in pairs.
- (aviation) Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.
- One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
- a unit of military aircraft
- a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
- one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
- a stage area out of sight of the audience
- an addition that extends a main building
- the side of military or naval formation
- a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function
- the wing of a fowl
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
verb
- (intransitive) To fly.
- (transitive, of a building) To add a wing (extra part) to.
- (transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.
- (transitive) To traverse by flying.
- (transitive) To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.
- (transitive) To transport with, or as if with, wings; to bear in flight, or speedily.
- (transitive) To throw.
- (transitive) To furnish with wings.
- travel through the air; be airborne
noun
- A former tent
- (computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
- (law) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
- A range of values or locations.
- The valuation of property.
- The space, area, volume, point, or abstract location, to which something extends.
- the point or degree to which something extends
- the distance or area or volume over which something extends
noun
- Any temporary dwelling; a hut, tent, or booth.
- (by extension) Any house of worship, especially a Mormon meetinghouse.
- (originally Methodism) A temporary place of worship, especially a tent, for a tent meeting, as with a venue for revival meetings.
- (figuratively) Any abode or dwelling place, or especially the human body as the temporary dwelling place of the soul, or life.
- (Roman Catholicism) A small ornamented cupboard or box used for the reserved sacrament of the Eucharist, normally located in an especially prominent place in a church.
- (nautical) A hinged device allowing for the easy folding of a mast 90 degrees from perpendicular, as for transporting the boat on a trailer, or passing under a bridge.
- (biblical) The portable tent used before the construction of the temple, where the shekinah (presence of God) was believed to dwell.
- Any portable shrine used in heathen or idolatrous worship.
- (by extension) The Jewish Temple at Jerusalem (as continuing the functions of the earlier tabernacle).
- A sukkah, the booth or 'tabernacle' used during the Jewish Feast of Sukkot.
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
verb
noun
- a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
- A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- A conical formation of small flammable sticks leaning on each other, in roughly the shape of an Indian teepee, built over smaller tinder such as cotton or leaves.
- Alternative form of TP (“toilet paper”).
verb
verb
- (transitive, of a cloth) To hang in a way that resembles a hammock.
- (transitive) To make something be wrapped tight, like in a hammock.
- (intransitive) To lie in a hammock.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To schedule (a new or unpopular programme) between two popular ones in the hope that viewers will watch it.
noun
- (US, archaic outside dialects) A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines.
- A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet (1.8 meters) wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.
- a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
- a small natural hill