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noun
- A skyscraper.
- A very tall open-framed structure on which communications devices are installed.
- A control tower.
- One who tows.
- (historical) A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
- (cartomancy) The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
- (collective) A group of giraffes.
- (cartomancy) The sixteenth named (trump or Major Arcana) card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- (figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
- (glassblowing) A metal stand used as a pivot to support a punty at a furnace.
- (figuratively) An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
- A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top.
- A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
- (business) Each of a set of information technology concerns within a business, which are treated separately so that they can be handled by different providers.
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
verb
noun
- The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- (databases) Ellipsis of skyline operator.
- A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- (journalism) A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- the outline of objects seen against the sky
- the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
verb
noun
- (US, New York) An apartment balcony.
- (theater, by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
- (British) The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
- The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.
- (theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
- (horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
- (horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
- seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
- an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
noun
- The keystone of an arch.
- the keystone of an arch
- A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
- A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
- An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)
- A wedge used in typesetting.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
verb
noun
- The keystone of an arch.
- the keystone of an arch
- (printing, historical) A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
- (firearms) A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
- (horticulture) A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
- Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
verb
noun
- The keystone of an arch.
- (geometry) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.
- Any arrowworm, of the genus Sagitta.
- (zootomy) The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
- any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
noun
adj
adv
noun
- an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
- (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
- The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el)
- An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Something that is L-shaped.
noun
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- The process of constructing.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
- the act of constructing something
noun
verb
- look past, fail to notice
- look down on
- leave undone or leave out
- be oriented in a certain direction
- watch over
- To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
- To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
- To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
- To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
noun
- A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
- (computing) A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.
- (entomology) The boring trails produced by an insect in wood.
- Ellipsis of gallery forest.
- An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
- A part of a monocle—a projection off the ring holding the lens—which helps secure the monocle in the eye socket.
- (automotive) A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings.
- (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
- The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
- (mining) A level or drive in a mine.
- (law) The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
- (by extension, metonymic) The spectators at an event, collectively.
- A part of a light fixture, forming part of its structure and often providing the mounting for the diffuser.
- An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
- (television) The production control room.
- a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- 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)
- spectators at a golf or tennis match
- a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
- a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
verb
noun
- (US, New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building.
- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
- A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
- (Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Upper Midwestern US, Canada) Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
- (fishing) Bait made of pieces of small fish.
- a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
- a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
verb
noun
- A platform that extends outwards from a building.
- (geology) A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.
- A street with such a group of houses in it.
- (heraldry) A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.
- (chiefly India) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
- A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
- (agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
- (UK, informal) A single house in such a group.
- (in the plural, chiefly British) The standing area of a sports stadium.
- A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
- a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
- a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
- usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
verb
noun
verb
noun
- the central area in a building; open to the sky
- any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
- (biology) Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
- (palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
- (architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
- (anatomy) A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus.
- (anatomy) A cavity, entrance, or passage.
- (architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
- (anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
name
noun
- an elevated post affording a wide view
- a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- the act of looking out
- A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.
- One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).
- A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
- A subject for observation; a prospect or view.
- An observation window.
- (construction) A joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface for the fascia boards.
- A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
name
- A neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
- A neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
- A neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
- A neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.
- A community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- A census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States.
name
- Ellipsis of Jefferson City.
- A village in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
- A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas.
- A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland.
- A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
- A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
- A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia.
- A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
- (countable) An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.
- A city in Marion County, Oregon.
- A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
- A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
- (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
- A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township.
- Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
- Ellipsis of Jefferson County.
- A minor city in Union County, South Dakota.
- A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it.
- A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota.
- A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
- A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
- A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
noun
noun
- balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- The lodge of a concierge.
- A booth or stall.
- An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine.
- An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.
name
- (informal) Ellipsis of Golden Gate Bridge.
- The strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.
- (Christianity, Islam, Judaism) The oldest of the current gates in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, through which, according to Jewish tradition, the shekinah used to appear and will appear again when the Messiah comes.
noun
- An obelisk.
- (electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
- (aviation, historical) A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
- (architecture) A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
- (ice hockey, derogatory) An ineffective, useless player.
- (American football) An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
- A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
- A traffic cone.
- (aviation) A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
- (aviation, historical) A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
- (medicine) A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
- A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
- a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
- a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
verb
- (New York City) To stare at.
- (transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.
- (intransitive, informal) To feel very hot; to swelter.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
- (transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
- (transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
- examine thoroughly
- cook over or under a grill
noun
- (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
- On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
- (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
- The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.
- Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
- (colloquial, by extension) The front teeth regarded collectively.
- A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
- (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
- A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of girl.
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
name
- A neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City.
- An unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginia.
- A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
- A census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia.
- A hill near Tain, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7479).
- A suburb of Ipswich, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1743)
- A suburb of Dorking, Mole Valley district, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1649).
- A railway terminus in Marple, Stockport borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SJ9588).
- An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
- An inner suburb of Derby, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3534).
- An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia.
- A suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7208).
- A hamlet in Isfield parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ4516).
- A city in Butler County, Kansas.
- A suburb of Oxford, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5303).
- A hamlet in Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York.
- The former spelling of Rosehill, New South Wales.
- An unincorporated community in Darke County, Ohio.
- A suburb of Burnley, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8331).
- A suburb of Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD5600).
- An area of Garland, Texas.
- A census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi.
- A town in Duplin County, North Carolina.
- A village in Jasper County, Illinois, originally named Roe's Hill.
name
- An area of Staten Island, New York City.
- A minor city in Greenup County, Kentucky.
- A neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- A community area in Chicago, Illinois.
- A small town in Codington County, South Dakota.
- A coastal suburb of Blackpool, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3033).
- The suburbs of Montreal, Quebec, on the south side of the Saint Lawrence River.
- A shoreline area in Long Island, New York, fronting the Atlantic Ocean.
- A geographical region of Massachusetts, south of Boston.
- A neighbourhood of Alameda, Alameda County, California.
- A region of Nova Scotia, Canada.
name
- A New York City neighborhood in Manhattan.
- An urban area in west London, on the north bank of the river Thames in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London.
- (soccer) Chelsea FC, an English association football club.
- A city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
- A village and census-designated place within the town in Vermont.
- A type of porcelain once manufactured there.
- A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
- (rare) A male given name transferred from the place name.
- A female given name transferred from the place name.
- A town, the county seat of Orange County, Vermont, United States.
name
- The wide road which runs diagonally through Manhattan, New York City.
- A village and civil parish in Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3215).
- A rare surname
- A street name, typically for a wide road: a specific broad way.
- A community in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A neighbourhood of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.
- A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A village and civil parish in Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0937).
- An unincorporated community in Taylor Township, Union County, Ohio.
- A place name for a settlement which grew up around such a road. For example, Broadway, Worcestershire, Broadway, Somerset.
- (Manitoba, metonymic) The government of Manitoba (from the Legislative Building's address, on Broadway).
- A town in Lee County, North Carolina.
- The theater district of Manhattan.
- The theatres in the Broadway theatre district; especially those covered by contracts between the owners and theatrical unions.
- A town in Rockingham County, Virginia.
- A village in County Wexford, Ireland.
- A hamlet in The Havens community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8713).
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Warren County, New Jersey.
- (metonymic) The American theater industry.
adj
noun
noun
- An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
- (architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
- an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
- a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
noun
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- Anything made by combining several things.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- Ellipsis of compound exercise.
- (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
adj
- composed of more than one part
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
- (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
- (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Composed of elements; not simple.
verb
- put or add together
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- calculate principal and interest
- create by mixing or combining
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
- (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
noun
- 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
- A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
- (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
noun
- A skyscraper.
- A very tall open-framed structure on which communications devices are installed.
- A control tower.
- One who tows.
- (historical) A tall fashionable headdress worn in the time of King William III and Queen Anne.
- (cartomancy) The nineteenth Lenormand card, representing structure, bureaucracy, stability and loneliness.
- (collective) A group of giraffes.
- (cartomancy) The sixteenth named (trump or Major Arcana) card in many Tarot decks, usually deemed an ill omen.
- (figurative) A strong refuge; a defence.
- (glassblowing) A metal stand used as a pivot to support a punty at a furnace.
- (figuratively) An item of various kinds, such as a computer case, that is higher than it is wide.
- A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top.
- A tall, narrow structure (significantly taller than it is wide, either standing alone or forming part of a larger structure.
- (business) Each of a set of information technology concerns within a business, which are treated separately so that they can be handled by different providers.
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
verb
noun
- The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- (databases) Ellipsis of skyline operator.
- A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- (journalism) A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- the outline of objects seen against the sky
- the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
verb
noun
- (US, New York) An apartment balcony.
- (theater, by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
- (British) The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
- The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.
- (theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
- (horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
- (horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
- seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
- an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
noun
- The keystone of an arch.
- the keystone of an arch
- A a corner of a crystal formed by the intersection of three or more faces at a point (in crystallography)
- A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone.
- An original angular elevation of land around which continental growth has taken place (in geology)
- A wedge used in typesetting.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
verb
noun
- The keystone of an arch.
- the keystone of an arch
- (printing, historical) A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place.
- (firearms) A wedge of wood or iron put under the breech of heavy guns or the muzzle of siege-mortars to raise them to the proper level.
- (horticulture) A number of apple varieties with a distinctive ribbed appearance, like corners of a coin.
- Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks.
- expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase
- (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
verb
noun
- The keystone of an arch.
- (geometry) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.
- Any arrowworm, of the genus Sagitta.
- (zootomy) The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
- any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
noun
adj
adv
noun
- an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
- (historical) A measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
- The name of the Latin script letter L/l. (more commonly el)
- An extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Something that is L-shaped.
noun
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- The process of constructing.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
- the act of constructing something
noun
verb
- look past, fail to notice
- look down on
- leave undone or leave out
- be oriented in a certain direction
- watch over
- To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
- To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
- To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
- To look down upon from above or from a higher location.
noun
- A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
- (computing) A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.
- (entomology) The boring trails produced by an insect in wood.
- Ellipsis of gallery forest.
- An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
- A part of a monocle—a projection off the ring holding the lens—which helps secure the monocle in the eye socket.
- (automotive) A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings.
- (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
- The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
- (mining) A level or drive in a mine.
- (law) The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
- (by extension, metonymic) The spectators at an event, collectively.
- A part of a light fixture, forming part of its structure and often providing the mounting for the diffuser.
- An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
- (television) The production control room.
- a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- 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)
- spectators at a golf or tennis match
- a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
- a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
verb
noun
- (US, New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building.
- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
- A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
- (Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Upper Midwestern US, Canada) Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
- (fishing) Bait made of pieces of small fish.
- a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
- a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
verb
noun
- A platform that extends outwards from a building.
- (geology) A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.
- A street with such a group of houses in it.
- (heraldry) A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.
- (chiefly India) The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
- A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
- (agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
- (UK, informal) A single house in such a group.
- (in the plural, chiefly British) The standing area of a sports stadium.
- A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
- a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
- a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)
- usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
verb
noun
verb
noun
- the central area in a building; open to the sky
- any chamber that is connected to other chambers or passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of the heart)
- (biology) Any enclosed body cavity or chamber.
- (palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain.
- (architecture) A square hall lit by daylight from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.
- (anatomy) A microscopic air sac within a pulmonary alveolus.
- (anatomy) A cavity, entrance, or passage.
- (architecture) A central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
- (anatomy) An upper chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. In higher vertebrates, the right atrium receives blood from the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava, and the left atrium receives blood from the left and right pulmonary veins.
noun
- an elevated post affording a wide view
- a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
- the act of looking out
- A session of watching for an approaching enemy, police, etc.
- One's perspective, outlook; hence, one's responsibility. (used with a possessive pronoun or a noun in a possessive form).
- A person on watch for approaching enemy, police, danger, etc.
- A subject for observation; a prospect or view.
- An observation window.
- (construction) A joist that extends in cantilever out from the exterior wall (or wall plate) of a building, supporting the roof sheathing and providing a nailing surface for the fascia boards.
- A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
noun
- balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- The lodge of a concierge.
- A booth or stall.
- An upscale seating region in a modern concert hall or sports venue, often in the back lower tier, or on a separate tier above the mezzanine.
- An exclusive box or seating region in older theaters and opera houses, having wider, softer, and more widely spaced seats than in the gallery.
noun
- An obelisk.
- (electricity) A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables.
- (aviation, historical) A starting derrick for an aeroplane.
- (architecture) A tall steel or concrete tower from which cables are strung.
- (ice hockey, derogatory) An ineffective, useless player.
- (American football) An orange marker designating one of the four corners of the end zone in American football.
- A lighting mast; a freestanding support for floodlights.
- A traffic cone.
- (aviation) A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage.
- (aviation, historical) A post, tower, etc. as on an aerodrome, or flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed course of flight.
- (medicine) A rigid prosthesis for the lower leg.
- A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
- a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
- a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
noun
- An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
- (architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
- an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
- a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
noun
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
- a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.
- a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
- (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
- Anything made by combining several things.
- An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
- (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or affix, e.g. "bookshop", "high school" or "non-standard".
- Ellipsis of compound exercise.
- (rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
- An enclosure for secure storage.
- (law) A legal procedure whereby a criminal or delinquent avoids prosecution in a court in exchange for his payment to the authorities of a financial penalty or fine.
- (by extension, Philippines) A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.
- A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
adj
- composed of more than one part
- composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony
- consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts
- (mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
- (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
- Composed of elements; not simple.
verb
- put or add together
- make more intense, stronger, or more marked
- calculate principal and interest
- create by mixing or combining
- combine so as to form a whole; mix
- (intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
- (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
- (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
- (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
- (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- (transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
- (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
noun
- 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
- A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorific status granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
- (architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
verb
- (New York City) To stare at.
- (transitive) To stamp or mark with a grill.
- (intransitive, informal) To feel very hot; to swelter.
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
- (transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
- (transitive) To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
- examine thoroughly
- cook over or under a grill
noun
- (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
- On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
- (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
- The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.
- Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
- (colloquial, by extension) The front teeth regarded collectively.
- A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
- (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
- A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
- (Internet slang, humorous) Deliberate misspelling of girl.
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate