Base-court (n.) The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large house |
Base-court (n.) An inferior court of law, not of record. |
Court (n.) An inclosed space |
Court (n.) The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary |
Court (n.) The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority |
Court (n.) Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign |
Court (n.) Attention directed to a person in power |
Court (n.) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. |
Court (n.) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice |
Court (n.) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. |
Court (n.) The judge or judges |
Court (n.) The session of a judicial assembly. |
Court (n.) Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical. |
Court (n.) A place arranged for playing the game of tennis |
Court (v. t.) To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery |
Court (v. t.) To endeavor to gain the affections of |
Court (v. t.) To attempt to gain |
Court (v. t.) To invite by attractions |
Court (v. i.) To play the lover |
Court-baron (n.) An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward |
Court-craft (n.) The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts. |
Court-cupboard (n.) A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. |
Court-leet (n.) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. |
Courts-martial (pl. ) of Court-martial |
Court-martial (n.) A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses against military or naval law. |
Court-martialed (imp. & p. p.) of Court-martial |
Court-martialing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Court-martial |
Court-martial (v. t.) To subject to trial by a court-martial. |
Court-plaster (n.) Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin. |
Court tennis () See under Tennis. |
Fair-weather (a.) Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice |
Fair-weather (a.) Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous |
Pitch (n.) A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships |
Pitch (n.) See Pitchstone. |
Pitch (n.) To cover over or smear with pitch. |
Pitch (n.) Fig.: To darken |
Pitch (v. t.) To throw, generally with a definite aim or purpose |
Pitch (v. t.) To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles |
Pitch (v. t.) To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as an embankment or a roadway. |
Pitch (v. t.) To fix or set the tone of |
Pitch (v. t.) To set or fix, as a price or value. |
Pitch (v. i.) To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation |
Pitch (v. i.) To light |
Pitch (v. i.) To fix one's choise |
Pitch (v. i.) To plunge or fall |
Pitch (n.) A throw |
Pitch (n.) That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled. |
Pitch (n.) A point or peak |
Pitch (n.) Height |
Pitch (n.) A descent |
pitch | the action or manner of throwing something, his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor |
pitch delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
change-up change-of-pace change-of-pace ball off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
overhand pitch | a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder |
submarine ball submarine pitch | a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead |
wild pitch | an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base |
lurch pitch pitching | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance), the pitching and tossing was quite exciting |
court game | an athletic game played on a court |
royal tennis real tennis court tennis | an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court |
pitch auction pitch | an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump |
pitch pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf |
contempt of court | disrespect for the rules of a court of law |
court-martial | a trial that is conducted by a military court |
court homage | respectful deference, pay court to the emperor |
appearance appearing coming into court | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action |
Monmouth Court House Battle of Monmouth Court House Battle of Monmouth | a pitched battle in New Jersey during the American Revolution () that ended with the withdrawal of British forces |
badminton court | the court on which badminton is played |
basketball court | the court on which basketball is played |
blazer sport jacket sport coat sports jacket sports coat | lightweight single-breasted jacket, often striped in the colors of a club or school |
court courtyard | an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings, the house was built around an inner court |
court | a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played, players had to reserve a court in advance |
court courtroom | a room in which a lawcourt sits, television cameras were admitted in the courtroom |
court | the residence of a sovereign or nobleman, the king will visit the duke's court |
court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to dress superficial wounds |
face card picture card court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
field house sports arena | a building for indoor sports |
food court | an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area) |
foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
handball court | the court on which handball is played |
home court | (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games |
court lawcourt court of law court of justice | a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws |
motor hotel motor inn motor lodge tourist court court | a hotel for motorists, provides direct access from rooms to parking area |
pitch pipe | a small pipe sounding a tone of standard frequency, used to establish the starting pitch for unaccompanied singing |
sheet tack mainsheet weather sheet shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
sports car sport car | a small low car with a high-powered engine, usually seats two persons |
sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport |
sports implement | an implement used in a sport |
squash court | the indoor court in which squash is played |
stadium bowl arena sports stadium | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments |
tennis court | the court on which tennis is played |
variable-pitch propeller | propeller for which the angle of the blades is adjustable |
volleyball court | the court on which volleyball is played |
weather deck shelter deck | upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below |
weather map weather chart | (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region |
weather radar | radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation |
weather satellite meteorological satellite | a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below |
weather ship | an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations |
weather strip weatherstrip weather stripping weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
weathervane weather vane vane wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure, rotates freely to show the direction of the wind |
watchfulness vigilance weather eye | vigilant attentiveness, he keeps a weather eye open for trouble |