Adam's apple
() See under Adam. |
Apple
(n.) The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones. |
Apple
(n.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit |
Apple
(n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple |
Apple
(n.) Anything round like an apple |
Apple
(v. i.) To grow like an apple |
Apple-faced
(a.) Having a round, broad face, like an apple. |
Apple-jack
(n.) Apple brandy. |
Apple-john
(n.) A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered |
Apple pie
() A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. |
Apple-squire
(n.) A pimp |
Avant-guard
(n.) The van or advanced body of an army. See Vanguard. |
Axle guard
() The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically |
Castle-guard
(n.) The guard or defense of a castle. |
Castle-guard
(n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it |
Castle-guard
(n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. |
Cherish
(v. t.) To treat with tenderness and affection |
Cherish
(v. t.) To hold dear |
Chess-apple
(n.) The wild service of Europe (Purus torminalis). |
Eyeball
(n.) The ball or globe of the eye. |
Gold
(n.) Alt. of Goolde |
Gold
(v. t.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7. |
Gold
(v. t.) Money |
Gold
(v. t.) A yellow color, like that of the metal |
Gold
(v. t.) Figuratively, something precious or pure |
Gold-beaten
(a.) Gilded. |
Gold-beating
(n.) The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer. |
Gold-bound
(a.) Encompassed with gold. |
Gold-hammer
(n.) The yellow-hammer. |
Guard
(n.) To protect from danger |
Guard
(n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like. |
Guard
(n.) To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border |
Guard
(n.) To fasten by binding |
Guard
(v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense |
Guard
(v. t.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack |
Guard
(v. t.) A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position |
Guard
(v. t.) One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train |
Guard
(v. t.) Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss |
Guard
(v. t.) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand. |
Guard
(v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment. |
Guard
(v. t.) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress. |
Guard
(v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel. |
Guard
(v. t.) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull |
Guard
(v. t.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger. |
Guard
(v. t.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled. |
Guard
(v. t.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise. |
Guard
(v. t.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure. |
Guard
(v. t.) Watch |
Guard
(v. t.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites. |
Life
(n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death |
| life | living things collectively, the oceans are teeming with life |
plant
flora
plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| career life history | the general progression of your working or professional life, the general had had a distinguished career, he had a long career in the law |
way
path
way of life | 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 |
nightlife
night life | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), a futile search for intelligent nightlife, in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| sporting life | active interest in gambling on sports events |
| nightlife night life | the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion |
walk of life
walk | careers in general, it happens in all walks of life |
business life
professional life | a career in industrial or commercial or professional activities |
| guard | a position on a basketball team |
| guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, guards must be good blockers |
guard duty
guard sentry duty
sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry, he was on guard that night |
extravagance
prodigality
lavishness
highlife
high life | excessive spending |
precaution
safeguard
guard | 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 |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
cardiac resuscitation
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
kiss of life | 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 |
sexual love
lovemaking
making love
love
love life | 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 |
reproduction
procreation
breeding
facts of life | the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring |
| life class | an art class using a live human model |
| gold rush | a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field |
black and gold garden spider
Argiope aurantia | a widely distributed North American garden spider |
| guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
watchdog
guard dog | a dog trained to guard property |
apple maggot
railroad worm
Rhagoletis pomonella | larvae bore into and feed on apples |
apple aphid
green apple aphid
Aphis pomi | bright green aphid, feeds on and causes curling of apple leaves |
woolly apple aphid
American blight
Eriosoma lanigerum | primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees |
gold-tail moth
Euproctis chrysorrhoea | white furry-bodied European moth with a yellow tail tuft |
Acapulco gold
Mexican green | a particularly potent variety of marijuana |
| apple of discord | (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited), the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it, when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War |
| apple orchard | a grove of apple trees |
arm guard
arm pad | a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers |
braid
gold braid
braiding | trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains |
| bumper guard | vertical bars attached to a bumper to prevent locking bumpers with another vehicle |
cattle guard
cattle grid | a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle |
| face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
fob
watch chain
watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
| gold foil | foil made of gold |
| gold leaf | a very thin form of gold foil |
| gold medal | a trophy made of gold (or having the appearance of gold) that is usually awarded for winning first place in a competition |
goldmine
gold mine | a mine where gold ore is found |
| goldmine gold mine | a good source of something that is desired |
| gold plate | a thin plating of gold on something |
| gold plate | tableware that is plated with gold |
guard
safety
safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
| guard boat | a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships |
| guard ship | a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron |
| guard's van | the car on a train that is occupied by the guard |
| Jaws of Life | hydraulic tool inserted into a wrecked vehicle and used to pry the wreckage apart in order to provide access to people trapped inside |
life buoy
lifesaver
life belt
life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
life jacket
life vest
cork jacket | life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design |
| life mask | a cast taken from the face of a living person |