Alabama period
() A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic. |
Boundary
(n.) That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory |
Catskill period
() The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill mountains, and extend south and west under the Carboniferous formation. See the Diagram under Geology. |
Champlain period
() A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period |
Chemung period
() A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung groups or epochs. See the Diagram under Geology. |
Cretaceous
(a.) Having the qualities of chalk |
Early
(adv.) Soon |
Early
(adv.) In advance of the usual or appointed time |
Early
(adv.) Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc. |
Galericu-late
(a.) Covered as with a hat or cap. |
Hamilton period
() A subdivision of the Devonian system of America |
Jurassic
(a.) Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, including, as divided in England and Europe, the Lias, Oolite, and Wealden |
Jurassic
(n.) The Jurassic period or formation |
Late
(v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time |
Late
(v.) Far advanced toward the end or close |
Late
(v.) Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not now |
Late
(v.) Not long past |
Late
(v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night |
Late
(a.) After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed |
Late
(a.) Not long ago |
Late
(a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period |
Lower
(a.) Compar. of Low, a. |
Lower
(a.) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended |
Lower
(a.) To reduce the height of |
Lower
(a.) To depress as to direction |
Lower
(a.) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of |
Lower
(a.) To bring down |
Lower
(a.) To reduce in value, amount, etc. |
Lower
(v. i.) To fall |
Lower
(v. i.) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds |
Lower
(v. i.) To frown |
Lower
(n.) Cloudiness |
Lower
(n.) A frowning |
Lower-case
(a.) Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case |
Niagara period
() A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology. |
Period
(n.) A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies |
Period
(n.) A stated and recurring interval of time |
Period
(n.) One of the great divisions of geological time |
Period
(n.) The termination or completion of a revolution, cycle, series of events, single event, or act |
Period
(n.) A complete sentence, from one full stop to another |
Period
(n.) The punctuation point [.] that marks the end of a complete sentence, or of an abbreviated word. |
Period
(n.) One of several similar sets of figures or terms usually marked by points or commas placed at regular intervals, as in numeration, in the extraction of roots, and in circulating decimals. |
Period
(n.) The time of the exacerbation and remission of a disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission. |
Period
(n.) A complete musical sentence. |
Period
(v. t.) To put an end to. |
Period
(v. i.) To come to a period |
Salina period
() The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the Chart of Geology. |
Trenton period
() A subdivision in the lower Silurian system of America |
Upper
(comp.) Being further up, literally or figuratively |
Upper
(n.) The upper leather for a shoe |
course session
class period
recitation | a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study |
amphetamine
pep pill
upper speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite, used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression |
| early warning radar | a radar that is part of an early warning system |
| early warning system | a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them |
| fixer-upper | a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price) |
lower berth
lower | the lower of two berths |
lower deck
third deck | the deck below the main deck |
| period piece | any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period |
rerebrace
upper cannon | cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm |
second balcony
family circle
upper balcony
peanut gallery | rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats |
| upper | piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot, Uppers come in many styles |
upper berth
upper | the higher of two berths |
| upper deck | a higher deck |
| upper surface | the side that is uppermost |
vambrace
lower cannon | cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm |
| stiff upper lip | selfestraint in the expression of emotion (especially fear or grief), the British like to keep a stiff upper lip |
limit
bound
boundary | the greatest possible degree of something, what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior, to the limit of his ability |
upper hand
whip hand | position of advantage and control |
lower respiratory tract smear
bronchoscopic smear
sputum smear | 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 |
lower jaw
mandible
mandibula
mandibular bone
submaxilla
lower jawbone
jawbone
jowl | the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth |
upper jaw
upper jawbone
maxilla
maxillary | the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium |
| lower respiratory tract | the bronchi and lungs |
| upper respiratory tract | the nose and throat and trachea |
| lower criticism | the study of existing manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to determine the original text |
| boundary condition | (mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations |
period
point
full stop
stop full point | 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 |
Late Latin
Biblical Latin | the form of Latin written between the rd and th centuries |
| Late Greek | the Greek language in the rd to th centuries |
lower class
underclass | the social class lowest in the social hierarchy |
inferior court
lower court | any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court |
upper class
upper crust | the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy |
boundary
bound
bounds | the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something |
boundary line
border
borderline
delimitation
mete | a line that indicates a boundary |
state line
state boundary | the boundary between two states |
| upper limit | the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something |
| lower limit | the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something |
top
top side
upper side
upside | the highest or uppermost side of anything, put your books on top of the desk, only the top side of the box was painted |
| Lower Saxony | a state in northwestern Germany |
Burkina Faso
Upper Volta | a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa, was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in |
| Lower Egypt | one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt, consists of the Nile delta |
| Upper Egypt | one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt, extends south from Cairo to Sudan |
Basse-Normandie
Lower-Normandy | a division of Normandy |
Haute-Normandie
Upper-Normandy | a division of Normandy |
Angara
Angara River
Tunguska
Upper Tunguska | a river in southeastern Siberia that flows northwest from Lake Baikal to become a tributary of the Yenisei River |
Avon
River Avon
Upper Avon
Upper Avon River | a river in central England that flows through Stratford-on-Avon and empties into the Severn |
Lower California
Baja California | a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico |
| lower mantle | the deeper part of the mantle |
| Lower Peninsula | the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron |
| Tunguska Lower Tunguska | a river that arises to the north of Lake Baikal and flows north and west to the Yenisei River |
| upper mantle | the upper part of the mantle |