Air plant () A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone |
Bessemer steel () Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal |
Burrel shot () A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. |
Case shot () A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Cast steel () See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Cleaning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clean |
Cleaning (n.) The act of making clean. |
Cleaning (n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. |
Dove plant () A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove |
Flax-plant (n.) A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. |
Flight-shot (n.) The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot |
Headmold shot () Alt. of Headmould shot |
Headmould shot () An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. |
Ice plant () A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic |
Masse shot (n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically. |
Plant (n.) A vegetable |
Plant (n.) A bush, or young tree |
Plant (n.) The sole of the foot. |
Plant (n.) The whole machinery and apparatus employed in carrying on a trade or mechanical business |
Plant (n.) A plan |
Plant (n.) An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth. |
Plant (n.) A young oyster suitable for transplanting. |
Plant (n.) To put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth |
Plant (n.) To set in the ground for growth, as a young tree, or a vegetable with roots. |
Plant (n.) To furnish, or fit out, with plants |
Plant (n.) To engender |
Plant (n.) To furnish with a fixed and organized population |
Plant (n.) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of |
Plant (n.) To set firmly |
Plant (n.) To set up |
Plant (v. i.) To perform the act of planting. |
Plant-cane (n.) A stalk or shoot of sugar cane of the first growth from the cutting. The growth of the second and following years is of inferior quality, and is called rattoon. |
Plant-eating (a.) Eating, or subsisting on, plants |
Shot (imp. & p. p.) of Shoot |
Shot () imp. & p. p. of Shoot. |
Shot (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured |
Shot (v. t.) A share or proportion |
Shot (pl. ) of Shot |
Shot (n.) The act of shooting |
Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet |
Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game |
Shot (n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown |
Shot (n.) A marksman |
Shot (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun. |
Shot-clog (n.) A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them. |
Shot-free (a.) Not to be injured by shot |
Shot-free (a.) Free from charge or expense |
Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Sight-shot (n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. |
Steel (n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. |
plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
blastoff shot | the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination |
moon shot | the launching of a spacecraft to the moon |
basketball shot | throwing the basketball toward the hoop, his shot hit the rim and bounced out |
bank shot | a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop |
dunk dunk shot stuff shot | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
foul shot free throw penalty free throw charity toss charity throw charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
hook shot hook | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
jumper jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
pivot shot | a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot |
set shot | a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position |
scoop shot | a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion |
shooting shot | the act of firing a projectile, his shooting was slow but accurate |
plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
cleaning cleansing cleanup | the act of making something clean, he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
dry cleaning | the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water |
masse masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically, the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball |
stroke shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand, it took two strokes to get out of the bunker, a good shot requires good balance and tempo, he left me an almost impossible shot |
tennis stroke tennis shot | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
backhand backhand stroke backhand shot | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
chop chop shot | a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball |
drop shot dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
forehand forehand stroke forehand shot | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
passing shot | a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net |
golf stroke golf shot swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
approach approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green, he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green |
chip chip shot | (golf) a low running approach shot |
pitch pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf |
injection shot | the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe, the nurse gave him a flu shot |
shot stab | informal words for any attempt or effort, he gave it his best shot, he took a stab at forecasting |
shot | an attempt to score in a game |
long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
shot | a blow hard enough to cause injury, he is still recovering from a shot to his leg, I caught him with a solid shot to the chin |
cheap shot | an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence, he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback |
plant virus | a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA |
leaf bug plant bug | small brightolored insect that feeds on plant juices |
four-lined plant bug four-lined leaf bug Poecilocapsus lineatus | yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back, widespread in central and eastern North America |
tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris | widespread plant and fruit pest |
plant louse louse | any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants |
woolly aphid woolly plant louse | secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads |
jumping plant louse psylla psyllid | small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping, feeds on plant juices |
plant hopper planthopper | related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants |
assembly plant | a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product |
BB BB shot | a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun |
bird shot buckshot duck shot | small lead shot for shotgun shells |
booster booster dose booster shot recall dose | an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective |
bottling plant | a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps |
cannonball cannon ball round shot | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
case shot canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |