burning burning at the stake | execution by fire |
American bittern stake driver Botaurus lentiginosus | a kind of bittern |
little black ant Monomorium minimum | tiny glossy black ant, nests outdoors but invades houses for food |
maximum and minimum thermometer | thermometer that records the highest and lowest temperatures reached during a period of time |
stake | a strong wooden or metal post with a point at one end so it can be driven into the ground |
stake | instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning |
post stake | a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track), a pair of posts marked the goal, the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake |
Belmont Stakes | an annual race for three-year-old horses, held on Long Island at Elmont, New York |
stake race | a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race |
minimum | the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right |
minimum wage | the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay, determined by contract or by law |
interest stake | (law) a right or legal share of something, a financial involvement with something, they have interests all over the world, a stake in the company's future |
stake stakes bet wager | the money risked on a gamble |
minimum lower limit | the smallest possible quantity |
bet on back gage stake game punt | place a bet on, Which horse are you backing?, I'm betting on the new horse |
impale stake | kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole, the enemies were impaled and left to die |
stake post | mark with a stake, stake out the path |
stake | tie or fasten to a stake, stake your goat |
leave depart pull up stakes | remove oneself from an association with or participation in, She wants to leave, The teenager left home, She left her position with the Red Cross, He left the Senate after two terms, after years with the same company, she pulled up stakes |
venture hazard adventure stake jeopardize | put at risk, I will stake my good reputation for this |
minimal minimum | the least possible, needed to enforce minimal standards, her grades were minimal, minimum wage, a minimal charge for the service |
at stake | to be won or lost, at risk, perhaps a million dollars are at stake |
at stake | in question or at issue, there is more at stake than your modesty |