construction | drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem, the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem |
construction building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
road construction | the construction of roads |
construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
leaf-nosed snake | any of various pale blotched snakes with a blunt snout of southwestern North America |
leafnose bat leaf-nosed bat | bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose, especially of the families Phyllostomatidae and Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae |
orange bat orange horseshoe bat Rhinonicteris aurantius | a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur |
leaf beetle chrysomelid | brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves, larvae infest roots and stems |
leaf miner leaf-miner | any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae |
birch leaf miner Fenusa pusilla | small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States, larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation |
walking leaf leaf insect | tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body, common in southern Asia and the East Indies |
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 |
leaf-footed bug leaf-foot bug | large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs |
pine leaf aphid Pineus pinifoliae | a variety of adelgid |
leaf roller leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
orange tortrix tortrix Argyrotaenia citrana | California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges |
drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
fig leaf | a covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful |
gold leaf | a very thin form of gold foil |
leaf | hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door) |
leaf spring | long narrow spring consisting of several layers of metal springs bracketed together |
orange grove | grove of orange trees |
structure construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
scarlet vermilion orange red c | a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge |
orange orangeness | orange color or pigment, any of a range of colors between red and yellow |
reddish orange | an orange color closer to red than to yellow |
orange yellow saffron | a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
construction mental synthesis | the creation of a construct, the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought |
leaf folio | a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) |
construction grammatical construction expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit, I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner |
codex leaf-book | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) |
Oak Leaf Cluster | a United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before |
maple-leaf | the emblem of Canada |
construction twist | an interpretation of a text or action, they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct |
grapefruit peel | strips of grapefruit peel cooked in sugar syrup and coated with sugar |
lemon peel | strips of lemon peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar |
orange peel | strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar |
candied citrus peel | strips of citrus peel cooked in a sugar syrup |
orange marmalade | marmalade made from oranges |
orange toast | buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice |
clover-leaf roll | yeastaised dinner roll made by baking three small balls of dough in each cup of a muffin pan |
potato skin potato peel potato peelings | crisp fried potato peeling |
mustard mustard greens leaf mustard Indian mustard | leaves eaten as cooked greens |
chard Swiss chard spinach beet leaf beet | long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves |
leaf lettuce loose-leaf lettuce | lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head |
peel skin | the rind of a fruit or vegetable |
banana peel banana skin | the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded), he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell |
lemon peel lemon rind | the rind of a lemon |