Boot (n.) Remedy |
Boot (n.) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged. |
Boot (n.) Profit |
Boot (v. t.) To profit |
Boot (v. t.) To enrich |
Boot (n.) A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg, ordinarily made of leather. |
Boot (n.) An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to extort confessions, particularly in Scotland. |
Boot (n.) A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode |
Boot (n.) A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned stagecoach. |
Boot (n.) An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud. |
Boot (n.) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe where it passes through a roof. |
Boot (v. t.) To put boots on, esp. for riding. |
Boot (v. t.) To punish by kicking with a booted foot. |
Boot (v. i.) To boot one's self |
Boot (n.) Booty |
Half-boot (n.) A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress. |
Hal'yard (v. t.) A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc. |
Jumble (v. t.) To mix in a confused mass |
Jumble (v. i.) To meet or unite in a confused way |
Jumble (n.) A confused mixture |
Jumble (n.) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped. |
Main yard () The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast. |
Rummage (n.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship |
Rummage (n.) A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by turning things over. |
Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo |
Rummage (v. t.) To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every corner, and turning over or removing goods or other things |
Rummage (v. i.) To search a place narrowly. |
Sale (n.) See 1st Sallow. |
Sale (v. t.) The act of selling |
Sale (v. t.) Opportunity of selling |
Sale (v. t.) Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of goods in market |
Tilt-yard (n.) A yard or place for tilting. |
Yard (v. i.) A rod |
Yard (v. i.) A branch |
Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. |
Yard (v. i.) A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure. |
Yard (v. i.) The penis. |
Yard (v. i.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship. |
Yard (n.) An inclosure |
Yard (n.) An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on |
Yard (v. t.) To confine (cattle) to the yard |
short sale short selling | sale of securities or commodity futures not owned by the seller (who hopes to buy them back later at a lower price) |
auction auction sale vendue | the public sale of something to the highest bidder |
kick boot kicking | the act of delivering a blow with the foot, he gave the ball a powerful kick, the team's kicking was excellent |
boot | a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed |
ransacking rummage | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion), he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis |
sale | a particular instance of selling, he has just made his first sale, they had to complete the sale before the banks closed |
sale | the general activity of selling, they tried to boost sales, laws limit the sale of handguns |
sale cutate sale sales event | an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices, they held a sale to reduce their inventory, I got some great bargains at their annual sale |
car boot sale boot sale | an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car |
clearance sale inventorylearance sale | a sale to reduce inventory |
fire sale | a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire |
fire sale | a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy |
garage sale yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises |
going-out-of-business sale | a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close, during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common |
rummage sale jumble sale | a sale of donated articles |
white sale | a sale of household linens |
boot | footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg |
boot | British term for the luggage compartment in a car |
boot the boot iron boot iron heel | an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg |
boot | protective casing for something that resembles a leg |
boot camp | camp for training military recruits |
buskin combat boot desert boot half boot top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
Charlestown Navy Yard | the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored |
chicken yard hen yard chicken run fowl run | an enclosed yard for keeping poultry |
chukka chukka boot | a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets, often made of suede |
congress boot congress shoe congress gaiter | an ankle high shoe with elastic gussets in the sides |
cowboy boot | a boot with a high arch and fancy stitching, worn by American cowboys |
front yard | the yard in front of a house, between the house and the street |
garage | an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles |
garage service department | a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired |
Hessian boot hessian jackboot Wellington Wellington boot | (th century) a man's high tasseled boot |
hip boot thigh boot | a very high boot, used especially for fishing |
holding pen holding paddock holding yard | a pen where livestock is temporarily confined |
jodhpur jodhpur boot jodhpur shoe | a short riding boot that fastens with a buckle at the side |
main yard | yard for a square mainsail |
marshalling yard | a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded |
navy yard naval shipyard | a military shipyard |
riding boot | a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses, part of a riding habit |
ropewalk rope yard | workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made |
rubber boot gum boot | a high boot made of rubber |
side yard | the grounds at either side of a house |
ski boot | a stiff boot that is fastened to a ski with a ski binding |
yard | an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) |
yard | a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen |
yard grounds curtilage | the enclosed land around a house or other building, it was a small house with almost no yard |
yard railway yard railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
yarder yard donkey | a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road |
yard goods piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
yard marker | (football) a marker indicating the yard line |
yardstick yard measure | a ruler or tape that is three feet long |