Alfa grass (n.) A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa |
Apollinaris water () An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. |
Arrow grass (n.) An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads. |
Bent grass () Same as Bent, a kind of grass. |
Bermuda grass () A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries |
Blue-eyed grass () a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color. |
Blue grass () A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils |
Breast-deep (a.) Deep as from the breast to the feet |
Brome grass () A genus (Bromus) of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat. |
Bunch grass () A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scabrella, and several kinds of Stipa are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah, Eriocoma cuspidata is a good bunch grass. |
Common (v.) Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than one |
Common (v.) Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the members of a class, considered together |
Common (v.) Often met with |
Common (v.) Not distinguished or exceptional |
Common (v.) Profane |
Common (v.) Given to habits of lewdness |
Common (n.) The people |
Common (n.) An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure, for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the public |
Common (n.) The right of taking a profit in the land of another, in common either with the owner or with other persons |
Common (v. i.) To converse together |
Common (v. i.) To participate. |
Common (v. i.) To have a joint right with others in common ground. |
Common (v. i.) To board together |
Common sense () See Common sense, under Sense. |
Couch grass () See Quitch grass. |
Deep (superl.) Extending far below the surface |
Deep (superl.) Extending far back from the front or outer part |
Deep (superl.) Low in situation |
Deep (superl.) Hard to penetrate or comprehend |
Deep (superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect |
Deep (superl.) Profound |
Deep (superl.) Strongly colored |
Deep (superl.) Of low tone |
Deep (superl.) Muddy |
Deep (adv.) To a great depth |
Deep (n.) That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or ocean |
Deep (n.) That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or incomprehensible |
Deep-fet (a.) Deeply fetched or drawn. |
Deep-laid (a.) Laid deeply |
Deep-mouthed (a.) Having a loud and sonorous voice. |
Deep-read (a.) Profoundly book- learned. |
Deep-sea (a.) Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea |
Deep-waisted (a.) Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and forecastle are much elevated above the deck. |
Dog's-tail grass (n.) A hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making straw plait |
Doob grass () A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in the United States. |
Doub grass () Doob grass. |
Fool-large (a.) Foolishly liberal. |
Fresh-water (a.) Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt |
Fresh-water (a.) Accustomed to sail on fresh water only |
Fresh-water (a.) Unskilled |
soul kiss deep kiss French kiss | an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth |
deep fording | fording at a deep place in the stream |
water travel seafaring | travel by water |
water sport aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
water-skiing | skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat |
water polo | a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal |
treading water | a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms |
tall order large order | a formidable task or requirement, finishing in time was a tall order but we did it |
water conservation | the conservation of water resources |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
deep supporting fire | fire on objectives not in the immediate vicinity of your forces but with the objective of destroying enemy reserves and weapons and interfering with the enemy command and supply and communications |
Lake Trasimenus Battle of Lake Trasimenus | a battle in BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius |
Bacillus subtilis Bacillus globigii grass bacillus hay bacillus | a species of bacillus found in soil and decomposing organic matter, some strains produce antibiotics |
common shiner silversides Notropis cornutus | the common North American shiner |
common canary Serinus canaria | native to the Canary Islands and Azores, popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song |
vesper sparrow grass finch Pooecetes gramineus | common North American finch noted for its evening song |
grassfinch grass finch | usually brightlyolored Australian weaverbirds, often kept as cage birds |
water thrush | brownish North American warbler found near streams |
common yellowthroat Maryland yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas | an American warbler |
common starling Sturnus vulgaris | gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss, builds nests around dwellings and other structures, naturalized worldwide |
common European jay Garullus garullus | fawnolored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings |
common nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes | Old World nutcracker |
water ouzel dipper | small stocky diving bird without webbed feet, frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom |
European water ouzel Cinclus aquaticus | a water ouzel of Europe |
American water ouzel Cinclus mexicanus | a water ouzel of western North America |
common newt Triturus vulgaris | small semiaquatic salamander |
grass frog Rana temporaria | a common semiterrestrial European frog |
common snapping turtle snapper Chelydra serpentina | large-headed turtle with powerful hooked jaws found in or near water, prone to bite |
common iguana iguana Iguana iguana | large herbivorous tropical American arboreal lizards with a spiny crest along the back, used as human food in Central America and South America |
green snake grass snake | either of two North American chiefly insectivorous snakes that are green in color |
common kingsnake Lampropeltis getulus | widespread in United States except northern regions, black or brown with yellow bands |
garter snake grass snake | any of numerous nonvenomous longitudinally-striped viviparous North American and Central American snakes |
common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis | a garter snake that is widespread in North America |
water snake | any of various mostly harmless snakes that live in or near water |
common water snake banded water snake Natrix sipedon Nerodia sipedon | in some classifications placed in the genus Nerodia, western United States snake that seldom ventures far from water |
water moccasin | any of numerous North American water snakes inhabiting fresh waters |
grass snake ring snake ringed snake Natrix natrix | harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar, common in England |
viperine grass snake Natrix maura | a small harmless grass snake |
adder common viper Vipera berus | small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia |
water moccasin cottonmouth cottonmouth moccasin Agkistrodon piscivorus | venomous semiaquatic snake of swamps in southern United States |
budgerigar budgereegah budgerygah budgie grass parakeet lovebird shell parakeet Melopsittacus undulatus | small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors |
waterfowl water bird waterbird | freshwater aquatic bird |
lesser scaup lesser scaup duck lake duck Aythya affinis | common scaup of North America, males have purplish heads |
common scoter Melanitta nigra | a variety of scoter |
common brant goose Branta bernicla | the best known variety of brant goose |
common opossum Didelphis virginiana Didelphis marsupialis | omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States, noted for feigning death when in danger, esteemed as food in some areas, considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America |
common wallaby Macropus agiles | a small wallaby having a height ofinches |
common shrew Sorex araneus | common American shrew |
water shrew | any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams |
American water shrew Sorex palustris | water shrew of North America |