soft-shoe soft-shoe shuffle soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
buyer's market buyers' market soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
embryonic tissue | tissue in an embryo |
soft-shelled turtle pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
soft-shell clam steamer steamer clam long-neck clam Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
defensive structure defense defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
megalith megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
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 |
supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
tissue plasminogen activator Activase | a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot, used in treating acute myocardial infarction |
structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
weak part weak spot soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
body organic structure physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure anatomical structure complex body part bodily structure body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
epithelium epithelial tissue | membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
tissue | part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function |
animal tissue | the tissue in the bodies of animals |
areolar tissue | fibrous connective tissue with the fibers arranged in a mesh or net |
interstitial tissue | tissue between the cells of a structure or part in plant or animal |
adipose tissue fat fatty tissue | a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy, it also cushions and insulates vital organs, fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold |
connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells, supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments |
elastic tissue | connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments |
lymphatic tissue lymphoid tissue | tissue making up the lymphatic system |
erectile tissue | vascular tissue capable of filling with blood and becoming rigid |
muscle muscular tissue | animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells |
striated muscle tissue | muscle tissue characterized by transverse stripes |
fibrous tissue | tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants |
nervous tissue nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
soft palate velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
Purkinje network Purkinje's tissue Purkinje's system | a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract |
vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
membrane tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
muscular structure musculature muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
fontanelle fontanel soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
horny structure unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
scar tissue | the connective tissue that forms a scar, consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars |
skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |