Air plant () A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone |
Alum root () A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties. |
Area (n.) Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure |
Area (n.) The inclosed space on which a building stands. |
Area (n.) The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building. |
Area (n.) An extent of surface |
Area (n.) The superficial contents of any figure |
Area (n.) A spot or small marked space |
Area (n.) Extent |
Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Chay root () The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff. |
Choy root () See Chay root. |
Dove plant () A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove |
Drip (v. i.) To fall in drops |
Drip (v. i.) To let fall drops of moisture or liquid |
Drip (v. t.) To let fall in drops. |
Drip (n.) A falling or letting fall in drops |
Drip (n.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is of such section as to throw off the rain water. |
Flax-plant (n.) A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. |
Gunter's line () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Ice plant () A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic |
Line (n.) Flax |
Line (n.) The longer and finer fiber of flax. |
Line (v. t.) To cover the inner surface of |
Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of |
Line (v. t.) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense |
Line (v. t.) To impregnate |
Line (n.) A linen thread or string |
Line (n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver |
Line (n.) The course followed by anything in motion |
Line (n.) Direction |
Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed |
Line (n.) A short letter |
Line (n.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. |
Line (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy |
Line (n.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. |
Line (n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory |
Line (n.) A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand |
Line (n.) Lineament |
Line (n.) A straight row |
Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person |
Line (n.) A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. |
Line (n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. |
Line (n.) The equator |
Line (n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring |
Line (n.) A measuring line or cord. |
Line (n.) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart |
Line (n.) Instruction |
Line (n.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working |
Line (n.) The track and roadbed of a railway |
plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
Bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons |
plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
spread spreading | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
buddy system | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
spread eagle | a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
drip feed | the administration of a solution (blood or saline or plasma etc.) one drop at a time |
linebacker line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
drip culture | a hydroponic method of growing plants by allowing nutrient solutions to drip slowly onto an inert medium in which the plants are growing |
carpet bombing area bombing saturation bombing | an extensive and systematic bombing intended to devastate a large target |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
plant virus | a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA |
blastoderm germinal disc blastodisc germinal area | a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula |
water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
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 |
tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris | widespread plant and fruit pest |
plant louse louse | any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants |
woolly aphid woolly plant louse | secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads |
jumping plant louse psylla psyllid | small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping, feeds on plant juices |
plant hopper planthopper | related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants |
lateral line lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
A-line | women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline, it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A |
area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function, the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants |
assembly plant | a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
backup system | a computer system for making backups |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
bedspread bedcover bed cover bed covering counterpane spread | decorative cover for a bed |
bottling plant | a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
breakfast area breakfast nook | a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen), the breakfast nook had a built in table and seats |
bulletin board system bulletin board electronic bulletin board bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |
cable cable television cable system cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |