Avant-courier (n.) A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach. |
Boss (n.) Any protuberant part |
Boss (n.) A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle |
Boss (n.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations. |
Boss (n.) A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. |
Boss (n.) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. |
Boss (n.) A swage or die used for shaping metals. |
Boss (n.) A head or reservoir of water. |
Boss (v. t.) To ornament with bosses |
Boss (n.) A master workman or superintendent |
Courier (n.) A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public business. |
Courier (n.) An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way. |
Determined (imp. & p. p.) of Determine |
Determined (a.) Decided |
Kill (n.) A kiln. |
Kill (n.) A channel or arm of the sea |
Kill (v. t.) To deprive of life, animal or vegetable, in any manner or by any means |
Kill (v. t.) To destroy |
Kill (v. t.) To cause to cease |
Kill (v. t.) To destroy the effect of |
Kill-joy (n.) One who causes gloom or grief |
Re-turn (v. t. & i.) To turn again. |
Sea turn () A breeze, gale, or mist from the sea. |
Served (imp. & p. p.) of Serve |
Serve (v. t.) To work for |
Serve (v. t.) To be subordinate to |
Serve (v. t.) To be suitor to |
Serve (v. t.) To wait upon |
Serve (v. t.) Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for eating |
Serve (v. t.) To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for |
Serve (v. t.) To contribute or conduce to |
Serve (v. t.) To answer or be (in the place of something) to |
Serve (v. t.) To treat |
Serve (v. t.) To work |
Serve (v. t.) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires |
Serve (v. t.) To make legal service opon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.) |
Serve (v. t.) To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment |
Serve (v. t.) To copulate with |
Serve (v. t.) To lead off in delivering (the ball). |
Serve (v. t.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather. See under Serving. |
Serve (v. i.) To be a servant or a slave |
Serve (v. i.) To perform domestic offices |
Serve (v. i.) To be in service |
Serve (v. i.) To be of use |
Serve (v. i.) To lead off in delivering the ball. |
Turn (v. t.) To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center |
Turn (v. t.) To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost |
Turn (v. t.) To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to |
Turn (v. t.) To change from a given use or office |
Turn (v. t.) To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of |
kill | the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile, the pilot reported two kills during the mission |
killing kill putting to death | the act of terminating a life |
turn | taking a short walk out and back, we took a turn in the park |
twist turn | turning or twisting around (in place), with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room |
turn | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction, he made an abrupt turn away from her |
about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
u-turn | complete reversal of direction of travel |
turn turning | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course, he took a turn to the right |
kick turn | a standing turn made in skiing, one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first |
stem turn stem | a turn made in skiing, the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it |
turn play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession, it is my turn, it is still my play |
break break of serve | (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving, he was up two breaks in the second set |
serve service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play, his powerful serves won the game |
disservice ill service ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly, he did them a disservice |
turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs |
knob boss | a circular rounded projection or protuberance |
turn-on | something causing excitement or stimulating interest |
act routine number turn bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
turn of phrase turn of expression | a distinctive spoken or written expression, John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea |
blinker turn signal turn indicator trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
turning turn | a movement in a new direction, the turning of the wind |
reversal turn around | turning in an opposite direction or position, the reversal of the image in the lens |
turn turn of events twist | an unforeseen development, events suddenly took an awkward turn |
kill zone killing zone | an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities |
boss hirer | a person responsible for hiring workers, the boss hired three more men for the new job |
boss | a person who exercises control and makes decisions, he is his own boss now |
foreman chief gaffer honcho boss | a person who exercises control over workers, if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman |
gangster mobster | a criminal who is a member of gang |
messenger courier | a person who carries a message |
moll gun moll gangster's moll | the girlfriend of a gangster |
party boss political boss boss | a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments, party bosses have a reputation for corruption |
straw boss assistant foreman | a member of a work gang who supervises the other workers |
trail boss | the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle |
ampere-turn | a unit of magnetomotive force equal to the magnetomotive force produced by the passage of ampere through complete turn of a coil, equal to . gilberts |
bend crook twist turn | a circular segment of a curve, a bend in the road, a crook in the path |
turn bout round | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive |
turn of the century | the period from about ten years before to ten years after a new century |
go spell tour turn | a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else), it's my go, a spell of work |
a go to bed turn in bed crawl in kip down hit the hay hit the sack sack out go to sleep retire | prepare for sleep, I usually turn in at midnight, He goes to bed at the crack of dawn |
get up turn out arise uprise rise | get up and out of bed, I get up at A.M. every day, They rose early, He uprose at night |
twist sprain wrench turn wrick rick | twist suddenly so as to sprain, wrench one's ankle, The wrestler twisted his shoulder, the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell, I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days |
turn grow | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute, become, The weather turned nasty, She grew angry |
change by reversal turn reverse | change to the contrary, The trend was reversed, the tides turned against him, public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern |
turn the tables turn the tide | cause a complete reversal of the circumstances, The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power! |
change state turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action, We turned from Socialism to Capitalism, The people turned against the President when he stole the election |
turn around pick up | improve significantly, go from bad to good, Her performance in school picked up |
turn around c | improve dramatically, The new strategy turned around sales, The tutor turned around my son's performance in math |
turn e | become officially one year older, She is turning this year |
turn down lower lour | make lower or quieter, turn down the volume of a radio |