Shank (n.) See Chank. |
Shank (v.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot |
Shank (v.) Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved. |
Shank (v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock. |
Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms. |
Shank (v.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle. |
Shank (v.) A loop forming an eye to a button. |
Shank (v.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph. |
Shank (v.) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it. |
Shank (v.) The body of a type. |
Shank (v.) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel. |
Shank (v.) A wading bird with long legs |
Shank (v.) Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round. |
Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk |
Single (a.) One only, as distinguished from more than one |
Single (a.) Alone |
Single (a.) Hence, unmarried |
Single (a.) Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others |
Single (a.) Performed by one person, or one on each side |
Single (a.) Uncompounded |
Single (a.) Not deceitful or artful |
Single (a.) Simple |
Single (v. t.) To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a number |
Single (v. t.) To sequester |
Single (v. t.) To take alone, or one by one. |
Single (v. i.) To take the irrregular gait called single-foot |
Single (n.) A unit |
Single (n.) The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling to give them firmness. |
Single (n.) A handful of gleaned grain. |
Single (n.) A game with but one player on each side |
Single (n.) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach first base only. |
Single-acting (a.) Having simplicity of action |
Single-breasted (a.) Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only |
Single-foot (n.) An irregular gait of a horse |
Single-handed (a.) Having but one hand, or one workman |
Single-hearted (a.) Having an honest heart |
Single-minded (a.) Having a single purpose |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
rack single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
shank | a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball |
single entry single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
cannon shank | lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals |
detached house single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
racing skiff single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
shank waist | the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole |
shank | cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill |
shank | cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head |
shank stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something |
single bed | a bed for one occupant |
single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
shank's mare shanks' mare shank's pony shanks' pony | you own legs, I traveled on shank's mare |
shank | the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle |
uninominal system uninominal voting system single-member system scrutin uninomial system scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
single quote | a single quotation mark |
shank | a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg |
light cream coffee cream single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
file single file Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |
single nucleotide polymorphism SNP | (genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered, SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species |
single-leaf single-leaf pine single-leaf pinyon Pinus monophylla | pinon of southwestern United States having solitary needles and often many stems, important as a nut pine |
California single-leaf pinyon Pinus californiarum | very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle, similar to Parry's pinyon in range |
single tax | a system of taxation in which a tax is levied on a single commodity (usually land) |
single supplement | a surcharge added to the cost per person when traveling alone |
one I ace single unity | the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number, he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it, they had lunch at one |
function mathematical function single-valued function map mapping | (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) |
single out | select from a group, She was singled out for her outstanding performance |
shank | hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction |
single | hit a single, the batter singled to left field |
single crochet single stitch | make by single stitching |
single-foot rack | go at a rack, the horses single-footed |
discriminate separate single out | treat differently on the basis of sex or race |
single-bedded | having single beds |
mono monophonic single-channel | designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel |
single-celled one-celled | having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells) |
individual single | being or characteristic of a single thing or person, individual drops of rain, please mark the individual pages, they went their individual ways |
single(a) undivided exclusive | not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective, judging a contest with a single eye, a single devotion to duty, undivided affection, gained their exclusive attention |
single-handed | without help from others, a single-handed accomplishment |
single-barreled single-barrelled | having one barrel, most guns are single-barreled |
single-breasted | (of clothing) closing with a narrow overlap and fastened with a single row of buttons, a single-breasted jacket |
unmarried single | not married or related to the unmarried state, unmarried men and women, unmarried life, sex and the single girl, single parenthood, are you married or single? |
single-spaced | (of type or print) not having a blank space between lines, business letters are usually single-spaced |