ablation
extirpation
cutting out
excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
conenose
cone-nosed bug
conenose bug
big bedbug
kissing bug | large bloodsucking bug |
| cone | any cone-shaped artifact |
cone clutch
cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
| dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
nose cone
ogive | front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere |
| pyrometric cone | a pyrometer consisting of a series of cones that melt at different temperatures |
trail bike
dirt bike
scrambler | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension, an offoad motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground |
cone
cone cell
retinal cone | a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color |
| storm cone | a canvas cone hoisted to warn of high winds |
scandal
dirt
malicious gossip | disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people |
windsock
wind sock
sock air sock
air-sleeve
wind sleeve
wind cone
drogue | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast, used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
| iceream cone | ice cream in a crisp conical wafer |
worm
louse
insect
dirt ball | a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect |
alluvial fan
alluvial cone | a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out |
cone
strobilus
strobile | cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts |
| fir cone | the seed-producing cone of a fir tree |
cone pepper
Capsicum annuum conoides | plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits, sometimes grown as an ornamental |
| ablation | the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers |
cone
conoid
cone shape | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point |
| element of a cone | a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base |
| truncated cone | a frustum formed from a cone |
| pay dirt | a profitable success, the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt |
dirt
filth grime
soil
stain
grease
grunge | the state of being covered with unclean things |
| soil dirt | the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock |
crap
dirt shit
shite
poop
turd | obscene terms for feces |
| pay dirt | ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner |
dish the dirt
gossip | wag one's tongue, speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies, She won't dish the dirt |
| cone | make cone-shaped, cone a tire |
hit the dirt
hit the deck | fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger, The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire |
coniferous
cone-bearing | of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves |
| dirt cheap | very cheap, a dirt cheap property |
dirt
ungraded | (of roads) not leveled or drained, unsuitable for all year travel |
conic
conical
conelike
cone-shaped | relating to or resembling a cone, conical mountains, conelike fruit |