Ball-flower (n.) An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower, the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted in a hollow molding. |
Bloody hand () A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison. |
Bloody hand () A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom. |
Bow hand () The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. |
Bow hand () The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. |
First-hand (a.) Obtained directly from the first or original source |
Flower (n.) In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant |
Flower (n.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs |
Flower (n.) The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything |
Flower (n.) Grain pulverized |
Flower (n.) A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation |
Flower (n.) A figure of speech |
Flower (n.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc. |
Flower (n.) Menstrual discharges. |
Flower (v. i.) To blossom |
Flower (v. i.) To come into the finest or fairest condition. |
Flower (v. i.) To froth |
Flower (v. i.) To come off as flowers by sublimation. |
Flower (v. t.) To embellish with flowers |
Flower-de-luce (n.) A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem. |
Flower-fence (n.) A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana, / Caesalpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and showy yellow or red flowers |
Flower-gentle (n.) A species of amaranth (Amarantus melancholicus). |
Four-in-hand (a.) Consisting of four horses controlled by one person |
Four-in-hand (n.) A team of four horses driven by one person |
Free-hand (a.) Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments |
Gang-flower (n.) The common English milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), so called from blossoming in gang week. |
Garden (n.) A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables. |
Garden (n.) A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country. |
Garden (v. i.) To lay out or cultivate a garden |
Garden (v. t.) To cultivate as a garden. |
Hand (n.) That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
Hand (n.) That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand |
Hand (n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
Hand (n.) An index or pointer on a dial |
Hand (n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches |
Hand (n.) Side |
Hand (n.) Power of performance |
Hand (n.) Actual performance |
Hand (n.) An agent |
Hand (n.) Handwriting |
Hand (n.) Personal possession |
Hand (n.) Agency in transmission from one person to another |
Hand (n.) Rate |
Hand (n.) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once |
Hand (n.) The quota of cards received from the dealer. |
Hand (n.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. |
Hand (n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. |
Hand staves (pl. ) of Hand |
Hand (v. t.) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand |
Hand (v. t.) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand |
instrument tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
prestidigitation sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks |
tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
wrestle wrestling grapple grappling hand-to-hand struggle | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat, they had a fierce wrestle, we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully |
jacking off jerking off hand job wank | slang for masturbation |
planting | putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow, the planting of corn is hard work |
flower gardening floriculture | the cultivation of flowering plants |
planting | the act of fixing firmly in place, he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway |
hand helping hand | physical assistance, give me a hand with the chores |
black and gold garden spider Argiope aurantia | a widely distributed North American garden spider |
garden spider Aranea diademata | a spider common in European gardens |
garden centipede garden symphilid symphilid Scutigerella immaculata | minute arthropod often infesting the underground parts of truck-garden and greenhouse crops |
Venus's flower basket | a deep-water marine sponge having a cylindrical skeleton of intricate glassy latticework, found in the waters of the East Indies and the eastern coast of Asia |
garden snail | any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix, often destructive pests |
garden webworm Loxostege similalis | a variety of webworm |
hand | terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos), the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting- Springfield (Mass.) Union |
arboretum botanical garden | a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition |
artificial flower | a handmade imitation of a blossom |
barrel organ grind organ hand organ hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
barrow garden cart lawn cart wheelbarrow | a cart for carrying small loads, has handles and one or more wheels |
beer garden | tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served |
brick trowel mason's trowel | a trowel used in masonry |
carpenter's kit tool kit | a set of carpenter's tools |
coach four-in-hand coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
conservatory hothouse indoor garden | a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner |
cutter cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
entrenching tool trenching spade | a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches |
florist florist shop flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
flower arrangement floral arrangement | a decorative arrangement of flowers |
flowerbed flower bed bed of flowers | a bed in which flowers are growing |
flower chain | flowers strung together in a chain |
flower garden | a garden featuring flowering plants |
formal garden | a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs |
four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
garden | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated |
garden | a yard or lawn adjoining a house |
garden hose | a hose used for watering a lawn or garden |
garden rake | a rake used by gardeners |
garden roller | heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns |
garden spade | a spade used by gardeners |
garden tool lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
garden trowel | a trowel used by gardeners |
graver graving tool pointel pointrel | a tool used by an engraver |
hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece, the big hand counts the minutes |
hand ax hand axe | a stone tool with a cutting edge, the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping |
hand blower blow dryer blow drier hair dryer hair drier | a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair, used for styling hair |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hand calculator pocket calculator | a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket |
hand cream | moisturizing cream for the hands |