Blood money () Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been killed by another. |
Blood money () Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life |
Breech-loading (a.) Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle. |
Demurrage (n.) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing. |
Demurrage (n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention. |
Discharging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Discharge |
Dispatch (v. t.) To dispose of speedily, as business |
Dispatch (v. t.) To rid |
Dispatch (v. t.) To get rid of by sending off |
Dispatch (v. t.) To send off or away |
Dispatch (v. t.) To send out of the world |
Dispatch (v. i.) To make haste |
Dispatch (v. t.) The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business. |
Dispatch (v. t.) Any sending away |
Dispatch (v. t.) The finishing up of a business |
Dispatch (v. t.) A message dispatched or sent with speed |
Dispatch (v. t.) A message transmitted by telegraph. |
Half (a.) Consisting of a moiety, or half |
Half (a.) Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half |
Half (adv.) In an equal part or degree |
Half (a.) Part |
Half (a.) One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided |
Half (v. t.) To halve. [Obs.] See Halve. |
Half-and-half (n.) A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about equal parts. |
Half blood () The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both |
Half blood (n.) A person so related to another. |
Half blood (n.) A person whose father and mother are of different races |
Half-blooded (a.) Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races |
Half-blooded (a.) Degenerate |
Half-boot (n.) A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress. |
Half-bound (n.) Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book. |
Half-bred (a.) Half-blooded. |
Half-bred (a.) Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding |
Half-breed (a.) Half-blooded. |
Half-breed (n.) A person who is blooded |
Half-brother (n.) A brother by one parent, but not by both. |
Half-caste (n.) One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective |
Half-clammed (a.) Half-filled. |
Half-cracked (a.) Half-demented |
Half-deck (n.) A shell of the genus Crepidula |
Half-deck (n.) See Half deck, under Deck. |
Half-decked (a.) Partially decked. |
Half-faced (a.) Showing only part of the face |
Half-fish (n.) A salmon in its fifth year of growth. |
Half-hatched (a.) Imperfectly hatched |
Half-heard (a.) Imperfectly or partly heard to the end. |
Half-hearted (a.) Wanting in heart or spirit |
Half-hearted (a.) Lacking zeal or courage |
Half-hourly (a.) Done or happening at intervals of half an hour. |
Half-learned (a.) Imperfectly learned. |
dispatch despatch shipment | the act of sending off something |
dispatch despatch | killing a person or animal |
half gainer | a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward and up to complete a half backward somersault and enters the water facing the diving board |
half volley | a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces |
loading | the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc., the loading took hours |
waste of money | money spent for inadequate return, the senator said that the project was a waste of money |
half nelson | a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts pressure on the back of the neck |
money laundering | concealing the source of illegally gotten money |
demurrage | detention of a ship or freight car or other cargo beyond its scheduled time of departure |
money cowrie Cypraea moneta | cowrie whose shell is used for money in parts of the southern Pacific and in parts of Africa |
jacksnipe half snipe Limnocryptes minima | a small short-billed Old World snipe |
buskin combat boot desert boot half boot top boot | a boot reaching halfway up to the knee |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
cashbox money box till | a strongbox for holding cash |
dispatch case dispatch box | case consisting of an oblong container (usually having a lock) for carrying dispatches or other valuables |
dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
domino half mask eye mask | a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for the eyes |
Dutch door half door | an exterior door divided in two horizontally, either half can be closed or open independently |
half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another |
half cross stitch | a single cross stitch at a diagonal |
half hatchet | a hatchet with a broad blade on one end and a hammer head of the other |
half hitch | a knot used to fasten a rope temporarily to an object, usually tied double |
half-length | a portrait showing the body from only the waist up |
half sole | shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe |
half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
petticoat half-slip underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
savings bank coin bank money box bank | a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home, the coin bank was empty |
dispatch despatch expedition expeditiousness | the property of being prompt and efficient, it was done with dispatch |
half-intensity | half the maximum intensity |
half-moon lunula lunule | the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail |
moneymaker money-spinner cash cow | a project that generates a continuous flow of money |
split-half correlation chance-half correlation | a correlation coefficient calculated between scores on two halves of a test, taken as an indication of the reliability of the test |
half page | something that covers (the top or bottom) half of a page |
half title bastard title | a first page of some books displaying only the title of the book |
dispatch despatch communique | an official report (usually sent in haste) |
half-truth | a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead |
semitone half step | the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument |
half note minim | a musical note having the time value of half a whole note |
half rest | a musical rest having the time value of half a whole rest or equal in duration to two beats in common time |
carbohydrate loading carbo loading | a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles, carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing |
half-and-half dressing | half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese, especially good for combination salads |
half-and-half | half milk and half light cream, contains % to % butterfat |
money market | a market for short-term debt instruments |
smart money | people who are highly experienced or who have inside information, the smart money said Truman would lose the election |
half-mast half-staff | a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress |
loading zone loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
Hell's Kitchen Hell's Half Acre | a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice |