Burying ground () Alt. of Burying place |
Cologne earth () An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter |
Earth (n.) The globe or planet which we inhabit |
Earth (n.) The solid materials which make up the globe, in distinction from the air or water |
Earth (n.) The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock |
Earth (n.) A part of this globe |
Earth (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things |
Earth (n.) The people on the globe. |
Earth (n.) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina, glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria. |
Earth (n.) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta. |
Earth (n.) A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself |
Earth (v. t.) To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth |
Earth (v. t.) To cover with earth or mold |
Earth (v. i.) To burrow. |
Earth (n.) A plowing. |
Earth flax () A variety of asbestus. See Amianthus. |
Earth shine () See Earth light, under Earth. |
Earth-tongue (n.) A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. |
Ground (imp. & p. p.) of Grind |
Ground (n.) The surface of the earth |
Ground (n.) A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. |
Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface |
Ground (n.) Land |
Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests |
Ground (n.) That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another |
Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. |
Ground (n.) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied |
Ground (n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. |
Ground (n.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached |
Ground (n.) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. |
Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised |
Ground (n.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. |
Ground (n.) Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids |
Ground (n.) The pit of a theater. |
Ground (v. t.) To lay, set, or run, on the ground. |
Ground (v. t.) To found |
Ground (v. t.) To instruct in elements or first principles. |
Ground (v. t.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. |
Ground (v. t.) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5) |
Ground (v. i.) To run aground |
Ground () imp. & p. p. of Grind. |
High-pressure (a.) Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere |
High-pressure (a.) Fig.: Urgent |
Load (v.) A burden |
Load (v.) The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way |
Load (v.) That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits |
Load (v.) A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured |
Load (v.) The charge of a firearm |
Load (v.) Weight or violence of blows. |
Load (v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. |
drive thrust driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
grounder ground ball groundball hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
jab jabbing poke poking thrust thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow), he warned me with a jab with his finger, he made a thrusting motion with his fist |
ground stroke | a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once |
workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
dark ground illumination dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
stab thrust knife thrust | a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument, one strong stab to the heart killed him |
lunge straight thrust passado | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward |
knife fight snickersnee cut-and-thrust | fighting with knives |
ground-shaker seismosaur | huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America |
ground snake Sonora semiannulata | small shy brightlyinged terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America |
eastern ground snake Potamophis striatula Haldea striatula | in some classifications placed in genus Haldea, small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America |
ground rattler massasauga Sistrurus miliaris | small pygmy rattlesnake |
ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
ground beetle carabid beetle | predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects |
ground squirrel gopher spermophile | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds, often destroy crops |
mantled ground squirrel Citellus lateralis | common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America, resembles a large chipmunk |
flickertail Richardson ground squirrel Citellus richardsoni | of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada |
Arctic ground squirrel parka squirrel Citellus parryi | large ground squirrel of the North American far north |
eastern chipmunk hackee striped squirrel ground squirrel Tamias striatus | small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches |
barren ground caribou Rangifer arcticus | of tundra of northern Canada, in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus |
ground sloth megathere | gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America |
air-to-ground missile air-to-surface missile | a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground |
anchor ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
flat coat ground primer priming primer coat priming coat undercoat | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
ground | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting |
ground earth | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
ground bait | bait scattered on the water to attract fish |
ground cable | a mooring cable, runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor |
ground control | a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a groundontrolled approach to landing |
ground floor first floor ground level | the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building |
ground plan | a floor plan for the ground level of a building |
groundsheet ground cloth | a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture |
hovercraft ground-effect machine | a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
live load superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
lubricating system force-feed lubricating system force feed pressure-feed lubricating system pressure feed | mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings |
pressure cabin | cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft |
pressure cooker | autoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of water |
pressure dome | a dome-shaped building that is pressurized |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |