golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
golden algae | algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll |
golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas | shiner of eastern North America having golden glints, sometimes also called `bream' |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
golden oriole Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos | large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck |
golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus | brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia |
golden mole | mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur |
golden plover | plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots |
golden retriever | an English breed having a long silky golden coat |
goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
black rat roof rat Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
golden hamster Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
angwantibo golden potto Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
French roof | a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular |
gable roof saddle roof saddleback saddleback roof | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
gambrel gambrel roof | a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper |
golden calf | (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship, destroyed by Moses, it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly |
Golden Gate Bridge | a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate |
hip roof hipped roof | a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
hurricane deck hurricane roof promenade deck awning deck | a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
luggage rack roof rack | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |
mansard mansard roof | a hip roof having two slopes on each side |
roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
roof garden | a garden on a flat roof of a building |
roof peak | the highest point of a roof |
slate roof | a roof covered with slate |
thatch thatched roof | a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) |
tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles |
golden mean | the middle between extremes |
palate roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
ceiling roof cap | an upper limit on what is allowed, he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him, there was a roof on salaries, they established a cap for prices |
oldie golden oldie | a song that was formerly popular |
golden handshake | a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire) |
Golden Delicious Yellow Delicious | a sweet eating apple with yellow skin |
Grimes' golden | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn, eaten raw |
treacle golden syrup | a pale cane syrup |
Golden Horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the th century |
California Golden State CA Calif. | a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the rd largest state, known for earthquakes |
Golden Gate | a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean, discovered in by Sir Francis Drake |
roof | the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space, the roof of the cave was very high, I could see the roof of the bear's mouth |
oldster old person senior citizen golden ager | an elderly person |
wonder boy golden boy | a man who is unusually successful at an early age |
golden larch Pseudolarix amabilis | Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves |
golden clematis Clematis tangutica | Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers |
goldthread golden thread Coptis groenlandica Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |