Fool-large (a.) Foolishly liberal. |
Gunter's scale () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant. |
Large (superl.) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units |
Large (superl.) Abundant |
Large (superl.) Full in statement |
Large (superl.) Having more than usual power or capacity |
Large (superl.) Free |
Large (superl.) Unrestrained by decorum |
Large (superl.) Prodigal in expending |
Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction |
Large (adv.) Freely |
Large (n.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves. |
Large-acred (a.) Possessing much land. |
Large-handed (a.) Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities |
Large-hearted (a.) Having a large or generous heart or disposition |
Operation (n.) The act or process of operating |
Operation (n.) The method of working |
Operation (n.) That which is operated or accomplished |
Operation (n.) Effect produced |
Operation (n.) Something to be done |
Operation (n.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc. |
Scale (n.) The dish of a balance |
Scale (n.) The sign or constellation Libra. |
Scale (v. t.) To weigh or measure according to a scale |
Scale (n.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid. |
Scale (n.) Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish |
Scale (n.) One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura |
Scale (n.) A scale insect. (See below.) |
Scale (n.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement |
Scale (n.) The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife. |
Scale (n.) An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler. |
Scale (n.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. |
Scale (v. t.) To strip or clear of scale or scales |
Scale (v. t.) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth |
Scale (v. t.) To scatter |
Scale (v. t.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder. |
Scale (v. i.) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae |
Scale (v. i.) To separate |
Scale (n.) A ladder |
Scale (n.) Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals. |
Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale. |
Scale (n.) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances |
Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system |
Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave |
Scale (n.) Gradation |
Scale (n.) Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts |
Scale (v. t.) To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder |
Scale (v. i.) To lead up by steps |
Scale-winged (a.) Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera |
economy of scale | the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
operation | the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.), her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride |
operation | a planned activity involving many people performing various actions, they organized a rescue operation, the biggest police operation in French history, running a restaurant is quite an operation, consolidate the companies various operations |
rescue operation | an operation organized to free from danger or confinement |
undercover operation | an operation involving secret work within a community or institution |
buy-and-bust operation | an undercover operation by narcotics detectives to catch unsuspecting drug dealers |
operation procedure | a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work, the operations in building a house, certain machine tool operations |
operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
eye operation eye surgery | any surgical procedure involving the eyes |
sexhange operation transsexual surgery | surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex |
Shirodkar's operation purse-string operation | a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman, is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies |
suicide mission martyr operation sacrifice operation | killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself, usually accomplished with a bomb |
sting operation | a complicated confidence game planned and executed with great care (especially an operation implemented by undercover agents to apprehend criminals) |
tall order large order | a formidable task or requirement, finishing in time was a tall order but we did it |
riot control riot control operation | the measures taken to control a riot |
mathematical process mathematical operation operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
arithmetic operation | a mathematical operation involving numbers |
matrix operation | a mathematical operation involving matrices |
operation military operation | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign), it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
combined operation | a military operation carried out cooperatively by two or more allied nations or a military operation carried out by coordination of sea, land, and air forces |
maneuver manoeuvre simulated military operation | a military training exercise |
peacekeeping peacekeeping mission peacekeeping operation | the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations) |
amphibious operation | a military operation by both land and sea forces |
intelligence intelligence activity intelligence operation | the operation of gathering information about an enemy |
clandestine operation | an intelligence operation so planned and executed as to insure concealment |
exfiltration operation | a clandestine rescue operation to bring a defector or refugee or an operative and family out of danger |
psychological operation psyop | military actions designed to influence the perceptions and attitudes of individuals, groups, and foreign governments |
covert operation | an intelligence operation so planned as to permit plausible denial by the sponsor |
black operation | a covert operation not attributable to the organization carrying it out |
overt operation | the collection of intelligence openly without concealment |
Binet-Simon Scale | the first intelligence test |
operation | a business especially one run on a large scale, a large-scale farming operation, a multinational operation, they paid taxes on every stage of the operation, they had to consolidate their operations |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
Meuse Meuse River Argonne Argonne Forest Meuse-Argonne Meuse-Argonne operation | an American operation in World War I (), American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November |
Operation Desert Storm | the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted hours () |
scale | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
fish scale | scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish |
large poodle | the largest breed of poodle |
large civet Viverra zibetha | common civet of India and southeast Asia |
scale insect | small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
armored scale | insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female |
San Jose scale Aspidiotus perniciosus | small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees |
large white Pieris brassicae | Old World form of cabbage butterfly |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
scale | an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks |
scale weighing machine | a measuring instrument for weighing, shows amount of mass |
spring balance spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
steelyard lever scale beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |