Angle
(n.) The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet |
Angle
(n.) The figure made by. two lines which meet. |
Angle
(n.) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. |
Angle
(n.) A projecting or sharp corner |
Angle
(n.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological "houses." |
Angle
(n.) A fishhook |
Angle
(v. i.) To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line. |
Angle
(v. i.) To use some bait or artifice |
Angle
(v. t.) To try to gain by some insinuating artifice |
Ball
(n.) Any round or roundish body or mass |
Ball
(n.) A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. |
Ball
(n.) A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football. |
Ball
(n.) Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm |
Ball
(n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air |
Ball
(n.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock |
Ball
(n.) A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body |
Ball
(n.) A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses |
Ball
(n.) The globe or earth. |
Ball
(v. i.) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay |
Ball
(v. t.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. |
Ball
(v. t.) To form or wind into a ball |
Ball
(n.) A social assembly for the purpose of dancing. |
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. |
By-corner
(n.) A private corner. |
Corner
(n.) The point where two converging lines meet |
Corner
(n.) The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point |
Corner
(n.) An edge or extremity |
Corner
(n.) A secret or secluded place |
Corner
(n.) Direction |
Corner
(n.) The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price |
Corner
(v. t.) To drive into a corner. |
Corner
(v. t.) To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment |
Corner
(v. t.) To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it |
Crossbar
(n.) A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down. |
Crown-post
(n.) Same as King-post. |
Ex post facto
() Alt. of Ex postfacto |
King-post
(n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post. |
Lamp-post
(n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc. |
Minie ball
() A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the grooves of the barrel. |
Post-
() A prefix signifying behind, back, after |
Post
(a.) Hired to do what is wrong |
Post
(n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else |
Post
(n.) The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers |
Post
(n.) The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed |
Post
(n.) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route |
Post
(n.) A military station |
Post
(n.) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited. |
Post
(n.) A messenger who goes from station |
Post
(n.) An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another |
Post
(n.) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. |
| ball | a pitch that is not in the strike zone, he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him |
change-up
change-of-pace
change-of-pace ball
off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
curve curve ball
breaking ball
bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
| passed ball | a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not, allows a base runner to advance a base |
submarine ball
submarine pitch | a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead |
| fair ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
| foul ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
fly
fly ball | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
grounder
ground ball
groundball
hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
| corner kick | a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line |
autopsy
necropsy
postmortem
post-mortem
PM
postmortem examination
post-mortem examination | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
| jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed, an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate |
| post | the delivery and collection of letters and packages, it came by the first post, if you hurry you'll catch the post |
ball game
ballgame | a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) |
| ball | the game of baseball |
googly
wrong 'un
bosie
bosie ball | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way |
| no ball | unlawfully delivered ball in cricket, the umpire called it a no ball |
| post office | a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters |
| ball hawking | a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team |
let
net ball | a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court, the ball must be served again |
position post
berth
office spot billet
place
situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
ball-buster
ball-breaker | a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing, Vietnam was a ball-breaker |
| high-angle fire | fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range |
powder-post termite
Cryptotermes brevis | extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions |
post horse
post-horse
poster | a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers |
| amen corner | area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens' |
angle bracket
angle iron | an L-shaped metal bracket |
| ball | round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games, the ball travelledmph on his serve, the mayor threw out the first ball, the ball rolled into the corner pocket |
| ball | a spherical object used as a plaything, he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub |
| ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
| ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket |
ball bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
| ball cartridge | a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder |
ballcock
ball cock | floating ball that controls level in a water tank |
ball field
baseball field
diamond | the baseball playing field |
| ball gown | the most formal gown, worn to a ball |
| ball-peen hammer | a hammer with one round and one flat end, used in working metal |
| ball valve | any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball |
beach ball
beachball | large and light ball, for play at the seaside |
| billiard ball | ball used in playing billiards |
blazer
sport jacket
sport coat
sports jacket
sports coat | lightweight single-breasted jacket, often striped in the colors of a club or school |
| blind corner | a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving |
bocce ball
bocci ball
boccie ball | wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce |
bowling ball
bowl | a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling |
cannonball
cannon ball
round shot | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
chimney corner
inglenook | a corner by a fireplace |
command post
general headquarters
GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
corner
street corner
turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
| corner quoin | (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building, especially one formed by a cornerstone |
| corner nook | an interior angle formed by two meeting walls, a piano was in one corner of the room |