mountain climbing mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
climbing salamander | any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes |
climbing perch Anabas testudineus A. testudineus | a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air, has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land |
accessory appurtenance supplement add-on | a supplementary component that improves capability |
accessory accoutrement accouterment | clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing |
auto accessory | an accessory for an automobile |
Bedford cord | a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy, used for clothing |
bungee bungee cord | an elasticized rope |
chenille chenille cord | a soft tufted cord used in embroidery |
climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
computer accessory | an accessory for a computer, when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive |
cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads, the bundle was tied with a cord |
cord corduroy | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs, usually made of cotton |
cord electric cord | a light insulated conductor for household use |
crampon crampoon climbing iron climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
extension cord | an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord |
power cord | a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance |
sash cord sash line | a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash |
telephone cord phone cord | the telephone wire that connects to the handset |
accessory cephalic vein vena cephalica accessoria | a vein that passes along the radial edge of the forearm and joins the cephalic vein near the elbow |
accessory hemiazygos vein accessory hemiazygous vein vena hemiazygos accessoria | a vein formed by the union of the th to th posterior intercostal veins, empties into the azygos vein |
accessory vertebral vein vena vertebralis accessoria | a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein |
cord blood | blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth |
accessory nerve spinal accessory nervus accessorius eleventh cranial nerve | arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve |
spinal cord medulla spinalis | a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain, a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region |
umbilical cord umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta |
spermatic cord | a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord true vocal fold inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
climb climbing mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
accessory accessary | someone who helps another person commit a crime |
accessory after the fact | a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony |
accessory before the fact | a person who procures or advises or commands the commission of a felony but who is not present at its perpetration |
accessory during the fact | a person who witnesses a crime but does not try to prevent it |
climbing corydalis Corydalis claviculata Fumaria claviculata | annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers |
climbing fumitory Allegheny vine Adlumia fungosa Fumaria fungosa | vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers, sometimes placed in genus Fumaria |
climbing hempweed climbing boneset wild climbing hempweed climbing hemp-vine Mikania scandens | herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers, climbs up trees |
cordgrass cord grass | any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina, some important as coastal soil binders |
climbing onion Bowiea volubilis | much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large aboveground bulbs |
gloriosa glory lily climbing lily creeping lily Gloriosa superba | any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia, a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers, all parts are poisonous |
bittersweet American bittersweet climbing bittersweet false bittersweet staff vine waxwork shrubby bittersweet Celastrus scandens | twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
climbing hydrangea Hydrangea anomala | deciduous climber with aerial roots having white to creamy flowers in fairly flat heads |
climbing hydrangea Hydrangea petiolaris | deciduous climber with aerial roots having large flat flower heads |
climbing hydrangea Schizophragma hydrangeoides | climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes, Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan |
bittersweet bittersweet nightshade climbing nightshade deadly nightshade poisonous nightshade woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara | poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coraled berries, widespread weed in North America |
climbing fern | any of several ferns of the genus Lygodium that climb by twining |
climbing maidenhair climbing maidenhair fern snake fern Lygodium microphyllum | tropical fern widespread in Old World, naturalized in Jamaica and Florida |
accessory fruit pseudocarp | fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary, as apple or strawberry |