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. |
Fall (v. t.) To Descend, either suddenly or gradually |
Fall (v. t.) To cease to be erect |
Fall (v. t.) To find a final outlet |
Fall (v. t.) To become prostrate and dead |
Fall (v. t.) To cease to be active or strong |
Fall (v. t.) To issue forth into life |
Fall (v. t.) To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance |
Fall (v. t.) To be overthrown or captured |
Fall (v. t.) To descend in character or reputation |
Fall (v. t.) To become insnared or embarrassed |
Fall (v. t.) To assume a look of shame or disappointment |
Fall (v. t.) To sink |
Fall (v. t.) To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind |
Fall (v. t.) To happen |
Fall (v. t.) To come |
Fall (v. t.) To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence |
Fall (v. t.) To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise |
Fall (v. t.) To belong or appertain. |
Fall (v. t.) To be dropped or uttered carelessly |
Fall (v. t.) To let fall |
Fall (v. t.) To sink |
Fall (v. t.) To diminish |
Fall (v. t.) To bring forth |
Fall (v. t.) To fell |
Fall (n.) The act of falling |
Fall (n.) The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture |
Fall (n.) Death |
Fall (n.) Downfall |
Fall (n.) The surrender of a besieged fortress or town |
Fall (n.) Diminution or decrease in price or value |
Fall (n.) A sinking of tone |
Fall (n.) Declivity |
Fall (n.) Descent of water |
slip elusion eluding | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
capitulation fall surrender | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions), they were protected until the capitulation of the fort |
slip slip-up miscue parapraxis | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
Freudian slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
faux pas gaffe solecism slip gaucherie | a socially awkward or tactless act |
spill tumble fall | a sudden drop from an upright position, he had a nasty spill on the ice |
slip sideslip | a flight maneuver, aircraft slides sideways in the air |
scorched-earth policy | the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
slide glide coast | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it, his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill, the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope |
skid slip sideslip | an unexpected slide |
fall | a lapse into sin, a loss of innocence or of chastity, a fall from virtue |
flood flowage | the act of flooding, filling to overflowing |
fall cankerworm | green or brown white-striped looper, larva of Alsophila pometaria |
fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda | larva of a migratory American noctuid moth, destroys grasses and small grains |
fall webworm Hyphantria cunea | a variety of webworm |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
case pillowcase slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
chute slide slideway sloping trough | sloping channel through which things can descend |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
fallboard fall-board | the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
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) |
hair slide | a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place |
noose running noose slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
petticoat half-slip underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
pump action slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
rapid transit mass rapid transit | an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains |
shear | a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it |
slide lantern slide | a transparency mounted in a frame, viewed with a slide projector |
slide microscope slide | a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study |
slide playground slide sliding board | plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide |
slide fastener zip zipper zip fastener | a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab |
slide projector | projector that projects an enlarged image of a slide onto a screen |
slide rule slipstick | analog computer consisting of a handheld instrument used for rapid calculations, have been replaced by pocket calculators |
slide valve | valve that opens and closes a passageway by sliding over a port |
slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
slip clutch slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
slip coach slip carriage | a railway car at the end of the train, it can be detached without stopping the train |
slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
slip-on | an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off |
slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine, provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts |
slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
strip slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
slickness slick slipperiness slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
elasticity of shear | the elasticity of a body that has been pulled out of shape by a shearing force |
drop dip fall free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of points on the Dow Jones index, there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery, a dip in prices, when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall |
worldly concern earthly concern world earth | the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife, they consider the church to be independent of the world |
earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
slip of the tongue | an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
swoop slide | (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale, the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides |