base on balls
walk pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, he worked the pitcher for a base on balls |
walk
walking | the act of traveling by foot, walking is a healthy form of exercise |
| walk | the act of walking somewhere, he took a walk after lunch |
| walk | a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground |
stalk
angry walk | a stiff or threatening gait |
| space walk | any kind of physical activity outside a spacecraft by one of the crew |
| walk-through | the act of walking in order to view something, the realtor took her on a walk-through of the apartment |
| spiral | flying downward in a helical path with a large radius |
walk of life
walk | careers in general, it happens in all walks of life |
| walk-through | a first perfunctory rehearsal of a theatrical production in which actors read their lines from the script and move as directed |
coil
spiral
volute
whorl
helix | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops, a coil of rope |
| spiral volute | ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center |
| spiral bandage | an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns |
spiral ratchet screwdriver
ratchet screwdriver | a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle |
| spiral spring | a spring that is wound like a spiral |
walk
walkway
paseo | a path set aside for walking, after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk |
| walk-in | a small room large enough to admit entrance |
| walk-up | an apartment building without an elevator |
walk-up apartment
walk-up | an apartment in a building without an elevator |
| walk-through | a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building |
| widow's walk | a lookout atop a coastal house |
walk
manner of walking | manner of walking, he had a funny walk |
| walk-through | a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process, she gave me a walk-through of my new duties |
walk-in
waltz | an assured victory (especially in an election) |
spiral galaxy
spiral nebula | a galaxy having a spiral structure, arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center |
| walk-in | an operative who initiates his own defection (usually to a hostile country) for political asylum |
| walk-in | person who walks in without having an appointment, the emergency room was overrun with walk-ins |
| walk-on | plays a small part in a dramatic production |
| inflationary spiral | an episode of inflation in which prices and wages increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value |
| deflationary spiral | an episode of deflation in which prices and wages decrease at an increasing rate and currency gains in value |
| random walk | a stochastic process consisting of a sequence of changes each of whose characteristics (as magnitude or direction) is determined by chance |
| spiral | a continuously accelerating change in the economy |
| spiral | a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center |
helix
spiral | a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle |
| walk out | leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval, She walked out on her husband and children |
| walk over | beat easily, The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship |
| walk | obtain a base on balls |
| walk | give a base on balls to |
| walk through | perform in a perfunctory way, as for a first rehearsal |
exult
walk on air
be on cloud nine
jump for joy | feel extreme happiness or elation |
| walk take the air | take a walk, go for a walk, walk for pleasure, The lovers held hands while walking, We like to walk every Sunday |
| walk | use one's feet to advance, advance by steps, Walk, don't run!, We walked instead of driving, She walks with a slight limp, The patient cannot walk yet, Walk over to the cabinet |
| walk | make walk, He walks the horse up the mountain, Walk the dog twice a day |
| walk | accompany or escort, I'll walk you to your car |
perambulate
walk about
walk around | walk with no particular goal, we were walking around in the garden, after breakfast, she walked about in the park |
circumambulate
walk around | walk around something |
| walk | traverse or cover by walking, Walk the tightrope, Paul walked the streets of Damascus, She walks miles every day |
| walk | walk at a pace, The horses walked across the meadow |
| walk out of | leave, usually as an expression of disapproval |
| walk off walk away | go away from, The actor walked off before he got his cue, I got annoyed and just walked off |