Bachelor's button
() A plant with flowers shaped like buttons |
Baggage master
() One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. |
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. |
Bessemer steel
() Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal |
Booking office
() An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered for conveyance, as by railway or steamship. |
Booking office
() An office where passage tickets are sold. |
Boxes
(pl. ) of Box |
Bridge
(n.) A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank to the other. |
Bridge
(n.) Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. |
Bridge
(n.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them and transmit their vibrations to the body of the instrument. |
Bridge
(n.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit. |
Bridge
(n.) A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc. |
Bridge
(v. t.) To build a bridge or bridges on or over |
Bridge
(v. t.) To open or make a passage, as by a bridge. |
Bridge
(v. t.) To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty |
Bridge-ward
(n.) A bridge keeper |
Bridge-ward
(n.) The principal ward of a key. |
Burring machine
() A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other substances. |
Button
(n.) A knob |
Button
(n.) A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten together the different parts of dress, by being attached to one part, and passing through a slit, called a buttonhole, in the other |
Button
(n.) A bud |
Button
(n.) A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated, turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a door. |
Button
(n.) A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a crucible, after fusion. |
Button
(n.) To fasten with a button or buttons |
Button
(n.) To dress or clothe. |
Button
(v. i.) To be fastened by a button or buttons |
Cabin
(n.) A cottage or small house |
Cabin
(n.) A small room |
Cabin
(n.) A room in ship for officers or passengers. |
Cabin
(v. i.) To live in, or as in, a cabin |
Cabin
(v. t.) To confine in, or as in, a cabin. |
Cast steel
() See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Computer
(n.) One who computes. |
Conning tower
(n.) The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel. |
Control
(n.) A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register |
Control
(n.) That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder |
Control
(n.) Power or authority to check or restrain |
person
individual
someone
somebody
mortal
soul | a human being, there was too much for one person to do |
| state | the way something is with respect to its main attributes, the current state of knowledge, his state of health, in a weak financial state |
| dealings traffic | social or verbal interchange (usually followed by `with') |
| record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
entrance
entering
entry
ingress
incoming | the act of entering, she made a grand entrance |
| exit | the act of going out |
Underground Railroad
Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
| track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
capture
gaining control
seizure | the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property |
| bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
| liberation release freeing | the act of liberating someone or something |
| 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 |
foul shot
free throw
penalty free throw
charity toss
charity throw
charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
push
pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away, he gave the door a hard push, the pushing is good exercise |
| fire control | preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target |
| 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 |
| free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
mesh
meshing
interlock
interlocking | the act of interlocking or meshing, an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
switch
switching
shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
| change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics |
| release tone ending | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone |
release waiver
discharge | a formal written statement of relinquishment |
dismissal
dismission
discharge firing liberation release sack
sacking | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
| accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
| 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 |
| push | an effort to advance, the army made a push toward the sea |
| relay | the act of passing something along from one person or group to another, the relay was successful |
| power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
spill
spillage
release | the act of allowing a fluid to escape |
| lever hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position |
| track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
track
running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
computer game
video game | a game played against a computer |
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 |
| bridge | any of various card games based on whist for four players |
| bridge whist | the earliest form of bridge, the dealer could name the trump suit |
| auction auction bridge | a variety of bridge in which tricks made in excess of the contract are scored toward game, now generally superseded by contract bridge |
| contract contract bridge | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |