pis aller
last resort | an expedient adopted only in desperation, `pis aller' is French for `worst going' |
recourse
resort
refuge | act of turning to for assistance, have recourse to the courts, an appeal to his uncle was his last resort |
summer tanager
summer redbird
Piranga rubra | of middle and southern United States, male is deep roseed the female mostly yellow |
wood duck
summer duck
wood widgeon
Aix sponsa | showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees |
summer flounder
Paralichthys dentatus | flounder of eastern coast of North America |
| camp summer camp | a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months, city kids get to see the country at a summer camp |
resort hotel
spa | a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area |
| summer house | a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer |
recourse
refuge
resort | something or someone turned to for assistance or security, his only recourse was the police, took refuge in lying |
| summer stock | theatrical productions performed by a stock company during the summer |
| summer squash | any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer, eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden |
crookneck
crookneck squash
summer crookneck | yellow squash with a thin curved neck and somewhat warty skin |
summer savory
summer savoury | herb with delicately flavored leaves with many uses |
| honeymoon resort | a resort that caters to newlyweds, Niagra Falls is a well-known honeymoon resort |
haunt
hangout
resort repair
stamping ground | a frequently visited place |
resort
resort hotel
holiday resort | a hotel located in a resort area |
resort area
playground
vacation spot | an area where many people go for recreation |
| ski resort | a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing |
American bugbane
summer cohosh
Cimicifuga americana | bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers |
| snow-in-summer love-in-a-mist Cerastium tomentosum | chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers |
summer cypress
burning bush fire bush fire-bush belvedere
Bassia scoparia
Kochia scoparia | densely branched Eurasian plant, foliage turns purpleed in autumn |
summer squash
summer squash vine
Cucurbita pepo melopepo | any of various usually bushy plants producing fruit that is eaten while immature and before the rind or seeds harden |
sweet pepperbush
pepper bush
summer sweet
white alder Clethra alnifolia | shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers |
summer hyacinth
cape hyacinth
Hyacinthus candicans
Galtonia candicans | southern African herb with white bell-shaped flowers |
starflower
sleepy dick
summer snowflake
Ornithogalum umbellatum | common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes, naturalized in the eastern United States |
damask rose
summer damask rose
Rosa damascena | large hardy very fragrant pink rose, cultivated in Asia Minor as source of attar of roses, parent of many hybrids |
mayhaw
summer haw
Crataegus aestivalis | hawthorn of southern United States bearing a juicy, acidic, scarlet fruit that is often used in jellies or preserves |
summer savory
Satureja hortensis
Satureia hortensis | erect annual herb with oval leaves and pink flowers, used to flavor e.g. meats or soups or salads, southeastern Europe and naturalized elsewhere |
snow-on-the-mountain
snow-in-summer ghost weed
Euphorbia marginata | annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk |
| summer | the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty, the golden summer of his life |
Indian summer
Saint Martin's summer | a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn |
summer solstice
June
midsummer | June , when the sun is at its northernmost point |
| summer school | an academic session during the summer, usually for remedial or supplementary study |
summer
summertime | the warmest season of the year, in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, they spent a lazy summer at the shore |
repair
resort | move, travel, or proceed toward some place, He repaired to his cabin in the woods |
fall back
resort b recur b | have recourse to, The government resorted to rationing meat |
| summer | spend the summer, We summered in Kashmir |
summer-flowering
summer-blooming | of plants that bloom during the summer |