Baby farm
() A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered for hire. |
Bite
(v. t.) To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the thing seized |
Bite
(v. t.) To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some insects) used in taking food. |
Bite
(v. t.) To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to |
Bite
(v. t.) To cheat |
Bite
(v. t.) To take hold of |
Bite
(v. i.) To seize something forcibly with the teeth |
Bite
(v. i.) To cause a smarting sensation |
Bite
(v. i.) To cause sharp pain |
Bite
(v. i.) To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does |
Bite
(v. i.) To take or keep a firm hold |
Bite
(v.) The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth |
Bite
(v.) The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects. |
Bite
(v.) The wound made by biting |
Bite
(v.) A morsel |
Bite
(v.) The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another. |
Bite
(v.) A cheat |
Bite
(v.) A sharper |
Bite
(v.) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper. |
Bucket
(n.) A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. |
Bucket
(n.) A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc. |
Bucket
(n.) One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve |
Bucket
(n.) The valved piston of a lifting pump. |
Bucket shop
() An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. |
Copple dust
() Cupel dust. |
Dust
(n.) Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind |
Dust
(n.) A single particle of earth or other matter. |
Dust
(n.) The earth, as the resting place of the dead. |
Dust
(n.) The earthy remains of bodies once alive |
Dust
(n.) Figuratively, a worthless thing. |
Dust
(n.) Figuratively, a low or mean condition. |
Dust
(n.) Gold dust |
Dust
(n.) Coined money |
Dust
(v. t.) To free from dust |
Dust
(v. t.) To sprinkle with dust. |
Dust
(v. t.) To reduce to a fine powder |
Dust-point
(n.) An old rural game. |
Farm
(a. & n.) The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of part of its products. |
Farm
(a. & n.) The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation |
Farm
(a. & n.) The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation. |
Farm
(a. & n.) Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner. |
Farm
(a. & n.) A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government. |
Farm
(a. & n.) A lease of the imposts on particular goods |
Farm
(v. t.) To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent |
Farm
(v. t.) To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields |
Farm
(v. t.) To take at a certain rent or rate. |
Farm
(v. t.) To devote (land) to agriculture |
Farm
(v. i.) To engage in the business of tilling the soil |
Flea-bite
(n.) The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite. |
Flea-bite
(n.) A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea. |
kick
boot
kicking | the act of delivering a blow with the foot, he gave the ball a powerful kick, the team's kicking was excellent |
| goal-kick | (association football) a kick by the defending side after the attacking side sends the ball over the goal-line |
| goal-kick | (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal |
place kick
place-kicking | (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking |
| free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
| corner kick | a free kick from the corner awarded to the other side when a player has sent the ball behind his own goal line |
| dust contamination | the act of contaminating with dust particles |
| turn | taking a short walk out and back, we took a turn in the park |
| kick kicking | a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics, the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements, the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him |
| twist turn | turning or twisting around (in place), with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room |
| turn | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction, he made an abrupt turn away from her |
| about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
| u-turn | complete reversal of direction of travel |
| turn turning | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course, he took a turn to the right |
| bite | a portion removed from the whole, the government's weekly bite from my paycheck |
| kick up | raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground, a first movement in doing a handstand |
| kick turn | a standing turn made in skiing, one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first |
stem turn
stem | a turn made in skiing, the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it |
| turn play | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession, it is my turn, it is still my play |
Wild West Show
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | a spectacular show organized in by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale, toured the United States and Europe |
| swimming kick | a movement of the legs in swimming |
| flutter kick | a swimming kick, the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees |
| frog kick | a swimming kick, knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended |
| dolphin kick | a swimming kick, an up and down kick of the feet together |
| scissors kick | a kick used in the sidestroke, legs are brought together in a scissoring motion |
bite
chomp | the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws |
agribusiness
agriculture factory farm | a large-scale farming enterprise |
| kick in the butt | punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behind |
disservice
ill service
ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly, he did them a disservice |
| turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
| three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs |
West Nile virus
West Nile encephalitis virus | the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis |
livestock
stock
farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
| West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
farm horse
dobbin | a quiet plodding workhorse |
c Bedlam
booby hatch
crazy house
cuckoo's nest
funny farm
funny house
loony bin
madhouse
nut house
nuthouse
sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
big H
hell dust
nose drops
smack
thunder
skag
scag | street names for heroin |
bite plate
biteplate | a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
bucket
pail | a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
| bucket seat | a low single seat as in cars or planes |
| bucket shop | (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket |
| chicken farm | farm where chickens are raised for sale |
dairy
dairy farm | a farm where dairy products are produced |
dinner pail
dinner bucket | a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner |
| dredging bucket | a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed |
dust bag
vacuum bag | a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner |
| dust cover | a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment |
| dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
duster
gaberdine
gabardine smock
dust coat | a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles |
dustmop
dust mop
dry mop | a dry swab for dusting floors |