Alum stone () A subsulphate of alumina and potash |
Amazon stone (n.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. |
Arch stone () A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch |
Caen stone () A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France. |
Cross-stone (n.) See Harmotome, and Staurotide. |
Crown-post (n.) Same as King-post. |
Deaf (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part |
Deaf (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen |
Deaf (a.) Deprived of the power of hearing |
Deaf (a.) Obscurely heard |
Deaf (a.) Decayed |
Deaf (v. t.) To deafen. |
Deaf-mute (n.) A person who is deaf and dumb |
Deaf-mutism (n.) The condition of being a deaf-mute. |
Dry-stone (a.) Constructed of uncemented stone. |
Ex post facto () Alt. of Ex postfacto |
Gravel-stone (n.) A pebble, or small fragment of stone |
Grindle stone () A grindstone. |
Jew's-stone (n.) Alt. of Jewstone |
King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post. |
Lamp-post (n.) A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or lantern for lighting a street, park, etc. |
Perpend stone () See Perpender. |
Perpent stone () See Perpender. |
Portland stone () A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of Portland in England, much used in building. |
Post- () A prefix signifying behind, back, after |
Post (a.) Hired to do what is wrong |
Post (n.) A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed, or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially when intended as a stay or support to something else |
Post (n.) The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were chalked the scores of customers |
Post (n.) The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed |
Post (n.) A station, or one of a series of stations, established for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on some recognized route |
Post (n.) A military station |
Post (n.) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited. |
Post (n.) A messenger who goes from station |
Post (n.) An established conveyance for letters from one place or station to another |
Post (n.) Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier. |
Post (n.) One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal station. |
Post (n.) A station, office, or position of service, trust, or emolument |
Post (n.) A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under Paper. |
Post (v. t.) To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of affixing public notices |
Post (v. t.) To hold up to public blame or reproach |
Post (v. t.) To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or the like. |
Post (v. t.) To assign to a station |
Post (v. t.) To carry, as an account, from the journal to the ledger |
Post (v. t.) To place in the care of the post |
Post (v. t.) To inform |
Post (v. i.) To travel with post horses |
Post (v. i.) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting. |
Post (adv.) With post horses |
Post-abdomen (n.) That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax |
Post-captain (n.) A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was "posted," in the seniority list of the British navy, as distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted. The term was also used in the United States navy |
autopsy necropsy postmortem post-mortem PM postmortem examination post-mortem examination | an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease |
stepping stone | any means of advancement, the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches |
post | the delivery and collection of letters and packages, it came by the first post, if you hurry you'll catch the post |
post office | a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
stone crab Menippe mercenaria | large edible crab of the southern coast of the United States (particularly Florida) |
stone curlew thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus | large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint |
powder-post termite Cryptotermes brevis | extremely destructive dry-wood termite of warm regions |
stonefly stone fly plecopteran | primitive winged insect with a flattened body, used as bait by fishermen, aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones |
post horse post-horse poster | a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers |
stone marten beech marten Martes foina | Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat |
stone bass wreckfish Polyprion americanus | brown fish of the Atlantic and Mediterranean found around rocks and shipwrecks |
abrading stone | a primitive stone artifact (usually made of sandstone) used as an abrader |
Blarney Stone | a stone in a castle in Ireland that is said to impart skill in flattery to anyone who kisses it |
bore bit borer rock drill stone drill | a drill for penetrating rock |
capstone copestone coping stone stretcher | a stone that forms the top of wall or building |
command post general headquarters GHQ | military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces |
corner post | a square post supporting a structural member at the corner of a building |
country store general store trading post | a retail store serving a sparsely populated region, usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise |
dry wall dry-stone wall | a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar |
foundation stone | a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building |
hearing aid deaf-aid | an electronic device that amplifies sound and is worn to compensate for poor hearing |
hinging post swinging post | the gatepost on which the gate is hung |
hitching post | a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying |
jewel gem precious stone | a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry |
king post | post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss |
menhir standing stone | a tall upright megalith, found primarily in England and northern France |
military post post | military installation at which a body of troops is stationed, this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby, there is an officer's club on the post |
newel post newel | the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, it supports the handrail |
paving stone | a stone used for paving |
pit quarry stone pit | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate, a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit' |
post | an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position, he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them |
post and lintel | a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) |
post chaise | closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels, formerly used to transport passengers and mail |
post exchange PX | a commissary on a United States Army post |
posthole post hole | a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post |
posthole digger post-hole digger | a shovel used to sink postholes |
post horn | wind instrument used by postilions of the th and th centuries |
posthouse post house | an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders |
Post-Office box PO Box POB call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
post road | a road over which mail is carried |
queen post | vertical tie post in a roof truss |
revetment revetement stone facing | a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment |
shutting post | the gatepost against which the gate closes |
stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose, he wanted a special stone to mark the site |
stone wall | a fence built of rough stones, used to separate fields |
telephone pole telegraph pole telegraph post | tall pole supporting telephone wires |
whipping post | post formerly used in public to which offenders are tied to be whipped |
stone | a lack of feeling or expression or movement, he must have a heart of stone, her face was as hard as stone |
post hoc post hoc ergo propter hoc | the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation |