| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| astrology |
the study of the positions of the heavenly bodies in relation to each other with the aim of predicting their influence on human affairs. |
| at cross purposes |
so as to misunderstand or act in a way that frustrates each other's purposes. |
| auf Wiedersehen |
(German) until we see each other again; good-bye for now (used at parting). |
| au revoir |
(French) until we see each other again; good-bye for now. |
| baseborn |
born of parents who are not married to each other; illegitimate. [1/3 definitions] |
| bimetallism |
the use of two metals, usu. gold and silver, at fixed values in relation to each other, as the monetary standard of currency and value. [1/2 definitions] |
| box pleat |
a double pleat with edges folded toward each other. |
| bros. |
abbreviation of "brothers," two males having one or both parents in common with each other; male siblings. |
| canon1 |
in music, a passage or movement in which a melodic line is exactly repeated, with the repetitions overlapping each other. [1/4 definitions] |
| cantilever bridge |
a bridge consisting of two beams or cantilevers that project toward each other and are joined to form a span. |
| carpool |
an arrangement among a group of automobile drivers, such as employees at the same workplace, to take turns driving each other to and from a common destination. [1/3 definitions] |
| clinch |
of two boxers, to grasp each other so as to impede blows. [1/8 definitions] |
| coincident |
matching each other exactly, point by point. [1/3 definitions] |
| comity of nations |
the courteous recognition of different nations for each other's laws and institutions. [1/2 definitions] |
| configure |
to arrange relative to each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| contra dance |
a folk dance, similar to the quadrille, in which dancers often form lines and face each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| contradiction |
a condition in which two things are in opposition to each other; inconsistency; discrepancy. [1/4 definitions] |
| corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
| country-dance |
an English folk dance characterized by dancers forming two lines facing each other. |
| creak |
a grating or squeaking sound, as of unlubricated machinery parts rubbing against each other. [1/3 definitions] |