| angulation |
in skiing, a body position in which the knees and upper body lean into the hill while weight is placed on the downhill ski. [1/3 definitions] |
| anointing of the sick |
a Catholic sacrament in which a priest anoints a person who is in danger of imminent death, while praying for recovery and remission of sins; last rites. |
| as1 |
during the time that; while. [1/11 definitions] |
| axolotl |
any of various salamanders esp. of the southwestern United States and Mexico that mature sexually and breed while in the larval stage, still having gills. |
| barnstorm |
to travel through (a rural area) while barnstorming. [1/3 definitions] |
| base line |
in baseball, the area within which a runner must stay while running from base to base. [1/3 definitions] |
| bed jacket |
a woman's loose garment designed to be worn over a nightgown while sitting up in bed. |
| bigamy |
in law, the crime of marrying one person while still married to another. |
| birling |
a game or contest of skill between two lumberjacks, won by whoever maintains his balance longest while balancing on and rotating a floating log. |
| blubber |
to attempt to utter while weeping loudly and uncontrollably. [1/5 definitions] |
| bootjack |
a forked device used to grip the heel of a boot while the foot is withdrawn. |
| Borneo |
a large island in the Malay Archipelago, the northern coast of which belongs to Malaysia and Brunei, while the rest belongs to Indonesia. |
| Bronx cheer |
(informal) a sound of derision and contempt made by vibrating the tongue and lips while exhaling forcibly; raspberry. |
| bruxism |
the unconscious habit of grinding one's teeth, either while sleeping or waking. |
| bubble |
of liquid, to move along while making a sound like that of bubbles breaking. [1/7 definitions] |
| bungee jumping |
a recreational activity in which a person harnessed to the end of a long, anchored, elasticized rope, or bungee, steps off a height, rapidly drops hundreds of feet in the air, then bounces up and back down, repeatedly, while the movement gradually slows to a stop. |
| butterfly stroke |
a vigorous swimming stroke performed face down in which the arms are lifted simultaneously forward and brought back through the water while the legs move simultaneously up and down. |
| camp1 |
to stay for a while in a tent or other temporary outdoor shelter for the purpose of recreation or inexpensive accommodation, or as part of military operations (sometimes fol. by "out"). [1/9 definitions] |
| camping |
the activity of staying for a while in a tent or other temporary outdoor shelter for the purpose of recreation or to save money on accommodation while traveling. |
| caravan |
(chiefly British) a furnished vehicle, pulled by another, in which people may live while traveling; trailer. [1/4 definitions] |
| careen |
esp. of a vehicle, to sway while moving fast, or to move fast and unsteadily. [2/5 definitions] |