| beamed ceiling |
a ceiling that has exposed beams. |
| birl |
to rotate (a floating log) by running in place on its exposed surface, as in a contest among lumberjacks. |
| breathe |
to be exposed to the flow of the air. [1/10 definitions] |
| Canada balsam |
a clear thick yellow resin of a particular fir tree that hardens when exposed to air and is used chiefly as mounting cement in microscopy. |
| coupé |
a four-wheeled carriage with an enclosed area for two passengers and an exposed driver's seat. [1/2 definitions] |
| cross section |
a planar view exposed by cutting through an object, usu. at right angles to its longitudinal axis. [1/3 definitions] |
| culture shock |
the anxiety, irritation, or confusion experienced by someone exposed to a culture with customs or behaviors different from those of his or her own culture. |
| develop |
in photography, to treat (exposed film) chemically so as to create a visible image. [1/10 definitions] |
| developer |
a chemical used to develop exposed photographic film. [1/2 definitions] |
| digest |
to be exposed to softening or disintegrating agents. [1/8 definitions] |
| dosimeter |
a portable instrument that measures amounts of radiation, such as gamma rays or x-rays, to which a person has been exposed. |
| endanger |
to cause to be exposed to danger. [1/2 definitions] |
| endangered |
exposed to danger. [1/2 definitions] |
| firing line |
the forefront or most exposed position in any activity or endeavor. [1/3 definitions] |
| fluor |
any compound that fluoresces when exposed to radiation, often added to experimental samples as a radiation indicator. [1/2 definitions] |
| foreshore |
the part of the shore exposed at low tide and covered at high tide. [1/2 definitions] |
| half-timbered |
of a house or other building, having an exposed framework of vertical, horizontal, or diagonal timbers, with the spaces in between filled with plaster or brick. |
| Haman |
according to the Old Testament, the grand vizier of the Persian empire who conspired to have the Jews of that country massacred, but who was hanged when his plot was exposed. |
| header |
a brick or stone laid across a wall so that its short end is exposed. (Cf. stretcher.) [1/5 definitions] |
| illuminance |
the intensity of light per unit of area on a surface exposed to light; illumination. |
| illumination |
the intensity of light per unit of area of a surface exposed to light, measured in lumens; illuminance. [1/4 definitions] |