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| a.1 |
abbreviation of "acre" or "acres," a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters, used in measuring land. |
| acre |
a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet or 4,047 square meters, used in measuring land. [1/2 definitions] |
| agora1 |
a public square used as a marketplace and place of assembly in ancient Greece. [2 definitions] |
| are2 |
a unit of area equal to one hundred square meters or 119.6 square yards. |
| bar2 |
a unit of pressure equal to one million dynes per square centimeter. |
| bark3 |
a sailing ship with between three and five masts, all but one of which are square-rigged. |
| barkentine |
a ship with three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast, and fore-and-aft rigged on the others. |
| barn dance |
a social gathering for dancing, often held in a barn and featuring square dances. |
| bd. ft. |
abbreviation of "board foot," or "board feet," a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| beignet |
a square-shaped piece of fried dough topped with powdered sugar, sometimes filled with chocolate, cheese, fruit, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| billet2 |
one of series of square or cylindrical ornaments on an architectural molding. [2/4 definitions] |
| biretta |
in the Roman Catholic and some Anglican churches, a stiff, square cap with three or four raised ridges, worn by clergymen and varying in color according to their rank. |
| blockhouse |
a house made of square-cut logs. [1/3 definitions] |
| board foot |
a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| bodyboard |
a buoyant board resembling a very short surfboard with one square end, ridden over surf usu. in a prone or squatting position, and with which a variety of skilled manoeuvres can be performed. |
| bowline |
a rope used to keep the weather edge of a square sail pulled forward and the sail as flat as possible when sailing close-hauled. [1/2 definitions] |
| box1 |
any square or rectangular figure, especially one that is printed or drawn. [1/9 definitions] |
| boxer |
a German breed of dog with short hair, a square jaw, and a brown coat. [1/2 definitions] |
| brig |
a two-masted sailing vessel with square-rigged sails. [1/2 definitions] |
| brigantine |
a two-masted sailing vessel with square-rigged sails on the front mast and a fore-and-aft mainsail. |
| brownie |
a small square of dense chocolate cake, usu. rich and chewy and often containing nuts. [1/3 definitions] |
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