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| aerobic |
tending to stimulate the heart and lungs and thereby improve the body's ability to utilize oxygen. [1/3 definitions] |
| aerobics |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a system of physical conditioning involving sustained and vigorous exercise such as running, swimming, cycling, or dancing, that stimulates the heart and lungs and thereby improves the body's ability to utilize oxygen. |
| baking powder |
a powder containing sodium bicarbonate and an acidic substance, that serves as a leavening agent in baking by releasing carbon dioxide when mixed with water, thereby causing the dough to rise. |
| confusing |
consisting of conflicting facts or incomprehensible information and thereby causing perplexity or misunderstanding; bewildering; misleading. |
| Damascus steel |
hand-wrought steel, used esp. for sword blades, that is made by repeated folding and welding, thereby creating a pattern of wavy lines; damask steel. |
| desert2 |
to abandon and thereby be remiss in one's duties or obligations. [1/3 definitions] |
| domino theory |
a theory that if one event occurs, such as the fall of one country under Communist control, a chain of related events will be triggered thereby, such as the fall of neighboring countries. |
| eat crow |
(informal) to back down, as from a strongly held position, and thereby be humiliated. |
| electrolyte |
any substance that dissociates into ions in solution or melted form, and thereby becomes a conductor of electricity. [1/2 definitions] |
| explosion |
an act or instance of bursting or violent release of energy, or the noise made thereby. [1/3 definitions] |
| foresight |
the act or power of seeing into the future, or the knowledge gained thereby; prescience; foreknowledge. [1/2 definitions] |
| fortuity |
accident or chance, or something produced thereby, such as an event. |
| fouetté |
(French) in ballet, a move in which the dancer stands on point on one leg and kicks the other leg outward and back to the body, thereby spinning the entire body around. |
| fuse2 |
a protective electrical device consisting of a connection that melts if excess heat is generated by too much current through the circuit, thereby breaking the circuit. [1/5 definitions] |
| gene |
a section of a chromosome that determines the structure of a single protein or part of one, thereby influencing a particular hereditary characteristic, such as eye color, or a particular biochemical reaction. |
| get one's goat |
to deceive someone and thereby cause him or her to respond with irritation. [1/2 definitions] |
| glue sniffing |
the potentially brain-damaging act or practice of inhaling the fumes of certain types of glue, such as model airplane glue, and thereby becoming intoxicated, giddy, or the like. |
| inexperience |
lack of experience or of the knowledge or skill gained thereby. |
| intercept |
to stop or seize, thereby interrupting the movement or progress of. [1/5 definitions] |
| lubricant |
any material, such as oil, graphite, or grease, that is used to coat closely fitting moving parts and thereby lower friction. [1/2 definitions] |
| piston |
a usu. cylindrical machine part that moves up and down within a close-fitting sleeve and thereby powers an engine or the like. |
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