| abomasum |
the fourth stomach chamber of cud-chewing mammals such as cows, in which food is digested. |
| Apr. |
abbreviation of "April," the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| April |
the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| backbeat |
a primary accent on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure, common in popular music; secondary beat. |
| ballad stanza |
a four-line stanza often used in ballads, the second and fourth lines of which rhyme. |
| Bangladesh |
a country surrounded by India on three sides and the Indian Ocean on the fourth. |
| bass clef |
a sign on the fourth line of a musical staff, locating F below middle C; F clef. |
| Byzantine Empire |
one of two divisions of the Roman Empire that flourished from the fourth century until 1453 in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and the western part of Asia Minor; Eastern Roman Empire. |
| cancer |
(cap.) the fourth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about June 21. [1/5 definitions] |
| d |
the fourth letter of the English alphabet. [1/4 definitions] |
| daleth |
the name of the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| delta |
the name of the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet. [1/2 definitions] |
| f |
the fourth note in the musical scale of C major. [1/4 definitions] |
| fa |
in music, the syllable used to denote the fourth tone of a diatonic scale. (See sol-fa.) [1/2 definitions] |
| farthing |
a coin formerly minted in England worth one fourth of a penny. [1/2 definitions] |
| Feb. |
abbreviation of "February," the second month of the Gregorian calendar year, usu. having twenty-eight days, but having one additional day every leap, or fourth, year. |
| February |
the second month of the Gregorian calendar year, usu. having twenty-eight days, but having one additional day every leap, or fourth, year. |
| fifth |
indicating rank or position between fourth and sixth. [3/4 definitions] |
| fourth-class |
as fourth-class mail; parcel post. [1/2 definitions] |
| gill2 |
in the US, a unit of capacity equal to one fourth of a pint, four fluid ounces, or 118.3 milliliters. [2 definitions] |
| Great Pyramid of Giza |
a limestone and granite pyramid, which is the oldest and only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, built circa 2500 B.C.E. as a memorial and tomb for King Khufu, the second king of the fourth Egyptian dynasty. |