deep-fry |
to fry in a deep pan with enough fat or oil to cover what is being cooked. |
done |
cooked enough and ready to eat. [1/4 definitions] |
earsplitting |
loud and shrill enough to be painful to the ears. |
elbowroom |
enough space or scope to move around in freely. |
euphotic |
of or characterizing the upper layer of a body of water that receives enough sunlight to allow the growth of green plants. |
fail |
of a business, to become unable to make enough money to continue operating and to pay off debts; become insolvent. [1/10 definitions] |
foothold |
a place just large enough to stand or tread on safely, as in mountain climbing. [1/2 definitions] |
freestone |
any stone soft enough to be cut in any direction without crumbling or splitting, such as limestone or sandstone. [1/3 definitions] |
front-page |
important enough to print or report on the first page of a newspaper. |
functional illiterate |
a person who does not read well enough to function properly in a given situation or job. |
gemstone |
a precious stone fine enough to cut and polish for jewelry. |
grand jury |
a jury made up of citizens who are gathered to determine whether there is enough evidence against accused persons to indict them and bring them to trial. A grand jury is typically composed of twenty-three people but the number may vary. |
grist |
grain to be ground, or enough grain for grinding at one time. [1/2 definitions] |
guess |
to form an opinion of without enough evidence to be certain. [1/6 definitions] |
hand-held |
small or light enough to be operated while held in the hand. [2 definitions] |
heart failure |
the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to and from the body tissue, often resulting in death. |
home run |
in baseball, a hit that allows the batter enough time to touch all four bases in succession and score a run. |
incommodious |
uncomfortable or inconvenient, esp. by not affording enough room or space. |
in time |
not too late for something; early enough. [1/2 definitions] |
kingmaker |
a person who is powerful enough to select, or influence the selection of, a political candidate or ruler. |
kissing cousin |
(informal) a distant relative who is known well enough to be greeted with a kiss on the cheek. [1/2 definitions] |