belly |
the front or underpart of mammals that contains the stomach and intestines. [1/5 definitions] |
biceps |
a muscle divided in two parts at its origin, esp. the large muscle at the front of the upper arm that bends the elbow. |
bluff1 |
having a steep, nearly vertical front, as on a riverbank or coastline. [1/3 definitions] |
bolero |
a fitted jacket that ends at or above the waist and is worn open at the front. [1/2 definitions] |
bookplate |
a label indicating ownership that is pasted on the front end paper of a book. |
bosom |
the front part of the chest, esp. that of a woman. [1/7 definitions] |
bow3 |
the front part of a ship or boat. [1/3 definitions] |
braces |
(chiefly British) a pair of adjustable straps that are designed to support trousers, worn over the shoulders and attached to the trousers at the front and back of the waist; suspenders. [1/2 definitions] |
breast |
the front part of the thorax; chest. [1/6 definitions] |
brigantine |
a two-masted sailing vessel with square-rigged sails on the front mast and a fore-and-aft mainsail. |
brougham |
a four-wheeled, horse-drawn carriage with a closed compartment for passengers and an open driver's seat in front. [1/3 definitions] |
bucktooth |
a conspicuously projecting upper front tooth. |
bulldozer |
a tractorlike piece of heavy equipment that pushes or lifts soil or debris with a vertical blade attached to the front. |
bumper |
a device for minimizing damage by absorbing the shock of impact, esp. the metal structure often found at the front and back of motor vehicles. [1/7 definitions] |
bunt1 |
in baseball, to tap (the ball) so that it lands in the front of the infield. [1/2 definitions] |
buskin |
a boot, open in front and at the toes, that is secured with laces and that reaches halfway up the calf. |
calash |
a carriage with two low wheels, a seat for two people under a top that folds down, and a front seat for a driver. [1/2 definitions] |
candle |
to check the freshness of an egg by holding it in front of a light. [1/4 definitions] |
cardigan |
a soft, usu. knitted, collarless jacket or sweater that buttons or hangs open in the front. |
centipede |
any of various nocturnal arthropods, with a narrow, wormlike body consisting of many segments, each segment having a pair of legs and the front segment having poison fangs or claws. |
chassé |
a swift gliding dance step to the side or front. [1/2 definitions] |