| Breathalyzer |
trademark for an instrument into which a person exhales, used to determine a motorist's level of alcoholic intoxication. |
| bridge1 |
the bony part of the human nose, just below eye level. [1/6 definitions] |
| Bronze Age |
the stage or level of development of human culture that followed the Stone Age and was characterized by the use of bronze tools and weapons; about 3,500 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. |
| cascade |
to fall from one level to the next. [1/5 definitions] |
| catch up |
to reach the same distance or level as another or others who are further ahead (usu. fol. by "to" or "with"). [1/3 definitions] |
| champaign |
level, open land; a plain. [2 definitions] |
| chin |
in gymnastics, to pull (oneself) upward from a dangling position while grasping a horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar. [1/3 definitions] |
| C horizon |
in a profile of soil, the third level, just above bedrock, consisting of rock that is only somewhat broken or weathered. |
| civilization |
the culture and achievements characteristic of a society that has reached such a level of development. [1/6 definitions] |
| college |
a school or institution of higher learning beyond the level of high school, usu. providing education in general studies or liberal arts. [1/3 definitions] |
| comeback |
(informal) a return to a former status, popularity, level of performance, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| compiler |
a computer program designed to translate a high-level computer programming language into machine language. [1/2 definitions] |
| condescend |
to agree to descend to a level less dignified or less privileged than one's own; deign. [1/2 definitions] |
| coolant |
an agent used to keep the temperature of a system below a certain level, as by drawing off heat. |
| corymb |
a flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the flower stalks grow upwards from various points of the main stem and become level with each other. |
| crest |
the highest level. [2/7 definitions] |
| crown |
the point at which the root and stem of a plant join, usu. at ground level. [1/21 definitions] |
| cutworm |
a caterpillar that feeds by night on a wide variety of plants, characteristically cutting through the plant stems at ground level. |
| dam1 |
a barrier built usu. across a waterway to restrict flow and raise the water level. [1/4 definitions] |
| dB |
abbreviation of "decibel," or "decibels," a unit indicating the level of loudness of sound, relative to a standard level, or indicating relative differences in power levels of electrical signals, equal to ten times the common logarithm of the ratio of the two levels. |
| Dead Sea |
a large salt lake between Israel and Jordan, and the lowest recorded land elevation on earth, at about 1300 feet below sea level. |