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| bait-and-switch |
of or relating to a bait-and-switch. [1/2 definitions] |
| B and B |
abbreviation of "Bed-and-Breakfast," an establishment offering lodging and breakfast. [1/2 definitions] |
| barkentine |
a ship with three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast, and fore-and-aft rigged on the others. |
| black-and-white |
involving only things that are complete opposites. If something is black-and-white, it is clearly one thing or the opposite thing. It is not mixed or somewhere in the middle. [1/2 definitions] |
| breccia |
rock consisting of sharp-angled fragments of older rocks cemented together in sandstone, clay, or the like. |
| brigantine |
a two-masted sailing vessel with square-rigged sails on the front mast and a fore-and-aft mainsail. |
| bruise |
an injury in which there is no break or rupture in the skin; black-and-blue mark. [1/4 definitions] |
| cam |
in machinery, a noncircular disc or cylinder that, when rotated, imparts an up-and-down or start-and-stop motion to a connected part. |
| condyle |
a rounded projection on the end of one bone that fits into a hollow at the facing end of the next bone, forming a ball-and-socket joint. |
| dime store |
a store that sells mostly inexpensive products; five-and-ten. |
| drip-dry |
not requiring ironing if hung while wet, and usu. drying quickly, as certain fabrics or garments; wash-and-wear. [1/2 definitions] |
| -ean |
a variant of -an. |
| eccentric |
a mechanical device for changing circular motion to back-and-forth motion by means of a wheel with a pivot offset from center. [1/5 definitions] |
| fisheye lens |
a wide-angle camera lens that covers a full 180 degrees, producing images characterized by peripheral distortion and dramatically foreshortened perspective. |
| foot-and-mouth disease |
a severe, very contagious disease of animals such as sheep and cattle, characterized by fever and blisters in the mouth and around the feet or hooves, the teats, and the udder; hoof-and-mouth disease. |
| giant panda |
a large, bearlike, carnivorous animal with black-and-white fur and black rings around the eyes, native to China and Tibet. |
| hip joint |
the ball-and-socket joint consisting of the head of the femur and its receptacle in the pelvis. |
| Holstein |
any of a black-and-white breed of dairy cow originating in northern Holland. [1/2 definitions] |
| hoof-and-mouth disease |
see "foot-and-mouth disease." |
| hook and ladder |
a fire engine carrying extension ladders, hooked tools, and other equipment; hook-and-ladder truck. |
| -ian |
a variant of -an. |
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