| antipodes |
places directly opposite each other on the surface of the earth, as the North Pole and the South Pole. |
| astrology |
the study of the positions of the heavenly bodies in relation to each other with the aim of predicting their influence on human affairs. |
| at cross purposes |
so as to misunderstand or act in a way that frustrates each other's purposes. |
| auf Wiedersehen |
(German) until we see each other again; good-bye for now (used at parting). |
| au revoir |
(French) until we see each other again; good-bye for now. |
| back up |
of traffic, to become so slow that vehicles form long lines behind each other with little space between each vehicle. [1/8 definitions] |
| baseborn |
born of parents who are not married to each other; illegitimate. [1/3 definitions] |
| bimetallism |
the use of two metals, usu. gold and silver, at fixed values in relation to each other, as the monetary standard of currency and value. [1/2 definitions] |
| blend |
two or more consonants that are next to each other in a word and that are pronounced together. [1/9 definitions] |
| box pleat |
a double pleat with edges folded toward each other. |
| bros. |
abbreviation of "brothers," two males having one or both parents in common with each other; male siblings. |
| canon1 |
in music, a passage or movement in which a melodic line is exactly repeated, with the repetitions overlapping each other. [1/5 definitions] |
| cantilever bridge |
a bridge consisting of two beams or cantilevers that project toward each other and are joined to form a span. |
| carpool |
an arrangement among a group of automobile drivers, such as employees at the same workplace, to take turns driving each other to and from a common destination. [1/3 definitions] |
| clinch |
of two boxers, to grasp each other so as to impede blows. [1/8 definitions] |
| coevolution |
a process in which two or more interacting species influence each other's evolution, as in the case of pollinators and flowers. |
| coincident |
matching each other exactly, point by point. [1/3 definitions] |
| collocation |
in linguistics, the tendency of certain words to occur together in speech or writing with more frequency than chance would predict, or the particular ways that words tend to combine with each other within a particular language. [2 definitions] |
| comity of nations |
the courteous recognition of different nations for each other's laws and institutions. [1/2 definitions] |
| configure |
to arrange relative to each other. [1/2 definitions] |
| contra dance |
a folk dance, similar to the quadrille, in which dancers often form lines and face each other. [1/2 definitions] |