| acorn |
the fruit of the oak tree, having a smooth, ovoid nut partially enclosed by a rough, cuplike base. |
| afterburner |
a device for burning partially burned carbon compounds in the exhaust fumes of an internal-combustion engine. [1/2 definitions] |
| basin |
a partially protected area of water suitable for mooring boats. [1/6 definitions] |
| black-and-white |
partially, often equally, black and white in color. [1/3 definitions] |
| blear |
to blur or partially obscure (eyes or sight). [1/2 definitions] |
| blink |
to look through partially closed eyes (usu. fol. by "at"). [1/10 definitions] |
| bolus |
a rounded mass, esp. one of partially chewed food. [1/2 definitions] |
| brown sugar |
unrefined or partially refined sugar whose crystals have kept a thin coating of dark syrup. |
| bunker |
in warfare, a partially underground fortification from which soldiers can fire weapons. [1/5 definitions] |
| cinder |
a small piece of partially burned wood, coal, or the like that can burn further but without a flame. [1/4 definitions] |
| clerestory |
in architecture, an outside wall containing windows which admit light to partially roofed areas in the lower sections of a building, esp. a church. |
| convenience food |
partially or fully processed food, such as a frozen meal, that can be quickly prepared. |
| court |
an open space, usu. adjacent to a building, that is wholly or partially enclosed; courtyard. [1/9 definitions] |
| cracked |
partially separated; broken. [1/3 definitions] |
| craw |
the pouch in the gullet of a bird or insect in which food is held and may be partially digested; crop. [1/2 definitions] |
| crow's-nest |
a small, sometimes partially enclosed observation platform located near the top of a ship's mast. [1/2 definitions] |
| damp-dry |
to dry (laundry) partially so that some moisture is retained. |
| diffraction |
modification of light or other waves by partially obstructing them so that they bend around the obstruction and break into bands of different frequencies. |
| dip |
to immerse partially or temporarily in or as if in a liquid; dunk. [1/15 definitions] |
| dottle |
the residue of partially burnt tobacco or ash left in a pipe bowl after smoking. |
| encephalogram |
an x-ray photograph of the spaces of the brain normally filled with cerebrospinal fluid, partially replaced for the procedure by air or dye. |