| able |
having the skill, power, or opportunity that one must have to do a thing. [1/3 definitions] |
| allegation |
in law, an assertion that must be proven by the party who made it. [1/3 definitions] |
| amino acid |
any of the organic acids necessary to build proteins and sustain life, some of which cannot be synthesized in the body and so must be consumed in the diet. |
| ante |
in poker, an amount of money that a player must put into play before seeing his or her cards. [1/3 definitions] |
| base line |
in baseball, the area within which a runner must stay while running from base to base. [1/3 definitions] |
| call loan |
a loan that must be repaid on demand at any time. |
| cannot but |
cannot do otherwise than; must. |
| charade |
(usu. pl.) a game in which each player must act out a word or phrase without speaking, while the other teammates must try to guess it. [1/2 definitions] |
| checkout |
the time by which a guest at a hotel must vacate his or her room and pay the bill. [1/4 definitions] |
| closed primary election |
in the United States, a direct primary election in which voters must show evidence of their party affiliation and may vote only for candidates of the same party. |
| compose a ten |
in mathematics education, to determine what number must be added to another number to make a total of ten. |
| consideration |
a factor that must be taken into account in making a decision. [1/3 definitions] |
| contingency |
a possible future event that must be prepared for. [1/3 definitions] |
| cordless phone |
a telephone that consists of a battery-operated handset that communicates across short distances via radio waves to an electrically-powered unit that must be connected to a telephone line in order to function. |
| crossword |
a puzzle in which the player must guess words from numbered clues and enter them in the correspondingly numbered series of vertical or horizontal squares; crossword puzzle. |
| crossword puzzle |
a puzzle in which the player must guess words from numbered clues and enter them in the correspondingly numbered series of vertical or horizontal squares. |
| curfew |
a rule or law that establishes a time after which everyone, or everyone of a particular class or group, must be off the street and inside for the night. [1/2 definitions] |
| curvet |
an advanced dressage figure in which a horse must rear and then spring forward onto its forelegs with the hind legs fully outstretched. [1/2 definitions] |
| customer |
(informal) one who must be dealt with. [1/2 definitions] |
| cut one's wisdom teeth |
to attain maturity; arrive at an age when decisions must be made and discretion practiced. |
| deadline |
a date or time by which something must be done. [2 definitions] |