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| aerobics |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a system of physical conditioning involving sustained and vigorous exercise such as running, swimming, cycling, or dancing, that stimulates the heart and lungs and thereby improves the body's ability to utilize oxygen. |
| associate |
a person who is actively involved with others in running a business enterprise; partner. [1/10 definitions] |
| banking |
the business or profession of running a bank. |
| barrier reef |
a ridge of coral running parallel to a coast. |
| base line |
in baseball, the area within which a runner must stay while running from base to base. [1/3 definitions] |
| base runner |
in baseball, any member of the team at bat who is safely on base or is running toward a base. |
| birl |
to rotate (a floating log) by running in place on its exposed surface, as in a contest among lumberjacks. |
| blue whale |
the largest whale, as much as one hundred feet long, with a bluish gray back, yellow undersides, and grooves running lengthwise on the throat and abdomen. |
| broad jump |
in track competition, a jump for distance with a running start; a former name for long jump. [1/2 definitions] |
| campground |
a natural area established as a place for camping, often with running water and toilets. |
| campsite |
(chiefly British) a natural area established as a place for people to camp, often with running water and toilets; campground. [1/2 definitions] |
| cash register |
a business machine, equipped with one or more drawers for storing bills and coins, that records, displays, and keeps a running total of sales and tax receipts, used esp. in retail stores. |
| clew |
in nautical terminology, to haul (a sail) up or down by ropes running through the clews. [1/7 definitions] |
| clew up |
in nautical terminology, to haul (a sail) up by ropes running through the clews. |
| close down |
to end the operation of (a program or all programs) running on a computer. [1/5 definitions] |
| cornice |
in architecture, a decorative horizontal projection running near or along the upper edge of a wall or building; molding. [1/4 definitions] |
| coulee |
a running or solidified lava flow. [1/2 definitions] |
| cross-country |
a cross-country sport, esp. running. [1/4 definitions] |
| crosstown |
running or extending across the longitudinal axis, and main thoroughfares, of a city. [1/2 definitions] |
| -drome |
running. [1/3 definitions] |
| entrepreneurial spirit |
enthusiasm and ambition for starting or running a private business. |
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