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| broadloom |
of or pertaining to carpets or rugs woven on a loom wider than four and a half feet. [2 definitions] |
| bungee jumping |
a recreational activity in which a person harnessed to the end of a long, anchored, elasticized rope, or bungee, steps off a height, rapidly drops hundreds of feet in the air, then bounces up and back down, repeatedly, while the movement gradually slows to a stop. |
| cable length |
a unit of nautical length equal to 720 feet or 219.6 meters in the United States. |
| calf's-foot jelly |
the cooled gelatinous edible stock of boiled calves' feet. |
| centiare |
a unit of area equal to one square meter or 10.764 square feet. |
| chain |
a unit of length, used in surveying, that is equal to sixty-six feet or 20.1 meters, and used in engineering, equal to one hundred feet or 30.48 meters. [1/9 definitions] |
| chilblain |
(usu. pl.) an irritation or inflammation of the skin, usu. of the hands, feet, or face, caused by exposure to dampness and cold. |
| chopping block |
a wooden block, section of log, or the like on which firewood is set to be split, or on which the heads and feet of fowls are chopped off. [1/2 definitions] |
| chukar |
a partridge native to Asia and Europe, with red beak and feet and chestnut upper plumage, that has been introduced into the western United States as a game bird. |
| clamber |
to climb awkwardly or with difficulty, using both hands and feet. [1/2 definitions] |
| condor |
one of two vultures that are the largest flying birds of the Western Hemisphere, having a bald head and neck, dark plumage, and a wingspan up to twelve feet. |
| cord |
a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to 128 cubic feet or 3.6 cubic meters, arranged in a pile measuring four by four by eight feet. [1/8 definitions] |
| couchant |
of an animal on a heraldic crest, lying with the front feet forward and the head elevated. [1/2 definitions] |
| crawl |
a swimming stroke in which the body is prone with the face down, the feet do a flutter kick, and the arms alternate in overhead strokes. [1/7 definitions] |
| Dead Sea |
a large salt lake between Israel and Jordan, and the lowest recorded land elevation on earth, at about 1300 feet below sea level. |
| decameter |
a unit of length equal to ten meters or 32.808 feet. |
| decistere |
a unit of volume equal to one tenth of a stere or cubic meter or 3.532 cubic feet. |
| deer mouse |
any of various large-eared mice of the Western Hemisphere that have long tails and white feet and undersides. |
| desman |
either of two molelike aquatic mammals found in eastern Europe and western Asia that feed on insects and have webbed feet and a long snout. |
| dodder |
to shake or be unsteady on one's feet, as from old age; totter. |
| dog |
(pl.; slang) the feet. [1/6 definitions] |
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