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91Xerocole — Xerocoles are animals adapted to live in a desert. Under the scorching rays of sun, the arid and baked sands of deserts may appear to be devoid of animal life. But surprisingly a large number of animal species may thrive there. The animals are… …
92postmaxillary process — a process directed upward and backward at the middle or posterior part of the premaxilla. It serves to prevent the lateral movement of the premaxilla when the mouth opens …
93airdoor — air door n. A strong, temperature controlled current of air, usually directed upward, that is used instead of a door. * * * …
94cove lighting — indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling. * * * …
95erect — erectable, adj. erectly, adv. erectness, n. /i rekt /, adj. 1. upright in position or posture: to stand or sit erect. 2. raised or directed upward: a dog with ears erect. 3. Bot. vertical throughout; not spreading or declined: an erect stem; an… …
96polyp — polypous, adj. /pol ip/, n. 1. Zool. a. a sedentary type of animal form characterized by a more or less fixed base, columnar body, and free end with mouth and tentacles, esp. as applied to coelenterates. b. an individual zooid of a compound or… …
97sinus — sinuslike, adj. /suy neuhs/, n., pl. sinuses. 1. a curve; bend. 2. a curving part or recess. 3. Anat. a. any of various cavities, recesses, or passages, as a hollow in a bone, or a reservoir or channel for venous blood. b. one of the hollow… …
98uplight — /up luyt /, n. a lamp, often a light bulb set in a cylinder or other container, placed on the floor so that a beam of light is directed upward. [1980 85; UP + LIGHT1] * * * …
99uppercut — /up euhr kut /, n., v., uppercut, uppercutting. n. 1. a swinging blow directed upward, as to an adversary s chin. 2. Bridge. a play of a higher trump than necessary knowing it can be overtrumped by an opponent but that if overtrumped, one or more …
100upturned — /up terrnd , up terrnd /, adj. 1. turned or directed upward: upturned eyes. 2. turned over; upside down: an upturned canoe. 3. having a turned up end: an upturned nose. [1585 95; UP + TURN + ED2] * * * …
