projecting+part

  • 41Apse — ([a^]ps), n.; pl. Apses ([a^]p s[e^]z). [See {Apsis}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 42apsis — Apse Apse ([a^]ps), n.; pl. Apses ([a^]p s[e^]z). [See {Apsis}.] 1. (Arch.) (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 43head — I. noun Etymology: Middle English hed, from Old English hēafod; akin to Old High German houbit head, Latin caput Date: before 12th century 1. the upper or anterior division of the animal body that contains the brain, the chief sense organs, and… …

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  • 44salient — I. adjective Etymology: Latin salient , saliens, present participle of salire to leap more at sally Date: 1646 1. moving by leaps or springs ; jumping 2. jetting upward < a salient fountain > 3. a. projecting beyond a line, surface, or level …

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  • 45snag — I. noun Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse snagi clothes peg Date: circa 1587 1. a. a tree or branch embedded in a lake or stream bed and constituting a hazard to navigation b. a standing dead tree 2. a rough sharp or&#8230; …

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  • 46List of Ainu terms — The Ainu language of the Ainu people is distinct from those of the people around them.The list is ordered alphabetically by romanization.A* aca (アチャ) father; uncle; a middle aged man (Ainu aca may mean either father or uncle depending on the&#8230; …

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  • 47neck — necker, n. neckless, adj. necklike, adj. /nek/, n. 1. the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk. 2. the part of a garment encircling, partly covering, or closest to the neck; neckline. 3. the length of&#8230; …

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  • 48hip — I [[t]hɪp[/t]] n. 1) anat. the projecting part on each side of the body surrounding the hip joint; haunch 2) anat. hip joint 3) archit. the inclined projecting angle formed by the junction of two sloping sides of a roof • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49drip — [c]/drɪp / (say drip) verb (dripped or, Rare, dript, dripping) –verb (i) 1. to let fall drops; shed drops. 2. to fall in drops, as a liquid. –verb (t) 3. to let fall in drops. –noun 4. the act of dripping. 5. the liqu …

  • 50stub — /stʌb / (say stub) noun 1. a short projecting part. 2. the end of a fallen tree, shrub, or plant left fixed in the ground; a stump. 3. a short remaining piece, as of a pencil, a candle, a cigar, etc. 4. something unusually short, as a short,&#8230; …