(1) to enlarge the upper part of (a cavity), esp. by chamfering, to receive the cone-shaped head of a screw, bolt, etc.
(2) to cause (the head of a screw, bolt, etc.) to sink into a prepared depression so as to be flush with or below the surface.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Suet
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
Spatulate
(1) shaped like a spatula; rounded more or less like a spoon.
(2) Botany. having a broad, rounded end and a narrow, attenuate base, as a leaf.
(2) Botany. having a broad, rounded end and a narrow, attenuate base, as a leaf.
Recalcitrant
(1) resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
(2) hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
(2) hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
Vulnerary
(1) adj - used to promote the healing of wounds, as herbs or other remedies.
(2) noun - a remedy for wounds.
(2) noun - a remedy for wounds.
Apparition
(1) A ghostly figure; a specter.
(2) A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp).
(3) The act of appearing; appearance.
(2) A sudden or unusual sight: "[The designer's] indoor-outdoor reversals and juxtapositions call forth a Magritte apparition beneath a Miami moon" (Herbert Muschamp).
(3) The act of appearing; appearance.
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Cadence
(1) rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words: the cadence of language.
(2) (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
(3) the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence.
(4) the flow or rhythm of events, esp. the pattern in which something is experienced: the frenetic cadence of modern life.
(5) a slight falling in pitch of the voice in speaking or reading, as at the end of a declarative sentence.
(6) the general modulation of the voice.
(7) Music. a sequence of notes or chords that indicates the momentary or complete end of a composition, section, phrase, etc.
–verb (used with object)
(8) to make rhythmical.
(2) (in free verse) a rhythmic pattern that is nonmetrically structured.
(3) the beat, rate, or measure of any rhythmic movement: The chorus line danced in rapid cadence.
(4) the flow or rhythm of events, esp. the pattern in which something is experienced: the frenetic cadence of modern life.
(5) a slight falling in pitch of the voice in speaking or reading, as at the end of a declarative sentence.
(6) the general modulation of the voice.
(7) Music. a sequence of notes or chords that indicates the momentary or complete end of a composition, section, phrase, etc.
–verb (used with object)
(8) to make rhythmical.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Dervish
(1) A member of any of various Muslim ascetic orders, some of which perform whirling dances and vigorous chanting as acts of ecstatic devotion.
(2) One that possesses abundant, often frenzied energy.
(2) One that possesses abundant, often frenzied energy.
Monday, October 23, 2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Persiflage
(1) Light good-natured talk; banter.
(2) Light or frivolous manner of discussing a subject.
(2) Light or frivolous manner of discussing a subject.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Animus
(1) An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition.
(2) A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
(3) In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.
(2) A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
(3) In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.
Daguerreotype
(1) An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate.
(2) A photograph made by this process.
(2) A photograph made by this process.