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101side — side1 sideless, adj. /suyd/, n., adj., v., sided, siding. n. 1. one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure. 2. either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door …
102spiderwort — /spuy deuhr werrt , wawrt /, n. 1. any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose colored flowers. 2. any of several related plants. [1590 1600; SPIDER + WORT2] * * * Any of 20 or more erect to trailing, weak stemmed herbs… …
103strain — strain1 strainingly, adv. strainless, adj. strainlessly, adv. /strayn/, v.t. 1. to draw tight or taut, esp. to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to… …
104vaulting — vaulting1 /vawl ting/, n. 1. the act or process of constructing vaults. 2. the structure forming a vault. 3. a vault, vaulted ceiling, etc., or such structures collectively. [1505 15; VAULT1 + ING1] vaulting2 /vawl ting/, adj. 1. leaping up or… …
105warp — warpage, n. /wawrp/, v.t. 1. to bend or twist out of shape, esp. from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring. 2. to bend or turn from the natural or true direction or course. 3. to distort or cause to distort from the truth, fact, true… …
106whippoorwill — /hwip euhr wil , wip ; hwip euhr wil , wip /, n. a nocturnal North American nightjar, Caprimulgus vociferus, having a variegated plumage of gray, black, white, and tawny. [1700 10, Amer.; imit.] * * * Species (Caprimulgus vociferus) of nocturnal… …
107Young's modulus — Physics. a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between a stress that acts to change the length of a body and the fractional change in length caused by this force. [1860 65; named after Thomas YOUNG, who derived it] * *… …
108floor covering — Finish material on floors, including wood strips, parquet, linoleum, vinyl, asphalt tile, rubber, cork, epoxy resins, ceramic tile, and carpeting. Wood strip flooring, attached to a subfloor of plywood, is most popular, especially for residences …
109gasoline engine — Most widely used form of internal combustion engine, found in most automobiles and many other vehicles. Gasoline engines vary significantly in size, weight per unit of power generated, and arrangement of components. The principal type is the… …
110torpedo punt — noun A kick of the football made whereby the pointy ends of the ball are oriented lengthwise along its trajectory, thereby aiding aerodynamics. Some spin about the lengthwise axis is imparted to help keep that orientation in flight …
