standard time
(ˈstæn dərˌdaɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usu. the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region, with a difference of exactly one hour between one zone and the next. The standard time zones in the U.S. are Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Alaska time,Hawaii-Aleutian time, and Samoa time.
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mural
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant
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dado
(wainscot, dado)
Princeton's WordNet
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
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wainscot
(wainscot, dado)
Princeton's WordNet
panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall
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trophoblast
(trophoblast)
Princeton's WordNet
the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall
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parietal placentation
(parietal placentation)
Princeton's WordNet
where ovules develop on the wall or slight outgrowths of the wall forming broken partitions within a compound ovary
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console
(console table, console)
Princeton's WordNet
a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
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console table
(console table, console)
Princeton's WordNet
a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
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lie
Webster Dictionary
to abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves; the paper does not lie smooth on the wall
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roughcast
(ˈrʌfˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall.
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bulge
Webster Dictionary
to swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges
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cordon
Webster Dictionary
the coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches
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bridge
Webster Dictionary
a low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall
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tower
Webster Dictionary
a projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the curtain wall or higher
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inwall
Webster Dictionary
an inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace
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vauntmure
Webster Dictionary
a false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall
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spur
Webster Dictionary
a wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins to an inner wall
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podium
Webster Dictionary
a low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall
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retaining wall
(retaining wall)
Princeton's WordNet
a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)
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pise
Webster Dictionary
a species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; -- called also pise work
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pickerel
Webster Dictionary
the glasseye, or wall-eyed pike. See Wall-eye
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tentwort
Webster Dictionary
a kind of small fern, the wall rue. See under Wall
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blastula
(blastula, blastosphere)
Princeton's WordNet
early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
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blastosphere
(blastula, blastosphere)
Princeton's WordNet
early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs
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batardeau
Webster Dictionary
a wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall
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day
Webster Dictionary
a specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age; time
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reside
Webster Dictionary
to dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time
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tail-bay
Webster Dictionary
one of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay
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slow
Webster Dictionary
behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time; as, the clock or watch is slow
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aisle
Webster Dictionary
a lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall
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