noun(n.) A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. bodicedadjective(a.) Wearing a bodice. bodiedadjective(a.) Having a body; -- usually in composition; as, able-bodied. ...
noun(n.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or spermoderm. vestanoun(n.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it. ...
Acalyxis the usually green outer whorl (whorlbeing a technical term for a surrounding arrangement of leaves) of leafysepalsthat protect an unopened bud. After the flower opens, the sepals usually remain hanging at the flower's base, which is commonly seen when a rose opens. The wordcalyxis ...
This inflammation of the outer ear canal requires a trip to the vet. What’s up with my cat’s super-long cat naps? Alena Ozerova // Shutterstock What’s up with my cat’s super-long cat naps? Cats are most active at dawn and dusk, their natural ...
They're not talking anymore." "OK, got it." "Oh, and Eun-jin is obsessed with planets and constellations and stuff like that. So if you can bring up outer space or something, she'd be really into it." "It's hard to imagine that coming up naturally in conversation." Olivia, my ...
noun(n.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim. noun(n.) A lining within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket. ...
flailnoun(n.) An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.
The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded. enchyma noun (n.) The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed. encrinoidea...
flailnoun(n.) An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.
flailnoun(n.) An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.