belle-fleur

Phonetic: "/ˈpɪt/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A hole in the ground.

Example: The meadow around the town is full of old pits.

Definition: An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.

Example: Two drivers have already gone into the pit this early in the race.

Definition: A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.

Definition: A mine.

Definition: A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.

Definition: A trading pit.

Definition: The bottom part of something.

Example: I felt pain in the pit of my stomach.

Definition: Armpit.

Definition: A luggage hold.

Definition: A small surface hole or depression, a fossa.

Definition: The indented mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox.

Definition: The grave, or underworld.

Definition: An enclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to kill rats.

Definition: Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.

Definition: Part of a casino which typically holds tables for blackjack, craps, roulette, and other games.

Definition: A pit bull terrier.

Example: I'm taking one of my pits to the vet on Thursday.

Definition: A mosh pit.

Example: Because the museum was closed for renovation, the school decided to bring its fourth-graders to the pit at a Cannibal Corpse gig instead.

Definition: (law enforcement, usually used with "maneuver") A maneuver by which a police officer, by use of a police car, nudges the vehicle of a fleeing suspect enough for the suspect's vehicle to lose control and become disabled so the police officer can catch and apprehend the suspect.

Definition: The fissile core of a nuclear weapon, commonly made of plutonium surrounded by high-explosive lenses.

Definition: (hospital slang) The emergency department.

Phonetic: "/ˈpɪt/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.

Example: Exposure to acid rain pitted the metal.

Definition: To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting.

Definition: To bring (something) into opposition with something else.

Example: Are you ready to pit your wits against one of the world's greatest puzzles?

Definition: To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

Phonetic: "/hɛd/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.

Example: Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite.

Definition: The topmost, foremost, or leading part.

Example: What does it say at the head of the page?

Definition: (social, metonymy) A leader or expert.

Definition: A significant or important part.

Definition: Headway; progress.

Example: We are having a difficult time making head against this wind.

Definition: Topic; subject.

Example: We will consider performance issues under the head of future improvements.

Definition: Denouement; crisis.

Example: These isses are going to come to a head today.

Definition: (fluid dynamics) Pressure and energy.

Definition: Fellatio or cunnilingus; oral sex.

Example: She gave great head.

Definition: The glans penis.

Definition: A heavy or habitual user of illicit drugs.

Definition: Power; armed force.

Phonetic: "/hɛd/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To be in command of. (See also head up.)

Example: Who heads the board of trustees?

Definition: To come at the beginning of; to commence.

Example: A group of clowns headed the procession.

Definition: To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball

Definition: To move in a specified direction.

Example: How does the ship head?

Definition: To remove the head from a fish.

Example: The salmon are first headed and then scaled.

Definition: To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.

Definition: To form a head.

Example: This kind of cabbage heads early.

Definition: To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head.

Example: to head a nail

Definition: To cut off the top of; to lop off.

Example: to head trees

Definition: To behead; to decapitate.

Definition: To go in front of.

Example: to head a drove of cattle

Definition: To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.

Example: The wind headed the ship and made progress difficult.

Definition: (by extension) To check or restrain.

Definition: To set on the head.

Example: to head a cask

Phonetic: "/hɛd/"

Part Of Speech: adjective

Definition: Of, relating to, or intended for the head.

Phonetic: "/fɹeɪm/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.

Example: Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls.

Definition: Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.

Definition: The structure of a person's body; the human body.

Example: His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame.

Definition: A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.

Example: The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame.

Definition: A piece of photographic film containing an image.

Example: A film projector shows many frames in a single second.

Definition: A context for understanding or interpretation.

Example: In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed.

Definition: A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.

Definition: An independent chunk of data sent over a network.

Definition: A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.

Definition: A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.

Example: a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame

Definition: The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.

Definition: The outer circle of a cancellation mark.

Definition: A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.

Definition: An individually scrollable region of a webpage.

Definition: An inning.

Definition: Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.

Example: a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame

Definition: Frame of mind; disposition.

Example: to be always in a happy frame

Definition: Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.

Definition: A stage or level of a video game.

Definition: ("reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.

Definition: A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.

Definition: A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.

Phonetic: "/fɹeɪm/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.

Definition: To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.

Definition: To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.

Definition: Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.

Example: Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof.

Definition: Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.

Definition: To position visually within a fixed boundary.

Example: The director frames the fishing scene very well.

Definition: To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.

Example: How would you frame your accomplishments?

Definition: Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.

Example: The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her.

Definition: To wash ore with the aid of a frame.

Definition: To move.

Definition: To proceed; to go.

Definition: To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).

Definition: To strengthen; refresh; support.

Definition: To execute; perform.

Example: All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth.

Definition: To cause; to bring about; to produce.

Definition: To profit; avail.

Definition: To fit; accord.

Definition: To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.