a sudden abandonment (as from a political party) | the act of preventing |
the act of moving with great haste | a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon |
a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener | an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal |
the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key | a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter |
a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech | a counter where you can obtain food or drink |
a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length | a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) |
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder | (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried |
| a heating element in an electric fire |
| a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises |
| a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background |
| musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats |
| the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction |
| a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore |
| (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter |