a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) |
a portable container for carrying several objects | the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter |
a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
(printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers | a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily |
the housing or outer covering of something | a woman's full loose hiplength jacket |
the enclosing frame around a door or window opening | any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry) |
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part | the quantity contained in a sack |
the actual state of things | an enclosed space |
nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence | |
a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument | |
a problem requiring investigation | |
a specific size and style of type within a type family | |
an occurrence of something | |
a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation | |
a person requiring professional services | |
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | |
the quantity contained in a case | |
a special set of circumstances | |
a specific state of mind that is temporary | |