the act of distributing playing cards | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
the act of apportioning or distributing something | battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta |
a particular instance of buying or selling | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave |
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement) | fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) |
a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |
wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) | |