a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) | slang for sexual intercourse |
specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject | a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head |
a colorless (or pale yellow or smoky) variety of zircon | a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air |
| a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole |
| someone who guards prisoners |