something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate |
an indication of damage | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it |
a marking that consists of lines that cross each other | a trap in the form of a concealed hole |
the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember | lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers |
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled |
a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) | (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on |
a symbol of disgrace or infamy | an enclosure in which animals are made to fight |
a distinguishing symbol | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment |
a visible indication made on a surface | a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) |
a reference point to shoot at | the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed |
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) | a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | |
formerly the basic unit of money in Germany | |