lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction | a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate |
an exact duplicate | a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it |
a burning piece of wood or cardboard | a trap in the form of a concealed hole |
something that resembles or harmonizes with | lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers |
a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete | (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled |
a pair of people who live together | (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on |
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group | an enclosure in which animals are made to fight |
a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment |
the score needed to win a match | a sizeable hole (usually in the ground) |
| 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 concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) |