a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave | stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition |
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | insincere talk about religion or morals |
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) | a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force |
a collection of objects laid on top of each other | |
a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) | |
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |