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