the act of scoring in a game or sport | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting |
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
the facts about an actual situation | the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground |
a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused |
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation | a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) |
a set of twenty members | a rational motive for a belief or action |
grounds | the solid part of the earth's surface |
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) |
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) | a relation that provides the foundation for something |
an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar) | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface |