sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae | tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface |
a person who works at a specific occupation | hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals |
a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) | the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face |
a person who acts and gets things done | a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) |
| a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses |