abwatt | (noun) a power unit equal to the power dissipated when 1 abampere flows across a potential difference of 1 abvolt (one ten-thousandth of a milliwatt) | - |
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babbitt | (noun) an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction | Synonyms: Babbitt metal |
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bartlett | (noun) juicy yellow pear | Synonyms: bartlett pear |
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bitt | (noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) | Synonyms: bollard |
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boycott | (noun) a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies | - |
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britt | (noun) the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish | Synonyms: brit |
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(noun) minute crustaceans forming food for right whales | Synonyms: brit |
butt | (noun) thick end of the handle | Synonyms: butt end |
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(noun) the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) | Synonyms: stub |
(noun) a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons) | - |
(noun) sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at | Synonyms: target |
(noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | Synonyms: cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail, fag |
(noun) a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping | Synonyms: butt joint |
(noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
(noun) a victim of ridicule or pranks | Synonyms: goat, laughingstock, stooge |
(noun) the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots | - |
kilowatt | (noun) a unit of power equal to 1000 watts | Synonyms: kW |
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matt | (noun) the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss | Synonyms: flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matte |
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megawatt | (noun) a unit of power equal to one million watts | - |
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milliwatt | (noun) a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt | - |
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mitt | (noun) the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | Synonyms: baseball glove, baseball mitt, glove |
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(noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | Synonyms: hand, manus, paw |
mutt | (noun) an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | Synonyms: cur, mongrel |
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putt | (noun) hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter | Synonyms: putting |
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scuttlebutt | (noun) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people | Synonyms: comment, gossip |
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sett | (noun) rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads | Synonyms: cobble, cobblestone |
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watt | (noun) a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm | Synonyms: W |
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