anklets | (noun) a sock that reaches just above the ankle | Synonyms: anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks |
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assets | (noun) anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company | - |
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cadetship | (noun) the position of cadet | - |
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castanets | (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | Synonyms: bones, clappers, finger cymbals |
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entremets | (noun) a dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course | Synonyms: side dish, side order |
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fretsaw | (noun) fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines | Synonyms: jigsaw, scroll saw |
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giblets | (noun) edible viscera of a fowl | Synonyms: giblet |
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jetsam | (noun) the floating wreckage of a ship | Synonyms: flotsam |
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(noun) the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm | - |
regrets | (noun) a polite refusal of an invitation | Synonyms: declination |
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retsina | (noun) Greek wine flavored with resin | - |
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rickets | (noun) childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus | Synonyms: rachitis |
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setscrew | (noun) a screw (often without a head) that fits into the boss or hub of a wheel or cam etc. and prevents motion of the part relative to the shaft on which it is mounted | - |
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(noun) a screw that is used to adjust the tension on a spring | - |
starets | (noun) a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church | - |
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sweetsop | (noun) sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds | Synonyms: annon, sugar apple |
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(noun) tropical American tree bearing sweet pulpy fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds | Synonyms: Annona squamosa, sweetsop tree |
trumpets | (noun) pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids | Synonyms: huntsman's horn, huntsman's horns, Sarracenia flava, yellow pitcher plant, yellow trumpet |
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tsetse | (noun) bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc. | Synonyms: glossina, tsetse fly, tzetze, tzetze fly |
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whetstone | (noun) a flat stone for sharpening edged tools or knives | - |
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