Words containing getdow

branchlet means: a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

buffalo chip means: a piece of dried bovine dung

dutch-elm beetle means: a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease

golf-club means: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

heavenwardly means: toward heaven

ile-de-france means: a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it

iridosmine means: a hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.

lizard's-tail family means: family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus, Anemopsis, Houttuynia

lyrebird means: Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape

mealy-mouthed means: hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy

meson means: an elementary particle responsible for the forces in the atomic nucleus; a hadron with a baryon number of 0

movie industry means: the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies

naked as a jaybird means: (used informally) completely unclothed

powys means: British writer of novels about nature; one of three literary brothers (1872-1963)

powys means: British writer of allegorical novels; one of three literary brothers (1875-1953)

powys means: British writer of essays; one of three literary brothers (1884-1939)

roundel means: (heraldry) a charge in the shape of a filled circle

roundel means: round piece of armor plate that protects the armpit

roundel means: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third

second stomach means: the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant