Sunday, March 22, 2015

Bemuse

Bemuse-vt

to cause somebody to be confused or puzzled


Synonyms
confuse
bewilder
puzzle
perplex
muddle

Bulkhead

Bulkhead-n

1-a partition inside a ship, aircraft, or large vehicle

2-a wall built to hold back something, for example, water or soil


Synonyms
partition
wall
dividing wall

Bullion

Bullion-n

1-gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots

2-any metal in the form of an unshaped mass

3-ornamental fringing or braid made of twisted gold or silver thread and used, for example, to edge curtains


Synonyms
gold
gold bars
gold ingots

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Calculous

Adj
Relating to abnormal hard formations of minerals (calculi) in the body

Calcimine

N
a mixture of zinc oxide, water, and glue, sometimes with a coloring added, brushed onto interior walls as a decorative and sealing finish

Vt
To cover a wall with calcimine

Calcify

Vti
1-to convert a substance into lime, or be converted into lime
2-to become, or cause a body to become, abnormally hard or stiff as a result of calcium salts
3-to become, or cause something to become, rigid and unchanging (formal)

Synonyms
Turn into stone
Fossilize
Harden
Solidify
Set

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Calamity

N
1-a disastrous situation or event (often used ironically)
2-misery or distress resulting from a disastrous event (archaic)

Synonyms
Disaster
Catastrophe
Mishap
Misfortune
Tragedy
Blow