noun

(history) A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped through the deck and the hull of an enemy's vessel to sink it. (+10 more)

noun, preposition, verb

(grammar) A punctuation mark used to indicate the end of a sentence or an abbreviated part of a word (+18 more)

adjective, adverb, noun

A floor lower than the current one. (+3 more)

adjective, adverb

At a lower level. (+4 more)

noun, verb

A light, short sleep or nap. (+5 more)

noun

(as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred (+3 more)

noun, verb

(aerodynamics) The act of suppressing wind flow to slow an aircraft in flight, as by use of flaps when landing. (+49 more)

adjective

Having a powerful, expressive singing voice. (+2 more)

verb

(usually passive) To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items. (+5 more)

adjective, noun, verb

(metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). (+21 more)

interjection, noun, verb

(used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning him or offering him advice. (+9 more)

adjective, verb

(of a noise or sound) Not clear, muffled. (+28 more)

noun, verb

(often with the verb "take") An act of defecation (+40 more)

noun

A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected (+1 more)

adjective

Covered with dust. (+3 more)

noun

A tax placed on imports or exports (+12 more)

adjective, noun

A duty-free article, especially part of the allowance of such goods allowed to be imported. (+2 more)

noun

A cover for a quilt or comforter. (+1 more)

noun

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. (+1 more)

adjective, noun

A tidal bore (+14 more)

noun

Tartness (+3 more)