octahedron octahedron

noun

() any polyhedron having eight plane faces  ( octahedron )
any polyhedron having eight plane faces

 Inanna Inanna

noun

consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)  ( Inanna )
consort of Dumuzi (Tammuz)

 slammer slammer

noun

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)  ( clink, gaol, jailhouse, pokey, poky, slammer, jail )
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

a person who closes things violently  ( slammer )
a person who closes things violently
 she's a dramatic slammer of doors
she's a dramatic slammer of doors

 parry parry

noun

a return punch (especially by a boxer)  ( counter, counterpunch, parry )
a return punch (especially by a boxer)

(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword  ( parry )
(fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword

verb

() impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)  ( block, deflect, parry )
impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
 block an attack
block an attack

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)  ( circumvent, duck, elude, fudge, parry, put off, dodge, hedge, skirt, evade, sidestep )
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
 He dodged the issue
He dodged the issue
 she skirted the problem
she skirted the problem
 They tend to evade their responsibilities
They tend to evade their responsibilities
 he evaded the questions skillfully
he evaded the questions skillfully