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 clevis clevis /ˈklɛvɪs/

noun

  1. A coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.  ( clevis )
    a coupler shaped like the letter U with holes through each end so a bolt or pin can pass through the holes to complete the coupling; used to attach a drawbar to a plow or wagon or trailer etc.
     The farmer used a clevis to attach the trailer to the tractor.
    The farmer used a clevis to attach the trailer to the tractor.


 addict addict /ˈædɪkt/

noun

  1. Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms  ( addict )
    someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
  2. Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction  ( addict , freak , junkie [Informal] , junky [Informal] , nut [Informal] )
    someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
     A golf addict
    a golf addict
     A car nut
    a car nut
     A bodybuilding freak
    a bodybuilding freak
     A news junkie
    a news junkie

verb

  1. To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)  ( addict , hook )
    to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)


 genus Elodea genus Elodea /ˈdʒiːnəs ɪˈloʊdiə/

noun

  1. Submerged freshwater perennials  ( ditchmoss , Elodea , genus Elodea , pondweed )
    submerged freshwater perennials


 quirk molding quirk molding /ˈkwɜːrk ˈmoʊldɪŋ/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A molding having a small groove in it  ( quirk molding [ N. American] , quirk moulding [Canadian, British] )
    a molding having a small groove in it