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clevis
clevis
/ˈklɛvɪs/
noun
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
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
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
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
Submerged freshwater perennials
(
ditchmoss
,
Elodea
,
genus Elodea
,
pondweed
)
submerged freshwater perennials
quirk molding
quirk molding
/ˈkwɜːrk ˈmoʊldɪŋ/
noun
[ 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
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