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 moon shell moon shell /muːn ʃɛl/

noun

  1. Marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires  ( moon shell , moonshell )
    marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires


 savage savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/

adjective

  1. () (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering  ( barbarous , fell , roughshod , brutal , cruel , savage , vicious )
    (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
     A barbarous crime
    a barbarous crime
     Brutal beatings
    brutal beatings
     Cruel tortures
    cruel tortures
     Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
    Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
     A savage slap
    a savage slap
     Vicious kicks
    vicious kicks
  2. () Without civilizing influences  ( barbarian , uncivilised [British] , uncivilized , barbaric , savage , wild )
    without civilizing influences
     Barbarian invaders
    barbarian invaders
     Barbaric practices
    barbaric practices
     A savage people
    a savage people
     Fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient
    fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient
     Wild tribes
    wild tribes
  3. () Wild and menacing  ( feral , ferine , savage )
    wild and menacing
     A pack of feral dogs
    a pack of feral dogs
  4. Marked by extreme and violent energy  ( savage , ferocious , furious , fierce )
    marked by extreme and violent energy
     A ferocious beating
    a ferocious beating
     Fierce fighting
    fierce fighting
     A furious battle
    a furious battle

noun

  1. () A member of an uncivilized people  ( barbarian , savage )
    a member of an uncivilized people
     Historical accounts often described the indigenous tribes as savages, but this was a grave misrepresentation.
    Historical accounts often described the indigenous tribes as savages, but this was a grave misrepresentation.
  2. A cruelly rapacious person  ( savage , wolf , beast , brute , wildcat [Informal] )
    a cruelly rapacious person

verb

  1. Criticize harshly or violently  ( blast [Informal] , crucify , pillory , savage )
    criticize harshly or violently
     The press savaged the new President
    The press savaged the new President
     The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
    The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
  2. Attack brutally and fiercely  ( savage )
    attack brutally and fiercely


 Caranx bartholomaei Caranx bartholomaei /kəˈrænks bɑːrθoʊləˈmeɪaɪ/

noun

  1. Fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico  ( Caranx bartholomaei , yellow jack )
    fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico


 wet bar wet bar /ˈwɛt bɑːr/

noun

  1. [ N. American] A bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water  ( wet bar [ N. American] )
    a bar for mixing drinks that has a sink with running water
     Their new apartment had a wet bar, perfect for entertaining guests and mixing drinks.
    Their new apartment had a wet bar, perfect for entertaining guests and mixing drinks.