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English Idioms :: across the board
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acrocephay.html - {adv. phr.} 1. So that equal amounts of money are bet on the same horse to win a race, to place second, or third. * /I bet $6 on the white horse across the board./ - Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /I made an across-the-board bet on the white horse./ 2. {informal} Including everyone or all, so that all are included. * /Th President wanted taxes lowered across the board./ - Often used with hyphens as an adjective. * /Th workers at the store got an across-the-board pay raise./ |
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English Idioms :: across the tracks
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acrocephay.html - See: THE TRACKS. |
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Traditional English :: acrobat
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acrocephay.html - n. 1 a performer of spectacular gymnastic feats. 2 a person noted for constant change of mind, allegiance, etc. acrobatic adj. acrobatically adv. [F acrobate f. Gk akrobates f. akron summit + baino walk] |
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Traditional English :: acrobatics
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acrocephay.html - n.pl.
1 acrobatic feats.
2 (as sing.) the art of performing these.
3 a skill requiring ingenuity (mental acrobatics). |
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Traditional English :: acrogen
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acrocephay.html - n. Bot. any non-flowering plant having a perennial stem with the growing point at its apex, e.g. a fern or moss. acrogenous adj. [Gk akron tip + -GEN] |
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Traditional English :: acromegaly
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acrocephay.html - n. Med. the abnormal growth of the hands, feet, and face, caused by excessive activity of the pituitary gland. acromegalic adj. [F acrom÷galie f. Gk akron extremity + megas megal- great] |
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