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Traditional English :: rachis
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rachtic - n. (pl. rachides) 1 Bot. a a stem of grass etc. bearing flower-stalks at short intervals. b the axis of a compound leaf or frond. 2 Anat. the vertebral column or the cord from which it develops. 3 Zool. a feather-shaft, esp. the part bearing the barbs. rachidial adj. [mod.L f. Gk rhakhis spine: the E pl. -ides is erron.] |
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Traditional English :: rachitis
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rachtic - n. rickets. rachitic adj. [mod.L f. Gk rhakhitis (as RACHIS)] |
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Traditional English :: Rachmanism
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rachtic - n.
Brit. the exploitation and intimidation of slum tenants by unscrupulous landlords. [P. Rachman, London landlord of the early 1960s] |
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English Idioms :: race
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rachtic - See: DRAG RACE, RAT RACE. |
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English Idioms :: race against time
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rachtic - {v. phr.} To be in a great hurry to finish a given project by a specified deadline. * /The workers were racing against time to finish the campus modernization project./ |
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English Idioms :: race to stand still
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rachtic - {v. phr.} To be so far behind in one's work that one must exert an effort similar to that needed to win a race in order simply not to fall even further behind. * /"Could you review this book for us, Professor Brown?" the editor asked. "Unfortunately, no," the professor answered. "I'm so behind in my work that I am racing to stand still."/ |
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