(make cup-shaped)
121finch — /finch/, n. 1. any of numerous small passerine birds of the family Fringillidae, including the buntings, sparrows, crossbills, purple finches, and grosbeaks, most of which have a short, conical bill adapted for eating seeds. 2. any of various… …
122hydrangea — /huy drayn jeuh, jee euh, dran /, n. any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue. [ < NL (Linnaeus) < Gk hydr HYDR 1 + …
123marigold — /mar i gohld /, n. 1. any of several chiefly golden flowered composite plants, esp. of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites. 2. any of several unrelated plants, esp. of the… …
124Moon — /moohn/, n. Sun Myung /sun myung/, born 1920, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church. * * * Sole natural satellite of Earth, which it orbits from west to east at a mean distance of about 238,900 mi (384,400 km). It is less… …
125punch press — Mach. a power driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, esp. metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows. [1910 15] * * * Machine tool that changes the size or shape of a piece of material, usually sheet metal,… …
126Chapel — • When St. Martin divided his military cloak (cappa) and gave half to the beggar at the gate of Amiens, he wrapped the other half round his shoulders, thus making of it a cape (capella). This cape, or its representative, was afterwards preserved… …
127Aquatic locomotion — Swimming is biologically propelled motion through a liquid medium. Swimming has evolved a number of times in a range of organisms ranging from arthropods to fish to molluscs. Contents 1 Evolution of swimming 2 Invertebrates 3 Swimming in fish …
128bell — I. /bɛl / (say bel) noun 1. a sounding instrument, usually of metal, cup shaped with a flaring mouth, rung by the strokes of a clapper, tongue, or hammer suspended within it. 2. any instrument emitting a ringing signal, especially an electrical… …
