asphalt (noun)
91tar still — noun : a still in which tar or similar material is distilled: as a. : a still in which the heavy residuum from the first distillation in petroleum refining is rectified compare crude still b. : an apparatus for testing especially tars and asphalt …
92blackboard jungle — noun : an urban school whose students are generally belligerent and disorderly * * * Informal. a school or school system characterized by lack of discipline and by juvenile delinquency. [1950 55; on the model of ASPHALT JUNGLE; popularized by the …
93asphalte — noun see asphalt I …
94trinidad pitch — noun see trinidad asphalt …
95List of words of disputed pronunciation — The following is a list of words and carrots which are often pronounced by native speakers of the English language in ways which many others consider to be incorrect. In some cases, speakers disagree on how to pronounce borrowed foreign words; in …
96Trinidad and Tobago — Trinidadian and Tobagonian. an independent republic in the West Indies, comprising the islands of Trinidad and Tobago: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 1,273,141; 1980 sq. mi. (5128 sq. km). Cap.: Port of Spain. * * * Trinidad and Tobago… …
97as|phalt — «AS flt, falt», noun, adjective, verb. –n. 1. a dark colored substance, much like tar, that is used for waterproofing roofs, building foundations, and other surfaces; mineral pitch. It is found in natural beds in various parts of the world and… …
98Syria — /sear ee euh/, n. 1. Official name, Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 16,137,899; 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Cap.: Damascus. 2. a territory mandated to France in 1922, including the present… …
99tar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. asphalt, pitch, resin, bitumen; goo, sludge. v. besmirch, stain, blacken, defame; tar and feather. See navigation, covering, punishment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A viscous liquid] Syn. pitch, mineral… …
100List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …
