berth (noun)

  • 61wild card — noun Etymology: wild card, playing card with arbitrarily determined value Date: 1971 1. an unknown or unpredictable factor 2. one picked to fill a leftover playoff or tournament berth after regularly qualifying competitors have all been… …

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  • 62Mister Man — noun Used to address a male, especially one whose name is not known to the speaker. As for you, little mister man, just look at the berth youve got! …

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  • 63berthing — noun a) An instance of a ship being brought to rest at some docking facility. b) A berth, especially figuratively, a place to sleep …

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  • 64couchette — noun a) A compartment on a passenger train having berths for sleeping. b) A berth in such a compartment …

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  • 65doghouse — noun a) Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog. But, honey, whar yo ole man gwine ter sleep? Deys straw in de barn, en pine shatters in de doghouse! she shouted, slamming the window. b) A structure of small size, similar to …

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  • 66berthside — noun The side of a berth (mooring point for a ship etc.) …

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  • 67berthage — noun A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor. Syn: berth …

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  • 68vessel — noun 1 ship/boat ADJECTIVE ▪ stranded, stricken ▪ seaworthy ▪ sailing, steam ▪ ocean going, seagoing …

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  • 69bed — noun 1) she got into her bed Syn: cot, cradle, crib, berth; brass bed, bunk bed, camp bed, canopy bed, captain s bed, daybed, featherbed; trademark Hide A Bed, Murphy bed, sofa bed, spool bed, trundle bed, waterbed, d …

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  • 70bunk — noun 1) there were twelve bunks per dormitory Syn: berth, cot, bed 2) informal the idea was sheer bunk See nonsense 1. 1) See also note at nonsense …

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