circles (noun)
91cerealogist — noun One who practices or studies cerealogy. A person who studies crop circles …
92butterfly stroke — noun A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down …
93Whipple procedure — noun The common term for pancreaticoduodenectomy. In medical circles, often simply called a Whipple …
94rondache — noun A circular shield carried by foot soldiers. The roundel or rondache derived its name from its circular figure, it was made of oziers boards of light wood, sinews or ropes, covered with leather, plates of metal, or stuck full of nails in… …
95okurinage — noun a kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent and throws him forward or to the side and down …
96Ægyptians — noun |nocap=t. We will not revive the mysterious crosses of Ægypt, with circles on their heads, in the breast of Serapis, and the hands of their Geniall spirits, not unlike the characters of Venus, and looked on by ancient Christians, with… …
97treacle paper — noun Paper covered in treacle, meant to attract and catch flies. Flies buzzed in circles round the ceiling, and the treacle papers and bundles of dried clover were pinned to the window curtains. The Woman at the Store , from Selected Short… …
98tic-tac-toe — noun A game in which two players take turns putting circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and try to get three of the same symbols in a line Syn: noughts and crosses, naughts and crosses, Xs and Os, X e O zees, Boxin OXen, Twiddles Bears …
99animadversion — noun /ˌænɪmædˈvɜːʃən,ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʒən ,ˌænɪmædˈvɝːʃən/ a) A criticism, a critical remark. [A] misconstruction or misinterpretation, nay, the misplacing of a comma, was in Giffords eyes a crime worthy of the most severe animadversion. b) The state… …
100whorl — noun /wɜː(r)l,ʍɜː(r)l/ a) A pattern of concentric circles. b) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem …
