idiom (noun)
31gum tree — noun any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum • Syn: ↑gum • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑liquidambar, ↑eucalyptus, ↑eucalypt, ↑eucalyptus tree …
32pay dirt — noun 1. ore that yields a substantial profit to the miner • Hypernyms: ↑ore 2. a profitable success the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt • Hypernyms: ↑success * * * noun 1. : earth or ore that …
33heave-ho — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: heave ho : dismissal, rejection used with the and often with old the voters finally got sick of the old guard and gave the mayor the old heave ho at the polls …
34artistic style — noun the style of a particular artist or school or movement an imaginative orchestral idiom • Syn: ↑idiom • Hypernyms: ↑manner, ↑mode, ↑style, ↑way, ↑fashion …
35box seat — noun 1. a special seat in a theater or grandstand box • Hypernyms: ↑seat • Part Holonyms: ↑box, ↑loge, ↑grandstand, ↑covered stand 2. the driver s seat on a coach an armed guard sat in the box with the driver …
36throes — noun violent pangs of suffering death throes • Hypernyms: ↑suffering, ↑hurt * * * ▶ plural noun the throes of childbirth: AGONY, pain, pangs, suffering, torture; …
37welcome mat — noun a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering • Syn: ↑doormat • Hypernyms: ↑mat * * * noun : something held to resemble a mat placed before a door as a symbol of hospitality and pleasant reception rolled out the… …
38time warp — noun : an anomaly, discontinuity, or suspension held to occur in the progress of time * * * a hypothetical eccentricity in the progress of time that would allow movement back and forth between eras or that would permit the passage of time to be… …
39artificial language — noun a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose • Ant: ↑natural language • Hypernyms: ↑language, ↑linguistic communication • Hyponyms: ↑Antido, ↑Arulo, ↑ …
40cupboard love — noun a show of affection motivated by selfishness • Hypernyms: ↑kindness, ↑benignity * * * noun : insincere love professed for the sake of gain • cupboard lover noun * * * cupboard lover. a personal attac …
