idiom (noun)
51face value — noun 1. the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value • Syn: ↑par value, ↑nominal value • Hypernyms: ↑value 2. the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth • Hypernyms: ↑semblance, ↑ …
52fast lane — noun 1. a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation life in fashion s fast lane has taught her a lot • Hypernyms: ↑life style, ↑life style, ↑lifestyle, ↑modus vivendi 2. the traffic lane for vehicles that… …
53firing line — noun 1. the line from which soldiers deliver fire • Hypernyms: ↑line 2. the most advanced and responsible group in an activity the firing line is where the action is • Hypernyms: ↑class, ↑stratum, ↑social class, ↑ …
54first base — noun 1. the base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball • Hypernyms: ↑base, ↑bag 2. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home …
55linguistic atlas — noun an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features • Syn: ↑dialect atlas • Hypernyms: ↑atlas, ↑book of maps, ↑map collection * * * noun : a publication containing or consisting of a set of maps upon which are recorded… …
56little finger — noun the finger farthest from the thumb (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pinkie, ↑pinky • Hypernyms: ↑finger, ↑minimus • Part Meronyms: ↑musculus abductor digiti minimi manus …
57melting pot — noun 1. an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑environment, ↑environs, ↑surroundings, ↑surround 2. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical… …
58middle name — noun a name between your first name and your surname • Hypernyms: ↑name * * * noun, pl ⋯ names 1 [count] : a name between a person s first name and family name President John F. Kennedy s middle name was “Fitzgerald.” 2 [singular] informal : a… …
59monkey wrench — noun adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw • Syn: ↑monkey wrench • Hypernyms: ↑adjustable wrench, ↑adjustable spanner * * * noun, pl ⋯ wrenches [count] : a wrench that can be adjusted to grip or turn things of different… …
60panic button — noun a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency the circuit is operated by a panic button when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button • Hypernyms: ↑push button, ↑push, ↑button * * * noun, pl ⋯ tons [count] : a… …
