sliding (verb)
121bottleneck — I. adjective Date: 1896 narrow < bottleneck harbors > II. noun Date: 1907 1. a. a narrow route b. a point of traffic congestion 2. a. someone or something tha …
122chassé — I. intransitive verb (chasséd; chasséing) Date: 1803 1. to make a chassé 2. sashay II. noun Etymology: French, from past participle of chasser to chase Date: 1828 a sliding dance step resembling the galop …
123trammel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tramayle, a kind of net, from Old French tramail, from Late Latin tremaculum, from Latin tres three + macula mesh, spot more at three Date: 14th century 1. a net for catching birds or fish; especially one having… …
124zipper — I. noun Etymology: from Zipper, a trademark Date: 1926 a fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together II. transitive verb Date: 1930 zip V …
125Geotechnical engineering — [ Boston s Big Dig presented geotechnical challenges in an urban environment.] Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering includes investigating …
126Japan — This article is about the country. For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation) …
127Minimalism — This article is about the concept in the arts. For other uses, see Minimalism (disambiguation). Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most… …
128Crucifixion — For other uses, see Crucifixion (disambiguation). Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, by Marco Palmezzano (Uffizi, Florence), painting ca. 1490 …
