| slovo | definícia |
racket
(mass) | racket
- raketa |
racket
(encz) | racket,hluk n: web |
racket
(encz) | racket,hřmotit v: Zdeněk Brož |
racket
(encz) | racket,pálka n: web |
racket
(encz) | racket,raketa n: sportovní web |
racket
(encz) | racket,rámus n: web |
Racket
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Racketing.]
1. To make a confused noise or racket.
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2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne.
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3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]
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Racket
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\, v. t.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
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Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.
--Hewyt.
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Racket
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.]
1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.
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2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang]
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Racket
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\, n.
1. A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking
place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the
like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as,
to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang]
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2. an organized illegal activity, such as illegal gambling,
bootlegging, or extortion.
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Racket
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t), n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp.
raqueta, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and
fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic;
cf. Ar. r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike
the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.]
[Written also racquet.]
1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together,
forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network
of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a
handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in
tennis and similar games.
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Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a
crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft.
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2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar
long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer.
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3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and
narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]
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4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to
enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
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Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.
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racket
(wn) | racket
n 1: a loud and disturbing noise
2: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug
peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn:
racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise]
3: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality;
sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern
music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance,
racket]
4: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an
oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used
to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn:
racket, racquet]
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, {make
merry}, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
2: make loud and annoying noises
3: hit (a ball) with a racket |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
bracket
(mass) | bracket
- zátvorka, držiak |
racket
(mass) | racket
- raketa |
racketeering
(mass) | racketeering
- vydieranie |
age bracket
(encz) | age bracket,vrstevníci n: "skupina lidí mající přibližně stejný věk" |
angle bracket
(encz) | angle bracket,úhlová závorka n: [mat.] |
bracket
(encz) | bracket,držák n: Zdeněk Brožbracket,skupina Mgr. Dita Gálovábracket,třída Mgr. Dita Gálovábracket,závorka n: [mat.] |
bracket creep
(encz) | bracket creep,zdaňování v progresivně vyšší sazbě [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
bracketed
(encz) | bracketed,uzávorkovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bracketing
(encz) | bracketing,uzávorkování n: Zdeněk Brož |
brackets
(encz) | brackets,závorky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
curly bracket
(encz) | curly bracket,složená závorka n: [mat.] {} |
gas bracket
(encz) | gas bracket,rameno plynového hořáku n: PetrV |
high income bracket
(encz) | high income bracket,skupina s vyššími příjmy Mgr. Dita Gálová |
in the top tax bracket
(encz) | in the top tax bracket,nejvyšší daňová skupina [ekon.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
income bracket
(encz) | income bracket, n: |
income tax bracket
(encz) | income tax bracket, n: |
numbers racket
(encz) | numbers racket, n: |
price bracket
(encz) | price bracket, n: |
racket
(encz) | racket,hluk n: webracket,hřmotit v: Zdeněk Brožracket,pálka n: webracket,raketa n: sportovní webracket,rámus n: web |
racket club
(encz) | racket club,klub pro hráče raketového sportu n: [sport.] Badminton,
Squash, Stolní tenis, Tenis BartyCok |
racketeer
(encz) | racketeer,vyděrač n: [amer.] web |
racketeering
(encz) | racketeering,vydírání n: [amer.] Michal Ambrož |
racketeers
(encz) | racketeers,vyděrači n: pl. [amer.] Michal Ambrož |
racketiness
(encz) | racketiness, n: |
rackets
(encz) | rackets,rakety n: pl. [sport.] Michal Ambrož |
rackety
(encz) | rackety,hlučný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
round bracket
(encz) | round bracket,kulatá závorka n: [mat.] |
shelf bracket
(encz) | shelf bracket, n: |
side-bracket
(encz) | side-bracket,jednoramenný pcernoch@imc.cas.cz |
square bracket
(encz) | square bracket,hranatá závorka n: [mat.] |
squash racket
(encz) | squash racket, n: |
squash rackets
(encz) | squash rackets, |
tax bracket
(encz) | tax bracket, n: |
tennis racket
(encz) | tennis racket, n: |
unbracketed
(encz) | unbracketed, |
Bracket
(gcide) | Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
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Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also crotchet.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile
beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for
ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only
used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the
bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate
elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the
United States navy it is called fork.
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Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
[1913 Webster]Bracket \Brack"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bracketing]
1. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to
furnish with brackets.
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2. (Gunnery) To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an
object).
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Bracket light
(gcide) | Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
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Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also crotchet.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile
beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for
ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only
used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the
bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate
elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the
United States navy it is called fork.
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Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
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Bracketed
(gcide) | Bracket \Brack"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bracketing]
1. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to
furnish with brackets.
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2. (Gunnery) To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an
object).
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Bracketing
(gcide) | Bracketing \Brack"et*ing\, n. (Arch.)
A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.
[1913 Webster]Bracket \Brack"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bracketed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Bracketing]
1. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to
furnish with brackets.
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2. (Gunnery) To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an
object).
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Hair bracket
(gcide) | Hair \Hair\ (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r;
akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r,
Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.]
1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin
of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the
head or for any part or the whole of the body.
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2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in
vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free
and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.
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Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.
--Chaucer.
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And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.
--Spenser.
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3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair
for stuffing cushions.
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4. (Zool.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of
insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in
structure, composition, and mode of growth.
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5. (Bot.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or
of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or
stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the
yellow frog lily (Nuphar).
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6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.
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7. A haircloth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.
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Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin,
hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.
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Against the hair, in a rough and disagreeable manner;
against the grain. [Obs.] "You go against the hair of your
professions." --Shak.
Hair bracket (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the
back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.
Hair cells (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the
sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.
Hair compass, Hair divider, a compass or divider capable
of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.
Hair glove, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin.
Hair lace, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the
head. --Swift.
Hair line, a line made of hair; a very slender line.
Hair moth (Zool.), any moth which destroys goods made of
hair, esp. Tinea biselliella.
Hair pencil, a brush or pencil made of fine hair, for
painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair
used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil,
etc.
Hair plate, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of
a bloomery fire.
Hair powder, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or
starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of
the head, or on wigs.
Hair seal (Zool.), any one of several species of eared
seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion.
Hair seating, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc.
Hair shirt, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of
horsehair, and worn as a penance.
Hair sieve, a strainer with a haircloth bottom.
Hair snake. See Gordius.
Hair space (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in
lines of type.
Hair stroke, a delicate stroke in writing.
Hair trigger, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a
firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a
hair. --Farrow.
Not worth a hair, of no value.
To a hair, with the nicest distinction.
To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety.
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Racket court
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t), n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp.
raqueta, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and
fr. L. rete a net (cf. Reticule); or perh. from the Arabic;
cf. Ar. r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike
the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.]
[Written also racquet.]
1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together,
forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network
of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a
handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in
tennis and similar games.
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Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a
crosier, and ending in a racket. --Bancroft.
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2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar
long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer.
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3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and
narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]
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4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to
enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.
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Racket court, a court for playing the game of rackets.
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Racketed
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Racketing.]
1. To make a confused noise or racket.
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2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne.
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3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]
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Racketer
(gcide) | Racketer \Rack"et*er\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t*[~e]r), n.
One who makes, or engages in, a racket.
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Racketing
(gcide) | Racket \Rack"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Racketed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Racketing.]
1. To make a confused noise or racket.
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2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne.
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3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]
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Rackett
(gcide) | Rackett \Rack"ett\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
(Mus.)
An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having
ventages but not keys.
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Racket-tail
(gcide) | Racket-tail \Rack"et-tail\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t-t[=a]l), n. (Zool.)
Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus
Steganura, having two of the tail feathers very long and
racket-shaped.
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Racket-tailed
(gcide) | Racket-tailed \Rack"et-tailed`\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t-t[=a]ld`), a.
(Zool.)
Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.
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Rackety
(gcide) | Rackety \Rack"et*y\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t*[y^]), a.
Making a tumultuous noise.
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squash rackets
(gcide) | Squash \Squash\, n.
1. Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe
pod of pease.
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Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a
boy; as a squash is before 't is a peascod. --Shak.
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2. Hence, something unripe or soft; -- used in contempt.
"This squash, this gentleman." --Shak.
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3. A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft
bodies. --Arbuthnot.
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My fall was stopped by a terrible squash. --Swift.
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4. A game much like rackets, played in a walled court with
soft rubber balls and bats like tennis rackets; -- called
also squash rackets.
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age bracket
(wn) | age bracket
n 1: a group of people having approximately the same age [syn:
age group, age bracket, cohort] |
angle bracket
(wn) | angle bracket
n 1: either of two punctuation marks (` |
anti-racketeering law
(wn) | anti-racketeering law
n 1: law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing
strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-
racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act}, RICO Act, RICO] |
badminton racket
(wn) | badminton racket
n 1: a light long-handled racket used by badminton players [syn:
badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore] |
bracket
(wn) | bracket
n 1: a category falling within certain defined limits
2: either of two punctuation marks (` |
bracket creep
(wn) | bracket creep
n 1: a movement into a higher tax bracket as taxable income
increases |
bracket fungus
(wn) | bracket fungus
n 1: a woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree
trunks and wood structures [syn: bracket fungus, {shelf
fungus}] |
bracket out
(wn) | bracket out
v 1: place into brackets; "Please bracket this remark" [syn:
bracket, bracket out] |
bracketed blenny
(wn) | bracketed blenny
n 1: small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the
northern Atlantic [syn: gunnel, bracketed blenny] |
gas bracket
(wn) | gas bracket
n 1: a pipe with one or more burners projecting from a wall |
income bracket
(wn) | income bracket
n 1: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
[syn: income bracket, tax bracket, {income tax
bracket}] |
income tax bracket
(wn) | income tax bracket
n 1: a category of taxpayers based on the amount of their income
[syn: income bracket, tax bracket, {income tax
bracket}] |
numbers racket
(wn) | numbers racket
n 1: an illegal daily lottery [syn: numbers pool, {numbers
game}, numbers racket, numbers] |
price bracket
(wn) | price bracket
n 1: a category of merchandise based on their price |
racket
(wn) | racket
n 1: a loud and disturbing noise
2: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug
peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit [syn:
racket, fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise]
3: the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality;
sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern
music is just noise to me" [syn: noise, dissonance,
racket]
4: a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an
oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used
to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games [syn:
racket, racquet]
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, {make
merry}, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
2: make loud and annoying noises
3: hit (a ball) with a racket |
racket club
(wn) | racket club
n 1: club for players of racket sports |
racketeer
(wn) | racketeer
n 1: someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who
obtains money by fraud or extortion)
v 1: carry on illegal business activities involving crime |
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act
(wn) | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
n 1: law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing
strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions [syn: {anti-
racketeering law}, {Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act}, RICO Act, RICO] |
racketeering
(wn) | racketeering
n 1: engaging in a racket |
racketiness
(wn) | racketiness
n 1: the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant
noise [syn: noisiness, racketiness] |
rackety
(wn) | rackety
adj 1: uncontrollably noisy [syn: rackety, rip-roaring,
uproarious] |
shelf bracket
(wn) | shelf bracket
n 1: a bracket to support a shelf |
square bracket
(wn) | square bracket
n 1: either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose
textual material [syn: bracket, square bracket] |
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