WordMap Version 2.0 - HigherStudyAbroad

taper
• a candle, esp. a very slender one, ( ); Then he lit a taper,
and went downstairs to the professional torture-chamber. — Birds of Prey;
tiller
• a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in
steering, ( ); I took the tiller, and steered
gradually toward the middle of the river. — The Rudder Grangers Abroad and
Other Stories;
toga
• a robe of office, a professorial gown, or some other distinctive garment;
Hence the Roman habit began to be held in honor, and the toga was
frequently worn. — The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus;
trident
• a three-pronged instrument or weapon, ( ); He
carried a trident, and in all respects, looked the part as Neptune is so often
pictured. — Patty's Butterfly Days;
trough
• a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to
hold water or food for animals, ( ); In its
open square were a pump and a horse-trough, at which two horses were
drinking. — Tom Grogan;
• lowest point; Analyzing Market Troughs and Rebounds), and a key
indicator of a trough was the strong performance of value stocks relative to
momentum stocks;
gutter
• a tool for gutting fish;
• a channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water;
tureen
• a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods,
( ); Behind the glass a white tureen, a row of
plates with swimming fish around the rims, four green wineglasses;
facsimile
• an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript, ( , ,
); Permission may be granted to certain individuals,
organizations, businesses, or institutions through written contract, or for
single use of images, by facsimile or electronic mail;