n. A flat, rectangular, usually rigid briefcase commonly used to carry documents for business purposes. [ PJC ]

‖ [ F., lit., a sea spade. ] (Zool.) The trepang. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a bird of the Andes (Rupicola peruviana) similar to Rupicola rupicola.
Syn. -- Rupicola peruviana. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. tropical bird of Northern South America (Rupicola rupicola), the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest.
Syn. -- cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. An agreement or understanding between the chief European powers, the United States, and Japan in 1900 to take only joint action in the Chinese aspect of the Eastern Question. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. Georgia; -- a nickname. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. Missouri; -- a nickname. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Aëronautics) same as Air hole, above; an air pocket. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. An average person; as, the views of the man in the street. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A worldly-wise person; a sophisticate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pred. adj. No longer considered responsible; as, Jack admitted breaking the vase, so Jill is off the hook. Used in various situations, with reference to responsibility to perform an action, or guilt for some misdeed. [ PJC ]

pred. a. Malfunctioning or inoperable; -- of machinery and devices. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

pred. a. Menstruating; -- of women. [ vulgar slang ] [ PJC ]

v. i. To try to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is a genuine member of the group; -- not necessarily in reference to religious matters; compare to be more Catholic than the Pope. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

adj. Grossly excessive; outlandish; well beyond normal; as, over-the-top action films. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

v. i. to be executed by electrocution in the electric chair. [ jocose slang ] [ PJC ]

(Chem.) A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained; -- also called rock alum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F., sheep-shaped rock. ] (Geol.) See Sheepback. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an unintentional utterance; a mistake in speaking.
Syn. -- slip of the lip. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. a party game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning; -- usually played by children. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called; the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

phr. 1. To be assigned or to accept the blame for some misdeed; as, Mary broke the vase, but she acted innocent and young Johnny had to take the heat. [ PJC ]

2. To withstand high temperature; as, the new radios can take the heat of a black car parked in the sun in Death Valley. [ PJC ]

3. Hence: To endure stressful conditions, expecially without signs of difficulty or complaint; as, if you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen, [ PJC ]

prop. n. A famous gorge, about 11/2 miles long, cut by the Danube in the Carpathian mountains near the intersection of Hungary, Serbia, and Rumania. [ PJC ]

n. The worst possible situation, person, or thing; something extremely bad, boring, or depressing; -- always used with the; as, cleaning the house is the pits. [ Slang ] [ PJC ]

{ ‖n. Also etc. }[ G. tusche, fr. F. toucher to touch. ] A lithographic drawing or painting material of the same nature as lithographic ink. It is also used as a resistant in the biting-in process. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]