sharp-pointed+projection

  • 21spine — ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Carapace, spines, based on Munida. [Baba, 2005] ( ) [Baba, 2005]. Anterior part of carapace, including ocular peduncles, based on Munidopsis. [Baba, 2005] A cuticular outgrowth without a recognizable basal articulation [Ingle,… …

    Crustacea glossary

  • 22spur — [[t]spɜr[/t]] n. v. spurred, spur•ring 1) aU shaped device fitted with a pointed projection, secured to the heel of a boot, and used by a rider to urge a horse forward 2) something that goads to action 3) climbing iron 4) orn a stiff, usu. sharp …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23style — [stīl] n. [ME < L stilus (sp. infl. by unrelated Gr stylos, pillar) < IE base * (s)tei , pointed > L stimulus] 1. a sharp, slender, pointed instrument used by the ancients in writing on wax tablets 2. any of several devices, etc. similar …

    English World dictionary

  • 24Textile printing — is the process of applying colour to fabric in definite patterns or designs. In properly printed fabrics the colour is bonded with the fiber, so as to resist washing and friction. Textile printing is related to dyeing but, whereas in dyeing… …

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  • 25Shaanxi Y-8 — infobox Aircraft name = Y 8 type = Transport manufacturer = Shaanxi Aircraft Company caption = designer = first flight = December 1974 introduced = retired = produced = 1981 present number built = 75+ status =In service unit cost = primary user …

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  • 26anchor — anchorable, adj. anchorless, adj. anchorlike, adj. /ang keuhr/, n. 1. any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object,… …

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  • 27apiculus — A short, sharp projection on one end of a fungus spore at the point of attachment, or on the wall, of a hypha or condiophore. [L.] * * * apic·u·lus (ə pikґu ləs) a short pointed projection at or near the end of a conidium or spore …

    Medical dictionary

  • 28spike — I [[t]spaɪk[/t]] n. v. spiked, spik•ing 1) bui rai a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 in. (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track 2) something resembling such a nail,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29Prong — Prong, n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sharp pointed instrument. [1913 Webster] Prick it on a prong of iron. Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. The tine of a fork, or of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 30tooth — noun (plural teeth) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōth; akin to Old High German zand tooth, Latin dent , dens, Greek odont , odous Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many …

    New Collegiate Dictionary