Distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math"
Metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog" informal term for a man; "you lucky dog" a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog" a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night" go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
Scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural) shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) a fast sailing ship used in former times (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform); "a limiter introduces amplitude distortion"
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets" a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition silverware eating utensils a light shade of grey coins made of silver a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively" make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair" coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"