A filamentous projection or process on an organism cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup" filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker" a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
Contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush" the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day" a minor short-term fight conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor momentary contact an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle a dense growth of bushes cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter" remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections" sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience" clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet" touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home" in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis" Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
The act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions" the act of distributing playing cards; "the deal was passed around the table clockwise" the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car" the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand" wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir) a plank of softwood (fir or pine board) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals" a particular instance of buying or selling; "it was a package deal"; "I had no further trade with him"; "he's a master of the business deal" sell; "deal hashish" give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" give out as one's portion or share direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this" distribute to the players in a game; "Who's dealing?" behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees" be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; "She deals in gold"; "The brothers sell shoes" administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone" come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students" deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
A state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
Being ten more than one hundred ninety a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter