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A military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops. |
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An implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc. |
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A heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians. |
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One complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds. |
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A sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring. |
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A person engaged or experienced in warfare. |
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A small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut. |
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The carrying of boats, goods, etc., overland from one navigable water to another. |
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A number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: a herd of cattle; a herd of sheep; a herd of zebras. |
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| An inclination of the head or body in salutation, assent, thanks, reverence, respect, submission. |
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A thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury. |
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Characterized by faithlessness or readiness to betray trust; traitorous. |
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Occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth. |
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Insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war. |
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| The abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog. |
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An instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools. |
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A movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture. |
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An excursion, journey, or voyage made for some specific purpose, as of war or exploration. |
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A person who provides an oral translation between speakers who speak different languages. |
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To steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom. |
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To identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him. |
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The act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade. |
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