A type of tree nut.
Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, a variety that only produces bitter fruits
Flavor or other characteristics of almond.
The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.
Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae
The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.
Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, (anatomy, archaic) a tonsil.
Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae
Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae
A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.
Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae
Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae
Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.
A block of wood with concave depressions at the top and bottom, usually fastened to one spar and shaped to receive the end of another.
The part of a denture which holds the artificial teeth.
A low point, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills.
Synonym of saddle reef (“a saddle-shaped bedded mineral (usually gold-bearing quartz) vein occurring along the crest of an anticline or (less common) a syncline (an inverted saddle)”)
Synonym of saddle point (“a point in the range of a smooth function, every neighbourhood of which contains points on each side of its tangent plane”)
A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone.
The clitellum of an earthworm (family Lumbricidae).
In full saddle marking or saddle patch: a saddle-like marking on an animal, such as one on the back of an adult harp seal or saddleback seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), or any of numerous such markings on a boa constrictor (Boa constrictor).
An equipment part, such as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment or support.
The part of a guitar which supports the strings and, in an acoustic guitar, transfers their vibrations through the bridge to the soundboard.
Synonym of harness saddle (“the part of a harness which supports the weight of poles or shafts attaching a vehicle to a horse or other animal”)
A cushion used as a seat in a cart or other vehicle.
The immovable seat of a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar vehicle.
Chiefly preceded by the: horse-riding as an activity or occupation.
Synonym of saddle brown (“a medium brown colour, like that of saddle leather”)
A seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
The lower part of the back of a domestic fowl, especially a male bird, bearing the saddle feathers or saddle hackles.
A similar implement used to secure goods to animals; a packsaddle.
The raised floorboard in a doorway.
Synonym of saddle oxford or saddle shoe (“a shoe, resembling an oxford, which has a saddle (sense 11.1)”)
A small sloped or tapered structure that helps channel surface water to drains.
A piece of leather stitched across the instep of a shoe, usually having a different colour from the rest of the shoe.
An anticline (“fold with strata sloping downwards on each side”); specifically, a depression located along the axial trend of such a fold.
A small object (traditionally made of ebony) at the bottom of a string instrument such as a cello, viola, or violin below the tailpiece on which the tailgut (“cord securing the tailpiece to the instrument”) rests.
To enter (a trained horse) into a race.
Chiefly followed by with: to burden or encumber (someone) with some problem or responsibility.
Chiefly followed by on or upon: to place (a burden or responsibility) or thrust (a problem) on someone.
To cut a saddle-shaped notch in (a log or other piece of wood) so it can fit together with other such logs or pieces; also, to fit (logs or other pieces of wood) together with this method.
To put (something) on to another thing like a saddle on an animal.
To put a saddle on an animal.
To put a saddle (noun sense 1) on (an animal).
Of a person: to get into a saddle.