The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
A shining area on the frons of many species of Tabanomorpha (horse flies and relatives).
The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistency, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
A hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
To form such hardened tissue.
The cavity of a mold.
A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
A children's game where one player chases another.
A trench or channel or other encasement structure for encasing (archaically spelled enchasing) drainpipes or wiring; a hollow space in the wall of a building encasing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
To consume another beverage immediately after drinking hard liquor, typically something better tasting or less harsh such as soda or beer; to use a drink as a chaser.
To follow at speed.
To seek to attain.
To hunt.
To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
To cut (the thread of a screw).
To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
To seek the company of (a member of the opposite sex) in an obvious way.
To place piping or wiring in a groove encased within a wall or floor, or in a hidden space encased by a wall.
To groove; indent.
To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch.