The business of providing insurance.
A means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance.
Any attempt to forestall an unfavorable event.
A bet made after the deal, which pays off if the dealer has blackjack.
An insurance policy
Intercalary, bissextile.
The distance traversed by a leap or jump.
A large step in reasoning, often one that is not justified by the facts.
A salmon ladder.
Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.
Half a bushel.
A passing from one note to another by an interval, especially by a long one, or by one including several other intermediate intervals.
A fault.
A significant move forward.
The act of leaping or jumping.
A trap or snare for fish, made from twigs; a weely.
A group of leopards.
To pass over by a leap or jump.
To cause to leap.
To jump.