The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
Hard, indurated clay; bind.
In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
A curve.
Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
To stoop.
To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
To cause to change direction.
To change direction.
To force to submit.
To submit.
To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
To apply to a task or purpose.
To become curved.
To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
To be inclined; to direct itself.
To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
To swing the body when rowing.
The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.
a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
An overwhelming blow.
To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer
powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
To employ the knockdown technique