A narrow opening in a vessel.
The front part of the neck.
Station throat.
The inside of a timber knee.
The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a staysail.
That end of a gaff which is next to the mast.
The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the shank.
The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.
The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.
The gullet or windpipe.
To utter in or with the throat.
to throat threats
To take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.)
The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft.
A number of vultures assembled together.
A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
The area behind something, typically a rapidly-moving object.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
The movement of water created when an animal or a person moves through water.
(often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
(often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
To be or remain awake; not to sleep.
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.