To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
To suppress; to force into submission.
To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
A soft drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water.
Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
To hold dear.
To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.
To fix or determine the value of; assign a value to, as of jewelry or art work.
To estimate the value of; judge the worth of something.
The degree of importance given to something.
The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.
The valuable ingredients to be obtained by treating a mass or compound; specifically, the precious metals contained in rock, gravel, etc.
The relative duration of a musical note.
That which is valued or highly esteemed, such as one's morals, morality, or belief system.
The amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else.
The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable.
Any definite numerical quantity or other mathematical object, determined by being measured, computed, or otherwise defined.
Precise meaning; import.