Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
cork — cork1 [ko:k US ko:rk] n ↑corkscrew [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Arabic qurq, from Latin cortex; CORTEX] 1.) [U] the ↑bark (=outer part) of a tree from southern Europe and North Africa, used to make things ▪ a cork bulletin board 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
cork — 1 noun 1 (U) the bark (=outer part) of a tree from southern Europe and North Africa, used to make things: cork mats 2 (C) a long round piece of cork which is put into the top of a bottle, especially a wine bottle, to keep liquid inside 2 verb (T) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Ski wax — is a material applied to the bottom of skis or snowboards to help them perform better on snow. Types of ski wax In general, ski wax can be broken down into two categories: grip and glide. Glide wax Glide wax describes a range of waxes which can… … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Durrus and District History Modern — Durrus is an area of West Cork in Ireland. For earlier history, see Durrus and District History1900 2000 James Gilhooley M.P. and Elections 1910James Gilhooley MP (he had been a merchant in Bantry, and was jailed on a number of occaasions under… … Wikipedia
Champagne (wine) — This article is about the Champagne, which comes from the Champagne region of France. For other uses, see Champagne (disambiguation). For all sparkling wines, see Sparkling wine. Champagne, a festive wine Champagne (French: [ʃɑ̃.paɲ]; … Wikipedia
plasma — plasmatic /plaz mat ik/, plasmic, adj. /plaz meuh/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. 2. Cell Biol. cytoplasm. 3. whey. 4. a green, faintly translucent chalcedony. 5. Physics. a … Universalium
Density — This article is about mass density. For other uses, see Density (disambiguation). The mass density or density of a material is defined as its mass per unit volume. The symbol most often used for density is ρ (the Greek letter rho). In some cases… … Wikipedia
Single malt whisky — is a whisky made at one particular distillery from a mash that uses one particular malted grain, which is ordinarily barley. Single malts are typically associated with Scotland, though they are also produced in various other countries.[1] Under… … Wikipedia
Carbonation — occurs when carbon dioxide is dissolved in water or an aqueous solution. This process yields the fizz to carbonated water and sparkling mineral water, the head to beer, and the cork pop and bubbles to champagne and sparkling wine.… … Wikipedia
