Word Meanings - CLOCKWISE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.
- PLANETSTRICKENPLANETSTRUCK
Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. Milton. Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. Wordsworth. - Handspike
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes. - Reckoning
of Reckon - POINTALPHABET
An alphabet for the blind with a system of raised points corresponding to letters. - Handspring
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. - Planer tree
A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit. - Pointing
of Point - POINTAPPLIQUE
Lace having a needle-made design applied to a net ground, this ground often being machine-made. - Reckoner
One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. - POINTBLANK
In a point-blank manner. To sin point-blank against God's word. Fuller. - About-sledge
The largest hammer used by smiths. - Motioned
of Motion - Plane table
See under Plane, a.
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