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In :: In (adv.) Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house)..

Credit :: Credit (n.) The side of an account on which are entered all items reckoned as values received from the party or the category named at the head of the account; also, any one, or the sum, of these items; -- the opposite of debit; as, this sum is carried to one's credit, and that to his debit; A has several credits on the books of B..

Duck :: Duck (v. i.) To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.

Awning :: Awning (n.) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.

Hyperoartia :: Hyperoartia (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey..

Gilthead :: Gilthead (n.) The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; -- called also golden maid, conner, sea partridge..

Redhead :: Redhead (n.) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed as a game bird. It is closely allied to the canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red. Called also red-headed duck. American poachard, grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under Poachard..

Hot-mouthed :: Hot-mouthed (a.) Headstrong.

Spot :: Spot (n.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak..

Costard :: Costard (n.) The head; -- used contemptuously.

Billethead :: Billethead (n.) A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat, around which the harpoon lone is run out when the whale darts off..

Screw :: Screw (n.) Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver. Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to fasten something; -- called also wood screws, and screw nails. See also Screw bolt, below..

Bulkhead :: Bulkhead (n.) A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a mine; the limiting wall along a water front..

Cucullated :: Cucullated (a.) Having a hoodlike crest on the head, as certain birds, mammals, and reptiles..

Tapayaxin :: Tapayaxin (n.) A Mexican spinous lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare) having a head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also horned toad.

Head :: Head (n.) A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a lettuce plant..

Snout :: Snout (n.) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.

Headland :: Headland (n.) A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or near a fence..

Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a cylindrical screw head..

Headstrong :: Headstrong (a.) Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from obstinacy..

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