Definition of lap

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Lap (n.) That part of any substance or fixture which extends over, or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as, the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension over or upon another thing..

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Lapidified :: Lapidified (imp. & p. p.) of Lapidif.
Popularity :: Popularity (n.) Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap..
Setterwort :: Setterwort (n.) The bear's-foot (Helleborus f/tidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots..
Collapse :: Collapse (n.) A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.
Slatting :: Slatting (n.) The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down..
Buffet :: Buffet (v. t.) To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff; to slap.
Elapine :: Elapine (a.) Like or pertaining to the Elapidae, a family of poisonous serpents, including the cobras. See Ophidia..
Volapukist :: Volapukist (n.) One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption of, Volapuk..
Bait :: Bait (v. i.) To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey..
Snapdragon :: Snapdragon (n.) A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is so eaten. See Flapdragon..
Flap-eared :: Flap-eared (a.) Having broad, loose, dependent ears..
Mortrew :: Mortrew (n.) A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.
Cassowary :: Cassowary (n.) A large bird, of the genus Casuarius, found in the east Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs. It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc..
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints..
Clap :: Clap (n.) A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow..
Contorted :: Contorted (a.) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute aestivation..
Lapsed :: Lapsed (a.) Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses..
Bort :: Bort (n.) Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and used in lapidary work..
Clap :: Clap (n.) Gonorrhea.
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