Guess warp
A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along; -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object. →
Nonpareil
a.
Any other similar bird of the same genus. →
Flagitious
a.
Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc. →
Wallop
v. i.
To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle. →
River
n.
Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers of blood; rivers of oil. →
Gyrostatic
a.
Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics. →
Felony
n.
A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment. →
Lastage
n.
The lading of a ship; also, ballast. →
Nab
v. t.
To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. →
Pairment
n.
Impairment. →