n.
The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus [/] in almanacs. →
v. t.
To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers. →
v. i.
A ball which has passed through all the hoops and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in play; also, the player of such a ball. →
n.
A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds. →
n.
The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism. →
n.
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side. →