Term: imbrication: covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: anchorite: one retired from society for religious reasons
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: preservation: the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: shaft: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: thrust bearing: a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: quadragesima: the first Sunday in Lent
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: personal equation: variability attributable to individual differences
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: apothecium: a cuplike ascocarp in many lichens and ascomycetous fungi
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: isoflurane: a widely used inhalation anesthetic
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: liposuction: lipectomy (especially for cosmetic purposes) in which excess fatty tissue is removed from under the skin by suction
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: malawian: a native or inhabitant of Malawi