Term: luff: the act of sailing close to the wind
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: minute gun: (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: false goatsbeard: North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: undertone: a quiet or hushed tone of voice
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: carom: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: anastylosis: the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: lady's slipper: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: nolo contendere: (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: water table: underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: krigia: any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: photograph: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material