Term: water: once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: appanage: a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: greenmail: (corporation) the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the owners to buy those shares back at a premium in order to stay in business
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: fortification: the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: jones' penstemon: low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: scaling ladder: a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack)
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: optimism: the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: greater prairie chicken: the most common variety of prairie chicken
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: double first: a first-class honours degree in two subjects
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: canned hunt: a hunt for animals that have been raised on game ranches until they are mature enough to be killed for trophy collections
Broader: element: one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe | Unrelated: abruptness: the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning