Term: picket: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: birch leaf miner: small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: delayer: a person who delays; to put off until later or cause to be late
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: old boy: a vivacious elderly man
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: tremellales: fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: library fine: fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: the devil: something difficult or awkward to do or deal with
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: cranberry sauce: sauce made of cranberries and sugar
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: hall's honeysuckle: a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine; established as an aggressive escape in southeastern United States
Broader: torture: the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | Unrelated: ruta: type genus of the Rutaceae; strong-scented Eurasian herbs