Term: idiom: an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: abohm: a unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: luster: a quality that outshines the usual
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: yellow birch: tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: condensed milk: sweetened evaporated milk
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: xanthomonas: a genus of bacteria similar to Pseudomonas but producing a yellow pigment that is not soluble in water
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: leopard: the pelt of a leopard
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: leer: a suggestive or sneering look or grin
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: teamsters union: an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: edentate: primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
Broader: saying: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations | Unrelated: nonappearance: failure to appear (especially as at court)