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 hunting watch hunting watch /ˈhʌntɪŋ wɑːtʃ/

noun

  1. A watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal  ( hunter , hunting watch )
    a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal


 shimmy shimmy /ˈʃɪmi/

noun

  1. Lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips  ( shimmy )
    lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
  2. A woman's sleeveless undergarment  ( chemise , shift , shimmy , slip , teddy )
    a woman's sleeveless undergarment
     She wore a slip under her dress to keep it from clinging
    She wore a slip under her dress to keep it from clinging
  3. An abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)  ( shimmy )
    an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
     He could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel
    he could feel the shimmy in the steering wheel

verb

  1. () (dancing) dance a shimmy  ( shimmy )
    (dancing) dance a shimmy
  2. () Tremble or shake  ( wobble , shimmy )
    tremble or shake
     His voice wobbled with restrained emotion
    His voice wobbled with restrained emotion


 out-basket out-basket /aʊtˈbɑːskɪt/

noun

  1. A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material  ( out-basket , out-tray )
    a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
     Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray
    Once I finish these documents, I'll put them in the out-tray


 A-bomb A-bomb /ˈeɪˌbɒm/

noun

  1. A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)  ( A-bomb , fission bomb , plutonium bomb , atom bomb , atomic bomb )
    a nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239)
     The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.
    The impact of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima changed the course of history.