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 ark ark /ˈɑːrk/

noun

  1. A boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood  ( ark )
    a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
     Biblical tales narrate how Noah built the ark to survive the flood.
    Biblical tales narrate how Noah built the ark to survive the flood.

 Ark

  1. (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments  ( Ark , Ark of the Covenant )
    (Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments


 telephone kiosk telephone kiosk /ˈtɛlɪfoʊn kiːɒsk/

noun

  1. Booth for using a telephone  ( call box [British] , telephone box [British] , telephone kiosk , phone booth [ N. American] , telephone booth [ N. American] , phone box )
    booth for using a telephone
     There used to be a telephone box on the corner, but it's been removed
    There used to be a telephone box on the corner, but it's been removed


 digitigrade digitigrade /ˈdɪdʒɪtɪˌɡreɪd/

adjective

  1. (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)  ( digitigrade )
    (of mammals) walking on the toes with the posterior part of the foot raised (as cats, dogs, and horses do)

noun

  1. An animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses  ( digitigrade , digitigrade mammal )
    an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses


 Nepeta cataria Nepeta cataria /nɪˈpiːtə kəˈtɛriə/

noun

  1. Hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats  ( catmint , catnip , Nepeta cataria )
    hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats