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 ground tackle ground tackle /ɡraʊnd ˈtækəl/

noun

  1. A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving  ( ground tackle , anchor )
    a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
     The ship's anchor was dropped to keep it from drifting away
    The ship's anchor was dropped to keep it from drifting away


 royal blue royal blue /ˈrɔɪəl ˈbluː/

noun

  1. A shade of blue tinged with purple  ( purplish blue , royal blue )
    a shade of blue tinged with purple


 neandertal neandertal /niˈændərˌtɑːl/

adjective

  1. Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance  ( boorish , loutish , neandertal , neanderthal , oafish , swinish )
    ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
     Was boorish and insensitive
    was boorish and insensitive
     The loutish manners of a bully
    the loutish manners of a bully
     Her stupid oafish husband
    her stupid oafish husband
     Aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
    aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

 Neandertal

  1. Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man  ( Neandertal , Neanderthal , Neanderthalian )
    relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
     Neanderthal skull
    Neanderthal skull

noun

  1. Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia  ( Homo sapiens neanderthalensis , Neandertal , Neandertal man , Neanderthal , Neanderthal man )
    extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia


 viroid viroid /ˈvaɪrɔɪd/

noun

  1. The smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat  ( viroid , virusoid )
    the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat