| moniliasis | | |
| n. (state) | 1. candidiasis, monilia disease, moniliasis | an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans). |
| ~ candida albicans, monilia albicans | a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina. |
| ~ fungal infection, mycosis | an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus. |
| ~ thrush | candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults. |
| ~ vaginitis | inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis). |
| tuck | | |
| n. (food) | 1. tuck | eatables (especially sweets). |
| ~ comestible, eatable, edible, pabulum, victual, victuals | any substance that can be used as food. |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. tuck | (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ posture, attitude, position | the arrangement of the body and its limbs.; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. tuck | a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place. |
| ~ dart | a tapered tuck made in dressmaking. |
| ~ pleat, plait | any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. rapier, tuck | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges. |
| ~ sword, steel, blade, brand | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard. |
| v. (contact) | 5. insert, tuck | fit snugly into.; "insert your ticket into the slot"; "tuck your shirttail in" |
| ~ inclose, shut in, close in, enclose | surround completely.; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
| v. (contact) | 6. tuck | make a tuck or several folds in.; "tuck the fabric"; "tuck in the sheet" |
| ~ fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other.; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" |
| v. (contact) | 7. gather, pucker, tuck | draw together into folds or puckers. |
| ~ sew, sew together, stitch, run up | fasten by sewing; do needlework. |
| turn tail | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. break away, bunk, escape, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ flee, take flight, fly | run away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| ~ skedaddle | run away, as if in a panic. |
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