canistel | | |
n. (plant) | 1. canistel, canistel tree, pouteria campechiana nervosa | tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit. |
| ~ eggfruit, canistel | ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies. |
| ~ fruit tree | tree bearing edible fruit. |
| ~ genus pouteria, pouteria | tropical American timber tree with edible fruit (canistel). |
n. (food) | 2. canistel, eggfruit | ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies. |
| ~ edible fruit | edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh. |
| ~ canistel, canistel tree, pouteria campechiana nervosa | tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit. |
chalk | | |
n. (substance) | 1. chalk | a soft whitish calcite. |
| ~ chalk | a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces. |
| ~ calcite | a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone. |
| ~ calcium carbonate | a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone. |
n. (attribute) | 2. chalk | a pure flat white with little reflectance. |
| ~ whiteness, white | the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black). |
n. (artifact) | 3. chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant. |
| ~ amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed | a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression. |
| ~ controlled substance | a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law. |
n. (artifact) | 4. chalk | a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces. |
| ~ drawing chalk | colored chalks used by artists. |
| ~ tailor's chalk | chalk used by tailors to make temporary marks on cloth. |
| ~ writing implement | an implement that is used to write. |
| ~ chalk | a soft whitish calcite. |
v. (creation) | 5. chalk | write, draw, or trace with chalk. |
| ~ trace, describe, draw, line, delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface.; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
roofing tile | | |
n. (substance) | 1. roofing tile, tile | a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing. |
| ~ clay | a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired. |
| ~ hip tile, hipped tile | a tile shaped so as to cover the hip of a hip roof. |
| ~ pantile | a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap. |
| ~ ridge tile | a decorative tile that is bent in cross section; used to cover the ridge of a roof. |
| ~ roofing material | building material used in constructing roofs. |
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