…a unit of measurement equal to half an em and approximately the average width of typeset characters, used especially for estimating the total amount of space a text will require…
…forming verbs (added to nouns) expressing entry into the specified state or location…
…(especially of a telegram or official message) in ordinary language, rather than in code or cipher…
…(of a bathroom) immediately adjoining a bedroom and forming part of the same set of rooms…
…in approximately parallel formation at an oblique angle to a particular direction…
…the rule that a pawn making a first move of two squares instead of one may nevertheless be immediately captured by an opposing pawn on the fifth rank…
…(in a professional kitchen) the preparation of dishes and ingredients before the beginning of service…
…a movement in which a dancer jumps straight upward and completes at least one full revolution in the air before landing…
…a covered, heatproof dish or casserole in which food can be both cooked and served; a Dutch oven…
…a skewer or spit on which chunks of meat or fish are barbecued, grilled, or roasted…
…the night of October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and solicit candy or other treats door-to-door…
