(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
An upward rush of fluid.
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
deflux
deflux
noun
(obsolete) downward flow
deluxe
deluxe
adj
Very fine in quality or luxurious.
duplex
duplex
adj
(architecture) Having two floors
(architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, apartments
(soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.
(telecommunications) Bidirectional (in two directions).
noun
(US) A dwelling unit with two floors
(US, Canada) A house made up of two dwelling units.
(biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.
(geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.
(juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
(philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
verb
(juggling) To make a series of duplex throws.
To make duplex.
To make into a duplex.
efflux
efflux
noun
That which has flowed out.
verb
(intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
exults
exults
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exult
fluxed
fluxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flux
fluxer
fluxes
fluxes
noun
plural of flux
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flux
hallux
hallux
noun
(anatomy) The big toe.
huxley
huxley
Proper noun
from a place in Cheshire.
Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist.
Aldous Leonard Huxley, English writer.
influx
influx
noun
(obsolete) influence; power.
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
That which flows or comes in.
kluxer
ledoux
lummox
lummox
noun
(informal) A clumsy, stupid person; an awkward bungler.
luxate
luxate
adj
Dislocated.
verb
To dislocate.
luxive
luxive
adj
(obsolete) Given to luxury; voluptuous.
luxora
luxury
luxury
adj
(automotive) Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.
not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.
very expensive
noun
Something desirable but expensive.
Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.
Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.
oxylus
paluxy
plexus
plexus
noun
(anatomy) A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
(mathematics) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.
An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
pollux
pollux
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of petalite always found with castor.
proulx
reflux
reflux
noun
(chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over an extended period.
(pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus.
The backwards flow of any fluid.
verb
To boil a liquid in a vessel having a reflux condenser
To flow back or return.
saxaul
saxaul
noun
Any of two species of the amaranth genus Haloxylon: Haloxylon ammodendron (syn. Haloxylon aphyllum; black saxaul) and Haloxylon persicum (white saxaul), found in sandy habitats from Egypt to Mongolia and China.
sexual
sexual
adj
(LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
(biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex.
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
noun
(LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
(biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
suplex
suplex
noun
(professional wrestling) A wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up their opponent off the ground (or mat) and then, using a large portion of their own body weight, drives the opponent down on the mat by throwing them over their center of gravity, usually arching their back.
verb
(transitive, professional wrestling) To subject to this manoeuvre.