fire-on-the-mountain | (n) poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla, Syn. Mexican fire plant, Euphorbia cyathophora, painted leaf |
hole-in-the-wall | (n) a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place |
holier-than-thou | (adj) excessively or hypocritically pious, Syn. pietistic, self-righteous, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, pietistical |
jack-in-the-box | (n) plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened |
jack-in-the-pulpit | (n) common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries, Syn. wake-robin, Indian turnip, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens |
one-ten-thousandth | (n) one part in ten thousand equal parts, Syn. ten-thousandth |
on-the-job | (adj) relating to or associated with a job or employment |
on-the-spot | (adj) at the scene of action, Syn. on-the-scene |
rain-in-the-face | (n) a chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when General Custer's troops were massacred (1835-1905) |
run-through | (n) an uninterrupted rehearsal |
snow-on-the-mountain | (n) annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk, Syn. Euphorbia marginata, ghost weed, snow-in-summer |
toad-in-the-hole | (n) sausage baked in batter |
cuckoopint | (n) common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum, Syn. jack-in-the-pulpit, lords-and-ladies, Arum maculatum |
flighty | (adj) guided by whim and fancy, Syn. flyaway, scatterbrained, head-in-the-clouds |
flowering wintergreen | (n) common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals, Syn. gaywings, fringed polygala, Polygala paucifolia, bird-on-the-wing |
fogyish | (adj) (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned, Syn. stodgy, mossy, moss-grown, stick-in-the-mud |
nth | (adj) last or greatest in an indefinitely large series, Syn. n-th |
plodder | (n) someone who moves slowly, Syn. slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud, slowcoach |
bird-on-the-wing | n. a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America (Polygala paucifolia), having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals. Syn. -- flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay-wings, fringed polygala. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
dyed-in-the-wool | adj. 1. thoroughly imbued; thoroughgoing; uncompromising; complete; unmitigated; through-and-through. [ PJC ] 2. dyed before being spun or woven into cloth. Syn. -- yarn-dyed. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
fire-on-the-mountain | n. 1. poinsettia (Euphoria cyathophora) of the U. S. and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphoria heterophylla. Syn. -- painted leaf, Mexican fire plant, Euphoria cyathophora. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
head-in-the-clouds | adj. unable to concentrate on matters at hand; flighty[ 2 ]. Syn. -- flighty, scatterbrained. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
holier-than-thou | adj. being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning others as being less virtuous than oneself. Syn. -- pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical, sanctimonious, self-righteous. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] |
jack-in-the-pulpit | n. 1. A common American spring-flowering woodland herb (Arisæma triphyllum) having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries; also called Indian turnip. Syn. -- Indian turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. A common European arum (Arum maculatum) with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring and is a source of a sagolike starch called arum. Syn. -- cuckoo-pint, cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladies, Arum maculatum. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
on-the-spot | adj. Being or occurring at the place or time in question; as, an on-the-scene newscast. [ WordNet 1.5 ] Variants: on-the-scene |
Seven-thirties | n. pl. A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded. [ 1913 Webster ] |
糸 | [し, shi] (n) (1) thread; (2) one ten-thousandth; 0.001 percent (one-ten-thousandth of a wari) #5,565 [Add to Longdo] |
実写 | [じっしゃ, jissha] (n, vs) on-the-spot filming or photography #5,720 [Add to Longdo] |
番手 | [ばんて, bante] (n) (1) (yarn) count; (suf) (2) (as in 二番手) (See 一番手) n-th place (e.g. in a race); n-th in position (e.g. a starting lineup); (P) #8,353 [Add to Longdo] |
びっくり箱 | [びっくりばこ, bikkuribako] (n) jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box [Add to Longdo] |
ぶら下がり取材 | [ぶらさがりしゅざい, burasagarishuzai] (n) doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response [Add to Longdo] |
オージェーティー | [o-jie-tei-] (n) (See オンザジョブトレーニング) on-the-job training; OJT [Add to Longdo] |
オンザジョブトレーニング | [onzajobutore-ningu] (n) on-the-job training [Add to Longdo] |
オンザフライ印字装置 | [オンザフライいんじそうち, onzafurai injisouchi] (n) { comp } on-the-fly printer [Add to Longdo] |
オンザフライ書き込み | [オンザフライかきこみ, onzafurai kakikomi] (n) { comp } on-the- fly recording [Add to Longdo] |
ランスル | [ransuru] (n) run-through [Add to Longdo] |
ランスルー | [ransuru-] (n) run-through [Add to Longdo] |
レトルト | [retoruto] (n) (1) { food } retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; (2) { chem } retort (dut [Add to Longdo] |
囲み取材 | [かこみしゅざい, kakomishuzai] (n) on-the-spot interview by surrounding reporters [Add to Longdo] |
街頭録音 | [がいとうろくおん, gaitourokuon] (n) (recorded) man-on-the-street interview [Add to Longdo] |
街録 | [がいろく, gairoku] (n) (abbr) (See 街頭録音) (recorded) man-on-the-street interview [Add to Longdo] |
筋金入り | [すじがねいり, sujiganeiri] (adj-no, n) staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool [Add to Longdo] |
現場検証 | [げんばけんしょう, genbakenshou] (n) on-the-site inspection [Add to Longdo] |
現場主義 | [げんばしゅぎ, genbashugi] (n) a bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making [Add to Longdo] |
現場中継 | [げんばちゅうけい, genbachuukei] (n) on-the-spot broadcast [Add to Longdo] |
現地調査 | [げんちちょうさ, genchichousa] (n) field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation [Add to Longdo] |
現地報告 | [げんちほうこく, genchihoukoku] (n) on-the-spot report [Add to Longdo] |
現認 | [げんにん, gennin] (n, vs) on-the-spot (report); eyewitness (report) [Add to Longdo] |
口溶け;口どけ;口解け(iK) | [くちどけ, kuchidoke] (n) (uk) melt-in-the-mouth [Add to Longdo] |
国際ギデオン協会 | [こくさいギデオンきょうかい, kokusai gideon kyoukai] (n) Gideons International (bible-in-the-hotel people) [Add to Longdo] |
実況見分 | [じっきょうけんぶん, jikkyoukenbun] (n) on-the-spot investigation [Add to Longdo] |
実況中継 | [じっきょうちゅうけい, jikkyouchuukei] (n) live coverage; on-the-spot telecast [Add to Longdo] |
実況放送 | [じっきょうほうそう, jikkyouhousou] (n) on-the-spot or live broadcast [Add to Longdo] |
実地検証 | [じっちけんしょう, jicchikenshou] (n) on-the-spot investigation [Add to Longdo] |
取材現場 | [しゅざいげんじょう, shuzaigenjou] (n) reporting location; interview location; field interview; on-the-scene coverage [Add to Longdo] |
代当主 | [だいとうしゅ, daitoushu] (suf) (See 代・だい・6, 当主) indicates a person is the n-th generation head of a family [Add to Longdo] |
通し稽古;通しげいこ | [とおしげいこ, tooshigeiko] (n) full rehearsal; dress rehearsal; run-through [Add to Longdo] |
天南星 | [てんなんしょう;テンナンショウ, tennanshou ; tennanshou] (n) (uk) jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema) [Add to Longdo] |
非熱 | [ひねつ, hinetsu] (adj-no) non-thermal [Add to Longdo] |
非熱的 | [ひねつてき, hinetsuteki] (adj-na) non-thermal; athermal [Add to Longdo] |
万券 | [まんけん, manken] (n) ten-thousand Yen note [Add to Longdo] |
万分の一 | [まんぶんのいち, manbunnoichi] (n) one ten-thousandth [Add to Longdo] |
洋上投票 | [ようじょうとうひょう, youjoutouhyou] (n) on-the-sea ballot (votes cast in a federal election by ships' crewmen and sent by fax) [Add to Longdo] |
立入り検査;立入検査 | [たちいりけんさ, tachiirikensa] (n) on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection [Add to Longdo] |
臨検 | [りんけん, rinken] (n, vs) on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid [Add to Longdo] |
労災 | [ろうさい, rousai] (n) (1) work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; on-the-job accident; (2) (abbr) (See 労働者災害補償保険) workers' compensation insurance; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
籠目籠目 | [かごめかごめ, kagomekagome] (n) (uk) "bird-in-the-cage" children's game [Add to Longdo] |
蝮草 | [まむしぐさ;マムシグサ, mamushigusa ; mamushigusa] (n) (uk) Arisaema serratum (species of jack-in-the-pulpit) [Add to Longdo] |