- pearshaped
- when everything starts going wrong and there is no saving it
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pearshaped — when everything starts going wrong and there is no saving it … Dictionary of american slang
Briolette — Bri o*lette , n. [F.] An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut in triangular facets. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pear-shaped — is a metaphorical term with several meanings, all in reference to the shape of a pear, i.e. tapering towards the top and rounded at the bottom.The oldest usage from the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ) is the most literal, a 1731 reference in a… … Wikipedia
Pycnidium — A pycnidium (pl. pycnidia) is an asexual fruiting body produced by mitosporic fungi in the form order Sphaeropsidales (Deuteromycota, Coelomycetes). It is often spherical or inversely pearshaped (obpyriform) and its internal cavity is lined with… … Wikipedia
cephaloboid — adj. [Gr. kephale, head; eidos, form] (NEMATA) Having the appearance of a Cephalobus nematode: an esophagus with a long, narrow anterior portion and a pearshaped valvate basal bulb … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
royal cell — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. In Isoptera, a small pearshaped chamber in which the termite queen lays her eggs. 2. In Hymenoptera, the large, oblong, waxen cell constructed by the honey bee workers to rear queen larvae; queen cell … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
aludel — /al yoo del /, n. Chem. one of a series of pearshaped vessels of earthenware or glass, open at both ends and fitted one above the other, for recovering the sublimates produced during sublimation. [1550 60; < MF < Sp < Ar al the + uthal, var. of… … Universalium
Smelowskia pyriformis Drury & Rollins — Symbol SMPY Common Name pearshaped smelowskia Botanical Family Brassicaceae … Scientific plant list
Smelowskia pyriformis — ID 78780 Symbol Key SMPY Common Name pearshaped smelowskia Family Brassicaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration … USDA Plant Characteristics
pyriform — a. pearshaped … Dictionary of difficult words
