(n.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.
(n.) A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.
(n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.
(n.) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
(v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
(v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
(v. i.) To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
(v. t.) To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.
Example Sentences:
(1) Pentamidine aerosol was administered with an MA2 jet nebulizer.
(2) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(3) It was found that there was a substantial increase in mortality rates in the area under the jets where there was large noise radiation.
(4) Fleeting though it may have been (he jetted off to New York this morning and is due in Toronto on Saturday), there was a poignant reason for his appearance: he was here to play a tribute set to Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of house and one of Morales's closest friends, who died suddenly in March.
(5) Kiev said the jets were downed by a missile launched from Russian territory , and that the pilots had parachuted out.
(6) It's been a busy free-agency period for the Eagles, with Michael Vick going to the New York Jets and Mark Sanchez moving in the opposite direction .
(7) In all cases, the maximal velocity of the tricuspid regurgitation jet was measured by continuous wave Doppler ultrasound and the systolic pressure gradient between right ventricle and the right atrium was calculated by the modified Bernoulli equation.
(8) High-frequency two-way jet ventilation was achieved by adding reverse jet pulses inside the trachea through an intratracheal reverse jet system to the expiratory phase of common high-frequency jet ventilation.
(9) He knew how to shmooze Middle East clients and his al-Yamamah deal - under which jets were sold to Saudi Arabia - was the mid-1980s contract which secured his later position as executive chairman at BAE Systems .
(10) Angiographic features felt to indicate valve tearing were present following 17 of 25 procedures and included increased excursion or straightening of leaflets, localized change in leaflet motion (flail leaflet), and the presence of an additional contrast jet through the valve.
(11) The spatial distribution of simulated regurgitant jets imaged by Doppler color flow mapping was evaluated under constant flow and pulsatile flow conditions.
(12) Both intraobserver and interobserver correlations were excellent for mitral regurgitant jet areas (r = 0.97 and r = 0.93, respectively).
(13) Correlation of all Doppler color flow measurements with angiographic grades of mitral regurgitation were comparable, maximal jet area being closest at r = 0.76.
(14) The design of motor cycle helmets has been changing over the years and at the present time there are two basic types in popular use: "full-face" and "jet" helmets.
(15) He says that two dozen Delta Force commandos, Black Hawk helicopters, drones and fighter jets were involved in the rescue, adding “but we weren’t there”.
(16) But 30 minutes before takeoff on our private jet – like a top-end Lexus limo with wings – actress Rosamund Pike has heroically stepped in for the year's hot meal ticket: an El Bulli supper, pitch perfect for a selection of rare champagne, devised by Adrià with Richard Geoffroy, Dom Pérignon's effervescent chef de cave.
(17) The main damage mechanisms are plasma formation and expansion, emission of acoustic transients, and cavitation with jet formation.
(18) The 777 has enjoyed one of the safest records of any jetliner built.” Besides last year’s Asiana crash, the only other serious incident with the 777 came in January 2008 when a British Airways jet landed 305 metres short of the runway at London’s Heathrow airport.
(19) The researcher is completing a PhD on the superyacht scene and says the vessels are unique among prestige assets: unlike private jets they are not a useful mode of transport; unlike art and property, they always depreciate in value.
(20) IDC high-frequency jet ventilation and high-frequency, conventional mechanical ventilation produced nearly identical histologic injuries.
Pizza
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) For example, Asda lifted the price of frozen pizza from £1.50 to £2 as a “two for £3” offer appeared – and dropped the price again when the offer concluded.
(2) An obese man with a withered leg limps down Tollcross Road, eating pizza from a cardboard box.
(3) The sandwiches served in selected Subway stores have contained halal meat since 2007, while all Pizza Express chicken is halal.
(4) The salesman, who had no medical training, arrived each week with pizza to assure Masih that claims of addiction were exaggerated and to press him to prescribe more of the drug.
(5) Detectives say when Yeates was in the Tesco Express she had bought a Tesco Finest tomato, mozzarella and basil pesto pizza.
(6) I have no doubt that these friendships, forged in adversity and pizza, will be patched up.
(7) When we meet him again in the film, he’s still working at the police station, still able to be swayed by a good slice of pizza.
(8) Driscroll told 3AW that he had not yet received the payment from Domino’s Pizza.
(9) A host of activities are on offer, from barbecue or pizza parties to bar crawls, and guests are welcome to visit the community projects that Backpack sponsors, including vegetable gardens, knitting and football for kids.
(10) Like pizza and vermouth, MSG was a taste American soldiers brought home with them.
(11) John Micklethwait said he has real concerns that the freedom of the press, which the press has enjoyed for over 300 years, is now being threatened by a "mad" deal struck over pizza in Ed Miliband's office in the small hours of Monday morning.
(12) It is not known how much Wonga paid for the deal, which includes broadcast, online and mobile sponsorship, but last year's show was sponsored by pizza company Domino's for £1m .
(13) Guar gum was incorporated into 10 g carbohydrate portions of cheese biscuits and 20 g carbohydrate portions of pizza and egg and bacon flan.
(14) Pizza Re: - "Well, qualifying for every tournament bar 2008 and getting out of every group stage bar 2000 aint that bad a track record for England is it?
(15) Italian authorities said in a statement after his arrest in Thailand that the Pizza Connection inquiry "showed the central role of the Sicilian mafia in the refining and trafficking of heroin, the proceeds of which were largely laundered by Palazzolo".
(16) The plot revolved around the death of a mentally disturbed pizza delivery man who ends up killing himself in a robbery.
(17) When Domino’s Pizza did not acknowledge or participate in the proceedings, Driscoll was awarded the case by default, with the chain ordered to pay $1,203.27 to cover his legal fees as well as the $37.35 order.
(18) Arek came down to get a pizza – it was the first time he came down to get one.
(19) Good idea,'" he says – as if the decision was as casual as ordering a takeaway pizza.
(20) On the other hand, a calzone is a sandwich, while a pizza is not.