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- 'hood
- (slang) a neighborhood
- 's Gravenhage
- the site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice
- 4WD
- a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
- A-horizon
- the top layer of a soil profile; usually contains humus
- Aalborg
- a city and port in northern Jutland
- Aalst
- a town in central Belgium
- Aarhus
- port city of Denmark in eastern Jutland
- Abadan
- a port city in southwestern Iran
- abandoned ship
- a ship abandoned on the high seas
- abatis
- a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy
- abattoir
- a building where animals are butchered
- abbacy
- the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
- abbey
- a monastery ruled by an abbot
- abbey
- a convent ruled by an abbess
- abbey
- a church associated with a monastery or convent
- abdominal wall
- a wall of the abdomen
- Aberdare
- a mining town in southern Wales
- Aberdeen
- a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
- Aberdeen
- a town in northeastern Maryland
- Aberdeen
- a town in northeastern South Dakota
- Aberdeen
- a town in western Washington
- Abidjan
- city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
- Abilene
- a city in central Texas
- Abilene
- a town in central Kansas to the west of Topeka; home of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Abkhazia
- an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability
- ABM
- a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
- abode
- housing that someone is living in
- abode
- any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
- Abruzzi e Molise
- a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic
- abutment
- point of contact between two objects or parts
- abutment
- a masonry support that touches and directly receives thrust or pressure of an arch or bridge
- abutment arch
- an arch supported by an abutment
- Abydos
- an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
- abysm
- a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)
- academy
- a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
- Acadia
- the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
- Acadia National Park
- a national park in Maine showing marine erosion and glaciation; includes seashore and also the highest point on the Atlantic coast
- Acapulco de Juarez
- a port and fashionable resort city on the Pacific coast of southern Mexico; known for beaches and water sports (including cliff diving)
- access road
- a short road giving access to an expressway
- access
- a way of entering or leaving
- Accho
- a town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean
- accommodation
- living quarters provided for public convenience
- accommodation ladder
- (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside
- accordion door
- an interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges)
- Achaea
- a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese
- aclinic line
- an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
- acme
- the highest point (of something)
- Aconcagua
- the highest mountain in the western hemisphere; located in the Andes in western Argentina (22,834 feet high)
- Acre
- a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
- acropolis
- the citadel in ancient Greek towns
- Actium
- an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
- active site
- the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
- acute angle
- an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
- Adam's Peak
- a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high)
- addition
- a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area
- address
- the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- Adelaide
- the state capital of South Australia
- Adelie Coast
- a costal region of Antarctica to the south of Australia; noted for its large colonies of penguins
- Aden
- an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times
- adit
- a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
- adjoining room
- a hotel room that shares a wall with another hotel room
- administrative district
- a district defined for administrative purposes
- adobe house
- a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
- Adrianopolis
- a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian
- Adzharia
- an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea
- aerial ladder
- mechanically extendible ladder; used on a fire truck
- aerial ladder truck
- a fire engine carrying ladders
- aerial tramway
- a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- aerie
- any habitation at a high altitude
- aerodrome
- an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
- aeroplane
- an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
- aerospace
- the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole
- African country
- any one of the countries occupying the African continent
- agonic line
- an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
- agora
- the marketplace in ancient Greece
- agora
- a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece
- Agra
- a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal
- Agrigento
- a town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast; the site of six Greek temples
- aid station
- (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded
- aim
- the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
- air
- the region above the ground
- air base
- a base for military aircraft
- air duct
- a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
- air hose
- a hose that carries air under pressure
- air lane
- a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
- air lock
- a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure
- air shaft
- a shaft for ventilation
- air space
- the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth
- air terminal
- a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
- air transportation system
- a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air
- air
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- air-intake
- a duct that admits air to be mixed with fuel
- air-raid shelter
- a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
- air-to-air missile
- a missile designed to be launched from one airplane at another
- air-to-ground missile
- a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
- airbus
- a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances
- aircraft
- a vehicle that can fly
- aircraft carrier
- a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings
- airdock
- a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
- airfield
- a place where planes take off and land
- airframe
- the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)
- airhead
- a bridgehead seized by airborne troops
- airing cupboard
- a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry
- airliner
- a commercial airplane that carries passengers
- airship
- a steerable self-propelled aircraft
- airspace
- the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction
- airstrip
- an airfield without normal airport facilities
- aisle
- part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns
- aisle
- a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
- aisle
- passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores
- Aix-la-Chapelle
- a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
- Akron
- a city in northeastern Ohio; the heart of the United States rubber industry
- Al Aqabah
- Jordan's port; located in southwestern Jordan on the Gulf of Aqaba
- Al Ladhiqiyah
- a seaport on the western coast of Syria
- Al Madinah
- a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
- Al-Hudaydah
- an important port in Yemen on the Red Sea
- Al-Mukalla
- a port in southern Yemen on the Gulf of Aden to the east of Aden
- Albanian capital
- the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country
- Albany
- a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts and pecans
- Alberta
- one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
- Albion
- archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
- Albuquerque
- the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande river
- alcazar
- any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors
- alcove
- a small recess opening off a larger room
- alehouse
- a tavern where ale is sold
- Aleppo
- a city in northwestern Syria
- Alexandria
- a town in Louisiana on the Red River
- Algerian capital
- an ancient port on the Mediterranean; the capital and largest city of Algeria
- Alhambra
- a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages
- all-terrain bike
- a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country
- Allentown
- a city in eastern Pennsylvania; an industrial and commercial center
- alley
- a narrow street with walls on both sides
- alley
- a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
- Alma-Ata
- the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
- Aloha State
- a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
- Alpena
- a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
- Alpine lift
- a surface lift where riders hold a bar and are pulled up the hill on their skis
- Alsatia
- a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
- altar
- a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
- altarpiece
- a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table
- Altoona
- a town in central Pennsylvania
- Amarillo
- a city in the northern panhandle of Texas
- ambiance
- the atmosphere of an environment
- ambulance
- a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
- ambulatory
- a covered walkway (as in a cloister)
- amen corner
- area reserved for persons leading the responsive `amens'
- American Samoa
- a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
- American state
- one of the 50 states of the United States
- American Stock Exchange
- a stock exchange in New York
- amphibian
- an airplane designed to take off and land on water
- amphibian
- a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water
- amphitheater
- a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
- amphitheater
- an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
- Amphitheatrum Flavium
- a large amphitheater in Rome whose construction was begun by Vespasian about AD 75 or 80
- amusement arcade
- an arcade featuring coin-operated game machines
- amusement park
- a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
- An Nefud
- a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds
- Anaheim
- a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland
- Anchorage
- a city in south central Alaska
- anchorage
- place for vessels to anchor
- Ancohuma
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,960 feet high)
- Andalusia
- a region in southern Spain on the Atlantic and the Mediterranean; formerly a center of Moorish civilization
- Andhra Pradesh
- a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal
- anechoic chamber
- a chamber having very little reverberation
- angle
- the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
- angle of attack
- the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
- angle of dip
- (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
- angle of extinction
- the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
- angle of incidence
- the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
- angle of inclination
- (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
- angle of reflection
- the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
- angle of refraction
- the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction
- angle of view
- the angle included by a photographic lens
- angledozer
- a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side
- Anglia
- the Latin name for England
- Angolan capital
- port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola
- Angostura Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolivar
- angular distance
- the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer
- Anjou
- a former province of western France in the Loire valley
- Ann Arbor
- a city in southern Michigan near Detroit; site of the University of Michigan
- Annaba
- a port city of northeastern Algeria near the Tunisian border
- Annapurna
- a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)
- anomaly
- (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
- Antakiya
- a town in southern Turkey; ancient commercial center and capital of Syria; an early center of Christianity
- Antalya
- a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya
- antapex
- the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from
- Antarctic Circle
- a line of latitude north of the south pole
- antechamber
- a large entrance or reception room or area
- antigenic determinant
- the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
- Antigua and Barbuda
- a country in the northern Leeward Islands
- antinode
- (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system
- antipodes
- any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth
- Antofagasta
- a port city on the Pacific in northern Chile
- Antonine Wall
- a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain
- Antwerpen
- a busy port and financial center in northern Belgium on the Scheldt river; it has long been a center for the diamond industry and the first stock exchange was opened there in 1460
- Anzio
- a town of central Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea; the Allies established a beachhead at Anzio in World War II
- apadana
- the great hall in ancient Persian palaces
- apartment building
- a building that is divided into apartments
- apartment
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- APC
- (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry
- Apeldoorn
- a city of east central Netherlands; a popular tourist center and site of the summer residence of the Dutch royal family
- aperture
- a natural opening in something
- apex
- the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
- aphelion
- apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
- apiary
- a shed containing a number of beehives
- apoapsis
- (astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbited
- apogee
- apoapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is at the greatest distance from the Earth
- apojove
- apoapsis in orbit around Jupiter
- apolune
- apoapsis in orbit around the moon
- apothecary's shop
- a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
- Appalachia
- an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)
- apparent horizon
- the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
- Appian Way
- an ancient Roman road in Italy extending south from Rome to Brindisi; begun in 312 BC
- apple orchard
- a grove of apple trees
- applecart
- a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street
- Appleton
- a town in eastern Wisconsin
- Appleton layer
- the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission
- approach pattern
- the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- approach
- the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
- apron
- (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green
- apse
- a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
- aquarium
- a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
- Aquarius the Water Bearer
- the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
- aqueduct
- a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley
- Aquila degli Abruzzi
- the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
- Aquitania
- a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees
- Arab Republic of Egypt
- a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
- Aragon
- a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
- Aram
- the biblical name for ancient Syria
- arbor
- a framework that supports climbing plants
- arboretum
- a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition
- arc-boutant
- a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch
- arcade
- a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
- arcade
- a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
- Arcadia
- a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese
- arch
- (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
- arch
- a passageway under a curved masonry construction
- archbishopric
- the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop
- archdeaconry
- the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
- archdiocese
- the diocese of an archbishop
- archduchy
- the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess
- archeological site
- the site of an archeological exploration
- Arches National Park
- a national park in Utah including mountains and the Colorado River gorge and huge rock formations caused by erosion
- architecture
- an architectural product or work
- architrave
- the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns
- archive
- a depository containing historical records and documents
- Arctic Circle
- a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice
- area
- a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
- area
- a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- areaway
- a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement
- arena
- the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand
- arena theater
- a theater arranged with seats around at least three sides of the stage
- arena
- a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
- arena
- a playing field where sports events take place
- Arequipa
- a city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city
- Argentine Republic
- a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
- Argos
- an ancient city in southeastern Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC
- Ariana
- city in Tunisia
- Aries the Ram
- the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
- ark
- a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
- Arlington
- a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
- arm
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- Armageddon
- (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world
- armored car
- a military combat vehicle on wheels with light armor (and usually a machine gun)
- armored car
- an armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables
- armored combat vehicle
- an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
- armored vehicle
- a vehicle that is protected by armor plate
- armory
- a place where arms are manufactured
- armory
- a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
- army base
- a large base of operations for an army
- army hut
- temporary military shelter
- Arnhem
- a city in the central Netherlands on the lower Rhine River; site of a battle in 1944 during World War II
- arrival gate
- gate where passengers disembark
- arrowhead
- the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow
- art gallery
- a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
- art school
- a school specializing in art
- Artemision at Ephesus
- the large temple of the Greek goddess Artemis which was begun at Ephesus in 541 BC and completed 220 years later; the temple was destroyed by the Goths in 262
- arterial road
- a major or main route
- artery
- a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic
- articulated ladder
- a ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in place
- articulated lorry
- a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
- artist's loft
- a factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living area
- artist's workroom
- a studio especially for an artist or designer
- Artois
- a former province of northern France near the English Channel (between Picardy and Flanders)
- Asahikawa
- a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
- ascending node
- the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north
- Asheville
- a town in western North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west of Charlotte
- ashram
- (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus
- ashram
- a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram
- Asian country
- any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
- Asian Russia
- the Russia that is part of Asia
- Asmera
- the capital of Eritrea
- Aspadana
- city in central Iran; former capital of Persia
- asparagus bed
- a bed in which asparagus is growing
- Aspinwall
- a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal
- Assam
- state in northeastern India
- assault gun
- an armored vehicle with the chassis of a tank (but no turret) and a large gun; used as an antitank weapon and to support infantry
- assembly hall
- a hall where many people can congregate
- assembly plant
- a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product
- assembly
- a public facility to meet for open discussion
- associated state
- a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
- Assouan
- an ancient city on the Nile in Egypt; two dams across the Nile have been built nearby
- Assur
- an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris and traditional capital of Assyria; just to the south of the modern city of Mosul in Iraq
- Assyria
- an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq
- asteroid belt
- the region of interplanetary space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
- asthenosphere
- the lower layer of the crust
- Astrakhan
- a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
- Aswan High Dam
- one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt
- asylum
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- asylum
- a shelter from danger or hardship
- Atacama Desert
- a desert in western Chile that extends roughly 600 miles south from the Peruvian border; one of the driest areas in the world, but rich in nitrate and copper deposits
- athanor
- a furnace that feeds itself so as to maintain a uniform temperature; used by alchemists
- athenaeum
- a place where reading materials are available
- Athens
- a town in southeast Ohio
- Athens
- a university town in northeast Georgia
- athletic facility
- a facility for athletic events
- athletic field
- a piece of land prepared for playing a game
- Atlantic City
- a city on the Atlantic shore in southeastern New Jersey; a resort and gambling center
- atrium
- the central area in a building; open to the sky
- attack aircraft
- a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
- attack submarine
- a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
- attic
- (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
- attic
- floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
- Attica
- the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
- auberge
- a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
- Auckland
- the largest city and principal port of New Zealand
- auditorium
- the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
- Augean stables
- (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them
- Augusta
- a city in eastern Georgia north-northwest of Savannah; noted for golf tournaments
- Auschwitz
- a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in southwestern Poland during World War II
- Austerlitz
- a town in Czech Republic; site of the battle of Austerlitz in 1805
- Australian state
- one of the several states constituting Australia
- Austria-Hungary
- a geographical area in central and eastern Europe; broken into separate countries at the end of World War I
- auto factory
- a factory where automobiles are manufactured
- auto
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
- autobahn
- an expressway in a German-speaking country
- autobus
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- autogiro
- an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
- automat
- a cafeteria where food is served from machines
- automobile trunk
- compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
- automotive vehicle
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
- autostrada
- an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
- autumnal equinox
- (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Virgo
- Auvergne
- a region in central France
- auxiliary airfield
- an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity
- auxiliary research submarine
- a submarine for research purposes
- avenue
- a wide street or thoroughfare
- aviary
- a building where birds are kept
- Avignon
- a town in southeastern France on the Rhone River; the seat of the papacy from 1309 to 1378 and the residence of antipopes during the Great Schism
- Avon
- a county in southwestern England
- axil
- the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
- axis
- a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
- Ayr
- a port in southwestern Scotland
- AZ
- the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
- Az Zarqa
- city in northwestern Jordan
- Azerbajdzhan Republic
- a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
- B-52
- United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
- B-horizon
- immediately below the A-horizon; contains deposits of organic matter leached from surface soils
- baby buggy
- a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
- baby's room
- a child's room for a baby
- baby-walker
- an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk
- Babylon
- the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
- Babylonia
- an ancient kingdom in southern Mesopotamia; Babylonia conquered Israel in the 6th century BC and exiled the Jews to Babylon (where Daniel became a counselor to the king)
- back country
- a remote and undeveloped area
- back door
- an entrance at the rear of a building
- back end
- the side of an object that is opposite its front
- back of beyond
- a very remote and inaccessible place
- back porch
- a porch for the back door
- back room
- a room located in the rear of an establishment; usually accessible only to privileged groups
- back
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- backpacking tent
- a tent that can be carried in a backpack
- backroom
- the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations
- backstairs
- a second staircase at the rear of a building
- backstop
- (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
- backwater
- a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
- backyard
- the grounds in back of a house
- Bad Lands
- an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
- Badger State
- a midwestern state in north central United States
- Badlands National Park
- a national park in South Dakota having multicolored peaks and spires resulting from erosion; fossil sites
- badminton court
- the court on which badminton is played
- baggage car
- a railway car where passengers' bags are carried
- baggage claim
- an area in an airport where arriving passengers can collect the luggage that has been carried in the hold of the aircraft
- bagnio
- a building containing public baths
- bagnio
- a building where prostitutes are available
- Bahia Blanca
- a port city in eastern Argentina to the southwest of Buenos Aires on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean
- bailey
- the outer defensive wall that surrounds the outer courtyard of a castle
- bailey
- the outer courtyard of a castle
- Bailey bridge
- a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
- bailiwick
- the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- Bairiki
- national capital of Kiribati
- bakehouse
- a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
- Bakersfield
- a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley
- balance
- equality of distribution
- balcony
- a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
- balcony
- an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
- Balkan country
- any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula
- Balkans
- the Balkan countries collectively
- ball field
- the baseball playing field
- ballistic capsule
- a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
- ballistic missile
- a missile that is guided in the first part of its flight but falls freely as it approaches target
- balloon
- large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
- ballpark
- a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games)
- ballroom
- large room used mainly for dancing
- Balmoral Castle
- a castle in northeastern Scotland that is a private residence of the British sovereign
- Baltic Republic
- European countries bordering the Baltic Sea
- Baltimore
- the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
- balusters
- a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
- Bam
- an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
- Bamako
- the capital of Mali; located in the south on the Niger
- banana boat
- a ship designed to transport bananas
- banana republic
- a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas)
- Bandung
- a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
- bandwagon
- a large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band
- Banff
- a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
- Bangalore
- an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai)
- Bangor
- a town in southeastern Northern Ireland
- Bangor
- a university town in northwestern Wales on the Menai Strait
- Bangor
- a town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River
- bank vault
- a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables
- bank
- a building in which the business of banking transacted
- bar
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- bar
- (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
- bar
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- barb
- a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
- barb
- the pointed part of barbed wire
- barbacan
- a tower that is part of a defensive structure (such as a castle)
- Barbados
- a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area
- Barbary
- a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries
- Barbary Coast
- a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)
- barbecue
- a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
- barbershop
- a shop where men can get their hair cut
- barbette
- (formerly) a mound of earth inside a fort from which heavy gun can be fired over the parapet
- barbette carriage
- a gun carriage elevated so that the gun can be fired over the parapet
- Barcelona
- a city in northeastern Spain on the Mediterranean; 2nd largest Spanish city and the largest port and commercial center; has been a center for radical political beliefs
- bareboat
- a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions
- barge
- a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)
- Bari
- capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast
- bark
- a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
- barn
- an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
- barn door
- the large sliding door of a barn
- barnyard
- a yard adjoining a barn
- barony
- the domain of a baron
- barouche
- a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top
- barrack
- a building or group of buildings used to house military personnel
- barrage balloon
- an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
- Barranquilla
- a port city of northern Colombia near the Caribbean on the Magdalena River
- barrel
- a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- barrelhouse
- a cheap drinking and dancing establishment
- barren
- an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
- barricade
- a barrier (usually thrown up hastily) to impede the advance of an enemy
- barricade
- a barrier set up by police to stop traffic on a street or road in order to catch a fugitive or inspect traffic etc.
- barrier
- a structure or object that impedes free movement
- barrio
- an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country
- barrio
- a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)
- barrow
- (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
- barrow
- a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
- Barstow
- a town in southeastern California
- Bartlesville
- a town in northeastern Oklahoma
- barycenter
- (astronomy) the common center of mass around which two or more bodies revolve
- bascule
- a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
- base
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- base
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- base
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- base
- lowest support of a structure
- base
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- baseball diamond
- the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
- Basel
- a city in northwestern Switzerland
- basement
- the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture
- basement
- the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
- basilica
- an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
- Basilicata
- a region of southern Italy (forming the instep of the Italian `boot')
- basin
- the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet
- basket-handle arch
- a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers
- basketball court
- the court on which basketball is played
- Basra
- the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
- Basse-Normandie
- a division of Normandy
- Basseterre
- the capital of Saint Kitts and Nevis on the island of Saint Christopher
- bassinet
- a perambulator that resembles a bassinet
- bastille
- a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)
- Bastille
- a fortress built in Paris in the 14th century and used as a prison in the 17th and 18th centuries; it was destroyed July 14, 1789 at the start of the French Revolution
- bastion
- projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
- bastion
- a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
- bateau bridge
- a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
- Bath
- a town in southwestern England on the River Avon; famous for its hot springs and Roman remains
- bathhouse
- a building containing dressing rooms for bathers
- bathroom
- a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet
- bathroom
- a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
- Batna
- a town in north central Algeria
- Baton Rouge Bridge
- a cantilever bridge across the Mississippi at Baton Rouge
- batter's box
- an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat
- battery
- a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
- Battle Born State
- a state in the western United States
- battle cruiser
- a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower
- battle line
- the line along which warring troops meet
- battlefield
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- battlefront
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- battlement
- a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
- battleship
- large and heavily armoured warship
- batwing
- one of a pair of swinging doors (as at the entrance to a western saloon)
- Bavaria
- a state in southern Germany famous for its beer; site of an automobile factory
- bay
- a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose
- bay
- a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital
- bay window
- a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
- Bayonne
- a city in northeastern New Jersey
- Bayonne Bridge
- a steel arch bridge connecting New Jersey and Staten Island at Bayonne, New Jersey
- bazaar
- a shop where a variety of goods are sold
- bazaar
- a street of small shops (especially in Orient)
- beach buggy
- a recreational vehicle with large tires used on beaches or sand dunes
- beach house
- a house built on or near a beach
- beach waggon
- a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat
- beachhead
- a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation
- Beacon Hill
- a fashionable section of Boston; site of the Massachusetts capital building
- beacon
- a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
- beacon
- a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes
- beak
- a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
- beam-ends
- (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel
- bearing wall
- any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building
- beat
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- Beaumont
- a city of southeastern Texas near Houston
- beauty parlor
- a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work
- Beaver State
- a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
- Beckley
- a city in southern West Virginia
- bed
- (geology) a stratum of rock (especially sedimentary rock)
- bed
- a plot of ground in which plants are growing
- bed
- a foundation of earth or rock supporting a road or railroad track
- bed and breakfast
- an overnight boardinghouse with breakfast
- bed ground
- an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
- bed of flowers
- a bed in which flowers are growing
- bed of roses
- a flower bed in which roses are growing
- bed
- a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit
- bedchamber
- a room used primarily for sleeping
- Bedlam
- pejorative terms for an insane asylum
- bedroom community
- a community where many commuters live
- bedside
- space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person)
- bedsit
- a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)
- beehive
- any workplace where people are very busy
- Beehive State
- a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
- beeline
- the most direct route
- beer garden
- tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served
- beer hall
- a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment
- beginning
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- Beira
- a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
- belfry
- a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
- belfry
- a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
- bell arch
- a round arch resting on corbels
- bell foundry
- a foundry where bells are cast
- bell gable
- an extension of a gable that serves as a bell cote
- bell tent
- a bell-shaped tent
- bell tower
- a tower that supports or shelters a bell
- Bellingham
- a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
- belly
- the hollow inside of something
- belly button
- a scar where the umbilical cord was attached
- Belmont Park
- a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes
- Belo Horizonte
- city in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities
- Belsen
- a Nazi concentration camp for Jews created in northwestern Germany during World War II
- belt
- an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found
- belt
- a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing)
- beltway
- a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- belvedere
- a gazebo sited to command a fine view
- bema
- area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
- Bemidji
- a town in northern Minnesota
- Bend
- a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range
- Bengal
- a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
- Benghazi
- port in northern Libya on the Gulf of Sidra; formerly a joint capital of Libya with Tripoli
- Benjamin Franklin Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
- Bennington
- a town in southwestern Vermont
- bent
- an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
- benthic division
- a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones
- Bergen
- a port city in southwestern Norway
- Berkeley
- a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley
- Berkshire
- a county in southern England
- berlin
- a limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
- berm
- a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- Bermuda Triangle
- an area in the western Atlantic Ocean where many ships and planes are supposed to have been mysteriously lost
- berth
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- bethel
- a house of worship (especially one for sailors)
- Bethlehem
- a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
- Bethlehem Ephrathah
- a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
- betting shop
- a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track
- Beverly Hills
- a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors
- bi-fold door
- an interior door
- Bible Belt
- southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant
- bicycle rack
- a rack for parking bicycles
- bicycle
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- bicycle-built-for-two
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- Big Bend
- a triangular area in southwestern Texas on the Mexican border; formed by a bend in the Rio Grande
- Big Bend National Park
- a large national park in Texas featuring mountains and desert and canyons and wildlife
- Big Sur
- a picturesque coastal region of California to the south of San Francisco
- big top
- a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- bight
- the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
- Bihar
- a state of northeastern India
- bike
- a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
- bilge
- where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom
- bilge well
- (nautical) a well where seepage drains to be pumped away
- bilges
- in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the frames at each side
- bill
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- billboard
- large outdoor signboard
- billet
- lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
- billiard hall
- a room in which billiards is played
- Billings
- the largest city in Montana; located in southern Montana on the Yellowstone river
- bilocation
- the ability (said of certain Roman Catholic saints) to exist simultaneously in two locations
- Biloxi
- an old town in southern Mississippi on the Gulf of Mexico
- bindery
- a workshop where books are bound
- Binghamton
- a city in south central New York near the border with Pennsylvania
- bio lab
- a laboratory for biological research
- biogeographical region
- an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna
- bioscope
- a South African movie theater
- biosphere
- the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist
- biplane
- old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
- birch bark
- a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
- birdcage
- a cage in which a bird can be kept
- Birmingham
- a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
- birthplace
- where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- birthplace
- the place where someone was born
- Biscayne National Park
- a national park in Florida having underwater coral reefs and marine life
- bishopric
- the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- bistro
- a small informal restaurant; serves wine
- Bithynia
- an ancient country in northwestern Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; was absorbed into the Roman Empire by the end of the 1st century BC
- bitter end
- (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
- bitthead
- the upper end of a bitt
- bivouac
- temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
- bivouac
- a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
- black hole
- a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field
- Black Hole of Calcutta
- a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive
- black Maria
- van used by police to transport prisoners
- Black Rock Desert
- a desert in northwestern Nevada
- Blackpool
- a resort town in Lancashire in northwestern England on the Irish Sea; famous for its tower
- Blacksburg
- a university town in southwestern Virginia (west of Roanoke) in the Allegheny Mountains
- Blantyre
- city in southern Malawi; largest city and commercial center of Malawi
- blast furnace
- a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air
- bleachers
- (used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached
- Blida
- a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers
- Blighty
- a slang term for Great Britain used by British troops serving abroad
- blimp
- a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
- blind alley
- a street with only one way in or out
- blind corner
- a street corner that you cannot see around as you are driving
- blind side
- the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed
- blind spot
- the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
- block
- housing in a large building that is divided into separate units
- block
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- block
- a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings
- blockade
- prevents access or progress
- blockade-runner
- a ship that runs through or around a naval blockade
- blockhouse
- a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire
- Bloemfontein
- the seat of the supreme court
- bloodmobile
- a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations
- Bloomington
- a university town in south central Indiana
- Bloomsbury
- a city district of central London laid out in garden squares
- blow tube
- a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
- blow tube
- a tube that directs air or gas into a flame to concentrate heat
- Bluegrass Country
- an area in central Kentucky noted for its bluegrass and thoroughbred horses
- Bluegrass State
- a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
- boarding
- a structure of boards
- boarding house
- a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
- boardroom
- a room where a committee meets (such as the board of directors of a company)
- boards
- (used in the plural) the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink
- boardwalk
- a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
- boat
- a small vessel for travel on water
- boat train
- a train taking passengers to or from a port
- boathouse
- a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
- boatyard
- a place where boats are built or maintained or stored
- bob
- a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
- bobsled
- formerly two short sleds coupled together
- bodega
- a small Hispanic shop selling wine and groceries
- body
- the external structure of a vehicle
- body
- a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin)
- bodywork
- the exterior body of a motor vehicle
- Boeotia
- a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
- bogey
- an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
- Bohemia
- a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
- Bologna
- the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines
- bolt-hole
- a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den
- Bolzano
- an Italian city in Trentino-Alto Adige near the Austrian border; noted as a resort and for its Alpine scenery
- bomb rack
- a device on an aircraft for carrying bombs
- bomb site
- an area in a town that has been devastated by bombs
- bomber
- a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
- boneshaker
- any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
- Bonete
- a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,546 feet high)
- Bonn
- a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
- bookbindery
- a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books
- bookmobile
- a van with shelves of books; serves as a mobile library or bookstore
- bookshop
- a shop where books are sold
- boom town
- a town enjoying sudden prosperity
- boot camp
- camp for training military recruits
- booth
- a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
- booth
- small area set off by walls for special use
- Bordeaux
- a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
- border
- a strip forming the outer edge of something
- border district
- district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
- border
- a line that indicates a boundary
- border
- the boundary of a surface
- border
- a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
- borough
- one of the administrative divisions of a large city
- borscht belt
- (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests
- borstal
- formerly a British reform school for youths considered too young to send to prison
- Bosnia
- the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Bosporus Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Bosporus at Istanbul
- boss
- a circular rounded projection or protuberance
- Boston Harbor
- the seaport at Boston
- bottle cork
- the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)
- bottling plant
- a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
- bottom
- the lowest part of anything
- bottom
- a cargo ship
- bottom
- the lower side of anything
- boudoir
- a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
- Boulder
- a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town
- bound
- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
- Bourgogne
- a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
- bourn
- an archaic term for a boundary
- Bourse
- the stock exchange in Paris
- boutique
- a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry
- bowels
- the center of the Earth
- Bowery
- a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
- bowling alley
- a building that contains several alleys for bowling
- bowling green
- a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls
- Bowling Green
- a town in southern Kentucky
- box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- box
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- box number
- a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent
- box office
- the office where tickets of admission are sold
- box
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- boxcar
- a freight car with roof and sliding doors in the sides
- Bozeman
- a town in southwestern Montana; gateway to Yellowstone National Park
- Braga
- an ancient city in northern Portugal
- brake cylinder
- a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston
- branch line
- a railway line connected to a trunk line
- Brandenburg
- the territory of an Elector (of the Holy Roman Empire) that expanded to become the kingdom of Prussia in 1701
- Brasov
- a city in central Romania in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps
- brass
- a memorial made of brass
- brasserie
- a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap
- brattice
- a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
- Brattleboro
- a town in southeastern Vermont on the Connecticut River
- Braunschweig
- a city in central Germany
- Brazilian capital
- the capital of Brazil; a city built on the central plateau and inaugurated in 1960
- Brazzaville
- the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo
- breach
- an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)
- breadbasket
- a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
- break
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- breakfast area
- a place for light meals (usually near a kitchen)
- breakwater
- a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- breastwork
- fortification consisting of a low wall
- breather
- air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- breathing room
- sufficient room for easy breathing or movement
- breech closer
- a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing
- breeding ground
- a place where animals breed
- Bremen
- a city of northwestern Germany linked by the Weser River to the port of Bremerhaven and the North Sea; in the Middle Ages it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League
- Bremerhaven
- a port city in northwestern Germany at the mouth of the Weser River on the North Sea; has a deep natural harbor and is an important shipping center
- Brenner Pass
- an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions
- Brescia
- an ancient Italian city in central Lombardy
- Brest
- a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France
- Bretagne
- a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
- brewery
- a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- brewpub
- a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food
- briar
- a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath
- brickfield
- a place where bricks are made and sold
- brickkiln
- a kiln for making bricks
- brickwork
- masonry done with bricks and mortar
- bridge
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- bridgehead
- a defensive post at the end of a bridge nearest to the enemy
- bridgehead
- an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies
- Bridgeport
- a port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
- bridle path
- a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars)
- brig
- a penal institution (especially on board a ship)
- brig
- two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
- brigantine
- two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
- Brighton
- a city in East Sussex in southern England that is a popular resort; site of the University of Sussex
- brilliant pebble
- a code name for a small computerized heat-seeking missile that was supposed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles
- brim
- a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
- Brindisi
- a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
- brink
- the edge of a steep place
- Brisbane
- capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
- Bristol
- an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon
- British Columbia
- a province in western Canada
- British East Africa
- the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
- British Empire
- a former empire consisting of Great Britain and all the territories under its control; reached its greatest extent at the end of World War I; it included the British Isles, British West Indies, Canada, British Guiana; British West Africa, British East Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
- British Honduras
- a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control
- British Virgin Islands
- more than 40 northeastern Virgin Islands (15 inhabited); a dependent territory of the United Kingdom
- British West Africa
- the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
- broadcast area
- the area over which a radio or tv transmission can be received
- broadcast station
- a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs
- broadcasting studio
- a studio where broadcasts originate
- broken arch
- an arch with a gap at the apex; the gap is usually filled with some decoration
- brokerage
- place where a broker conducts his business
- Bronx
- a borough of New York City
- Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City
- Brooklyn
- a borough of New York City
- Brooklyn Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
- broom closet
- a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment
- brougham
- a sedan that has no roof over the driver's seat
- brougham
- light carriage; pulled by a single horse
- brow
- the peak of a hill
- Brown University
- a university in Rhode Island
- brownstone
- a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color
- Brownsville
- a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande near its mouth into the Gulf of Mexico; has a channel that accommodates oceangoing ships
- Brunn
- an industrial city in Moravia in Czech Republic to the southeast of Prague
- Brunswick
- a town in southeast Georgia near the Atlantic coast; a port of entry
- Brunswick
- a university town in southwestern Maine
- Bryan
- a town of east central Texas
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- a national park in Utah having multicolored rock erosions
- bubble chamber
- an instrument that records the tracks of ionizing particles
- bubbler
- a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water
- Buchenwald
- a Nazi concentration camp for Jews in World War II that was located in central Germany
- buck
- a framework for holding wood that is being sawed
- buckboard
- an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles
- bucket shop
- (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
- Buckeye State
- a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
- Buckingham Palace
- the London residence of the British sovereign
- Buffalo
- a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)
- buffer country
- a small neutral state between two rival powers
- buffer
- a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict
- buffer
- an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track
- buffet car
- a passenger car where food is served in transit
- Buganda
- a state of Uganda and site of a former Bantu kingdom
- buggy
- a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
- building complex
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- building site
- a lot on which there are no permanent buildings
- building supply house
- a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures
- building
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- Bulawayo
- industrial city in southwestern Zimbabwe
- Bulgarian capital
- capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
- bulkhead
- a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
- bull
- the center of a target
- bulldozer
- large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
- bullet hole
- a hole made by a bullet passing through it
- bullet
- a high-speed passenger train
- bullpen
- a place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up during a game
- bullpen
- a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily
- bullring
- a stadium where bullfights take place
- bulwark
- a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
- bulwark
- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- bumboat
- a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
- bung
- a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
- bungalow
- a small house with a single story
- bunker
- a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground
- bunker
- a hazard on a golf course
- burg
- colloquial American term for a town
- burial chamber
- a chamber that is used as a grave
- burial ground
- a tract of land used for burials
- burial vault
- a burial chamber (usually underground)
- Burkina Faso
- a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
- Burlington
- the largest city in Vermont; located in northwestern Vermont on Lake Champlain; site of the University of Vermont
- burn center
- a center where patients with severe burns can be treated
- burr
- rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting
- Bursa
- a city in northwestern Turkey
- bus depot
- a terminal that serves bus passengers
- bus lane
- a traffic lane intended for buses only
- bus route
- the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
- bus stop
- a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers
- bus
- a car that is old and unreliable
- bush
- a large wilderness area
- business address
- the address at which a business is located
- business district
- the central area or commercial center of a town or city
- business establishment
- an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered
- business office
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
- bustle
- a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
- butcher shop
- a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold
- Butte
- a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper
- buttery
- a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals
- buttery
- a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
- buttress
- a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- Byblos
- an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon to the north of Beirut; now partially excavated
- Bydgoszcz
- an industrial city and river port in northern Poland
- bypath
- a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
- byre
- a barn for cows
- Byzantium
- an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
- C-horizon
- beneath the B-horizon and above the bedrock; consisting of weathered rock
- cab
- a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
- cab
- small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and a folding hood
- cab
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- cabana
- a small tent used as a dressing room beside the sea or a swimming pool
- cabaret
- a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink
- cabin
- the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried
- cabin
- small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
- cabin
- a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area
- cabin car
- a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train
- cabin class
- a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
- cabin cruiser
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
- cabin liner
- a liner with cabins for passengers
- cabinet
- a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
- cable car
- a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway
- caboose
- the area for food preparation on a ship
- cabstand
- a place where taxis park while awaiting customers
- cache
- a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)
- Cachi
- a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
- Cadiz
- an ancient port city in southwestern Spain
- Caesarea
- an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine
- cafe
- a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
- cafeteria
- a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
- cafeteria facility
- (usually plural) facilities for providing food for employees or visitors
- caff
- informal British term for a cafe
- cage
- an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
- Cairo
- a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
- caisson
- a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
- caisson
- large watertight chamber used for construction under water
- calabash
- a pipe for smoking; has a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd
- Calabria
- a region of southern Italy (forming the toe of the Italian `boot')
- Calais
- a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558
- Calcutta
- the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding
- calean
- an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
- Caledonia
- the geographical area (in Roman times) to the north of the Antonine Wall; now a poetic name for Scotland
- Caledonian Canal
- a canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used
- Calgary
- the largest city in southern Alberta; an oil and gas center and a technology center for Alberta and most of western Canada
- Cali
- city in southwestern Colombia in a rich agricultural area
- caliphate
- the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
- calk
- a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping
- call box
- booth for using a telephone
- call center
- a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers)
- Caloocan
- a suburb of Manila in southwestern Luzon
- Caloosahatchee Canal
- a canal that connects Lake Okeechobee with the Caloosahatchee River in southern Florida to form part of the Cross-Florida Waterway
- calumet
- a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
- camber arch
- an arch with a straight horizontal extrados and a slightly arched intrados
- cambium
- the inner layer of the periosteum
- Cambodian capital
- the capital and largest city of Kampuchea
- Cambria
- one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
- Cambridge
- a city in eastern England on the River Cam; site of Cambridge University
- Cambridge
- a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Cambridge University
- a university in England
- Camden
- a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
- Camellia State
- a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- Camelot
- (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
- camera obscura
- a darkened enclosure in which images of outside objects are projected through a small aperture or lens onto a facing surface
- camion
- a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage
- camion
- a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides
- Camlan
- (Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded
- camp
- temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers
- camp
- a penal institution (often for forced labor)
- Camp David
- a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States
- camp
- shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs
- camp
- a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months
- Campania
- a region of southwestern Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea including the islands of Capri and Ischia
- Campeche
- a Mexican state on the eastern part of the Gulf of Campeche
- Campeche
- a Mexican city on the Bay of Campeche
- camper trailer
- a trailer equipped for occupancy (especially for holiday trips)
- camper
- a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling
- campong
- a native village in Malaysia
- campus
- a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
- Canada
- a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
- Canadian Maritime Provinces
- the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
- Canadian province
- Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes
- canal
- long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
- canal boat
- a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals
- Cancer the Crab
- the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22
- Cancun
- a popular island resort off the northeastern tip of the Yucatan peninsula
- candy store
- a confectioner's shop
- cannery
- a factory where food is canned
- Cannes
- a port and resort city on the French Riviera; site of an annual film festival
- cannula
- a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication
- canoe
- small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
- canteen
- restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat
- canteen
- a recreation room in an institution
- canteen
- sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
- canteen
- a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen
- Canterbury
- a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church
- canthus
- either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet
- cantilever bridge
- bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle
- canton
- a small administrative division of a country
- canvas
- a tent made of canvas fabric
- Canyonlands National Park
- a national park in Utah having rock formations and ancient cliff dwellings; canyons of the Green River and the Colorado River
- cap
- the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
- Cape Cod Canal
- a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
- Cape Girardeau
- a town in southeast Missouri
- Cape of Good Hope
- a province of western South Africa
- Cape of Good Hope Province
- a former province of southern South Africa that was settled by the Dutch in 1652 and ceded to Great Britain in 1814; in 1994 it was split into three new provinces of South Africa
- Cape Town
- port city in southwestern South Africa; the seat of the legislative branch of the government of South Africa
- capillary
- a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action
- capital
- a seat of government
- capital
- a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product
- capital of Afghanistan
- the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan
- capital of Alabama
- the state capital of Alabama on the Mobile River
- capital of Alaska
- the state capital of Alaska
- capital of Antigua and Barbuda
- the capital and largest city of Antigua and Barbuda; located on the island of Antigua
- capital of Argentina
- capital and largest city of Argentina; located in eastern Argentina near Uruguay; Argentina's chief port and industrial and cultural center
- capital of Arizona
- the state capital and largest city located in south central Arizona; situated in a former desert that has become a prosperous agricultural area thanks to irrigation
- capital of Arkansas
- the state capital and largest city of Arkansas in the central part of Arkansas on the Arkansas River
- capital of Armenia
- capital of Armenia
- capital of Australia
- the capital of Australia; located in southeastern Australia
- capital of Austria
- the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss
- capital of Azerbaijan
- a port city on the Caspian Sea that is the capital of Azerbaijan and an important center for oil production
- capital of Bahrain
- the capital of Bahrain; located at the northern end of Bahrain Island
- capital of Bangladesh
- the capital and largest city of Bangladesh
- capital of Barbados
- capital of Barbados; a port city on the southwestern coast of Barbados
- capital of Belarus
- the capital of Belarus and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
- capital of Belgium
- the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- capital of Benin
- the capital of Benin in southwestern part of country on a coastal lagoon
- capital of Bolivia
- capital city in western Bolivia and the administrative seat of Bolivia's government; largest city in Bolivia
- capital of Botswana
- capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast
- capital of Burundi
- the capital and largest city of Burundi
- capital of California
- a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
- capital of Cameroon
- the capital of Cameroon
- capital of Canada
- the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
- capital of Cape Verde
- the capital of Cape Verde on Sao Tiago Island
- capital of Central Africa
- the capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
- capital of Chad
- the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river
- capital of Colombia
- capital and largest city of Colombia; located in central Colombia on a high fertile plain
- capital of Colorado
- the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
- capital of Connecticut
- the state capital of Connecticut; located in central Connecticut on the Connecticut river; a center of the insurance business
- capital of Costa Rica
- the capital and largest city of Costa Rica
- capital of Cuba
- the capital and largest city of Cuba; located in western Cuba; one of the oldest cities in the Americas
- capital of Cyprus
- the capital and largest city of Cyprus
- capital of Delaware
- the capital of the state of Delaware
- capital of Djibouti
- port city on the Gulf of Aden; the capital and largest city of Djibouti
- capital of Ecuador
- the capital of Ecuador
- capital of Egypt
- the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs
- capital of Estonia
- a port city on the Gulf of Finland that is the capital and largest city of Estonia
- capital of Ethiopia
- the capital of Ethiopia and the country's largest city; located in central Ethiopia
- capital of Finland
- the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
- capital of Florida
- capital of the state of Florida; located in northern Florida
- capital of France
- the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
- capital of Gabon
- the capital of Gabon
- capital of Gambia
- a port city and capital of Gambia
- capital of Georgia
- the capital and largest city of Georgia on the Kura river
- capital of Georgia
- state capital and largest city of Georgia; chief commercial center of the southeastern United States; was plundered and burned by Sherman's army during the American Civil War
- capital of Ghana
- the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
- capital of Greece
- the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
- capital of Grenada
- the capital and largest city of Grenada
- capital of Guatemala
- the capital and largest city of Guatemala
- capital of Guinea
- a port and the capital of Guinea
- capital of Guinea-Bissau
- the capital of Guinea-Bissau
- capital of Hawaii
- the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
- capital of Hungary
- capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary
- capital of Iceland
- the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water
- capital of Idaho
- the capital and largest city of Idaho
- capital of Illinois
- capital of the state of Illinois
- capital of Indiana
- the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
- capital of Indonesia
- capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
- capital of Iowa
- the capital and largest city in Iowa
- capital of Iraq
- capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River
- capital of Ireland
- capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic
- capital of Israel
- capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed); it was captured from Jordan in 1967 in the Six Day War; a holy city for Jews and Christians and Muslims; was the capital of an ancient kingdom
- capital of Italy
- capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
- capital of Jamaica
- capital and largest city of Jamaica
- capital of Japan
- the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan
- capital of Jordan
- the capital and largest city of Jordan
- capital of Kansas
- the capital of the state of Kansas; located in eastern Kansas on the Kansas river
- capital of Kazakhstan
- remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
- capital of Kentucky
- the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky
- capital of Kenya
- the capital and largest city of Kenya; a center for tourist safaris
- capital of Kuwait
- a seaport on the Persian Gulf and capital of Kuwait
- capital of Kyrgyzstan
- the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
- capital of Latvia
- a port city on the Gulf of Riga that is the capital and largest city of Latvia; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
- capital of Lebanon
- capital and largest city of Lebanon; located in western Lebanon on the Mediterranean
- capital of Lesotho
- the capital of Lesotho; located in northwestern Lesotho
- capital of Liberia
- the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia
- capital of Liechtenstein
- the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein
- capital of Lithuania
- the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania
- capital of Louisiana
- capital of Louisiana
- capital of Luxembourg
- the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
- capital of Madagascar
- the capital and largest city of Madagascar
- capital of Maine
- the capital of the state of Maine
- capital of Malawi
- the capital of Malawi; located in south central Malawi
- capital of Malaysia
- Malaysia's sparkling new capital
- capital of Malta
- the capital of Malta; located on the northeastern coast of the island
- capital of Maryland
- state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy
- capital of Massachusetts
- state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
- capital of Mexico
- the capital and largest city of Mexico is a political and cultural and commercial and industrial center; one of the world's largest cities
- capital of Michigan
- capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River
- capital of Minnesota
- capital of the state of Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river adjacent to Minneapolis; one of the Twin Cities
- capital of Mississippi
- capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River
- capital of Missouri
- capital of the state of Missouri; located in central Missouri on the Missouri river
- capital of Moldova
- the capital of Moldova
- capital of Mongolia
- the capital and largest city of Mongolia
- capital of Montana
- capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
- capital of Morocco
- the capital of Morocco; located in the northwestern on the Atlantic coast
- capital of Mozambique
- the capital and largest city of Mozambique
- capital of Nebraska
- capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
- capital of Nepal
- the capital and largest city of Nepal
- capital of Nevada
- capital of the state of Nevada; located in western Nevada
- capital of New Hampshire
- capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
- capital of New Jersey
- capital of the state of New Jersey; located in western New Jersey on the Delaware river
- capital of New Mexico
- capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New Mexico
- capital of New York
- state capital of New York; located in eastern New York State on the west bank of the Hudson river
- capital of New Zealand
- the capital of New Zealand
- capital of Nicaragua
- the capital and largest city of Nicaragua
- capital of Niger
- the capital and largest city of Niger
- capital of Nigeria
- capital of Nigeria in the center of the country
- capital of North Carolina
- capital of the state of North Carolina; located in the east central part of the North Carolina
- capital of North Dakota
- capital of the state of North Dakota; located in south central North Dakota overlooking the Missouri river
- capital of North Korea
- capital of North Korea and an industrial center
- capital of Northern Ireland
- capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
- capital of Norway
- the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
- capital of Ohio
- the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
- capital of Oklahoma
- capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock
- capital of Oman
- a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
- capital of Oregon
- capital of the state of Oregon in the northwestern part of the state on the Willamette River
- capital of Pakistan
- the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959
- capital of Papua New Guinea
- the administrative capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea
- capital of Paraguay
- the capital and chief port of Paraguay
- capital of Pennsylvania
- capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
- capital of Peru
- capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
- capital of Poland
- the capital and largest city of Poland; located in central Poland
- capital of Portugal
- capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
- capital of Qatar
- the capital and chief port of Qatar
- capital of Red China
- capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
- capital of Rhode Island
- the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
- capital of Romania
- national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
- capital of Rwanda
- the national capital and largest city of Rwanda; located in central Rwanda
- capital of San Marino
- the capital and only city of San Marino
- capital of Saudi Arabia
- joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia
- capital of Senegal
- the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
- capital of Serbia and Montenegro
- capital and largest city of Serbia and Montenegro; situated on the Danube
- capital of Seychelles
- port city and the capital of Seychelles
- capital of Sierra Leone
- port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone
- capital of Singapore
- the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
- capital of Slovakia
- capital and largest city of Slovakia
- capital of Somalia
- the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
- capital of South Africa
- city in the Transvaal; the seat of the executive branch of the government of South Africa
- capital of South Carolina
- capital and largest city in South Carolina; located in central South Carolina
- capital of South Dakota
- capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
- capital of South Korea
- the capital of South Korea and the largest city of Asia; located in northwestern South Korea
- capital of Spain
- the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
- capital of Sri Lanka
- the capital and largest city of Sri Lanka; has one of the largest harbors in the world; is located on the western coast of the island of Ceylon
- capital of Sudan
- the capital of Sudan located at the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile
- capital of Suriname
- the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
- capital of Swaziland
- capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland
- capital of Sweden
- the capital and largest city of Sweden; located in southern Sweden on the Baltic
- capital of Switzerland
- the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
- capital of Syria
- an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus
- capital of Taiwan
- the capital of Nationalist China; located in northern Taiwan
- capital of Tajikistan
- the capital of Tajikistan; formerly Stalinabad 1926-1991
- capital of Tanzania
- the capital and largest port city of Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
- capital of Tennessee
- capital of the state of Tennessee; located in the north central part of the state on the Cumberland River; known for country music
- capital of Texas
- state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
- capital of Thailand
- the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture
- capital of the Bahamas
- the capital of the Bahamas
- capital of the Dominican Republic
- the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic
- capital of The Netherlands
- an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum
- capital of the Philippines
- the capital and largest city of the Philippines; located on southern Luzon
- capital of the Russian Federation
- a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
- capital of the Ukraine
- capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center
- capital of the United Kingdom
- the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
- capital of the United States
- the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
- capital of Tibet
- the sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers
- capital of Togo
- capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea
- capital of Trinidad and Tobago
- the capital and largest city of Trinidad and Tobago on the west coast of the island of Trinidad
- capital of Tunisia
- the capital and principal port of Tunisia
- capital of Turkey
- the capital of Turkey; located in west-central Turkey; it was formerly known as Angora and is the home of Angora goats
- capital of Turkmenistan
- the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan
- capital of Uganda
- the capital and largest city of Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
- capital of Uruguay
- the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America
- capital of Utah
- the capital and largest city of Utah; located near the Great Salt Lake in north central Utah; world capital of the Mormon Church
- capital of Uzbek
- the capital of Uzbekistan
- capital of Vanuatu
- capital of Vanuatu
- capital of Venezuela
- the capital and largest city of Venezuela
- capital of Vermont
- capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont
- capital of Vietnam
- the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
- capital of Virginia
- capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
- capital of Washington
- capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
- capital of West Virginia
- state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
- capital of Western Samoa
- the capital of Western Samoa
- capital of Wisconsin
- capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin
- capital of Wyoming
- the capital and largest city of Wyoming; located in the southeastern corner of the state
- capital of Zambia
- the capital and largest city of Zambia
- capital of Zimbabwe
- the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
- capital ship
- a warship of the first rank in size and armament
- capitol
- a building occupied by a state legislature
- Capitol Building
- the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
- Capitol Reef National Park
- a national park in Utah having colorful rock formations and desert plants and wildlife
- capitulum
- an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
- Cappadocia
- an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor
- Capricorn the Goat
- the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
- capsule
- a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space
- car carrier
- a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies
- car door
- the door of a car
- car park
- a lot where cars are parked
- car port
- garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles
- car train
- a train that transports passengers and their automobiles
- car transporter
- a long truck for carrying motor vehicles
- car
- where passengers ride up and down
- car
- the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant
- car
- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
- car-ferry
- a ferry that transports motor vehicles
- carack
- a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
- caravan inn
- an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
- caravan
- a camper equipped with living quarters
- Carbondale
- a town in southern Illinois
- cardcastle
- an unstable construction with playing cards
- Cardiff
- the capital and largest city of Wales
- cardroom
- a room for gambling on card games
- cargo area
- the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
- cargo door
- door used to load or unload cargo
- cargo hatch
- hatch opening into the cargo compartment
- cargo helicopter
- a helicopter that carries cargo
- cargo liner
- a liner that carries cargo
- cargo ship
- a ship designed to carry cargo
- cargo ships
- conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
- Caribbean
- region including the Caribbean Islands
- Carlsbad
- a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash deposits
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formations
- Carnegie Mellon University
- an engineering university in Pittsburgh
- caroche
- a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century
- Carolinas
- the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
- carrefour
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
- carrel
- small individual study area in a library
- carriage house
- a small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
- carriage
- a railcar where passengers ride
- carriage
- a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
- carriageway
- one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
- carrier
- a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
- carrier
- a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
- cart
- a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
- cart track
- any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
- cart
- wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
- Cartagena
- a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean
- Cartagena
- a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean
- Casablanca
- a port on the Atlantic and the largest city of Morocco
- casbah
- an older or native quarter of many cities in northern Africa; the quarter in which the citadel is located
- case
- the enclosing frame around a door or window opening
- casement
- a window sash that is hinged (usually on one side)
- casement window
- a window with one or more casements
- casern
- military barracks in a garrison town
- casino
- a public building for gambling and entertainment
- casino-hotel
- a building that houses both a hotel and a casino
- casino-hotel
- a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel
- Casper
- a city of east central Wyoming on the North Platte river
- Castilla
- a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
- castle
- a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack
- castle
- a large and stately mansion
- Castries
- a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia
- catacomb
- an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
- Catalonia
- a region of northeastern Spain
- catamaran
- a boat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
- catboat
- a sailboat with a single mast set far forward
- catchall
- an enclosure or receptacle for odds and ends
- catchment
- a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
- Caterpillar
- a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work
- cathedral
- any large and important church
- cathedral
- the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
- catheter
- a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
- cathode
- the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
- cattle boat
- a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
- cattle car
- a freight car for transporting cattle
- cattle farm
- farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
- cattle grid
- a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
- cattle pen
- a pen for cattle
- cattle trail
- a trail over which cattle were driven to market
- catwalk
- narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
- Caucasus
- a large region between the Black and Caspian seas that contains the Caucasus Mountains; oil is its major resource
- causeway
- a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- cavern
- any large dark enclosed space
- cavity resonator
- a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves
- cavity wall
- a wall formed of two thicknesses of masonry with a space between them
- cavity
- space that is surrounded by something
- Cayman Islands
- a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center
- Cebu City
- an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines
- Cedar Rapids
- a city in eastern Iowa
- celestial equator
- the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
- celestial horizon
- the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
- celestial latitude
- (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or to the south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
- celestial orbit
- the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- celestial point
- a point in the heavens (on the celestial sphere)
- celestial pole
- one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
- celestial sphere
- the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- cell
- any small compartment
- cell wall
- a rigid layer of polysaccharides enclosing the membrane of plant and prokaryotic cells; maintains the shape of the cell and serves as a protective barrier
- cell
- small room in which a monk or nun lives
- cell
- a room where a prisoner is kept
- cellar
- an excavation where root vegetables are stored
- cellar
- storage space where wines are stored
- cellarage
- a storage area in a cellar
- cellblock
- a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
- cenotaph
- a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
- Centennial State
- a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
- center of buoyancy
- (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object
- center of curvature
- the center of the circle of curvature
- center of flotation
- the center of gravity of a floating object
- center of gravity
- the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
- center of mass
- point representing the mean position of the matter in a body
- center stage
- the central area on a theater stage
- center
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- center
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- center
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- center
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- center
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- center
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- Central African Republic
- a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960
- Central American country
- any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments
- central city
- the central part of a city
- central heating
- a heating system in which air or water is heated at a central furnace and sent through the building via vents or pipes and radiators
- central office
- (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
- Central Park
- a large park in Manhattan
- central
- a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
- Centre
- a low-lying region in central France
- centrex
- (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange
- centroid
- the center of mass of an object of uniform density
- Chablis
- a town in north central France noted for white Burgundy wines
- chain store
- one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
- chainlink fence
- a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern
- chair car
- a passenger car for day travel; you pay extra fare for individual chairs
- chair lift
- a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside; seats are hung from an endless overhead cable
- chaise
- a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
- Chalcedon
- a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon
- Chaldaea
- an ancient region of Mesopotamia lying between the Euphrates delta and the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Desert; settled in 1000 BC and destroyed by the Persians in 539 BC; reached the height of its power under Nebuchadnezzar II
- chalet
- a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
- chamber
- a natural or artificial enclosed space
- chamber
- a room where a judge transacts business
- Champagne-Ardenne
- a region of northeastern France
- Champaign
- a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana
- Champs Elysees
- a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
- chancellery
- a government building housing the office of a chancellor
- Chancellorsville
- a village in northeastern Virginia
- chancery
- an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records
- chandlery
- a storeroom where candles are kept
- Changan
- a city of central China; capital of ancient Chinese empire 221-206 BC
- Changtzu
- a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
- channel
- a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
- Channel Islands National Park
- a national park in California featuring sea birds and marine life
- Channel Tunnel
- the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel
- chantry
- a chapel endowed for singing Masses for the soul of the donor
- chap
- a crack in a lip caused usually by cold
- chapel
- a place of worship that has its own altar
- Chapel Hill
- a town in central North Carolina; site of the University of North Carolina
- chapterhouse
- a building attached to a monastery or cathedral; used as a meeting place for the chapter
- chapterhouse
- a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity
- charcuterie
- a delicatessen that specializes in meats
- chariot
- a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
- chariot
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
- Charleroi
- city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region
- Charleston
- a port city in southeastern South Carolina
- Charlestown
- a former town and present-day neighborhood of Boston; settled in 1629
- Charlestown Navy Yard
- the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored
- Charlottetown
- the provincial capital and largest city of Prince Edward Island
- charnel
- a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited
- charterhouse
- a Carthusian monastery
- Chartres
- a town in northern France that is noted for its Gothic Cathedral
- Chartres Cathedral
- a Gothic cathedral in northern France; built in 13th century
- chase
- a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
- chasm
- a deep opening in the earth's surface
- chassis
- the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor
- chassis
- a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device
- chateau
- an impressive country house (or castle) in France
- Chattanooga
- a city in eastern Tennessee
- Chechen Republic
- an autonomous republic in southwestern Russia in the northern Caucasus Mountains bordering on Georgia; declared independence from the USSR in 1991 but Russian troops invaded and continue to prosecute a relentless military campaign in the largely Muslim republic
- checkpoint
- a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance
- checkroom
- a room where baggage or parcels are checked
- Cheddar
- a village in southwestern England where cheddar cheese was first made
- Chelyabinsk
- a city in the Asian part of Russia
- chem lab
- a laboratory for research in chemistry
- chemical plant
- an industrial plant where chemicals are produced
- Chemulpo
- a port city in western South Korea on the Yellow Sea
- Chennai
- a city in Tamil Nadu on the Bay of Bengal; formerly Madras
- Cherbourg
- a port town in northwestern France on the English Channel; site of a naval base
- Cherepovets
- a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow
- Chernobyl
- a city in north central Ukraine; site of a major disaster at a nuclear power plant (26 April 1986)
- Chester
- a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
- cheval-de-frise
- defensive structure consisting of a movable obstacle composed of barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame; used to obstruct cavalry
- chicane
- a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file
- chicken coop
- a farm building for housing poultry
- chicken farm
- farm where chickens are raised for sale
- chicken run
- an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
- Chihuahua
- a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
- Chihuahua
- a city in northern Mexico in the state of Chihuahua; commercial center of northern Mexico
- Chihuahuan Desert
- a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico
- child's room
- a bedroom for a child
- Chimborazo
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Ecuador (20,560 feet high)
- chimney
- a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
- chimney breast
- walls that project out from the wall of a room and surround the chimney base
- chimney corner
- a corner by a fireplace
- chimney
- a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
- chimneypot
- a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft
- chimneystack
- the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues
- chink
- a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
- Chisholm Trail
- a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas; not used after the 1880s
- Chittagong
- a port city and industrial center in southeastern Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal
- choir
- the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave
- choir loft
- a gallery in a church occupied by the choir
- chokepoint
- a point of congestion or blockage
- chokey
- British slang (dated) for a prison
- choo-choo
- a child's word for locomotive
- chop shop
- a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts
- chophouse
- a restaurant that specializes in steaks
- chopper
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
- Christchurch
- industrial city at the center of a rich agricultural region
- chromatography column
- a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands
- chromosphere
- a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere (extending from the photosphere to the corona) that is visible during a total eclipse of the sun
- chuck wagon
- a wagon equipped with a cookstove and provisions (for cowboys)
- Chula Vista
- an industrial city in southern California (south of San Diego) near the Mexican border
- Chungking
- a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China
- church tower
- the tower of a church
- church
- a place for public (especially Christian) worship
- Churchill
- a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain
- Churchill Downs
- a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Louisville; site of the Kentucky Derby
- chute
- sloping channel through which things can descend
- cigarette holder
- a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked
- Cincinnati
- a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river
- cinder track
- a racetrack paved with fine cinders
- cinema
- a theater where films are shown
- cinerarium
- a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead
- circle
- a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
- circle
- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
- circuit
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- circuit
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- circuit
- a racetrack for automobile races
- circulating library
- library that provides books for use outside the building
- circus
- an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
- circus
- (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
- Citta del Vaticano
- the capital of the State of the Vatican City
- city
- an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
- city district
- a district of a town or city
- city hall
- a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government
- city limit
- the limits of the area occupied by a city or town
- city line
- the boundary of a city
- City of Bridges
- a city in northwestern Belgium that is connected by canal to the North Sea; in the 13th century it was a leading member of the Hanseatic League; the old city (known as the City of Bridges) is a popular tourist attraction
- City of Brotherly Love
- the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
- City of London
- the part of London situated within the ancient boundaries; the commercial and financial center of London
- City of the Angels
- a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
- City of Westminster
- a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey
- city university
- an urban university in a large city
- city
- a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
- Ciudad Bolivar
- a port in eastern Venezuela on the Orinoco river
- Ciudad Juarez
- a city in northern Mexico on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso
- Ciudad Victoria
- a city in east central Mexico
- civic center
- a center where the members of a community can gather for social or cultural activities
- civic center
- the center of a city
- clarence
- a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
- Clarksburg
- a city in northern West Virginia
- classroom
- a room in a school where lessons take place
- clay pipe
- a pipe made of clay
- clean room
- a room that is virtually free of dust or bacteria; used in laboratory work and in assembly or repair of precision equipment
- cleaners
- shop where dry cleaning is done
- clear
- a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
- clearance
- vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
- clearing
- a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
- clearstory
- part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
- clearway
- a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)
- cleat
- a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- cleft
- a long narrow opening
- Cleveland
- the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
- Clichy-la-Garenne
- a northwestern suburb of Paris; the residence of the Merovingian royalty in the 7th century
- cliff dwelling
- a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff
- climatic zone
- any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude
- climbing frame
- a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on
- clinic
- a healthcare facility for outpatient care
- clink
- a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
- Clinton
- a town in east central Iowa
- clip joint
- a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment
- clipper
- a fast sailing ship used in former times
- cloaca
- a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
- cloakroom
- a private lounge off of a legislative chamber
- cloakroom
- a room where coats and other articles can be left temporarily
- clock tower
- a tower with a large clock visible high up on an outside face
- clog
- any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
- cloister
- a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
- cloister
- residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery)
- close quarters
- a situation of being uncomfortably close to someone or something
- closet
- a small private room for study or prayer
- closet
- a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
- clotheshorse
- a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying)
- clothing store
- a store where men's clothes are sold
- cloverleaf
- an interchange that does not require left-hand turns
- club car
- railroad car having a bar and tables and lounge chairs
- club
- a building that is occupied by a social club
- clubroom
- a room used for the activities of a club
- CN Tower
- a tower in Toronto; 1815 feet tall for broadcasting widely
- Cnossus
- an ancient town on Crete where Bronze Age culture flourished from about 2000 BC to 1400 BC
- Co-operative Republic of Guyana
- a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
- coach
- a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver
- Coahuila
- a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau
- coal car
- freight car with fixed sides and no roof; for transporting coal
- coal chute
- a chute for coal
- coal house
- a shed for storing coal
- coal seam
- a seam of coal
- coalfield
- a region where there is coal underground
- coaling station
- a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal
- coaming
- a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out
- coaster wagon
- a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
- coastline
- the outline of a coast
- coat rack
- a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats
- Coats Land
- a region of western Antarctica along the southeastern shore of the Weddell Sea
- cockleshell
- a small light flimsy boat
- cockloft
- a small loft or garret
- cockpit
- compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
- cockpit
- a pit for cockfights
- cocktail lounge
- a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served
- Coeur d'Alene
- a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
- coffee stall
- a stand (usually movable) selling hot coffee and food (especially at night)
- cog
- tooth on the rim of gear wheel
- coil
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
- coil
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- col
- a pass between mountain peaks
- Colchis
- (Greek mythology) a region on the Black Sea to the south of the Caucasus that was the site of an ancient country where (according to Greek mythology) Jason sought the Golden Fleece
- cold-water flat
- an apartment without modern conveniences
- collapsible shelter
- a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
- college
- a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed
- colliery
- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- collision course
- a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged
- Cologne
- a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
- colonnade
- structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
- colony
- a place where a group of people with the same interest or occupation are concentrated
- Colony
- one of the 13 British colonies that formed the original states of the United States
- colony
- a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
- Colorado Desert
- an arid region of southeastern California
- Colorado Springs
- a city in east central Colorado on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains; popular tourist center and site of the United States Air Force Academy
- Colossae
- an ancient city in south western Phrygia in Asia Minor; site of an early Christian Church
- columbarium
- a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
- Columbia
- a university town in central Missouri
- Columbia
- a town in west central Tennessee
- Columbia University
- a university in New York City
- Columbus
- a town in eastern Mississippi near the border with Alabama
- Columbus
- a city in western Georgia on the Chattahoochee River; industrial center
- column
- a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
- combat area
- a military area where combat forces operate
- combat ship
- a government ship that is available for waging war
- combat zone
- a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
- comfort station
- a toilet that is available to the public
- command module
- a space module in which astronauts can live and control the spacecraft and communicate with earth
- commissary
- a retail store that sells equipment and provisions (usually to military personnel)
- commodities exchange
- an exchange for buying and selling commodities for future delivery
- Commodore John Barry Bridge
- a cantilever bridge in Chester, Pennsylvania
- common fault
- an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
- common land
- a pasture subject to common use
- common room
- a sitting room (usually at school or university)
- common
- a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
- commonwealth
- the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)
- Commonwealth of Australia
- a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
- Commonwealth of Dominica
- a country on the island of Dominica
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- a self-governing commonwealth associated with the United States occupying the island of Puerto Rico
- Commonwealth of the Bahamas
- island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort
- commune
- the smallest administrative district of several European countries
- communication equipment
- facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information
- community
- a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences
- commuter
- a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another
- compact
- a small and economical car
- companionway
- a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
- compartment
- a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
- compartment
- a space into which an area is subdivided
- complementary angles
- two angles whose sum is a right angle
- compound
- an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient)
- computer store
- a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user
- concentration camp
- a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)
- Concepcion
- an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
- concert hall
- a hall where concerts are given
- Concord
- town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
- concourse
- a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
- concrete jungle
- an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
- condenser
- a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat
- condo
- one of the dwelling units in a condominium
- condominium
- housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned
- conduit
- a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass
- Conestoga wagon
- a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
- Coney Island
- a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
- Confederate States of America
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- conference center
- a center where conferences can be conducted
- conference room
- a room in which a conference can be held
- confessional
- a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
- confluence
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- conformation
- a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing
- congressional district
- a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
- Connecticut
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- connecting room
- a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door
- conning tower
- an armored pilothouse on a warship
- conservatoire
- a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
- conservatory
- a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner
- Constantina
- a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
- Constantine
- a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
- Constantinople
- the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Constitution State
- a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
- consulate
- diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul
- container ship
- a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
- continental divide
- the watershed of a continent (especially the watershed of North America formed by a series of mountain ridges extending from Alaska to Mexico)
- control center
- the operational center for a group of related activities
- control room
- a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
- control tower
- a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
- conurbation
- an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
- convenience store
- a store selling a limited variety of food and pharmaceutical items; open long hours for the convenience of customers
- convent
- a religious residence especially for nuns
- conventicle
- a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers)
- convertible
- a car that has top that can be folded or removed
- cookfire
- a fire for cooking
- cookhouse
- a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking
- cooler
- a cell for violent prisoners
- Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- university founded in 1859 by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences
- Cooperstown
- a small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- coordinate axis
- one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
- coracle
- a small rounded boat made of hides stretched over a wicker frame; still used in some parts of Great Britain
- corbel arch
- (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet
- corbie gable
- (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps
- Cordova
- a city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
- Cordova
- a city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
- corduroy
- a road made of logs laid crosswise
- core
- the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
- core
- the center of an object
- core
- the central part of the Earth
- corium
- the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
- Cork
- a port city in southern Ireland
- Corn Belt
- the midwestern states in the U.S. where corn is grown; Iowa and Illinois are excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock
- corn cob
- the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn
- corn exchange
- an exchange where grains are bought and sold
- corn field
- a field planted with corn
- corn snow
- granular snow formed by alternate thawing and freezing
- corncrib
- a crib for storing and drying ears of corn
- Cornell University
- a university in Ithaca, New York
- corner
- the point where two lines meet or intersect
- corner
- a place off to the side of an area
- corner
- a remote area
- corner
- the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
- corner pocket
- a pocket at the corner of a billiard table
- corner
- an interior angle formed by two meeting walls
- corner
- (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone
- corner
- the intersection of two streets
- corneum
- the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
- Cornhusker State
- a midwestern state on the Great Plains
- cornice
- the topmost projecting part of an entablature
- cornice
- a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing
- Cornwall
- a hilly county in southwestern England
- Coropuna
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high)
- Corpus Christi
- a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
- correctional institution
- a penal institution maintained by the government
- corridor
- an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
- corsair
- a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
- Corsica
- a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte
- corvette
- a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
- Cotonou
- chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin
- cottage tent
- a tent providing shelter for a family
- cotton mill
- a textile mill for making cotton textiles
- couchette
- a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping
- Council Bluffs
- a town in southwest Iowa on the Missouri River across from Omaha
- countinghouse
- office used by the accountants of a business
- country house
- a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
- country of origin
- the country where you were born
- country store
- a retail store serving a sparsely populated region; usually stocked with a wide variety of merchandise
- country
- the territory occupied by a nation
- country
- an area outside of cities and towns
- countryside
- rural regions
- county
- (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
- county
- (United States) the largest administrative district within a state
- county courthouse
- the town or city that is the seat of government for a county
- county line
- the boundary between two counties
- county palatine
- the territory of a count palatine
- county town
- the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire
- coupe
- a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
- course
- facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
- course
- a line or route along which something travels or moves
- course
- general line of orientation
- court
- the residence of a sovereign or nobleman
- court
- a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played
- court
- a room in which a lawcourt sits
- court
- an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- court
- a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
- courthouse
- a building that houses judicial courts
- courthouse
- a government building that houses the offices of a county government
- Coventry
- an industrial city in central England; devastated by air raids during World War II; remembered as the home of Lady Godiva in the 11th century
- covered bridge
- a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides
- covered couch
- a litter with a cover for privacy
- covered stadium
- a stadium that has a roof
- covered stand
- a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
- cow pasture
- a pasture for cows
- cow town
- a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America
- craft
- a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
- cranny
- a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
- crash barrier
- a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents
- Crater Lake National Park
- a national park in Oregon having the deepest lake in the United States in the crater of an extinct volcano
- crawl space
- low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
- creamery
- a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
- creche
- a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
- creep
- a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
- cremation chamber
- a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes
- crematorium
- a mortuary where corpses are cremated
- Cremona
- a city in Lombardy on the Po River; noted for the manufacture of fine violins from the 16th to the 18th centuries
- crenel
- a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
- crest
- the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- crest
- the center of a cambered road
- crest
- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- crevasse
- a deep fissure
- crib
- a bin or granary for storing grains
- crinion
- point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead
- critical angle
- the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
- croft
- a small farm worked by a crofter
- cromlech
- a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone
- cross
- a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- cross street
- a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it
- crosscut
- a diagonal path
- crosscut
- a route shorter than the usual one
- crossing
- a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
- crossing
- a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- crotch
- the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
- crown
- the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel
- crown
- the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
- Crown Colony
- a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
- crown
- the top of the head
- crown
- the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant
- crud
- heavy wet snow that is unsuitable for skiing
- cruise liner
- a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises
- cruise missile
- an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
- cruiser
- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- cruiser
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- crustal plate
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- crypt
- a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
- Cuban heel
- a broad heel of medium height on women's shoes
- cubby
- a small secluded room
- cubbyhole
- a small compartment
- cuddy
- the galley or pantry of a small ship
- cul
- a passage with access only at one end
- Culiacan
- a city in northwestern Mexico
- cullis
- a gutter in a roof
- culmination
- (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon
- culvert
- a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
- Cumana
- a port city in northeastern Venezuela on the Caribbean Sea; founded in 1523, it is the oldest European settlement in South America
- Cumberland Gap
- a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west
- Cumbria
- a county of northwestern England
- Cumbria
- a former Celtic kingdom in northwestern England; the name continued to be used for the hilly northwestern region of England including the Lake District and the northern Pennines
- cupola
- a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
- curb market
- a stock market for trading in securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Curitiba
- a city in southeastern Brazil
- curtilage
- the enclosed land around a house or other building
- cusp
- point formed by two intersecting arcs (as from the intrados of a Gothic arch)
- customhouse
- a government building where customs are collected and where ships are cleared to enter or leave the country
- cut
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- cuticle
- the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
- cutter
- a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
- cutter
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- cutting angle
- the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work
- cutting room
- a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts)
- Cuzco
- a town in the Andes in southern Peru; formerly the capital of the Inca empire
- cybercafe
- a cafe whose customers sit at computer terminals and log on to the internet while they eat and drink
- cycle rickshaw
- a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire
- cyclone cellar
- an underground shelter where you can go until a storm passes
- cyclopean masonry
- a primitive style of masonry characterized by use of massive stones of irregular shape and size
- cylinder
- a chamber within which piston moves
- Cynoscephalae
- the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians
- Czech capital
- the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic in the western part of the country; a cultural and commercial center since the 14th century
- Czech Republic
- a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993
- Czechoslovakia
- a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993
- Czestochowa
- a city of southern Poland whose church contains the statue of the black Madonna which attracts many pilgrims
- D region
- the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves
- dacha
- Russian country house
- Dachau
- a concentration camp for Jews created by the Nazis near Munich in southern Germany
- dairy
- a farm where dairy products are produced
- Dakota
- the area of the states of North Dakota and South Dakota
- Dalian
- a port and shipbuilding center in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
- Dallas
- a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
- Dalmatia
- a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands
- dam
- a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- dandy
- a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
- danger
- a dangerous place
- danger line
- a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
- danger zone
- a dangerous area
- Danish capital
- the capital and largest city of Denmark; located on the island of Zealand
- Darfur
- an impoverished region of western Sudan
- dark
- an unilluminated area
- darkroom
- a room in which photographs are developed
- Dartmouth College
- a college in New Hampshire
- Darwin
- provincial capital of the Northern Territory of Australia
- Dasht-e-Lut
- a desert in eastern Iran
- data track
- (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
- Daugavpils
- a city of southeastern Latvia
- Davenport
- a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
- Dawson
- a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
- day camp
- a camp providing care and activities for children during the daytime
- day care center
- a nursery for the supervision of preschool children while the parents work
- day school
- a school building without boarding facilities
- Dayton
- a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
- Daytona Beach
- a resort town in northeast Florida on the Atlantic coast; hard white beaches have been used for automobile speed trials
- dead drop
- a drop used for the clandestine exchange of intelligence information
- dead room
- a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
- dead-air space
- an unventilated area where no air circulates
- deadhead
- a train or bus or taxi traveling empty
- deanery
- the official residence of a dean
- death camp
- a concentration camp where prisoners are likely to die or be killed
- death house
- the cellblock in a prison where those condemned to death await execution
- Death Valley
- a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America
- deathtrap
- any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
- Decatur
- a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
- Decatur
- a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law here
- deck
- a porch that resembles the deck on a ship
- deck-house
- a superstructure on the upper deck of a ship
- deckle
- (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
- Deep South
- the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery
- deep space
- any region in space outside the solar system
- deer trail
- a trail worn by the passage of deer
- defence
- a structure used to defend against attack
- defense laboratory
- a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense
- defilade
- the arrangement of defensive fortifications to protect against enemy fire
- defile
- a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
- Del Rio
- a town in southwest Texas on the Rio Grande to the west of San Antonio
- Delaware
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- Delaware Memorial Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
- deli
- a shop selling ready-to-eat food products
- delivery truck
- a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers
- Delphi
- an ancient Greek city on the slopes of Mount Parnassus; site of the oracle of Delphi
- delta wing
- an airplane with wings that give it the appearance of an isosceles triangle
- demarcation
- the boundary of a specific area
- demesne
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
- Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
- a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
- Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
- island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960
- Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
- a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948
- den
- a room that is comfortable and secluded
- den
- a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- den
- the habitation of wild animals
- Denali Fault
- a major open geological fault in Alaska
- Denali National Park
- a large national park in Alaska having peaks of the Alaska Range (including Mount McKinley) and the huge Denali fault
- department
- the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
- department store
- a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
- departure gate
- gate where passengers embark
- departure lounge
- lounge where passengers can await departure
- deposit
- a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
- depository library
- a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
- depot
- a depository for goods
- depot
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- depths
- (plural) the deepest and most remote part
- derivation
- the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
- derrick
- a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
- descending node
- the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
- desert
- arid land with little or no vegetation
- desktop
- the top of a desk
- destination
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- destroyer escort
- warship smaller than a destroyer; designed to escort fleets or convoys
- destroyer
- a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
- detached house
- a house that stands alone
- detention basin
- a storage site (such as a small reservoir) that delays the flow of water downstream
- detention camp
- an institution where juvenile offenders can be held temporarily (usually under the supervision of a juvenile court)
- detour
- a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
- detox
- the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are detoxified
- development
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
- Devonshire
- a county in southwestern England
- Dhahran
- an oil town in eastern Saudi Arabia on an inlet from the Persian Gulf; in June 1996 terrorists bombed an apartment complex in Dhahran killing 19 United States soldiers and wounding more than 300 people
- Dhaulagiri
- a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,820 feet high)
- dhow
- a lateen-rigged sailing vessel used by Arabs
- diamond point
- a very hard small point made from a diamond
- Diamond State
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
- diastema
- a gap or vacant space between two teeth
- diesel locomotive
- a locomotive driven by a diesel engine
- diesel-electric
- a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine
- diesel-hydraulic
- a locomotive driven by a hydraulic transmission system powered by a diesel engine
- diggings
- temporary living quarters
- Dijon
- an industrial city in eastern France to the north of Lyons
- diminished arch
- an arch whose height is less than half its width
- diner
- a restaurant that resembles a dining car
- dinette
- a small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining
- dinghy
- a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
- dining area
- an area arranged for dining
- dining room
- a room used for dining
- dining-hall
- a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining
- dinkey
- a small locomotive
- dinner theater
- a theater at which dinner is included in the price of admission
- diplomatic building
- government building in which diplomats live or work
- Dipylon gate
- a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
- direction
- a line leading to a place or point
- dirt bike
- a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground
- dirt track
- a racetrack that is not paved
- disaster area
- a region whose population is affected by a general disaster
- disc space
- (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk
- discharge pipe
- a pipe through which fluids can be discharged
- disco
- a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music
- discount house
- a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price
- dish rack
- a rack for holding dishes as dishwater drains off of them
- disk overhead
- (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
- Disneyland
- an amusement park in Anaheim created in 1955 by Walt Disney
- dispensary
- clinic where medicine and medical supplies are dispensed
- display window
- a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
- disposal plant
- a plant for disposing of sewage
- distance
- a distant region
- distillery
- a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- district line
- the boundary between two districts
- District of Columbia
- the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
- district
- a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
- divan
- a Muslim council chamber or law court
- dive bomber
- a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
- dive
- a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
- divide
- a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
- divided highway
- a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions
- divider
- a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)
- Djanet
- a desert town in southeastern Algeria
- DMZ
- a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited
- Dneprodzerzhinsk
- port city and industrial center in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River
- dock
- an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
- dock
- landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
- dockside
- the region adjacent to a boat dock
- dockyard
- an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired
- Dodge City
- a town of southwestern Kansas on the Arkansas River; formerly a rowdy cow town
- Dodgem
- a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
- Dodoma
- a city in the center of Tanzania that has been designated as the future capital
- dog house
- outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
- dog pound
- a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
- dog sled
- a sled pulled by dogs
- dogcart
- a cart drawn by a dog
- dogleg
- angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
- dollhouse
- a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything
- dolly
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled platform for moving heavy objects
- dolly
- conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
- domicile
- (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
- Dominican Republic
- a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola
- Donets Basin
- an industrial region in the Ukraine
- Donetske
- an industrial city in the Donets Basin
- donjon
- the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
- donkey cart
- a cart with an underslung axle and two seats
- donkey engine
- a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard
- Donner Pass
- a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died
- doodlebug
- a small motor vehicle
- door
- a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
- door
- a room that is entered via a door
- door
- a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
- door
- the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- doorcase
- the frame that supports a door
- dooryard
- a yard outside the front or rear door of a house
- Doris
- a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken
- dorm room
- a large sleeping room containing several beds
- dorm
- a college or university building containing living quarters for students
- dormer window
- the window in a gabled extension built to accommodate a window
- dormer
- a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window
- Dortmund
- an industrial city in northwestern Germany; flourished from the 13th to 17th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
- dosshouse
- a cheap lodging house
- Douala
- the largest city of Cameroon
- double door
- two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed
- double glazing
- a window with two panes of glass and a space between them; reduces heat and noise transmission through the window
- double-hung window
- a window having two sashes that slide up and down
- double-prop
- a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
- downcast
- a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
- Downing Street
- a street of Westminster in London
- dragger
- a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish
- drain
- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
- drain
- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- drainplug
- a removable plug for holding water in a tub or basin
- drawbridge
- a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
- drawer
- a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
- drawing room
- a private compartment on a sleeping car with three bunks and a toilet
- drawing room
- a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained
- dreadnaught
- battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
- dredger
- a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging
- Dresden
- a city in southeastern Germany on the Elbe River; it was almost totally destroyed by British air raids in 1945
- dressing room
- a room in which you can change clothes
- drift
- a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
- drill site
- workplace that is the site of a drill hole
- drilling pipe
- a series of tubes (joined by screwed collars) that connect a drilling platform to the drilling bit; rotates the bit and supplies drilling mud
- drinking straw
- a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
- drip
- (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)
- dripstone
- a protective drip that is made of stone
- drive
- a road leading up to a private house
- drive
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
- drive-in
- any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles
- driving range
- a practice range for practicing golf shots
- drone
- an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
- drop
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- drop
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- drop arch
- a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span
- drop zone
- an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops
- droshky
- an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used in Poland and Russia
- dry dock
- a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
- dry kiln
- a kiln for drying and seasoning lumber
- dry masonry
- masonry without mortar
- dry wall
- a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar
- Dubai
- port city in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf
- Dubrovnik
- a port city in southwestern Croatia on the Adriatic; a popular tourist center
- Dubuque
- a town in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River
- duchy
- the domain controlled by a duke or duchess
- duckboard
- a boardwalk laid across muddy ground
- duct
- an enclosed conduit for a fluid
- dude ranch
- a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping)
- dudeen
- a clay pipe with a short stem
- dugout
- either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit during the game
- dugout
- a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
- Duke University
- a university in Durham, North Carolina
- Duluth
- a city in northeast Minnesota on Lake Superior
- dump
- a place where supplies can be stored
- dump truck
- truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity
- dump
- a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
- dumpcart
- a cart that can be tilted to empty contents without handling
- dungeon
- a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined
- Dunkerque
- a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
- duplex
- an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase
- duplex
- a house with two units sharing a common wall
- Durazzo
- port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
- Durban
- a port city in eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean; resort and industrial center
- durbar
- the room in the palace of a native prince of India in which audiences and receptions occur
- Durham
- a city of north central North Carolina; site of Duke University
- Dusseldorf
- an industrial city in western Germany on the Rhine
- dust bowl
- a region subject to dust storms; especially the central region of United States subject to dust storms in the 1930s
- dustcart
- a truck for collecting domestic refuse
- Dutch door
- an exterior door divided in two horizontally; either half can be closed or open independently
- dye-works
- a workshop where dyeing is done
- earldom
- the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess
- earplug
- a plug of cotton, wax, or rubber that is fitted into the ear canal for protection against the entry of water or loud noise
- earreach
- the range within which a voice can be heard
- earth
- the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
- Earth's crust
- the outer layer of the Earth
- Earth's surface
- the outermost level of the land or sea
- earth-closet
- a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
- earthwork
- an earthen rampart
- east
- a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city
- East Africa
- a geographical area in eastern Africa
- East Anglia
- a region of eastern England that was formerly a kingdom
- East Coast
- the eastern seaboard of the United States (especially the strip between Boston and Washington D.C.)
- East Malaysia
- the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
- East Saint Louis
- a town in southwest Illinois on the Mississippi across from Saint Louis
- east side
- the side that is on the east
- East Sussex
- a county in southern England on the English Channel
- East Timor
- a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation
- east-west direction
- in a direction parallel with lines of latitude
- Eastern Desert
- a desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea
- eastern hemisphere
- the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
- Eastern Roman Empire
- a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395
- eastern United States
- the region of the United States lying to the north of the Ohio River and to the east of the Mississippi River
- eatery
- a building where people go to eat
- Eau Claire
- a town in west central Wisconsin
- eaves
- the overhang at the lower edge of a roof
- echo chamber
- an enclosed space for producing reverberation of a sound
- ecliptic
- the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator
- edge
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
- a disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
- edging
- border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
- Edinburgh
- the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
- Edmonton
- the capital of the province of Alberta
- efficiency apartment
- a furnished apartment with a kitchenette and bathroom
- Egyptian Empire
- an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament
- Ehadhamen
- city in Tunisia
- Eiffel Tower
- a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure
- Eindhoven
- city in southeastern Netherlands noted for electrical industry
- eitchen midden
- (archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement
- El Aaium
- a town in Morocco near the Atlantic coast
- El Alamein
- a village to the west of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt; the scene of a decisive Allied victory over the Germans in 1942
- El Giza
- an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
- El Iskandriyah
- the chief port of Egypt; located on the western edge of the Nile delta on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Alexander the Great; the capital of ancient Egypt
- El Libertador
- a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,047 feet high)
- El Muerto
- a mountain peak in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (21,457 feet high)
- El Paso
- a city in western Texas on the Mexican border; located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande across from the Mexican city of Juarez
- El-Aksur
- a city in central Egypt on the east bank of the Nile that is a center for visitors to the ruins of and around Thebes
- elbow
- a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it
- election district
- one of several districts into which a city or town is divided for voting; each contains one polling place
- electric furnace
- any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
- electric locomotive
- a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor
- electric main
- a main that distributes electricity
- electric
- a car that is powered by electricity
- electrical line of force
- a line of force in an electrical field
- electrical plant
- utility that provides electricity
- electron orbit
- the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
- element
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- elevator shaft
- a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor
- Elisabethville
- a city in southeastern Congo near the border with Zambia; a copper mining center; former name (until 1966) was Elisabethville
- Elmont
- a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park
- embankment
- a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
- embassy
- a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
- embroidery frame
- a frame made of two hoops; used for embroidering
- emergency exit
- a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
- Emilia-Romagna
- a region of north central Italy on the Adriatic
- emirate
- the domain controlled by an emir
- Empire State Building
- a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall
- Empire State of the South
- a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- empire
- the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
- emplacement
- military installation consisting of a prepared position for siting a weapon
- emptiness
- an empty area or space
- enclave
- an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
- enclosure
- a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
- enclosure
- a naturally enclosed space
- encumbrance
- any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
- end
- a boundary marking the extremities of something
- end
- the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
- end
- one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
- end point
- a place where something ends or is complete
- end
- either extremity of something that has length
- Enderby Land
- a region of Antarctica between Queen Maud Land and Wilkes Land; claimed by Australia
- endotracheal tube
- a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents
- engine room
- a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
- engine
- a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
- England
- a division of the United Kingdom
- Enid
- a town in north central Oklahoma
- entablature
- (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
- Entebbe
- a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)
- enterprise zone
- a city district where development receives special tax advantages
- entrance
- something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- entrenchment
- an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
- entrepot
- a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
- entresol
- intermediate floor just above the ground floor
- environment
- the area in which something exists or lives
- environs
- an outer adjacent area of any place
- eparchy
- a province in ancient Greece
- eparchy
- a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Ephesus
- an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity
- epicenter
- the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
- Epirus
- an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
- Equality State
- a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
- equator
- an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles
- equinoctial point
- (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
- ER
- a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment
- erection
- a structure that has been erected
- Erie
- a port city on Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania
- Erie Canal
- an artificial waterway connecting the Hudson river at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo; built in the 19th century; now part of the New York State Barge Canal
- escalator
- a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
- escape hatch
- hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency
- escarp
- a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
- espalier
- a trellis on which ornamental shrub or fruit tree is trained to grow flat
- esplanade
- a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
- Espoo
- a city in southern Finland
- espresso shop
- a cafe where espresso is served
- Essen
- a city in western Germany; industrial center of the Ruhr
- Essex
- a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
- establishment
- a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
- estaminet
- a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee
- Etruria
- an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC
- Eugene
- a city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
- Eureka
- a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
- European country
- any one of the countries occupying the European continent
- European Russia
- the part of Russia that is part of Europe
- Evansville
- a city in southwestern Indiana on the Ohio River
- Everglade State
- a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- Everglades National Park
- a national park in Florida containing an immense subtropical wilderness with mangrove swamps and rare birds and wild animals
- Evergreen State
- a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
- exaltation
- the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence
- exchange
- a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
- exhaust manifold
- a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe
- exhaust pipe
- a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler
- exhibition area
- a large hall for holding exhibitions
- Exocet
- a guided missile developed by the French government for use against ships
- exosphere
- the outermost atmospheric layer
- expanse
- a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
- express luxury liner
- a liner equipped for sumptuous living
- express
- public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
- expressway
- a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- extension ladder
- a ladder whose length can be extended
- exterior angle
- the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
- exterior door
- a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
- exterior
- the outer side or surface of something
- exterior
- the region that is outside of something
- extreme
- the point located farthest from the middle of something
- extremity
- the outermost or farthest region or point
- exurbia
- a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
- eyeshot
- the range of the eye
- face angle
- the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
- face
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- factory ship
- a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
- factory
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- Faeroe Islands
- a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands
- fairground
- an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- fairway
- a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement
- fairway
- the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
- fairway
- the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
- Faisalabad
- city in northeast Pakistan
- fallout shelter
- a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb
- false bottom
- a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
- family circle
- rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
- family room
- a recreation room in a private house
- fan vaulting
- an elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans
- fanjet
- an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine
- fanlight
- a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan
- fanlight
- a window in a roof to admit daylight
- fanlight
- a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door
- fantail
- an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
- Far East
- a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)
- Fargo
- largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river
- farm
- workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
- farm building
- a building on a farm
- farmer's market
- an open-air marketplace for farm products
- farmhouse
- house for a farmer and family
- farming area
- a rural area where farming is practiced
- Farmington
- a town in northwestern New Mexico
- Farmington
- a residential town in central Connecticut
- farmplace
- a farm together with its buildings
- farmyard
- an area adjacent to farm buildings
- farthingale
- a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries
- fast lane
- the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly
- fastness
- a strongly fortified defensive structure
- fat farm
- a health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight
- fatigue crack
- a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue
- faubourg
- a New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city
- fault line
- (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
- Fayetteville
- a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
- Fayetteville
- a town in south central North Carolina
- Fayetteville
- a town in central West Virginia on the New River
- Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
- federal district
- a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
- Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
- a country on the Comoro Islands
- Federal Republic of Germany
- a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
- Federal Republic of Germany
- a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990
- Federal Republic of Nigeria
- a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
- Federated States of Micronesia
- a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986
- Federation of Malaysia
- a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957
- Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983
- Federative Republic of Brazil
- the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
- feeder line
- a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)
- feedlot
- a building where livestock are fattened for market
- felucca
- a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
- fence line
- a boundary line created by a fence
- fence
- a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- fender
- a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud
- Fengtien
- a city in northeastern China
- Ferrara
- a city in northern Italy
- ferry
- a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule
- Fertile Crescent
- a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates
- Fez
- a city in north central Morocco; religious center
- fiefdom
- the domain controlled by a feudal lord
- field
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
- field
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- field
- a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
- field hospital
- a temporary military hospital near the battle lines
- field house
- an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport
- field house
- a building for indoor sports
- field line
- an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
- field of fire
- the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position
- field of honor
- the scene of a duel
- field tent
- a canvas tent for use in the field
- field
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- fieldwork
- a temporary fortification built by troops in the field
- fife rail
- the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel
- Fifth Avenue
- an avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side
- filling station
- a service station that sells gasoline
- financial center
- the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
- Finger Lakes
- a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction
- fingertip
- the end (tip) of a finger
- finish line
- a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
- finisher
- a race car that finishes a race
- fipple
- a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)
- fire
- a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
- fire door
- a fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire
- fire engine
- any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire
- fire hose
- a large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire
- fire hydrant
- an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire
- fire station
- a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
- fire tower
- a watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires
- firebase
- an artillery base to support advancing troops
- fireboat
- a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront
- firebox
- a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned
- firebreak
- a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire
- fireplace
- an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
- fireroom
- (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired
- fireside
- home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
- fireside
- an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
- firetrap
- a building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire
- firewall
- a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
- firing chamber
- chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge
- firing line
- the line from which soldiers deliver fire
- firing range
- a practice range for target practice
- first balcony
- first or lowest balcony
- first class
- the most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane
- first floor
- the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
- first-aid station
- a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained
- fish bowl
- a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept
- fish farm
- a workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food
- fish ladder
- a series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam
- fishery
- a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- fishing boat
- a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive
- fix-it shop
- a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance
- fixer-upper
- a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
- flag stop
- a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
- flagging
- a walk of flagstones
- flagship
- the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
- Flagstaff
- a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
- Flaminian Way
- an ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul
- Flanders
- a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands
- flange
- a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
- flare path
- an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing
- flashboard
- boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height
- flashpoint
- a place of political unrest and potential violence
- flat arch
- an arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados
- flat
- freight car without permanent sides or roof
- flatlet
- a tiny flat
- flea market
- an open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles
- fleabag
- a run-down hotel
- fleapit
- an old shabby movie theater
- fleet ballistic missile submarine
- a submarine carrying ballistic missiles
- Fleet Street
- a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
- flies
- (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
- flight line
- place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
- flight path
- the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air
- flight
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- Flint
- a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing
- floating dock
- dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised
- floatplane
- a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
- floor
- the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
- floor
- the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
- floor
- the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
- floor
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- floor
- a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
- Florence
- a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
- Florence
- a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
- florist
- a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
- flower garden
- a garden featuring flowering plants
- flue
- a conduit to carry off smoke
- flue
- flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
- fluke
- a barb on a harpoon or arrow
- flume
- watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
- fly tent
- a tent with a fly front
- flying boat
- a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons
- flyover
- bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
- flyway
- the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
- fo'c'sle
- living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
- focal point
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- focal point
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- focus
- a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
- fold
- a pen for sheep
- food court
- an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)
- food market
- a marketplace where groceries are sold
- foot
- the lower part of anything
- football field
- the playing field on which football is played
- football stadium
- a stadium where football games are held
- footbridge
- a bridge designed for pedestrians
- footpath
- a trodden path
- footstall
- an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
- foramen magnum
- the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
- foramen of Monro
- the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere
- foramen
- a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
- Forbidden City
- a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
- fore-and-after
- sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig
- forecourt
- the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
- forefront
- the part in the front or nearest the viewer
- forepart
- the side that is forward or prominent
- forge
- furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
- forge
- a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- forklift
- a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them
- formal garden
- a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
- Formica
- any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
- Fort George Gordon Meade
- a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency
- Fort Lauderdale
- a city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast to the north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations
- Fort Myers
- a town in southwest Florida
- Fort Smith
- a town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border
- Fort Wayne
- a city in northeastern Indiana
- Fort Worth
- a city in northeastern Texas (just to the west of Dallas); a major industrial center
- fort
- a fortified defensive structure
- fort
- a fortified military post where troops are stationed
- fortification
- defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it
- forward market
- a commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded
- FOTS
- a communication system using fiber optic cables
- foundry
- factory where metal castings are produced
- fountain
- a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
- fountainhead
- the source of water from which a stream arises
- four-wheeler
- a hackney carriage with four wheels
- fox hole
- a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire
- fraise
- sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes
- frame
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- frame
- a structure supporting or containing something
- frame
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- frame
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- Franche-Comte
- a former province of eastern France
- Frankfurt on the Main
- a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center
- Frederick
- a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
- Fredericksburg
- a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
- Fredericton
- the provincial capital of New Brunswick
- free house
- a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale
- free nerve ending
- microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor
- free port
- a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
- free port
- an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties
- free state
- any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
- free throw lane
- a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw
- freight car
- a railway car that carries freight
- freight liner
- a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods
- freight train
- a railroad train consisting of freight cars
- French door
- a light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length
- French heel
- a fairly high narrow heel on women's shoes
- French Indochina
- the French colonies of the territory now occupied by Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam
- French Polynesia
- a French overseas possession in the South Pacific
- French region
- a geographical subdivision of France
- French Republic
- a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
- French Riviera
- the French part of the Riviera
- French West Indies
- the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France
- French window
- a French door situated in an exterior wall of a building
- Fresno
- a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- fretwork
- framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
- friary
- a monastery of friars
- Friesland
- one of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands
- Friesland
- the western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands
- frigate
- a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
- frigate
- a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- Frigid Zone
- the part of the Earth's surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate
- fringe
- an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
- fringe
- a part of the city far removed from the center
- Frisia
- an ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- a region in northeastern Italy
- front
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- front door
- exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
- front porch
- a porch for the front door
- front room
- a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
- front yard
- the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street
- front
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- frontage road
- a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property
- frontier
- a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
- frontier
- an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
- fuel line
- a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
- Fukuoka
- a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
- Funafuti
- capital of Tuvalu
- funeral chapel
- a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
- funk hole
- dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)
- funnel
- (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
- funny wagon
- an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital
- furnace
- an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.
- furnace room
- a room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building
- fuselage
- the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
- gable
- the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof
- Gabonese Republic
- a republic on the west coast of Africa
- Gadsden
- an industrial town in north central Alabama
- gaff
- a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
- Gafsa
- a city in west central Tunisia
- Gainesville
- a university town in north central Florida
- Galan
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,654 feet high)
- Galatia
- an ancient country in central Asia Minor
- Galicia
- a region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay
- Galilee
- an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry
- galleon
- a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
- gallery
- narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade
- gallery
- a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns)
- gallery
- a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose
- gallery
- a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
- galley
- the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
- galley
- (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
- galley
- a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
- Gallia
- an ancient region of western Europe that included what is now northern Italy and France and Belgium and part of Germany and the Netherlands
- Galloway
- a district in southwestern Scotland
- Gallup
- a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona border
- Galveston
- a town in southeast Texas on Galveston Island
- Galway
- a port city in western Ireland on Galway Bay
- gambling den
- a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
- game room
- a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's play etc)
- gangboard
- a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
- gangway
- a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
- Gansu province
- a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia
- gantry
- a framework of steel bars raised on side supports to bridge over or around something; can display railway signals above several tracks or can support a traveling crane etc.
- gap
- an open or empty space in or between things
- garage
- an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
- garage
- a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired
- garbage heap
- an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- garden
- a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
- garden
- a yard or lawn adjoining a house
- garden hose
- a hose used for watering a lawn or garden
- Garden State
- a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
- Garland
- a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
- garner
- a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
- Gary
- a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production
- gas furnace
- a furnace that burns gas
- gas guzzler
- a car with relatively low fuel efficiency
- gas heat
- heating system that burns natural gas
- gas line
- a pipeline used to transport natural gas
- gas main
- a main that distributes gas
- gas oven
- a cremation chamber fueled by gas
- gas system
- facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service
- gas-turbine ship
- a ship powered by a gas turbine
- Gascogne
- a region of southwestern France
- gasfield
- a region where there is natural gas underground
- Gasherbrum
- a mountain in northern Kashmir (26,470 feet high)
- gasworks
- the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
- gate
- a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- gate
- passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
- gatehouse
- a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
- Gates of the Arctic National Park
- a large national park in Alaska featuring the Great Mendenhall Glacier
- gateway
- an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- Gateway to the West
- the largest city in Missouri; a busy river port on the Mississippi River near its confluence with the Missouri River; was an important staging area for wagon trains westward in the 19th century
- gathering place
- a favorite haunt where people gather
- Gaza Strip
- a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
- gazebo
- a small roofed building affording shade and rest
- Gdansk
- a port city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
- Gem State
- a state in the Rocky Mountains
- Gemini the Twins
- the third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20
- Geneve
- a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
- Genova
- a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
- geographic area
- a demarcated area of the Earth
- geographic point
- a point on the surface of the Earth
- geographical zone
- any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude
- geological horizon
- a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum
- George Town
- the capital of the Cayman Islands
- George Washington Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey
- Georgetown
- port city and the capital and largest city of Guyana
- Georgetown
- a section of northwestern Washington, D.C.
- Georgia
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- geosphere
- the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
- geostationary orbit
- a geosynchronous orbit that is fixed with respect to a position on the Earth
- geosynchronous orbit
- a circular orbit around the Earth having a period of 24 hours
- germ pore
- a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination
- German capital
- capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
- German Democratic Republic
- a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990
- Gettysburg
- a small town in southern Pennsylvania; site of a national cemetery
- gharry
- a horse-drawn carriage in India
- ghat
- stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
- Ghent
- port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
- ghetto
- a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
- ghetto
- formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- ghost town
- a deserted settlement (especially in western United States)
- GHQ
- military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forces
- Gibson Desert
- a desert area in western Australia
- gift shop
- a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
- gig
- small two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; with two seats and no hood
- gig
- tender that is a light ship's boat; often for personal use of captain
- gig
- long and light rowing boat; especially for racing
- Gila Desert
- a desert area in southern Arizona
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands
- a former British possession in Micronesia
- gildhall
- the meeting place of a medieval guild
- gin mill
- tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals
- glacier mill
- a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation
- Glasgow
- largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world
- glasshouse
- a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions
- glassworks
- a workplace where glass is made
- glebe house
- a parsonage (especially one provided for the holder of a benefice)
- Glen Canyon Dam
- a large dam built in 1964 on the Colorado River in Arizona
- glider
- aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
- glory hole
- a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship
- Gloucester
- a city in southwestern England in Gloucestershire on the Severn
- Gloucester
- a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries
- Gloucestershire
- a county in southwestern England in the lower Severn valley
- glove compartment
- compartment on the dashboard of a car
- go-kart
- a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing
- Goa
- a state of southwestern India; a former Portuguese colony
- goalmouth
- (sports) the area immediately in front of the goal
- Gobi Desert
- a desert in central China
- God's acre
- the yard associated with a church
- godown
- (in India and Malaysia) a warehouse
- Golan Heights
- a fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria
- Golconda
- a source of great wealth (especially a mine)
- gold coast
- a rich neighborhood noted for expensive homes and luxurious living; usually along a coastal area
- gold mine
- a good source of something that is desired
- Golden Gate Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate
- Golden State
- a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
- goldfield
- a district where gold is mined
- Goldsboro
- a town that is a major tobacco center in eastern North Carolina
- golf cart
- a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots
- golf course
- course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf
- golf links
- a golf course that is built on sandy ground near a shore
- Goma
- a city in eastern Congo at the northern end of Lake Kivu near the border with Rwanda
- Gomorrha
- (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants
- gondola
- long narrow flat-bottomed boat propelled by sculling; traditionally used on canals of Venice
- gondola
- a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
- Gosainthan
- a mountain in the Himalayas in Tibet (26,290 feet high)
- Gota Canal
- a canal for small oceangoing ships to enter Lake Vanern in Sweden
- Gothenburg
- a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
- Gothic arch
- a pointed arch; usually has a joint (instead of a keystone) at the apex
- Governador Valadares
- a city in eastern Brazil to the northeast of Belo Horizonte
- government building
- a building that houses a branch of government
- government office
- an office where government employees work
- grade crossing
- intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass
- grade separation
- a crossing that uses an underpass or overpass
- Graf Zeppelin
- a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
- grain field
- a field where grain is grown
- Granada
- a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
- Grand Canal
- the major waterway in Venice, Italy
- Grand Canal
- an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
- Grand Canyon National Park
- a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
- Grand Canyon State
- a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
- grand duchy
- the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
- a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
- Grand Island
- a town in south central Nebraska
- Grand Rapids
- a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
- Grand Teton
- a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)
- Grand Teton National Park
- a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
- grange
- an outlying farm
- Granite State
- a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
- grape arbor
- an arbor where grapes are grown
- grassland
- land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
- grate
- a frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- grate
- a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
- grave
- a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
- gravestone
- a stone that is used to mark a grave
- Graz
- an industrial city is southeastern Austria
- grazing land
- a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
- greasy spoon
- a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods
- Great Arabian Desert
- a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia
- Great Australian Desert
- general name given to all desert areas in Australia
- great circle
- a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
- Great Divide
- that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States
- Great Falls
- a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
- great hall
- the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment
- Great Indian Desert
- a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan
- Great Lakes State
- a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
- Great Plains of North America
- a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans
- Great Salt Desert
- a salt desert in north central Iran
- Great Sandy Desert
- a desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert
- Great Sandy Desert
- a desert in southern Saudi Arabia
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- a national park in Tennessee and North Carolina that includes the highest mountain in the eastern United States
- Great Victoria Desert
- a desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain
- Great Wall of China
- a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width
- Great White Way
- a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
- Greater New Orleans Bridge
- twin cantilever bridges across the Mississippi at New Orleans
- Greater New York
- the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
- Greece
- ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
- Green Bay
- a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
- Green Line
- the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence
- Green Mountain State
- a state in New England
- green
- an area of closely cropped grass surrounding the hole on a golf course
- greenbelt
- a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
- greengrocery
- a greengrocer's grocery store
- greenroom
- a backstage room in a theater where performers rest or have visitors
- Greensboro
- a city of north central North Carolina
- Greenville
- a city in eastern North Carolina; tobacco market
- Greenville
- a town in northwest South Carolina in the Piedmont
- Greenville
- a town in western Mississippi on the Mississippi River to the north of Vicksburg
- Greenwich
- a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
- Greenwich Meridian
- the meridian passing through Greenwich; was internationally adopted as the earth's zero of longitude in 1884
- Greenwich Village
- a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
- Grenada
- an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
- Grenoble
- a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
- grid
- a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region
- grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
- grill
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- grille
- grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator
- ground
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- ground zero
- the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
- ground zero
- the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
- ground zero
- the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
- ground-effect machine
- a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
- grounds
- a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
- grove
- garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
- Groznyy
- the capital of Chechnya in southwestern Russia; center of extensive oil fields
- Guadalajara
- a city in southwestern Mexico; a popular health resort and site of architecture from the Spanish colonial era
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- a national park in Texas that has the highest point in Texas; includes desert wilderness and the ancient Apache hunting grounds
- Guangdong province
- a province in southern China
- Guangzhou
- a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
- Guantanamo
- a city in southeastern Cuba; site of a United States naval base
- guard boat
- a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
- guard ship
- a warship (at anchor or under way) required to maintain a higher degree of readiness than others in its squadron
- guard's van
- the car on a train that is occupied by the guard
- guardhouse
- a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained
- guardrail
- a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
- guardroom
- a room used by soldiers on guard
- guardroom
- a cell in which soldiers who are prisoners are confined
- Guayaquil
- the largest city of Ecuador
- guesthouse
- a house separate from the main house; for housing guests
- guestroom
- a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests
- Guiana
- a geographical region of northeastern South America including Guyana and Surinam
- guide
- a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
- guided missile
- a rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
- guided missile cruiser
- a cruiser that carries guided missiles
- guided missile frigate
- a frigate that carries guided missiles
- guildhall
- the hall of a guild or corporation
- Gujerat
- an industrialized state in western India that includes parts of Bombay
- gulag
- a Russian prison camp for political prisoners
- gulf
- a deep wide chasm
- Gulf States
- a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas
- Gulf States
- the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf
- Gulu
- a city in northern Uganda
- gun carriage
- a framework on which a gun is mounted for firing
- gun emplacement
- an emplacement for a gun
- gun enclosure
- a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation
- gun room
- military quarters of midshipmen and junior officers on a British warship
- gunboat
- a small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols
- gurney
- a metal stretcher with wheels
- gutter
- a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater
- gym
- athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
- gypsy cab
- a taxicab that cruises for customers although it is licensed only to respond to calls
- H.M.S. Bounty
- a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat
- HA
- (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
- habitat
- the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
- habitation
- the native habitat or home of an animal or plant
- hacienda
- the main house on a ranch or large estate
- hackney
- a carriage for hire
- Hadrian's Wall
- an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century; marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
- Hagerstown
- a town in northern Maryland
- Hagia Sophia
- a 6th century masterpiece of Byzantine architecture in Istanbul; built as a Christian church, converted to a mosque in 1453, and made into a museum in the middle of the 20th century
- Haifa
- a major port in northwestern Israel
- Haiphong
- a port city in northern Vietnam; industrial center
- hairline
- the natural margin formed by hair on the head
- Haitian capital
- the capital and largest city of Haiti
- Haleakala National Park
- a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano
- half sole
- shoe sole extending from the shank to the toe
- half track
- a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military
- half-mast
- a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
- Halicarnassus
- an ancient Greek city on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the mausoleum at Halicarnassus
- Halifax
- provincial capital and largest city of Nova Scotia
- hall
- a large building for meetings or entertainment
- hall
- a large room for gatherings or entertainment
- hall
- a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research
- Hall of Fame
- a building containing trophies honoring famous people
- hall of residence
- a university dormitory
- hall
- an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
- hall
- the large room of a manor or castle
- hall
- a large and imposing house
- Halle-an-der-Saale
- a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
- Hamburg
- a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League
- Hamelin
- a town in northern Germany (near Hanover) that is famous as the setting for the legend of the Pied Piper
- Hamilton
- a port city in southeastern Ontario at the western end of Lake Ontario
- Hamilton
- the capital of Bermuda
- hamlet
- a settlement smaller than a town
- Hampshire
- a county of southern England on the English Channel
- hand
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- hand truck
- a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
- handball court
- the court on which handball is played
- handbarrow
- a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people
- handcar
- a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor
- Handies Peak
- a mountain peak in the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado (14,048 feet high)
- hang glider
- a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
- hangar queen
- an airplane with a bad maintenance record
- Hanging Gardens of Babylon
- a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC
- hangout
- a frequently visited place
- Hangzhou
- a city of eastern China on Hangzhou Bay; regarded by Marco Polo as the finest city in the world
- hank
- a coil of rope or wool or yarn
- Hannibal
- a town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain
- Hannover
- a port city in northwestern Germany; formerly a member of the Hanseatic League
- hansom
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers
- harbor
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
- harbor
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- harborage
- (nautical) a place of refuge (as for a ship)
- hard palate
- the bony part of the roof of the mouth
- hard shoulder
- a paved strip beside a motorway (for stopping in emergencies)
- hardtop
- a car that resembles a convertible but has a fixed rigid top
- hardware store
- a store selling hardware
- hareem
- living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
- Hargeisa
- a city in northwestern Somalia
- Harlem
- a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
- Harley Street
- a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
- Harper's Ferry
- a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there
- Harvard University
- a university in Massachusetts
- hash house
- an inexpensive restaurant
- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea
- Hastings
- a town in East Sussex just to the south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
- hat shop
- shop selling women's hats
- hatch
- a movable barrier covering a hatchway
- hatch
- a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open
- hatchback
- a car having a hatchback door
- hatchery
- a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions (especially fish eggs)
- hatchway
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- Hattiesburg
- a town in southeast Mississippi
- Haute-Normandie
- a division of Normandy
- haven
- a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
- a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes
- Hawkeye State
- a state in midwestern United States
- hayfield
- a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
- hayloft
- a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- hayrack
- a rack that holds hay for feeding livestock
- hayrack
- a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it can carry
- Hays
- a town in central Kansas
- hazard
- an obstacle on a golf course
- head
- a projection out from one end
- head
- (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship
- head
- the top of something
- head gate
- a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end
- head shop
- a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users
- headrace
- a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine
- headwater
- the source of a river
- health club
- a place of business with equipment and facilities for exercising and improving physical fitness
- health facility
- building where medicine is practiced
- hearse
- a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
- heartland
- the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture
- heat
- utility to warm a building
- heat-seeking missile
- a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
- heath
- a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
- heavier-than-air craft
- a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
- Hebei province
- a populous province in northeastern China
- hedge
- a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- Hedjaz
- a coastal region of the western Arabian Peninsula bordering on the Red Sea; includes both Mecca and Medina; formerly an independent kingdom until it united with Nejd to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- heel
- one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
- heel
- the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
- heel
- the lower end of a ship's mast
- heights
- a high place
- heliopause
- the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet
- heliosphere
- the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
- heliport
- an airport for helicopters
- helix angle
- the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone
- Hell's Half Acre
- a district in Manhattan formerly noted for its slums and vice
- hell
- any place of pain and turmoil
- Hellenic Republic
- a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
- Helvetia
- the Latin name for Switzerland
- hem
- the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down
- hemisphere
- half of the terrestrial globe
- hemline
- the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
- Herat
- a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
- herb garden
- a garden for growing herbs
- Herculaneum
- ancient city; now destroyed
- here
- the present location; this place
- hermitage
- the abode of a hermit
- Hermosillo
- a city in northwestern Mexico near the Gulf of California
- Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
- a city in south central Mexico (southeast of Mexico City) on the edge of central Mexican plateau
- heronry
- a breeding ground for herons; a heron rookery
- Hershey
- an industrial town to the east of Harrisburg
- Hertfordshire
- a county in southern England
- Hibbing
- a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range
- hideaway
- an area where you can be alone
- hiding place
- a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
- high altar
- the main altar in a church
- high country
- an area lying above the piedmont but below the timberline
- high street
- street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
- high-rise
- tower consisting of a multistoried building of offices or apartments
- high-water mark
- a line marking the highest level reached
- highroad
- a highway
- highway system
- a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transport
- highway
- a major road for any form of motor transport
- hill
- structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
- Hilo
- a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii
- hilum
- the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
- Hindustan
- northern region of India where Hinduism predominates
- hip
- (architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof
- hipline
- the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
- hipline
- the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
- Hippo Regius
- an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
- hippodrome
- a stadium for horse shows or horse races
- Hiroshima
- a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
- Ho Chi Minh City
- a city in South Vietnam; formerly (as Saigon) it was the capital of French Indochina
- Hobart
- a port and state capital of Tasmania
- hogan
- a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east
- Hohenlinden
- a town in Bavaria (near Munich)
- Hohhot
- a northern industrial city of China to the northwest of Beijing
- hold
- a stronghold
- hold
- a cell in a jail or prison
- holding cell
- a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
- holding paddock
- a pen where livestock is temporarily confined
- holding pattern
- the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
- hole
- an unoccupied space
- hole
- an opening into or through something
- hole-in-the-wall
- a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place
- holiday resort
- a hotel located in a resort area
- hollow
- a cavity or space in something
- Hollywood
- a district of Los Angeles long associated with the American film industry
- holy of holies
- (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
- Holy Sepulchre
- the sepulcher in which Christ's body lay between burial and resurrection
- holy
- a sacred place of pilgrimage
- home
- place where something began and flourished
- home
- the country or state or city where you live
- home away from home
- a place where you are just as comfortable and content as if you were home
- Home Counties
- the English counties surrounding London into which Greater London has expanded
- home court
- (basketball) the court where the host team plays its home games
- home port
- the port from which a ship originates of where it is registered
- home range
- the area in which an animal normally ranges
- home room
- a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business
- home theater
- television and video equipment designed to reproduce in the home the experience of being in a movie theater
- home
- an institution where people are cared for
- home
- where you live at a particular time
- home-farm
- a farm that supplies the needs of a large estate of establishment
- homestead
- dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land
- hometown
- the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence
- Homyel
- industrial city of Belarus to the southeast of Minsk
- Honduran capital
- the capital and largest city of Honduras
- honeycomb
- a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
- honeycomb
- a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae
- honeymoon resort
- a resort that caters to newlyweds
- Hong Kong
- formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centers
- Honiara
- national capital of Solomon Islands
- hoop
- a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- hoosegow
- slang for a jail
- Hoosier State
- a state in midwestern United States
- Hoover Dam
- a large dam built in 1933 on the Colorado River in Nevada
- hop field
- a garden where hops are grown
- horizon
- a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land
- horse barn
- a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
- horse cart
- heavy cart; drawn by a horse; used for farm work
- horse latitude
- either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds
- horse-drawn vehicle
- a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
- horse-trail
- a trail for horses
- horsebox
- a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting racehorses
- horsecar
- an early form of streetcar that was drawn by horses
- horseless carriage
- an early term for an automobile
- horst
- a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land
- hose
- a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
- hospice
- a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
- hospital room
- a room in a hospital for the care of patients
- hospital ship
- a ship built to serve as a hospital; used for wounded in wartime
- hospital train
- a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital
- hospital ward
- block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care
- hospital
- a health facility where patients receive treatment
- hostel
- inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
- hot rod
- a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
- hot spot
- a lively entertainment spot
- hot spot
- a point of relatively intense heat or radiation
- Hot Springs
- a town in west central Arkansas; a health resort noted for thermal springs
- Hot Springs National Park
- a national park in Arkansas featuring ancient hot springs; bathing is said to have therapeutic effects
- hot-air balloon
- balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
- hotbed
- a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
- hotel
- a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- hotel room
- a bedroom (usually with bath) in a hotel
- Houghton
- a town in northwest Michigan on the Upper Peninsula
- hour circle
- a great circle on the celestial sphere that passes through both celestial poles
- house
- a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- house
- a building in which something is sheltered or located
- house of correction
- (formerly) a jail or other place of detention for persons convicted of minor offences
- house of God
- any building where congregations gather for prayer
- House of Islam
- areas where Muslims are in the majority
- House of War
- areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
- house trailer
- a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
- house
- (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
- house
- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
- houseboat
- a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
- houseroom
- space for accommodation in a house
- Houses of Parliament
- the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
- housing development
- a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management
- housing estate
- a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time
- housing project
- a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families
- housing
- structures collectively in which people are housed
- Houston
- the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- hovel
- small crude shelter used as a dwelling
- HQ
- the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
- Huascaran
- a mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high)
- hub
- a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve
- hub-and-spoke
- a system of air transportation in which local airports offer air transportation to a central airport where long-distance flights are available
- hulk
- a ship that has been wrecked and abandoned
- hull
- the frame or body of ship
- Hum-Vee
- a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
- Humber Bridge
- a suspension bridge at Hull, England; 4,626 feet long
- Hunan province
- a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources
- hunting ground
- an area in which game is hunted
- hunting lodge
- a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter
- Huntington
- a city of western West Virginia on the Ohio river at the mouth of the Kanawha
- Huntsville
- a city in northern Alabama; center for space research
- hurdle
- a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races
- hutch
- a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals
- hutment
- an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
- hydathode
- a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants
- Hyderabad
- a city in southern Pakistan on the Indus River
- Hyderabad
- a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh
- hydrant
- a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks
- hydrofoil
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
- hydroplane
- an airplane that can land on or take off from water
- hydrosphere
- the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
- hyperbaric chamber
- a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
- hypermarket
- a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)
- Ibadan
- a large Yoruba city in southwestern Nigeria; site of a university
- Iberia
- an ancient geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains that corresponded approximately to the present-day Georgia
- ICBM
- a ballistic missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to another
- ice hockey rink
- an ice rink for playing ice hockey
- ice wagon
- (formerly) a horse-drawn wagon that delivered ice door to door
- ice yacht
- a sailing vessel with runners and a cross-shaped frame; suitable for traveling over ice
- ice
- a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
- iceboat
- a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
- icehouse
- a house for storing ice
- Idaho Falls
- a town in southeastern Idaho on the Snake River
- Iditarod Trail
- a trail that extends 1,100 miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome
- igloo
- an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome
- Ile-de-France
- a region of north central France including Paris and the area around it
- Ilium
- an ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
- Illampu
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (20,870 feet high)
- Illimani
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,201 feet high)
- Illyria
- an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived
- imaret
- a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey
- impediment
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- incinerator
- a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
- inclination
- (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
- inclined fault
- a geological fault in which one side is above the other
- Independence
- a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
- Independence Hall
- the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed
- Independent State of Papua New Guinea
- a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations
- Independent State of Samoa
- a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific
- Indiaman
- a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India
- indian lodge
- any of various Native American dwellings
- Indian reservation
- a reservation set aside for the use of Indians
- Indian trail
- a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians
- Indonesian Borneo
- the part of Indonesia on the southern side of the island of Borneo
- industrial park
- a tract of land at a distance from city center that is designed for a cluster of businesses and factories
- industrial plant
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- industrial watercourse
- a canal that is operated by one or more industries
- inlet manifold
- manifold that carries vaporized fuel from the carburetor to the inlet valves of the cylinders
- inner city
- the older and more populated and (usually) poorer central section of a city
- Inner Mongolia
- an autonomous region of northeastern China that was annexed by the Manchu rulers in 1635 and became an integral part of China in 1911
- inner tube
- an inflatable rubber tube that fits inside the casing of a pneumatic tire
- innersole
- the inner sole of a shoe or boot where the foot rests
- Innsbruck
- city in southwestern Austria; known as a summer and winter resort
- inside track
- the inner side of a curved racecourse
- inside
- the inner or enclosed surface of something
- inside
- the region that is inside of something
- institution
- an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated
- intake manifold
- a manifold consisting of a pipe to carry fuel to each cylinder in an internal-combustion engine
- interceptor
- a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
- interchange
- a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams
- interface
- (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- intergalactic space
- the space between galaxies
- interior angle
- the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon
- interior door
- a door that closes off rooms within a building
- Interlaken
- a popular resort town in the Alps in west central Switzerland
- International Date Line
- an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
- interplanetary medium
- interplanetary space including forms of energy and gas and dust
- interplanetary space
- the part of outer space within the solar system
- interstate
- one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States
- interstellar medium
- interstellar space including streams of protons moving from the stars
- interstellar space
- the space between stars
- Ionia
- region of western Asia Minor colonized by ancient Greeks
- ionosphere
- the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons
- Iranian capital
- the capital and largest city of Iran; located in northern Iran
- Iraqi Kurdistan
- the part of Kurdistan that is in northwestern Iraq
- iron foundry
- a foundry where cast iron is produced
- iron horse
- (c. 1840) an early term for a locomotive
- ironclad
- a wooden warship of the 19th century that is plated with iron or steel armor
- ironworks
- the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
- irredenta
- a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another
- isarithm
- a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
- Islamic Republic of Iran
- a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
- Islamic Republic of Mauritania
- a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
- Islamic State of Afghanistan
- a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south
- island
- a zone or area resembling an island
- Isle of Wight
- an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel
- Isle Royal National Park
- a national park on an island in Michigan; includes prehistoric iron mines
- isobar
- (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
- isochrone
- an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time
- isoclinal
- an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
- isogonal line
- an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
- isohel
- an isogram connecting points receiving equal amounts of sunshine
- isotherm
- (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
- Israel
- an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC
- Italian region
- Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes
- Italian Republic
- a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
- Ithaca
- a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
- itinerary
- an established line of travel or access
- Jackson
- a town in western Wyoming
- Jackson
- a town in western Tennessee
- Jackson
- a town in south central Michigan
- Jacksonville
- Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
- Jacob's ladder
- (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
- Jalalabad
- a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul)
- jalousie
- a window with glass louvers
- Jamaica
- a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism
- Jamestown
- a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
- Jammu and Kashmir
- an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India
- jampan
- a kind of sedan chair used in India
- jaunting car
- an open two-wheeled one-horse cart formerly widely used in Ireland
- Jed'dah
- port city in western Saudi Arabia on the Red Sea; near Mecca
- jeep
- a car suitable for traveling over rough terrain
- Jerez de la Frontera
- a city in southwestern Spain that is famous for making sherry
- Jericho
- a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
- Jersey City
- a city in northeastern New Jersey (opposite Manhattan)
- jet bridge
- an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate
- jet
- an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
- jetliner
- a large jet plane that carries passengers
- Jinja
- a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
- jinrikisha
- a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one person
- Joao Pessoa
- a city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife
- job
- a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'
- jobcentre
- a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered
- Johannesburg
- city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries
- Johns Hopkins
- a university in Baltimore
- Johnson City
- a town in northeastern Tennessee
- Johore
- sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
- joint
- a disreputable place of entertainment
- jolly
- a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
- Jonesboro
- a town in northeast Arkansas
- jook
- a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
- Joppa
- a port in western Israel on the Mediterranean; incorporated into Tel Aviv in 1950
- joss house
- a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
- Jubbulpore
- an industrial city of central India to the southeast of Delhi
- Judaea
- the southern part of ancient Palestine succeeding the kingdom of Judah; a Roman province at the time of Christ
- Judah
- an ancient kingdom of southern Palestine with Jerusalem as its center
- jumbo jet
- a very large jet plane
- jumping-off place
- a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
- junction
- the place where two or more things come together
- jungle
- a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
- jungle gym
- a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
- junk
- any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails
- junk shop
- a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods
- junkyard
- a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
- jurisdiction
- in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
- jury box
- an enclosure within a courtroom for the jury
- justiciary
- the jurisdiction of a justiciar
- juxtaposition
- a side-by-side position
- Kaaba
- (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
- Kalahari Desert
- a desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana
- Kalamazoo
- a town in southwest Michigan
- Kaluga
- a city of central Russia to the south of Moscow
- Kamet
- a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
- kamikaze
- a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
- Kammon Strait Bridge
- a suspension bridge between Kyushu and Honshu
- Kanara
- a historical region of southwestern India on the west coast
- Kandy
- a city of central Sri Lanka that was the last capital of the ancient kings of Ceylon; a resort and religious center
- Kansas City
- a city of northeast Kansas on the Missouri River adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri
- Kansas City
- a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas
- Karachi
- the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan
- Karelia
- a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea
- Karl-Marx-Stadt
- a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
- Karnataka
- state in southern India; formerly Mysore
- Katmai National Park
- a national park in Alaska featuring mountains
- Katowice
- an industrial city of southern Poland
- Katsina
- a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
- Kaunas
- a city in central Lithuania
- kayak
- a small canoe consisting of a light frame made watertight with animal skins; used by Eskimos
- Kazan
- an industrial city in the European part of Russia
- Kedah
- sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
- keel arch
- a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
- keelboat
- river boat with a shallow draught and a keel but no sails; used to carry freight; moved by rowing or punting or towing
- Kelantan
- sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- a national park in Alaska having mountains and whale watching and ancient Indian copper mines
- Kennedy International Airport
- a large airport on Long Island to the east of New York City
- Kennelly-Heaviside layer
- a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length
- Kennewick
- a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
- Kent
- a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
- Kerbala
- a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
- ketch
- a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
- Key West
- a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico
- key
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- Keystone State
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
- Khabarovsk
- an administrative territory in Russia on the eastern coast of Siberia
- Khabarovsk
- a city on the Amur River on the border of China and the capital of Khabarovsk
- khanate
- the realm of a khan
- Kharkov
- a city in northeastern Ukraine; former capital of the Ukraine
- Khyber Pass
- a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India
- kill zone
- an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities
- killing field
- (usually plural) an area where many people have died (usually by massacre or genocide during war or violent civil disturbance)
- kiln
- a furnace for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks
- Kimberley
- city in central South Africa; center for diamond mining and diamond marketing
- kingdom
- a country with a king as head of state
- Kingdom of Belgium
- a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Kingdom of Bhutan
- a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India
- Kingdom of Cambodia
- a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946
- Kingdom of Denmark
- a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
- Kingdom of Lesotho
- a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966
- Kingdom of Morocco
- a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
- Kingdom of Nepal
- a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China
- Kingdom of Norway
- a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy
- Kingdom of Spain
- a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
- Kingdom of Swaziland
- a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
- Kingdom of Sweden
- a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
- Kingdom of Thailand
- a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula
- Kingdom of The Netherlands
- a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
- Kingdom of Tonga
- a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970
- kingdom
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- Kings Canyon National Park
- a national park in California that has giant sequoia trees and alpine lakes and glaciers
- Kingston
- a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River
- Kingston
- a town on the Hudson River in New York
- Kingston-upon Hull
- a large fishing port in northeastern England
- Kingstown
- the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; on Saint Vincent
- kirk
- a Scottish church
- Kirkuk
- a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
- Kisumu
- a port city in western Kenya on the northeastern shore of Lake Victoria; fishing and trading center
- Kitakyushu
- a Japanese city on northern Kyushu
- kitchen
- a room equipped for preparing meals
- kitchen garden
- a small garden where vegetables are grown
- kitchen island
- an unattached counter in a kitchen that permits access from all sides
- kitchenette
- small kitchen
- kite balloon
- a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
- Klaipeda
- a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League
- Klamath Falls
- a town in southern Oregon near the California border
- Klondike
- a region in northwestern Canada where gold was discovered in 1896 but exhausted by 1910
- knobble
- a small knob
- knockabout
- a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
- knothole
- a hole in a board where a knot came out
- Knoxville
- a city in eastern Tennessee on the Tennessee River
- Kobe
- a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites
- Kolonia
- capital of Micronesia
- Kordofan
- a mountainous province of central Sudan
- Korinthos
- the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
- Kosovo
- a Serbian province in southern Serbia and Montenegro populated predominantly by Albanians
- kraal
- a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
- kraal
- a pen for livestock in southern Africa
- Krakau
- an industrial city in southern Poland on the Vistula
- kremlin
- citadel of a Russian town
- Kremlin
- citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
- Kuala Lumpur
- the largest city and former capital of Malaysia until 2005
- Kumasi
- a city in southern Ghana
- Kurdistan
- an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
- Kursk
- a city of southwestern Russia
- Kwangju
- city in southwestern South Korea; an important military base during the Korean War
- KwaZulu-Natal
- a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
- Kyoto
- a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan
- Kyrgyz Republic
- a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
- Kyzyl Kum
- a desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea
- La Crosse
- a town in western Wisconsin on the Mississippi River
- La Spezia
- a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort
- laager
- a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons
- lab
- a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- labor camp
- a penal institution for political prisoners who are used as forced labor
- laboratory
- a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
- Labrador
- the mainland part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the eastern part of the large Labrador-Ungava Peninsula in northeastern Canada
- Laconia
- an ancient region of southern Greece in the southeastern Peloponnesus; dominated by Sparta
- ladder
- steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- ladies' room
- a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building
- lady chapel
- a small chapel in a church; dedicated to the Virgin Mary
- Lafayette
- a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
- Lafayette
- a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
- Lagos
- chief port and economic center of Nigeria; located in southwestern Nigeria on the Gulf of Guinea; former capital of Nigeria
- Lahore
- city in northeast Pakistan
- Lake Clark National Park
- a national park in Alaska having Eskimo and Athapaskan archeological sites
- Lake District
- a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
- lake dwelling
- dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
- lamasery
- a monastery for lamas
- laminar flow clean room
- a clean room free of all extraneous particles; used in fabricating microprocessors
- laminate
- a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers
- lamination
- a layered structure
- lanai
- a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room
- Lancashire
- a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles
- Lancaster
- a city in northwestern England
- lancet window
- a narrow window having a lancet arch and without tracery
- lancet
- an acutely pointed Gothic arch, like a lance
- Lanchow
- the capital city of the Chinese province of Gansu on the Yellow River
- Land of Enchantment
- a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
- Land of Lincoln
- a midwestern state in north-central United States
- Land of Opportunity
- a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- land office
- a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted
- land site
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- landau
- a four-wheel covered carriage with a roof divided into two parts (front and back) that can be let down separately
- lander
- a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet
- Lander
- a town in central Wyoming
- landing craft
- naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
- landing gear
- an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground
- landing skid
- one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter
- landing
- structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods
- landmark
- the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
- landscape
- an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
- landscaping
- a garden laid out for esthetic effect
- lane
- a narrow way or road
- lane
- a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949
- Laotian capital
- the capital and largest city of Laos
- Lappland
- a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
- Laramie
- a university town in southeast Wyoming
- Laredo
- a city in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
- Las Cruces
- a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio Grande
- Las Vegas
- largest city in Nevada; located in southeastern Nevada; originally settled by Mormons but is now famous for entertainment and gambling and general excess
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- a national park in California having mountains and volcanic lakes and hot springs
- Last Frontier
- a state in northwestern North America; the 49th state admitted to the union
- Lateran
- the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
- Lateran Palace
- a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century
- Latin America
- the parts of North America and South America to the south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken
- Latin Quarter
- the region of Paris on the southern bank of the Seine; a center of artistic and student life
- latitude
- the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
- latitude
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- Latium
- an ancient region of west central Italy (southeast of Rome) on the Tyrrhenian Sea
- latrine
- a public toilet in a military area
- Laudo
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (20,997 feet high)
- launch
- a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck
- launching site
- a place for launching pads
- Laundromat
- a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
- laundry
- workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
- laundry cart
- handcart for moving a load of laundry
- laundry truck
- van that picks up and delivers laundry
- Lausanne
- a city in western Switzerland; cultural and commercial center
- lawn
- a field of cultivated and mowed grass
- Lawrence
- a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
- Lawton
- a town in southwest Oklahoma
- layby
- designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
- layer
- a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
- layer
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- lazar house
- hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy)
- Le Havre
- a port city in northern France on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine
- lead
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- lead
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- leak
- an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape
- lean-to tent
- tent that is attached to the side of a building
- Leaning Tower of Pisa
- a tall round marble campanile in Pisa that is not perpendicular; construction was begun in 1174
- Lebanese Republic
- an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean
- lebensraum
- space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding
- lecture room
- classroom where lectures are given
- lee
- the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
- Leeds
- a city on the River Aire in West Yorkshire in northern England; a center of the clothing industry
- left
- location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
- left stage
- the part of the stage on the actor's left as the actor faces the audience
- left
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left
- Leicester
- an industrial city in Leicestershire in central England; built on the site of a Roman settlement
- Leicestershire
- a largely agricultural county in central England
- Leipzig
- a city in southeastern Germany famous for fairs; formerly a music and publishing center
- LEM
- a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
- lemon grove
- a grove of lemon trees
- Lentia
- city in northern Austria on the Danube; noted as a cultural center
- lenticel
- one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
- Leo the Lion
- the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
- Leon
- a city in central Mexico
- Leon
- a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
- Leon
- a city in northwestern Spain at the foot of the Cantabrian Mountains
- Leopoldville
- the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the Congo river opposite Brazzaville
- letter box
- public box for deposit of mail
- Levant
- the former name for the geographical area of the eastern Mediterranean that is now occupied by Lebanon, Syria, and Israel
- levee
- an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
- lever
- a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock
- Lewiston
- a town in northwestern Idaho
- Lewiston
- a town in southwestern Maine to the north of Portland
- Lexington
- town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
- Lexington
- a city in eastern Kentucky; noted for raising thoroughbred horses
- Leyden
- a city in the western Netherlands; residence of the Pilgrim Fathers for 11 years before they sailed for America in 1620
- Lhotse
- a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (27,890 feet high)
- Liberty ship
- a slow cargo ship built during World War II
- Libra the Balance
- the seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22
- library
- a room where books are kept
- library
- a building that houses a collection of books and other materials
- Libyan Desert
- the northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan
- lichgate
- a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
- lido
- a recreational facility including a swimming pool for water sports
- lie
- position or manner in which something is situated
- Liege
- city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium
- Liepaja
- a city of southwestern Latvia on the Baltic Sea
- life office
- life assurance office
- lifeboat
- a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
- lift
- a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
- light
- an illuminated area
- lighter-than-air craft
- aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
- lightship
- a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
- Liguria
- region of northwestern Italy on the Ligurian Sea
- Lille
- an industrial city in northern France near the Belgian border; was the medieval capital of Flanders
- limb
- (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
- limber
- a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle used to pull a field gun or caisson
- limbers
- a channel or gutter on either side of a ship's keelson; carries bilge water into the pump well
- Limeira
- a city of southeastern Brazil (northwest of Sao Paulo)
- limekiln
- a kiln used to reduce naturally occurring forms of calcium carbonate to lime
- Limerick
- port city in southwestern Ireland
- limit
- as far as something can go
- limo
- large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
- Limousin
- a region of central France to the west of the Auvergne mountains
- Lincoln Memorial
- memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea
- line
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- line
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- line of battle
- a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
- Line of Control
- a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan
- line of defence
- defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
- line of fire
- the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
- line of flight
- the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air
- line of longitude
- an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
- line of march
- the route along which a column advances
- line of sight
- an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
- line
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- line
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- lineation
- the line that appears to bound an object
- liner
- a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
- liquor store
- a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
- litter
- conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
- Little Rhody
- a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
- little theater
- a small theater for experimental drama or collegiate or community groups
- Liverpool
- a large city in northwestern England; its port is the country's major outlet for industrial exports
- livery stable
- stable where horses and vehicles are kept for hire
- living quarters
- housing available for people to live in
- Livonia
- a region on the Baltic that is divided between northern Estonia and southern Latvia
- Ljubljana
- the capital of Slovenia
- Llullaillaco
- a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)
- loading area
- a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded
- loan office
- an office where loans are negotiated and repaid
- loan office
- a shop where loans are made with personal property as security
- loaner
- a car that is lent as a replacement for one that is under repair
- lobe
- a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
- Lobito
- a seaport on the Atlantic coast of Angola
- local
- public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- local road
- a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it
- locale
- the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
- locality
- a surrounding or nearby region
- location
- a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made
- lock
- enclosure consisting of a section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it
- lock-gate
- a gate that can be locked
- locker room
- a room (as at an athletic facility or workplace) where you can change clothes and which contains lockers for the temporary storage of your clothing and personal possessions
- lockup
- jail in a local police station
- locus
- the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
- locus of infection
- the specific site in the body where an infection originates
- lodge
- small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
- lodging house
- a house where rooms are rented
- Lodz
- a large city of central Poland
- loft
- floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
- loft
- a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
- log cabin
- a cabin built with logs
- loge
- balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine
- loggia
- a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level
- Logrono
- a city in northern Spain on the Ebro River
- Lombard Street
- a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
- Lombardia
- a region of north central Italy bordering Switzerland
- Lone-Star State
- the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
- Long Beach
- a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921
- longboat
- the largest boat carried by a merchant sailing vessel
- longitude
- the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
- lookout
- a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- lookout
- an elevated post affording a wide view
- loop-line
- a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on
- lorry
- a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
- Los Alamos
- a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were produced
- lost-and-found
- repository in a public building where lost articles can be kept until their owners reclaim them
- lot
- a parcel of land having fixed boundaries
- Lothian Region
- a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
- Lothringen
- an eastern French region rich in iron-ore deposits
- Louisiana Purchase
- territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
- Louisville
- the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
- lounge
- a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
- Louvre Museum
- an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
- Low Countries
- the lowland region of western Europe on the North Sea: Belgium and Luxembourg and the Netherlands
- low-water mark
- a line marking the lowest level reached
- Lower Egypt
- one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; consists of the Nile delta
- lower limit
- the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
- lower mantle
- the deeper part of the mantle
- Lower Saxony
- a state in northwestern Germany
- loxodrome
- a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
- Lubavitch
- a town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century
- Lubbock
- a city in northwest Texas to the south of Amarillo
- Lubeck
- a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League
- Lublin
- an industrial city of eastern Poland
- Lucknow
- a city in northern India in Uttar Pradesh; during the Indian Mutiny its British residents were besieged by Indian insurgents
- luff
- (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- Lufkin
- a town in eastern Texas
- lug
- a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something
- luge
- a racing sled for one or two people
- luggage carrier
- carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage
- luggage rack
- carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car
- lugger
- small fishing boat rigged with one or more lugsails
- Luluabourg
- a city in southwestern Congo; former name (until 1966) was Luluabourg
- lumber room
- a storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)
- lumbermill
- a mill for dressing logs and lumber
- lumberyard
- a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
- lunar latitude
- an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator
- lunchroom
- a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased
- Lund
- a city in southern Sweden
- lunette
- temporary fortification like a detached bastion
- Luoyang
- a city in east central China; the capital of ancient China during several dynasties
- lurking place
- a place suitable for lurking
- Lusitania
- ancient region and Roman province on the Iberian Peninsula; corresponds roughly to modern Portugal and parts of Spain
- Luta
- an industrial conurbation in northeastern China on the southern end of the Liaodong Peninsula; it now includes the cities of Dalian and Lushun
- lyceum
- a public hall for lectures and concerts
- Lycia
- an ancient region on the coast of southwest Asia Minor
- Lydia
- an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
- Lynchburg
- a city in central Virginia
- Lyonnais
- a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
- Lyons
- a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
- Maarianhamina
- a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands
- Macau
- a former Portuguese province on the south coast of China and two islands in the South China Sea; reverted to China in 1999
- Macedonia
- landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
- machicolation
- a projecting parapet supported by corbels on a medieval castle; has openings through which stones or boiling water could be dropped on an enemy
- machine shop
- workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
- Machu Picchu
- Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built in the 15th century
- Mackinac Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the channel between the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan
- Mackinaw boat
- a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
- Macon
- a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
- magazine
- a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
- Maginot Line
- a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940
- magnetic declination
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
- magnetic line of force
- a line of force in a magnetic field
- magnetic meridian
- an imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the Earth
- magnetic pole
- either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
- magnetic pole
- one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
- Magnolia State
- a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
- Maharashtra
- a state in west-central India
- Mahgrib
- the region of northwest Africa comprising the Atlas Mountains and the coastlands of Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia
- mail
- a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
- mail boat
- a boat for carrying mail
- mail car
- a railway car in which mail is transported and sorted
- mail train
- a train that carries mail
- maildrop
- a drop where mail can be deposited
- mailing address
- the address where a person or organization can be communicated with
- main
- a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
- main drag
- the main street of a town or city
- main line
- the principal route of a transportation system
- Main Street
- any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis)
- maisonette
- a small house
- maisonette
- a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside
- major axis
- the longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid; passes through the two foci
- Makalu
- a mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (27,790 feet high)
- Makedonija
- the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria
- Malabo
- the capital and largest city of Equatorial Guinea on the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea
- Malacca
- the third smallest Malaysian state; located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula
- Malaga
- a port city and resort in Andalusia in southern Spain on the Mediterranean
- Malaysian state
- one of the several states constituting Malaysia
- Male
- the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands
- mall
- a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
- Malmo
- a port in southern Sweden
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- a national park in Kentucky having a large cavern and an underground river
- man-of-war
- a warship intended for combat
- Manchester
- a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England
- Manchester
- largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river
- Manchuria
- a region in northeastern China
- Mandalay
- a city in central Myanmar to the north of Rangoon
- mandate
- a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
- Manhattan
- one of the five boroughs of New York City
- manifold
- a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes
- Manipur
- state in northeastern India
- Manitoba
- one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada
- Mankato
- a town in southern Minnesota
- Mannheim
- a city in southwestern Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Neckar rivers
- manor
- the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
- MANPAD
- a man-portable surface-to-air missile
- manse
- the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
- Mansfield
- a town in north central Ohio
- mantelet
- portable bulletproof shelter
- mantle
- the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- mantle
- (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
- manufactured home
- a large house trailer that can be connected to utilities and can be parked in one place and used as permanent housing
- maquiladora
- an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border
- Maracaibo
- a port city in northwestern Venezuela; a major oil center
- Maracay
- a city in north central Venezuela; cattle center
- Marches
- a region in central Italy
- mare
- a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
- marina
- a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers
- Marineland
- a commercial aquarium featuring trained dolphins
- market cross
- a cross-shaped monument set up in the marketplace of a town where public business is often conducted
- market garden
- a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing
- market square
- a public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
- market town
- a (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times
- market
- an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
- marquee
- large and often sumptuous tent
- Marquette
- a town on Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula in northwest Michigan
- Marrakesh
- a city in western Morocco; tourist center
- Marseilles
- a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
- marsh buggy
- an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body
- marshalling yard
- a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
- martello tower
- a circular masonry fort for coastal defence
- Martinique
- an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France
- Maryland
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- Mashhad
- the holy city of Shiite Muslims; located in northeastern Iran
- Mashriq
- Arabic name for the Middle East
- masjid
- (Islam) a Muslim place of worship
- Mason and Dixon's line
- the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
- Mason City
- a town in north central Iowa
- masonry
- structure built of stone or brick by a mason
- mass rapid transit
- an urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains
- Massachusetts
- a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
- Massachusetts Bay Colony
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- an engineering university in Cambridge
- massage parlor
- a business establishment that offers therapeutic massage
- massage parlor
- a place where illicit sex is available under the guise of therapeutic massage
- Massawa
- a port town in Eritrea on an inlet of the Red Sea
- mastaba
- an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
- master bedroom
- the principal bedroom in a house; usually occupied by the head of the household
- masthead
- the head or top of a mast
- mat
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- mat
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- Matamoros
- a city in northeastern Mexico opposite Brownsville near the mouth of the Rio Grande
- maternity hospital
- a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
- maternity ward
- a hospital ward that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants
- matrix
- an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
- Matterhorn
- a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
- mausoleum
- a large burial chamber, usually above ground
- Mausoleum at Halicarnasus
- a white marble mausoleum 140 feet high built in 352 BC at Halicarnassus as a memorial to a king; destroyed in 1402
- Mawlamyine
- a port city of southern Myanmar on the Gulf of Martaban
- maximum
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
- Mayenne
- a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region
- Mayflower
- the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620
- Mazar-i-Sharif
- a city in northern Afghanistan
- Mazatlan
- a port city in western Mexico on the Pacific Ocean; tourist center
- Mbeya
- a city in southwestern Tanzania
- McAlester
- a town in southeastern Oklahoma
- McAllen
- a town in southern Texas on the Rio Grande
- McBurney's point
- a point one third of the way along a line drawn from the hip to the umbilicus; the point of maximum sensitivity in acute appendicitis
- meat house
- a small house (on a farm) where meat is stored
- meat house
- a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish
- meat safe
- a safe for storing meat
- mecca
- a place that attracts many visitors
- Mecca
- joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam
- Medan
- a city in Indonesia; located in northeastern Sumatra
- Medellin
- city in western Colombia; important coffee center
- Medford
- a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
- Medford
- town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston
- medical center
- the part of a city where medical facilities are centered
- medina
- the ancient quarter of many cities in northern Africa
- medium
- the surrounding environment
- meerschaum
- a pipe having a bowl made of meerschaum
- megalith
- memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
- megalopolis
- a very large urban complex (usually involving several cities and towns)
- Melbourne
- the capital of Victoria state and 2nd largest Australian city; a financial and commercial center
- Melbourne
- a resort town in east central Florida
- melting pot
- an environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated
- memorial
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
- Memphis
- an ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
- Memphis
- largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
- men's
- a public toilet for men
- menagerie
- the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
- menhir
- a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France
- mercantile establishment
- a place of business for retailing goods
- Mercedario
- a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,210 feet high)
- Merida
- the capital of the Mexican state of Yucatan
- Meridian
- a town in eastern Mississippi
- merlon
- a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement
- Merrimac
- an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North
- Mesa
- a city in Arizona just to the east of Phoenix; originally a suburb of Phoenix
- Mesa Verde National Park
- a national park in Colorado containing prehistoric cliff dwellings; semiarid landscape
- Mesoamerica
- Mexico and Central America
- Mesopotamia
- the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
- mesosphere
- the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
- mess
- a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
- Messina
- a port city in northeastern Sicily on the Strait of Messina
- messuage
- (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household
- meteorological balloon
- a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
- meteorological observation post
- one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded
- mews
- street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
- Mexicali
- a city in northwestern Mexico near the California border
- Miami
- a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro
- Miami Beach
- a city in southeastern Florida on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; known for fashionable resort hotels
- microbrewery
- a small brewery; consumption of the product is mainly elsewhere
- micropyle
- minute opening in the wall of an ovule through which the pollen tube enters
- Mid-Atlantic states
- a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and Maryland
- midair
- some point in the air; above ground level
- Middle East
- the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century
- midfield
- (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse)
- Midi
- the southern part of France
- Midi-Pyrenees
- a region in southwestern France
- midland
- the interior part of a country
- Midland
- a town in west central Texas
- midst
- the location of something surrounded by other things
- midstream
- the middle of a stream
- midway
- the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
- midwestern United States
- the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America)
- mihrab
- (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca
- Milano
- the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
- military hospital
- hospital for soldiers and other military personnel
- military installation
- any facility servicing military forces
- military plane
- an aircraft designed and used for combat
- military position
- a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- military post
- military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
- military quarters
- living quarters for personnel on a military post
- military vehicle
- vehicle used by the armed forces
- milk float
- a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses
- milk wagon
- wagon for delivering milk
- milldam
- dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill
- millrace
- a channel for the water current that turns a millwheel
- Milwaukee
- largest city of Wisconsin; located in southeastern Wisconsin on the western shore of Lake Michigan; a flourishing agricultural center known for its breweries
- minaret
- slender tower with balconies
- Minato Ohashi Bridge
- cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan
- mine field
- a tract of land containing explosive mines
- minefield
- a region in which explosives mines have been placed
- minelayer
- ship equipped for laying marine mines
- minesweeper
- ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines
- minibike
- small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
- minibus
- a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
- minicab
- a minicar used as a taxicab
- minicar
- a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car
- minimum
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
- ministry
- building where the business of a government ministry is transacted
- minivan
- a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car
- Minneapolis
- largest city in Minnesota; located in southeastern Minnesota on the Mississippi river; noted for flour mills; one of the Twin Cities
- minor axis
- the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid
- minster
- any of certain cathedrals and large churches; originally connected to a monastery
- mint
- a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
- Minuteman
- a strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos
- missile
- a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
- Missoula
- a university town in western Montana
- Mobile
- a port in southwestern Alabama on Mobile Bay
- Model T
- the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine; mass-produced by Henry Ford from 1908 to 1927
- module
- detachable compartment of a spacecraft
- Mohave Desert
- a desert area in southern California and western Arizona
- Mohorovicic discontinuity
- the boundary between the Earth's crust and the underlying mantle
- Moline
- a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River
- Molise
- a region of south central Italy
- Molotov
- a city in the European part of Russia
- Mombasa
- a port city in southern Kenya on a coral island in a bay of the Indian Ocean
- Monaco-Ville
- the capital of Monaco
- monastery
- the residence of a religious community
- Mongolia
- a vast region in Asia including the Mongolian People's Republic and China's Inner Mongolia
- Mongolian People's Republic
- a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
- Monitor
- an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac
- monkey ladder
- a light ladder to the monkey bridge on a ship
- monocycle
- a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
- monoplane
- an airplane with a single wing
- Monroe
- a town in north central Louisiana
- Monroe
- a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie
- Monte Bianco
- the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781 feet high)
- Monte Carlo
- a town and popular resort in the principality of Monaco; famous for its gambling casino
- Montego Bay
- port and resort city in northwestern Jamaica
- Montenegro
- a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
- Monterey
- a town in western California to the south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay
- Monterrey
- an industrial city in northeastern Mexico
- Montmartre
- the highest point in Paris; famous for its associations with many artists
- Montreal
- a city in southern Quebec province on the Saint Lawrence River; the largest city in Quebec and 2nd largest in Canada; the 2nd largest French-speaking city in the world
- monument
- an important site that is marked and preserved as public property
- monument
- a burial vault (usually for some famous person)
- mooring mast
- a tower for mooring airships
- Moorish arch
- a round arch that widens before rounding off
- moped
- a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine
- Moravia
- a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians
- Morgan City
- a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge
- Morgantown
- a city in northern West Virginia on the Monongahela river near the Pennsylvania border; site of the University of West Virginia
- Mormon Tabernacle
- the Mormon temple
- morning room
- a sitting room used during the daylight hours
- Moron
- a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires
- Morristown
- a town in northern New Jersey where the Continental Army spent two winters
- mosque
- (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- Mosul
- a city in northern Iraq on the Tigris across from the ruins of Nineveh
- motel
- a motor hotel
- motel room
- a sleeping room in a motel
- Motor City
- the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
- motor scooter
- a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
- motorboat
- a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine
- motortruck
- an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
- Mount Adams
- a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
- Mount Ararat
- the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
- Mount Athos
- an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
- Mount Bartle Frere
- the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia
- Mount Communism
- the highest mountain peak in the Pamir Mountains; near the Chinese border in northeastern Tajikistan (24,590 feet high)
- Mount Elbert
- the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,431 feet high)
- Mount Everest
- a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)
- Mount Godwin Austen
- a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir; the 2nd highest peak in the world (28,250 feet high)
- Mount Hubbard
- a mountain peak in southeastern Alaska that is part of the Coast Range (14,950 feet high)
- Mount Kanchenjunga
- a mountain the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and Tibet (28,208 feet high)
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- the highest peak in Africa; located in northeastern Tanzania; 19,340 feet high
- Mount Logan
- a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)
- Mount McKinley
- a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high)
- Mount Olympus
- a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
- Mount Parnassus
- (Greek mythology) a mountain in central Greece where (according to Greek mythology) the Muses lived; known as the mythological home of music and poetry
- Mount Rainier
- a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)
- Mount Rainier National Park
- a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps
- Mount Rushmore
- a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota; the likenesses of Washington and Jefferson and Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved on it
- Mount Rushmore State
- a state in north central United States
- Mount Shasta
- a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)
- Mount Sherman
- a peak in the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado (14,036 feet high)
- Mount Sinai
- a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments
- Mount Vernon
- the former residence of George Washington in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac river
- Mount Whitney
- the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high)
- Mount Wilson
- a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
- mount
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
- mountain pass
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- mountain peak
- the summit of a mountain
- Mountain State
- a state in east central United States
- mountain tent
- a lightweight tent with a floor; flaps close with a zipper
- mountain trail
- a trail through mountainous country
- mounting
- framework used for support or display
- mouth
- an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge)
- mouthpiece
- the tube of a pipe or cigarette holder that a smoker holds in the mouth
- movable barrier
- a barrier that can be moved to allow passage
- moving van
- a van used for moving home or office furniture
- mud flat
- a tract of low muddy land near an estuary; covered at high tide and exposed at low tide
- mudguard
- a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheels
- mudhif
- a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained
- Muenchen
- the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
- muffle
- a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low temperature
- mukataa
- an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center
- multiengine airplane
- a plane with two or more engines
- multiplex
- a movie theater than has several different auditoriums in the same building
- multistage rocket
- a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
- Mumbai
- a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India
- Muncie
- a town in east central Indiana
- municipality
- an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
- Murmansk
- a port city in northwestern Russia on the Kola Peninsula; the largest city to the north of the Arctic Circle; an important supply line to Russia in World War I and World War II
- Muscovy
- a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
- museum
- a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
- music hall
- a theater in which vaudeville is staged
- music school
- a school specializing in music
- Muskogee
- a town in eastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas River
- Muztagh
- a highest mountain peak in the Kunlun Shan in China; near the Indian border (23,891 feet high)
- Mwanza
- a city in northern Tanzania on Lake Victoria
- Mycenae
- an ancient city is southern Greece; center of the Mycenaean civilization during the late Bronze Age
- Mysore
- a city in southern India to the southwest of Bangalore
- Nablus
- an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times
- nacelle
- a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
- Nacimiento
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Argentina (21,302 feet high)
- nadir
- the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- Nag Hammadi
- a town in Upper Egypt
- Nagano
- a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
- Nagasaki
- a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
- Nagoya
- an industrial city in southern Honshu
- Naha City
- the chief city in the Ryukyu Islands
- nailhead
- flattened boss on the end of nail opposite to the point
- Nakuru
- a city in western Kenya; commercial center of an agricultural region
- Nalchik
- a city in southwestern Russia in a valley of the Caucasus Mountains; an industrial center and health resort
- Namib Desert
- a desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean
- Nampa
- a town in southwestern Idaho
- Namur
- a city in south central Belgium situated on a promontory between the Meuse River and the Sambre River; the site of intense fighting in World War I and World War II
- Nan-chang
- a walled city in southeastern China on the Gan Jiang
- Nan-ning
- an industrial city in southern China
- Nanaimo
- a town in southwestern British Columbia on Vancouver Island to the west of Vancouver
- Nancy
- a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
- Nanda Devi
- a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,660 feet high)
- Nanga Parbat
- a mountain in the Himalayas in Kashmir (26,660 feet high)
- Nanking
- a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s
- Nantes
- a port city in western France on the Loire estuary
- nape
- the back side of the neck
- Napoli
- a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
- narco-state
- an area that has been taken over and is controlled and corrupted by drug cartels and where law enforcement is effectively nonexistent
- narrow-body
- a commercial airliner with a single aisle
- narthex
- a vestibule leading to the nave of a church
- narthex
- portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church
- nasal canthus
- the inner corner of the eye
- Naseby
- a village in western Northamptonshire
- nasotracheal tube
- a tube inserted into the trachea through the nose and pharynx; used to deliver oxygen
- Natal
- a port city in northeastern Brazil
- natatorium
- pool that provides a facility for swimming
- Natchez
- a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players
- national capital
- the capital city of a nation
- national monument
- memorial consisting of a structure or natural landmark of historic interest; set aside by national government for preservation and public enjoyment
- national park
- a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
- nautilus
- a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
- naval installation
- military installation servicing naval forces
- naval shipyard
- a military shipyard
- nave
- the central area of a church
- navel
- the center point or middle of something
- navy base
- base of operations for a naval fleet
- Nazareth
- a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
- Negara Brunei Darussalam
- a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984
- negative magnetic pole
- the pole of a magnet that points toward the south when the magnet is suspended freely
- Negeri Sembilan
- one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia
- Negev Desert
- a desert in southern Israel
- neighborhood
- an area within a city or town that has some distinctive features (especially one forming a community)
- Nejd
- a central plateau region of the Arabian Peninsula; formerly an independent sultanate until 1932 when it united with Hejaz to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- nerve center
- a center that provides information and control
- nerve end
- the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
- nest
- a cosy or secluded retreat
- nest
- a kind of gun emplacement
- nesting place
- a place suitable for nesting
- network
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- Never-Never
- the remote outback of Australia; unpopulated desert country
- New Brunswick
- a province in southeastern Canada
- New Brunswick
- a university town in central New Jersey
- New Delhi
- a city in north central India
- New England
- a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut
- New Forest
- an area of woods and heathland in southern Hampshire that was set aside by William I as Crown property in 1079; originally a royal hunting ground but now administered as parkland; noted for its ponies
- New Hampshire
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- New Haven
- a city in southwestern Connecticut; site of Yale University
- New Jersey
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- New London
- a town in southeastern Connecticut near Long Island Sound; an important whaling center in the 19th century
- New Netherland
- a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664
- New Orleans
- a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year
- New River Gorge Bridge
- a steel arch bridge across New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
- New South Wales
- an Australian state in southeastern Australia
- new town
- a planned urban community created in a rural or undeveloped area and designed to be self-sufficient with its own housing and education and commerce and recreation
- New World
- the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
- New York
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- New York State
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
- New York State Barge Canal
- a system of canals crossing New York State and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and Lake Champlain
- New York Stock Exchange
- a stock exchange in New York
- New Zealand
- an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery
- Newark
- the largest city in New Jersey; located in northeastern New Jersey
- Newburgh
- a town on the Hudson River in New York; in 1782 and 1783 it was George Washington's headquarters
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression `carry coals to Newcastle' meaning to do something unnecessary)
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- a Canadian province on the island of Newfoundland and on the mainland along the coast of the Labrador Sea; became Canada's 10th province in 1949
- Newgate
- a former prison in London notorious for its unsanitary conditions and burnt down in riots in 1780; a new prison was built on the same spot but was torn down in 1902
- Newport
- a port city in southeastern Wales
- Newport
- a resort city in southeastern Rhode Island; known for the summer homes of millionaires; important yachting center
- Newport News
- a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
- newsroom
- a reading room (in a library or club) where newspapers and other periodicals can be read
- newsroom
- an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station
- newsstand
- a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold
- Niagara Falls
- a city in western New York State at the falls of the Niagara river; tourist attraction and honeymoon resort
- nib
- the writing point of a pen
- Nicaea
- an ancient city in Bithynia; founded in the 4th century BC and flourished under the Romans; the Nicene Creed was adopted there in 325
- Nice
- a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
- niche
- an enclosure that is set back or indented
- nick
- (British slang) a prison
- Nijmegen
- an industrial city in the eastern Netherlands
- Nineveh
- an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris across from the modern city of Mosul in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq
- Nippon
- a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
- Nizhnyi Novgorod
- an industrial city in the European part of Russia; birthplace of Maksim Gorky
- no man's land
- an unoccupied area between the front lines of opposing armies
- no-go area
- an area that is dangerous or impossible to enter or to which entry is forbidden
- no-parking zone
- a space where automobiles are not allowed to park
- Nob Hill
- a fashionable neighborhood in San Francisco
- node
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- node
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- nodes of Ranvier
- small gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons
- Nogales
- a town in northern Mexico on the border of Arizona
- Nogales
- a town in Arizona on the Mexican border opposite Nogales, Mexico
- nogging
- rough brick masonry used to fill in the gaps in a wooden frame
- nombril
- the center point on a shield
- Nome
- a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
- nonsmoker
- a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco smoke
- nook
- a sheltered and secluded place
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais
- a region in northeastern France
- Norfolk
- port city located in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay; headquarters of the Atlantic fleet of the United States Navy
- Norfolk wherry
- sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
- Normandie
- a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
- north
- a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
- North
- the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
- North Africa
- an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea
- North American country
- any country on the North American continent
- North Borneo
- one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia; located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo
- North Carolina
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- North Cascades National Park
- a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
- north celestial pole
- the celestial pole above the northern hemisphere; near Polaris
- North Frigid Zone
- the regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
- North Peak
- 19,370 feet high
- North Platte
- a town in west central Nebraska on the Platte River
- North Pole
- the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
- north side
- the side that is on the north
- North Star State
- a midwestern state
- North Temperate Zone
- Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
- North Vietnam
- a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War
- North Yorkshire
- a county in northern England
- north-seeking pole
- the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
- north-south direction
- in a direction parallel with lines of longitude
- Northampton
- the principal city of Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire
- a county is central England
- northeast
- a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city
- northeastern United States
- the northeastern region of the United States
- northern Europe
- the northernmost countries of Europe
- northern hemisphere
- the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
- Northern Ireland
- a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland
- Northern Mariana Islands
- a self-governing territory comprising all of the Mariana Islands except Guam
- Northern Territory
- a territory in north central Australia
- northland
- any region lying in or toward the north
- Northumberland
- the northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)
- Northumbria
- an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876
- northwest
- a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city
- Northwest Passage
- a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)
- Northwest Territories
- a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now Nunavut
- northwestern United States
- the northwestern region of the United States
- Nouakchott
- capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast
- Nova Lisboa
- a city in the mountains in western Angola
- Nova Scotia
- the Canadian province in the Maritimes consisting of the Nova Scotia peninsula and Cape Breton Island; French settlers who called the area Acadia were exiled to Louisiana by the British in the 1750s and their descendants are know as Cajuns
- Novgorod
- a city in northwestern Russia on the Volkhov River; Russia's oldest city and an important trading center in the Middle Ages
- Novosibirsk
- a city in the Asian part of Russia on the Ob river; largest city in Siberia
- Nubia
- an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern Sudan) on the Nile; much of Nubia is now under Lake Nasser
- Nubian Desert
- an arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea
- nuclear-powered ship
- ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
- nucleus
- the positively charged dense center of an atom
- nucleus
- (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail
- Numidia
- an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria
- Nunavut
- an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago
- nunnery
- the convent of a community of nuns
- Nuptse
- a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
- Nuremberg
- a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)
- Nyala
- city in Sudan
- Oakland
- a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
- oasis
- a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
- oast
- a kiln for drying hops
- oast house
- a building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
- Oaxaca de Juarez
- a city of southeastern Mexico
- obelisk
- a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
- oblique angle
- an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
- observation dome
- lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory
- observation station
- a station set up for making observations of something
- observatory
- a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
- observer's meridian
- a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
- obstacle
- an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
- obtuse angle
- an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
- Occident
- the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
- Odessa
- a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
- Odessa
- a city in western Texas
- oeil de boeuf
- a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture
- off-Broadway
- low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan
- office block
- a building containing offices where work is done
- officer's mess
- a mess for the exclusive use of officers
- offset
- structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
- Ogden
- a town in northern Utah settled by Mormons
- Ohio State University
- a university in Columbus, Ohio
- oil burner
- a furnace that burns oil
- oil pipeline
- a pipeline used to transport oil
- oil refinery
- a refinery for petroleum
- oil tanker
- a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- oil-water interface
- an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water
- oilfield
- a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)
- Ojos del Salado
- a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
- old country
- the country of origin of an immigrant
- Old Dominion State
- a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
- Old Ironsides
- a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
- Old Line State
- a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
- Old North State
- a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
- Old South
- the South of the United States before the American Civil War
- Old World
- the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
- Olympic National Park
- a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
- Omaha
- largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
- Omdurman
- a city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
- Omiya
- a city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo
- Omsk
- a city in the Asian part of Russia
- one-way street
- a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction
- Ontario
- a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
- open
- where the air is unconfined
- open-hearth furnace
- a furnace for making steel in which the steel is placed on a shallow hearth and flames of burning gas and hot air play over it
- opera
- a building where musical dramas are performed
- opium den
- a building where opium is sold and used
- Oporto
- port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
- optic axis
- in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
- optic axis
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
- OR
- a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
- oracle
- a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
- Oracle of Apollo
- (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
- Oran
- a port city in northwestern Algeria and the country's 2nd largest city
- Orange Free State
- a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
- orange grove
- grove of orange trees
- orangery
- a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas
- orchestra
- seating on the main floor in a theater
- orchestra pit
- lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
- ordinary
- an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
- ore bed
- a stratum of ore
- organ loft
- a gallery occupied by a church organ
- oriel
- a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
- Orissa
- state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
- Orizaba
- a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort
- Orlando
- a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
- Orleanais
- a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans
- Orleans
- a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
- Orly
- a southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
- ornithopter
- heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
- Orono
- a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River to the north of Bangor
- orphan site
- a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup
- orphanage
- a public institution for the care of orphans
- orphrey
- a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment
- Orumiyeh
- a city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
- Osaka
- port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan
- Osasco
- a city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo
- Ostrava
- an industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
- OTC market
- a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange
- Ottumwa
- a town in southeast Iowa
- oubliette
- a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
- Oujda
- a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border
- outback
- the bush country of the interior of Australia
- outboard
- a motorboat with an outboard motor
- outbuilding
- a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
- outer space
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
- outfield
- the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
- outfitter
- a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose
- outport
- a subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
- outpost
- a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
- outpost
- a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
- outrigger canoe
- a seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
- outskirts
- outlying areas (as of a city or town)
- outsole
- the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground
- outwork
- subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
- Oval Office
- the office of the President of the United States in the White House
- overhang
- projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
- overlook
- a high place affording a good view
- overthrust fault
- a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
- Oviedo
- a city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
- Owensboro
- a town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
- oxbow
- a wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
- Oxbridge
- general term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
- oxcart
- a cart that is drawn by an ox
- oxeye
- an oval or round dormer window
- Oxford
- a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
- Oxford
- a university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
- Oxford University
- a university in England
- oyster bank
- a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
- ozone hole
- an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
- ozone layer
- a layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
- pace car
- a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
- Pacific Northwest
- a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
- Pacinian corpuscle
- a specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
- packing box
- a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
- packing plant
- a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
- packinghouse
- a building where foodstuffs are processed and packed
- paddle steamer
- a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
- paddock
- pen where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race
- paddy
- an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown
- Paducah
- a town in western Kentucky on the Ohio River
- pagoda
- an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
- Pahang
- sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
- Painted Desert
- a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona
- palace
- official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign)
- palace
- a large ornate exhibition hall
- Palace of Versailles
- a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles
- palaestra
- a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes
- palankeen
- a closed litter carried on the shoulders of four bearers
- palate
- the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
- palatinate
- a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
- Palatinate
- a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
- Palermo
- the capital of Sicily; located in northwestern Sicily; an important port for 3000 years
- Palestine
- a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948
- paling
- a fence made of upright pickets
- palisade
- fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
- Pall Mall
- a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
- Palm Beach
- a resort town in southeast Florida on an island on the Atlantic coast
- Palmetto State
- a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
- Palo Alto
- a university town in California
- pampas
- the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
- Panama Canal
- a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)
- Panama Canal Zone
- a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal
- Panama City
- a resort and fishing town on the Gulf of Mexico in northwest Florida
- Panamanian capital
- the capital and largest city of Panama
- panda car
- a police cruiser
- panel heating
- heating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipes
- Pango Pango
- a port in American Samoa
- panhandle
- a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area
- pannier
- set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips
- panopticon
- a circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791
- panopticon
- an area where everything is visible
- pantechnicon
- a large moving van (especially one used for moving furniture)
- pantheon
- (antiquity) a temple to all the gods
- pantheon
- a monument commemorating a nation's dead heroes
- panzer
- an armored vehicle or tank
- Papal States
- the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)
- Papeete
- the capital of French Polynesia on the northwestern coast of Tahiti
- paper mill
- a mill where paper is manufactured
- paper round
- the route taken when delivering newspapers every day
- Papua
- the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea
- parade ground
- an area for holding parades
- parapet
- a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
- parcel
- an extended area of land
- paries
- (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
- Paris
- a town in northeastern Texas
- parish
- the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
- Park Avenue
- a fashionable residential street in New York City
- park
- a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
- Parkersburg
- a city in northwestern West Virginia on the Ohio river
- parking
- space in which vehicles can be parked
- parking space
- a space where an automobile can be parked
- parlor
- reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
- parquet
- seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle
- parquet circle
- seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
- parsonage
- an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
- part
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- part
- the extended spatial location of something
- parterre
- an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
- Parthenon
- the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
- Parthia
- an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226
- particle detector
- a chamber in which particles can be made visible
- parts
- the local environment
- party wall
- a wall erected on the line between two properties and shared by both owners
- parvis
- a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)
- Pasadena
- a city in southwestern California to the east of Los Angeles
- paseo
- a path set aside for walking
- passage
- a way through or along which someone or something may pass
- passageway
- a passage between rooms or between buildings
- passe-partout
- a mounting for a picture using gummed tape
- passenger ship
- a ship built to carry passengers
- passenger train
- a train that carries passengers
- passenger van
- a van that carries passengers
- pastry cart
- a serving cart for displaying pastry desserts to restaurant patrons
- Patagonia
- region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
- Patagonian Desert
- a semiarid region in southern South America
- Patavium
- a city in Veneto
- patch
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- patchboard
- telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
- Paterson
- a city of northeastern New Jersey
- path
- a way especially designed for a particular use
- patio
- usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- patisserie
- a bakery specializing in French pastry
- Patras
- a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
- patriarchate
- the jurisdiction of a patriarch
- patrol boat
- a vessel assigned to patrol an area
- pave
- a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows
- pavement
- walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
- Pays de la Loire
- an agricultural region of western France on the Bay of Biscay
- pea shooter
- a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
- Peace Garden State
- a state of north central United States bordering on Canada
- peach orchard
- a grove of peach trees
- pearl fishery
- a fishery where they fish for pearl oysters
- Pearl Harbor
- a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
- pedestrian crossing
- street crossing where pedestrians have right of way; often marked in some way (especially with diagonal stripes)
- pediment
- a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
- pelican crossing
- an acronym for pedestrian light control; a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights that are controlled by pedestrians
- Pelican State
- a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
- pen
- an enclosure for confining livestock
- pen
- a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes
- pen
- a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play
- penal colony
- a penal institution where prisoners are exiled (often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossible)
- penal facility
- an institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the public
- Penang
- the second smallest Malaysian state; located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia
- penetralium
- the innermost parts
- Peninsular Malaysia
- the region of Malaysia on the Malay Peninsula; shares a land border with Thailand to the north
- Pennsylvania
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- penny arcade
- an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment
- Pensacola
- a town in extreme northwest Florida
- penstock
- conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- Pentagon
- a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
- penthouse
- an apartment located on the top floors of a building
- People's Republic of Bangladesh
- a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971
- People's Republic of China
- a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
- Peoria
- a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River
- Perak
- sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
- perch
- an elevated place serving as a seat
- perforation
- a hole made in something
- perfumery
- an establishment where perfumes are made
- perfumery
- store where perfumes are sold
- Pergamum
- an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here
- periapsis
- (astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbited
- perigee
- periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth
- perigon
- an angle of 360 degrees
- perihelion
- periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun
- perijove
- periapsis in orbit around Jupiter
- perilune
- periapsis in orbit around the moon
- peristyle
- a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court
- Perlis
- the smallest Malaysian state; located at the northern part of the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
- Pernambuco
- a port city of northeastern Brazil on the Atlantic
- Persepolis
- an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
- Persian Empire
- an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
- personnel carrier
- a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment
- Perth
- the state capital of Western Australia
- Peshawar
- city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass
- pesthole
- a breeding ground for epidemic disease
- pet shop
- a shop where pet animals can be purchased
- Petersburg
- a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
- Petrified Forest National Park
- a national park in Arizona having the world's largest collection of petrified coniferous trees
- Petronas Towers
- twin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high
- phaeton
- large open car seating four with folding top
- Philippi
- a city in ancient Macedonia that was important in early Christianity
- Philippopolis
- an ancient city in southern Bulgaria; commercial center of an agricultural region
- Philistia
- an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times
- Phoenicia
- an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean
- photosphere
- the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
- phrontistery
- an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities)
- Phrygia
- an ancient country in western and central Asia Minor
- physics lab
- a laboratory for research in physics
- piazza
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- Picardie
- a region of northern France on the English Channel
- picket
- a vehicle performing sentinel duty
- picket boat
- a boat serving as a picket
- picket ship
- a ship serving as a picket
- pickup
- a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
- picnic area
- a tract of land set aside for picnicking
- picture frame
- a framework in which a picture is mounted
- picture window
- a large window with a single pane (usually overlooking a view)
- pied-a-terre
- lodging for occasional or secondary use
- Piedmont
- the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama
- Piemonte
- the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
- pier arch
- an arch supported on piers
- Pierre Laporte Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec
- pig farm
- a farm where pigs are raised or kept
- pigpen
- a pen for swine
- pike
- a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
- Pike's Peak
- a mountain peak in the Rockies in central Colorado (14,109 feet high)
- pillar box
- a red pillar-shaped letter box
- pillbox
- a small enclosed gun emplacement (usually of fortified concrete)
- pilot balloon
- meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
- pilot boat
- a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships
- pilot engine
- a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track
- pilothouse
- an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
- Pilsen
- a town in Czech Republic where Pilsner beer originated
- Pimlico
- a racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness
- pin
- cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
- Pine Bluff
- a town in southeast central Arkansas on the Arkansas River
- Pine Tree State
- a state in New England
- pinfold
- a pen where stray animals are confined
- pinhead
- the head of a pin
- pinnacle
- (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
- pinnacle
- a lofty peak
- pinpoint
- the sharp point of a pin
- Pinsk
- a city of southwestern Belarus
- pipage
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- pipe rack
- a rack for holding a smoker's pipes
- pipe
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- pirate
- a ship that is manned by pirates
- Pisa
- a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
- Pisces the Fishes
- the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
- Pissis
- a mountain in the Andes in Argentina (22,241 feet high)
- piste
- a ski run densely packed with snow
- piste
- a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
- pit
- (auto racing) an area at the side of a racetrack where the race cars are serviced and refueled
- pit
- (commodity exchange) the part of the floor of a commodity exchange where trading in a particular commodity is carried on
- pit
- an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
- pitch
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- pitch
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- pithead
- the entrance to a coal mine
- pitprop
- a wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine
- Pittsburgh
- a city in southwestern Pennsylvania where the confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River; long an important urban industrial area; site of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh of the South
- the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
- Pittsfield
- a town in western Massachusetts
- pivoting window
- a window that opens by pivoting either horizontally or vertically
- pizza parlor
- a shop where pizzas are made and sold
- place
- a general vicinity
- place
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- place
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- place
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
- place
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- plane angle
- an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)
- planetarium
- a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling
- planned community
- a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
- Plano
- a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)
- plastic laminate
- a laminate made by bonding plastic layers
- Plataea
- a former town in Boeotia; site of a battle between the Greeks and Persians in 479 BC
- plate rack
- a rack for holding plates to dry after they have been washed
- platform
- any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
- Platt National Park
- a national park in Oklahoma having mineral springs
- playground
- yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
- playground
- an area where many people go for recreation
- pleasance
- a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion
- plenum
- an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside
- pleural space
- the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura
- Plimsoll line
- waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
- plug
- blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
- plumbing
- utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage
- plyboard
- a laminate made of thin layers of wood
- Plymouth
- a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
- PO box number
- the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected
- Pobedy Peak
- a mountain peak in the Tien Shan mountains in northern India (24,406 feet high)
- Pocatello
- a university town in southeastern Idaho
- pocket
- (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
- pocket
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
- pocket battleship
- a small battleship built to conform with treaty limitations on tonnage and armament (from 1925 to 1930)
- pocket
- an enclosed space
- point
- sharp end
- point
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- point of entry
- a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
- point source
- a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
- pointed arch
- an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture
- Poitou-Charentes
- a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Biscay
- polar circle
- a line of latitude at the north or south poles
- pole
- one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
- pole position
- the most favorable position at the start of a race
- police boat
- a boat used by harbor police
- police headquarters
- a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
- police precinct
- a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force
- poll
- the part of the head between the ears
- polling booth
- a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes
- polling place
- a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election
- polls
- the place where people vote
- polyhedral angle
- the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex
- Pompeii
- ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
- Ponte 25 de Abril
- a suspension bridge across the Tagus River at Lisbon
- pontoon
- (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge
- Pontus
- an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
- pool
- something resembling a pool of liquid
- poolroom
- a room with pool tables where pool is played
- poorhouse
- an establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homeless
- pop tent
- a small tent that is easy to carry and quick to set up
- Poplar Bluff
- a town in southeast Missouri
- populated area
- a geographical area constituting a city or town
- porch
- a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
- pore
- any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
- pore
- a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
- port
- a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
- Port Arthur
- a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda
- Port Louis
- capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island
- port of call
- any port where a ship stops except its home port
- Port Sudan
- port city in Sudan on the Red Sea
- portage
- overland track between navigable waterways
- portal
- a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
- portcullis
- gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
- porte-cochere
- a carriage entrance passing through a building to an enclosed courtyard
- porthole
- a window in a ship or airplane
- portico
- a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
- Portland
- freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
- Portland
- largest city in Maine in the southwestern corner of the state
- Portsmouth
- a port town in southeastern New Hampshire on the Atlantic Ocean
- Portsmouth
- a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
- Portsmouth
- a port city in southern England on the English Channel; Britain's major naval base
- Portuguese Republic
- a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
- position
- the appropriate or customary location
- possession
- a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
- post and lintel
- a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)
- post chaise
- closed horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; formerly used to transport passengers and mail
- post house
- an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
- post road
- a road over which mail is carried
- post
- the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
- Post-Office box
- a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
- postern
- a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
- pot farm
- a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)
- Potomac
- term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.
- Potsdam
- a city in northeastern Germany; site of the Potsdam Conference in the summer of 1945
- potter's field
- a cemetery for unknown or indigent people
- pottery
- a workshop where clayware is made
- POW camp
- a camp for prisoners of war
- power plant
- an electrical generating station
- power pylon
- a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines
- practice range
- a place for practicing golf shots
- praetorium
- the tent of an ancient Roman general
- prairie
- a treeless grassy plain
- precinct
- a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
- prefab
- a prefabricated structure
- prefecture
- the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
- premises
- land and the buildings on it
- presbytery
- building reserved for the officiating clergy
- Prescott
- a town in central Arizona
- presence chamber
- room in which a monarch or other great person receives guests, assemblies, etc.
- preserve
- a reservation where animals are protected
- presidio
- a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings
- press box
- box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event)
- press gallery
- an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall)
- pressure cabin
- cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft
- pressure point
- any of several points on the body where the pulse can be felt and where pressure on an underlying artery will control bleeding from that artery at a more distal point
- Preussen
- a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
- pride of place
- the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place
- prime meridian
- meridian at zero degree longitude from which east and west are reckoned (usually the Greenwich longitude in England)
- Prince Edward Island
- an island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; the smallest province of Canada
- princedom
- territory ruled by a prince
- Princeton
- a university town in central New Jersey
- Princeton University
- a university in New Jersey
- Principality of Andorra
- a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France
- Principality of Liechtenstein
- a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland
- Principality of Monaco
- a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
- print shop
- a workplace where printing is done
- priory
- religious residence in a monastery governed by a prior or a convent governed by a prioress
- prison camp
- a camp for trustworthy prisoners employed in government projects
- prison
- a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
- privateer
- a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation
- privet hedge
- hedge of privet plants
- profile
- an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
- projectile
- any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
- projection
- any structure that branches out from a central support
- Promised Land
- an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism
- prompt box
- a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
- prong
- a pointed projection
- prop
- a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
- propeller plane
- an airplane that is driven by a propeller
- property line
- the boundary line between two pieces of property
- propjet
- an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
- proportion
- balance among the parts of something
- proprioceptor
- special nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the body
- proscenium arch
- the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall
- proscenium
- the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater
- Provence
- a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
- province
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- provincial capital
- the capital city of a province
- proving ground
- a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
- Provo
- a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons
- proximity
- the region close around a person or thing
- PT boat
- a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(atrol) T(orpedo) boat
- public square
- an open area at the meeting of two or more streets
- public transit
- a public transportation system for moving passengers
- public transport
- conveyance for passengers or mail or freight
- public works
- structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use
- pueblo
- a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States
- Pueblo
- a city in Colorado to the south of Colorado Springs
- Puglia
- a region in southeastern Italy on the Adriatic
- pull-in
- a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers
- Pullman car
- luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel
- pump house
- a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated
- pump room
- a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather
- pump well
- an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps
- punctum
- (anatomy) a point or small area
- pung
- a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
- Punjab
- a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan
- punt
- an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
- Punta Arenas
- a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
- pup tent
- a wedge-shaped tent; usually without a floor or windows
- pupil
- the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
- purdah
- a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers
- Pusan
- a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
- push-bike
- a bicycle that must be pedaled
- PX
- a commissary on a United States Army post
- pylon
- a tower for guiding pilots or marking the turning point in a race
- pyramidal tent
- a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people
- Pyramids of Egypt
- a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
- Qandahar
- a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
- qibla
- the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
- quad
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- quadrant
- the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle
- quadrant
- any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes
- quadrant
- a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- Quai d'Orsay
- the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
- quarter
- a district of a city having some distinguishing character
- quartering
- living accommodations (especially those assigned to military personnel)
- quartz battery
- a stamp mill for stamping quartz
- Quebec
- the largest province of Canada; a French colony from 1663 to 1759 when it was lost to the British
- Quebec Bridge
- a cantilever bridge in Quebec
- Quebec City
- the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River
- Queen City
- the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
- Queen Maud Land
- a region of Antarctica between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea; claimed by Norway
- Queens
- a borough of New York City
- Queensboro Bridge
- a cantilever bridge across the East River between Manhattan and Queens
- Queensland
- a state in northeastern Australia
- Quezon City
- city on Luzon adjoining Manila
- Quintana Roo
- a Mexican state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula
- Qum
- a city in northwestern Iran; a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims
- Quonset hut
- a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section
- R.V.
- a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities
- RA
- (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
- rabbit hutch
- a hutch for rabbits
- rabbit warren
- an overcrowded residential area
- race car
- a fast car that competes in races
- race
- a canal for a current of water
- raceabout
- a small sloop having the keep of a knockabout but with finer lines and carrying more sail
- racecourse
- a course over which races are run
- Racine
- a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee
- racing boat
- a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
- racing gig
- a light narrow racing boat for two or more oarsmen
- racing shell
- a very light narrow racing boat
- racing skiff
- a shell for a single oarsman
- racing yacht
- an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
- rack
- framework for holding objects
- radiator hose
- a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block
- radio chassis
- a chassis for a radio receiver
- radio station
- station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts
- radius
- a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius
- rail fence
- a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle)
- rail
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- railhead
- a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution
- railhead
- the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway
- railroad bed
- a bed on which railroad track is laid
- railroad flat
- an apartment whose rooms are all in a line with doors between them
- railroad station
- terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
- railroad train
- public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
- railroad tunnel
- a tunnel through which the railroad track runs
- railway junction
- a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross
- railway yard
- an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
- rain shadow
- an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it
- Rakaposhi
- a mountain peak in the Karakoram Range in northern Kashmir (25,560 feet high)
- ramp
- a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
- rampant arch
- an arch whose support is higher on one side than on the other
- ranch house
- a one story house with a low pitched roof
- range
- a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds
- range
- a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
- range
- the limits within which something can be effective
- Rangoon
- the capital and largest city of Myanmar; located in the south near the Irrawaddy river delta
- Rapid City
- a town in southwestern South Dakota in the eastern part of the Black Hills
- rathole
- a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
- rathole
- a small dirty uncomfortable room
- rathskeller
- a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall
- rattrap
- filthy run-down dilapidated housing
- Rawalpindi
- an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built
- Reading
- a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
- reading room
- a room set aside for reading
- rearward
- direction toward the rear
- rec room
- a room equipped for informal entertaining
- reception room
- a room for receiving and entertaining visitors (as in a private house or hotel)
- reconnaissance plane
- a military airplane used to gain information about an enemy
- reconnaissance vehicle
- fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
- recording studio
- studio where tapes and records are recorded
- recovery room
- a hospital room for the care of patients immediately after surgery
- recreation facility
- a public facility for recreation
- recycling plant
- a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials
- red-light district
- a district with many brothels
- redbrick university
- (British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University
- Redding
- a town in north central California on the Sacramento River
- redoubt
- an entrenched stronghold or refuge
- redoubt
- (military) a temporary or supplementary fortification; typically square or polygonal without flanking defenses
- Redwood National Park
- a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline
- reentering angle
- an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees
- refectory
- a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
- refinery
- an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
- reflex angle
- an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)
- reform school
- correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders
- refrigerator car
- a freight car that is equipped with refrigeration system
- refuge
- a safe place
- Reggane
- a town in central Algeria
- Regina
- the provincial capital of Saskatchewan
- region
- a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
- register
- an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
- remise
- an expensive or high-class hackney
- rendezvous
- a place where people meet
- Reno
- a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
- rent
- an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
- repertory
- a storehouse where a stock of things is kept
- Republic of Albania
- a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
- Republic of Angola
- a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990
- Republic of Armenia
- a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors
- Republic of Austria
- a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
- Republic of Belarus
- a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
- Republic of Benin
- a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control
- Republic of Bolivia
- a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain
- Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims
- Republic of Botswana
- a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s
- Republic of Bulgaria
- a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
- Republic of Burundi
- a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika
- Republic of Cameroon
- a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960
- Republic of Cape Verde
- an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal
- Republic of Chad
- a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960
- Republic of Chile
- a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
- Republic of Colombia
- a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
- Republic of Costa Rica
- a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America
- Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
- a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa
- Republic of Croatia
- a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991
- Republic of Cuba
- a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
- Republic of Cyprus
- a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin
- Republic of Djibouti
- a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
- Republic of Ecuador
- a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes
- Republic of El Salvador
- a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America
- Republic of Equatorial Guinea
- a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968
- Republic of Estonia
- a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
- Republic of Fiji
- an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
- Republic of Finland
- republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917
- Republic of Ghana
- a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
- Republic of Guatemala
- a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable
- Republic of Guinea
- a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958
- Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974
- Republic of Haiti
- a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
- Republic of Honduras
- a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture
- Republic of Hungary
- a republic in central Europe
- Republic of Iceland
- an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944
- Republic of India
- a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
- Republic of Indonesia
- a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
- Republic of Iraq
- a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
- Republic of Ireland
- a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921
- Republic of Kazakhstan
- a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
- Republic of Kenya
- a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya
- Republic of Kiribati
- an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator
- Republic of Korea
- a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
- Republic of Latvia
- a republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea
- Republic of Liberia
- a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
- Republic of Lithuania
- a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea
- Republic of Madagascar
- a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960
- Republic of Malawi
- a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
- Republic of Maldives
- a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965
- Republic of Mali
- a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
- Republic of Malta
- a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964
- Republic of Mauritius
- a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
- Republic of Moldova
- a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991
- Republic of Mozambique
- a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975
- Republic of Namibia
- a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa
- Republic of Nauru
- an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy
- Republic of Nicaragua
- a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
- Republic of Niger
- a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert
- Republic of Palau
- a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
- Republic of Panama
- a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903
- Republic of Paraguay
- a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
- Republic of Peru
- a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
- Republic of Poland
- a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II
- Republic of San Marino
- the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
- Republic of Senegal
- a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
- Republic of Seychelles
- a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
- Republic of Sierra Leone
- a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
- Republic of Singapore
- a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965
- Republic of Slovenia
- a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991
- Republic of South Africa
- a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)
- Republic of Suriname
- a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975
- Republic of Tajikistan
- a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
- Republic of the Congo
- a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960
- Republic of The Gambia
- a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa
- Republic of the Marshall Islands
- a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands
- Republic of the Philippines
- a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
- Republic of the Sudan
- a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
- Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
- Republic of Tunisia
- a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956
- Republic of Turkey
- a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
- Republic of Uganda
- a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
- Republic of Uzbekistan
- a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet
- Republic of Vanuatu
- a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
- Republic of Venezuela
- a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
- Republic of Yemen
- a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990
- Republic of Zambia
- a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964
- Republic of Zimbabwe
- a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980
- research center
- a center where research is done
- research rocket
- a rocket fired for test purposes
- reservation
- a district that is reserved for particular purpose
- Resht
- city in northwestern Iran near the Caspian Sea
- residence
- the official house or establishment of an important person (as a sovereign or president)
- resort hotel
- a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area
- rest house
- a building used for shelter by travelers (especially in areas where there are no hotels)
- restriction site
- the specific sites at which a restriction enzyme will cleave DNA
- retaining wall
- a wall that is built to resist lateral pressure (especially a wall built to prevent the advance of a mass of earth)
- rete Malpighii
- the innermost layer of the epidermis
- retention basin
- a storage site similar to a detention basin but the water in storage is permanently obstructed from flowing downstream
- retirement community
- a planned community for residents who have retired from an active working life
- retreat
- a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- retrenchment
- entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
- reverberatory furnace
- a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace
- revetment
- a barrier against explosives
- reviewing stand
- a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed
- revolver
- a door consisting of four orthogonal partitions that rotate about a central pivot; a door designed to equalize the air pressure in tall buildings
- Rheims
- a city in northeastern France to the east of Paris; scene of the coronation of most French kings; site of the unconditional German surrender in 1945 at the end of World War II
- Rhineland
- a picturesque region of Germany around the Rhine river
- Rhode Island
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- Rhone-Alpes
- a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
- ribbing
- a framework of ribs
- ribbon development
- building complex in a continuous row along a road
- rifle range
- a range where people can practice shooting rifles
- rifle range
- the distance that a rifle bullet will carry
- rift
- a narrow fissure in rock
- rift
- a gap between cloud masses
- rigger
- a sailing vessel with a specified rig
- right
- location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east
- right angle
- the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
- Right Bank
- the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
- right of way
- the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass
- right stage
- the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience
- right
- the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right
- ringside
- first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring
- rink
- building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating
- Rio de Janeiro
- the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction
- riser
- a vertical pipe in a building
- Ritz
- an ostentatiously elegant hotel
- river boat
- a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
- Riverside
- a city in southern California
- Riviera
- a coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France
- road roller
- vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
- road
- an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- roadbed
- a bed supporting a road
- roadhouse
- an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
- roads
- a partly sheltered anchorage
- roadside
- edge of a way or road or path
- roadster
- an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
- roadway
- a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
- Roanoke
- a city in southwestern Virginia
- Rochester
- a city in western New York; a center of the photographic equipment industry
- Rochester
- a town in southeast Minnesota
- rock bottom
- the absolute bottom
- rock garden
- a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
- Rock Island
- a town in northwest Illinois on the Mississippi River; site of a Union prison during the American Civil War
- Rock Springs
- a town of southwest Wyoming near the Utah border
- rocket base
- a military base for rocket missiles
- rocket range
- a firing range for rocket missiles
- Rockford
- a city in northern Illinois
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- a national park in Colorado having mountains and lakes and streams and forests
- rodeo
- an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up
- roll-on roll-off
- a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination
- rolling mill
- steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars
- rolling stock
- collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier
- Roman arch
- a round arch drawn from a single center
- Roman basilica
- a Roman building used for public administration
- Roman building
- a building constructed by the ancient Romans
- Roman Empire
- an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
- rood screen
- a screen in a church; separates the nave from the choir or chancel
- roof garden
- a garden on a flat roof of a building
- roof peak
- the highest point of a roof
- rooftop
- the top of a (usually flat) roof
- rookery
- a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
- room
- an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
- roomette
- a small private compartment for one on a sleeping car
- rooms
- apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
- rope bridge
- a bridge consisting of ropes
- rope ladder
- a ladder with side pieces of rope
- rope tow
- a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto
- rope yard
- workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
- Rosario
- a port city on the Parana River in eastern central Argentina
- rose garden
- a garden for growing roses
- rose window
- circular window filled with tracery
- Roseau
- the capital and largest city of Dominica
- Rostock
- a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
- Rostov na Donu
- a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia
- Roswell
- a town in southeast New Mexico
- rotisserie
- a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats
- Rotterdam
- the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea
- rotunda
- a large circular room
- rotunda
- a building having a circular plan and a dome
- rough
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
- Roumania
- a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea
- round
- the course along which communications spread
- round arch
- an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture
- roundhouse
- workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
- row house
- a house that is one of a row of identical houses situated side by side and sharing common walls
- rowing boat
- a rowboat
- rowlock arch
- an arch that is formed with more than one concentric row of voussoirs
- Rubicon
- the boundary in ancient times between Italy and Gaul; Caesar's crossing it with his army in 49 BC was an act of war
- rue
- (French) a street or road in France
- Ruhr Valley
- a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany
- ruin
- a ruined building
- runway
- a chute down which logs can slide
- Rus
- the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
- Russia
- a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
- Russian Federation
- a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
- Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
- formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
- Rustbelt
- urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)
- Rutland
- a town in central Vermont
- Rwandese Republic
- a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony
- S.U.V.
- a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis
- Sachsen
- an area in Germany around the upper Elbe river; the original home of the Saxons
- sacristy
- a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
- saddle
- a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
- saddlery
- workshop where a saddler works
- Safaqis
- the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region
- safari park
- an area of parkland where wild animals are kept and can be viewed by visitors driving through
- safe
- a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
- safe house
- a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations
- safehold
- a refuge from attack
- safety arch
- an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction
- safety bicycle
- bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear
- safety island
- a curbed area in a roadway from which traffic is excluded; provides safe area for pedestrians
- Saginaw
- a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
- Sagittarius the Archer
- the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21
- Sahara Desert
- the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
- sail
- any structure that resembles a sail
- sailboat
- a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
- sailing ship
- a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
- sailing warship
- a warship that was powered by sails and equipped with many heavy guns; not built after the middle of the 19th century
- Saint Augustine
- a resort city in northeastern Florida; the oldest city in the United States
- Saint Cloud
- a town in central Minnesota on the Mississippi River; granite quarries
- Saint John
- a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick
- Saint John's
- a port and provincial capital of Newfoundland
- Saint Joseph
- a town in northwest Missouri on the Missouri River; in the 19th century it became the eastern terminus of the pony express
- Saint Lawrence Seaway
- a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior
- Saint Lucia
- a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979
- Saint Petersburg
- a city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia
- Saint Petersburg
- a city in western Florida on Tampa Bay; a popular winter resort
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979
- Sajama
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high)
- Sakartvelo
- a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
- Salem
- a city in southern India
- Salem
- a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692
- saleroom
- an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed
- sales booth
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale
- salient angle
- an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees
- Salina
- a town in central Kansas
- salon
- elegant sitting room where guests are received
- salon
- gallery where works of art can be displayed
- saloon
- a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
- saltbox
- a type of house built in New England; has two stories in front and one behind
- saltworks
- a plant where salt is produced commercially
- Salvadoran capital
- the capital and largest city of El Salvador; has suffered from recurrent earthquakes
- Salzburg
- city in western Austria; a music center and birthplace of Mozart
- SAM
- a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
- Samaria
- an ancient city in central Palestine founded in the 9th century BC as the capital of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel; the site is in present-day northwestern Jordan
- Samarkand
- city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
- sampan
- an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
- sampler
- an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
- San Andreas Fault
- a major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes
- San Angelo
- a town in west central Texas; formerly a notorious frontier town
- San Antonio
- a city of south central Texas; site of the Alamo; site of several military bases and a popular haven for vacationers
- San Bernardino
- a city in southern California to the east of Los Angeles
- San Diego
- a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base
- San Francisco
- a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
- San Jose
- a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay to the south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries
- San Juan
- the capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
- San Luis Potosi
- a city in central Mexico
- San Mateo
- a town in California to the south of San Francisco
- San Pablo
- a town in western California to the north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay
- San Pedro Sula
- industrial city in northwestern Honduras
- San Sebastian
- a city in northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay near the French border; a fashionable seaside resort
- Sana'a
- the capital and largest city of Yemen; on the central plateau
- sanatarium
- a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
- sanctuary
- a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
- sanctum
- a place of inviolable privacy
- sandlot
- a vacant lot used by city boys to play games
- sandwich board
- signboard consisting of two hinged boards that hang front and back from the shoulders of a walker and are used to display advertisements
- Santa Ana
- a city in western El Salvador
- Santa Ana
- a city in southern California to the east of Long Beach
- Santa Barbara
- a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean
- Santa Clara
- a city of west central California; residential area with light industry
- Santa Cruz
- a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center
- Santa Cruz
- a city in central Bolivia
- Santa Fe Trail
- a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century
- Santa Maria del Tule
- a town in southeastern Mexico near Oaxaca; site of Ahuehuete, a giant Montezuma cypress
- Santiago de Chile
- the capital and largest city of Chile; located in central Chile; one of the largest cities in South America
- Santiago de Cuba
- a port city in southeastern Cuba; industrial center
- Santiago de los Caballeros
- city in the northern Dominican Republic
- Santos
- a port city in southwestern Brazil on an offshore island near Sao Paulo
- Sao Bernardo do Campo
- a city in southeastern Brazil; an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo
- Sao Goncalo
- an industrial city in southeastern Brazil across the bay from Rio de Janeiro
- Sao Joao de Meriti
- a city in southeastern Brazil that is a residential suburb of Rio de Janeiro
- Sao Jose dos Campos
- a city in southeastern Brazil to the northeast of Sao Paulo
- Sao Louis
- a city on an offshore island in northeast Brazil
- Sao Paulo
- an ultramodern city in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in South America
- Sao Tome
- capital of Sao Tome and Principe
- Sapporo
- a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido
- Saqqarah
- a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids
- Saragossa
- an ancient city on the Ebro River in northeastern Spain; formerly the capital of Aragon
- Sarajevo
- capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I
- Sarasota
- a town in west central Florida on the Gulf of Mexico
- Saratoga Springs
- a town in eastern New York State famed for its spa and its horse racing
- Saratov
- an industrial city in the European part of Russia
- Sarawak
- the largest state in Malaysia; located on the northwest of the island of Borneo
- Sardinia
- the Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
- Sardis
- an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; as the capital of Lydia it was the cultural center of Asia Minor; destroyed by Tamerlane in 1402
- sash window
- a window with (usually two) sashes that slide vertically to let in air
- sash
- a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
- Saskatchewan
- one of the three prairie provinces in west central Canada
- Saskatoon
- a city in central Saskatchewan; the largest city in the province
- Sault Sainte Marie
- a town of southern Ontario opposite northern Michigan
- sauna
- a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
- savanna
- a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
- Savannah
- a port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the Savannah river
- Savoy
- a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
- sawdust saloon
- a saloon whose floor is covered with sawdust
- Sayda
- the main city of ancient Phoenicia
- scaling ladder
- a ladder used to scale walls (as in an attack)
- Scandinavia
- a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian
- Scandinavian country
- any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia
- scenario
- a setting for a work of art or literature
- scene
- the place where some action occurs
- scene
- the context and environment in which something is set
- scenery
- the appearance of a place
- Schenectady
- a city of eastern New York on the Mohawk river; it prospered after the opening of the Erie Canal
- Schlesien
- a region of central Europe rich in deposits of coal and iron ore; annexed by Prussia in 1742 but now largely in Poland
- school bus
- a bus used to transport children to or from school
- school crossing
- a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school
- school district
- a district whose public schools are administered together
- school ship
- a ship used to train students as sailors
- school system
- establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school
- school
- a building where young people receive education
- schoolyard
- the yard associated with a school
- schooner
- sailing vessel used in former times
- science museum
- a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest
- scoinson arch
- an arch that supports part of the wall
- sconce
- a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate
- sconce
- a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather
- scooter
- child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
- scooter
- a motorboat resembling a motor scooter
- scoreboard
- a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)
- Scorpio the Scorpion
- the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21
- Scotland
- one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
- scour
- a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
- scow
- a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold
- scow
- any of various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
- Scranton
- an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania
- screen
- partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space
- screen door
- a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door
- scriptorium
- a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts
- scrubland
- an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- scull
- a racing shell that is propelled by sculls
- scullery
- a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
- scupper
- drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
- Scythia
- an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC
- sea boat
- a boat that is seaworthy; that is adapted to the open seas
- sea ladder
- (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard
- sea lane
- a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
- sea room
- space for maneuver at sea
- seafront
- the waterfront of a seaside town
- sealskin tent
- tent that is an Eskimo summer dwelling
- Sealyham
- a village in southwestern Wales where the Sealyham terrier was first bred
- Sears Tower
- a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall
- seascape
- a view of the sea
- seat
- a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
- seat
- the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
- seating
- an area that includes places where several people can sit
- Seattle
- a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
- second-hand store
- a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices
- secondhand car
- a car that has been previously owned; not a new car
- section
- a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
- sector
- a portion of a military position
- securities market
- an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
- Sedalia
- a town in east central Missouri
- sedan
- a closed litter for one passenger
- see
- the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
- seedbed
- a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
- segmental arch
- a shallow arch; an arch that is less than a semicircle
- Selangor
- sultanate and one of the 13 states that constitute the Federation of Malaysia
- self-propelled vehicle
- a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
- Selma
- a town in central Alabama on the Alabama river; in 1965 it was the center of a drive to register Black voters
- selvage
- the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
- selvage
- border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet
- Semarang
- a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
- semi
- a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
- semi-detached house
- a dwelling that is attached to something on only one side
- semidesert
- a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions
- semimajor axis
- one-half the major axis of an ellipse; the distance from the center of an ellipse to one end
- semiminor axis
- one-half the minor axis of an ellipse
- semitropics
- regions adjacent to the tropics
- separation
- the space where a division or parting occurs
- Sequoia National Park
- a national park in California that includes Mount Whitney
- Serengeti National Park
- a national park in Tanzania created in 1951 to protect the wildlife
- servant's entrance
- an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse
- service area
- place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities
- service club
- a recreational center for servicemen
- service station
- a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles
- serving cart
- a handcart for serving food
- setting
- the physical position of something
- settlement
- an area where a group of families live together
- settlement house
- a center in an underprivileged area that provides community services
- Setubal
- a port city on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the southeast of Lisbon
- Sevastopol
- a city in southern Ukraine on the Black Sea
- Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe
- Seventh Avenue
- an avenue in Manhattan that runs north and south
- Seville
- a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
- sewage farm
- a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage
- sewage system
- facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage
- sewer line
- a main in a sewage system
- sewing room
- a room set aside for sewing
- Seyhan
- a city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan River
- shaft
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- shaft
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- Shanghai
- the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
- Shangri-la
- any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- shantytown
- a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
- sharpie
- a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- sharpshooter
- a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
- shebeen
- unlicensed drinking establishment
- shed
- an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage
- sheeprun
- farm devoted to raising sheep
- sheet
- any broad thin expanse or surface
- Sheffield
- a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry
- sheikdom
- the domain ruled by a sheik
- shelter
- a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- shelter
- temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons
- shelterbelt
- hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
- sheltered workshop
- a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population
- Shenandoah National Park
- a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains
- Sherman
- a town in northeastern Texas near the Oklahoma border
- shingle
- a small signboard outside the office of a lawyer or doctor, e.g.
- ship
- a vessel that carries passengers or freight
- ship canal
- a canal large enough for seagoing vessels
- shipping office
- the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired
- shipping room
- a room where goods are packaged and shipped
- shipside
- the part of a wharf that is next to a ship
- shipway
- structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
- shipwreck
- a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
- shipyard
- a workplace where ships are built or repaired
- Shiraz
- a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby
- shire
- a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
- shoe shop
- a shop where shoes are sold
- shoebox
- a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)
- shooting box
- a small country house used by hunters during the shooting season
- shooting brake
- another name for a station wagon
- shooting gallery
- a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin
- shooting gallery
- an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice
- shooting preserve
- a preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the year
- shop floor
- workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
- shop
- a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
- shop
- small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
- shopping cart
- a handcart that holds groceries or other goods while shopping
- shoreline
- a boundary line between land and water
- short
- the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed
- short line
- a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances
- shot tower
- tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water
- shouldered arch
- an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture
- Show Me State
- a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
- showboat
- a river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)
- shower bath
- booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
- shower room
- a room with several showers
- showplace
- a place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beauty
- Shreveport
- a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border
- shrimper
- a vessel engaged in shrimping
- shrine
- a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
- shrubbery
- an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- shunter
- a small locomotive used to move cars around but not to make trips
- shuttle
- public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points
- shuttle bus
- shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points
- shuttle helicopter
- a helicopter that shuttles back and forth
- Siberia
- a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
- Sibley tent
- a light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top
- Sicilia
- the Italian region on the island of Sicily
- sick berth
- (nautical) a room for the treatment of the sick or injured (as on a ship)
- sickroom
- a room to which a sick person is confined
- side
- a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- side
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- side chapel
- a small chapel off the side aisle of a church
- side door
- an exterior door at one side of a building
- side pocket
- a pocket on the side of a billiard table
- side road
- a minor road branching off of a main road
- side street
- a street intersecting a main street and terminating there
- side yard
- the grounds at either side of a house
- side-wheeler
- a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
- sidecar
- conveyance consisting of a small carrier attached to the side of a motorcycle
- sidewall
- a wall that forms the side of a structure
- sidewinder
- air-to-air missile with infrared homing device
- Siegfried line
- German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
- sign
- structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted
- signal box
- a building from which signals are sent to control the movements of railway trains
- Sikkim
- a state in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains between Nepal and Bhutan
- silencer
- short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing
- silhouette
- an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
- Silicon Valley
- a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries
- Silk Road
- an ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
- silo
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
- silo
- military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
- Silver City
- a town in southwestern New Mexico
- Simpson Desert
- a desert region of central Australia
- Sinai Desert
- a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt
- Sind
- a region of southeastern Pakistan
- single prop
- a propeller plane with a single propeller
- single-rotor helicopter
- a helicopter having a single rotor
- Sioux City
- a city in northeastern Iowa where the Big Sioux River joins the Missouri
- Sioux Falls
- largest city in South Dakota; located in southeastern South Dakota
- siphon
- a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube
- sister ship
- a ship that is one of two or more similar ships built at the same time
- Sistine Chapel
- the private chapel of the popes in Rome; it was built by and named after Sixtus IV in 1473
- site
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
- Sitka
- a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906
- Sitsang
- an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
- Skagway
- a town in southeastern Alaska at the northern end of the Inside Passage; a gateway to the Klondike during the Alaskan gold rush
- skateboard
- a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
- skein
- coils of worsted yarn
- skew arch
- an arch whose jambs are not at right angles with the face
- ski lodge
- a hotel at a ski resort
- ski rack
- a carrier for holding skis on top of a vehicle
- ski resort
- a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing
- ski run
- trail or slope prepared for skiing
- ski-plane
- an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield
- skibob
- a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing
- skid road
- a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
- skid road
- the district of a town frequented by loggers
- skid row
- a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
- skidder
- a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
- skiff
- any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor
- Skoplje
- capital of modern Macedonia
- skybox
- an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
- skyhook
- helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
- skyline
- the outline of objects seen against the sky
- skyscraper
- a very tall building with many stories
- skywalk
- an elevated walkway between buildings (usually enclosed)
- slack
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- slave market
- a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
- slave ship
- a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
- slave state
- any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
- sled
- a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
- sleeper
- a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
- sliding door
- a door that opens by sliding instead of swinging
- sliding window
- a window that opens by sliding horizontally
- slip carriage
- a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached without stopping the train
- slit
- a narrow fissure
- sloop
- a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
- sloop of war
- a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
- slop chest
- commissary maintained aboard merchant ships to sell merchandise to the crew
- slopseller's shop
- a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing
- slot
- the trail of an animal (especially a deer)
- Slovak Republic
- a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993
- slow lane
- the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly
- slum
- a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
- smack
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- small boat
- a boat that is small
- small ship
- a ship that is small
- small stores
- personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay
- smelter
- an industrial plant for smelting
- smoker
- a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke
- smokestack
- a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated
- smoking room
- room in a hotel or club set apart for smokers
- Smolensk
- a city in western Russia on the Dnieper River; scene of severe fighting in World War II
- Smyrna
- a port city in western Turkey
- snap brim
- a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides
- Sno-cat
- a kind of snowmobile
- snow
- a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
- snow bank
- a mound or heap of snow
- snow line
- the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
- snowmobile
- tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front
- snowplough
- a vehicle used to push snow from roads
- Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum
- Socialist Republic of Vietnam
- a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945
- socle
- a plain plinth that supports a wall
- Sodom
- (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants
- sodom
- any location known for vice and corruption
- Soho
- a city district of central London now noted for restaurants and nightclubs
- soil horizon
- a layer in a soil profile
- soil pipe
- drain that conveys liquid waste from toilets, etc.
- soil
- the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
- solar house
- a house designed to use solar radiation for heating; usually has large areas of glass in front of heat-absorbing materials
- solar trap
- a terrace or garden oriented to take advantage of the sun while protected from cold winds
- solarium
- a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun
- sole
- the underside of footwear or a golf club
- Soledad
- a city in northern Colombia; a suburb of Barranquilla
- solid angle
- an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)
- Solingen
- a city in west central Germany noted for cutlery
- solitude
- a solitary place
- Solomon Islands
- the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth
- Somalia
- a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare
- Somerset
- a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
- somewhere
- an indefinite or unknown location
- Sonoran Desert
- a desert in southwestern Arizona
- Sooner State
- a state in south central United States
- Soudan
- a region of northern Africa to the south of the Sahara and Libyan deserts; extends from the Atlantic to the Red Sea
- souk
- an open-air market in an Arabian city
- sound truck
- a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising
- soundboard
- (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument
- sounding rocket
- a research rocket used to obtain information about the atmosphere at various altitudes
- source
- a facility where something is available
- Sousse
- a port city in eastern Tunisia on the Mediterranean
- south
- a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city
- South
- the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
- South American country
- any one of the countries occupying the South American continent
- South Australia
- a state in south central Australia
- South Bend
- a city in northern Indiana
- South Carolina
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- south celestial pole
- the celestial pole above the southern hemisphere
- South Frigid Zone
- the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
- South of Houston
- a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
- South Pole
- the southernmost point of the Earth's axis
- south side
- the side that is on the south
- South Temperate Zone
- Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
- South Vietnam
- a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam
- South Yorkshire
- a metropolitan county in northern England
- southeast
- a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city
- Southeast Asia
- a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore
- southeastern United States
- the southeastern region of the United States
- southern hemisphere
- the hemisphere to the south of the equator
- southland
- any region lying in or toward the south
- southwest
- a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city
- southwestern United States
- the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, and sometimes Utah and Colorado
- Soviet Socialist Republic
- one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
- Soweto
- a large collection of African townships to the southwest of Johannesburg in South Africa; inhabited solely by Black Africans
- spa
- a health resort near a spring or at the seaside
- space
- an area reserved for some particular purpose
- space
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
- Space Needle
- a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction
- space probe
- a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation
- space shuttle
- a reusable spacecraft with wings for a controlled descent through the Earth's atmosphere
- spaceship
- a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)
- spaghetti junction
- a complicated highway interchange with multiple overpasses
- sparge pipe
- a horizontal pipe having fine holes drilled throughout its length so as to deliver a spray of water
- spark chamber
- an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles
- Sparta
- an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
- speakeasy
- (during prohibition) an illegal barroom
- speaking tube
- a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another
- spearhead
- the head and sharpened point of a spear
- specialty store
- a store that sells only one kind of merchandise
- speed bump
- a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway
- speedboat
- a fast motorboat
- speedway
- a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles
- speedway
- road where high speed driving is allowed
- sperm bank
- a depository for storing sperm
- sphere
- the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
- spherical angle
- an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles
- spigot
- a plug for a bunghole in a cask
- spike
- a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
- spike
- each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
- spike
- a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
- spill
- a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- spire
- a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
- Split
- an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea
- split
- a lengthwise crack in wood
- Spokane
- a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
- spoor
- the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
- sport car
- a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
- spot
- a business establishment for entertainment
- spot market
- a market in which a commodity is bought or sold for immediate delivery or delivery in the very near future
- Spotsylvania
- a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were fought during the American Civil War
- spring
- a point at which water issues forth
- Springfield
- a city of southwestern Missouri
- Springfield
- a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River
- squad room
- a room in a barracks where soldiers are billeted
- squad room
- a room in a police station where members of the force assemble for roll call and duty assignments
- square-rigger
- a square-rigged sailing ship
- squash court
- the indoor court in which squash is played
- squinch
- a small arch built across the interior angle of two walls (usually to support a spire)
- squirrel cage
- cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
- Srbija
- a historical region in central and northern Yugoslavia; Serbs settled the region in the 6th and 7th centuries
- St. Mary of Bethlehem
- port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
- stabling
- accommodation for animals (especially for horses)
- stacked heel
- a heel made of many layers of leather
- stacks
- storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored
- stage
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- stage door
- an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel
- stage
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- staging area
- an area where troops and equipment in transit are assembled before a military operation
- Stagirus
- an ancient town of Greece where Aristotle was born
- stained-glass window
- a window made of stained glass
- staircase
- a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
- stairs
- a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
- stairwell
- a vertical well around which there is a stairway
- Stalingrad
- a city in the European part of Russia on the Volga; site of German defeat in World War II in the winter of 1942-43
- stall
- a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
- stall
- seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
- stamp mill
- a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps
- stand
- tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
- stand
- the position where a thing or person stands
- standing room
- room for passengers or spectators to stand
- standpipe
- a vertical pipe
- Stanford University
- a university in California
- stanhope
- a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
- Stanley Steamer
- a steam-powered automobile
- starting gate
- a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
- stash house
- a house where weapons and supplies are hidden
- Stassano furnace
- an electric furnace in which an electric arc provides the source of heat for making steel
- state boundary
- the boundary between two states
- state capital
- the capital city of a political subdivision of a country
- State of Bahrain
- an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s
- State of Eritrea
- an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993
- State of Israel
- Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
- State of Katar
- an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
- State of Kuwait
- an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum
- State of the Vatican City
- the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929
- state prison
- a prison maintained by a state of the U.S.
- Statehouse
- a government building in which a state legislature meets
- stately home
- a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family
- Staten Island
- a borough of New York City
- stateroom
- a guest cabin
- station
- a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
- station
- (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty
- Statue of Liberty
- a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
- Stavanger
- a port city in southwestern Norway; center for shipbuilding industry
- stealth aircraft
- an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult
- stealth bomber
- a bomber that is difficult to detect by radar
- stealth fighter
- a fighter that is difficult to detect by radar; is built for precise targeting and uses laser-guided bombs
- steam bath
- a room that can be filled with steam in which people bathe; `vapour bath' is a British term
- steam chest
- the chamber from which steam is distributed to a cylinder
- steam heat
- a heating system in which steam is generated in boilers and piped to radiators
- steam line
- a pipe conducting steam
- steam locomotive
- a locomotive powered by a steam engine
- steamboat
- a boat propelled by a steam engine
- steamer
- a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- steel arch bridge
- a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch
- steel factory
- a factory where steel is made
- steerage
- the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship
- stem
- the tube of a tobacco pipe
- stent
- a slender tube inserted inside a tubular body part (as a blood vessel) to provide support during and after surgical anastomosis
- step ladder
- a folding portable ladder hinged at the top
- steps
- the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
- sternwheeler
- a paddle steamer having the paddle wheel in the stern
- still room
- a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc
- Stinger
- a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder
- stock car
- a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car
- stock car
- a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales
- stock room
- storeroom for storing goods and supplies used in a business
- stockade
- fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense
- stockbroker belt
- a wealthy residential suburb
- stockcar
- boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock
- stocks
- a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod
- stocks
- a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction
- stockyard
- enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
- stoep
- small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house
- stone wall
- a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields
- Stonehenge
- an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes
- stonework
- masonry done with stone
- stop
- a spot where something halts or pauses
- stopover
- a stopping place on a journey
- storage room
- a room in which things are stored
- storage space
- the area in any structure that provides space for storage
- storage warehouse
- a storehouse for goods and merchandise
- storm center
- the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm
- storm door
- an extra outer door for protection against severe weather or winter
- storm sash
- a window outside an ordinary window to protect against severe weather or winter
- stovepipe
- chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue
- Strand
- a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
- Strassburg
- city on the Rhine in eastern France near the German border; an inland port
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- a town in central England on the River Avon; birthplace (and burial place) of William Shakespeare
- stratosphere
- the atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere
- stratum
- one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)
- stratum granulosum
- the layer of epidermis just under the stratum corneum or (on the palms and soles) just under the stratum lucidum; contains cells (with visible granules) that die and move to the surface
- stratum lucidum
- the layer of epidermis immediately under the stratum corneum in the skin of the palms and soles
- streamliner
- a streamlined train
- street
- a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
- street
- the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
- street address
- the address where a person or organization can be found
- streetcar
- a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- stretch
- a large and unbroken expanse or distance
- stretcher
- a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
- stretcher
- a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
- strike zone
- (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike
- strike-slip fault
- a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
- strip mall
- a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street; usually opening on a parking lot
- strongroom
- a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept
- stud farm
- a farm where horses are bred
- student center
- a center for student activities at a college or university
- student union
- a building on a college campus dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body
- studio
- workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
- studio
- workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
- studio
- an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen
- study
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
- study hall
- a classroom reserved for study
- stumbling block
- any obstacle or impediment
- stupa
- a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
- Stuttgart
- a city in southwestern Germany famous for innovative architecture
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara Desert
- subarachnoid space
- a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
- subcompact
- a car smaller than a compact car
- subdivision
- an area composed of subdivided lots
- submersible
- a warship designed to operate under water
- substation
- a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network
- substrate
- any stratum or layer lying underneath another
- substrate
- a surface on which an organism grows or is attached
- subtopia
- monotonous urban sprawl of standardized buildings
- suburb
- a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
- subway station
- a terminal where subways load and unload passengers
- subway train
- a train that runs in a subway system
- subway
- an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
- Sucre
- the judicial capital and seat of the judiciary in Bolivia
- sudatorium
- a bathhouse for hot air baths or steam baths
- Sudbury
- a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center
- Suez
- a city in northeastern Egypt at the head of the Gulf of Suez and at the southern end of the Suez Canal
- Suez Canal
- a ship canal in northeastern Egypt linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea
- sugar refinery
- a refinery for sugar
- sulky
- a light two-wheeled vehicle for one person; drawn by one horse
- sultanate
- country or territory ruled by a sultan
- Sultanate of Oman
- a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
- Sumer
- an area in the southern region of Babylonia in present-day Iraq; site of the Sumerian civilization of city-states that flowered during the third millennium BC
- summer house
- a country house (usually located in the country) that provides a cool place to live in the summer
- Sun City
- a residential suburb of Phoenix
- sun deck
- an unroofed deck
- Sun Valley
- a winter sports resort in south central Idaho
- Sunbelt
- states in the south and southwest that have a warm climate and tend to be politically conservative
- Sunderland
- a port and industrial city in northeastern England
- Sunflower State
- a state in midwestern United States
- sunken garden
- a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it
- Superfund site
- a site where toxic wastes have been dumped and the Environmental Protection Agency has designated them to be cleaned up
- Superior
- a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth
- supermarket
- a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
- superstrate
- any stratum or layer superimposed on another
- superstructure
- structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
- supertanker
- the largest class of oil tankers
- supper club
- usually a small luxurious nightclub
- supply closet
- a closet for storing supplies
- supply line
- a route over which supplies can be delivered
- supply ship
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- support
- supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
- supporting structure
- a structure that serves to support something
- supporting tower
- a tower that serves to support something
- surface
- the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
- surface lift
- a ski tow that pulls skiers up a slope without lifting them off the ground
- surface ship
- a warship that operates on the surface of the water
- surfboat
- a boat that can be launched or landed in heavy surf
- surgery
- a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted
- surrey
- a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
- Surrey
- a county in southeastern England on the Thames
- Susiana
- an ancient country in southwestern Asia to the east of the Tigris River (in what is modern Iran); was known for its warlike people
- suspension bridge
- a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
- Sussex
- a county in southern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom that was captured by Wessex in the 9th century
- Suva
- the capital and largest city of Fiji (on Viti Levu island)
- suzerainty
- the domain of a suzerain
- Swansea
- a port city in southern Wales on an inlet of the Bristol Channel
- swap file
- the disk space that is set aside for virtual memory
- swath
- the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
- sweatbox
- small or narrow cell
- sweatshop
- factory where workers do piecework for poor pay and are prevented from forming unions; common in the clothing industry
- swing door
- a door that swings on a double hinge; opens in either direction
- Swiss canton
- one of the cantons of Switzerland
- Swiss Confederation
- a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
- Sydney
- the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
- Sydney Harbor Bridge
- a steel arch bridge in Sydney, Australia
- synagogue
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
- Syracuse
- a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
- Syracuse
- a city in central New York
- Syrian Arab Republic
- an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization
- Syrian Desert
- a desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia
- Szechwan province
- a populous province of south central China
- T'ien-ching
- a major industrial center in northeastern China on the Grand Canal near the Yellow Sea; 3rd largest city in China
- T-junction
- a junction where two roads or pipes etc. meet to form a T
- Tabasco
- a Mexican state on the Gulf of Campeche
- Tabernacle
- (Judaism) a portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant on their exodus
- Tabora
- a city in western Tanzania
- Tabriz
- an ancient city in northwestern Iran; known for hot springs
- Tabuk
- a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia
- tack
- the heading or position of a vessel relative to the trim of its sails
- Tacoma
- a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
- Tacoma Narrows Bridge
- a suspension bridge across Puget Sound at Tacoma
- Taegu
- a city in southeastern South Korea
- taffrail
- the railing around the stern of a ship
- Taichung
- a city in Taiwan
- Taif
- a city in western Saudi Arabia to the east of Mecca
- tail gate
- a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end
- tailboard
- a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
- tailpipe
- a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car
- tailrace
- a watercourse that carries water away from a mill or water wheel or turbine
- Taiyuan
- an ancient city in northeastern China noted for coal mining and steel production
- Taj Mahal
- beautiful mausoleum at Agra built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jahan (completed in 1649) in memory of his favorite wife
- Taklimakan Desert
- a desert in western China
- Tamale
- a city in northern Ghana
- Tamil Nadu
- a state in southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal (south of Andhra Pradesh); formerly Madras
- Tammerfors
- an industrial city in south central Finland
- Tampa
- a resort city in western Florida; located on Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico
- Tampax
- tampon used to absorb menstrual flow
- Tampico
- a port city in eastern Mexico
- tampion
- plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture
- tampon
- plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
- tandem trailer
- trucking rig with two trailers in tandem
- Tanga
- a port city in northeastern Tanzania on the Indian Ocean
- Tanganyika
- a former state in East Africa; united with Zanzibar in 1964 to form Tanzania
- Tangiers
- a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
- Tangshan
- an industrial city of northeastern China in Hebei province
- tank destroyer
- an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds
- tank engine
- a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
- tank farm
- an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks
- tank furnace
- furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained
- tank
- a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
- tanker plane
- an airplane constructed to transport chemicals that can be dropped in order to fight a forest fire
- tannery
- workplace where skins and hides are tanned
- Taos
- an artist colony in northern New Mexico
- tap house
- a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
- tape
- the finishing line for a foot race
- Tappan Zee Bridge
- a cantilever bridge across the Hudson River
- Tara
- a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
- Tarabulus Al-Gharb
- the capital and chief port and largest city of Libya; in northwestern Libya on the Mediterranean Sea; founded by the Phoenicians in the 7th century BC
- Tarabulus Ash-Sham
- a port city and commercial center in northwestern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea
- target
- the location of the target that is to be hit
- Tartary
- the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
- Tartu
- a city of southeastern Estonia that was a member of the Hanseatic League
- Tasmania
- an Australian state on the island of Tasmania
- Taurus the Bull
- the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
- tax haven
- a country or independent region where taxes are low
- tea cart
- serving cart for serving tea or light refreshments
- tea garden
- a public garden where tea is served
- tea parlor
- a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
- technical
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
- tee
- the starting place for each hole on a golf course
- teepee
- a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
- Tel Aviv-Jaffa
- the largest city and financial center of Israel; located in western Israel on the Mediterranean
- telco building
- a building that houses telecommunications equipment
- television room
- a room set aside for viewing television
- telfer
- one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
- telferage
- a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricity
- telomere
- either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome
- Temperate Zone
- the part of the Earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer or between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by temperate climate
- temple
- place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
- temple
- an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes
- Temple of Artemis
- a large temple at Ephesus that was said to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
- Temple of Jerusalem
- any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
- temporal canthus
- the outer corner of the eye
- Temuco
- a city in central Chile to the south of Concepcion
- tendency
- a general direction in which something tends to move
- tender
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- tenement district
- a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses
- tenement
- a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
- tennis camp
- a camp where tennis is taught
- tennis court
- the court on which tennis is played
- tenon
- a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint
- tenter
- a framework with hooks used for stretching and drying cloth
- Tepic
- a city in west central Mexico
- Terengganu
- sultanate and one of the 13 states of the Federation of Malaysia
- terminus
- either end of a railroad or bus route
- terra incognita
- an unknown and unexplored region
- terraced house
- a house that is part of a terrace
- terrain
- a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential
- terrarium
- a vivarium in which selected living plants are kept and observed
- terreplein
- level space where heavy guns can be mounted behind the parapet at the top of a rampart
- test bed
- a place equipped with instruments for testing (e.g. engines or machinery or computer programs etc.) under working conditions
- test range
- a range for conducting tests
- test room
- a room in which tests are conducted
- test tube
- glass tube closed at one end
- Texarkana
- a town in northeast Texas adjacent to Texarkana, Arkansas
- Texarkana
- a town in southwest Arkansas on the Texas border adjacent to Texarkana, Texas
- textile mill
- a factory for making textiles
- theater of war
- the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
- Thebes
- an ancient Egyptian city on the Nile River that flourished from the 22nd century BC to the 18th century BC; today the archeological remains include many splendid temples and tombs
- Thebes
- an ancient Greek city in Boeotia destroyed by Alexander the Great in 336 BC
- theme park
- an amusement park that is organized around some theme (as the world of tomorrow)
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial National Park
- a national park in North Dakota that includes the site of former President Theodore Roosevelt's ranch
- there
- a location other than here; that place
- thermosphere
- the atmospheric layer between the mesosphere and the exosphere
- Thessalia
- a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece
- Thessalonica
- a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
- third class
- inexpensive accommodations on a ship or train
- thoroughfare
- a public road from one place to another
- Thorshavn
- the administrative center of the Faroe Islands
- Thrace
- an ancient country and wine producing region in the east of the Balkan Peninsula to the north of the Aegean Sea; colonized by ancient Greeks; later a Roman province; now divided between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey
- three-decker
- a warship carrying guns on three decks
- three-decker
- any ship having three decks
- three-mile limit
- the limit of a nation's territorial waters
- threshing floor
- a floor or ground area for threshing or treading out grain
- throat
- a passage resembling a throat in shape or function
- Thule
- a town in northwestern Greenland; during World War II a United States naval base was built there
- Thunder Bay
- a port city in Ontario on Lake Superior
- Thuringia
- a historical region of southern Germany
- Ticino
- an Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland
- tidal zone
- an area subject to tidal action
- Tidewater region
- the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
- tie rack
- a rack for storing ties
- tiered seat
- seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front
- Tijuana
- a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights
- tilt angle
- the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory
- tiltyard
- (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests
- timber line
- line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
- Timbuktu
- a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade
- time zone
- any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used
- Times Square
- the area of Manhattan around the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue; heart of the New York theater district; site of annual celebration of New Year's
- Timgad
- an ancient town founded by the Romans; noted for extensive and well-preserved ruins
- Timimoun
- a town in central Algeria in the Atlas Mountains
- tin can
- informal term for a destroyer
- Tin Pan Alley
- a city district (originally in New York) where composers and publishers of popular music do business
- tine
- prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
- tip
- the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
- tiptoe
- the tip of a toe
- tiptop
- the extreme top or summit
- Tirich Mir
- a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high)
- tithe barn
- barn originally built to hold tithes paid in kind and common in England
- Tivoli
- a town twenty miles to the east of Rome (Tibur is the ancient name); a summer resort during the Roman empire; noted for its waterfalls
- toastrack
- a rack for holding slices of toast
- tobacco shop
- a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes
- toboggan
- a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
- Togolese Republic
- a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
- tokamak
- a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle
- tolbooth
- a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
- Tolbukhin
- a city in northeastern Bulgaria (north of Varna) that is the commercial center of an agricultural region
- Toledo
- a city in central Spain on the Tagus river; famous for steel and swords since the first century
- Toledo
- an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
- toll bridge
- a bridge where toll is charged for crossing
- toll plaza
- an area where tollbooths are located
- toll road
- an expressway on which tolls are collected
- tollbar
- a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
- tonsure
- the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
- toolhouse
- a shed for storing tools
- tooth
- something resembling the tooth of an animal
- tooth
- one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
- top
- the upper part of anything
- top
- the highest or uppermost side of anything
- topiary
- a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
- Torino
- capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy
- Toronto
- the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
- torpedo boat
- small high-speed warship designed for torpedo attacks in coastal waters
- torpedo tube
- a tube near the waterline of a vessel through which a torpedo is fired
- torpedo-boat destroyer
- small destroyer that was the forerunner of modern destroyers; designed to destroy torpedo boats
- Torreon
- a city in northern Mexico to the west of Monterrey
- Torrid Zone
- the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate
- torture chamber
- a room in which torture is inflicted
- totem pole
- a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
- Toulon
- a port city and naval base in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast
- Toulouse
- a city on the Garonne River in southern France to the southeast of Bordeaux; a cultural center of medieval Europe
- Tours
- an industrial city in western France on the Loire River
- tow car
- a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)
- towboat
- a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
- towel horse
- a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels can be hung
- tower
- a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
- Tower of Babel
- (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
- Tower of London
- a fortress in London on the Thames; used as a palace and a state prison and now as a museum containing the crown jewels
- Tower of Pharos
- a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC
- towing path
- a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
- town
- an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
- town hall
- a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government
- town
- an administrative division of a county
- toxic dumpsite
- a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally)
- Toyohashi
- a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore
- Toyonaki
- a Japanese city in southern Honshu; main residential suburb of Osaka
- Toyota
- an industrial city of Japan in southern Honshu
- toyshop
- shop where toys are sold
- tracked vehicle
- a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks
- trackless trolley
- a passenger bus with an electric motor that draws power from overhead wires
- tract house
- one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land
- tract housing
- housing consisting of similar houses constructed together on a tract of land
- traction engine
- steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks
- tractor
- a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
- tractor
- a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
- trade route
- a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
- Trafalgar Square
- a square in central London where there is a memorial to Admiral Nelson
- traffic lane
- a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines
- trail
- a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
- trail
- a track or mark left by something that has passed
- trail head
- the beginning of a trail
- trailer
- a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor
- trailer camp
- a camp where space for house trailers can be rented; utilities are generally provided
- tram
- a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
- tramp
- a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule
- trans-Alaska pipeline
- an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
- Transcaucasia
- a geographical region to the south of the Caucasus Mountains and to the north of Turkey that comprises Georgia and Armenia and Azerbaijan
- transept
- structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles
- transit zone
- a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers
- transit
- a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- transport ship
- a ship for carrying soldiers or military equipment
- Transvaal
- a province of northeastern South Africa originally inhabited by Africans who spoke Bantu; colonized by the Boers
- Transylvania
- a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
- trap
- a light two-wheeled carriage
- trap
- drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
- trap door
- a hinged or sliding door in a floor or ceiling
- Traverse City
- a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
- treasure house
- a storehouse for treasures
- treasure ship
- a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure
- Treasure State
- a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
- treasury
- a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
- treaty port
- a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
- trefoil arch
- a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
- treillage
- latticework used to support climbing plants
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- a region of northeastern Italy bordering Austria
- Trento
- a city in northern Italy (northwest of Venice) on the River Adige; the site of the Council of Trent
- trestle
- sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop
- trestle
- a supporting tower used to support a bridge
- trestle bridge
- a bridge supported by trestlework
- trestlework
- a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.
- trial balloon
- a balloon sent up to test air currents
- tribune
- the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne
- triclinium
- a dining room (especially a dining room containing a dining table with couches along three sides)
- tricycle
- a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
- trimaran
- a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
- trimmer arch
- an arch built between trimmers in a floor (to support the weight of a hearth)
- Triple Frontier
- the border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups
- trireme
- ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
- triumphal arch
- a monumental archway; usually they are built to commemorate some notable victory
- troika
- a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
- Trondheim
- a port in central Norway on Trondheim Fjord
- troop carrier
- any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
- troopship
- ship for transporting troops
- tropic
- either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics
- Tropic of Cancer
- a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the north of the equator
- Tropic of Capricorn
- a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator
- tropopause
- the region of discontinuity between the troposphere and the stratosphere
- troposphere
- the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude)
- trouble spot
- a place where trouble exists or occurs regularly
- truck farm
- a farm where vegetables are grown for market
- truck stop
- a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers
- true anomaly
- the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
- trumpet arch
- a conical squinch
- trunk line
- line that is the main route on a railway
- truss
- a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- truss bridge
- a bridge supported by trusses
- trust territory
- a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
- tube
- conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
- tuck shop
- a candy store in Great Britain
- Tucson
- a city in southeastern Arizona ringed by mountain ranges; long known as a winter and health resort but the population shift from industrial states to the Sunbelt resulted in rapid growth late in the 20th century
- Tudor arch
- a low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers
- Tuileries Gardens
- formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris
- Tuileries Palace
- palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
- tulip bed
- a flowerbed in which tulips are growing
- Tulsa
- a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river; once known as the oil capital of the world and still heavily involved in the oil and gas industries
- tumbler
- a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
- tumbrel
- a farm dumpcart for carrying dung; carts of this type were used to carry prisoners to the guillotine during the French Revolution
- tunnel
- a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- Tupelo
- a town in northeast Mississippi
- Tupungato
- a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,310 feet high)
- turf
- the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
- turf
- range of jurisdiction or influence
- Turkestan Desert
- a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea
- Turkish bath
- a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage
- Turkish Empire
- a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
- Turkistan
- a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
- Turkmenistan
- a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
- turnaround
- an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
- turnery
- workshop where objects are made on a lathe
- turnip bed
- a bed in which turnips are growing
- turnoff
- a side road where you can turn off
- turnpike
- (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- turnstile
- a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
- turret
- a small tower extending above a building
- Tuscaloosa
- a university town in west central Alabama
- Tuscany
- a region in central Italy
- Tuskegee
- a town in eastern Alabama
- Tuvalu
- a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978
- Tuxtla Gutierrez
- a city in southeastern Mexico
- TV channel
- a television station and its programs
- TV station
- station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts
- Twin Cities
- nickname for Saint Paul and Minneapolis
- Twin Falls
- a town on the Snake River in south central Idaho near the Twin Falls
- twin-aisle airplane
- a commercial airliner with two aisles
- twinjet
- a jet plane propelled by two jet engines
- two-man tent
- a tent designed for occupancy by two persons
- two-way street
- a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions
- Tyler
- a town in northeast Texas
- Tyre
- a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
- Tyrol
- a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern Italy
- U-boat
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- Ufa
- a city in the European part of Russia
- Ukrayina
- a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
- Ulster
- a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
- ultima Thule
- the geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world
- Ulugh Muz Tagh
- a mountain in the Kunlun range in China (25,340 feet high)
- umbrella tent
- a small tent with a single supporting pole and radiating metal ribs
- Umbria
- a mountainous region in central Italy
- Uncompahgre Peak
- the highest peak in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado (14,309 feet high)
- underbelly
- lower side
- undercarriage
- framework that serves as a support for the body of a vehicle
- Union
- the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
- Union of Burma
- a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
- United Arab Emirates
- a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves
- United Arab Emirates's capital
- a sheikhdom of eastern Arabia and capital of the United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
- United Mexican States
- a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
- United Republic of Tanzania
- a republic in eastern Africa
- United States Mint
- the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion
- United States National Library of Medicine
- the world's largest medical library
- United States of America
- North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- United States Virgin Islands
- more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
- university
- establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching
- University of California at Berkeley
- a university in Berkeley, California
- University of Chicago
- a university in Chicago, Illinois
- University of Michigan
- a university in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- University of Nebraska
- a university in Lincoln, Nebraska
- University of North Carolina
- a university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- University of Paris
- a university in Paris; intellectual center of France
- University of Pennsylvania
- a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- a university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- University of Sussex
- a red-brick university in Brighton, England
- University of Texas
- a university in Austin, Texas
- University of Vermont
- a university in Burlington, Vermont
- University of Washington
- a university in Seattle, Washington
- University of West Virginia
- a university in Morgantown, West Virginia
- University of Wisconsin
- a university in Madison, Wisconsin
- upcast
- air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
- Upper Egypt
- one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan
- upper limit
- the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something
- upper mantle
- the upper part of the mantle
- Uppsala
- a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
- uptown
- a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
- Ur
- an ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River
- Urbana
- a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Champaign
- Uruguay
- a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825
- used-car lot
- a parking lot where a dealer in used-cars displays cars for sale
- USS Cole
- a United States destroyer
- Utica
- an ancient city on the north coast of Africa (northwest of Carthage); destroyed by Arabs around 700 AD
- Utica
- a city in central New York
- utility
- a facility composed of one or more pieces of equipment connected to or part of a structure and designed to provide a service such as heat or electricity or water or sewage disposal
- Utrecht
- a city in the central Netherlands
- Uttar Pradesh
- a state in northern India
- V-1
- a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb
- vacation home
- a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation
- vacuity
- a region that is devoid of matter
- vacuum chamber
- a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed
- Valdez
- a port on Alaska's southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world
- Valdosta
- a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border
- Valencia
- an industrial city in northern Venezuela
- Valencia
- a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean
- Valenciennes
- a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry
- Valle D'Aosta
- a region in northwestern Italy
- Valparaiso
- the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
- van
- a truck with an enclosed cargo space
- van
- (Great Britain) a closed railroad car that carries baggage or freight
- Van Allen belt
- a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field
- Vancouver
- a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
- Vancouver
- a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon
- vanishing point
- the point beyond which something disappears or ceases to exist
- vantage
- place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective)
- vantage point
- a place from which something can be viewed
- vapor lock
- a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor)
- Varna
- a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
- Vatican Palace
- the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
- vaulting
- (architecture) a vaulted structure
- vehicle
- a conveyance that transports people or objects
- veld
- elevated open grassland in southern Africa
- velocipede
- any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
- velodrome
- a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing
- Venezia
- the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
- Venezia-Euganea
- a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic
- vent
- a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
- ventilation shaft
- a shaft in a building; serves as an air passage for ventilation
- venturi
- a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow (as in the air inlet of a carburetor)
- venue
- in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
- Veracruz
- a major Mexican port on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Veracruz
- verge
- a grass border along a road
- vernal equinox
- (astronomy) the equinoctial point that lies in the constellation of Pisces
- Verona
- a city in Veneto on the River Adige
- Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island
- Versailles
- a city in north central France near Paris; site of the Palace of Versailles that was built by Louis XIV in the 17th century
- vertical angle
- either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
- vertical circle
- a great circle on the celestial sphere passing through the zenith and perpendicular to the horizon
- vessel
- a craft designed for water transportation
- viaduct
- bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley
- Viborg
- a town of Denmark in north central Jutland
- Vicente Lopez
- an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires
- viceroyalty
- a district or province governed by a viceroy
- Vichy
- a town in central France (south of Paris) noted for hot mineral springs; was capital of the unoccupied part of France during World War II
- Vicksburg
- a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves
- Victoria
- a town in southeast Texas to the southeast of San Antonio
- Victoria
- capital of the Canadian province of British Columbia on Vancouver Island
- Victoria
- a state in southeastern Australia
- Victoria de Durango
- a city in north central Mexico; mining center
- Victoria Land
- a mountainous area of Antarctica bounded by the Ross Sea and Wilkes Land
- victory garden
- a kitchen garden planted during wartime to relieve food shortages
- Vidalia
- a town in central Georgia; the origin of Vidalia onions
- Vienne
- a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils
- villa
- pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds
- villa
- country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard
- villa
- detached or semidetached suburban house
- Villa Hermosa
- a city in southeastern Mexico; the capital of the state of Tabasco
- village green
- a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land
- Vina del Mar
- a resort city on the Pacific in central Chile
- vinery
- a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
- Virgin Islands National Park
- a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
- Virginia
- a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
- Virginia
- one of the British colonies that formed the United States
- Virginia Beach
- the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases
- Virginia fence
- rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
- Virgo the Virgin
- the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
- viscounty
- the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess
- vivarium
- an indoor enclosure for keeping and raising living animals and plants and observing them under natural conditions
- Vladivostok
- a seaport in the Asian part of Russia
- volleyball court
- the court on which volleyball is played
- Volunteer State
- a state in east central United States
- vomitory
- an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
- voting booth
- a booth in which a person can cast a private vote
- Voyageurs National Park
- a national park in Minnesota having ancient rock outcroppings and evergreen forests
- W.C.
- a toilet in Britain
- Waco
- a city in east central Texas
- Wagga Wagga
- a town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center
- waggon
- any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
- Wagram
- a town in northeastern Austria
- Waikiki
- a well-known beach and resort area on Oahu Island to the southeast of Honolulu
- Wailing Wall
- a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon
- wain
- large open farm wagon
- wainscoting
- a wainscoted wall (or wainscoted walls collectively)
- walk-in
- a small room large enough to admit entrance
- walk-through
- a pedestrian passageway through the ground floor of a building
- walk-up
- an apartment building without an elevator
- walk-up
- an apartment in a building without an elevator
- wall
- an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- wall
- a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
- Wall Street
- a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
- wall tent
- a canvas tent with four vertical walls
- Walla Walla
- a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
- Walt Disney World
- a large amusement park established in 1971 to the southwest of Orlando
- Walt Whitman Bridge
- a suspension bridge across the Delaware River
- war room
- a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)
- war zone
- a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
- ward
- a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
- wardroom
- military quarters for dining and recreation for officers of a warship (except the captain)
- washhouse
- a building or outbuilding where laundry is done
- Washington Monument
- a stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall
- washroom
- a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)
- watchtower
- an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies
- water cannon
- a hose (carried on a truck) that fires water under high pressure to disperse crowds (especially crowds of rioters)
- water cart
- cart with a tank for water (especially with fresh water for sale)
- water chute
- chute with flowing water down which toboggans and inner tubes and people slide into a pool
- water gap
- a pass in a mountain ridge through which a stream flows
- water hazard
- hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid
- water jump
- a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest
- water level
- a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
- water line
- a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- water main
- main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water
- water waggon
- a wagon that carries water (as for troops or work gangs or to sprinkle down dusty dirt roads in the summertime)
- water
- a facility that provides a source of water
- Waterbury
- a city in west central Connecticut
- watercourse
- a conduit through which water flows
- Waterford
- a port city in southern Ireland; famous for glass industry
- waterfront
- the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
- watering cart
- water cart with a tank and sprinkler for sprinkling roads
- Waterloo
- a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
- waterspout
- a channel through which water is discharged (especially one used for drainage from the gutters of a roof)
- Watertown
- a town in southeastern Wisconsin
- Watertown
- a town in northern New York
- waterworks
- workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
- wattle
- framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence
- Wausau
- a town in north central Wisconsin
- wave angle
- the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array
- wave front
- (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium
- weald
- an area of open or forested country
- weapons carrier
- military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews
- weather ship
- an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations
- wedge
- a heel that is an extension of the sole of the shoe
- Weimar
- a German city near Leipzig; scene of the adoption in 1919 of the constitution of the Weimar Republic that lasted until 1933
- weir
- a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
- weir
- a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish
- Weisshorn
- a mountain in the Alps in Switzerland (14,804 feet high)
- welcome wagon
- a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area
- well
- an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
- well
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- well point
- a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area
- wellhead
- a structure built over a well
- wellhead
- the source of water for a well
- Wembley
- a southeastern part of Greater London that is the site of the English national soccer stadium
- Wessex
- a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England that became the most powerful English kingdom by the 10th century
- west
- a location in the western part of a country, region, or city
- West Africa
- an area of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea
- West Bank
- an area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river; populated largely by Palestinians
- West Bengal
- a state in eastern India
- West Berlin
- the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989
- West Coast
- the western seaboard of the United States from Washington to southern California
- West Country
- the southwestern part of England (including Cornwall and Devon and Somerset)
- West End
- the part of west central London containing the main entertainment and shopping areas
- West Palm Beach
- a town in southeast Florida on the mainland opposite Palm Beach; founded as a commercial center for Palm Beach
- West Point
- United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy
- west side
- the side that is on the west
- West Sussex
- a county in southern England on the English Channel
- West Yorkshire
- a metropolitan county in northern England
- Western Australia
- a state containing the western third of Australia
- Western Roman Empire
- the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476
- Western Sahara
- an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992
- western United States
- the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River
- Westminster Abbey
- a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London on the site of a former Benedictine monastery
- whaleboat
- a long narrow boat designed for quick turning and use in rough seas
- whaler
- a ship engaged in whale fishing
- wheat field
- a field planted with wheat
- wheeled vehicle
- a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
- Wheeler Peak
- a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains
- Wheeling
- a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
- whereabouts
- the general location where something is
- wherry
- light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
- White House
- the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
- Whitehall
- a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
- Whitehorse
- the provincial capital of the Yukon Territory
- Wichita
- the largest city in Kansas; located in southern Kansas on the Arkansas River
- Wichita Falls
- a city in north central Texas near the Oklahoma border
- wicket
- small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
- wickiup
- a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States
- widow's walk
- a lookout atop a coastal house
- Wiesbaden
- a city in western Germany; a spa since Roman times
- wigwam
- a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
- Wild West
- the western United States during its frontier period
- wild
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
- Wilkes Land
- a coastal region of Antarctica on the Indian Ocean to the south of Australia; most of the territory is claimed by Australia
- Williamstown
- a town in northwestern Massachusetts
- Wilmington
- the largest city in Delaware
- Wilmington
- a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
- Wilson cloud chamber
- apparatus that detects the path of high-energy particles passing through a supersaturated vapor; each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- Wimbledon
- a suburb of London and the headquarters of the club where annual international tennis championships are played on grass courts
- Winchester
- a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
- Wind Cave National Park
- a national park in South Dakota featuring bison herds and limestone caverns
- wind energy facility
- a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity
- wind gap
- a pass in a mountain ridge with no stream flowing through it
- wind tunnel
- a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft
- Windhoek
- capital of Namibia in the center of the country
- windjammer
- a large sailing ship
- window
- a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
- window
- an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
- window frame
- the framework that supports a window
- Windsor
- a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
- windward
- the side of something that is toward the wind
- Windy City
- largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
- wine maker
- an establishment where wine is made
- wineglass heel
- a heel on a woman's shoe in the shape of a wineglass
- wing
- (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft
- winner's circle
- a small area at a racecourse where awards are given to the owners of winning horses
- Winnipeg
- the capital and largest city of Manitoba; located in southern Manitoba; known for severe winters
- Winston-Salem
- a city of north central North Carolina
- wire
- the finishing line on a racetrack
- witness box
- a box enclosure for a witness when testifying
- Witwatersrand
- a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
- wold
- a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
- woodshed
- a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
- Worcester
- a cathedral city in west central England on the River Severn
- Worcester
- an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston
- work
- a place where work is done
- workhouse
- a county jail that holds prisoners for periods up to 18 months
- workhouse
- a poorhouse where able-bodied poor are compelled to labor
- workroom
- room where work is done
- workspace
- space allocated for your work (as in an office)
- World Trade Center
- twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
- Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
- the largest national park of the United States; located in Alaska
- wreck
- a ship that has been destroyed at sea
- Wroclaw
- a city in southwestern Poland on the Oder
- Wuerzburg
- a city of south central Germany
- Wuhan
- a city of central China on the Chang Jiang; the commercial and industrial center of central China
- x-axis
- the horizontal axis in a plane coordinate system
- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
- an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people
- y-axis
- the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system
- Yakima
- a town in south central Washington
- Yale University
- a university in Connecticut
- Yalta
- a resort city in Crimea in the southern Ukraine on the Black Sea; site of the Allied conference between Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill in February 1945
- Yamoussukro
- capital of the Ivory Coast
- yard
- an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
- yard
- a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
- yard
- a tract of land where logs are accumulated
- yardarm
- either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
- yawl
- a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
- Yekaterinoslav
- city in east central Ukraine on the Dnieper River; center of metallurgical industry
- Yellowknife
- a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake
- Yellowstone National Park
- the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
- Yerupaja
- a mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high)
- Yerwa-Maiduguri
- a city in northeastern Nigeria; an agricultural trading center
- Yokohama
- port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan
- Yorkshire
- a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
- Yorktown
- a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
- Yosemite National Park
- a national park in California famous for its waterfalls and rock formations
- Youngstown
- a city in northeast Ohio
- Yucatan
- a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
- Yugoslavia
- a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980
- Yukon Territory
- a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s
- Yuma
- a town in southwestern Arizona on the Colorado River and the California border
- Yunnan province
- a province of southern China
- yurt
- a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
- z-axis
- the third axis in a 3-dimensional coordinate system
- Zabrze
- an industrial city in southern Poland
- Zagreb
- the capital of Croatia
- Zaria
- a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center
- zenith
- the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
- ziggurat
- a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound erected by the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
- Zimmer frame
- a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles; helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk
- Zion National Park
- a national park in Utah having huge canyons and gorges carved by mountain rivers
- zodiac
- a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
- Zomba
- a city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971
- zone
- a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
- zone
- an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic
- zone of interior
- the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations
- Zurich
- the largest city in Switzerland; located in the northern part of the country
