1. If nothing else; ('leastwise' is informal; 'leastways' is colloquial).
2. Not less than; SYN. at the least.

At least

At least

Unit of pressure equal to 105 pascals or 106 dynes/cm2, approximately 750 mmHg or 0.987 atm. Its diminutive, the millibar (one-thousandth of a bar), is commonly used by meteorologists.

ETYM Old Eng. barre, French barre, from Late Lat. barra, W. bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. and Irish barra bar.
1. A rigid piece of metal.
2. A rod of metal used to obstruct openings.
3. (Usually in the plural) Jail.
4. A counter where one can purchase food or drink.
5. A submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore.
6. (Law) A railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried.
7. A unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter.
A unit of pressure equal to 0.99 atmospheres or 14.233 psi.

A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; SYN. bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom.

The absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter; SYN. bar absolute, microbar.

1 Southwest; a pouch or bag at the pommel of a saddle
2 Southwest; a small barroom; saloon

ETYM French salon (cf. Italian salone), from French salle a large room, a hall, of German or Dutch origin.
A public bar, especially in the old West of the United States.

ETYM Irish and Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Irish bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.
Wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel; SYN. peat bog.
Type of wetland where decomposition is slowed down and dead plant matter accumulates as peat. Bogs develop under conditions of low temperature, high acidity, low nutrient supply, stagnant water, and oxygen deficiency. Typical bog plants are sphagnum moss, rushes, and cotton grass; insectivorous plants such as sundews and bladderworts are common in bogs (insect prey make up for the lack of nutrients).

1. chiefly Scottish; pool, puddle
2. One who is inept or clumsy

ETYM AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to Dutch veen, OFries. fenne, fene, Old High Germ. fenna, German fenn, Icel. fen, Goth. fani mud.
100 fen equal 1 yuan.

Dash of water, splash

ETYM Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound. Related to Pound an inclosure.
A small lake; SYN. pool.
Body of water usually smaller than a lake — sometimes used with the to refer informally or facetiously to the Atlantic Ocean.

1. Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet.
2. Any situation or topic in which one feels mired or stuck.
3. Patch of boggy ground; predicament.

1. A hollow filled with mud.
2. A stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou).
3. Any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake).

A natural hole or hollow containing water.

ETYM French, from barrer to bar, from barre bar.
The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); SYN. outpouring, onslaught.

ETYM Old Eng. baneret, Old Fren. baneret, French banneret; properly a dim. of Old Fren. baniere. Related to Banner.
Knight, especially knighted for valor in battle; such order of knighthood. /> 1. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.
2. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title or rank.
3. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.
4. A small banner.

Banneret.

ETYM French, orig. p. pr. of pendre to hang, Latin pendere. Related to Pendent, Pansy, Pensive, Poise, Ponder.
An adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring).

Flat band with an inscription; small banner.

Small streamer, flag or banner.
1. A long narrow forked flag or streamer
2. A long scroll bearing an inscription or a device

ETYM Old Eng. banere, Old Fren. baniere, French bannière, bandière, from Late Lat. baniera, banderia, from bandum banner, from Old High Germ. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan to bind, Goth. bandwa, bandwo, a sign. Related to Band.
Long strip of cloth for decoration or advertising; SYN. streamer.

Banderole.

ETYM Old Eng. penon, penoun, pynoun, Old Fren. penon, French pennon, from Latin penna feather. Related to Pen a feather, and cf. Pennon, Pinion.r /> 1. A flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering).
2. A long flag; often tapering; SYN. pennon, streamer, waft.
3. The award given to the champion; SYN. crown.
4. Pennon-shaped flag, especially on ships or boats.

ETYM Old Fren. estendart, French étendard, probably from Latin extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by Eng. stand. Related to Extend.
1. A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; SYN. criterion, measure, touchstone.
2. The value behind the money in a monetary system; SYN. monetary standard.
3. An upright pole (especially one used as a support).
4. Any distinctive flag.
5. A board measure equalling 1980 board feet.

1. A square flag of the ancient Roman cavalry
2. The web or vane of a feather

ETYM French cornet, cornette, dim. of corne horn, Latin cornu. Related to Horn.
A brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves; SYN. horn, trumpet.
Military rank of horn-bearer or standard-bearer.
Three-valved brass band instrument, soprano member in B flat of a group of valved horns developed in Austria and Germany about 1820��50 for military band use. Of cylindrical bore, its compact shape and deeper conical bell allow greater speed and agility of intonation than the trumpet, at the expense of less tonal precision and brilliance.
The cornet is typically played with vibrato, and has its own repertoire of virtuoso pieces, heard in brass band concerts and contests, and consisting of voicelike airs, character pieces, Victorian dance forms, and sets of variations in antique divisions style. The cornet is a featured solo in Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka 1911 and The Soldier’s Tale 1919, though its part is now more usually played (perhaps out of pride) by the trumpet.

1. An officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard.
2. The leader of any organization
An outstanding leader of a political movement.

Standard-bearer.