ETYM Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words seem to be from the English.
1. A container that is usually woven and has handles; SYN. handbasket.
2. A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop; SYN. field goal.
3. Horizontal hoop with a net through which players try to throw the basketball; SYN. basketball hoop, hoop.
4. The quantity contained in a basket; SYN. basketful.
A curt or disdainful rejection.
When you give people the brush-off, you ignore them or refuse to listen to them because you are not interested in or do not like what they are saying.
ETYM Cf. as. cypa a measure, Dutch kuip tub, Icel. kupa bowl, German kufe coop tub; all from Latin cupa vat, tub, Late Lat. cupa, copa, cup. Related to Cup, Keeve.
1. A barrel or cask for liquor.
2. An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry.
ETYM AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, Dutch krib, kribbe, Dan. krybbe, German krippe, and perh. to Mid. High Germ. krebe basket, G, korb, and Eng. rip a sort of wicker basket.
Child's bed with high sides; SYN. cot.
ETYM French.
A streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine.
Structure on wing of airplane containing engine.
Airship passenger compartment; structure on aircraft wing containing engine.
(Homonym: ware, where).
1. Impairment resulting from long use.
2. The act of wearing; SYN. wearing.
Appliance for winding yarn.