hard bI tən adjective made tough or stubborn by hard experience. The girl’s eyes admired him, a lean hard-bitten Westerner with eyes as unblinking as an Arizona sun and with muscles like…

pluh miht noun a small weight on a line used for sounding or to verify a vertical; plumb or plumb bob. intransitive verb to fall sharply down, esp. at high speed; plunge….

pə lae vər noun 1. idle conversation or discussion, especially at length. 2. formerly, discussion or negotiation, as between explorers and natives. intransitive verb 1. to talk idly and at length. 2….

kuh lə rə tu rə noun 1. flourishes, such as runs or trills, in vocal music. 2. music characterized by such flourishes. 3. a singer, usually a high soprano, who specializes in…

skaI lark noun either of two larks, found in Europe and Asia, that are known for singing in flight. “…between the peals of thunder I could hear the brave song of the…