keel+upward

  • 111hogging — n. drooping at the ends of a ship that tends to make the bow and stern lower than the middle part; arching hÉ‘g ,hÉ”g /hÉ’g n. domestic pig raised for market; any of a number of mammals related to the domestic pig (i.e. boar, wart hog, etc.);… …

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  • 112hogs — hÉ‘g ,hÉ”g /hÉ’g n. domestic pig raised for market; any of a number of mammals related to the domestic pig (i.e. boar, wart hog, etc.); greedy person (Slang); something that consumes too much of anything v. cause to arch; curve upward (of a ship… …

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  • 113rib — I [[t]rɪb[/t]] n. v. ribbed, rib•bing 1) one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the …

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  • 114timber — tim•ber [[t]ˈtɪm bər[/t]] n. 1) the wood of growing trees suitable for construction purposes 2) growing trees themselves 3) wooded land 4) wood, esp. when adapted for various building purposes 5) a single piece of wood forming part of a structure …

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  • 115subascending — “+ adjective Etymology: sub + ascending : rising somewhat obliquely upward from a flattened basal attachment a subascending keel on a papilionaceous flower * * * adj …

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  • 116pat|a|mar — «PAT uh mahr», noun. a lateen rigged vessel with an upward curving keel and considerable overhang of stern and especially stem, used in the coasting trade of western India. ╂[< Portuguese patamar < Marathi patēmāri < patta tidings + māri …

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