Words that rhyme with bras

adv 1: by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay" [syn: unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas] [ant: as luck would have it, fortuitously, fortunately, luckily]

v 1: collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" [syn: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass] 2: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" [syn: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard]

n 1: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass] 2: a pompous fool 3: hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse 4: slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup]

adj 1: exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield" [syn: boss, brag] n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss] 2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired three more men for the new job" [syn: boss, hirer] 3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is his own boss now" 4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for corruption" [syn: party boss, political boss, boss] 5: a circular rounded projection or protuberance [syn: knob, boss] v 1: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss, boss, stamp]

n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc 2: a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece [syn: brass, brass instrument] 3: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment" [syn: administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation] 4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek] 5: an ornament or utensil made of brass 6: the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments [syn: brass section, brass] 7: a memorial made of brass [syn: brass, memorial tablet, plaque]

n 1: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" 2: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" [syn: cause, reason, grounds] 3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort] 4: any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results [syn: causal agent, cause, causal agency] 5: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa] v 1: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" [syn: cause, do, make] 2: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" [syn: induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make]

adj 1: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis; "cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon" [syn: cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwise] 2: annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered] n 1: a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece 2: a marking that consists of lines that cross each other [syn: crisscross, cross, mark] 3: a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry 4: any affliction that causes great suffering; "that is his cross to bear"; "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns" [syn: cross, crown of thorns] 5: (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" [syn: hybrid, crossbreed, cross] 6: (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing] v 1: travel across or pass over; "The caravan covered almost 100 miles each day" [syn: traverse, track, cover, cross, pass over, get over, get across, cut through, cut across] 2: meet at a point [syn: intersect, cross] 3: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk] 4: fold so as to resemble a cross; "she crossed her legs" [ant: uncross] 5: to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: cross, traverse, span, sweep] 6: meet and pass; "the trains crossed" 7: trace a line through or across; "cross your `t'" 8: breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed" [syn: crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed]

v 1: sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" [syn: doss, doss down, crash]

n 1: worthless or dangerous material that should be removed; "there were impurities in the water" [syn: impurity, dross] 2: the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals [syn: slag, scoria, dross]

v 1: raise in a relief; "embossed stationery" [syn: emboss, boss, stamp]

n 1: a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery 2: a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth [syn: dental floss, floss] v 1: use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal"

n 1: ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water [syn: moat, fosse]

n 1: the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container [syn: gas, gaseous state] 2: a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely 3: a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: gasoline, gasolene, gas, petrol] 4: a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal [syn: flatulence, flatulency, gas] 5: a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" [syn: accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, throttle, gun] 6: a fossil fuel in the gaseous state; used for cooking and heating homes [syn: natural gas, gas] v 1: attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes" 2: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]

n 1: an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text [syn: gloss, rubric] 2: an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field [syn: glossary, gloss] 3: the property of being smooth and shiny [syn: polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish] 4: an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" [syn: semblance, gloss, color, colour] v 1: give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing 2: provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; "He annotated on what his teacher had written" [syn: gloss, comment, annotate] 3: provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase 4: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie" [syn: color, colour, gloss]

v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke] 2: exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy"

n 1: the hole that an anchor rope passes through [syn: hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe]

n 1: a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; "reached an impasse on the negotiations" [syn: deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill] 2: a street with only one way in or out [syn: blind alley, cul de sac, dead-end street, impasse]

n 1: a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

n 1: a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal

n 1: a girl or young woman who is unmarried [syn: lass, lassie, young girl, jeune fille]

adv 1: most_recently; "I saw him last in London" 2: the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn: last, lastly, in conclusion, finally] adj 1: immediately past; "last Thursday"; "the last chapter we read" 2: coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining; "the last time I saw Paris"; "the last day of the month"; "had the last word"; "waited until the last minute"; "he raised his voice in a last supreme call"; "the last game of the season"; "down to his last nickel" [ant: first] 3: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: concluding, final, last, terminal] 4: most unlikely or unsuitable; "the last person we would have suspected"; "the last man they would have chosen for the job" 5: occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites" 6: conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" [syn: final, last, net] 7: highest in extent or degree; "to the last measure of human endurance"; "whether they were accomplices in the last degree or a lesser one was...to be determined individually" [syn: last, utmost] 8: not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" [syn: final, last] 9: lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" [syn: last, last-place, lowest] n 1: the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close] 2: the last or lowest in an ordering or series; "he was the last to leave"; "he finished an inglorious last" 3: a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last" 4: the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last" [syn: death, last] 5: a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds 6: a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels 7: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" [syn: end, last, final stage] 8: holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes [syn: last, shoemaker's last, cobbler's last] v 1: persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days" [syn: last, endure] 2: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out]

n 1: something that is lost; "the car was a total loss"; "loss of livestock left the rancher bankrupt" 2: gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business" 3: the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" 4: the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" [syn: loss, deprivation] 5: the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather" 6: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red ink, red] [ant: gain] 7: military personnel lost by death or capture [syn: personnel casualty, loss] 8: euphemistic expressions for death; "thousands mourned his passing" [syn: passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release]

adj 1: formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole; "aggregate expenses include expenses of all divisions combined for the entire year"; "the aggregated amount of indebtedness" [syn: aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, mass] n 1: the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field 2: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 3: an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) 4: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist 5: a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass" 6: the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" [syn: multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed] 7: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: bulk, mass, volume] 8: a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven" 9: a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass" v 1: join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

n 1: a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot [syn: mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack]

n 1: tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

adj 1: of advancing the ball by throwing it; "a team with a good passing attack"; "a pass play" [syn: passing(a), pass(a)] [ant: running(a)] n 1: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: base on balls, walk, pass] 2: (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days" 3: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long" [syn: pass, passing play, passing game, passing] 4: the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" [syn: pass, mountain pass, notch] 5: any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit" [syn: pass, passport] 6: a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes" [syn: pass, laissez passer] 7: a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass" 8: a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs [syn: pass, strait, straits] 9: a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" [syn: pass, head, straits] 10: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer); "it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass" 11: you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent; "he had a bye in the first round" [syn: bye, pass] 12: a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" [syn: pass, liberty chit] 13: a complimentary ticket; "the star got passes for his family" 14: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer] 15: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss, flip] 16: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: passing, pass, qualifying] [ant: failing, flunk] v 1: go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind" [syn: pass, go through, go across] 2: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass] 3: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people spend their free time" [syn: legislate, pass] 4: pass by; "three years elapsed" [syn: elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along] 5: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give] 6: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" [syn: run, go, pass, lead, extend] 7: travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" [syn: pass, overtake, overhaul] 8: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place] 9: go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House" [syn: pass, clear] 10: pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" [syn: spend, pass] 11: pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run, draw, pass] 12: transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" [syn: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across] 13: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn: evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass] 14: go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now" [syn: pass, make it] [ant: bomb, fail, flunk, flush it] 15: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top] 16: accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" [ant: fail] 17: allow to go without comment or censure; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" 18: transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control" 19: pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" [syn: sink, pass, lapse] 20: throw (a ball) to another player; "Smith passed" 21: be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead" [syn: fall, return, pass, devolve] 22: cause to pass; "She passed around the plates" [syn: pass, make pass] 23: grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" [syn: authorize, authorise, pass, clear] 24: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" [syn: die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it] [ant: be born] 25: eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" [syn: excrete, egest, eliminate, pass]

n 1: an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" [syn: sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth] v 1: answer back in an impudent or insolent manner; "don't sass me!"; "The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning";

n 1: flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food v 1: behave saucily or impudently towards 2: dress (food) with a relish 3: add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"

v 1: distinguish oneself; "She excelled in math" [syn: excel, stand out, surpass] 2: be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" [syn: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform] 3: move past; "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" [syn: travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass] 4: be greater in scope or size than some standard; "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" [syn: exceed, transcend, surpass]

n 1: the act of flipping a coin [syn: flip, toss] 2: (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss, flip] 3: an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head" v 1: throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: flip, toss, sky, pitch] 2: lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: flip, toss] 3: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss] 4: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" [syn: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate] 5: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away] 6: agitate; "toss the salad"

n 1: chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored

n 1: wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini [syn: Bos, genus Bos]

n 1: ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right- angled triangle [syn: cosine, cos] 2: lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head [syn: cos, cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettuce]

n 1: (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities [syn: kos, coss]

n 1: a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

n 1: any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: hyrax, coney, cony, dassie, das]

n 1: the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789" [syn: Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS] 2: an operating system that is on a disk [syn: DOS, disk operating system]

n 1: (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities [syn: kos, coss]

n 1: a mouth or mouthlike opening 2: a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known [syn: osmium, Os, atomic number 76] 3: (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services [syn: operating system, OS] 4: the left eye [syn: oculus sinister, OS] 5: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates [syn: bone, os]

n 1: Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) [syn: Ross, John Ross, Sir John Ross] 2: British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) [syn: Ross, James Clark Ross, Sir James Clark Ross] 3: British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) [syn: Ross, Sir Ronald Ross] 4: a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) [syn: Ross, Nellie Ross, Nellie Tayloe Ross] 5: American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) [syn: Ross, Betsy Ross, Betsy Griscom Ross]

n 1: a region of northeastern France famous for its wines [syn: Alsace, Alsatia, Elsass]

n 1: a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing [syn: Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement]

n 1: a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat

n 1: (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

n 1: (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading [syn: chasse, sashay] v 1: perform a chasse step, in ballet [syn: chasse, sashay]

n 1: fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley

n 1: a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball [syn: masse, masse shot]

n 1: a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups) [syn: Special Air Service, SAS]

n 1: one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs [syn: tasset, tasse]