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abode
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n 1: any address at which you dwell more than temporarily; "a
person can have several residences" [syn: residence,
abode]
2: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest
dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes
for the homeless" [syn: dwelling, home, domicile,
abode, habitation, dwelling house]
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bode
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v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn:
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen,
presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell,
prefigure, forecast, predict]
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bowed
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adj 1: of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
[ant: plucked]
2: forming or resembling an arch; "an arched ceiling" [syn:
arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed]
3: have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: bandy,
bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged]
4: showing an excessively deferential manner [syn: bowed,
bowing]
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cathode
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n 1: a negatively charged electrode that is the source of
electrons entering an electrical device [ant: anode]
2: the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage
battery that supplies current [ant: anode]
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code
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n 1: a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written
ones) [syn: code, codification]
2: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring
brevity or secrecy
3: (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or
instructions in a computer program or the set of such
instructions [syn: code, computer code]
v 1: attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you
can identify them later"
2: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
message for security reasons" [syn: code, encipher,
cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code]
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commode
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n 1: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty,
stool, throne]
2: a tall elegant chest of drawers [syn: chiffonier,
commode]
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corrode
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v 1: cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an
acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping
of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink" [syn:
corrode, eat, rust]
2: become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an
acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" [syn:
corrode, rust]
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decode
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v 1: convert code into ordinary language [syn: decode,
decrypt, decipher] [ant: encode]
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photocathode
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n 1: a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated
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anticathode
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bestowed
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crowed
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aude
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