-
baronetage
0
n 1: the collective body of baronets
2: the state of a baronet
-
blockage
0
n 1: the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage
with an obstruction [syn: obstruction, blockage]
2: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber
to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage,
block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage]
3: the act of blocking [syn: blockage, closure, occlusion]
-
cartage
0
n 1: the work of taking something away in a cart or truck and
disposing of it [syn: cartage, carting]
-
cottage
0
n 1: a small house with a single story [syn: bungalow,
cottage]
-
curettage
0
n 1: surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity
(as the uterus) by scraping with a curette [syn:
curettage, curettement]
-
dockage
0
n 1: a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock [syn: dockage,
docking fee]
2: landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and
unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out;
"the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn:
dock, dockage, docking facility]
3: the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes [syn:
docking, moorage, dockage, tying up]
-
freightage
0
n 1: the charge for transporting something by common carrier;
"we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"
[syn: freight, freightage, freight rate]
2: transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express
rates [syn: freight, freightage]
-
frottage
0
n 1: masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a
crowd)
-
lockage
0
n 1: a fee charged for passage through a lock in a canal or
waterway
2: a system of locks in a canal or waterway
3: passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
-
outage
0
n 1: the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage
or transportation
2: a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there
will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."
-
pottage
0
n 1: a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
2: thick (often creamy) soup [syn: potage, pottage]
-
stoppage
0
n 1: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during
the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled
him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his
seat" [syn: arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay,
stop, stoppage]
2: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber
to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage,
block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage]
3: the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some
remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a
flood" [syn: stop, stoppage]
-
wattage
0
n 1: the product of voltage and current [syn: electrical
power, electric power, wattage]
-
socage
0
n 1: land tenure by agricultural service or payment of rent; not
burdened with military service
-
plottage
0