(botany) A ring- or cup-shaped enlargement of the flower receptacle or ovary that bears nectar or, less commonly, the stamens.
(computer hardware) Ellipsis of floppy disk - removable magnetic medium or a hard disk - fixed, persistent digital storage.
(computer hardware, nonstandard) A disc - either a CD-ROM, an audio CD, a DVD or similar removable storage medium.
(dated) A vinyl phonograph/gramophone record.
(figuratively) Something resembling a disk.
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
verb
(agriculture) To harrow.
(aviation, of an aircraft's propeller) To move towards, or operate at, zero blade pitch, orienting the propeller blades face-on to the oncoming airstream and maximising the drag generated by the propeller.
kids
kids
noun
plural of kid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of kid
skid
skid
noun
(Internet slang) A script kiddie.
(Internet slang) A stepchild.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (old coin).
(aviation) A banked sideslip where the aircraft's nose is yawed towards the low wing, often due to excessive rudder input.
(by extension) A hook attached to a chain, used for the same purpose.
(nautical, in the plural) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to protect it when handling cargo.
(sports) (also losing skid) A losing streak.
A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
A runner of a sled.
A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning when descending a steep hill.
A ski-shaped runner or supporting surface as found on a helicopter or other aircraft in place of wheels.
An out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car.
One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, such as a boat or barrel.
verb
(intransitive) (of a wheel, sled runner, or vehicle tracks) To slide along the ground, without the rotary motion that wheels or tracks would normally have.
(intransitive) To slide in an uncontrolled manner as in a car with the brakes applied too hard, the wheels sliding with limited spinning.
(intransitive, transitive, aviation) To operate an aircraft in a banked sideslip with the nose yawed towards the low wing.
(transitive) To cause to move on skids.
(transitive) To check or halt (wagon wheels, etc.) with a skid.
(transitive) To protect or support with a skid or skids.
