A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic , or a text or lecture.
The act of another's child as if it were one's own.
A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
Any plant of the genus , a diverse genus of over 2,000 species.
A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults over each of the others until they reach the front of the line, whereupon they also bend over. The process is then repeated.
Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, , Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.
A small, light, and usually first course in a meal.
