footing
111foot|ing — «FUT ihng», noun. 1. a firm placing or position of the feet: »He lost his footing and fell down on the ice. 2. a place or support for the feet; surface to stand on; foothold: »The steep cliff gave us no footing. 3. Figurative. a secure position;… …
112Clogging — 01 Clogging is a type of folk dance with roots in traditional European dancing, early African American dance,[1] and traditional Cherokee dance in which the dancer s footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both in unison… …
113General average/New version — Average in maritime commerce to signify damages orexpenses resulting from the accidents of navigation. Average is either general or particular. General average arises when sacrifices have been made, or expenditures incurred, for the preservation… …
114Hadrian's Wall — This article is about the fortification in Northern England. For the Broad Wall of Jerusalem, see Broad Wall (Jerusalem). Coordinates: 55°01′27″N 2°17′33″W / 55.02417°N 2 …
115medicine, history of — Introduction the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore Unwritten history is not… …
116base — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. basis, foundation, groundwork, support; basement, substructure; headquarters, depot; root; footing, floor; pavement; bottom; bedrock. v. found, establish; predicate; ground, rest, or build upon. See… …
117basis — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See base. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intellectual foundation] Syn. support, foundation, justification, grounds, reason, explanation, raison d ?tre (French), background, source, authority, principle,… …
118foundation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. base; basis; endow ment; institution. See support, party, cause, preparation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intellectual basis] Syn. reason, justification, grounds; see basis 1 . 2. [A physical basis] Syn …
119first-foot — /ferrst foot /, Scot. n. Also, first footer. 1. the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year s Day. 2. the first person met after starting out on the day of an important occasion. v.t. 3. to enter (a house) first on New Year s… …
120Adobe — bricks are a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, dung), which is shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun. It is similar to cob and mudbrick. Adobe… …