nominating speech an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
nominating address an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
nominative case the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
mountain spinach Asiatic plant resembling spinach often used as a potherb
second-hand speech overheard conversation
spending spree a brief period of extravagant spending
mountain grape ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
John Hanning Speke English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
dominating offensively self-assured or exercising unwarranted power
nominalistic of or relating to nominalism
phatic speech conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information
man-eating shark large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas
marlingspike a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
knitting stitch a stitch taken in knitting
keynote speech a speech setting forth the keynote
fulminating mercury a fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps
sinking spell a temporary decline in health or value
non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
landing stage platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded
nominal damages (law) a trivial sum (usually $1.00) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract)