juxtaposition the act of positioning close together
backstairs a second staircase at the rear of a building
Pick's disease a progressive form of presenile dementia found most often in middle-aged and elderly women and characterized by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes with loss of intellectual ability and transitory aphasia
backstop a structure to prevent a ball from traveling out of a field
juxtapose place side by side
postpose place after another constituent in the sentence
logistics supplying an operation with labor and materials as needed
ecstatic feeling great rapture or delight
ethics motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
precipice a very steep cliff
picklepuss someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression
acoustics the study of the physical properties of sound
politics the activities involved in managing a state or a government
bicuspid having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)
pikestaff the staff of a pike
lockstep a manner of marching in file in which each person's leg moves with and behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead
ballistics the science of flight dynamics
quickstep military march accompanying quick time
big stick a display of force or power
genus Dipus type genus of the Dipodidae