tax shelter a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
taximeter a meter in a taxi that registers the fare
dexterous skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
six-shooter a pistol with a revolving cylinder
shelter covering that provides protection from the weather
deleterious harmful to living things
genus Aletris small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
belles-lettres creative writing valued for esthetic content
taxidermy the art of mounting the skins of animals
belles lettres creative writing valued for esthetic content
bomb shelter a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids
sheltered protected from danger or bad weather
big-shouldered having broad shoulders
dextrous skillful in physical movements, especially of the hands
genus Chelydra snapping turtles
balusters a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony
dextrose an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits
marsh elder any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America
swelter be uncomfortably hot
taxability liability to taxation