The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

To turn aside or away.

A current day or date.

the edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.

to make better; improve.

containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.

a soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.

to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set

like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.

present participle of fit; suitable, proper.

any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.

to fix firmly or set securely or deeply.

A place where the pre-school children of working parents are supervised during the day; a crèche, a daycare centre.

Of or relating to sound.

having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.

the recoil of an object bouncing off another.

carried or used on or in a vehicle or vessel.

One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N.

Something that is very easy to do; something that is obvious or certain to occur; a sure thing.