| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| preference that is only acquired after considerable experience |
acquired taste
|
| air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
air current
,
current of air
,
wind
|
| battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient |
battle of Ypres
,
second battle of Ypres
,
Ypres
|
| school task requiring considerable effort |
classroom project
|
| visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude |
cloud
|
| atom bomb that leaves considerable radioactive contamination |
dirty bomb
|
| oceanic schooling tuna of considerable value in Pacific but less in Atlantic; reaches 75 pounds; very similar to if not the same as oceanic bonito |
Euthynnus pelamis
,
skipjack
,
skipjack tuna
|
| feeling of considerable warmth |
glow
|
| dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon |
mare
,
maria
|
| considerable capital (wealth or income) |
means
,
substance
|
| iron with considerable loft |
niblick
,
nine iron
|
| society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy) |
open society
|
| person of considerable prominence |
personality
|
| someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains |
plunger
,
speculator
|
| official in a modern colony who has considerable administrative power |
proconsul
|
| considerable portion |
quantity
|
| turbulent water with swells of considerable size |
sea
|
| elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking |
temper
,
toughness
|
| serviceman who has seen considerable active service |
veteran
,
veteran soldier
|
| (golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole |
wedge
|
