| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn |
acorn cup
,
cupule
|
| specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
armor plate
,
armor plating
,
armour plate
,
plate armor
,
plate armour
|
| hardened lava |
basalt
|
| swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing |
bee killer
,
robber fly
|
| drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear |
blade bit
,
fishtail bit
|
| 5,000 pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding; used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
Bunker Buster
,
GBU-28
,
Guided Bomb Unit-28
|
| tissue hardened by deposition of lime salts |
calcification
|
| hardened, emotionally |
callous
,
unfeeling
|
| hardened clay |
clunch
,
indurated clay
|
| hardened conventionality |
conformity
,
ossification
|
| hardened top layer |
crust
|
| skin around fingernails and toenails, hardened |
cuticle
|
| fingernail hardened skin at base and sides |
cuticle
|
| accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move |
fecal impaction
|
| hardened sugary exudation of various trees |
manna
|
| any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand |
mason bee
|
| solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young |
mason wasp
|
| any of various solitary wasps that construct nests of hardened mud for their young |
mason wasp
|
| strategic weapon system using a guided missile of intercontinental range; missiles are equipped with nuclear warheads and dispersed in hardened silos |
Minuteman
|
| bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonates |
penetration bomb
|
