binoculars
a hand-held instrument for seeing at a distance that consists of two telescopes, a focusing device, and usually prisms
The scout peered through his @, hoping to get a glimpse of the distant fort.
hydroelectric
of or relating to the production of electricity by waterpower
The town discussed building a @ plant, to harness the power of the river.
horsepower
a unit of power equal in the U.S. to 746 watts and nearly equal to the English unit of the same name that equals 550 foot-pounds of work per second
The power of a car is usually measured in terms of @.
graft
the getting of money or advantage through misuse of an official position
Coolidge cleared Washington of @ and other corrupt ways of using power.
installments
the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is little by little over a period of time; one of several parts (as of a publication) presented over time
A good investment is one in which the value lasts longer than the @.
dismantle
to take to pieces, to take apart; to strip of furniture and equipment
The order came to @ the camp, and move it to another location.
deadlocked
stopped in action because both sides in a struggle are equally powerful and neither will give in
The two Democratic factions were @, neither candidate winning the nomination.
nondescript
belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind: not easily described
He was rather @ in appearance, wearing a gray suit and black shoes.
comatose
of, resembling or affected with a sleeplike state of unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison
The patients in the ward lay @, and the staff struggled to revive them.
antecedent
coming earlier in time or order
@ to their arrival at the party, they stopped at their parents' for an visit.
mishap
bad luck; an unfortunate accident
An annoying @ caused him to fall into the gutter, and ruin his pants.
centipede
any of a class of long flattened arthropods that have many segments with each segment having one pair of legs except for the first segment which has a pair of poison fangs
The @ crawled over the glass, and they shuddered at its legs and jointed body.
compromise
a settlement of a dispute by each party giving up some demands
The party reached a @ by not choosing either of the original candidates.
surplus
the amount more than what is required or necessary; an excess of income over spending
The @ left over after the bills were paid went into a savings account.
balance
the amount by which one side of an account is greater than the other
The @ on the debt that remained to be paid was $400.
urbane
very polite and smooth in manner
One of the Democratic candidates was an @ northerner opposed to Prohibition.
superannuated
too old for work or use
The typewriter was @ by the newer models, and deserved to be in a museum.
televise
to pick up and usually broadcast by television
They debated whether to @ the whole convention, or only part of it.
sublunary
of, relating to, or characteristic of the terrestrial world
The invention of the rocket meant that we were not limited to @ travel any more.
intravenous
being within or entering by way of the veins
The doctors prepared an @ antibiotic, to be fed constantly into her blood.