See Also: baby(1)(dictionary)
baby(2)(dictionary)
cry-baby(dictionary)
Baby Yar(encyclopedia)
Baby(medicine)
Baby Bottles(recipes)
baby 2, verb(dictionary)
baby 1, noun(dictionary)
Baby Ruth(dictionary)
baby boom(encyclopedia)

orthoclase (iou) and cry-baby (iou)


orthoclase (iou)



orthoclase noun. M19.
[from ORTHO- + Greek klasis breaking, cleavage.]
Mineralogy. The common potassium feldspar, a monoclinic silicate of aluminium and potassium characterized by two cleavages at right angles, which occurs widely in rocks and as free crystals.

cry-baby (iou)



cry-baby noun & verb. colloq. M19.
[from CRY noun or verb + BABY noun.]
A. noun. A person easily reduced to childish tears. M19.
b. verb intrans. Behave like a cry-baby; be easily reduced to childish tears or complaints. US. E20.