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sip 2, noun(dictionary)
tow 2, noun(dictionary)
jab 2, noun(dictionary)
pal 1, noun(dictionary)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)
tot 1, noun(dictionary)
pan 1, noun(dictionary)
top 1, noun(dictionary)
bop 2, noun(dictionary)

lattice (iou) and bet 2, noun (oh)


lattice (iou)



lattice noun & verb. ME.
[French lattis, from latte LATH noun.]
A. noun.
A structure of laths or strips of metal etc. crossed and fastened together, with open spaces left between, used as a screen, e.g. in window openings; a window, gate, screen, etc., so constructed. ME.
C. Isherwood The iron lattices were drawn down over the bank windows.
b. A lattice (usu. painted red) as a mark of a public house or inn; a public house, an inn. Also red lattice. arch. L16.
c. Lattices collectively; = lattice-work below. L16.
transf. Something with an open interlaced structure like that of a lattice. M17.
b. Heraldry. = TRELLIS noun 1b. rare. E19.
c. In textile manufacture, a lattice-work apron or conveyer used to carry material into or out of a machine. L19.
d. Electricity. A network having four impedances and two pairs of terminals, each terminal of one pair being connected by an impedance to each of the Other pair. Also more fully lattice network. M20.
a. Any regular arrangement of points or pointlike entities that fills a space, area, or line; spec. a crystal lattice, a space lattice. L19.
BRAVAIS LATTICE. crystal lattice: see CRYSTAL noun & adjective. primitive lattice: see PRIMITIVE adjective & noun. space lattice: see SPACE noun.
b. An array of fuel and moderator in the core of a nuclear reactor. M20.
Math. A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has an infimum and a supremum. M20.
Comb.: lattice beam = lattice girder below; lattice conduction Physics transfer of energy between the vibrating atomic nuclei in a crystal lattice; lattice conductivity Physics that part of the thermal conductivity of a crystalline substance arising from lattice conduction; lattice constant Crystallography the length of a side, or the size of an angle, of the unit cell of a lattice; spec. the length of each of the sides of the unit cell of a cubic lattice; lattice energy Physics the energy required to separate the ions of a crystal to an infinite distance from one another; lattice filter Electricity a filter consisting of components connected so as to form a lattice network; lattice frame, lattice girder a girder consisting of two horizontal bars connected by diagonal bars, usu. crossed so as to resemble lattice-work; lattice leaf (plant) a monocotyledonous aquatic plant of Madagascar, Aponogeton madagascariensis (family Aponogetonaceae), in which the submerged leaves are reduced to a network of veins; lattice network: see sense 2d above; lattice plane Physics a plane containing lattice points; a layer of atoms or molecules in a crystal; lattice point (a) Math. a point on a graph or in space having integral coordinates; (b) any of the points of which a lattice, esp. a crystal lattice, is composed; lattice site a (specified) location in the molecular lattice structure of a metal, crystal, etc.; lattice vibration Physics (a) an oscillation of an atom or molecule about its equilibrium position in a crystal lattice; (b) a lattice wave; lattice wave Physics a displacement of atoms or molecules from their equilibrium position in a crystal which travels as a wave through the crystal; lattice-window: furnished with a lattice or composed of small diamond-shaped panes set in lead-work; lattice-work interlacing laths or strips of metal etc. forming a lattice.
b. verb trans.
Provide (as) with a lattice or lattice-work. Also foll. by up, over. LME.
L. Blue Lattice the top with thin strips of tinned red pimento..and anchovy fillets.
Form into a lattice, arrange as a lattice. M20.
latticewise adverb in the form of a lattice or lattice-work M16.

bet 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from abet 'support, help' (14-16 centuries), from abet 'to help']
an agreement to risk money on the result of a race, game etc or on something happening, or the money that you risk
::a ¡ê50 bet
bet on
::A few of us had a bet on who'd get married first.
place/put/lay a bet
::We placed bets on three horses.
::Bookmakers are already taking bets on the outcome.
win/lose a bet
::If he scores now, I'll win my bet.
your best bet
spoken used when advising someone what to do
::Your best bet is to put an advert in the local newspaper.
::The train might be a better bet.
a good/safe bet
an action or situation that is likely to be successful or does not involve much risk
::If you're looking for long-term growth, the government's own saving certificates are a pretty good bet.
-see also hedge your bets at hedge 2 (2)
it's a safe/sure/fair bet (that)
spoken used to say that something seems almost certain
::I think it's a pretty safe bet that he'll get the job.
my bet
spoken used when saying what you expect to happen in the future
::My bet is he'll be back this time next week.
do sth for a bet
to do something stupid, dangerous etc to win money from someone or to prove that you can do it
::He climbed the tree for a bet.