| ajar1 |
partly opened. |
| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| basement |
the space in a building that is underground or partly underground. |
| bay1 |
a part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline and is partly surrounded by land. |
| boathouse |
a small building or shed built near or partly over the water's edge and used to store boats. |
| bronco |
a wild or partly tamed horse or pony of the western United States. |
| castanet |
one of a pair of wooden or ivory instruments that are partly hollowed out. They are held in the hand and clicked together to the rhythms of Spanish dance music. |
| cinder |
a small piece of partly burned wood or coal that can continue to burn but without a flame. |
| color-blind |
partly or completely unable to see color or a difference between colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| draw straws |
to choose one person from several by having each choose a partly covered straw, with the shortest straw indicating the chosen person. |
| gulf |
a large area of ocean partly surrounded by land. [1/3 definitions] |
| humus |
a material that is made up of partly decayed leaves and plants. Humus adds nutrients to soil and helps it hold water. |
| Lake Victoria |
a very large lake in Africa, located partly in Kenya and partly in Tanzania and Uganda. |
| part |
in part; partly. [1/13 definitions] |
| partially |
partly; not completely. |
| Punjab |
a region of Asia that is located partly in Pakistan and partly in northwestern India (usu. preceded by "the"). |
| Punjabi |
a major language of the world originating in the Punjab, a region of Asia that is partly in Pakistan and partly in northern India. Punjabi is the main language spoken in Pakistan and one of the major languages spoken in India. [1/2 definitions] |
| sea |
a smaller body of salt water, completely or partly surrounded by land. [1/4 definitions] |
| slush |
snow that is partly melted. |
| snicker |
to laugh in a sly and partly restrained way. [1/2 definitions] |
| squint |
to partly close the eyelids. [1/2 definitions] |