Take a conical form
1taper — I. n. Light, small candle, bougie. II. a. Conical, pyramidal, tapering. III. v. a. Make taper, make conical. IV. v. n. Take a conical form, have a conical shape …
2pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
3climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …
4British anti-invasion preparations of World War II — entailed a large scale division of military and civilian mobilization in response to the threat of invasion by German armed forces in 1940 and 1941. The army needed to recover from the defeat of the British Expeditionary Force in France, and 1.5… …
5Inca Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Tawantinsuyu conventional long name = Inca Empire common name = Inca Empire continent = South America region = Andes country = Peru era = P Columbian status = Empire government type = Monarchy date pre = year… …
6pyramid — pyramidlike, adj. /pir euh mid/, n. 1. Archit. a. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. b. (in ancient Egypt and pre Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral… …
7Ganesh Jayanti — Ganesha Jayanti Ganesha Also called Tilo Chauth, Sakat Chauthis, Tilkund chouth Observed by Hindus …
8Kelton — 1) KELTON, a parish, in the stewartry of Kirkcudbright; including the villages of Rhonehouse and Gelston, and containing 2875 inhabitants, of whom 1848 are in the town of Castle Douglas, 10 miles (N. E. by E.) from Kirkcudbright. This parish… …
9Jedburgh — JEDBURGH, a burgh, market town, and parish, in the district of Jedburgh, county of Roxburgh, of which it is the capital, 11 miles (S. W. by S.) from Kelso, and 49 (S. E. by S.) from Edinburgh; containing, with the villages of Bongate,… …
10Muisca — infobox ethnic group group = Muisca poptime = 2,318 persons registered in three reservations by 2006, probably there are more. popplace = COL langs = Chibchan rels = Traditional related = Chibchan group Muisca refers to a nation of the Chibchan… …
