second n.— «From time to time, he engages friends who double as trainers, or “seconds” as they are called in chess parlance. These seconds are players of reasonable playing strength who, ahead of important competitions, study various...
baked in adj.— «Archipelago shares have marched steadily higher since April, when the deal was announced, from $18 per share then to about $64 as of Tuesday’s close. Some analysts have suggested this means any gains were already...
murder board n.— «The White House team handling his nomination as chief justice had not seen the statement in advance, and Judge Roberts had not rehearsed it before the “murder board” that helped prepare him for the...
boondocking n.— «New Willys models provide a dual-purpose vehicle suitable for family or business use, as well as “boondocking.”» —“Formal Opening of the Lonnie Beyer Jeep Sales & Service” in advert...
throat n.— «So with cleats attached and flipping the shoe over, we find it has a very generous “throat,” to use shoe-making parlance, which means the opening of the shoe is wide.» —“Diadora Proracer Carbon...
doji n. a stock-trading session in which the opening and closing prices are (nearly) the same. Editorial Note: The plural is also doji. Etymological Note: From the Japanese doji どじ ‘a blunder; a blunderer; a fool or foolish thing.’...