(military) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

Half the normal length. / Of a portrait or photograph: depicting only the upper half of the subject.

(horse racing) Half the length of a horse. / A portrait or photograph that depicts only the upper half of the subject.

plural of hall-mark

To count on safety before one is out of danger.

A major industrial process for smelting aluminium, by dissolving alumina in molten cryolite and then performing electrolysis.

The comfortable, luxurious lifestyles of those who are very wealthy.

Having imperfect eyesight

(archaic, rare) fighting a close fight, closer than a sword's length to one's opponents.

(archaic, rare) dim-witted; lacking intelligence