the sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date

a Bantu language spoken in southern Somalia

a fungal infection characterized by itchy warty nodules on the skin

sell at an auction

a going or moving from place to place without any determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll merely for recreation

(poetic) tranquil silence

nō-tā′shun, n. the act or practice of recording by marks or symbols: a system of signs or symbols.—adj. Nō′tate (bot.), marked with coloured spots or lines.—Chemical notation (see Chemistry). [L.,—notāre, -ātum, to mark.]

Not seasonably; not agreeably to time or occasion.

of financial obligations on which interest is paid

hit or reach the ground

Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes whats viewed as basic elements in the economy, including individual agents and markets, their interactions, and the outcomes of interactions. Individual agents may include, for example, households, firms, buyers, and sellers. Macroeconomics analyzes the economy as a system where production, consumption, saving, and investment interact, and factors affecting it: employment of the resources of labour, capital, and land, currency inflation, economic growth, and public policies that have impact on these elements.
Other broad distinctions within economics include those between positive economics, describing what is, and normative economics, advocating what ought to be; between economic theory and applied economics; between rational and behavioural economics; and between mainstream economics and heterodox economics.Economic analysis can be applied throughout society, including business, finance, cybersecurity, health care, engineering and government. It is also applied to such diverse subjects as crime, education, the family, feminism, law, philosophy, politics, religion, social institutions, war, science, and the environment.

To symbolize, instantiate

Verb form of the word include.

A steamer clam is a term commonly used to refer to various species of soft-shell clams (such as Mya arenaria) found primarily along the East Coast of the United States. These bivalve mollusks are popular in seafood dishes and are often prepared by steaming, hence the name. The term can also sometimes refer to other types of clams suitable for steaming.

A poor man who eats too much, as contradistinguished from a gourmand, who is a rich man who lives well.

That can obtain nutrition without the ingestion of food

Stonewalling is a refusal to communicate or cooperate. Such behaviour occurs in situations such as marriage guidance counseling, diplomatic negotiations, politics and legal cases. Body language may indicate and reinforce this by avoiding contact and engagement with the other party. People use deflection in a conversation in order to render a conversation pointless and insignificant. Tactics in stonewalling include giving sparse, vague responses, refusing to answer questions, or responding to questions with additional questions. Stonewalling can be used as a stalling tactic rather than an avoidance tactic.

Handline fishing, or handlining, is a fishing technique where a single fishing line is held in the hands, rather than with a fishing rod like the usual angling. It is a type of angling, and is not to be confused with handfishing, which is catching fish by hand. When handlining, one or more fishing lures or baited hooks are attached to the line, and a fishing lure and often a weight and/or a fishing float can also be attached to the line. Handlining is among the oldest forms of fishing and is still practiced throughout the world today.

The fishing bait can be still fished, trolled or jigged up and down in a series of short movements. Often handling is done close to the bottom of the body of water but can also be done near or on the surface.

Chinese mushroom, also known as Shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes), is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, widely cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries. It is typically recognized by its brown, slightly convex cap that ranges from 2 to 8 inches in diameter and its cream colored gills beneath. The term Chinese mushroom can also refer to several other types of mushrooms used in Chinese cooking, such as straw mushrooms, cloud ear mushrooms, and enoki mushrooms.

To be caught out by oncoming night before reaching ones destination