(n) a sculpture made of bronze

(n) an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

(v) get a tan, from wind or sun

(v) give the color and appearance of bronze to something; "bronze baby shoes"

(s) of the color of bronze

(s) made from or consisting of bronze

(n) a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down

(n) diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

(v) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"

(v) cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking; "butterflied shrimp"

(v) flutter like a butterfly

(n) the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum

(n) the act of drilling

(s) so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention";

(n) a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

(n) the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"

(n) a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

(n) the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

(n) a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

(n) a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

(n) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

(v) make or roll into bolts; "bolt fabric"

(v) eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

(v) swallow hastily

(v) secure or lock with a bolt; "bolt the door"

(v) move or jump suddenly; "She bolted from her seat"

(v) leave suddenly and as if in a hurry; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out"

(v) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

(r) in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "ge sat bolt upright"

(r) directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"

(n) a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"

(n) electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated

(n) a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

(n) lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"

(n) a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

(s) total debits and credits are equal; "the books looked balanced"

(a) being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced