Measure against a standard |
GAUGE |
Noted English admiral |
NELSON |
No longer valid or fashionable |
OUTDATED |
Of the sea |
MARINE |
Overwhelming feeling of fear |
PANIC |
Parsimony, penny-pinching |
THRIFT |
Puts to death |
EXECUTES |
Reproductive unit |
EGG |
Reserve for future use |
SETASIDE |
Rising step |
STAIR |
Room below ground |
CELLAR |
Someone held in custody |
DETAINEE |
Surface on which to project pictures |
SCREEN |
The first to make something |
INVENTOR |
Thrusting forward movements |
LUNGES |
Turn hide into leather |
TAN |
Without revealing one's identity |
INCOGNITO |
Word for word |
VERBATIM |