Basket catch
a catch made with open glove with the palm up and the wrist kept close to and in front of the body.
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basket cell basket cell bas·ket cell (bās’kĭt) n. Any of the neurons in the cerebellum whose terminal axons form a basketlike network around another cell. A myoepithelial cell with branching processes that occurs basal to the secretory cells of certain salivary and lacrimal gland alveoli. Historical Examples The solitude is harrowing with the memory of […]
- Basket chair
a wicker chair the arms of which are a forward continuation of the back. Historical Examples “A promise is a promise,” replied Dr. Severn, rising from his basket chair. The Third Class at Miss Kaye’s Angela Brazil Trix had descended from the table, and seated herself in a basket chair. Antony Gray,–Gardener Leslie Moore He […]
- Basket dinner
a group social gathering, as of church members, to which participants contribute casseroles or other dishes to share. Historical Examples One Sunday the church announced an all-day meeting and basket dinner in a grove near Peter’s house. Around Old Bethany Robert Lee Berry On different days we received a basket dinner, a watermelon feast and […]
- Basket clause
noun an all-inclusive or comprehensive clause in a contract
- Basket fern
a small, compact fern, Nephrolepis pectinata, of tropical America, often grown in hanging baskets.