“ofthe”

The following 413 entries include the term ofthe.

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middle of the road

noun phrase

: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes

music of the spheres

noun phrase

: an ethereal harmony thought by the Pythagoreans to be produced by the vibration of the celestial spheres

name of the game

noun phrase

: the essential quality or matter

order of the day

noun phrase

: the business or tasks appointed for an assembly for a given day

out-of-the-way

adjective

precession of the equinoxes

noun phrase

: a slow westward motion of the equinoxes along the ecliptic caused by the gravitational action of sun and moon upon the protuberant matter about the earth's equator

Queen of the Night

noun

rapture of the deep

noun phrase

rule of the road

noun phrase

: a customary practice (such as driving always on a particular side of the road or yielding the right of way) developed in the interest of safety and often subsequently reinforced by law

run-of-the-mill

adjective

: not outstanding in quality or rarity : average, ordinary

run-of-the-mine

adjective

: not graded

seat-of-the-pants

adjective

: employing or based on personal experience, judgment, and effort rather than technological aids or formal theory

sergeant major of the army

noun phrase

: the ranking noncommissioned officer of the army serving as adviser to the chief of staff

sergeant major of the marine corps

noun phrase

: the ranking noncommissioned officer of the marine corps serving as adviser to the commandant

ship of the line

noun phrase

: a large warship

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