Sierra Definition–noun | 1. | a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw. | | 2. | any of several Spanish mackerels of the genus Scomberomorus, esp. S. sierra, found in western North America. | | 3. | a word used in communications to represent the letter S. | |
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Club Definition–noun | 1. | a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel. | | 2. | a group of persons organized for a social, literary, athletic, political, or other purpose: They organized a computer club. | | 3. | the building or rooms occupied by such a group. | | 4. | an organization that offers its subscribers certain benefits, as discounts, bonuses, or interest, in return for regular purchases or payments: a book club; a record club; a Christmas club. | | 5. | Sports. | a. | a stick or bat used to drive a ball in various games, as golf. | | | 6. | a nightclub or cabaret: Last night we went to all the clubs in town. | | 7. | a black trefoil-shaped figure on a playing card. | | 8. | a card bearing such figures. | | 9. | clubs, (used with a singular or plural verb ) the suit so marked: Clubs is trump. Clubs are trump. | | 11. | Nautical. | a. | a short spar attached to the end of a gaff to allow the clew of a gaff topsail to extend beyond the peak of the gaff. | | b. | a short spar attached to the truck of a mast to support the upper part of a club topsail. | | –verb (used with object) | 12. | to beat with or as with a club. | | 13. | to gather or form into a clublike mass. | | 14. | to unite; combine; join together. | | 15. | to contribute as one's share toward a joint expense; make up by joint contribution (often fol. by up or together): They clubbed their dollars together to buy the expensive present. | | 16. | to defray by proportional shares. | | 17. | to hold (a rifle, shotgun, etc.) by the barrel, so as to use the stock as a club. | –verb (used without object) | 18. | to combine or join together, as for a common purpose. | | 19. | to attend a club or a club's activities. | | 20. | to gather into a mass. | | 21. | to contribute to a common fund. | | 22. | Nautical. to drift in a current with an anchor, usually rigged with a spring, dragging or dangling to reduce speed. | –adjective | 23. | of or pertaining to a club. | | 24. | consisting of a combination of foods offered at the price set on the menu: They allow no substitutions on the club luncheon. | |
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