Vocabulary - The Sign of the Four - Chapter 8

"TImber-yard means:

• A place where wooden boards are kept for sale.

• A place full of trees

• A mill

"Ubiquitous" means

• Alone

• Lonely

• Existing or being everywhere at the same time

• Dubious

"Butler" means:

• A waiter who only serves drinks

• The chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services

• A sophisticated butcher

"Haphazard" means?

• Casual and random

• Danderous

• Hazard

"To grin" means:

• To be mad

• To be sarcastic

• To draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter

"To have a close shave" means:

• To shave one's beard to the point of looking too young

• To narrowly avoid an accident, disaster, or defeat

• To shave so little that one's beard still looks long

"Foul play" means:

• Unfair play in game or sport, as well as dishonest behavior

• Dirty games

• To play a fool

"Miscreant" means:

• Someone mysterious

• A criminal who's depraved and villainous

• Someone who lacks intelect

"Hansom" means:

• A taxi

• Many horses

• A carriage drawn by horses

Creosote /'kriãssout/

• A brownish oily liquid consisting chiefly of aromatic hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar

• A poison

• Charcoal