Phalanx: alternatives and connections

people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"

A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped bla…

A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadie…

A genus of small dipterous files, including several very injurious species, as the Hessian fly. See Hessian fly.

One of a body of light troops, cavalry or infantry, trained for rapid movements.

To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.

A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the other; -- contradistinguished from line. Compare Ploy, and Deploy.

The different arrangements of a number of objects, as letters, into groups.

A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were H…

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…

Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or nearer part, mouth…

Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead…

That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place; the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.

Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food or drink; differ…

To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.

people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"

An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspap…