n.
1.a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
2.a meeting arranged in advance
3.a mutual promise to marry
4.the act of giving someone a job
5.employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time
6.contact by fitting together
7.the act of sharing in the activities of a group
Idiom of the Day
little pitchers have big ears
little children often overhear things that they are not supposed to hear
"Little pitchers have big ears," the woman said when she saw her daughter listening as she talked to her husband.