Dictionary (n.) A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. See Baleen.Thesaurus Lastex abecedarium abecedary agate alphabet book baleen ball baseball bat bat bauble blocks casebook checkerboard chessboard chewing gum club cockhorse cricket bat cue doll doll carriage elastic elastomer exercise book gewgaw gimcrack golf club gradus grammar gum gum elastic handball hobbyhorse hornbook jack-in-the-box jacks jackstones jackstraws jumping jack kickshaw knickknack manual manual of instruction marble marionette mig paper doll pick-up sticks pinwheel plaything primer puppet racket rag doll reader rocking horse rubber rubber ball rubber band schoolbook spandex speller spelling book sport spring springboard steelie stretch fabric t taw teetotum text top toy toy soldier trampoline trinket whalebone whim-wham workbook |