Words That End With: APES

• The piece by which an object is attached to something, such as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.

• The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.

• The lower metallic cap of a sword's scabbard.

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

• an indication of damage

• scratch repeatedly

• make by scraping

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• bend the knees and bow in a servile manner

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

• the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe

• the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept

• the visual appearance of something or someone

• the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

• a perceptual structure

• shape or influence; give direction to

• make something, usually for a specific function

• give shape or form to

• the act of escaping physically

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• an avoidance of danger or difficulty

• a means or way of escaping

• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

• run away from confinement

• fail to experience

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• issue or leak, as from a small opening

• an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food

• small very thin pancake

• a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface

• cover or drape with crape

• curl tightly

• erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

• (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

• any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

• any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries

• a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot