Corporate Lingo
In baseball you do this to avoid being thrown out as a runner; in meetings it means to follow up with a person
Touch Base
You can get custom designer fangs of this classic lit character for $19.99 at Party City just like the author intended
Dracula
You probably haven't seen one of these since grade school
Times table (multiplication table)
Having these items on the ground means soldiers have been deployed to a hostile environment
Boots
2-word Latin term meaning a second self
ALTER EGO
In biology it's all the diverse organisms in a location; in business it's all the parts of an industry
Ecosystem
The body of this crawler is composed of around 15 to 180 segments each with a pair of legs the first pair modified into poison fangs
Centipede
It's the part of a phonograph that spins the record
Turntable
Getting in trouble is called catching this a type of anti-aircraft gun
Flak
This ever-circling ballroom dance is in triple time
Waltz
You can do this to change songs on a record or in business to generate a desired reaction or change the outcome
Move the needle
A type of this snake is rightly called spitting--its fangs are shaped to send poison flying
Cobra
This Arizona city whose Spanish name means table was founded by Mormons in 1878
Mesa
Referring to a clock position if a soldier says he's got your this number he's watching your back
Six
An unalterable mark that can never be erased can also be described as this
Indelible
A printing term for an image that pushes past the margin is this edge more innovative than cutting edge
Bleeding Edge
The protruding fangs of this mortal Gorgon known for her stone-cold gaze weren't even the most terrifying thing about her
Medusa
It's the chemical formula for table salt
NaCL
Meaning a choice to use atomic weapons it was applied by Trent Lott to a drastic change in Senate rules
A Nuclear Option
The Bonneville these smooth out nicely over 40 square miles
Salt Flats
This adjective describes a mountain that can be climbed or a company that can handle increased sales or workload
Scalable
This fanged monster whose name is Spanish for goat-sucker was first sighted in 1995 (though after a scary movie)
Chupacabra
The autocrat of the Breakfast-Table is a book of essays by this writer & father of a Supreme Court justice
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SR.
By tradition you can fool an enemy ship with a fake flag until battle begins--then you have to show your these
(true) colors
California is known for this dry red wine from a black-skinned grape
Zinfandel