Back Line
The line behind the house. Once crossed, a stone is out of play.
Biter
A stone just touching the outer edge of the circle potentially counting.
Blank End
An end where no stones scores a shot.
Bonspiel
A curling tournament.
Broom/Brush
A sweeping implement with straw or synthetic head.
Burn
To touch or remove a running stone.
Bury
To draw around a guard stone and lie hidden behind it.
Button
The center of the house.
Center Line
The line which runs down the middle from hack to hack.
Clean
To sweep lightly before a stone.
Double
A takeout shot that clears two opposing stones from the house.
Draw
A stone that ends in the house.
End
An inning of a game during which eight stones are played by each team.
Fast Ice
Ice on which stones travel further under the same momentum.
Freeze
A stone that draws right up against another stone.
Guard
A stone that is played to protect another.
Hack
The foothold at each end of a sheet from which stones are played.
Hammer
The last stone of each end.
Handle
The rotation applied to a stone.
Heavy
A stone with too much momentum
Ice on which the stones don't slide easily.
Hog Line
The line each played stone has to cross to be in play.
House
The bull's eye that a stone has to reach in order to count.
In-turn
A clockwise rotation of the stone (for right handed players, counterclockwise for left-handed.)
Lead
Player who plays the first two stones.
Light
A stone with too little momentum.
Long Guard
A guard that is far from the house.
Out-turn
A counterclockwise rotation of the stone (for right-handed players, clockwise for left-handed.)
Pebble
Frozen drops of water applied to a sheet of ice before a game.
Raise
To bump or move a stone a short distance further.
Rink
A curling team.
The ice on which a game is played.
Second
Player who plays the second two stones.
Skip
Player who directs the game, decides strategy and plays the last two stones.
Spinner
A stone which rotates many times and doesn't curl.
Takeout
A shot which removes a stone or stones from the house.
Tee Line
The line through the center of the house and perpendicular to the center line.
Third
Player who plays the third pair of stones and stands in the house when the skip plays his stones.
Weight
Speed given to the stone.