Air pump
() A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space |
Air pump
() A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air. |
Black wash
(n.) Alt. of Blackwash |
By-wash
(n.) The outlet from a dam or reservoir |
Chain pump
() A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Force pump
() A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves |
Force pump
() A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable height above the pump, or under a considerable pressure |
Hogger-pump
(n.) The for pump in the pit. |
Pump
(n.) A low shoe with a thin sole. |
Pump
(n.) An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the piston. |
Pump
(v. t.) To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid. |
Pump
(v. t.) To draw water, or the like, from |
Pump
(v. t.) Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money, by persistent questioning or plying |
Pump
(v. i.) To work, or raise water, a pump. |
Screen
(n.) Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger |
Screen
(n.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like. |
Screen
(n.) A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc. |
Screen
(n.) A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like. |
Screen
(v. t.) To provide with a shelter or means of concealment |
Screen
(v. t.) To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable |
Sprengel pump
() A form of air pump in which exhaustion is produced by a stream of mercury running down a narrow tube, in the manner of an aspirator |
Wash
(v. t.) To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water |
Wash
(v. t.) To cover with water or any liquid |
Wash
(v. t.) To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion |
Wash
(v. t.) To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water |
Wash
(v. t.) To cover with a thin or watery coat of color |
Wash
(v. t.) To overlay with a thin coat of metal |
Wash
(v. i.) To perform the act of ablution. |
Wash
(v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water |
Wash
(v. i.) To bear without injury the operation of being washed |
Wash
(v. i.) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea |
Wash
(n.) The act of washing |
Wash
(n.) A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry |
Wash
(n.) Substances collected and deposited by the action of water |
Wash
(n.) Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food for pigs. |
Wash
(n.) The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted. |
Wash
(n.) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings, used in the West Indies for distillation. |
Wash
(n.) That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared, tinted, etc., upon the surface. |
Wash
(n.) A liquid cosmetic for the complexion. |
Wash
(n.) A liquid dentifrice. |
Wash
(n.) A liquid preparation for the hair |
Wash
(n.) A medical preparation in a liquid form for external application |
Wash
(n.) A thin coat of color, esp. water color. |
Wash
(n.) A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or preservation. |
Wash
(n.) The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the water. |
Wash
(n.) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles, etc. |
Wash
(n.) The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a wave |
Wash
(n.) Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. |
Wash
(a.) Washy |
Wash
(a.) Capable of being washed without injury |
wash washing
lavation | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water) |
| pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
| screen pass | a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers |
| screen test | a filmed audition of an actor or actress |
smoke screen
smokescreen | an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure, requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures |
| wash | any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out, at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash |
deficit spending
compensatory spending
pump priming | spending money raised by borrowing, used by governments to stimulate their economy |
| active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
air pump
vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
auxiliary pump
donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
background desktop
screen background | (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear |
| bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
| bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater |
blind
screen | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight, they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet |
| centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe |
color wash
colour wash | a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment |
computer screen
computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
condensation pump
diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
fire screen
fireguard | a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) |
flatwork
flat wash | ironing that can be done mechanically |
| force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
gas pump
gasoline pump
petrol pump
island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
| hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
| heat pump | apparatus that extracts heat from a liquid that is at a higher temperature than its surroundings, can be used to transfer heat from a reservoir outside in order to heat a building |
hydraulic pump
hydraulic ram | a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level |
| ion pump | a vacuum pump that removes gas by ionizing the atoms or molecules and adsorbing them on a metal surface |
laundry wash
washing
washables | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering |
| lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
light filter
diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
| oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts |
public toilet
comfort station
public convenience
convenience public lavatory
restroom
toilet facility
wash room | a toilet that is available to the public |
| pump | a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction |
| pump | a lowut shoe without fastenings |
pump action
slide action | action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun, a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round |
pump house
pumping station | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated |
| pump room | a pump house at a spa where medicinal waters are pumped and where patrons gather |
| pump-type pliers | a type of pliers |
| pump well | an enclosure in the middle of a ship's hold that protects the ship's pumps |
| rood screen | a screen in a church, separates the nave from the choir or chancel |
| screen | a protective covering consisting of netting, can be mounted in a frame, they put screens in the windows for protection against insects, a metal screen protected the observers |
screen cover covert
concealment | a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something, a screen of trees afforded privacy, under cover of darkness, the brush provided a covert for game, the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background |
| screen | partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space |
| screen CRT screen | the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathodeay tube |
screen silver screen
projection screen | a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing |
screen door
screen | a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting, used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door, he heard the screen slam as she left |
| screen saver | (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time, screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long |
sieve
screen | a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles |
silkscreen
silk screen print
serigraph | a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil |
smoke screen
smokescreen | (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements |
spectator pump
spectator | a woman's pump with medium heel, usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel |