Long-stop (n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper. |
Rail (n.) An outer cloak or covering |
Rail (v. i.) To flow forth |
Rail (n.) A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc. |
Rail (n.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style. |
Rail (n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc. |
Rail (n.) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks. |
Rail (n.) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed. |
Rail (v. t.) To inclose with rails or a railing. |
Rail (v. t.) To range in a line. |
Rail (v.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. |
Rail (v. i.) To use insolent and reproachful language |
Rail (v. t.) To rail at. |
Rail (v. t.) To move or influence by railing. |
Stop (v. t.) To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing |
Stop (v. t.) To obstruct |
Stop (v. t.) To arrest the progress of |
Stop (v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving |
Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part. |
Stop (v. t.) To point, as a composition |
Stop (v. t.) To make fast |
Stop (v. i.) To cease to go on |
Stop (v. i.) To cease from any motion, or course of action. |
Stop (v. i.) To spend a short time |
Stop (n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped |
Stop (n.) That which stops, impedes, or obstructs |
Stop (n.) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought. |
Stop (n.) The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or pressure of the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify the tone |
Stop (n.) In the organ, one of the knobs or handles at each side of the organist, by which he can draw on or shut off any register or row of pipes |
Stop (n.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far. |
Stop (n.) A point or mark in writing or printing intended to distinguish the sentences, parts of a sentence, or clauses |
Stop (n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses. |
Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds. |
Stop (n.) Some part of the articulating organs, as the lips, or the tongue and palate, closed (a) so as to cut off the passage of breath or voice through the mouth and the nose (distinguished as a lip-stop, or a front-stop, etc., as in p, t, d, etc.), or (b) so as to obstruct, but not entirely cut off, the passage, as in l, n, etc. |
Stop-gap (n.) That which closes or fills up an opening or gap |
Stop-over (a.) Permitting one to stop over |
T rail () See under T. |
Water rail () Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail. |
whistle-stop tour | a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited, in Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours |
rail technology railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
stop stopover layover | a brief stay in the course of a journey, they made a stopover to visit their friends |
night-stop | a break in a journey for the night |
pit stop | a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car |
pit stop | a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment |
stop stoppage | the act of stopping something, the third baseman made some remarkable stops, his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood |
rail | any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud |
corncrake land rail Crex crex | common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields |
blockage block closure occlusion stop stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube, we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
catch stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something, he used a book as a stop to hold the door open |
diapason diapason stop | either of the two main stops on a pipe organ |
diaphragm stop | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens, the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically |
fife rail | the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel |
flue stop | an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
organ stop | a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality |
parallel bars bars | gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights |
picture rail | rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures |
plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
pull-off rest area rest stop layby lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
rail | a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) |
rail | short for railway, he traveled by rail, he was concerned with rail safety |
rail fence | a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) |
railing rail | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
reed stop | an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument |
safety rail guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
Stars and Bars Confederate flag | the first flag of the Confederate States of America |
stop | (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes, the organist pulled out all the stops |
stop bath short-stop short-stop bath | an acid bath used to stop the action of a developer |
stopwatch stop watch | a timepiece that can be started or stopped for exact timing (as of a race) |
third rail | a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive |
towel rail towel bar | a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels |
track rail rails runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
truck stop | a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers |
uneven parallel bars uneven bars | a pair of parallel bars set at different heights, used in women's gymnastics |
whistle stop flag stop way station | a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal |
mustachio moustachio handle-bars | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
stop order stop-loss order | an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level |
stop payment | a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check |
stop press | late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute |
period point full stop stop full point | a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations, in England they call a period a stop |
stop consonant stop occlusive plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it, his stop consonants are too aspirated |
labial stop | a stop consonant that is produced with the lips |
glottal stop glottal plosive glottal catch | a stop consonant articulated by releasing pressure at the glottis, as in the sudden onset of a vowel |
suction stop click | a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu) |
stop halt | the event of something ending, it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill |
bus stop | a place on a bus route where buses stop to discharge and take on passengers |
stop | a spot where something halts or pauses, his next stop is Atlanta |