press
pressure
pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
| bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
| incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
| press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup
press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
| foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
| field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
| foreign direct investment | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
| bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
| cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
| drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
flatbed press
cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
| garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
| hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
permanent press
durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
press
mechanical press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
| press printing press | a machine used for printing |
| press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
| press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
| press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) |
press of sail
press of canvas | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
| punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts |
| rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
snap
snap fastener
press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
| standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically |
trouser press
pants presser | a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
wardrobe
closet press | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes, has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
| freedom of the press | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
| gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |
| free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology |
press
public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
samizdat
underground press | a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
FISA | an act passed by Congress in to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, intended to increase United States counterintelligence, separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance |
clipping
newspaper clipping
press clipping
cutting
press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
| foreign policy | a policy governing international relations |
| stop press | late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute |
handout
press release
release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation |
press conference
news conference | a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity |
| Foreign Office | the government department in charge of foreign relations |
French Foreign Office
Quai d'Orsay | the French department in charge of foreign affairs, referred to familiarly by its address in Paris |
| Foreign Service | the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world |
| foreign country | any state of which one is not a citizen, working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to |
crush
jam
press | a dense crowd of people |
| press gang | a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy |
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW | an organization of United States war veterans |
| foreign legion | a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state |
| French Foreign Legion | a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France |
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
F.I.S.C. | a secret federal court created in by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies |
Foreign Intelligence Service
Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki
SVR | Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information, collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime |