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. |
Bevel gear () A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the point where the axes of the wheels would meet. |
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. |
External (a.) Outward |
External (a.) Outside of or separate from ourselves |
External (a.) Outwardly perceptible |
External (a.) Not intrinsic nor essential |
External (a.) Foreign |
External (a.) Away from the mesial plane of the body |
External (n.) Something external or without |
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 |
Gag-toothed (a.) Having gagteeth. |
Gap-toothed (a.) Having interstices between the teeth. |
Gat-toothed (a.) Goat-toothed |
Gear (n.) Clothing |
Gear (n.) Goods |
Gear (n.) Whatever is prepared for use or wear |
Gear (n.) The harness of horses or cattle |
Gear (n.) Warlike accouterments. |
Gear (n.) Manner |
Gear (n.) Business matters |
Gear (n.) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel |
Gear (n.) An apparatus for performing a special function |
Gear (n.) Engagement of parts with each other |
Gear (n.) See 1st Jeer (b). |
Gear (n.) Anything worthless |
Gear (v. t.) To dress |
Gear (v. t.) To provide with gearing. |
Gear (v. i.) To be in, or come into, gear. |
Head gear (n.) Alt. of Headgear |
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. |
Saw-toothed (a.) Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw |
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 |
Toothed (imp. & p. p.) of Tooth |
Toothed (a.) Having teeth |
Toothed (a.) Having marginal projecting points |
fine-tooth comb fine-toothed comb | a method of examining in minute detail, he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes |
pump priming | introducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing |
breathing external respiration respiration ventilation | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation |
deficit spending compensatory spending pump priming | spending money raised by borrowing, used by governments to stimulate their economy |
toothed whale | any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. |
saber-toothed tiger sabertooth | any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth, from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene |
false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene, much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon |
external gill | occurs in some mollusks and in tadpoles and other immature amphibians |
air pump vacuum pump | a pump that moves air in or out of something |
auxiliary pump donkey pump | a supplementary pump available if needed |
auxiliary storage external storage secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
bilge pump | a pump to remove bilgewater |
centrifugal pump | a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe |
chafing gear | covering (usually rope or canvas) of a line or spar to protect it from friction |
condensation pump diffusion pump | vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum |
differential gear differential | a bevel gear that permits rotation of two shafts at different speeds, used on the rear axle of automobiles to allow wheels to rotate at different speeds on curves |
epicyclic train epicyclic gear train | a system of epicyclic gears in which at least one wheel axis itself revolves about another fixed axis |
external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
fine-tooth comb fine-toothed comb | a comb with teeth set close together |
first gear first low gear low | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle, used to start a car moving |
fishing gear tackle fishing tackle fishing rig rig | gear used in fishing |
force pump | pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure |
foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
gas pump gasoline pump petrol pump island dispenser | a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks |
gear gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
gear paraphernalia appurtenance | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
gear gear mechanism | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
gearbox gear box gear case | the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed |
gearing gear geartrain power train train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
gearshift gearstick shifter gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
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 |
high gear high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
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 |
landing gear | an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground |
lift pump | pump used to lift rather than force a liquid up |
oil pump | a pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
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 |
reduction gear | gearing that reduces an input speed to a slower output speed |
reverse reverse gear | the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed |