Bessemer steel () Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal |
Cast steel () See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Cutter (n.) One who cuts |
Cutter (n.) That which cuts |
Cutter (n.) A fore tooth |
Cutter (n.) A boat used by ships of war. |
Cutter (n.) A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most essentials like a sloop. A cutter is narrower end deeper than a sloop of the same length, and depends for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted with lead. |
Cutter (n.) A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the revenue marine service |
Cutter (n.) A small, light one-horse sleigh. |
Cutter (n.) An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the tallies the sums paid. |
Cutter (n.) A ruffian |
Cutter (n.) A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework |
Hay-cutter (n.) A machine in which hay is chopped short, as fodder for cattle. |
Mesh (n.) The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a space |
Mesh (n.) The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack. |
Mesh (v. t.) To catch in a mesh. |
Mesh (v. i.) To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels. |
Steel (n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. |
Steel (n.) An instrument or implement made of steel |
Steel (n.) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. |
Steel (n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. |
Steel (n.) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. |
Steel (n.) Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness |
Steel (n.) A chalybeate medicine. |
Steel (n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel |
Steel (n.) To make hard or strong |
Steel (n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. |
Steel (n.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
Straw-cutter (n.) An instrument to cut straw for fodder. |
Sward-cutter (n.) A plow for turning up grass land. |
Sward-cutter (n.) A lawn mower. |
Wire (n.) A thread or slender rod of metal |
Wire (n.) A telegraph wire or cable |
Wire (v. t.) To bind with wire |
Wire (v. t.) To put upon a wire |
Wire (v. t.) To snare by means of a wire or wires. |
Wire (v. t.) To send (a message) by telegraph. |
Wire (v. i.) To pass like a wire |
Wire (v. i.) To send a telegraphic message. |
Wire-drawer (n.) One who draws metal into wire. |
Wire-heel (n.) A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast. |
Wire-puller (n.) One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet |
Wire-pulling (n.) The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet |
Wire-tailed (a.) Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long, slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules. |
Wire-worker (n.) One who manufactures articles from wire. |
daisy cutter | a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground |
mesh meshing interlock interlocking | the act of interlocking or meshing, an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check |
steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
wire-haired fox terrier | a fox terrier with wiry hair |
wirehair wirehaired terrier wire-haired terrier | a terrier with wiry hair |
griffon wire-haired pointing griffon | breed of medium-sized long-headed dogs with downy undercoat and harsh wiry outer coat, originated in Holland but largely developed in France |
baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
bolt cutter | an implement for cutting bolts |
cheese cutter | a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese |
chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
cigar cutter | an implement for cutting the tip off of a cigar |
cookie cutter | a kitchen utensil used to cut a sheet of cookie dough into desired shapes before baking |
cross hair cross wire | either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration, he had the target in his cross hairs |
cutter cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
cutter | a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop |
fragmentation bomb antipersonnel bomb anti-personnel bomb daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
glass cutter | a tool for cutting glass |
guy guy cable guy wire guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
Hawaiian guitar steel guitar | guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect |
high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
linoleum knife linoleum cutter | a knife having a short stiff blade with a curved point used for cutting linoleum |
net network mesh meshing meshwork | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals |
paper cutter | a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size |
piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
pipe cutter | a hand tool for cutting pipe |
steel | knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod |
steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch |
steel drum | a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum, has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin) |
steel engraving | engraving on a steel plate |
steel engraving | an impression taken from an engraved steel plate |
steel mill steelworks steel plant steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
steel plate | a plate of steel |
steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
sword blade brand steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
telephone wire telephone line telegraph wire telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
tender ship's boat pinnace cutter | a boat for communication between ship and shore |
tile cutter | a cutter (tool for cutting) for floor tiles |
trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
wire | ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc |
wire conducting wire | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance |
wire cloth | fabric woven of metallic wire |
wire cutter | an edge tool used in cutting wire |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
wire matrix printer wire printer stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
wire recorder | an early type of magnetic recorder using iron wire |
wire stripper | a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire |
steel blue | a greyish blue color |
steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |