Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Broom (n.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to sweep with when bound together |
Broom (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle |
Broom (v. t.) See Bream. |
Broom corn () A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long branches, of which brooms are made. |
Broom rape () A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum. |
Butcher's broom () A genus of plants (Ruscus) |
Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement |
Closet (n.) A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc. |
Closet (v. t.) To shut up in, or as in, a closet |
Closet (v. t.) To make into a closet for a secret interview. |
Court-cupboard (n.) A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. |
Cupboard (n.) A board or shelf for cups and dishes. |
Cupboard (n.) A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups, dishes, food, etc. |
Cupboard (v. t.) To collect, as into a cupboard |
Drill press () A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Green-broom (n.) A plant of the genus Genista (G. tinctoria) |
Press (n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press (n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press (n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press (v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press (v.) To embrace closely |
Press (v.) To oppress |
Press (v.) To straiten |
Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press (v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press (v.) To drive with violence |
Press (v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press (v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press (v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press (n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press (n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press (n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press (n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
Press (n.) The act of pressing or thronging forward. |
Press (n.) Urgent demands of business or affairs |
Press (n.) A multitude of individuals crowded together |
Water-closet (n.) A privy |
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 |
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 |
cupboard love | a show of affection motivated by selfishness |
airing cupboard | a warm cupboard where you put newly washed clothes until they are completely dry |
bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
broom | a cleaning implement for sweeping, bundle of straws or twigs attached to a long handle |
broom closet | a small room for storing brooms and other cleaning equipment |
broomstick broom handle | the handle of a broom |
cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
china cabinet china closet | a cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china |
closet | a small private room for study or prayer |
closet auger | a snake used to unblock toilets |
clothes closet clothespress | a closet where clothes are stored |
coat closet | a closet for storing outerwear |
cupboard closet | a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space |
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 |
push broom | a wide broom that is pushed ahead of the sweeper |
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 |
supply closet | a closet for storing supplies |
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 |
water closet closet W.C. loo | a toilet in Britain |
whisk whisk broom | a small short-handled broom used to brush 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 |
clipping newspaper clipping press clipping cutting press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
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 |
closet drama | drama more suitable for reading that for performing |