Broken wind () The heaves. |
Curb roof () A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of two parts which have unequal inclination |
Element (n.) One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. |
Element (n.) One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present employed |
Element (n.) One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in anything |
Element (n.) One out of several parts combined in a system of aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole |
Element (n.) One of the smallest natural divisions of the organism, as a blood corpuscle, a muscular fiber. |
Element (n.) One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and organs, are composed. |
Element (n.) An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as the entire magnitude considered |
Element (n.) Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at any instant called an element of the former. |
Element (n.) One of the terms in an algebraic expression. |
Element (n.) One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of calculations depends, or general conclusions are based |
Element (n.) The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in philosophy, science, or art |
Element (n.) Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question |
Element (n.) One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient philosophers |
Element (n.) The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire |
Element (n.) the conditions and movements of the air. |
Element (n.) The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur, and mercury. |
Element (n.) The whole material composing the world. |
Element (n.) The bread and wine used in the eucharist or Lord's supper. |
Element (v. t.) To compound of elements or first principles. |
Element (v. t.) To constitute |
Lath (n.) A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or plate is sometimes used. |
Lath (v. t.) To cover or line with laths. |
Lath-shaped (a.) Having a slender elongated form, like a lath |
Mansard roof () A hipped curb roof |
Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering. |
Roof (n.) That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or the ceiling of a house |
Roof (n.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein. |
Roof (v. t.) To cover with a roof. |
Roof (v. t.) To inclose in a house |
Thick wind () A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema. |
Wind (v. t.) To turn completely, or with repeated turns |
Wind (v. t.) To entwist |
Wind (v. t.) To have complete control over |
Wind (v. t.) To introduce by insinuation |
Wind (v. t.) To cover or surround with something coiled about |
Wind (v. i.) To turn completely or repeatedly |
Wind (v. i.) To have a circular course or direction |
Wind (v. i.) To go to the one side or the other |
Wind (n.) The act of winding or turning |
Wind (n.) Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity |
Wind (n.) Air artificially put in motion by any force or action |
Wind (n.) Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument. |
Wind (n.) Power of respiration |
Wind (n.) Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels |
Wind (n.) Air impregnated with an odor or scent. |
Wind (n.) A direction from which the wind may blow |
Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing. |
Wind (n.) Mere breath or talk |
wind winding twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
wind | breath, the collision knocked the wind out of him |
second wind | the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion |
fart farting flatus wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
black rat roof rat Rattus rattus | common household pest originally from Asia that has spread worldwide |
aeolian harp aeolian lyre wind harp | a harp having strings tuned in unison, they sound when wind passes over them |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
component constituent element | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up, especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system, spare components for cars, a component or constituent element of a system |
curb roof | a roof with two or more slopes on each side of the ridge |
detector sensor sensing element | any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner |
French roof | a mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular |
gable roof saddle roof saddleback saddleback roof | a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end |
gambrel gambrel roof | a gable roof with two slopes on each side and the lower slope being steeper |
heating element | the component of a heater or range that transforms fuel or electricity into heat |
hip roof hipped roof | a roof having sloping ends as well as sloping sides |
hurricane deck hurricane roof promenade deck awning deck | a deck at the top of a passenger ship |
lath | a narrow thin strip of wood used as backing for plaster or to make latticework |
logic element | an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation |
luggage rack roof rack | carrier for holding luggage above the seats of a train or on top of a car |
mansard mansard roof | a hip roof having two slopes on each side |
pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
pixel pel picture element | (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot), the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution |
roof | a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |
roof | protective covering on top of a motor vehicle |
roof garden | a garden on a flat roof of a building |
roof peak | the highest point of a roof |
slate roof | a roof covered with slate |
thatch thatched roof | a house roof made with a plant material (as straw) |
threshold element threshold gate | a logic element that performs a threshold operation |
tile roof | a roof made of fired clay tiles |
weathervane weather vane vane wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure, rotates freely to show the direction of the wind |
wind chime wind bell | a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle |
wind farm wind park wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
wind instrument wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
windmill aerogenerator wind generator | generator that extracts usable energy from winds |
wind rose | weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions |
wind tee | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield |
wind tunnel | a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft |
wind turbine | a turbine that is driven by the wind |
second wind | renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking, She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting, the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind |
windage wind deflection | the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind |
windage wind exposure | exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) |
palate roof of the mouth | the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities |
plot element | a component or element of the plot of a story |
component constituent element factor ingredient | an abstract part of something, jealousy was a component of his character, two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony, the grammatical elements of a sentence, a key factor in her success, humor: an effective ingredient of a speech |
tip lead steer confidential information wind hint | an indication of potential opportunity, he got a tip on the stock market, a good lead for a job |
ceiling roof cap | an upper limit on what is allowed, he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him, there was a roof on salaries, they established a cap for prices |
wind malarkey malarky idle words jazz nothingness | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk, that's a lot of wind, don't give me any of that jazz |
windsock wind sock sock air sock air-sleeve wind sleeve wind cone drogue | a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast, used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind |
element | the most favorable environment for a plant or animal, water is the element of fishes |