Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. |
Gauge (v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure the capacity, character, or ability of |
Gauge (n.) A measure |
Gauge (n.) Measure |
Gauge (n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things |
Gauge (n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment |
Gauge (n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind |
Gauge (n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. |
Gauge (n.) The distance between the rails of a railway. |
Gauge (n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. |
Gauge (n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid |
Sea gauge () See under Gauge, n. |
Strain (n.) Race |
Strain (n.) Hereditary character, quality, or disposition. |
Strain (n.) Rank |
Strain (a.) To draw with force |
Strain (a.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it. |
Strain (a.) To exert to the utmost |
Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit |
Strain (a.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force |
Strain (a.) To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort |
Strain (a.) To squeeze |
Strain (a.) To make uneasy or unnatural |
Strain (a.) To urge with importunity |
Strain (a.) To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance |
Strain (v. i.) To make violent efforts. |
Strain (v. i.) To percolate |
Strain (n.) The act of straining, or the state of being strained. |
Strain (n.) A violent effort |
Strain (n.) A change of form or dimensions of a solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress. |
Strain (n.) A portion of music divided off by a double bar |
Strain (n.) Any sustained note or movement |
Strain (n.) Turn |
Water gauge () A wall or bank to hold water back. |
Water gauge () An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge. |
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 |
song strain | the act of singing, with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates |
strain straining | an intense or violent exertion |
striving nisus pains strain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal |
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 |
superbug Bemisia tabaci poinsettia strain | a strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |
cotton strain | feeds primarily on cotton |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
baling wire | wire used to make bales |
barbed wire barbwire | strong wire with barbs at regular intervals used to prevent passage |
broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
chicken wire | a galvanized wire network with a hexagonal mesh, used to build fences |
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 |
depth gauge depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
fuel gauge fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge gasoline gage gas gauge gas gage petrol gauge petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
guy guy cable guy wire guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
micrometer micrometer gauge micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
piano wire | thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge rain gage pluviometer udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
strain gauge strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge surface gage scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
telephone wire telephone line telegraph wire telegraph line | the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals |
trip wire | a wire stretched close to the ground that activates something (a trap or camera or weapon) when tripped over |
vacuum gauge vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
water gauge water gage water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
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 |
bore gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
gauge | the thickness of wire |
gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
tenor strain | the general meaning or substance of an utterance, although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument |
telegram wire | a message transmitted by telegraph |
tune melody air strain melodic line line melodic phrase | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence, she was humming an air from Beethoven |
trip wire | a small military force that serves as a first line of defense, if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forces |
breed strain stock | a special variety of domesticated animals within a species, he experimented on a particular breed of white rats, he created a new strain of sheep |
form variant strain var. | (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups, a new strain of microorganisms |
news agency press agency wire service press association news organization news organisation | an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically |