Belt (n.) That which engirdles a person or thing |
Belt (n.) That which restrains or confines as a girdle. |
Belt (n.) Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt |
Belt (n.) Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt. |
Belt (n.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. |
Belt (n.) A narrow passage or strait |
Belt (n.) A token or badge of knightly rank. |
Belt (n.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. |
Belt (n.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ |
Belt (v. t.) To encircle with, or as with, a belt |
Belt (v. t.) To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. |
Cover-point (n.) The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports "point." |
Dew-point (n.) The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere. |
Dust-point (n.) An old rural game. |
Libration point (n.) any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as such a libration point will remain in gravitational equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall toward either body. |
Point (v. t. & i.) To appoint. |
Point (n.) That which pricks or pierces |
Point (n.) An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others |
Point (n.) Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape |
Point (n.) The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument, as a needle |
Point (n.) An indefinitely small space |
Point (n.) An indivisible portion of time |
Point (n.) A mark of punctuation |
Point (n.) Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree |
Point (n.) That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or character |
Point (n.) Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc. |
Point (n.) A small matter |
Point (n.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time |
Point (n.) A dot or mark distinguishing or characterizing certain tones or styles |
Point (n.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note, to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half, as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a half note equal to three quarter notes. |
Point (n.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended |
Point (n.) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon. See Escutcheon. |
Point (n.) One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below) |
Point (n.) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef. |
Point (n.) A a string or lace used to tie together certain parts of the dress. |
Point (n.) Lace wrought the needle |
Point (n.) A switch. |
Point (n.) An item of private information |
Point (n.) A fielder who is stationed on the off side, about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in advance of, the batsman. |
Point (n.) The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game |
Point (n.) A standard unit of measure for the size of type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica type. See Point system of type, under Type. |
Point (n.) A tyne or snag of an antler. |
Point (n.) One of the spaces on a backgammon board. |
Point (n.) A movement executed with the saber or foil |
Point (n.) To give a point to |
Point (n.) To direct toward an abject |
Point (n.) Hence, to direct the attention or notice of. |
Point (n.) To supply with punctuation marks |
Point (n.) To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points. |
Point (n.) To give particular prominence to |
base hit safety | (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely |
knock belt rap whack whang | the act of hitting vigorously, he gave the table a whack |
safety | a score in American football, a player is tackled behind his own goal line |
point after point after touchdown extra point | in American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown |
springboard jumping-off point point of departure | a beginning from which an enterprise is launched, he uses other people's ideas as a springboard for his own, reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions, the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out |
three-point landing | a landing in which all three wheels of the aircraft touch the ground at the same time |
safety squeeze play safety squeeze | the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully |
safety blitz linebacker blitzing blitz | (American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive line |
point duty | the control of traffic by a policeman stationed at an intersection |
three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs |
bluepoint blue point | small edible oyster typically from the southern shore of Long Island |
blue point Siamese | Siamese cat having a bluish creamolored body and dark grey points |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
belt | a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) |
belt | endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys |
belt belt ammunition belted ammunition | ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun |
belt buckle | the buckle used to fasten a belt |
cartridge belt | a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
conveyer belt conveyor belt conveyer conveyor transporter | a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) |
corner street corner turning point | the intersection of two streets, standing on the corner watching all the girls go by |
diamond point | a very hard small point made from a diamond |
distributor point breaker point point | a contact in the distributor, as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs |
driving belt | a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery |
dry point | a steel needle for engraving without acid on a bare copper plate |
dry point | a print produced by dry point engraving |
fan belt | a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator |
fuse electrical fuse safety fuse | an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded |
garter belt suspender belt | a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it, worn by women to hold up stockings |
gros point | needlepoint embroidery done with large stitches |
gros point | a needlepoint stitch covering two horizontal and two vertical threads |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
hard hat tin hat safety hat | a lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workers |
life buoy lifesaver life belt life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
locknut safety nut | supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to prevent it from loosening |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
petit point | needlepoint done with small stitches |
petit point tent stitch | a small diagonal needlepoint stitch |
point | sharp end, he stuck the point of the knife into a tree, he broke the point of his pencil |
point power point | a wall socket |
point gunpoint | the gun muzzle's direction, he held me up at the point of a gun |
point-and-shoot camera | a lightweight photographic camera with an autofocus |
point lace needlepoint | lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern |
safe-deposit safe-deposit box safety-deposit safety deposit box deposit box lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
safety arch | an undecorated arch that is included in order to strengthen or support a construction |
safety belt life belt safety harness | belt attaching you to some object as a restraint in order to prevent you from getting hurt |
safety bicycle safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
safety bolt safety lock | a bolt that cannot be moved from outside the door or gate |
safety catch safety lock | guard consisting of a locking device that prevents a weapon from being fired |
safety curtain | a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire |