Brigade (n.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery, infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments, under the command of a brigadier general. |
Brigade (n.) Any body of persons organized for acting or marching together under authority |
Brigade (v. t.) To form into a brigade, or into brigades. |
Bucket (n.) A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. |
Bucket (n.) A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain, etc. |
Bucket (n.) One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve |
Bucket (n.) The valved piston of a lifting pump. |
Bucket shop () An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. |
Device (n.) That which is devised, or formed by design |
Device (n.) Power of devising |
Device (n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance. |
Device (n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing. |
Device (n.) Anything fancifully conceived. |
Device (n.) A spectacle or show. |
Device (n.) Opinion |
Point-device (a.) Alt. of Point-devise |
Point-device (adv.) Alt. of Point-devise |
Register (n.) A written account or entry |
Register (n.) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district. |
Register (n.) A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title. |
Register (n.) One who registers or records |
Register (n.) That which registers or records. |
Register (n.) A contrivance for automatically noting the performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process. |
Register (n.) The part of a telegraphic apparatus which records automatically the message received. |
Register (n.) A machine for registering automatically the number of persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc. |
Register (n.) A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove, etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel |
Register (n.) The inner part of the mold in which types are cast. |
Register (n.) The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the opposite or reverse sides of the sheet. |
Register (n.) The correspondence or adjustment of the several impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture of paper hangings. See Register, v. i. 2. |
Register (v. i.) The compass of a voice or instrument |
Register (v. i.) A stop or set of pipes in an organ. |
Register (n.) To enter in a register |
Register (n.) To enroll |
Register (v. i.) To enroll one's name in a register. |
Register (v. i.) To correspond in relative position |
Shift (v. t.) To divide |
Shift (v. t.) To change the place of |
Shift (v. t.) To change the position of |
Shift (v. t.) To exchange for another of the same class |
Shift (v. t.) To change the clothing of |
Shift (v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some expedient. |
Shift (v. t.) The act of shifting. |
Shift (v. t.) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing |
Shift (v. t.) Something frequently shifted |
Shift (v. t.) The change of one set of workmen for another |
Shift (v. t.) In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints. |
Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam |
Shift (v. t.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin. |
device gimmick twist | any clever maneuver, he would stoop to any device to win a point, it was a great sales gimmick, a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
shift shifting | the act of moving from one place to another, his constant shifting disrupted the class |
projective test projective device projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
accumulator accumulator register | (computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the register |
acoustic device | a device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
breathing device breathing apparatus breathing machine ventilator | a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure |
bucket pail | a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top |
bucket seat | a low single seat as in cars or planes |
bucket shop | (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket |
cash register register | a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions, used in shops to add up the bill |
chemise sack shift | a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist |
chemise shimmy shift slip teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
cleaning implement cleaning device cleaning equipment | any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive device prophylactic device birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
data input device input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
detonator detonating device cap | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive, can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive |
device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose, the device is small enough to wear on your wrist, a device intended to conserve water |
device | an emblematic design (especially in heraldry), he was recognized by the device on his shield |
device | any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) |
dinner pail dinner bucket | a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner |
dredging bucket | a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed |
elastic device | any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched |
electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity |
electromechanical device | a mechanical device that is operated by electricity |
electronic device | a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically |
exercise device | a device designed to provide exercise for the user |
explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
guidance system guidance device | a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile) |
holding device | a device for holding something |
homing device | the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective |
improvised explosive device I.E.D. IED | an explosive device that is improvised |
index register | (computer science) a register used to determine the address of an operand |
intrauterine device IUD | contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus |
life preserver preserver flotation device | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning |
lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads |
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
memory device storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
monitor monitoring device | display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor |
optical device | a device for producing or controlling light |
output device | electronic or electromechanical equipment connected to a computer and used to transfer data out of the computer in the form of text, images, sounds, or other media |
peripheral computer peripheral peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
prosthesis prosthetic device | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body |
register | a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device |
register | an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room |
register | (computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind |