air filter
air cleaner | a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it |
berth
bunk
built in bed | a bed on a ship or train, usually in tiers |
bicycle-built-for-two
tandem bicycle
tandem | a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats |
| built-in bed | a bed that is built in and fixed to a wall |
| coffee filter | filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds |
custom-made
custom-built | an item made to the customer's specifications |
| filter | device that removes something from whatever passes through it |
| filter | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it |
| filter bed | filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water |
| filter tip | an air filter on the end of a cigarette, contains material that filters the smoke |
| filter-tipped cigarette | a cigarette with a filter tip |
| fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
| high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
light filter
diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
| low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value |
| oil filter | a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internalombustion engine |
soap powder
built-soap powder
washing powder | soap in powdered form mixed with alkaline builders |
| water filter | a filter to remove impurities from the water supply |
| filter paper | a porous unsized paper used for filtering |
percolate
sink in
permeate
filter | pass through, Water permeates sand easily |
filter
filtrate
strain
separate out
filter out | remove by passing through a filter, filter out the impurities |
trickle
dribble
filter | run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream, water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose, reports began to dribble in |
| carvel-built | (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks |
clinker-built
clincher-built
lap-strake
lap-straked
lap-streak
lap-streaked | having overlapping hull planks |
custom-built
made-to-order | built for a particular individual |
built
reinforced | (used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness, the built liquid detergents |
built-in
constitutional
inbuilt
inherent
integral | existing as an essential constituent or characteristic, the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity, a constitutional inability to tell the truth |
purpose-built
purpose-made | designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose |
| square-built | broad and solidly built |
| built-up | peopled with settlers, the built-up areas |
jerry-built
shoddy | of inferior workmanship and materials, mean little jerry-built houses |
| filter-tipped | of a cigar or cigarette, having a tip designed to filter the smoke, filter-tipped cigarettes |