Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air. |
Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Brake () imp. of Break. |
Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern. |
Brake (n.) A thicket |
Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. |
Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine. |
Brake (v. t.) A baker's kneading though. |
Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle. |
Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him |
Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. |
Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing |
Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine. |
Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome |
Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture. |
Brake () of Break |
Brush wheel () A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference. |
Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
Car wheel () A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck. |
Catharine wheel () See catherine wheel. |
Catherine wheel () Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window. |
Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. |
Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Count-wheel (n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. |
Crown wheel () A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane |
Fancy-free (a.) Free from the power of love. |
Free (superl.) Exempt from subjection to the will of others |
Free (superl.) Not under an arbitrary or despotic government |
Free (superl.) Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master. |
Free (superl.) Not confined or imprisoned |
Free (superl.) Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity |
Free (superl.) Clear of offense or crime |
Free (superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust |
Free (superl.) Unrestrained |
Free (superl.) Not close or parsimonious |
Free (superl.) Exempt |
Free (superl.) Characteristic of one acting without restraint |
Free (superl.) Ready |
Free (superl.) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise |
Free (superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all |
Free (superl.) Not gained by importunity or purchase |
Free (superl.) Not arbitrary or despotic |
Free (superl.) Certain or honorable |
Free (superl.) Privileged or individual |
Free (superl.) Not united or combined with anything else |
foul shot free throw penalty free throw charity toss charity throw charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
roller | a grounder that rolls along the infield |
free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
roller skating | skating on wheels |
extramarital sex free love | sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
free time spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
free trade | international trade free of government interference |
North American Free Trade Agreement NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
brawl free-for-all | a noisy fight in a crowd |
amnesty pardon free pardon | the formal act of liberating someone |
roller tumbler tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
roller | Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight, related to kingfishers |
European roller Coracias garrulus | common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back |
ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
freetail free-tailed bat freetailed bat | small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail, common in warm regions |
wheel bug Arilus cristatus | large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects |
leaf roller leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
wheel horse wheeler | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
balance wheel balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
ball bearing needle bearing roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder hydraulic brake cylinder master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
buffing wheel | a wheel that is covered with soft material |
car wheel | a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap, used to propel the car |
catherine wheel pinwheel | a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire |
coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
curler hair curler roller crimper | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it, a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight |
daisy print wheel daisy wheel | a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
driving wheel | a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) |
drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
Ferris wheel | a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates, provides a ride at an amusement park |
fifth wheel | a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate |
fifth wheel spare | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
four-wheel drive WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |