Aich's metal
() A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin. |
Babbitt metal
() A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. |
Bell metal
() A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin |
Blond metal
() A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools. |
Bucket shop
() An office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc. |
Electroplating
(imp. & p. p.) of Electroplate |
Electroplating
(n.) The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of electricity. |
Kingston metal
() An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. |
Metal
(n.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc. |
Metal
(n.) Ore from which a metal is derived |
Metal
(n.) A mine from which ores are taken. |
Metal
(n.) The substance of which anything is made |
Metal
(n.) Courage |
Metal
(n.) The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads. |
Metal
(n.) The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war. |
Metal
(n.) Glass in a state of fusion. |
Metal
(n.) The rails of a railroad. |
Metal
(v. t.) To cover with metal |
Muntz metal
() See under Metal. |
Plating
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plate |
Plating
(n.) The art or process of covering anything with a plate or plates, or with metal, particularly of overlaying a base or dull metal with a thin plate of precious or bright metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic deposition. |
Plating
(n.) A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal. |
Plating
(n.) A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel) plates. |
Shop
() imp. of Shape. Shaped. |
Shop
(n.) A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc., are sold by retail. |
Shop
(n.) A building in which mechanics or artisans work |
Shop
(v. i.) To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods. |
Tula metal
() An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia. |
Wood's metal
() A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66¡ |
| sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
tinning
tin-plating | the application of a protective layer of tin |
| plating | the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis) |
shop class
shop | a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity), I built a birdhouse in shop |
armor plate
armour plate
armor plating
plate armor
plate armour | specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire |
| betting shop | a licensed bookmaker's shop that is not at the race track |
boutique
dress shop | a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry |
| bucket shop | (formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket |
butcher shop
meat market | a shop in which meat and poultry (and sometimes fish) are sold |
cafe
coffeehouse
coffee shop
coffee bar | a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold |
| chop shop | a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts |
delicatessen
deli
food shop | a shop selling ready-to-eat food products |
display window
shop window
shopwindow
show window | a window of a store facing onto the street, used to display merchandise for sale in the store |
drugstore
apothecary's shop
chemist's
chemist's shop
pharmacy | a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold |
| drum metal drum | a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids |
| espresso shop | a cafe where espresso is served |
florist
florist shop
flower store | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
| full metal jacket | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) |
| gauntlet gantlet metal glove | a glove of armored leather, protects the hand |
gift shop
novelty shop | a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts |
hacksaw
hack saw
metal saw | saw used with one hand for cutting metal |
hardware store
ironmonger
ironmonger's shop | a store selling hardware, in Great Britain they used to call a hardware store an ironmonger's shop |
| head shop | a shop specializing in articles of interest to drug users, he bought some roach clips and hashish pipes at the head shop |
ingot
metal bar
block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
| junk shop | a shop that sells cheap secondhand goods |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| machine shop | workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools |
| metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal, used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal |
| metal screw | screw made of metal |
| metal wood | golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head |
| millinery hat shop | shop selling women's hats |
pawnbroker's shop
pawnshop
loan office | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
| pet shop | a shop where pet animals can be purchased |
pizzeria
pizza shop
pizza parlor | a shop where pizzas are made and sold |
plating
metal plating | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface |
print shop
printing shop | a workplace where printing is done |
repair shop
fix-it shop | a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance |
salon beauty salon
beauty parlor
beauty parlour
beauty shop | a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work |
| sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
| shell plating | the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship |
shoe shop
shoe-shop
shoe store | a shop where shoes are sold |
shop
store | a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services, he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod |
| shop bell | a bell attached to the door of a small shop, warns the proprietor that a customer has entered the shop |
| shop floor | workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines, the productive work is done on the shop floor |
slopshop
slopseller's shop | a store that sells cheap ready-made clothing |
tobacco shop
tobacconist shop
tobacconist | a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes |
| tuck shop | a candy store in Great Britain |
workshop
shop | small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done |
heavy metal
heavy metal music | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat, lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery |
| shop talk | talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand |