Bramah press
() A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Combination
(n.) The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things. |
Combination
(n.) The result of combining or uniting |
Combination
(n.) The act or process of uniting by chemical affinity, by which substances unite with each other in definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds. |
Combination
(n.) The different arrangements of a number of objects, as letters, into groups. |
Compound
(n.) In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc. |
Compound
(v. t.) To form or make by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts |
Compound
(v. t.) To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in order to form a whole |
Compound
(v. t.) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part |
Compound
(v. t.) To compose |
Compound
(v. t.) To settle amicably |
Compound
(v. i.) To effect a composition |
Compound
(v. t.) Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts |
Compound
(n.) That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture of elements ingredients, or parts |
Compound
(n.) A union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct substance |
Cutting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cut |
Cutting
(n.) The act or process of making an incision, or of severing, felling, shaping, etc. |
Cutting
(n.) Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant |
Cutting
(a.) Adapted to cut |
Cutting
(a.) Chilling |
Cutting
(a.) Severe |
Drill press
() A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
To compound a felony
() See under Compound, v. t. |
Press
(n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press
(n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press
(n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press
(v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press
(v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press
(v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press
(v.) To embrace closely |
Press
(v.) To oppress |
Press
(v.) To straiten |
Press
(v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press
(v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press
(v.) To drive with violence |
Press
(v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press
(v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press
(v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press
(n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press
(n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press
(n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press
(n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
Press
(n.) The act of pressing or thronging forward. |
Press
(n.) Urgent demands of business or affairs |
Press
(n.) A multitude of individuals crowded together |
Screw-cutting
(a.) Adapted for forming a screw by cutting |
Tool
(n.) An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations |
Tool
(n.) A machine for cutting or shaping materials |
Tool
(n.) Hence, any instrument of use or service. |
Tool
(n.) A weapon. |
press
pressure
pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
instrument
tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
| cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting
price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
cut
cutting
cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends, the barber gave him a good cut |
| cutting thinning | the act of diluting something, the cutting of whiskey with water, the thinning of paint with turpentine |
combination
combining
compounding a | the act of combining things to form a new whole |
| cut cutting | the act of cutting something into parts, his cuts were skillful, his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess |
| cut cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge, his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels |
abscission
cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
ablation
extirpation
cutting out
excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
| cut cutting | the division of a deck of cards before dealing, he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal, the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual |
| tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
| bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
| incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
| press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup
press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
| field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
| combination | the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order |
| carving cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape |
film editing
cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
vertical integration
vertical combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |
horizontal integration
horizontal combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
| bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
carpenter's kit
tool kit | a set of carpenter's tools |
| cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
chopping board
cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
| combination lock | lock that can be opened only by turning dials in a special sequence |
| combination plane | a woodworking plane that has interchangeable cutters of various shapes |
| compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) |
| compound lens | a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis |
| compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
| compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece |
cutter
cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
| cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing |
| cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
| drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
entrenching tool
trenching spade | a hand shovel carried by infantrymen for digging trenches |
| explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
flatbed press
cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
garden tool
lawn tool | used for working in gardens or yards |
| garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
graver
graving tool
pointel
pointrel | a tool used by an engraver |
| hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
| hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
| machine tool | a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials |