cut-in insert | (film) a still picture that is introduced and that interrupts the action of a film |
cut-in insert | (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network program |
threadfish thread-fish Alectis ciliaris | fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins |
choke choke coil choking coil | a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current |
coil spiral volute whorl helix | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops, a coil of rope |
coil | reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit |
coil | tubing that is wound in a spiral |
coil | a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb |
coil | a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine |
coil spring volute spring | a spring in the shape of a coil |
field coil field winding | the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine |
ignition coil | an induction coil that converts current from a battery into the high-voltage current required by spark plugs |
induction coil | a coil for producing a high voltage from a low-voltage source |
insert inset | an artifact that is inserted or is to be inserted |
lisle lisle thread | a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) |
primary coil primary winding primary | coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit, current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil |
rotor rotor coil | the rotating armature of a motor or generator |
screw thread thread | the raised helical rib going around a screw |
secondary coil secondary winding secondary | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil |
spark coil | an induction coil used to create sparks |
stator stator coil | mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves |
Tesla coil | a step-up transformer with an air core, used to produce high voltages at high frequencies |
thread yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving |
tickler coil | a small coil in series with the anode of a vacuum tube and coupled to the grid to provide feedback |
train of thought thread | the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together, I couldn't follow his train of thought, he lost the thread of his argument |
insert | a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication |
ribbon thread | any long object resembling a thin line, a mere ribbon of land, the lighted ribbon of traffic, from the air the road was a grey thread, a thread of smoke climbed upward |
spinner spinster thread maker | someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) |
goldthread golden thread Coptis groenlandica Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |
Adam's needle Adam's needle-and-thread spoonleaf yucca needle palm Yucca filamentosa | yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages |
coil whorl roll curl curlicue ringlet gyre scroll | a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) |
thread blight | a disease of tropical woody plants (cacao or tea or citrus) |
insert enclose inclose stick in put in introduce | introduce, Insert your ticket here |
slip in stick in sneak in insert | insert casually, She slipped in a reference to her own work |
string thread draw e | thread on or as if on a string, string pearls on a string, the child drew glass beads on a string, thread dried cranberries |
thread | pass through or into, thread tape, thread film |
thread | remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string, She had her eyebrows threaded |
tuck insert | fit snugly into, insert your ticket into the slot, tuck your shirttail in |
insert infix enter introduce | put or introduce into something, insert a picture into the text |
thread | pass a thread through, thread a needle |
coil loop curl | wind around something in coils or loops |
handbuild hand-build coil | make without a potter's wheel, This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels |
weave wind thread meander wander | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course, the river winds through the hills, the path meanders through the vineyards, sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body |
gyrate spiral coil | to wind or move in a spiral course, the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action, black smoke coiling up into the sky, the young people gyrated on the dance floor |
hang by a thread hang by a hair | depend on a small thing or be at risk, His life now hangs by a thread |