shock therapy shock treatment | treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions |
insulin shock insulin shock therapy insulin shock treatment | the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma |
metrazol shock metrazol shock therapy metrazol shock treatment | the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma |
electric shock electrical shock shock | a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body, subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response, electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks |
electric shock | the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture, they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks |
shock impact | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat, the armies met in the shock of battle |
surprise attack coup de main | an attack without warning |
electric main | a main that distributes electricity |
gas main | a main that distributes gas |
headquarters central office main office home office home base | (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise, many companies have their headquarters in New York |
highway main road | a major road for any form of motor transport |
main | a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage |
main course | a square mainsail |
main deck second deck | the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel |
main drag | the main street of a town or city |
main line | the principal route of a transportation system |
main rotor | rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a singleotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air |
main street high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |
main-topmast | the topmast next above the mainmast |
main-topsail | a topsail set on the mainmast |
main yard | yard for a square mainsail |
riser riser pipe riser pipeline riser main | a vertical pipe in a building |
sewer main sewer line | a main in a sewage system |
shock absorber shock cushion | a mechanical damper, absorbs energy of sudden impulses, the old car needed a new set of shocks |
water main | main (a pipe or conduit) for conveying water |
culture shock | a condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes |
citation form main entry word entry word | the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary |
main clause independent clause | a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence |
master file main file | (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent |
shock blow | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise, it came as a shock to learn that he was injured |
jolt jar jounce shock | a sudden jarring impact, the door closed with a jolt, all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers |
shock wave blast wave | a region of high pressure travelling through a gas at a high velocity, the explosion created a shock wave |
shock seismic disturbance | an instance of agitation of the earth's crust, the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch |
daze shock stupor | the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally, his mother's death left him in a daze, he was numb with shock |
entree main course | the principal dish of a meal |
shock | a bushy thick mass (especially hair), he had an unruly shock of black hair |
shock | a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry, stalks of Indian corn set up in a field, corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks, whole fields of wheat in shock |
main diagonal principal diagonal | the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry |
shock troops | soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault |
Main Street | any small town (or the people who inhabit it), generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis), Main Street will never vote for a liberal politician |
Frankfurt on the Main Frankfurt Frankfort | a German city, an industrial and commercial and financial center |
main briny | any very large body of (salt) water |
shock | (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells, characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor, loss of blood is an important cause of shock |
cardiogenic shock | shock caused by cardiac arrest |
hypovolemic shock | shock caused by severe blood or fluid loss |
obstructive shock | shock caused by obstruction of blood flow |
distributive shock | shock caused by poor distribution of the blood flow |
anaphylactic shock | a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure |
insulin shock insulin reaction | hypoglycemia produced by excessive insulin in the system causing coma |
electric shock | trauma caused by the passage of electric current through the body (as from contact with high voltage lines or being struck by lightning), usually involves burns and abnormal heart rhythm and unconsciousness |