face lift facelift face lifting | a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes, give your home a facelift, more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction |
inclination inclining | the act of inclining, bending forward, an inclination of his head indicated his agreement |
heavy lifting | difficult work, the boss hoped the plan would succeed but he wasn't willing to do the heavy lifting |
face lift facelift lift face lifting cosmetic surgery rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
Stations Stations of the Cross | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary |
air base air station | a base for military aircraft |
beach wagon station wagon wagon estate car beach waggon station waggon waggon | a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat |
booster booster amplifier booster station relay link relay station relay transmitter | an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal |
broadcasting station broadcast station | a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs |
bus terminal bus depot bus station coach station | a terminal that serves bus passengers |
dressing station aid station | (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded |
fire station firehouse | a station housing fire apparatus and firemen |
first-aid station | a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained |
gasoline station gas station filling station petrol station | a service station that sells gasoline |
lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads |
lookout observation tower lookout station observatory | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings |
naval installation shore station | military installation servicing naval forces |
observation station | a station set up for making observations of something |
pay-phone pay-station | a coin-operated telephone |
police station police headquarters station house | a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district, serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought |
power station power plant powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
public toilet comfort station public convenience convenience public lavatory restroom toilet facility wash room | a toilet that is available to the public |
pump house pumping station | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated |
radio station | station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
remote terminal link-attached terminal remote station link-attached station | a terminal connected to a computer by a data link |
sampling station sampler | an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something |
service station | a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles |
space station space platform space laboratory | a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research |
station | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose, he started looking for a gas station, the train pulled into the station |
Station of the Cross | a representation of any of the stages in Christ's journey to Calvary |
subway station | a terminal where subways load and unload passengers |
television station TV station | station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts |
whistle stop flag stop way station | a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal |
station | the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station |
table tipping table tilting table turning table lifting | manipulation of a table during a seance, attributed to spirits |
mission missionary post missionary station foreign mission | an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work |
polling place polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
meteorological observation post weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded |
post station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand, a soldier manned the entrance post, a sentry station |
coaling station | a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal |
station | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty |
stopover way station | a stopping place on a journey, there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago |
desk sergeant deskman station keeper | the police sergeant on duty in a police station |
power worker power-station worker | a worker at a power station |
stationmaster station agent | the person in charge of a railway station |
social station social status social rank rank | position in a social hierarchy, the British are more aware of social status than Americans are |
place station | proper or designated social situation, he overstepped his place, the responsibilities of a man in his station, married above her station |
station post send place | assign to a station |