Bessemer steel
() Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains, through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through the molten metal |
Boiler
(n.) One who boils. |
Boiler
(n.) A vessel in which any thing is boiled. |
Boiler
(n.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron plates riveted together, or a composite structure variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes. |
Burrel shot
() A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc., fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. |
Case shot
() A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister. |
Cast steel
() See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Cleaning
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clean |
Cleaning
(n.) The act of making clean. |
Cleaning
(n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. |
Flight-shot
(n.) The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot |
Headmold shot
() Alt. of Headmould shot |
Headmould shot
() An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures. |
Lacashire boiler
() A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end. |
Masse shot
(n.) A stroke made with the cue held vertically. |
Shot
(imp. & p. p.) of Shoot |
Shot
() imp. & p. p. of Shoot. |
Shot
(a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured |
Shot
(v. t.) A share or proportion |
Shot
(pl. ) of Shot |
Shot
(n.) The act of shooting |
Shot
(n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet |
Shot
(n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game |
Shot
(n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown |
Shot
(n.) A marksman |
Shot
(v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun. |
Shot-clog
(n.) A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them. |
Shot-free
(a.) Not to be injured by shot |
Shot-free
(a.) Free from charge or expense |
Shot-proof
(a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Sight-shot
(n.) Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. |
Steel
(n.) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one and a half per cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in carbon. |
Steel
(n.) An instrument or implement made of steel |
Steel
(n.) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. |
Steel
(n.) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for sharpening knives. |
Steel
(n.) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint. |
Steel
(n.) Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness |
Steel
(n.) A chalybeate medicine. |
Steel
(n.) To overlay, point, or edge with steel |
Steel
(n.) To make hard or strong |
Steel
(n.) Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness, polish, or other qualities. |
Steel
(n.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is very hard, like steel. |
blastoff
shot | the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination |
| moon shot | the launching of a spacecraft to the moon |
| basketball shot | throwing the basketball toward the hoop, his shot hit the rim and bounced out |
| bank shot | a basketball shot that bounces off of the backboard before passing through the hoop |
dunk
dunk shot
stuff shot | a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket |
foul shot
free throw
penalty free throw
charity toss
charity throw
charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
hook shot
hook | a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket |
jumper
jump shot | (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump |
| pivot shot | a one-handed basketball shot made while whirling on the pivot foot |
| set shot | a two-handed basketball shot from a stationary position |
| scoop shot | a basketball shot made with an underhand scooping motion |
shooting
shot | the act of firing a projectile, his shooting was slow but accurate |
cleaning
cleansing
cleanup | the act of making something clean, he gave his shoes a good cleaning |
| dry cleaning | the act of cleaning (fabrics) with a solvent other than water |
masse
masse shot | a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically, the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball |
stroke
shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand, it took two strokes to get out of the bunker, a good shot requires good balance and tempo, he left me an almost impossible shot |
tennis stroke
tennis shot | the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket |
backhand
backhand stroke
backhand shot | a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke |
chop
chop shot | a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
forehand
forehand stroke
forehand shot | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
| passing shot | a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net |
golf stroke
golf shot
swing | the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it |
| approach approach shot | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green, he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green |
| chip chip shot | (golf) a low running approach shot |
| pitch pitch shot | a high approach shot in golf |
| injection shot | the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe, the nurse gave him a flu shot |
| shot stab | informal words for any attempt or effort, he gave it his best shot, he took a stab at forecasting |
| shot | an attempt to score in a game |
| long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
| steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
| shot | a blow hard enough to cause injury, he is still recovering from a shot to his leg, I caught him with a solid shot to the chin |
| cheap shot | an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence, he called a penalty on them when the lineman took a cheap shot at the quarterback |
auxiliary boiler
donkey boiler | (nautical) an extra boiler (as a ship's boiler that is used while the ship is in port) |
BB
BB shot | a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun |
bird shot
buckshot
duck shot | small lead shot for shotgun shells |
boiler
steam boiler | sealed vessel where water is converted to steam |
booster
booster dose
booster shot
recall dose | an additional dose that makes sure the first dose was effective |
cannonball
cannon ball
round shot | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
case shot
canister canister shot | a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm |
cleaning implement
cleaning device
cleaning equipment | any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
| cleaning pad | a pad used as a cleaning implement |
double boiler
double saucepan | two saucepans, one fitting inside the other |
Hawaiian guitar
steel guitar | guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect |
kettle
boiler | a metal pot for stewing or boiling, usually has a lid |
mug shot
mugshot | a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) |
| powder and shot | ammunition consisting of gunpowder and bullets for muskets |
round unit of ammunition
one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
shot
pellet | a solid missile discharged from a firearm, the shot buzzed past his ear |
| shot | an explosive charge used in blasting |