Binding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bind |
Binding (a.) That binds |
Binding (n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, binds. |
Binding (n.) Anything that binds |
Binding (pl.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the parts of a vessel. |
Clamping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clamp |
Horse power () The power which a horse exerts. |
Horse power () A unit of power, used in stating the power required to drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work per minute |
Horse power () A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery |
Power (n.) Same as Poor, the fish. |
Power (n.) Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent |
Power (n.) Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted |
Power (n.) Capacity of undergoing or suffering |
Power (n.) The exercise of a faculty |
Power (n.) The agent exercising an ability to act |
Power (n.) A military or naval force |
Power (n.) A large quantity |
Power (n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously |
Power (n.) A mechanical agent |
Power (n.) Applied force |
Power (n.) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a motor to drive other machinery |
Power (n.) The product arising from the multiplication of a number into itself |
Power (n.) Mental or moral ability to act |
Power (n.) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any optical instrument, magnifies |
Power (n.) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an interest vested either in himself or in another person |
Power (n.) Hence, vested authority to act in a given case |
Strength (n.) The quality or state of being strong |
Strength (n.) Power to resist force |
Strength (n.) Power of resisting attacks |
Strength (n.) That quality which tends to secure results |
Strength (n.) One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness |
Strength (n.) Force as measured |
Strength (n.) Vigor or style |
Strength (n.) Intensity |
Strength (n.) Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element |
Strength (n.) A strong place |
Strength (v. t.) To strengthen. |
Water power () The power of water employed to move machinery, etc. |
Water power () A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery |
accession rise to power | the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne), Elizabeth's accession in |
power dive | a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine |
power play | (ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties, the team was unable to capitalize on the power play |
power play | a play in which there is a concentration of players in one location on the field of play, they used a power play to return the kickoff |
power walking | a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms |
dressing bandaging binding | the act of applying a bandage |
power play squeeze play squeeze | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power, she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away |
power trip | (slang) a self-aggrandizing action undertaken simply for the pleasure of exercising control over other people |
binding book binding cover back | the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book, the book had a leather binding |
binding | strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration |
electric meter power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
gearing gear geartrain power train train | wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed, the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain |
half binding | book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another |
hammer power hammer | a power tool for drilling rocks |
point power point | a wall socket |
power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
power cord | a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance |
power drill | a power tool for drilling holes into hard materials |
power line power cable | cable used to distribute electricity |
power loom | a loom operated mechanically |
power module | module that provides power to operate other modules |
power mower motor mower | a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor |
power pack | a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment |
power saw saw sawing machine | a power tool for cutting wood |
power shovel excavator digger shovel | a machine for excavating |
power station power plant powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
power steering power-assisted steering | automotive steering where engineer power amplifies the torque applied to the steering wheel |
power system power grid grid | a system of high tension cables by which electrical power is distributed throughout a region |
power takeoff PTO | a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer) |
power tool | a tool driven by a motor |
pylon power pylon | a large vertical steel tower supporting high-tension power lines, power pylons are a favorite target for terrorists |
ski binding binding | one of a pair of mechanical devices that are attached to a ski and that will grip a ski boot, the bindings should release in case of a fall |
three-quarter binding | the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover |
binding | the capacity to attract and hold something |
drawing power | the capacity for attracting people (customers or supporters) |
locomotion motive power motivity | the power or ability to move |
power hunger status seeking | a drive to acquire power |
selfontrol self-possession possession willpower will power selfommand self-will | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior |
strength | the property of being physically or mentally strong, fatigue sapped his strength |
tensile strength | the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart |
might mightiness power | physical strength |
stamina staying power toughness | enduring strength and energy |
power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property |
potency effectiveness strength | capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects, the toxin's potency, the strength of the drinks |
sea power | naval strength |
force forcefulness strength | physical energy or intensity, he hit with all the force he could muster, it was destroyed by the strength of the gale, a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man |
lastingness durability enduringness strength | permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force, they advertised the durability of their products |
intensity strength intensity level | the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation), he adjusted the intensity of the sound, they measured the station's signal strength |
field strength field intensity | the vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field |
magnetic field strength magnetic intensity magnetic induction magnetic flux density | the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow |