clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
bullpen detention cell detention centre | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
call center call centre | a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) |
center centre | a building dedicated to a particular activity, they were raising money to build a new center for research |
center bit centre bit | a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters |
clutch | a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism, this year's model has an improved clutch |
clutch clutch pedal | a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism, he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other |
clutch bag clutch | a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand |
cone clutch cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
disk clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are disks |
friction clutch | a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them |
plaza mall center shopping mall shopping center shopping centre | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers, usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area, a modern version of the traditional marketplace, a good plaza should have a movie house, they spent their weekends at the local malls |
slip clutch slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
dead center dead centre | the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque |
center of curvature centre of curvature | the center of the circle of curvature |
center centre nerve center nerve centre | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process, in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere |
center centre center of attention centre of attention | the object upon which interest and attention focuses, his stories made him the center of the party |
kernel substance core center centre essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
center spread centre spread | the spread at the center of a magazine |
center centre | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Centre for International Crime Prevention | the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform |
batch clutch | a collection of things or persons to be handled together |
clutch | a number of birds hatched at the same time |
center centre | a place where some particular activity is concentrated, they received messages from several centers |
nerve center nerve centre | a center that provides information and control, the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam |
center centre midpoint | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
center of buoyancy centre of buoyancy center of immersion centre of immersion | (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object |
center of gravity centre of gravity | the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act, in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass |
center of flotation centre of flotation | the center of gravity of a floating object |
center of mass centre of mass | point representing the mean position of the matter in a body |
center centre middle heart eye | an area that is approximately central within some larger region, it is in the center of town, they ran forward into the heart of the struggle, they were in the eye of the storm |
center stage centre stage | the central area on a theater stage |
city center city centre central city | the central part of a city |
storm center storm centre | the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm |
Centre | a low-lying region in central France |
center stage centre stage | a position of prominence or importance |
storm center storm centre | a center of trouble or disturbance |
clutch | a tense critical situation, he is a good man in the clutch |
concentrate focus center centre pore rivet | direct one's attention on something, Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies |
seize clutch get hold of | affect, Fear seized the prisoners, The patient was seized with unbearable pains, He was seized with a dreadful disease |
seize prehend clutch | take hold of, grab, The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter, She clutched her purse, The mother seized her child by the arm, Birds of prey often seize small mammals |
cling to hold close hold tight clutch | hold firmly, usually with one's hands, She clutched my arm when she got scared |
center centre | move into the center, That vase in the picture is not centered |