Apron string () The string of an apron. |
Capping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cap |
Capping plane () A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase rails. |
Chimney-piece (n.) A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace. |
Navel-string (n.) The umbilical cord. |
Piece (n.) A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing |
Piece (n.) A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work |
Piece (n.) Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind |
Piece (n.) A literary or artistic composition |
Piece (n.) A musket, gun, or cannon |
Piece (n.) A coin |
Piece (n.) A fact |
Piece (n.) An individual |
Piece (n.) One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. |
Piece (n.) A castle |
Piece (v. t.) To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces |
Piece (v. t.) To unite |
Piece (v. i.) To unite by a coalescence of parts |
Sleeper (n.) One who sleeps |
Sleeper (n.) That which lies dormant, as a law. |
Sleeper (n.) A sleeping car. |
Sleeper (n.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear. |
Sleeper (n.) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix). |
Sleeper (n.) A nurse shark. See under Nurse. |
Sleeper (n.) Something lying in a reclining posture or position. |
Sleeper (n.) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc. |
Sleeper (n.) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story. |
Sleeper (n.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter. |
Sleeper (n.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks. |
), a game played with such pieces pushpin. |
String (n.) A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things |
String (n.) A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession |
String (n.) A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together. |
String (n.) The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin |
String (n.) The line or cord of a bow. |
String (n.) A fiber, as of a plant |
String (n.) A nerve or tendon of an animal body. |
String (n.) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it. |
String (n.) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off |
String (n.) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein. |
String (n.) Same as Stringcourse. |
String (n.) The points made in a game. |
String (v. t.) To furnish with strings |
String (v. t.) To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it. |
String (v. t.) To put on a string |
String (v. t.) To make tense |
String (v. t.) To deprive of strings |
sleeper | an unexpected hit, that movie was the sleeper of the summer |
cinch breeze picnic snap duck soup child's play pushover walkover piece of cake | any undertaking that is easy to do, marketing this product will be no picnic |
Shirodkar's operation purse-string operation | a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman, is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies |
c fuck fucking screw screwing ass nooky nookie piece of ass piece of tail roll in the hay shag shtup ff | slang for sexual intercourse |
sleeper sleeper goby | tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water |
apron string | (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist |
bass fiddle bass viol bull fiddle double bass contrabass string bass | largest and lowest member of the violin family |
beads string of beads | several beads threaded together on a string |
bikini two-piece | a woman's very brief bathing suit |
bowed stringed instrument string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow, the strings played superlatively well |
chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
chessman chess piece | any of white and black pieces used in playing the game of chess |
collector's item showpiece piece de resistance | the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
drawstring drawing string string | a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening, he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
fowling piece | a light shotgun used for fowling |
furniture piece of furniture article of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy, they had too much furniture for the small apartment, there was only one piece of furniture in the room |
fur-piece | a neckpiece made of fur |
G-string thong | minimal clothing worn by stripteasers, a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband |
knee piece | armor plate that protects the knee |
man piece | game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games, he taught me to set up the men on the chess board, he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage |
masking piece masking | scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen |
objet d'art art object piece | a work of art of some artistic value, this store sells only objets d'art, it is not known who created this piece |
period piece | any work of art whose special value lies in its evocation of a historical period |
piece | a separate part of a whole, an important piece of the evidence |
piece | an item that is an instance of some type, he designed a new piece of equipment, she bought a lovely piece of china, |
piece of cloth piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
piece of leather | a separate part consisting of leather |
purse string | a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse |
set piece | a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting |
shoelace shoe lace shoestring shoe string | a lace used for fastening shoes |
sleeper | a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed |
sleeper | pajamas with feet, worn by children |
sleeping car sleeper wagon-lit | a passenger car that has berths for sleeping |
string twine | a lightweight cord |
string | a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed |
string | a collection of objects threaded on a single strand |
string tie | a very narrow necktie usually tied in a bow |
three-piece suit | a business suit consisting of a jacket and vest and trousers |
tie railroad tie crosstie sleeper | one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track, the British call a railroad tie a sleeper |
two-piece two-piece suit lounge suit | a business suit consisting of a matching jacket and skirt or trousers |
work piece of work | a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing, it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination, erosion is the work of wind or water over time |
yard goods piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
piece | a distance, it is down the road a piece |
conversation piece | something interesting that stimulates conversation |
string theory | (particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings |
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
piece | an artistic or literary composition, he wrote an interesting piece on Iran, the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests |
think piece | an article in a newspaper or magazine or journal that represents opinions and ideas and discussion rather than bare facts |
writing written material piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |