Bed steps
() Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height. |
Breech-loading
(a.) Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle. |
Load
(v.) A burden |
Load
(v.) The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some specified way |
Load
(v.) That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or spirits |
Load
(v.) A particular measure for certain articles, being as much as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly used for the article measured |
Load
(v.) The charge of a firearm |
Load
(v.) Weight or violence of blows. |
Load
(v.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime mover when working. |
Loading
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Load |
Load
(v. t.) To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart |
Load
(v. t.) To adulterate or drug |
Load
(v. t.) To magnetize. |
Loading
(n.) The act of putting a load on or into. |
Loading
(n.) A load |
Lock step
() A mode of marching by a body of men going one after another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the person before him. |
Muzzle-loading
(a.) Receiving its charge through the muzzle |
Range
(n.) To set in a row, or in rows |
Range
(n.) To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army |
Range
(n.) To separate into parts |
Range
(n.) To dispose in a classified or in systematic order |
Range
(n.) To rove over or through |
Range
(n.) To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near |
Range
(n.) To be native to, or to live in |
Range
(v. i.) To rove at large |
Range
(v. i.) To have range |
Range
(v. i.) To be placed in order |
Range
(v. i.) To have a certain direction |
Range
(v. i.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region |
Range
(v.) A series of things in a line |
Range
(v.) An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree |
Range
(v.) The step of a ladder |
Range
(v.) A kitchen grate. |
Range
(v.) An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking |
Range
(v.) A bolting sieve to sift meal. |
Range
(v.) A wandering or roving |
Range
(v.) That which may be ranged over |
Range
(v.) Extent or space taken in by anything excursive |
Range
(v.) The region within which a plant or animal naturally lives. |
Range
(v.) The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried. |
Range
(v.) Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or projectile. |
Range
(v.) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is practiced. |
Range
(v.) In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart. |
Range
(v.) See Range of cable, below. |
Step
(a.) To move the foot in walking |
Step
(a.) To walk |
Step
(a.) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. |
Step
(a.) Fig.: To move mentally |
Step
(v. t.) To set, as the foot. |
Step
(v. t.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step |
| measure step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal, the situation called for strong measures, the police took steps to reduce crime |
first step
initiative
opening move
opening | the first of a series of actions |
| step | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down, he walked with unsteady steps |
| goose step | a manner of marching with legs straight and swinging high |
decrease
diminution
reduction
step-down | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
increase
step-up | the act of increasing something, he gave me an increase in salary |
step dancing
hoofing | dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures |
dance step
step | a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance, he taught them the waltz step |
| one-step | an early ballroom dance, precursor to the fox-trot |
| two-step | a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps |
workload
work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
| case load | the number of cases handled in a given period of time (as by a court or agency) |
| loading | the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc., the loading took hours |
| load-shedding | cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply |
| range animal | any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep) |
cargo
lading
freight
load loading
payload
shipment
consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
corbel step
corbie-step
corbiestep
crow step | (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall |
| dead load | a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself |
| dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
| electric range | a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power |
firing range
target range | a practice range for target practice |
flight
flight of stairs
flight of steps | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
gas range
gas stove
gas cooker | a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas |
golf range
driving range | a practice range for practicing golf shots |
live load
superload | a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic |
load
loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
| load | electrical device to which electrical power is delivered |
multistage rocket
step rocket | a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted |
omnirange
omnidirectional range
omnidirectional radio range | a navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing |
pantie
panty
scanty
step-in | short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) |
| practice range | a place for practicing golf shots |
| range | a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds, the army maintains a missile range in the desert, any good golf club will have a range where you can practice |
rangefinder
range finder | a measuring instrument (acoustic or optical or electronic) for finding the distance of an object |
| range hood | exhaust hood over a kitchen range |
range pole
ranging pole
flagpole | surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide, used for sightings by surveyors |
| rifle range | a range where people can practice shooting rifles, during the war they turned the bowling alleys into rifle ranges |
| rocket range | a firing range for rocket missiles |
sea ladder
sea steps | (nautical) ladder to be lowered over a ship's side for coming aboard |
shooting gallery
shooting range | an enclosed firing range with targets for rifle or handgun practice |
stairs
steps | a flight of stairs or a flight of steps |
step
stair | support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway, he paused on the bottom step |
| step | a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed |
| step-down transformer | a transformer that reduces voltage |
step ladder
stepladder | a folding portable ladder hinged at the top |
| step stool | a stool that has one or two steps that fold under the seat |
| step-up transformer | a transformer that increases voltage |
stove kitchen stove
range kitchen range
cooking stove | a kitchen appliance used for cooking food, dinner was already on the stove |
| test range | a range for conducting tests |
warhead
payload load | the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents |
| visual range | distance at which a given standard object can be seen with the unaided eye |