Aich's metal () A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin. |
Babbitt metal () A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. |
Bell metal () A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin |
Blond metal () A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools. |
Flow () imp. sing. of Fly, v. i. |
Flow (v. i.) To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid |
Flow (v. i.) To become liquid |
Flow (v. i.) To proceed |
Flow (v. i.) To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties |
Flow (v. i.) To have or be in abundance |
Flow (v. i.) To hang loose and waving |
Flow (v. i.) To rise, as the tide |
Flow (v. i.) To discharge blood in excess from the uterus. |
Flow (v. t.) To cover with water or other liquid |
Flow (v. t.) To cover with varnish. |
Flow (n.) A stream of water or other fluid |
Flow (n.) A continuous movement of something abundant |
Flow (n.) Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river |
Flow (n.) The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb. |
Flow (n.) A low-lying piece of watery land |
Kingston metal () An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. |
Metal (n.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc. |
Metal (n.) Ore from which a metal is derived |
Metal (n.) A mine from which ores are taken. |
Metal (n.) The substance of which anything is made |
Metal (n.) Courage |
Metal (n.) The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads. |
Metal (n.) The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war. |
Metal (n.) Glass in a state of fusion. |
Metal (n.) The rails of a railroad. |
Metal (v. t.) To cover with metal |
Muntz metal () See under Metal. |
Perforated (imp. & p. p.) of Perforate |
Perforated (a.) Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores |
Sheet (v. t.) In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc. |
Sheet (v. t.) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering |
Sheet (v. t.) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon |
Sheet (v. t.) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet |
Sheet (v. t.) the book itself. |
Sheet (v. t.) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance |
Sheet (v. t.) A broad expanse of water, or the like. |
Sheet (v. t.) A sail. |
Sheet (v. t.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. |
Sheet (v. t.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind |
Sheet (v. t.) The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers |
Sheet (v. t.) To furnish with a sheet or sheets |
Sheet (v. t.) To expand, as a sheet. |
Sheet anchor (v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel |
Sheet anchor (v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger |
Sheet cable () The cable belonging to the sheet anchor. |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
flow stream | the act of flowing or streaming, continuous progression |
sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
cookie sheet baking tray | a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits |
drum metal drum | a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids |
dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
fitted sheet contour sheet | a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress |
full metal jacket | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) |
gauntlet gantlet metal glove | a glove of armored leather, protects the hand |
hacksaw hack saw metal saw | saw used with one hand for cutting metal |
ingot metal bar block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
laminar flow clean room | a clean room free of all extraneous particles, used in fabricating microprocessors |
liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal, used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal |
metal screw | screw made of metal |
metal wood | golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head |
pall shroud cerement winding-sheet windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
plate glass sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
plating metal plating | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface |
sail canvas canvass sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
sheet bed sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth, used in pairs |
sheet tack mainsheet weather sheet shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
sheet flat solid | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
sheet anchor waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
sheet bend becket bend weaver's knot weaver's hitch | a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
sheet iron | plate iron thinner than tank iron |
sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
sheet pile sheath pile sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
sheet web | an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks |
tent-fly rainfly fly sheet fly tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
perforated eardrum | an eardrum with a hole or tear in it, can interfere with normal hearing and cause other ear problems |
menorrhea menstrual blood menstrual flow | flow of blood from the uterus, occurs at roughly monthly intervals during a woman's reproductive years |
sheet piece of paper sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication |
style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
tabloid rag sheet | newspaper with half-size pages |
blotter day book police blotter rap sheet charge sheet | the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station |
time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
flow chart flowchart flow diagram flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
tip sheet | a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. |
dope sheet scratch sheet | a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races |
lead sheet | a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form |
sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form, she turned the pages of the music as he played |
heavy metal heavy metal music | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat, lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery |
test paper examination paper exam paper question sheet | a written examination |
tidal flow tidal current | the water current caused by the tides |
flow flowing | the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) |
airflow air flow flow of air | the flow of air, she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her |
sheet lighting | lightning that appears as a broad sheet, due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds |
stream flow current | dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas, two streams of development run through American history, stream of consciousness, the flow of thought, the current of history |