loss | the act of losing someone or something, everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock |
electrotherapy galvanism electric healing electrical healing | the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) |
electric shock electrical shock shock | a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body, subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response, electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks |
electric shock | the use of electricity to administer punishment or torture, they used cattle prods to administer electric shocks |
electric eel Electrophorus electric | eel-shaped freshwater fish of South America having electric organs in its body |
electric ray crampfish numbfish torpedo | any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges |
electric catfish Malopterurus electricus | freshwater catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an electric organ |
adding machine totalizer totaliser | a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions |
addressing machine Addressograph | a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing |
answering machine | an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages |
automatic rifle automatic machine rifle | light machine gun |
bathhouse bathing machine | a building containing dressing rooms for bathers |
battery electric battery | a device that produces electricity, may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series |
breathing device breathing apparatus breathing machine ventilator | a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure |
Browning machine gun Peacemaker | a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than rounds per minute, used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War |
burp gun machine pistol | a fully automatic pistol, a small submachine gun |
calculator calculating machine | a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations |
car auto automobile machine motorcar | a motor vehicle with four wheels, usually propelled by an internal combustion engine, he needs a car to get to work |
cash machine cash dispenser automated teller machine automatic teller machine automated teller automatic teller ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
cell electric cell | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction |
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit | an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
cord electric cord | a light insulated conductor for household use |
dialyzer dialysis machine | a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
diathermy machine | a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes |
diesel-electric locomotive diesel-electric | a locomotive driven by the electric current generated by a diesel engine |
dishwasher dish washer dishwashing machine | a machine for washing dishes |
disposal electric pig garbage disposal | a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage |
drawing card loss leader leader | a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers |
electric drill | a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor |
drum sander electric sander sander smoother | a power tool used for sanding wood, an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor |
electric electric automobile electric car | a car that is powered by electricity |
electric bell | a bell activated by the magnetic effect of an electric current |
electric blanket | a blanket containing and electric heating element that can be controlled to the desired temperature by a rheostat |
electric chair chair death chair hot seat | an instrument of execution by electrocution, resembles an ordinary seat for one person, the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair |
electric clock | a clock using a small electric motor |
electric-discharge lamp gas-discharge lamp | an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube |
electric fan blower | a fan run by an electric motor |
electric frying pan | a frying pan heated by electricity |
electric furnace | any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current |
electric guitar | a guitar whose sound is amplified by electrical means |
electric hammer | a hammer driven by electric motor |
electric heater electric fire | a small electric space heater |
electric lamp | a lamp powered by electricity |
electric locomotive | a locomotive that is powered by an electric motor |
electric main | a main that distributes electricity |
electric meter power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
electric mixer | a food mixer powered by an electric motor |
electric motor | a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work |
electric organ electronic organ Hammond organ organ | (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ |