Claude Lorraine glass () A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a toy for viewing the reflected landscape. |
Device (n.) That which is devised, or formed by design |
Device (n.) Power of devising |
Device (n.) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic bearings to denote the historical situation, the ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See Cognizance. |
Device (n.) Improperly, an heraldic bearing. |
Device (n.) Anything fancifully conceived. |
Device (n.) A spectacle or show. |
Device (n.) Opinion |
Egg-glass (n.) A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking time in boiling eggs |
Flint glass () A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power |
Glass (v. t.) A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture, and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime, potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for lenses, and various articles of ornament. |
Glass (v. t.) Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance, and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion. |
Glass (v. t.) Anything made of glass. |
Glass (v. t.) A looking-glass |
Glass (v. t.) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time |
Glass (v. t.) A drinking vessel |
Glass (v. t.) An optical glass |
Glass (v. t.) A weatherglass |
Glass (v. t.) To reflect, as in a mirror |
Glass (v. t.) To case in glass. |
Glass (v. t.) To cover or furnish with glass |
Glass (v. t.) To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher. |
Glass-crab (n.) The larval state (Phyllosoma) of the genus Palinurus and allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines, thinness, and transparency. See Phyllosoma. |
Glass-faced (a.) Mirror-faced |
Glass-gazing (a.) Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror |
Glass maker (n.) Alt. of Glassmaker |
Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Glass-snail (n.) A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus Vitrina. |
Glass-snake (n.) A long, footless lizard (Ophiosaurus ventralis), of the Southern United States |
Glass-sponge (n.) A siliceous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, and allied genera |
Lady's looking-glass () See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus. |
Looking-glass (n.) A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver. |
Millefiore glass () Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and embedded in clear glass |
Muscovy glass () Mica |
Point-device (a.) Alt. of Point-devise |
Point-device (adv.) Alt. of Point-devise |
Switch (n.) A small, flexible twig or rod. |
Switch (n.) A movable part of a rail |
Switch (n.) A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. |
Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit. |
Switch (v. t.) To strike with a switch or small flexible rod |
Switch (v. t.) To swing or whisk |
Switch (v. t.) To trim, as, a hedge. |
Switch (v. t.) To turn from one railway track to another |
Switch (v. t.) To shift to another circuit. |
Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk. |
Water glass () See Soluble glass, under Glass. |
bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
device gimmick twist | any clever maneuver, he would stoop to any device to win a point, it was a great sales gimmick, a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
projective test projective device projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
glass lizard glass snake joint snake | snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail |
glass sponge | a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae |
acoustic device | a device for amplifying or transmitting sound |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
alcohol thermometer alcohol-in-glass thermometer | thermometer consisting of a glass capillary tube marked with degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit and containing alcohol which rises or falls as it expands or contracts with changes in temperature |
beer glass | a relatively large glass for serving beer |
bell jar bell glass | a bell-shaped glass cover used to protect and display delicate objects or to cover scientific apparatus or to contain gases |
breathing device breathing apparatus breathing machine ventilator | a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure |
cheval glass | a full length mirror mounted in a frame in which it can be tilted |
cleaning implement cleaning device cleaning equipment | any of a large class of implements used for cleaning |
clinical thermometer mercury-in-glass clinical thermometer | a mercury thermometer designed to measure the temperature of the human body, graduated to cover a range a few degrees on either side of the normal body temperature |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive device prophylactic device birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
cover glass cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
crystal watch crystal watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
cut glass | glass decorated by cutting or grinding facets |
data input device input device | a device that can be used to insert data into a computer or other computational device |
detonator detonating device cap | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive, can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive |
device | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose, the device is small enough to wear on your wrist, a device intended to conserve water |
device | an emblematic design (especially in heraldry), he was recognized by the device on his shield |
device | any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
elastic device | any flexible device that will return to its original shape when stretched |
electrical device | a device that produces or is powered by electricity |
electromechanical device | a mechanical device that is operated by electricity |
electronic device | a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically |
exercise device | a device designed to provide exercise for the user |
explosive device | device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy |
field glass glass spyglass | a small refracting telescope |
flute flute glass champagne flute | a tall narrow wineglass |
glass drinking glass | a container for holding liquids while drinking |
glass | glassware collectively, She collected old glass |
glass cutter | a tool for cutting glass |
glass eye | prosthesis consisting of an artificial eye made of glass |
guard safety safety device | a device designed to prevent injury or accidents |
guidance system guidance device | a system of equipment for automatically guiding the path of a vehicle (especially a missile) |
hand glass simple microscope magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
hand glass hand mirror | a mirror intended to be held in the hand |
highball glass | a tall glass for serving highballs |
holding device | a device for holding something |
homing device | the mechanism in a guided missile that guides it toward its objective |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
improvised explosive device I.E.D. IED | an explosive device that is improvised |
intrauterine device IUD | contraceptive device consisting of a piece of bent plastic or metal that is inserted through the vagina into the uterus |
jeweler's glass | an optical instrument used by jewelers, has one or more lenses and is used to view features not readily seen |