Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Cake (n.) A small mass of dough baked |
Cake (n.) A sweetened composition of flour and other ingredients, leavened or unleavened, baked in a loaf or mass of any size or shape. |
Cake (n.) A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter |
Cake (n.) A mass of matter concreted, congealed, or molded into a solid mass of any form, esp. into a form rather flat than high |
Cake (v. i.) To form into a cake, or mass. |
Cake (v. i.) To concrete or consolidate into a hard mass, as dough in an oven |
Cake (v. i.) To cackle as a goose. |
Drill press () A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Foundry (n.) The act, process, or art of casting metals. |
Foundry (n.) The buildings and works for casting metals. |
Mill-cake (n.) The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation. |
Press (n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press (n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press (n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press (v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press (v.) To embrace closely |
Press (v.) To oppress |
Press (v.) To straiten |
Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press (v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press (v.) To drive with violence |
Press (v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press (v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press (v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press (n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press (n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press (n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press (n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
Press (n.) The act of pressing or thronging forward. |
Press (n.) Urgent demands of business or affairs |
Press (n.) A multitude of individuals crowded together |
Tough-cake (n.) See Tough-pitch (b). |
Twelfth-cake (n.) An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth-night. |
press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
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 |
bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
bell foundry | a foundry where bells are cast |
bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
cake bar | a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax), a bar of chocolate |
cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drop forge drop hammer drop press | device for making large forgings |
flatbed press cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
foundry metalworks | factory where metal castings are produced |
garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
iron foundry | a foundry where cast iron is produced |
permanent press durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
press mechanical press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
press printing press | a machine used for printing |
press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) |
press of sail press of canvas | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts |
rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
snap snap fastener press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically |
trouser press pants presser | a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
wardrobe closet press | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes, has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
freedom of the press | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |
free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology |
press public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
samizdat underground press | a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature |
foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made |
clipping newspaper clipping press clipping cutting press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
stop press | late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute |
handout press release release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation |
press conference news conference | a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity |
cake mix | a commercial mix for making a cake |
tipsy cake | a trifle soaked in wine and decorated with almonds and candied fruit |
cake | baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat |
applesauce cake | moist spicy cake containing applesauce |
birthday cake | decorated cake served at a birthday party |
chiffon cake | very light cake |
chocolate cake | cake containing chocolate |
coconut cake | cake containing shredded coconut in batter and frosting |
coffeecake coffee cake | a cake or sweet bread usually served with coffee |