Broad gauge
() A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure the capacity, character, or ability of |
Gauge
(n.) A measure |
Gauge
(n.) Measure |
Gauge
(n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things |
Gauge
(n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment |
Gauge
(n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind |
Gauge
(n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. |
Gauge
(n.) The distance between the rails of a railway. |
Gauge
(n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. |
Gauge
(n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid |
Minor
(a.) Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc. |
Minor
(a.) Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch |
Minor
(n.) A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded |
Minor
(n.) The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion |
Minor
(n.) A Minorite |
Sea gauge
() See under Gauge, n. |
Snap
(n.) To break at once |
Snap
(n.) To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound. |
Snap
(n.) To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth. |
Snap
(n.) To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words |
Snap
(n.) To crack |
Snap
(n.) To project with a snap. |
Snap
(v. i.) To break short, or at once |
Snap
(v. i.) To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise |
Snap
(v. i.) To make an effort to bite |
Snap
(v. i.) To utter sharp, harsh, angry words |
Snap
(v. i.) To miss fire |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance. |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden, eager bite |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger. |
Snap
(v. t.) A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a whip |
Snap
(v. t.) A greedy fellow. |
Snap
(v. t.) That which is, or may be, snapped up |
Snap
(v. t.) A sudden severe interval or spell |
Snap
(v. t.) A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc. |
Snap
(v. t.) A snap beetle. |
Snap
(v. t.) A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with ginger |
Snap
(v. t.) Briskness |
Snap
(v. t.) Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an advantage gained. |
Snip-snap
(n.) A tart dialogue with quick replies. |
Snip-snap
(a.) Quick |
Water gauge
() A wall or bank to hold water back. |
Water gauge
() An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge. |
centering
snap | (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back, the quarterback fumbled the snap |
catch
grab
snatch
snap | the act of catching an object with the hands, Mays made the catch with his back to the plate, he made a grab for the ball before it landed, Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away, the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion |
| snap roll | a fast roll |
| snap | the act of snapping the fingers, movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand, he gave his fingers a snap |
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 |
| minor surgery | any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance |
variola minor
variola minor virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about percent |
American woodcock
woodcock snipe Philohela minor | small long-billed woodcock, prized as a game bird |
anemometer
wind gauge
wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
| broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
caliper
calliper | an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural) |
carabiner
karabiner
snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
chalk line
snap line
snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
depth gauge
depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge
gasoline gage
gas gauge
gas gage
petrol gauge
petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge
gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
| inside caliper | caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole), points on its legs curve outward |
micrometer
micrometer gauge
micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
| minor suit | ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs |
minor tranquilizer
minor tranquillizer
minor tranquilliser
antianxiety drug
anxiolytic
anxiolytic drug | a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability |
| narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
| odd-leg caliper | caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction |
| outside caliper | caliper for measuring outside dimensions, points on its legs curve inward |
pressure gauge
pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge
rain gage
pluviometer
udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
snap
snap fastener
press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
| snap brim | a brim that can be turned up and down on opposite sides |
| snap-brim hat | a hat with a snap brim |
snapshot
snap shot | an informal photograph, usually made with a small hand-held camera, my snapshots haven't been developed yet, he tried to get unposed shots of his friends |
| standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
strain gauge
strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge
surface gage
scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
vacuum gauge
vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
vernier caliper
vernier micrometer | a caliper with a vernier scale for very fine measurements |
water gauge
water gage
water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wire gauge
wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
elasticity
snap | the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed, the waistband had lost its snap |
bore
gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
| gauge | the thickness of wire |
| gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
pectoralis minor
musculus pectoralis minor
smaller pectoral muscle | a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs |
rhomboid minor muscle
lesser rhomboid muscle
musculus rhomboideus minor | rhomboid muscle that draws the scapula toward the vertebral column and slightly upward |
teres minor
teres minor muscle
musculus teres minor | teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally |
bit part
minor role | a small role |
| minor axis | the shorter or shortest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid |
minor premise
minor premiss
subsumption | the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) |
| minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
minor scale
minor diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the nd and rd and th and th |
minor key
minor mode | a key based on the minor scale |