Balance wheel () A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel () A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Bodies (pl. ) of Body |
Body (n.) The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle |
Body (n.) The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as distinguished from the limbs and head |
Body (n.) The real, as opposed to the symbolical |
Body (n.) A person |
Body (n.) A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as united by some common tie, or as organized for some purpose |
Body (n.) A number of things or particulars embodied in a system |
Body (n.) Any mass or portion of matter |
Body (n.) Amount |
Body (n.) That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished from the parts covering the limbs. |
Body (n.) The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is placed |
Body (n.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank (by which the size is indicated) |
Body (n.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness |
Body (n.) Consistency |
Body (v. t.) To furnish with, or as with, a body |
Brush wheel () A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference. |
Brush wheel () A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
Car wheel () A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck. |
Catharine wheel () See catherine wheel. |
Catherine wheel () Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window. |
Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. |
Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Count-wheel (n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. |
Crown wheel () A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane |
Fudge wheel () A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole. |
Scape-wheel (n.) The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play. |
Side-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel on each side |
Sprocket wheel () Same as Chain wheel. |
Stern-wheel (a.) Having a paddle wheel at the stern |
Water wheel () Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water |
Water wheel () The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. |
Water wheel () A wheel for raising water |
Wheel (n.) A circular frame turning about an axis |
Wheel (n.) Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting of, a wheel. |
Wheel (n.) A spinning wheel. See under Spinning. |
Wheel (n.) An instrument of torture formerly used. |
Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering. |
Wheel (n.) A potter's wheel. See under Potter. |
Wheel (n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases. |
Wheel (n.) The burden or refrain of a song. |
Wheel (n.) A bicycle or a tricycle |
Wheel (n.) A rolling or revolving body |
Wheel (n.) A turn revolution |
Wheel (v. t.) To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle |
Wheel (v. t.) To put into a rotatory motion |
Wheel (v. i.) To turn on an axis, or as on an axis |
body English | a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
astrolatry worship of heavenly bodies | the worship of planets or stars |
body louse cootie Pediculus corporis | a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings |
wheel bug Arilus cristatus | large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects |
wheel horse wheeler | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
balance wheel balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
bevel gear pinion and crown wheel pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle bike wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
body | the external structure of a vehicle, the body of the car was badly rusted |
body armor body armour suit of armor suit of armour coat of mail cataphract | armor that protects the wearer's whole body |
body bag personnel pouch human remains pouch | a bag in which the body of a dead soldier is placed |
body lotion | lotion applied to the body after bathing |
body stocking | a one-piece tight-fitting undergarment for women that covers the torso (and may have sleeves and legs) |
body plethysmograph | plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body, used in studies of respiration |
body pad | a pad worn by hockey goalkeeper |
buffing wheel | a wheel that is covered with soft material |
car wheel | a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap, used to propel the car |
catherine wheel pinwheel | a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire |
daisy print wheel daisy wheel | a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
driving wheel | a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) |
escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
Ferris wheel | a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates, provides a ride at an amusement park |
fifth wheel | a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate |
fifth wheel spare | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
four-wheel drive WD | a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system |
gear gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
grinding wheel emery wheel | a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding |
idle pulley idler pulley idle wheel | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it |
lantern pinion lantern wheel | a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks |
leotard unitard body suit cat suit | a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles), worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance |
millwheel mill wheel | water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill |
narrowbody aircraft narrow-body aircraft narrow-body | a commercial airliner with a single aisle |
oeuvre work body of work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it), he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre, Picasso's work can be divided into periods |
paddlewheel paddle wheel | a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat |
planetary gear epicyclic gear planet wheel planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
potter's wheel | a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter, the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around BC |
rack wheel | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims |
ratchet wheel | toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever |
roulette toothed wheel | a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
roulette wheel wheel | game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling, the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in |
soundbox body | a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) |
spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot |
spoke wheel spoke radius | support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim |
sprocket sprocket wheel | thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain |
spur gear spur wheel | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
steering wheel wheel | a handwheel that is used for steering |
treadmill treadwheel tread-wheel | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps |