Air brake () A railway brake operated by condensed air. |
Air cock () A faucet to allow escape of air. |
Brake () imp. of Break. |
Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern. |
Brake (n.) A thicket |
Brake (v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. |
Brake (v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine. |
Brake (v. t.) A baker's kneading though. |
Brake (v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle. |
Brake (v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him |
Brake (v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. |
Brake (v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing |
Brake (v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine. |
Brake (v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome |
Brake (v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses. |
Brake (v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture. |
Brake () of Break |
Cock (n.) The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. |
Cock (n.) A vane in the shape of a cock |
Cock (n.) A chief man |
Cock (n.) The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning |
Cock (n.) A faucet or valve. |
Cock (n.) The style of gnomon of a dial. |
Cock (n.) The indicator of a balance. |
Cock (n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. |
Cock (v. t.) To set erect |
Cock (v. t.) To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. |
Cock (v. t.) To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. |
Cock (v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. |
Cock (v. i.) To strut |
Cock (n.) The act of cocking |
Cock (n.) The notch of an arrow or crossbow. |
Cock (n.) The hammer in the lock of a firearm. |
Cock (v. t.) To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. |
Cock (v. i.) To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. |
Cock (n.) A small concial pile of hay. |
Cock (v. t.) To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. |
Cock (n.) A small boat. |
Cock (n.) A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. |
Cock-a-hoop (a.) Boastful |
Cock-brained (a.) Giddy |
Cock-padle (n.) See Lumpfish. |
Dandy-cock (n. fem.) Alt. of Dandy-hen |
Railway (n.) A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure. |
Railway (n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property |
Sea cock () In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea. |
Sea cock () The black-bellied plover. |
Sea cock () A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini). |
Shunting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shunt |
Underground Railroad Underground Railway | secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War |
cock sucking blowjob | slang for fellatio |
cock | adult male bird |
gamecock fighting cock | a cock bred and trained for fighting |
cock of the rock Rupicola rupicola | tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest |
cock of the rock Rupicola peruviana | bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola |
jungle cock | male jungle fowl |
cock rooster | adult male chicken |
turkey cock gobbler tom tom turkey | male turkey |
blackcock black cock | male black grouse |
roadrunner chaparral cock Geococcyx californianus | speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas |
airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
ballcock ball cock | floating ball that controls level in a water tank |
brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder hydraulic brake cylinder master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
cable railway funicular funicular railway | a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
car railcar railway car railroad car | a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad, three cars had jumped the rails |
coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
cog railway rack railway | railway for steep mountains, a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction |
disk brake disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
elevated railway elevated railroad elevated el overhead railway | a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
hammer cock | the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hydraulic brake hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
locomotive engine locomotive engine railway locomotive | a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks |
power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
railway railroad railroad line railway line railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
railway junction | a junction where two or more railway lines meet or cross |
railway station railroad station railroad terminal train station train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
safety valve relief valve escape valve escape cock escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
shooting brake | another name for a station wagon |
stopcock cock turncock | faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid |
yard railway yard railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines |
cock prick dick shaft pecker peter tool putz | obscene terms for penis |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story cock-and-bull story song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story, often told as an excuse |
stoplight brake light | a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop |