Connector
(n.) One who, or that which, connects |
Connector
(n.) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments. |
Connector
(n.) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact. |
Edge
(v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument |
Edge
(v. t.) Any sharp terminating border |
Edge
(v. t.) Sharpness |
Edge
(v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon |
Edge
(v. t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with a fringe or border |
Edge
(v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively |
Edge
(v. t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise |
Edge
(v. i.) To move sideways |
Edge
(v. i.) To sail close to the wind. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) Any thin, as on a board or a razor. |
Gilt-edge
(a.) Alt. of Gilt-edged |
Knife-edge
(n.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. |
Strip
(v. t.) To deprive |
Strip
(v. t.) To divest of clothing |
Strip
(v. t.) To dismantle |
Strip
(v. t.) To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips. |
Strip
(v. t.) To deprive of all milk |
Strip
(v. t.) To pass |
Strip
(v. t.) To pull or tear off, as a covering |
Strip
(v. t.) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut |
Strip
(v. t.) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut) |
Strip
(v. t.) To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action. |
Strip
(v. t.) To remove fiber, flock, or lint from |
Strip
(v. t.) To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands" |
Strip
(v. i.) To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering |
Strip
(v. i.) To fail in the thread |
Strip
(n.) A narrow piece, or one comparatively long |
Strip
(n.) A trough for washing ore. |
Strip
(n.) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion. |
Strip-leaf
(n.) Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing. |
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beggar-my-neighbour
strip-Jack-naked | a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards |
| strip poker | poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing |
strip
striptease
strip show | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music, she did a strip right in front of everyone |
| strip cropping | cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion |
strip mining
opencast mining | the mining of ore or coal from an open mine |
| strip search | searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes |
airstrip
flight strip
landing strip
strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
| bimetallic strip | a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature |
connection
connexion
connector
connecter
connective | an instrumentality that connects, he soldered the connection, he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers |
deckle edge
deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
| edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
| edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
fore edge
foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
furring strip
furring | strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard |
junction barrier
barrier strip | a junction unit for connecting cables without the need for plugs |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
| leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
| leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
| Mobius strip | a continuous closed surface with only one side, formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one enddegrees and joining it with the other end |
| razor edge | an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| strip | thin piece of wood or metal |
| strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination |
| strip mall | a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street, usually opening on a parking lot |
| strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface |
taxiway
taxi strip | a paved surface in the form of a strip, used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport |
| trailing edge | the rear edge of an airfoil |
weather strip
weatherstrip
weather stripping
weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
| knife-edge | a narrow boundary, he lived on a knife-edge between genius and insanity |
| edge | a slight competitive advantage, he had an edge on the competition |
| edge sharpness | the attribute of urgency in tone of voice, his voice had an edge to it |
vanguard
forefront
cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
comic strip
cartoon strip
strip
funnies | a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book |
strip steak
New York strip | steak from upper part of the short loin |
| bacon strip | a slice of bacon |
edge
border | the boundary of a surface |
Gaza Strip
Gaza | a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt, he is a Palestinian from Gaza |
| strip | a relatively long narrow piece of something, he felt a flat strip of muscle |
| strip miner | a miner who does strip mining |
boundary
edge
bound | a line determining the limits of an area |
| strip alert | a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft, the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country |
undress
discase
uncase
unclothe
strip strip down
disrobe peel | get undressed, please don't undress in front of everybody!, She strips in front of strangers every night for a living |
strip undress
divest d disinvest | remove (someone's or one's own) clothes, The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim, She divested herself of her outdoor clothes, He disinvested himself of his garments |
| strip | draw the last milk (of cows) |
| strip dismantle | take off or remove, strip a wall of its wallpaper |
| strip | remove a constituent from a liquid |
| strip | remove the thread (of screws) |
denude
bare
denudate
strip | lay bare, denude a forest |
leach
strip | remove substances from by a percolating liquid, leach the soil |