Butting joint
() A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with the truss posts |
Butt joint
() A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st Butt, 8. |
Face
(n.) The exterior form or appearance of anything |
Face
(n.) That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction |
Face
(n.) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley |
Face
(n.) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line. |
Face
(n.) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end |
Face
(n.) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc. |
Face
(n.) The style or cut of a type or font of type. |
Face
(n.) Outside appearance |
Face
(n.) That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated |
Face
(n.) Cast of features |
Face
(n.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. |
Face
(n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion |
Face
(n.) Presence |
Face
(n.) Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable |
Face
(n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done. |
Face
(n.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount. |
Face
(v. t.) To meet in front |
Face
(v. t.) To Confront impudently |
Face
(v. t.) To stand opposite to |
Face
(v. t.) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc. |
Face
(v. t.) To line near the edge, esp. with a different material |
Face
(v. t.) To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc. |
Face
(v. t.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth |
Face
(v. t.) To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction. |
Face
(v. i.) To carry a false appearance |
Face
(v. i.) To turn the face |
Face
(v. i.) To present a face or front. |
Hooke's joint
() A universal joint. See under Universal. |
Joint
(n.) The place or part where two things or parts are joined or united |
Joint
(n.) A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion |
Joint
(n.) The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations |
Joint
(n.) Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions by the butcher for roasting. |
Joint
(n.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. |
Joint
(n.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc. |
Joint
(n.) The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a structure are secured together. |
Joint
(a.) Joined |
Joint
(a.) Involving the united activity of two or more |
Joint
(a.) United, joined, or sharing with another or with others |
Joint
(a.) Shared by, or affecting two or more |
Joint
(v. t.) To unite by a joint or joints |
Joint
(v. t.) To join |
Joint
(v. t.) To provide with a joint or joints |
Joint
(v. t.) To separate the joints |
Joint
(v. i.) To fit as if by joints |
Joint-fir
(n.) A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed |
Staggered
(imp. & p. p.) of Stagger |
Straight-joint
(a.) Having straight joints. |
Straight-joint
(a.) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. |
about-face volte-face
reversal policy change | a major change in attitude or principle or point of view, an about-face on foreign policy |
| face-off | (ice hockey) the method of starting play, a referee drops the puck between two opposing players |
| face lift facelift face lifting | a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes, give your home a facelift, more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction |
| about-face about turn | act of pivotingdegrees, especially in a military formation |
face lift
facelift
lift face lifting
cosmetic surgery
rhytidectomy
rhytidoplasty
nip and tuck | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face, an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised, some actresses have more than one face lift |
| joint venture | a venture by a partnership or conglomerate designed to share risk or expertise, a joint venture between the film companies to produce TV shows |
face saver
face saving | an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) |
glass lizard
glass snake
joint snake | snakelike lizard of Europe and Asia and North America with vestigial hind limbs and the ability to regenerate its long fragile tail |
| fetlock fetlock joint | the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern |
hock
hock-joint | tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals, corresponds to the human ankle |
| artificial joint | a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee) |
| ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket |
butt joint
butt | a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping |
| clip joint | a place of entertainment where high prices are charged for poor entertainment |
clock face
clock dial | the face of a clock showing hours and minutes of the day |
cold cream
coldcream
face cream
vanishing cream | a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin |
dovetail
dovetail joint | a mortise joint formed by interlocking tenons and mortises |
| face | a vertical surface of a building or cliff |
| face | the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object), he dealt the cards face down |
| face | the striking or working surface of an implement |
face card
picture card
court card | one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face |
| face guard | face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets |
| face mask | mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey |
| face powder | cosmetic powder for the face |
| face veil | a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face |
| false face | a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
| fish joint | a butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams |
hand towel
face towel | a small towel used to dry the hands or face |
hinge
flexible joint | a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other |
joint
marijuana cigarette
reefer
stick spliff | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking |
| joint | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
| joint | a disreputable place of entertainment |
Joint Direct Attack Munition
JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
juke
jook
juke joint
jook joint
juke house
jook house | a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox |
knuckle joint
hinge joint | a joint allowing movement in one plane only |
lap joint
splice | joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together |
miter joint
mitre joint
miter mitre | joint that forms a corner, usually both sides are bevelled at a -degree angle to form a -degree corner |
mortise joint
mortise-and-tenon joint | a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other |
| pack face pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin |
| rabbet joint | a joint formed by fitting together two rabbeted boards |
| rib joint pliers | a type of pliers |
scarf joint
scarf | a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end |
| slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
strap hinge
joint hinge | a hinge with two long straps, one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame |
| toggle joint | a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot, used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint |
toilet soap
face soap
bath soap | soap used as a toiletry |
| tongue and groove joint | a mortise joint made by fitting a projection on the edge of one board into a matching groove on another board |
universal joint
universal | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions, in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps |
washcloth
washrag
flannel face cloth | bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body |
| face value | the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth |