tension | the action of stretching something tight, tension holds the belt in the pulleys |
atomic pile atomic reactor pile chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
lake dwelling pile dwelling | dwelling built on piles in or near a lake, specifically in prehistoric villages |
pile nap | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave, for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction |
pile spile piling stilt | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
pile driver | a machine that drives piling into the ground |
sheet pile sheath pile sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
voltaic pile pile galvanic pile | battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series, the earliest electric battery devised by Volta |
down pile | fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
pile heap mound agglomerate cumulation cumulus | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
compost heap compost pile | a heap of manure and vegetation and other organic residues that are decaying to become compost |
garbage heap junk heap rubbish heap scrapheap trash heap junk pile trash pile refuse heap | an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter |
tension | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body, the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear |
surface tension | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
interfacial tension interfacial surface tension | surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids |
pile bundle big bucks megabucks big money | a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit), she made a bundle selling real estate, they sank megabucks into their new house |
b batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad v b a | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent, a batch of letters, a deal of trouble, a lot of money, he made a mint on the stock market, see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos, it must have cost plenty, a slew of journalists, a wad of money |
f tons dozens heaps lots piles scores stacks loads rafts slews wads oodles gobs scads lashings | a large number or amount, made lots of new friends, she amassed stacks of newspapers |
latent hostility tension | feelings of hostility that are not manifest, he could sense her latent hostility to him, the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions |
tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature), there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time, there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history |
normal tension glaucoma | glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal |
hemorrhoid haemorrhoid piles | pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter |
tension headache | a headache located at the back of the head, usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress |
tension tenseness stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor |
tension tensity tenseness tautness | the physical condition of being stretched or strained, it places great tension on the leg muscles, he could feel the tenseness of her body |
accumulate cumulate conglomerate pile up gather amass | collect or gather, Journals are accumulating in my office, The work keeps piling up |
pile | place or lay as if in a pile, The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested |
stack pile heap | arrange in stacks, heap firewood around the fireplace, stack your books up on the shelves |
pile up heap up stack up | arrange into piles or stacks, She piled up her books in my living room |
throng mob pack pile jam | press tightly together or cram, The crowd packed the auditorium |
roll up collect accumulate pile up amass compile hoard | get or gather together, I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife, She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis, She rolled up a small fortune |
high-tension | subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage, high-tension wire |
low-tension low-voltage | subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage |