Appointment
(n.) The act of appointing |
Appointment
(n.) The state of being appointed to som/ service or office |
Appointment
(n.) Stipulation |
Appointment
(n.) Decree |
Appointment
(n.) The exercise of the power of designating (under a "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property |
Appointment
(n.) Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army |
Appointment
(n.) An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer |
Appointment
(n.) A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college |
Bramah press
() A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Conference
(n.) The act of comparing two or more things together |
Conference
(n.) The act of consulting together formally |
Conference
(n.) A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions. |
Conference
(n.) A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them. |
Conference
(n.) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters. |
Conference
(n.) A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district |
Drill press
() A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Meeting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Meet |
Meeting
(n.) A coming together |
Meeting
(n.) A junction, crossing, or union |
Meeting
(n.) A congregation |
Meeting
(n.) An assembly for worship |
Praise-meeting
(n.) A religious service mainly in song. |
Press
(n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press
(n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press
(n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press
(v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press
(v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press
(v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press
(v.) To embrace closely |
Press
(v.) To oppress |
Press
(v.) To straiten |
Press
(v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press
(v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press
(v.) To drive with violence |
Press
(v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press
(v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press
(v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press
(n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press
(n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press
(n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press
(n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
Press
(n.) The act of pressing or thronging forward. |
Press
(n.) Urgent demands of business or affairs |
Press
(n.) A multitude of individuals crowded together |
| appointment | (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment, she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment |
press
pressure
pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
| merging meeting coming together | the act of joining together as one, the merging of the two groups occurred quickly, there was no meeting of minds |
appointment
assignment designation
naming | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position, the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee |
| appointment | the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed, he applied for an appointment in the treasury |
| bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
| incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
| press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup
press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
| field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
prayer meeting
prayer service | a service at which people sing hymns and pray together |
meeting
coming together | the social act of assembling for some common purpose, his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day |
appointment
fitting | (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) |
| bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
| cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
conference center
conference house | a center where conferences can be conducted |
| conference room | a room in which a conference can be held |
conference table
council table
council board | the table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting |
| drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
flatbed press
cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
forum
assembly meeting place | a public facility to meet for open discussion |
| garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
| hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
permanent press
durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
press
mechanical press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
| press printing press | a machine used for printing |
| press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
| press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
| press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) |
press of sail
press of canvas | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
| punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts |
| rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
snap
snap fastener
press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
| standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically |
trouser press
pants presser | a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
wardrobe
closet press | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes, has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
| power of appointment | authority given (in a will or deed) by a donor to a donee to appoint the beneficiaries of the donor's property |
| freedom of the press | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
| gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |
| free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology |
press
public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
samizdat
underground press | a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature |
| conference call | a telephone call in which more than two people participate |
appointment book
appointment calendar | a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments |
clipping
newspaper clipping
press clipping
cutting
press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
| stop press | late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute |
handout
press release
release | an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation |
conference
group discussion | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
press conference
news conference | a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity |