Brequet chain () A watch-guard. |
Chain (n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. |
Chain (n.) That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain |
Chain (n.) A series of things linked together |
Chain (n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. |
Chain (n.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds |
Chain (n.) The warp threads of a web. |
Chain (v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain |
Chain (v. t.) To keep in slavery |
Chain (v. t.) To unite closely and strongly. |
Chain (v. t.) To measure with the chain. |
Chain (v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor. |
Chain pump () A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Chain stitch () An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch () A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Chain wheel () A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel () An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Drive (v. t.) To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one |
Drive (v. t.) To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them |
Drive (v. t.) To urge, impel, or hurry forward |
Drive (v. t.) To carry or |
Drive (v. t.) To clear, by forcing away what is contained. |
Drive (v. t.) To dig Horizontally |
Drive (v. t.) To pass away |
Drive (v. i.) To rush and press with violence |
Drive (v. i.) To be forced along |
Drive (v. i.) To go by carriage |
Drive (v. i.) To press forward |
Drive (v. i.) To distrain for rent. |
Drive (p. p.) Driven. |
Drive (n.) The act of driving |
Drive (n.) A place suitable or agreeable for driving |
Drive (n.) Violent or rapid motion |
Drive (n.) In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift. |
Drive (n.) A collection of objects that are driven |
Full-drive (adv.) With full speed. |
Gunter's chain () The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale. |
Sheet chain () A chain sheet cable. |
Sprocket wheel () Same as Chain wheel. |
Top-chain (n.) A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot away. |
drive thrust driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim |
drive ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile), he took the family for a drive in his new car |
cattle drive | driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) |
drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
backhand drive | a hard straight return made on the backhand side |
drive driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver, he sliced his drive out of bounds |
campaign cause crusade drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
fundaising campaign fundaising drive fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
chain pickerel chain pike Esox niger | common in quiet waters of eastern United States |
anchor chain anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
atomic pile atomic reactor pile chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
CD drive | a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system |
CD-ROM drive | a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' |
chain | a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament |
chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
chain | anything that acts as a restraint |
chain | a linked or connected series of objects, a chain of daisies |
chain mail ring mail mail chain armor chain armour ring armor ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
chain printer | an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain |
chain saw chainsaw | portable power saw, teeth linked to form an endless chain |
chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
chain tongs | a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes, an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe |
chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
cog sprocket | tooth on the rim of gear wheel |
daisy chain | flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems, worn by students on class day at some schools |
disk drive disc drive hard drive Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
drive parkway | a wide scenic road planted with trees, the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views |
drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine, a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds |
drive | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
drive-in | any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
driveway drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
flower chain | flowers strung together in a chain |
fluid drive | an automotive power coupling |
fob watch chain watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
four-wheel drive WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |