Bicycle
(n.) A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting on cranks or levers. |
Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
Drop
(n.) Any small pendent ornament. |
Drop
(n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position |
Drop
(n.) A door or platform opening downward |
Drop
(n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. |
Drop
(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. |
Drop
(n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. |
Drop
(n.) A drop press or drop hammer. |
Drop
(n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. |
Drop
(n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops |
Drop
(n.) The depth of a square sail |
Drop
(n.) Act of dropping |
Drop
(n.) To pour or let fall in drops |
Drop
(n.) To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop |
Drop
(n.) To let go |
Drop
(n.) To bestow or communicate by a suggestion |
Drop
(n.) To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc. |
Drop
(n.) To send, as a letter |
Drop
(n.) To give birth to |
Drop
(n.) To cover with drops |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall in drops. |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively |
Drop
(v. i.) To let drops fall |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death. |
Drop
(v. i.) To come to an end |
Drop
(v. i.) To come unexpectedly |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall or be depressed |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall short of a mark. |
Drop
(v. i.) To be deep in extent |
Horizontal
(a.) Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. |
Horizontal
(a.) Parallel to the horizon |
Horizontal
(a.) Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon |
Plano-horizontal
(a.) Having a level horizontal surface or position. |
Rupert's drop
() A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken |
Turn-outs
(pl. ) of Turn-out |
Vertical
(a.) Of or pertaining to the vertex |
Vertical
(a.) Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon |
Vertical
(n.) Vertical position |
Vertical
(n.) A vertical line, plane, or circle. |
| vertical bank | a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
vertical integration
vertical combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution |
horizontal integration
horizontal combination | absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level |
bicycle
bike
wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle-built-for-two
tandem bicycle
tandem | a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats |
| bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
bicycle clip
trouser clip | a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain |
| bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
| bicycle rack | a rack for parking bicycles |
bicycle seat
saddle | a seat for the rider of a bicycle |
| bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
centerboard
centreboard
drop keel
sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
| drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
fipple flute
fipple pipe
recorder
vertical flute | a tubular wind instrument with finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece |
horizontal bar
high bar | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends |
| horizontal section | a mechanical drawing of an object as if made by a plane cutting through it horizontally |
horizontal stabilizer
horizontal stabiliser
tailplane | the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged |
horizontal surface
level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line, park the car on the level |
| horizontal tail | the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft |
| ordinary ordinary bicycle | an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel |
pendant earring
drop earring
eardrop | an earring with a pendant ornament |
safety bicycle
safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
| upright vertical | a vertical structural member as a post or stake, the ball sailed between the uprights |
| vertical file | a file in which records are stored upright on one edge |
| vertical section | a mechanical drawing showing the interior of an object as if made by a vertical plane passing through it |
vertical stabilizer
vertical stabiliser
vertical fin
tail fin
tailfin | a stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane |
| vertical surface | a surface that is vertical |
| vertical tail | the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft |
| voltage drop | a decrease in voltage along a conductor through which current is flowing |
drop
dip
fall
free fall | a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity, a drop of points on the Dow Jones index, there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery, a dip in prices, when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall |
dropline
drop line
stepped line
stagger head
staggered head
stephead | a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right |
| drop-down menu | a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it |
decrease
lessening
drop-off | a change downward, there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided, there was a sharp drop-off in sales |
drop
fall | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity, it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height |
| bicycle race | a race between people riding bicycles |
| lemon drop | a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon |
cough drop
troche
pastille
pastil | a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat |
drop scone
griddlecake Scotch pancake | a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle |
| drop biscuit | biscuit made from dough with enough milk that it can be dropped from a spoon |
industrial union
vertical union | a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft |
| bicycle traffic | bicycles coming and going |