Band (v. t.) A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things are tied, bound together, or confined |
Band (v. t.) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc. |
Band (v. t.) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of moldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts. |
Band (v. t.) That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons |
Band (v. t.) A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
Band (v. t.) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress. |
Band (v. t.) A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it. |
Band (v. t.) A company of persons united in any common design, especially a body of armed men. |
Band (v. t.) A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals. |
Band (v. t.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants. |
Band (v. t.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the axis of the body. |
Band (v. t.) A belt or strap. |
Band (v. t.) A bond |
Band (v. t.) Pledge |
Band (v. t.) To bind or tie with a band. |
Band (v. t.) To mark with a band. |
Band (v. t.) To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. |
Band (v. i.) To confederate for some common purpose |
Band (v. t.) To bandy |
Band () imp. of Bind. |
Band fish () A small red fish of the genus Cepola |
Belt (n.) That which engirdles a person or thing |
Belt (n.) That which restrains or confines as a girdle. |
Belt (n.) Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or crosses like a belt |
Belt (n.) Same as Band, n., 2. A very broad band is more properly termed a belt. |
Belt (n.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the nature of clouds. |
Belt (n.) A narrow passage or strait |
Belt (n.) A token or badge of knightly rank. |
Belt (n.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other. |
Belt (n.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ |
Belt (v. t.) To encircle with, or as with, a belt |
Belt (v. t.) To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. |
Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Drill press () A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
Filter (n.) Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal, through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the solid or impure matter held in suspension |
Filter (n.) To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter. |
Filter (v. i.) To pass through a filter |
Filter (n.) Same as Philter. |
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 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 |
knock belt rap whack whang | the act of hitting vigorously, he gave the table a whack |
band aid quick fix quickie quicky | hurried repair |
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 |
band-tailed pigeon band-tail pigeon bandtail Columba fasciata | wild pigeon of western North America, often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon |
air filter air cleaner | a filter that removes dust from the air that passes through it |
armlet arm band | a band worn around the arm for decoration |
band | a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) |
band banding stripe | an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material |
band | a restraint put around something to hold it together |
band ring | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) |
band | a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration |
band | a driving belt in machinery |
Band Aid | trade name for an adhesive bandage to cover small cuts or blisters |
bandsaw band saw | an endless saw consisting of a toothed metal band that is driven around two wheels |
belt | a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist) |
belt | endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys |
belt belt ammunition belted ammunition | ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun |
belt buckle | the buckle used to fasten a belt |
bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
cartridge belt | a broad belt with loops or pockets for holding ammunition |
cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
cigar band | a narrow paper band around a cigar |
coffee filter | filter (usually of paper) that passes the coffee and retains the coffee grounds |
conveyer belt conveyor belt conveyer conveyor transporter | a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
driving belt | a belt that carries motion from a motor to the machinery |
drop forge drop hammer drop press | device for making large forgings |
fan belt | a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator |
filter | device that removes something from whatever passes through it |
filter | an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it |
filter bed | filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water |
filter tip | an air filter on the end of a cigarette, contains material that filters the smoke |
filter-tipped cigarette | a cigarette with a filter tip |
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 |
fuel filter | a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel |
garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
garter belt suspender belt | a wide belt of elastic with straps hanging from it, worn by women to hold up stockings |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
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 |
life buoy lifesaver life belt life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value |
money belt | belt with a concealed section for holding money |
oil filter | a filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internalombustion engine |