bureaucratic procedure red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape Scotch tape Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
magnetic tape mag tape tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
parts bin | a bin for holding spare parts |
tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
tape tapeline tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
tube tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
genitalia genital organ genitals private parts privates crotch | external sex organ |
normal curve bell-shaped curve Gaussian curve Gaussian shape | a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution |
parts catalog parts catalogue | a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices |
parts inventory | an inventory of replacement parts |
parts department | the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that sells replacement parts |
parts | the local environment, he hasn't been seen around these parts in years |
tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
mushroom mushroom cloud mushroom-shaped cloud | a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb) |
tape grass eelgrass wild celery Vallisneria spiralis | submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves, Old World and Australia |
Gyromitra infula saddled-shaped false morel | a poisonous fungus, saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even |
paper tape | a long narrow strip of paper |
ticker tape | a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written |
record tape | register electronically, They recorded her singing |
tape record | record with a tape recorder |
videotape tape | record on videotape |
tape | fasten or attach with tape, tape the shipping label to the box |
scotch tape sellotape | fasten or attach with sellotape, The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door |
tail-shaped | shaped like the tail of an animal |
boat-shaped | having a concave shape like a boat |
bowl-shaped | having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl |
bursiform pouch-shaped pouchlike saclike | shaped like a pouch |
dished dish-shaped patelliform | shaped like a dish or pan |
saucer-shaped | having a concave shape like a saucer |
urn-shaped | having a concave shape like an urn |
bell-shaped | having a convex shape that resembles a bell |
helmet-shaped | having the convex shape of a helmet |
a arboreal arboreous arborescent arboresque arboriform dendriform dendroid dendroidal treelike tree-shaped | resembling a tree in form and branching structure, arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda, dendriform sponges |
boxlike boxy box-shaped | resembling a box in rectangularity |
brick-shaped | shaped like a brick |
cubelike cube-shaped cubical cubiform cuboid cuboidal | shaped like a cube |
taped tape-recorded | recorded on tape |
orotund rotund round pear-shaped | (of sounds) full and rich, orotund tones, the rotund and reverberating phrase, pear-shaped vowels |