Barrel
(n.) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. |
Barrel
(n.) The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31/ gallons |
Barrel
(n.) A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case |
Barrel
(n.) A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. |
Barrel
(n.) A jar. |
Barrel
(n.) The hollow basal part of a feather. |
Barrel
(v. t.) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. |
Measure
(n.) A standard of dimension |
Measure
(n.) An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like. |
Measure
(n.) The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard |
Measure
(n.) The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured |
Measure
(n.) Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds |
Measure
(n.) Determined extent, not to be exceeded |
Measure
(n.) The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling |
Measure
(n.) Undefined quantity |
Measure
(n.) Regulated division of movement |
Measure
(n.) A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed |
Measure
(n.) The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats. |
Measure
(n.) The space between two bars. |
Measure
(a.) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables |
Measure
(a.) A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder |
Measure
(a.) A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy |
Measure
(a.) The act of measuring |
Measure
(a.) Beds or strata |
Measure
(n.) To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument |
Measure
(n.) To serve as the measure of |
Measure
(n.) To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance. |
Measure
(n.) To adjust by a rule or standard. |
Measure
(n.) To allot or distribute by measure |
Measure
(v. i.) To make a measurement or measurements. |
Measure
(v. i.) To result, or turn out, on measuring |
Measure
(v. i.) To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure |
Unit
(n.) A single thing or person. |
Unit
(n.) The least whole number |
Unit
(n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. |
Unit
(n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. |
Unit
(n.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. |
Water measure
() A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons larger than the Winchester bushel. |
whole
unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
measure
quantity
amount | how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| barrel roll | a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course |
| measure step | any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal, the situation called for strong measures, the police took steps to reduce crime |
| desperate measure | desperate actions taken as a means to an end, he had to resort to desperate measures |
defense
defence
defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
measurement
measuring
measure
mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
a ashcan
trash can
garbage can
wastebin
ash bin
ash-bin
ashbin
dustbin
trash barrel
trash bin | a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
barrel
cask | a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
| barrel gun barrel | a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired |
barrel knot
blood knot | a knot used for tying fishing leaders together, the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times |
barrel organ
grind organ
hand organ
hurdy gurdy
hurdy-gurdy
street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
| barrel vault | the simplest form of vault, a single continuous arch |
beer barrel
beer keg | a barrel that holds beer |
booster booster rocket
booster unit
takeoff booster
takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
breech
rear of barrel
rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
Bunker Buster
Guided Bomb Unit-
GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit
CPU
C.P.U.
central processor
processor
mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
loudspeaker
speaker
speaker unit
loudspeaker system
speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
| measure | a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance |
measuring stick
measure
measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
| pickle barrel | a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled |
| rain barrel | a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater |
round unit of ammunition
one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
security system
security measure
security | an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in |
semiconductor device
semiconductor unit
semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
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 |
visual display unit
VDU | (British) British term for video display |
| wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
wine cask
wine barrel | a barrel that holds wine |
yardstick
yard measure | a ruler or tape that is three feet long |
| unit character | (genetics) a character inherited on an all-or-none basis and dependent on the presence of a single gene |
| unit | a single undivided whole, an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another |
language unit
linguistic unit | one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed |
| bill measure | a statute in draft before it becomes law, they held a public hearing on the bill |
measure
bar | musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats, the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song |
meter
metre
measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
common measure
common meter | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad |
metrical foot
foot
metrical unit | (prosody) a group of or syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
standard
criterion
measure touchstone | a basis for comparison, a reference point against which other things can be evaluated, the schools comply with federal standards, they set the measure for all subsequent work |
family
family unit | primary social group, parents and children, he wanted to have a good job before starting a family |
unit investment trust
unit trust | a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities, you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $ |
administrative unit
administrative body | a unit with administrative responsibilities |
| coronary care unit | a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems |
neonatal intensive care unit
NICU | an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn |
intensive care unit
ICU | a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care |
unit
social unit | an organization regarded as part of a larger social group, the coach said the offensive unit did a good job, after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit |
| army unit | a military unit that is part of an army |
| naval unit | a military unit that is part of a navy |
| air unit | a military unit that is part of the airforce |