bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
battery assault and battery | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact |
barrage barrage fire battery bombardment shelling | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target, they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops, the shelling went on for hours without pausing |
A battery | the battery used to heat the filaments of a vacuum tube |
c acid back breaker battery-acid dose dot Elvis loony toons Lucy in the sky with diamonds pane superman window pane Zen | street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
battery electric battery | a device that produces electricity, may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series |
battery stamp battery | a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores |
B battery | battery for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube |
car battery automobile battery | a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle, usually a -volt battery of six cells, the heart of the car's electrical system |
C battery | battery used to maintain the grid potential in a vacuum tube |
charger battery charger | a device for charging or recharging batteries |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
dry battery | a voltaic battery consisting of two or more dry cells |
flashlight battery | a small dry battery containing dry cells, used to power flashlights |
grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
lead-acid battery lead-acid accumulator | a battery with lead electrodes with dilute sulphuric acid as the electrolyte, each cell generates about volts |
nickel-iron battery nickel-iron accumulator | a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide, each cell gives about . volts |
quartz battery quartz mill | a stamp mill for stamping quartz |
selector selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
solar array solar battery solar panel | electrical device consisting of a large array of connected solar cells |
storage battery accumulator | a voltaic battery that stores electric charge |
switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch toggle on-off switch on off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
voltaic battery galvanic battery | battery consisting of a number of voltaic cells arranged in series or parallel |
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
battery | a collection of related things intended for use together, took a battery of achievement tests |
battery | a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher |
battery | group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place |
switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
switch grass Panicum virgatum | grass of western America used for hay |
small cane switch cane Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
dog laurel dog hobble switch-ivy Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe editorum | fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers |
battery acid electrolyte acid | dilute sulfuric acid used in storage batteries |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch over switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
switch-hit | bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher |
throw flip switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation, switch on the light, throw the lever |