| sewage disposal | the disposal of sewage |
| beauty treatment | enhancement of someone's personal beauty |
maltreatment
ill-treatment
ill-usage
abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment, the child showed signs of physical abuse |
cruelty
inhuman treatment | a cruel act, a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering |
treatment
intervention | care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) |
shock therapy
shock treatment | treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions |
insulin shock
insulin shock therapy
insulin shock treatment | the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma |
metrazol shock
metrazol shock therapy
metrazol shock treatment | the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma |
| orthodontic treatment | dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy, treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids, orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities |
hydroponics
aquiculture
tank farming | a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients |
| treatment handling | the management of someone or something, the handling of prisoners, the treatment of water sewage, the right to equal treatment in the criminal justice system |
| silent treatment | an aloof refusal to speak to someone you know |
aquarium
fish tank
marine museum | a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals |
| cistern water tank | a tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet |
| cooler tank | a cell for violent prisoners |
gas tank
gasoline tank
petrol tank | a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle |
| maillot tank suit | a woman's one-piece bathing suit |
oil tanker
oiler
tanker
tank ship | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
| septic tank | large tank where solid matter or sewage is disintegrated by bacteria |
sewage disposal plant
disposal plant | a plant for disposing of sewage |
| sewage farm | a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage |
sewage system
sewer system
sewage works | facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage |
tank
storage tank | a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids |
tank army tank
armored combat vehicle
armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
tank car
tank | a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk |
| tank circuit | an oscillatory circuit |
| tank destroyer | an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds |
tank engine
tank locomotive | a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water, no tender is needed |
| tank furnace | furnace into one end of which a batch of measured raw materials is shoveled and from the other end molten glass is obtained |
| tank iron | plate iron that is thinner than boilerplate but thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron |
| tank shell | a shell fired by the cannon on a tank |
| tank top | a tight-fitting sleeveless shirt with wide shoulder straps and low neck and no front opening, often worn over a shirt or blouse |
water heater
hot-water heater
hot-water tank | a heater and storage tank to supply heated water |
| treatment | a manner of dealing with something artistically, his treatment of space borrows from Italian architecture |
discussion treatment
discourse | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic, the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic, his treatment of the race question is badly biased |
short shrift
summary treatment | a brief and unsympathetic rejection, they made short shrift of my request |
think tank
think factory | a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications |
| tank farm | an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks |
tanker
tank driver | a soldier who drives a tank |
tank
tankful | as much as a tank will hold |
a whole shebang
whole kit and caboodle
kit and caboodle
whole kit and boodle
kit and boodle
whole kit
whole caboodle
whole works
works
full treatment | everything available, usually preceded by `the', we saw the whole shebang, a hotdog with the works, we took on the whole caboodle, for $ you get the full treatment |
| sludge | the precipitate produced by sewage treatment |
activated carbon
activated charcoal | powdered or granular carbon used for purifying by adsorption, given orally (as a slurry) it is an antidote for some kinds of poisons |
sewage
sewerage | waste matter carried away in sewers or drains |
sludge
slime
goo
goop
gook
guck
gunk
muck
ooze | any thick, viscous matter |
| tank | treat in a tank, tank animal refuse |
| tank | consume excessive amounts of alcohol |
| tank | store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it |
| activated | (military) set up and placed on active assignment, a newly activated unit |
| activated | rendered active, e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive |