Aich's metal
() A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin. |
Babbitt metal
() A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. |
Bell metal
() A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin |
Blond metal
() A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools. |
Fabrication
(n.) The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing |
Fabrication
(n.) That which is fabricated |
Kingston metal
() An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the bearings and packings of machinery. |
Metal
(n.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc. |
Metal
(n.) Ore from which a metal is derived |
Metal
(n.) A mine from which ores are taken. |
Metal
(n.) The substance of which anything is made |
Metal
(n.) Courage |
Metal
(n.) The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting railroads. |
Metal
(n.) The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war. |
Metal
(n.) Glass in a state of fusion. |
Metal
(n.) The rails of a railroad. |
Metal
(v. t.) To cover with metal |
Muntz metal
() See under Metal. |
Sheet
(v. t.) In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon |
Sheet
(v. t.) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet |
Sheet
(v. t.) the book itself. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad expanse of water, or the like. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A sail. |
Sheet
(v. t.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind |
Sheet
(v. t.) The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers |
Sheet
(v. t.) To furnish with a sheet or sheets |
Sheet
(v. t.) To expand, as a sheet. |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger |
Sheet cable
() The cable belonging to the sheet anchor. |
Sheet chain
() A chain sheet cable. |
Tula metal
() An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia. |
Wood's metal
() A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66¡ |
| sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
lying
prevarication
fabrication | the deliberate act of deviating from the truth |
| fabrication assembly | the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) |
fabrication
manufacture manufacturing | the act of making something (a product) from raw materials, the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals, an improvement in the manufacture of explosives, manufacturing is vital to Great Britain |
fabrication fictionalization
fictionalisation | writing in a fictional form |
cookie sheet
baking tray | a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits |
| drum metal drum | a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids |
| dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
fitted sheet
contour sheet | a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress |
| full metal jacket | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) |
| gauntlet gantlet metal glove | a glove of armored leather, protects the hand |
hacksaw
hack saw
metal saw | saw used with one hand for cutting metal |
ingot
metal bar
block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal, used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal |
| metal screw | screw made of metal |
| metal wood | golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head |
pall shroud
cerement
winding-sheet
windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
| parts bin | a bin for holding spare parts |
plate glass
sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
plating
metal plating | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface |
sail
canvas canvass sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
sheet
bed sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth, used in pairs |
sheet tack mainsheet
weather sheet
shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
| sheet flat solid | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
sheet anchor
waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
sheet bend
becket bend
weaver's knot
weaver's hitch | a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
| sheet iron | plate iron thinner than tank iron |
| sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
sheet pile
sheath pile
sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
| sheet web | an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks |
tent-fly
rainfly
fly sheet
fly tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
genitalia
genital organ
genitals
private parts
privates
crotch | external sex organ |
sheet
piece of paper
sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
| tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication |
| style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
tabloid
rag
sheet | newspaper with half-size pages |
parts catalog
parts catalogue | a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices |
| parts inventory | an inventory of replacement parts |
blotter
day book
police blotter
rap sheet
charge sheet | the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station |
| time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
flow chart
flowchart
flow diagram
flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
| tip sheet | a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. |
dope sheet
scratch sheet | a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races |
fabrication
fiction fable | a deliberately false or improbable account |
| lead sheet | a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form |
| sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form, she turned the pages of the music as he played |
heavy metal
heavy metal music | loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat, lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery |
test paper
examination paper
exam paper
question sheet | a written examination |
| sheet lighting | lightning that appears as a broad sheet, due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds |