Air brake
() A railway brake operated by condensed air. |
Brake
() imp. of Break. |
Brake
(n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern. |
Brake
(n.) A thicket |
Brake
(v. t.) An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber. |
Brake
(v. t.) An extended handle by means of which a number of men can unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine. |
Brake
(v. t.) A baker's kneading though. |
Brake
(v. t.) A sharp bit or snaffle. |
Brake
(v. t.) A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith is shoeing him |
Brake
(v. t.) That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or engine, which enables it to turn. |
Brake
(v. t.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow and ballista. |
Brake
(v. t.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after plowing |
Brake
(v. t.) A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever against a wheel or drum in a machine. |
Brake
(v. t.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of friction that the motor will overcome |
Brake
(v. t.) A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in horses. |
Brake
(v. t.) An ancient instrument of torture. |
Brake
() of Break |
Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
Drop
(n.) Any small pendent ornament. |
Drop
(n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position |
Drop
(n.) A door or platform opening downward |
Drop
(n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. |
Drop
(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. |
Drop
(n.) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage of a theater, etc. |
Drop
(n.) A drop press or drop hammer. |
Drop
(n.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger. |
Drop
(n.) Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops |
Drop
(n.) The depth of a square sail |
Drop
(n.) Act of dropping |
Drop
(n.) To pour or let fall in drops |
Drop
(n.) To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop |
Drop
(n.) To let go |
Drop
(n.) To bestow or communicate by a suggestion |
Drop
(n.) To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc. |
Drop
(n.) To send, as a letter |
Drop
(n.) To give birth to |
Drop
(n.) To cover with drops |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall in drops. |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively |
Drop
(v. i.) To let drops fall |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall dead, or to fall in death. |
Drop
(v. i.) To come to an end |
Drop
(v. i.) To come unexpectedly |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall or be depressed |
Drop
(v. i.) To fall short of a mark. |
Drop
(v. i.) To be deep in extent |
Extension
(v. t.) The act of extending or the state of being extended |
Extension
(v. t.) That property of a body by which it occupies a portion of space. |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
| extension | act of expanding in scope, making more widely available, extension of the program to all in need |
| extension | act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb |
| lever hang | a hang performed on the rings with the body stationary in a horizontal position |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
extension
extension service
university extension | an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
| extension course | a course offered as part of an extension service |
| airbrake dive brake | a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft |
annex
annexe
extension
wing | an addition that extends a main building |
| brake | a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle |
| brake | anything that slows or hinders a process, she wan not ready to put the brakes on her life with a marriage, new legislation will put the brakes on spending |
| brake band | a band that can be tightened around a shaft to stop its rotation |
brake cylinder
hydraulic brake cylinder
master cylinder | a cylinder that contains brake fluid that is compressed by a piston |
| brake disk | a disk or plate that is fixed to the wheel, pressure is applied to it by the brake pads |
brake drum
drum | a hollow cast-iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes |
| brake lining | the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum |
| brake pad | one of the pads that apply friction to both sides of the brake disk |
| brake pedal | foot pedal that moves a piston in the master brake cylinder |
brake shoe
shoe skid | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
brake system
brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
centerboard
centreboard
drop keel
sliding keel | a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
| coaster brake | a brake on a bicycle that engages with reverse pressure on the pedals |
| compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
disk brake
disc brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to both sides of a spinning disk by the brake pads |
| drop | a central depository where things can be left or picked up |
| drop arch | a blunt pointed arch drawn from two centers within the span |
| drop cloth | a large piece of cloth laid over the floor or furniture while a room is being painted |
drop curtain
drop cloth
drop | a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies, often used as background scenery |
drop forge
drop hammer
drop press | device for making large forgings |
| drop-leaf | a hinged leaf on a table that can be raised and supported by a bracket |
| drop-leaf table | a table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface |
| drum brake | hydraulic brake in which friction is applied to the inside of a spinning drum by the brake shoe |
elongation
extension | an addition to the length of something |
extension telephone extension
extension phone | an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line |
| extension cord | an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord |
| extension ladder | a ladder whose length can be extended |
| foot brake | hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal |
gearshift
gearstick
shifter
gear lever | a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears, in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever |
hand brake
emergency
emergency brake
parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
| handlebar | the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle |
hydraulic brake
hydraulic brakes | brake system in which a brake pedal moves a piston in the master cylinder, brake fluid then applies great force to the brake pads or shoes |
| lever | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
| lever lever tumbler | a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock |
| lever | a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum |
| lever lock | a lock whose tumblers are levers that must be raised to a given position so that the bolt can move |
pedal
treadle
foot pedal
foot lever | a lever that is operated with the foot |
pendant earring
drop earring
eardrop | an earring with a pendant ornament |
| power brake | a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle |
| shooting brake | another name for a station wagon |