beggar-my-neighbor
beggar-my-neighbour
strip-Jack-naked | a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards |
| strip poker | poker in which a player's losses are paid by removing an article of clothing |
strip
striptease
strip show | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music, she did a strip right in front of everyone |
waterproofing
sealing | the act of treating something to make it repel water |
| strip cropping | cultivation of crops in strips following the contours of the land to minimize erosion |
strip mining
opencast mining | the mining of ore or coal from an open mine |
| strip search | searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs by having them remove their clothes |
bureaucratic procedure
red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
| adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
airstrip
flight strip
landing strip
strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
| bimetallic strip | a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature |
| cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape
Scotch tape
Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
| duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape
insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
furring strip
furring | strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard |
junction barrier
barrier strip | a junction unit for connecting cables without the need for plugs |
| leather strip | implement consisting of a strip of leather |
magnetic tape
mag tape
tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape
masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
| Mobius strip | a continuous closed surface with only one side, formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one enddegrees and joining it with the other end |
sealing wax
seal | fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm, used for sealing documents and parcels and letters |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| strip | thin piece of wood or metal |
| strip lighting | light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination |
| strip mall | a mercantile establishment consisting of a row of various stores and business and restaurants along a road or busy street, usually opening on a parking lot |
| strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface |
| tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording
taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
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 |
| tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
| tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive
tape transport
transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read
write heads of a tape playback
recorder |
| tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder
tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
taxiway
taxi strip | a paved surface in the form of a strip, used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport |
weather strip
weatherstrip
weather stripping
weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
comic strip
cartoon strip
strip
funnies | a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book |
strip steak
New York strip | steak from upper part of the short loin |
| bacon strip | a slice of bacon |
| tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
Gaza Strip
Gaza | a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt, he is a Palestinian from Gaza |
| strip | a relatively long narrow piece of something, he felt a flat strip of muscle |
| strip miner | a miner who does strip mining |
tape grass
eelgrass wild celery Vallisneria spiralis | submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves, Old World and Australia |
| strip alert | a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft, the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country |
| sealing material | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface |
insulating material
insulant
insulation | a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity |
| paper tape | a long narrow strip of paper |
| ticker tape | a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written |