Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it |
Bead proof () A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken. |
Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic. |
Bullet-proof (a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. |
Copy (n.) An abundance or plenty of anything. |
Copy (n.) An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work |
Copy (n.) An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author |
Copy (n.) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced |
Copy (n.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type |
Copy (n.) A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper. |
Copy (n.) Copyhold |
Copy (n.) To make a copy or copies of |
Copy (n.) To imitate |
Copy (v. i.) To make a copy or copies |
Copy (v. i.) To yield a duplicate or transcript |
Drill press () A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being pressed to the metal by the action of a screw. |
High-proof (a.) Highly rectified |
High-proof (a.) So as to stand any test. |
Impress (v. t.) To press, stamp, or print something in or upon |
Impress (v. t.) To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc. |
Impress (v. t.) Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind |
Impress (n.) To take by force for public service |
Impress (v. i.) To be impressed |
Impress (n.) The act of impressing or making. |
Impress (n.) A mark made by pressure |
Impress (n.) Characteristic |
Impress (n.) A device. See Impresa. |
Impress (n.) The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service |
Plot-proof (a.) Secure against harm by plots. |
Press (n.) An East Indian insectivore (Tupaia ferruginea). It is arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish black. |
Press (n.) To force into service, particularly into naval service |
Press (n.) A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. |
Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight |
Press (v.) To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of |
Press (v.) To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus, in order to compact, make dense, or smooth |
Press (v.) To embrace closely |
Press (v.) To oppress |
Press (v.) To straiten |
Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over |
Press (v.) To try to force (something upon some one) |
Press (v.) To drive with violence |
Press (v. i.) To exert pressure |
Press (v. i.) To move on with urging and crowding |
Press (v. i.) To urge with vehemence or importunity |
Press (n.) An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an impression of a body is taken |
Press (n.) Specifically, a printing press. |
Press (n.) The art or business of printing and publishing |
Press (n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles |
Press (n.) The act of pressing or thronging forward. |
Press (n.) Urgent demands of business or affairs |
impress impressment | the act of coercing someone into government service |
press pressure pressing | the act of pressing, the exertion of pressure, he gave the button a press, he used pressure to stop the bleeding, at the pressing of a button |
validation proof substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
press military press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead |
pushup press-up | an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms |
field press censorship | security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces |
burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
carbon carbon copy | a copy made with carbon paper |
cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd |
copy | a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing, she made a copy of the designer dress, the clone was a copy of its ancestor |
damp-proof course damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
drill press | a machine tool with a separate, upright stand, an electric drill is pressed into the work automatically or with a hand lever |
drop forge drop hammer drop press | device for making large forgings |
flatbed press cylinder press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type |
garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic |
hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area |
master master copy original | an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made |
permanent press durable press | a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles and hold its shape |
press mechanical press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids |
press printing press | a machine used for printing |
press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use |
press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
press gallery | an area (sometimes in a balcony) set aside for reporters (especially in a legislative hall) |
press of sail press of canvas | the greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely |
proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts |
rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder |
snap snap fastener press stud | a fastener used on clothing, fastens with a snapping sound, children can manage snaps better than buttons |
standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically |
trouser press pants presser | a home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed out |
wardrobe closet press | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes, has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes |
xerox xerox copy | a copy made by a xerographic printer |
freedom of the press | a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution |
proof cogent evidence | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something, if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it |
gutter press | press that engages in sensational journalism (especially concerning the private lives of public figures) |
free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology |
press public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines |
samizdat underground press | a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature |
fair copy | a clean copy of a corrected draft |
copy written matter | matter to be printed, exclusive of graphical materials |
draft draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work, a preliminary draft, the final draft of the constitution |
soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
hard copy | (computer science) matter that is held in a computer and is typed or printed on paper, he ran off a hard copy of the report |
review copy | a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical |
copy editing | putting something into a form suitable for a printer |
transcript copy | a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record) |
proof test copy trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |