fold folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
bi-fold door | an interior door |
core | a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil |
core | the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place |
core magnetic core | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories, each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit |
core bit | a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core drill, allows core samples to be taken |
core drill | a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole |
fold sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
magnetic core memory core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord true vocal fold inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
kernel substance core center centre essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
core dump | (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU, usually used for debugging |
effect essence burden core gist | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation fold faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
core nucleus core group | a small group of indispensable persons or things, five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program |
Congress of Racial Equality CORE | an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in to work for racial equality |
hard core | the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
core | the center of an object, the ball has a titanium core |
core | the central part of the Earth |
core | a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill |
fold folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
fold crease plication flexure crimp bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating, Fold the egg whites into the batter |
fold a fold up | become folded or folded up, The bed folds in a jiffy |
fold fold up turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other, fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar |
hollow hollow out core out | remove the interior of, hollow out a tree trunk |
pen up fold | confine in a fold, like sheep |
core | remove the core or center from, core an apple |
close up close fold shut down close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
hard-core hardcore | extremely explicit, hard-core pornography |
hard-core hardcore | intensely loyal, his hard-core supporters |
hard-core | stubbornly resistant to change or improvement, hard-core addicts |
double doubled twofold two-fold | twice as great or many, ate a double portion, the dose is doubled, a twofold increase |
double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, a double (or dual) role for an actor, the office of a clergyman is twofold, public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson, every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
treble threefold three-fold triple | three times as great or many, a claim for treble (or triple) damages, a threefold increase |
quadruple fourfold four-fold | four times as great or many, a fourfold increase in the dosage |
quadruple quadruplicate quadruplex fourfold four-fold | having four units or components, quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure, quadruplex wire |
quintuple fivefold five-fold | having five units or components |
sextuple sixfold six-fold | having six units or components |
septuple sevenfold seven-fold | having seven units or components |
octuple eightfold eight-fold | having eight units or components |
nonuple ninefold nine-fold | having nine units or components |
tenfold ten-fold denary | containing ten or ten parts |
thousand-fold thousand times | by three orders of magnitude, this poison is a thousand-fold more toxic |