Balance wheel
() A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock |
Balance wheel
() A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance). |
Balance wheel
() A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements of any engine or machine |
Brush wheel
() A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference. |
Brush wheel
() A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries, silversmiths, etc., for polishing. |
Car wheel
() A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck. |
Catharine wheel
() See catherine wheel. |
Catherine wheel
() Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine-wheel window. |
Catherine wheel
() A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. |
Chain wheel
() A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel
() An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Count-wheel
(n.) The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. |
Crown wheel
() A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane |
Fancy-free
(a.) Free from the power of love. |
Free
(superl.) Exempt from subjection to the will of others |
Free
(superl.) Not under an arbitrary or despotic government |
Free
(superl.) Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master. |
Free
(superl.) Not confined or imprisoned |
Free
(superl.) Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity |
Free
(superl.) Clear of offense or crime |
Free
(superl.) Unconstrained by timidity or distrust |
Free
(superl.) Unrestrained |
Free
(superl.) Not close or parsimonious |
Free
(superl.) Exempt |
Free
(superl.) Characteristic of one acting without restraint |
Free
(superl.) Ready |
Free
(superl.) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise |
Free
(superl.) Thrown open, or made accessible, to all |
Free
(superl.) Not gained by importunity or purchase |
Free
(superl.) Not arbitrary or despotic |
Free
(superl.) Certain or honorable |
Free
(superl.) Privileged or individual |
Free
(superl.) Not united or combined with anything else |
Free
(adv.) Freely |
Free
(adv.) Without charge |
Free
(a.) To make free |
Free
(a.) To remove, as something that confines or bars |
Free
(a.) To frank. |
Free-denizen
(v. t.) To make free. |
Free-hand
(a.) Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments |
Free-handed
(a.) Open-handed |
Free-hearted
(a.) Open |
Free-liver
(n.) One who gratifies his appetites without stint |
Free-living
(n.) Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites. |
Free-love
(n.) The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. |
Free-lover
(n.) One who believes in or practices free-love. |
Free-martin
(n.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male. |
Free-milling
(a.) Yielding free gold or silver |
Free-minded
(a.) Not perplexed |
Free-soil
(a.) Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery |
foul shot
free throw
penalty free throw
charity toss
charity throw
charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
| free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
extramarital sex
free love | sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
free time
spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
| free trade | international trade free of government interference |
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
brawl
free-for-all | a noisy fight in a crowd |
amnesty
pardon free pardon | the formal act of liberating someone |
freetail
free-tailed bat
freetailed bat | small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail, common in warm regions |
wheel bug
Arilus cristatus | large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects |
wheel horse
wheeler | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
balance wheel
balance | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine, especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat |
bevel gear
pinion and crown wheel
pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
bicycle
bike
wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
| bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
| buffing wheel | a wheel that is covered with soft material |
| car wheel | a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap, used to propel the car |
catherine wheel
pinwheel | a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire |
daisy print wheel
daisy wheel | a wheel around which is a set of print characters that make a typing impression on paper |
| driving wheel | a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force) |
| escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
| Ferris wheel | a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates, provides a ride at an amusement park |
| fifth wheel | a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate |
| fifth wheel spare | an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle |
four-wheel drive
WD | a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle |
| four-wheel drive WD | a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system |
| free house | a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale |
| free throw lane | a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to feet in front of the backboard, players may not enter this lane during a free throw |
gear
gear wheel
geared wheel
cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
grinding wheel
emery wheel | a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding |
idle pulley
idler pulley
idle wheel | a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it |
lantern pinion
lantern wheel | a small pinion having cylindrical bars instead of teeth, used chiefly in inexpensive clocks |
millwheel
mill wheel | water wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill |
paddlewheel
paddle wheel | a large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat |
planetary gear
epicyclic gear
planet wheel
planet gear | an outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic train |
| potter's wheel | a horizontal rotating wheel holding the clay being shaped by a potter, the potter's wheel was invented in Asia Minor around BC |
| rack wheel | an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims |
| ratchet wheel | toothed wheel held in place by a pawl or detent and turned by a lever |
roulette
toothed wheel | a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
roulette wheel
wheel | game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling, the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in |
| spinning wheel | a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot |
spoke
wheel spoke
radius | support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim |
sprocket
sprocket wheel | thin wheel with teeth that engage with a chain |
spur gear
spur wheel | gear wheels that mesh in the same plane |
steering wheel
wheel | a handwheel that is used for steering |
treadmill
treadwheel
tread-wheel | a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps |
| wagon wheel | a wheel of a wagon |
waterwheel
water wheel | a wheel that rotates by direct action of water, a simple turbine |
| waterwheel water wheel | a wheel with buckets attached to its rim, raises water from a stream or pond |
weight free weight
exercising weight | sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting, it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms |