carrier | (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring |
carrier pigeon | a homing pigeon used to carry messages |
razor clam jackknife clam knife-handle | marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell |
aircraft carrier carrier flattop attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
armored personnel carrier armoured personnel carrier APC | (military) an armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry |
ax handle axe handle | the handle of an ax |
bandage patch | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body |
broomstick broom handle | the handle of a broom |
car carrier | a trailer that can be loaded with new cars for delivery to sales agencies |
carrier | a rack attached to a vehicle, for carrying luggage or skis or the like |
carrier | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something, refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business |
crank handle starting handle | crank used to start an engine |
estradiol patch | a transdermal patch that allows estradiol to be absorbed into the blood stream, used in treating estrogen deficiency and in hormone replacement therapy |
eyepatch patch | a protective cloth covering for an injured eye |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
hoe handle | the handle of a hoe |
kitchen garden vegetable garden vegetable patch | a small garden where vegetables are grown |
luggage carrier | carrier (as behind a bicycle seat) for luggage |
mend patch darn | sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment), her stockings had several mends |
mop handle | the handle of a mop |
patch | a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole |
patch pocket | a flat pocket sewn to the outside of a garment |
personnel carrier | a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment |
rake handle | the handle of a rake |
sack poke paper bag carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
shoulder patch | patch worn on the shoulder of a military uniform to indicate rank |
temporary hookup patch | a connection intended to be used for a limited time |
threeentered arch basket-handle arch | a round arch whose inner curve is drawn with circles having three centers |
transdermal patch skin patch | a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream |
troop carrier troop transport | any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops |
weapons carrier | military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews |
spot speckle dapple patch fleck maculation | a small contrasting part of something, a bald spot, a leopard's spots, a patch of clouds, patches of thin ice, a fleck of red |
mustachio moustachio handle-bars | a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) |
soul patch Attilio | a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin |
Peyer's patch Peter's gland | any of several lymph nodes in the walls of the intestines near the junction of the ileum and colon |
spare tire love handle | excess fat around the waistline |
patch test | a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin |
patch | a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program |
carrier common carrier | a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages |
plot plot of land plot of ground patch | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation, a bean plot, a cabbage patch, a briar patch |
ball carrier runner | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play |
carrier immune carrier | (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others |
carrier newsboy | a boy who delivers newspapers |
carrier bearer toter | someone whose employment involves carrying something, the bonds were transmitted by carrier |
hod carrier hodman | a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers |
mailman postman mail carrier letter carrier carrier | a man who delivers the mail |
supernumerary spear carrier extra | a minor actor in crowd scenes |
carrier wave carrier | a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal |
brier brierpatch brier patch | tangled mass of prickly plants |
paper electrophoresis carrier electrophoresis | electrophoresis carried out on filter paper |