Air shaft () A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel. |
Bearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bear |
Bearing (n.) The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self |
Bearing (n.) Patient endurance |
Bearing (n.) The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it |
Bearing (n.) Purport |
Bearing (n.) The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth |
Bearing (n.) That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports |
Bearing (n.) The portion of a support on which anything rests. |
Bearing (n.) Improperly, the unsupported span |
Bearing (n.) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing |
Bearing (n.) The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates. |
Bearing (n.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl. |
Bearing (n.) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter, etc. |
Bearing (n.) The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer. |
Bearing (n.) The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast. |
Bearing cloth () A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be baptized. |
Bearing rein () A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horse's head up |
Butt shaft () An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts |
Rock shaft () A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the valve gear of some steam engines |
Rush-bearing (n.) A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. |
Shaft (n.) The slender, smooth stem of an arrow |
Shaft (n.) The long handle of a spear or similar weapon |
Shaft (n.) That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear |
Shaft (n.) The trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant. |
Shaft (n.) The stem or midrib of a feather. |
Shaft (n.) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle |
Shaft (n.) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches. |
Shaft (n.) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc. |
Shaft (n.) A pole, especially a Maypole. |
Shaft (n.) The body of a column |
Shaft (n.) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument. |
Shaft (n.) A rod at the end of a heddle. |
Shaft (n.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion |
Shaft (n.) A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male |
Shaft (n.) A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc. |
Shaft (n.) A long passage for the admission or outlet of air |
Shaft (n.) The chamber of a blast furnace. |
Way shaft () A rock shaft. |
Way shaft () An interior shaft, usually one connecting two levels. |
perjury bearing false witness lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
chicken louse shaft louse Menopon palladum Menopon gallinae | a louse parasitic on poultry |
quill calamus shaft | the hollow spine of a feather |
air shaft air well | a shaft for ventilation |
ball bearing needle bearing roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
bearing | a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily |
bearing rein checkrein | a rein designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position |
bearing wall | any wall supporting a floor or the roof of a building |
butt shaft | a blunt arrow without a barb, an arrow used for target practice |
charge bearing heraldic bearing armorial bearing | heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield |
elevator shaft | a vertical shaft in a building to permit the passage of an elevator from floor to floor |
journal bearing | the bearing of a journal |
rotating shaft shaft | a revolving rod that transmits power or motion |
rotor head rotor shaft | the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns |
shaft | a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) |
shaft | a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel |
shaft scape | (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column |
shaft | a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) |
spear lance shaft | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
thrust bearing | a bearing designed to take thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution |
transmission shaft | rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential |
ventilation shaft | a shaft in a building, serves as an air passage for ventilation |
bearing comportment presence mien | dignified manner or conduct |
carriage bearing posture | characteristic way of bearing one's body, stood with good posture |
cock prick dick shaft pecker peter tool putz | obscene terms for penis |
diaphysis shaft | the main (mid) section of a long bone |
shot shaft slam dig barb jibe gibe | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect, his parting shot was `drop dead', she threw shafts of sarcasm, she takes a dig at me every chance she gets |
shaft | a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer |
bearing heading aim | the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies |
beam beam of light light beam ray ray of light shaft shaft of light irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
bearing | relevant relation or interconnection, those issues have no bearing on our situation |
white metal bearing metal | an alloy (often of lead or tin base) used for bearings |
bearing brass | a brass bushing or a lining for a bearing |
cheat chouse shaft screw chicane jockey | defeat someone through trickery or deceit |
shaft | equip with a shaft |
bearing(a) | (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain |
load-bearing(a) supporting(a) | capable of bearing a structural load, a supporting wall |
coniferous cone-bearing | of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves |
egg-producing(a) young-bearing(a) | capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring |
auriferous gold-bearing | containing gold, auriferous quartz veins |
fur-bearing | of animals having fur (especially of commercial quality) |
nut-bearing | (of shrubs or trees) producing nuts |
oil-bearing | containing oil, oil-bearing shale |
viviparous live-bearing | producing living young (not eggs) |
spore-bearing | bearing spores instead of producing seeds |
interest-bearing | of financial obligations on which interest is paid |
nitrogenous nitrogen-bearing | of or relating to or containing nitrogen |