drive thrust driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim |
drive ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile), he took the family for a drive in his new car |
cattle drive | driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) |
drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
backhand drive | a hard straight return made on the backhand side |
drive driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver, he sliced his drive out of bounds |
campaign cause crusade drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
fundaising campaign fundaising drive fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
CD drive | a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system |
CD-ROM drive | a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' |
disk drive disc drive hard drive Winchester drive | computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
drive parkway | a wide scenic road planted with trees, the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views |
drive | a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine, a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds |
drive | (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium |
drive-in | any installation designed to accommodate patrons in their automobiles |
drive line drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
driveway drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
external drive | a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable |
fluid drive | an automotive power coupling |
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 |
fusee drive fusee | a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring |
internal drive | a drive mounted inside of a computer |
letter bomb parcel bomb package bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened |
letter case | case for carrying letters |
letter opener paper knife paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
mailbox letter box | a private box for delivery of mail |
postbox mailbox letter box | public box for deposit of mail |
Post-Office box PO Box POB call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
drive | the trait of being highly motivated, his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers |
letters | the literary culture, this book shows American letters at its best |
test drive | test of the roadworthiness of a vehicle one is considering buying |
letters | scholarly attainment, he is a man of letters |
stationery letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
letter telegram | a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day |
four-letter word four-letter Anglo-Saxon word | any of several short English words (often having letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive |
Letter of Jeremiah Epistle of Jeremiah | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry |
letters of administration | legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named |
letters testamentary | a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities |
letter of marque letters of marque letter of mark and reprisal | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation |