fer-de-lance Bothrops atrops | large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America |
sand lance sand launce sand eel launce | very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches |
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core | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories, each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit |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 |
lancet lance | a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade, used for punctures and small incisions |
magnetic core memory core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
oxygen mask | a breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose, supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank |
spear lance shaft | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
spear gig fizgig fishgig lance | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish |
oxygen deficit | temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise |
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 |
metallurgy | the science and technology of metals |
powder metallurgy | the metallurgy of powdered metals, how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering |
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 |
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 |
freelancer freelance free-lance free lance independent self-employed person | a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them |
lance corporal | an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal |
oxygen debt | a cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise, the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest |
oxygen O atomic number | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas, constitutes percent of the atmosphere by volume, the most abundant element in the earth's crust |
liquid oxygen LOX | a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point, used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants |
oxyacid oxygen acid | any acid that contains oxygen |
hollow hollow out core out | remove the interior of, hollow out a tree trunk |
core | remove the core or center from, core an apple |
lance | open by piercing with a lancet, lance a boil |
lance | pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight |
lance | move quickly, as if by cutting one's way, Planes lanced towards the shore |
freelance free-lance self-employed | working for yourself |
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 |
mercenary(a) free-lance(a) freelance(a) | serving for wages in a foreign army, mercenary killers |
lance-shaped | shaped like a lance |