Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Guess rope () A guess warp. |
Guest rope () The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. |
Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage. |
Rope (n.) A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc. |
Rope (n.) The small intestines |
Rope (v. i.) To be formed into rope |
Rope (v. t.) To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord |
Rope (v. t.) To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. |
Rope (v. t.) To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something |
Rope (v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse). |
Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope |
Rope (v. t.) To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. |
Rope's-end (v. t.) To punish with a rope's end. |
Rope-yarn (n.) the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
Slack (n.) Small coal |
Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell. |
Slack (superl.) Lax |
Slack (superl.) Weak |
Slack (superl.) Remiss |
Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing |
Slack (adv.) Slackly |
Slack (n.) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it |
Slack (a.) Alt. of Slacken |
Slack (v. t.) Alt. of Slacken |
Switch (n.) A small, flexible twig or rod. |
Switch (n.) A movable part of a rail |
Switch (n.) A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. |
Switch (n.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit. |
Switch (v. t.) To strike with a switch or small flexible rod |
Switch (v. t.) To swing or whisk |
Switch (v. t.) To trim, as, a hedge. |
Switch (v. t.) To turn from one railway track to another |
Switch (v. t.) To shift to another circuit. |
Switch (v. i.) To walk with a jerk. |
Top-rope (n.) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes. |
bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
rope-a-dope | a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches |
jump rope | a child's game or a cardiopulmonary exercise in which the player jumps over a swinging rope |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
anchor chain anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
guide rope | a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane |
guy guy cable guy wire guy rope | a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent) |
hangman's rope hangman's halter halter hemp hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
jump rope skip rope skipping rope | a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it |
R- Mexican valium rophy rope roofy roach forget me drug circle | street names for flunitrazepan |
ridge rope | either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship |
rope | a strong line |
rope bridge | a bridge consisting of ropes |
rope ladder | a ladder with side pieces of rope |
rope tow | a ski tow offering only a moving rope to hold onto |
ropewalk rope yard | workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made |
rope yarn | the strands out of which ropes are made |
selector selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
slack | a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely, he took up the slack |
slack suit | casual dress consisting of slacks and matching jacket |
switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch toggle on-off switch on off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
towline towrope towing line towing rope | (nautical) a rope used in towing |
slack slackness | the quality of being loose (not taut), he hadn't counted on the slackness of the rope |
slack water slack tide | the occurrence of relatively still water at the turn of the (low) tide |
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
mire quagmire quag morass slack | a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot |
slack slack water | a stretch of water without current or movement, suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless |
ropemaker rope-maker roper | a craftsman who makes ropes |
switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
Morris Esther Morris Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris | United States suffragist in Wyoming (-) |
switch grass Panicum virgatum | grass of western America used for hay |
small cane switch cane Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
dog laurel dog hobble switch-ivy Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe editorum | fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers |
slump slack drop-off falloff falling off | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality, the team went into a slump, a gradual slack in output, a drop-off in attendance, a falloff in quality |
rope burn | abrasion (usually on the hands) caused by friction from a rope |
slack | dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch over switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
slack slake | cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, slack lime |