Aich's metal
() A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin. |
Babbitt metal
() A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish friction. |
Bell metal
() A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three parts of copper to one of tin |
Blond metal
() A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used for making tools. |
Bloody hand
() A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison. |
Bloody hand
() A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom. |
Bow hand
() The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. |
Bow hand
() The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand. |
Chessy copper
() The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy, near Lyons |
Copper
(n.) A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze. |
Copper
(n.) A coin made of copper |
Copper
(n.) A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper. |
Copper
(n.) the boilers in the galley for cooking |
Copper
(v. t.) To cover or coat with copper |
Copper-bottomed
(a.) Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship. |
Copper-faced
(a.) Faced or covered with copper |
Copper-fastened
(a.) Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc. |
Copper-nickel
(n.) Niccolite. |
Copper-nose
(n.) A red nose. |
Copper works
() A place where copper is wrought or manufactured. |
First-hand
(a.) Obtained directly from the first or original source |
Four-in-hand
(a.) Consisting of four horses controlled by one person |
Four-in-hand
(n.) A team of four horses driven by one person |
Free-hand
(a.) Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments |
Hand
(n.) That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals |
Hand
(n.) That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand |
Hand
(n.) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. |
Hand
(n.) An index or pointer on a dial |
Hand
(n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches |
Hand
(n.) Side |
Hand
(n.) Power of performance |
Hand
(n.) Actual performance |
Hand
(n.) An agent |
Hand
(n.) Handwriting |
Hand
(n.) Personal possession |
Hand
(n.) Agency in transmission from one person to another |
Hand
(n.) Rate |
Hand
(n.) That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once |
Hand
(n.) The quota of cards received from the dealer. |
Hand
(n.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. |
Hand
(n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. |
Hand staves
(pl. ) of Hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To give, pass, or transmit with the hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To manage |
Hand
(v. t.) To seize |
Hand
(v. t.) To pledge by the hand |
Hand
(v. t.) To furl |
Hand
(v. i.) To cooperate. |
Hand flus
(pl. ) of Handful |
prestidigitation
sleight of hand | manual dexterity in the execution of tricks |
| sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
wrestle
wrestling grapple
grappling
hand-to-hand struggle | the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat, they had a fierce wrestle, we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully |
jacking off
jerking off
hand job
wank | slang for masturbation |
hand
helping hand | physical assistance, give me a hand with the chores |
| copper | any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings |
American copper
Lycaena hypophlaeas | common copper butterfly of central and eastern North America |
| hand | terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos), the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting- Springfield (Mass.) Union |
copper rockfish
Sebastodes caurinus | a rockfish of the Pacific coastal waters of North America |
barrel organ
grind organ
hand organ
hurdy gurdy
hurdy-gurdy
street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
coach
four-in-hand
coach-and-four | a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver |
| copper mine | a mine where copper is dug from the ground |
| drum metal drum | a cylindrical metal container used for shipping or storage of liquids |
| four-in-hand | a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other |
| full metal jacket | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) |
| gauntlet gantlet metal glove | a glove of armored leather, protects the hand |
hacksaw
hack saw
metal saw | saw used with one hand for cutting metal |
| hand | a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece, the big hand counts the minutes |
hand ax
hand axe | a stone tool with a cutting edge, the stone is held in the hand and used for chopping |
hand blower
blow dryer
blow drier
hair dryer
hair drier | a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair, used for styling hair |
hand brake
emergency
emergency brake
parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hand calculator
pocket calculator | a calculator small enough to hold in the hand or carry in a pocket |
| hand cream | moisturizing cream for the hands |
hand drill
handheld drill | a small portable drill held and operated by hand |
hand glass
simple microscope
magnifying glass | light microscope consisting of a single convex lens that is used to produce an enlarged image, the magnifying glass was invented by Roger Bacon in |
| hand glass hand mirror | a mirror intended to be held in the hand |
| hand grenade | a grenade designed to be thrown by hand |
hand-held computer
hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
handline
hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
| hand lotion | lotion used to soften the hands |
| hand luggage | luggage that is light enough to be carried by hand |
| hand-me-down | outgrown garment passed down from one person to another |
| hand mower | a lawn mower that is operated by hand |
| hand pump | a pump worked by hand |
hand puppet
glove puppet
glove doll | a puppet with a cloth body and hollow head, fits over the hand |
handsaw
hand saw
carpenter's saw | a saw used with one hand for cutting wood |
| hand shovel | a shovel that is operated by hand |
| hand throttle | a hand-operated lever that controls the throttle valve |
| hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands |
hand towel
face towel | a small towel used to dry the hands or face |
hand truck
truck | a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top, used to move crates or other heavy objects |
handwear
hand wear | clothing for the hands |
hour hand
little hand | the shorter hand of a clock that points to the hours |
ingot
metal bar
block of metal | metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling |
| liquid metal reactor | a nuclear reactor using liquid metal as a coolant |
| metal detector | detector that gives a signal when it detects the presence of metal, used to detect the presence of stray bits of metal in food products or to find buried metal |
| metal screw | screw made of metal |
| metal wood | golf wood with a metal head instead of the traditional wooden head |
minute hand
big hand | points to the minutes |
plating
metal plating | a thin coating of metal deposited on a surface |