plain sailing clear sailing easy going | easy unobstructed progress, after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing |
crystal watch crystal watch glass | a protective cover that protects the face of a watch |
crystal | glassware made of quartz |
crystal | a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices |
crystal ball | a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers |
crystal counter | a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
crystal detector | a detector consisting of a fine wire in contact with a galena crystal, acts as a rectifier |
crystal microphone | a microphone in which sound waves vibrate a piezoelectric crystal that generates a varying voltage |
crystal oscillator quartz oscillator | an oscillator that produces electrical oscillations at a frequency determined by the physical characteristics of a piezoelectric quartz crystal |
crystal pickup | a cartridge in which an output voltage is produced by the vibration of a piezoelectric crystal |
crystal set | an early radio receiver using a crystal detector |
diode semiconductor diode junction rectifier crystal rectifier | a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction |
liquid crystal display LCD | a digital display that uses liquid crystal cells that change reflectivity in an applied electric field, used for portable computer displays and watches etc. |
piezoelectric crystal | a crystal that can be used as a transducer |
quartz crystal | a thin plate or small rod of quartz cut along certain lines and ground so that it can produce an electric signal at a constant frequency, used in crystal oscillators |
space lattice crystal lattice Bravais lattice | a -dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal |
crystal gazing | staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events |
all clear | permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed |
all clear | a signal (usually a siren) that danger is over |
clear liquid diet | a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin), cannot be used for more than one day postoperative |
open clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water, finally broke out of the forest into the open |
crystal crystallization | a rock formed by the solidification of a substance, has regularly repeating internal structure, external plane faces |
ice crystal snow mist diamond dust poudrin ice needle frost snow frost mist | small crystals of ice |
Labrador tea crystal tea Ledum groenlandicum | evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution |
clear | the state of being free of suspicion, investigation showed that he was in the clear |
clear-air turbulence | strong turbulence in an otherwise cloudless region that subjects aircraft to violent updrafts or downdrafts |
clear and present danger | a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged, no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety |
rock crystal transparent quartz | a clear quartz used in making electronic and optical equipment |
gentian violet crystal violet | a green crystal (violet in water) used as a dye or stain or bactericide or fungicide or anthelmintic or burn treatment |
quartz glass quartz vitreous silica lechatelierite crystal | colorless glass made of almost pure silica |
crystal | a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure |
liquid crystal | a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids |
clear the throat hawk | clear mucus or food from one's throat, he cleared his throat before he started to speak |
clear clear up | free (the throat) by making a rasping sound, Clear the throat |
clear off clear away | remove from sight |
unclutter clear | rid of obstructions, Clear your desk |
clear-cut | remove all the trees at one time, clear-cut an acre of forest |
clear | remove, clear the leaves from the lawn, Clear snow from the road |
clear | make a way or path by removing objects, Clear a path through the dense forest |
clean out clear out | empty completely, We cleaned out all the drawers |
clear | remove the occupants of, Clear the building |
clear b | remove (people) from a building, clear the patrons from the theater after the bomb threat |
clear c | rid of instructions or data, clear a memory buffer |
get through wrap up finish off mop up polish off clear up finish up | finish a task completely, I finally got through this homework assignment |
clear | make clear, bright, light, or translucent, The water had to be cleared through filtering |
expectorate clear out drive out | clear out the chest and lungs, This drug expectorates quickly |
c clear clear up shed light on crystallize crystallise crystalize crystalise straighten out sort out enlighten illuminate elucidate cccccb | make free from confusion or ambiguity, make clear, Could you clarify these remarks?, Clear up the question of who is at fault |
clear solve | settle, as of a debt, clear a debt, solve an old debt |
authorize authorise pass clear | grant authorization or clearance for, Clear the manuscript for publication, The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography |
acquit assoil clear discharge exonerate exculpate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges, The suspect was cleared of the murder charges |