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| cartridge clip |
a metal container or frame used to hold and load cartridges into an automatic rifle or pistol; clip. |
| clip2 |
a device that holds, grasps, or fastens, as a paper clip or hair clip. [4/5 definitions] |
| clipboard |
a small board with a spring clip at the top for holding papers, used as a portable writing surface. |
| clip-fed |
of certain repeating firearms, loaded automatically from a cartridge clip. |
| clothespin |
a clip or forked peg of wood or plastic, used to secure clothes on a line for drying. |
| crop |
to clip or mark by clipping (an animal's ears). [1/12 definitions] |
| fastener |
something used to fasten, such as a clip, button, pin, latch, or the like. |
| Garand rifle |
a semiautomatic, clip-fed rifle, which was standard issue of the U.S. Army in World War II and the Korean War; M-1. |
| key chain |
a chain on which keys are strung, or a key ring attached by a short chain or clip to an ornament. |
| M-1 |
the basic .30-caliber U.S. military rifle used in World War II and the Korean War, which is semiautomatic and uses a clip. |
| pince-nez |
eyeglasses that are attached to the nose, rather than to the ears, by means of a clip. |
| snip |
to cut or clip with short, quick strokes of shears, scissors, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
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