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| Argand burner |
an oil or gas burner having a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick, through which air is conducted directly to the flame. |
| bandbox |
a usu. cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood, used to hold a hat or other clothing items. |
| bar1 |
a length of rigid, solid material, often cylindrical in shape, generally used as a barrier or support. [1/13 definitions] |
| barracks bag |
a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth, usu. with a drawstring, used to contain a soldier's personal belongings; duffel bag. |
| barrel |
a cylindrical vessel with a flat top and bottom, often made of wood staves hooped together and having bulging sides. [2/6 definitions] |
| bass drum |
a large double-headed cylindrical drum that produces a low, reverberating sound. |
| bazooka |
a shoulder-held, cylindrical rocket-launcher that fires an armor-penetrating shell. |
| billet2 |
one of series of square or cylindrical ornaments on an architectural molding. [1/4 definitions] |
| bolster |
a pillow or cushion, esp. a long, cylindrical one used on a sofa or bed. [1/4 definitions] |
| boule2 |
a cylindrical or pear-shaped ball of alumina, fused and tinted to produce a synthetic gem. [1/3 definitions] |
| bucket |
a cylindrical container, usu. carried by means of a semicircular handle; pail. [1/5 definitions] |
| bugle3 |
a cylindrical glass or plastic bead used to decorate clothing. |
| bullet |
a cylindrical, usu. pointed metal projectile that is shot from a firearm. [1/2 definitions] |
| Bunsen burner |
a cylindrical burner, used in laboratories, that has holes at the bottom where air enters, mixes with gas, and produces a hot blue flame. |
| burette |
a perfectly cylindrical tube with a stopcock near the bottom, used esp. by chemists for measuring out precise amounts of liquid. |
| bushing |
a cylindrical part, usu. made of metal, that serves as a bearing in a machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| can2 |
a commercial metal container, often cylindrical, for food or other products. [1/9 definitions] |
| Canadian bacon |
a cured, boneless strip of pork loin having a hamlike taste, usu. packaged in a cylindrical piece to be sliced. |
| candle |
a cylindrical stick of wax or waxlike substance enclosing a wick and burned to give light. [1/4 definitions] |
| cattail |
any of several tall, reedlike marsh plants with tiny brown flowers growing in dense rows on a cylindrical spike. |
| Chinese cabbage |
an edible lettucelike plant with a long cylindrical head of light-colored crisp leaves. |
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