| abacus |
a device used to make arithmetic calculations, consisting of a frame with parallel rods or grooves that hold movable counters such as beads. |
| aileron |
a movable flap on the rear edge of an airplane's wing, used to control rolling and banking. |
| breadbox |
a kitchen container, usu. made of metal with an attached movable lid, used for storing bread. |
| cant hook |
a blunt-tipped wooden lever with a movable metal hook near the lower end, used in handling logs; peavey. |
| carriage |
a movable machine part that shifts the position of another part, as on a typewriter. [1/5 definitions] |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. [1/2 definitions] |
| chattel mortgage |
a mortgage on personal property, esp. movable property. |
| clamp |
an apparatus consisting of two movable opposing surfaces, often connected by a large screw or screws and used to hold two or more objects together. [1/4 definitions] |
| crane |
a mechanical apparatus for lifting and moving heavy objects, having a tall, movable boom and a system of cables and pulleys. [1/6 definitions] |
| cursor |
a movable marker on a computer screen that indicates the point that will be affected by input from the user. |
| damper |
in a furnace or stove, a movable metal plate that controls air flow. [1/2 definitions] |
| door |
the movable panel that covers such openings in houses, rooms, cars, cabinets, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| effect |
(pl.) movable property, esp. that which is left behind by someone. [1/8 definitions] |
| elevator |
in aircraft, a hinged movable horizontal surface whose position is altered to produce up or down movement of the craft. [1/3 definitions] |
| fin |
one of usu. several movable, webbed appendages that fish and other animals that live in the water use for swimming or balance. [1/8 definitions] |
| fixed-wing |
of or designating an aircraft that has wings rigidly attached to the fuselage, as contrasted to a helicopter or a craft with movable wings. |
| furniture |
movable objects such as chairs, tables and beds with which a living space is equipped. |
| gangplank |
a board or other movable walkway used for getting on or off a ship; gangway. |
| gantry |
a framework resembling a bridge that goes over railroad tracks and holds signals or that contains rails for a movable crane. [1/2 definitions] |
| goods |
movable property; possessions. [1/2 definitions] |
| hurdle |
a movable or fixed barrier over which a runner or horse must leap in the course of certain races. [1/6 definitions] |