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| hard hat |
a protective helmet, made of metal or hard, impact-resistant plastic, worn by construction workers, miners, and the like. |
| heteroplasty |
plastic surgery that uses grafts of tissue from another individual or species. |
| high-tech |
a style of design, esp. interior design, or a type of material that suggests modern industry by being metallic or plastic, having simple utilitarian lines, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| hook |
a curved or angled piece of metal, plastic, or the like that is used for holding, hanging, securing, or pulling things. [1/18 definitions] |
| hoop |
a large ring of wood, plastic, or metal, such as that used as a child's toy or for an animal to jump through. [1/7 definitions] |
| hose |
a flexible tube of rubber or plastic through which liquids are conveyed. [1/3 definitions] |
| intrauterine device |
a small plastic or stainless steel coil or similar object inserted into the uterus to prevent conception; IUD. |
| IUD |
abbreviation of "intrauterine device," a small plastic or stainless steel coil or similar object inserted into the uterus to prevent conception |
| job |
(informal) an operation using plastic surgery, done for the purpose of enhancing appearance. [1/11 definitions] |
| jug |
a fairly large, usu. earthenware, glass, or plastic container for liquid that has a handle and a narrow neck often closed by a stopper. [1/6 definitions] |
| kite |
a toy consisting of a light frame covered with paper, plastic, or cloth to be flown in the air at the end of a long string. [1/5 definitions] |
| knitting needle |
a long slender rod of plastic, metal, or the like for hand-knitting that is tapered at one or both ends and usu. used in pairs. |
| laminated |
covered by or coated with a thin outer layer, as of plastic. [1/2 definitions] |
| latex |
any emulsion in water of synthetic rubber or plastic globules, used in various products, or the paint made with such an emulsion. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lippes loop |
a plastic, double S-shaped contraceptive device that is inserted into the uterus. |
| Lucite |
trademark for a clear plastic used esp. as a glass substitute. |
| magnetic tape |
a plastic tape coated with magnetic iron oxide, used to store recorded material. |
| microplastic |
(usu. pl.) a tiny piece or particle of plastic. |
| muddler |
a small stick, usu. plastic, used to stir mixed drinks; swizzle stick. [1/2 definitions] |
| necklace |
jewelry worn around the neck, usu. consisting of beads or pieces of gems, metals, leather, wood, plastic, or the like strung on string, wire, or a leather thong. |
| nonplastic |
combined form of plastic. |
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