Aquadag |
in electronics, trademark for the graphite coating on the inside of some cathode ray tubes. |
Argand burner |
an oil or gas burner having a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick, through which air is conducted directly to the flame. |
barouche |
a four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, two opposing seats for two people each inside, and a driver's seat outside in front. |
beanbag |
a small cloth bag with dried beans or pellets sealed inside, used as a plaything. [1/2 definitions] |
belly |
the deepest inside part of something. [1/5 definitions] |
be on to |
(informal) to have inside information about. [1/2 definitions] |
berlin |
a large four-wheeled closed carriage with separate perches for the footman and driver, and two facing seats inside. [1/2 definitions] |
box spring |
a cloth-covered bedspring having rows of individual but connected helical springs inside a boxlike frame. |
bronchoscope |
a slender tubular instrument with an electric light, used for examining and treating the inside of the bronchi. |
camp meeting |
a religious gathering, usu. held over several days, taking place either outdoors or inside a tent. |
canker |
an ulcerous sore, esp. inside the mouth. [1/7 definitions] |
Chinese boxes |
a set of boxes of graded sizes, the smaller nested inside the larger. |
clapper |
a usu. dangling object inside a bell that hits the bell's sides and produces a ringing sound. [1/2 definitions] |
cloister |
in architecture, a covered walkway around the inside of a building, facing an open central courtyard. [1/4 definitions] |
coaxial cable |
a high-frequency electronic transmission cable that has two layers of conductive material, one inside the other and separated by insulation. |
cram |
to force (something) into a space of insufficient size; stuff (usu. fol. by "inside," "into," "down," or the like). [1/8 definitions] |
curfew |
a rule or law that establishes a time after which everyone, or everyone of a particular class or group, must be off the street and inside for the night. [1/2 definitions] |
cutaway |
having part of the outside cut away so the inside may be seen. [1/4 definitions] |
disk drive |
a device inside or connected to a computer that copies data to and from a hard disc or floppy disc. |
doormat |
a mat placed in front of or inside a door, on which to remove dirt from shoes or feet. [1/2 definitions] |
dry out |
to lose the moisture that is inside. [2/3 definitions] |