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| blackboard |
a smooth, hard, dark-colored panel, often made of slate and suitable for writing on with chalk; chalkboard. |
| chalkboard |
a smooth panel to be written on with chalk; blackboard. |
| circuit board |
a backing, panel, or card, often insulated, on which electronic circuits and other components are set or imprinted. |
| conference committee |
in the U.S. Congress, a temporary panel assembled from members of both the Senate and House of Representatives to resolve differences between two versions of a particular bill and create a compromise version. |
| console2 |
a cabinet or panel containing the controls for an electrical or mechanical apparatus. [1/3 definitions] |
| dark lantern |
a lantern with a sliding panel or shutter that can be used to hide the light. |
| dashboard |
in an automobile or other vehicle, a panel below the windshield containing dials, controls, and compartments. |
| dash light |
a light used to illuminate the instrument panel of a motor vehicle, esp. at night. |
| door |
the movable panel that covers such openings in houses, rooms, cars, cabinets, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| dry wall |
a prefabricated wall or panel made of plaster dried between paper sheets or boards; wallboard. |
| gore3 |
a triangular or narrowing panel of cloth sewn into a dress, sail, or the like to increase its fullness. |
| headboard |
an upright board or panel that forms the head of something, esp. of a bed. |
| impanel |
to enroll on a list or panel for jury duty, or to select (a juror or a jury) from such a list. |
| instrument panel |
a panel of meters, gauges, and controls, as in an automobile, aircraft, or spacecraft. |
| juror |
one who serves on a panel from which jurors are selected. [1/3 definitions] |
| keypad |
a small panel with keys or buttons found on telephones, calculators, computers, and the like, used to send a signal to an electronic device. |
| medallion |
a decorative architectural tablet or panel, usu. in a circular or oval design. [1/2 definitions] |
| pane |
a division or panel, as of a door, ceiling, or wainscoting. [1/2 definitions] |
| panelist |
a member of a panel, esp. a panel for discussion, judging, questioning, or playing a game. |
| retablo |
a decorative painting on a vertical panel or area of wall behind an altar. [1/2 definitions] |
| revolving door |
a door whose partitions, usu. four, are connected on a central revolving axis, allowing entrance as one pushes against a panel. |
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