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Affiliate
verb · 78% connection
To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Bell
noun · 78% connection
A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Bent
a. & p. p. · 78% connection
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Blower
noun · 78% connection
A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Card
noun · 78% connection
A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a loom. See Jacquard.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Chaplet
noun · 78% connection
A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mold.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Colander
noun · 78% connection
A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, per…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Die
noun · 78% connection
A perforated block, commonly of hardened steel used in connection with a punch, for punching holes, as through plates, or blanks from…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Draught
noun · 78% connection
The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a draft (see Draft, n., 2)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Electro-magnet
noun · 78% connection
A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily magnetic by being…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
End
verb · 78% connection
To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends; winter ends.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Eyelet
noun · 78% connection
A metal ring or grommet, or short metallic tube, the ends of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in place; -- used to line…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Fringe
noun · 78% connection
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Geniculate
adjective · 78% connection
Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Hook
noun · 78% connection
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Hoop
noun · 78% connection
A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Indorse
verb · 78% connection
To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payme…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
Jew's-harp
noun · 78% connection
An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound whi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: piece, metal, bent, oxbow, ends.
