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Grooving

The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.

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Formation 76% connected

The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping.

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Shaping 76% connected

of Shape

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Groove 74% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

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Groove 74% connected

A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a dep…

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Rifling 92% connected

of Rifle

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Stress noun · 78% connection

(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of a…

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Fabrication noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Fluid mechanics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Hydraulics noun · 78% connection

study of the mechanics of fluids

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Manufacture noun · 78% connection

the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the…

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Abacus noun · 78% connection

A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves…

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Accession noun · 78% connection

a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"

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Aggregation noun · 78% connection

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Ambulacrum noun · 78% connection

One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bea…

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Anthology noun · 78% connection

A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly ap…

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Asteridea n. pl. · 78% connection

A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below. The body is…

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Auger noun · 78% connection

A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with b…

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Banding plane unknown · 78% connection

A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and bands in straight and circular work.

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Bisulcate adjective · 78% connection

Having two grooves or furrows.

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Came noun · 78% connection

A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the panes or piece…

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Canvas noun · 78% connection

Something for which canvas is used: (a) A sail, or a collection of sails. (b) A tent, or a collection of tents. (c) A painting, or a p…

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Collective adjective · 78% connection

Tending to collect; forming a collection.

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Corrugate verb · 78% connection

To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise;…

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Corrugation noun · 78% connection

The act corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate ridges and grooves.

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Croze noun · 78% connection

A cooper's tool for making the grooves for the heads of casks, etc.; also, the groove itself.

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Diglyph noun · 78% connection

A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two channels or grooves sunk in it.

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Fluter noun · 78% connection

One who makes grooves or flutings.

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Fuller adjective · 78% connection

A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and spreading iron; -- called also a creaser.

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