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Aeroplane
noun · 78% connection
A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Becket
noun · 78% connection
A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Boom
verb · 78% connection
To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a sail; to boom off a boat.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Bridle
noun · 78% connection
A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends, so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached to its middle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Cap
noun · 78% connection
A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Cleat
noun · 78% connection
A device made of wood or metal, having two arms, around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as to hold securely and yet be…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Colugo
noun · 78% connection
A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike mem…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Cuckold's knot
unknown · 78% connection
A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; -- called also cuc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Draw
verb · 78% connection
To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Exocoetus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See Flying fish.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Eye
noun · 78% connection
A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.; as an eye at the end of a tie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Eye-splice
noun · 78% connection
A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under Splice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Flight
noun · 78% connection
The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Gale-opithecus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Grist
noun · 78% connection
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Guy
noun · 78% connection
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Gyropigeon
noun · 78% connection
A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting matches.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
Hyalonema
noun · 78% connection
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rope, draw, boom, flying.
