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Alignment
noun · 78% connection
The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Axis
noun · 78% connection
A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing throug…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Blockade
verb · 78% connection
The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
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: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Buoy
verb · 78% connection
To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
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: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Clothespin
noun · 78% connection
A forked piece of wood, or a small spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Dolphin
noun · 78% connection
A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Embargo
noun · 78% connection
An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its dominions;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
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: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Flashing
noun · 78% connection
Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
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: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
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: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Hank
noun · 78% connection
A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Interlude
noun · 78% connection
A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Junk
noun · 78% connection
Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Lacing
noun · 78% connection
A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
Nail
noun · 78% connection
A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being driven…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: short, piece, rope, line, fastening.
