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Propeller

One who, or that which, propels.

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Prop 76% connected

A shell, used as a die. See Props.

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Screw 76% connected

A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it spirally at a constant inclination, so as to l…

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Impel 74% connected

To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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Impel 74% connected

To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to action or motion in any way.

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Blade 70% connected

Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.

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Hub 70% connected

The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the nave. See Illust. of Axle box.

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Vane 70% connected

A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of…

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