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Beam
noun · 78% connection
A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder on which the cloth is rol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Burst
noun · 78% connection
A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Carcass
noun · 78% connection
A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles, to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to buldings, ships, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Cracker
noun · 78% connection
A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with a sharp noise; -- o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Cresset
noun · 78% connection
An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or firrepan carried on a pol…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Cylindrical
adjective · 78% connection
Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Deposition
noun · 78% connection
That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down; sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of alluvial matter.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Downcome
noun · 78% connection
A pipe for leading combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Explode
verb · 78% connection
To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a boiler from too great…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Fireball
noun · 78% connection
A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Fistulate
v. t. & i. · 78% connection
To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Flute
verb · 78% connection
A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys whi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Fuel
noun · 78% connection
Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Fuse
noun · 78% connection
A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Fuze
noun · 78% connection
A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Gabion
noun · 78% connection
A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and filled with earth in building…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Grenade
noun · 78% connection
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
Indicator
noun · 78% connection
An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: little, pipe, hollow, cylinder, paper.
