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Thrasher

Alt. of Thresher

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Brown thrush 76% connected

A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.

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Oscine 76% connected

Relating to the Oscines.

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Shark 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes of the order Plagiostomi, found in all seas.

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Thresh 74% connected

To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash whe…

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Thresh 74% connected

To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the kernels of grain; as, to thrash whe…

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Thresher 92% connected

One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.

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Stress noun · 85% 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…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Engineering.
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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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Manufacturing 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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Torque noun · 78% connection

The twisting effect of a force.

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Engineering.
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Bearing adjective · 78% connection

(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain

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Machine noun · 78% connection

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Engineering.
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Mechanics noun · 78% connection

the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose styl…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Engineering.
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Mechanism noun · 78% connection

the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose styl…

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Strain noun · 78% connection

difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy durin…

Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Engineering.
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Amphidiploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

Used in the same subject area: Nature and environment, Animals.
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