| slovo | definícia |
h.p.
(wn) | H.P.
n 1: a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: horsepower,
HP, H.P.] |
hp
(vera) | HP
Hewlett Packard (manufacturer)
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birthplace
(mass) | birthplace
- rodisko |
catchphrase
(mass) | catchphrase
- frázy |
dishpan
(mass) | dishpan
- drez |
toothpaste
(mass) | toothpaste
- zubná pasta |
abounding inpredicate abounding withpredicate bristling withpredicate full ofpredicate overflowing overflowing withpredicate rich inpredicate rife withpredicate thick withpredicate
(gcide) | filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; congested, engorged;
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of hollow.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
Syn: occupied.
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Archprelate
(gcide) | Archprelate \Arch`prel"ate\, n. [Pref. arch- + prelate.]
An archbishop or other chief prelate.
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Archpresbyter
(gcide) | Archpresbyter \Arch`pres"by*ter\, n.
Same as Archpriest.
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Archpresbytery
(gcide) | Archpresbytery \Arch`pres"by*ter*y\, n. [Pref. arch- +
presbytery.]
The absolute dominion of presbytery. --Milton.
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Archpriest
(gcide) | Archpriest \Arch`priest"\, n.
A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
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Archprimate
(gcide) | Archprimate \Arch`pri"mate\, n. [Pref. arch- + primate.]
The chief primate. --Milton.
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ash-pan
(gcide) | ash-pan \ash-pan\ n.
1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes
collect and are removed.
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Birthplace
(gcide) | Birthplace \Birth"place`\, n.
The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of
origin or birth, in its more general sense. "The birthplace
of valor." --Burns.
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brimful brimful ofpredicate brimfull brimfull ofpredicate brimming brimming withpredicate
(gcide) | filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; congested, engorged;
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of hollow.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
Syn: occupied.
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Catchpenny
(gcide) | Catchpenny \Catch"pen*ny\, a.
Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the
ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.
-- n. Some worthless catchpenny thing.
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Catchpoll
(gcide) | Catchpoll \Catch"poll`\, n. [OF. chacepol, chacipol.]
A bailiff's assistant. |
Cich-pea
(gcide) | Cich-pea \Cich"-pea`\, n.
The chick-pea. --Holland.
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crawling withpredicate overrun with swarming swarming withpredicate teeming teeming withpredicate
(gcide) | filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; congested, engorged;
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of hollow.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
Syn: occupied.
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dash-pot
(gcide) | dashpot \dash"pot`\, dash-pot \dash-pot\(d[a^]sh"p[o^]t`), n.
(Mach.)
a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in
a fluid-filled chamber to serve as a pneumatic or hydraulic
cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam
engine, to prevent shock.
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Note: It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid,
in which a piston (a), attached to the weight, falls
freely until it enters a space (as below the openings,
b) from which the air or liquid can escape but slowly
(as through cock c), when its fall is gradually
checked.
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Note: A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot.
[1913 Webster]Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a
waterfall, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to break down; in the passive, to
fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ? to
break.]
1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
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2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its
capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light
and impairs or destroys the sight.
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3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the
action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes
called dashpot.
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dashpot
(gcide) | dashpot \dash"pot`\, dash-pot \dash-pot\(d[a^]sh"p[o^]t`), n.
(Mach.)
a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in
a fluid-filled chamber to serve as a pneumatic or hydraulic
cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam
engine, to prevent shock.
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Note: It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid,
in which a piston (a), attached to the weight, falls
freely until it enters a space (as below the openings,
b) from which the air or liquid can escape but slowly
(as through cock c), when its fall is gradually
checked.
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Note: A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot.
[1913 Webster]Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a
waterfall, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to break down; in the passive, to
fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ? to
break.]
1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.
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2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its
capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light
and impairs or destroys the sight.
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3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the
action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes
called dashpot.
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dishpan
(gcide) | dishpan \dishpan\ n.
1. large pan for washing dishes.
[WordNet 1.5]dishpan \dishpan\ n.
a large pan for washing dishes.
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Earthpea
(gcide) | Earthpea \Earth"pea`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of pea (Amphicarp[ae]a monoica). It is a climbing
leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.
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fishpond
(gcide) | fishpond \fishpond\ n.
a freshwater pond with fish.
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Fleshpot
(gcide) | Fleshpot \Flesh"pot`\, n.
1. A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked.
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In the land of Egypt . . . we sat by the fleshpots,
and . . . did eat bread to the full. --Ex. xvi. 3.
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2. hence, pl. plenty; high living.
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3. pl. Places providing opportunity to indulge in amusements
or pleasures without moral restraints.
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Forthputing
(gcide) | Forthputing \Forth"put`ing\ (? or ?), a.
Bold; forward; aggressive.
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hard-hitting high-pressure
(gcide) | Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing
determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at
the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or
desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults;
unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person,
nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive
basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his
convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of
unaggressive.
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No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay.
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2. Marked by self-confident ambition, vigorous
competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive
young executive.
Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy
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3. (Med., Biol.) Tending to grow or spread quickly; as, an
aggressive tumor. [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs.
noninvasive) ] --AS
Syn: fast-growing(prenominal)
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4. Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks; initiating
unprovoked military action; eager to fight; as, aggressive
acts against another country.
Syn: belligerent.
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Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative,
pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting,
high-pressure ; hostile (used of attempts to buy or
take control of a business: "hostile takeover";
"hostile tender offer"); {predatory, rapacious,
raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also:
assertive, hostile, offensive.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. --
Ag*gres"sive*ness, n.
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heavy withpredicate
(gcide) | filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; congested, engorged;
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of hollow.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
Syn: occupied.
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high-octane high-powered high-power high-voltage
(gcide) | dynamical \dynamical\ adj. [Narrower terms: can-do; driving;
energizing, energising, kinetic; {forceful, slashing,
vigorous}; projectile; {propellant, propellent, propelling,
propulsive}; renascent, resurgent; {self-propelled,
self-propelling}; {high-octane, high-powered, high-power,
high-voltage}]
[WordNet 1.5] Dynamically \Dy*nam"ic*al*ly\, adv.
In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving
forces. --J. Peile.
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High-palmed
(gcide) | High-palmed \High"-palmed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.
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high-pitched
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
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2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
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high-power
(gcide) | high-power \high-power\ high-powered \high-powered\adj.
1. vigorously energetic or forceful. high-powered executives
Syn: high-octane, high-voltage.
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2. capable of a high degree of magnification; -- used of
optical instruments such as microscopes or telescopes. a
high-powered microscope
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high-powered
(gcide) | high-power \high-power\ high-powered \high-powered\adj.
1. vigorously energetic or forceful. high-powered executives
Syn: high-octane, high-voltage.
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2. capable of a high degree of magnification; -- used of
optical instruments such as microscopes or telescopes. a
high-powered microscope
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High-pressure
(gcide) | High-pressure \High"-pres`sure\ (?; 135), a.
1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of
the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of
steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.
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2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or
social life.
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3. Using intense psychological pressure or other incentives
to convince others to do things; aggressively persistent;
as, high-pressure salesmen; high-pressure tactics.
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High-pressure engine, an engine in which steam at high
pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a
noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of
the latter. See Steam engine.
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High-pressure engine
(gcide) | High-pressure \High"-pres`sure\ (?; 135), a.
1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of
the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of
steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.
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2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or
social life.
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3. Using intense psychological pressure or other incentives
to convince others to do things; aggressively persistent;
as, high-pressure salesmen; high-pressure tactics.
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High-pressure engine, an engine in which steam at high
pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a
noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of
the latter. See Steam engine.
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High-pressure steam
(gcide) | Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.
ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]
1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted
when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of
vapor; gaseous water.
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2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
called in popular usage.
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3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."
--Milton.
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Dry steam, steam which does not contain water held in
suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
superheated steam.
Exhaust steam. See under Exhaust.
High steam, or High-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.
Low steam, or Low-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
that of the atmosphere.
Saturated steam, steam at the temperature of the boiling
point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
applied to wet steam.
Superheated steam, steam heated to a temperature higher
than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
steam}, anhydrous steam, and steam gas.
Wet steam, steam which contains water held in suspension
mechanically; -- called also misty steam.
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Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
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Steam blower.
(a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
(b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
Steam boiler, a boiler for producing steam. See Boiler,
3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
the safety valve; hthe water gauge.
Steam car, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
locomotive.
Steam carriage, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
roads by steam.
Steam casing. See Steam jacket, under Jacket.
Steam chest, the box or chamber from which steam is
distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --
called also valve chest, and valve box. See Illust. of
Slide valve, under Slide.
Steam chimney, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
boiler furnace, for drying steam.
Steam coil, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected
pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
etc.
Steam colors (Calico Printing), colors in which the
chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber
is produced by steam.
Steam cylinder, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
contains the piston. See Illust. of Slide valve, under
Slide.
Steam dome (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See
Illust. of Steam boiler, above.
Steam fire engine, a fire engine consisting of a steam
boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.
Steam fitter, a fitter of steam pipes.
Steam fitting, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.
Steam gas. See Superheated steam, above.
Steam gauge, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
the steam in a boiler. The mercurial steam gauge is a
bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height
proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
a mass of confined air, etc.
Steam gun, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.
Steam hammer, a hammer for forging, which is worked
directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
of the cylinder.
Steam heater.
(a) A radiator heated by steam.
(b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.
Steam jacket. See under Jacket.
Steam packet, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
running periodically between certain ports.
Steam pipe, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.
Steam plow or Steam plough, a plow, or gang of plows,
moved by a steam engine.
Steam port, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
the steam chest into the cylinder.
Steam power, the force or energy of steam applied to
produce results; power derived from a steam engine.
Steam propeller. See Propeller.
Steam pump, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
usually direct-acting.
Steam room (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.
Steam table, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
restaurant, etc.
Steam trap, a self-acting device by means of which water
that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
be discharged without permitting steam to escape.
Steam tug, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
ships.
Steam vessel, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
steamship; a steamer.
Steam whistle, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow
annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
common whistle.
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High-priesthood
(gcide) | High-priesthood \High"-priest`hood\, n.
The office, dignity, or position of a high priest.
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High-priestship
(gcide) | High-priestship \High"-priest`ship\, n.
High-priesthood.
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High-principled
(gcide) | High-principled \High"-prin`ci*pled\, a.
Possessed of noble or honorable principles.
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High-proof
(gcide) | High-proof \High"-proof`\, a.
1. Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof
spirits.
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2. So as to stand any test. "We are high-proof melancholy."
--Shak.
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Hotchpot
(gcide) | Hotchpot \Hotch"pot`\, Hotchpotch \Hotch"potch`\, n. [F.
hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or
German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen,
to shake. See Hustle, and Pot, and cf. Hodgepodge.]
1. A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various
ingredients; a hodgepodge.
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A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. --Bacon.
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2. (Law) A blending of property for equality of division, as
when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were,
after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands
descending to her and to her sisters from the same
ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the
daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing
into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a
person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular
child or children, for the purpose of a more equal
division, or of equalizing the shares of all the children;
the property advanced being accounted for at its value
when given. --Bouvier. Tomlins.
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Note: This term has been applied in cases of salvage. Story.
It corresponds in a measure with collation in the civil
and Scotch law. See Collation. --Bouvier. Tomlins.
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Hotchpotch
(gcide) | Hotchpot \Hotch"pot`\, Hotchpotch \Hotch"potch`\, n. [F.
hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or
German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen,
to shake. See Hustle, and Pot, and cf. Hodgepodge.]
1. A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various
ingredients; a hodgepodge.
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A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. --Bacon.
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2. (Law) A blending of property for equality of division, as
when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were,
after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands
descending to her and to her sisters from the same
ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the
daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing
into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a
person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular
child or children, for the purpose of a more equal
division, or of equalizing the shares of all the children;
the property advanced being accounted for at its value
when given. --Bouvier. Tomlins.
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Note: This term has been applied in cases of salvage. Story.
It corresponds in a measure with collation in the civil
and Scotch law. See Collation. --Bouvier. Tomlins.
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HPO3
(gcide) | metaphosphoric \met`a*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- +
phosphoric.] (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO3,
analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid,
obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called {glacial
phosphoric acid}. Compare the tribasic {orthophosphoric
acid}.
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Inchpin
(gcide) | Inchpin \Inch"pin\, n. [Written also inchipin, inche-pinne,
inne-pinne.] [Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail.]
The sweetbread of a deer. --Cotgrave.
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launchpad
(gcide) | launchpad \launchpad\ n. (Rocketry)
a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.
Syn: launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad.
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Linchpin
(gcide) | Linchpin \Linch"pin`\ (l[i^]nch"p[i^]n`), n. [AS. lynis the
axletree; akin to D. luns linchpin, OS. lunisa, LG. lunse, G.
l["u]nse, OHG. lun peg, bolt.]
A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off
the axletree.
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Marchpane
(gcide) | Marchpane \March"pane`\, n. [Cf. It. marzapane,Sp. pan,.
massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis
bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name
of the inventor.]
A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds
and sugar. Called also marzipan. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Mouthpiece
(gcide) | Mouthpiece \Mouth"piece`\, n.
1. The part of a musical or other instrument to which the
mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a
bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.
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2. An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or
vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a
fluid.
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3. One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a
spokesman; as, the mouthpiece of his party.
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Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the
mouthpiece of their remonstrance. --Motley.
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4. Hence: A person's lawyer. [slang]
Note: This is a term that was used sometimes in old movies.
When a tough bad guy was arrested he might say "I ain't
sayin' nothin' without my mouthpiece!"
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north-polar
(gcide) | north-polar \north-polar\ adj.
Of or pertaining to the North Pole; at or near the north
pole; characteristic of the north pole.
Syn: Arctic.
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Pinchpenny
(gcide) | Pinchpenny \Pinch"pen`ny\, n.
A miserly person.
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Ploughpoint
(gcide) | Plowpoint \Plow"point`\, Ploughpoint \Plough"point`\, n.
A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.
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Pooh-pooh
(gcide) | Pooh-pooh \Pooh`-pooh"\, v. t.
To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if
by saying pooh! pooh! [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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Pushpin
(gcide) | Pushpin \Push"pin`\, n.
A child's game played with pins. --L. Estrange.
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sourdoughprenominal
(gcide) | leavened \leavened\ adj.
made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder.
Opposite of unleavened. [Narrower terms:
{sourdough(prenominal) ]
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Southpaw
(gcide) | Southpaw \South"paw`\, a. (Baseball)
Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Southpaw \South"paw`\, n.
A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]
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Thoroughpaced
(gcide) | Thoroughpaced \Thor"ough*paced`\, a.
Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths;
as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.
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If she be a thoroughplaced impostor. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Thoroughpin
(gcide) | Thoroughpin \Thor"ough*pin`\, n. (Far.)
A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse,
caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a
consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; --
probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling
on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had
been thrust through.
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Toothpick
(gcide) | Toothpick \Tooth"pick`\, n.
A pointed instrument for clearing the teeth of substances
lodged between them.
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Toothpicker
(gcide) | Toothpicker \Tooth"pick`er\, n.
A toothpick. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Touch-paper
(gcide) | Touch-paper \Touch"-pa`per\, n.
Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used
as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.
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Tough-pitch
(gcide) | Tough-pitch \Tough"-pitch`\, n. (Metal.)
(a) The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of
well reduced and refined copper.
(b) Copper so reduced; -- called also tough-cake.
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Trench-plough
(gcide) | Trench-plow \Trench"-plow"\, Trench-plough \Trench"-plough`\
(-plou`), v. t.
To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the
land to a greater depth than usual.
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Trench-plow
(gcide) | Trench-plow \Trench"-plow"\, Trench-plough \Trench"-plough`\
(-plou`), v. t.
To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the
land to a greater depth than usual.
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Trothplight
(gcide) | Trothplight \Troth"plight`\, v. t.
To betroth. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Trothplight \Troth"plight`\, a.
Betrothed; espoused; affianced. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Trothplight \Troth"plight`\, n.
The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing. [Obs.]
--Shak.
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Trothplighted
(gcide) | Trothplighted \Troth"plight`ed\, a.
Having fidelity pledged.
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Washpot
(gcide) | Washpot \Wash"pot`\, n.
1. A pot or vessel in which anything is washed.
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2. (Tin-Plate Manuf.) A pot containing melted tin into which
the plates are dipped to be coated.
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h.p.
(wn) | H.P.
n 1: a unit of power equal to 746 watts [syn: horsepower,
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ahp
(vera) | AHP
Analytical Hierachy Process
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ahpcrc
(vera) | AHPCRC
Army High Performance Computing Research Center (org., USA, HPC)
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chpe
(vera) | CHPE
Compiled Hybrid Portable Executable
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dlhp
(vera) | DLHP
Deutsche Linux Howto Project (Linux)
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eehpcwg
(vera) | EEHPCWG
Energy Efficient HPC Working Group (org., HPC, WG)
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hp
(vera) | HP
Hewlett Packard (manufacturer)
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hpa
(vera) | HPA
High Performance Architecture (HP)
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hpbids
(vera) | HPBIDS
Hewlett Packard Broadband Internet Delivery System (HP,
Internet), "HP BIDS"
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hpc
(vera) | HPC
Handheld Personal Computer (PC), "H/PC"
HPC
High Performance Computing
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