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rolling hitch |
Noun
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a hitch for fastening a line to a spar or another rope |
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ringside |
Noun
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first row of seating |
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rolling mill |
Noun
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steel mill where metal is rolled into sheets and bars |
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retractor |
Noun
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surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision |
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ringside seat |
Noun
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first row of seating |
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rolling pin |
Noun
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utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end |
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retread |
Noun
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a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads |
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retread |
Verb
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give new treads to (a tire) |
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retread |
Verb
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use again in altered form |
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rink |
Noun
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building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating |
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rolling stock |
Noun
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collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier |
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roll of tobacco |
Noun
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tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder |
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recap |
Noun
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a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads |
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recap |
Noun
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a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion |
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recap |
Verb
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summarize briefly |
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riot gun |
Noun
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a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death |
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roll-on |
Noun
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a woman's foundation garment rolled on to the hips |
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roll-on |
Noun
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a dispenser of a liquid cosmetic (such as a deodorant) having a revolving ball as an applicator |
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ripcord |
Noun
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a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent |
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ripcord |
Noun
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a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend |
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roll-on roll-off |
Noun
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a method of transport (as a ferry or train or plane) that vehicles roll onto at the beginning and roll off of at the destination |
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retrorocket |
Noun
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a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course |
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ripping bar |
Noun
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a steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails |
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return key |
Noun
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the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed |
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ripping chisel |
Noun
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a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end |
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Roman arch |
Noun
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a round arch drawn from a single center |
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reverberatory furnace |
Noun
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a furnace in which the material that is being treated is heated indirectly by flames that are directed at the roof and walls of the furnace |
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ripsaw |
Noun
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a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood |
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revers |
Noun
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a lapel on a woman's garment |
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riser |
Noun
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structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or step |
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riser |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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riser |
Noun
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a person who rises (especially from bed) |
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revere |
Noun
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a lapel on a woman's garment |
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revere |
Verb
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love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess |
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revere |
Verb
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
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Roman candle |
Noun
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a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire |
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romper |
Noun
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a one-piece garment for children to wear at play |
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romper |
Noun
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a person who romps or frolics |
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riser pipe |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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religious residence |
Noun
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residence that is a place of religious seclusion (such as a monastery) |
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reverse gear |
Noun
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the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed |
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romper suit |
Noun
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a one-piece garment for children to wear at play |
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riser pipeline |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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reliquary |
Noun
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a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) |
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rood screen |
Noun
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a screen in a church |
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riser main |
Noun
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a vertical pipe in a building |
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remake |
Noun
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creation that is created again or anew |
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remake |
Verb
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make new |
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reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
Noun
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an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
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roof |
Noun
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a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building |