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noun
- a rotary engine that converts the energy of moving water into electricity
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noun
- A path.
- A method of doing something.
- The means to navigate a path.
- Possiblility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
adverb
- (slang) very; as in the phrase way too.
- "I'm way tired"
- "I'm way too tired to do that."
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noun
- The silken structure a spider builds using silk secreted from the spinnerets at the caudal tip of its abdomen; a spiderweb.
- The sunlight glistened in the dew on the .
- Any interconnected set of persons, places, or things, which when diagrammed resembles a spider's web.
- Specifically, the w:World Wide Web, World Wide Web (also spelled Web).
- Let me search the for that.
- (baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- He caught the ball in the .
- A latticed or woven structure.
- The gazebo's roof was a made of thin strips of wood.
- The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
- A fold of tissue connecting the toes of certain birds.
- A duck paddles with its webbed feet.
- (context, manufacturing) A continuous strip of material carried by rollers during processing.
- (context, lithography) A long sheet of paper which is fed from a roll into a printing press, as opposed to individual sheets of paper.
verb (web, b, ed)
- (intransitive) to construct or form a web
- (transitive) to cover with a web or network
- (transitive) to ensnare or entangle
- (transitive) to provide with a web
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noun
- a simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle
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noun
- A small door or gate, especially one associated with a larger one
- A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating
- (Cricket) One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; the target for the bowler, defended by the batsman
- (Cricket) A dismissal; the act of a batsman getting out
- (Cricket) The period during which two batsmen bat together
- (Cricket) The pitch
- (Cricket) The area around the stumps where the batsmen stand
- (Croquet) Any of the small arches through which the balls are driven
- (snowboarding): A temporary metal attachment that one attaches one's lift-ticket to.
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noun (winches)
- A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a pawl, and a crank handle, with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hauling on a rope.
- (nautical) A hoisting machine used for loading or discharging cargo, or for hauling in lines. (FM 55-501).
verb
- To use a winch
- in those sails, our lad!
| | windlass |
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noun
- (nautical) A type of winch, fitted with a wildcat for hauling chain, or a gypsy for rope.
- (nautical) An apparatus in which horizontal drums or wheels are operated by means of a steam engine, pneumatic engine, hydraulic engine, or electric motor for handling heavy anchor chains, hawsers, etc. (FM 55-501).
| | wipe |
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noun
- A soft piece of cloth or cloth-like material used for wiping.
| | wiper |
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noun - something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping
- something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping
- a movable electric contact in some device
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