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noun
- A seat (tack) for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
- A seat on a bicycle, motorcycle etc
- A cut of meat that includes both loins and part of the backbone
- A ridge, in the shape of a saddle, between two hills
- The raised floorboard in a doorway.
verb (saddl, es)
- to put a saddle on an animal
- to get into a saddle
- (idiomatically) to burden or encumber
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noun
- A child's foot-operated vehicle consisting of a long platform between two wheels, the front one of which has an upright handle for steering.
- A small motor-powered bicycle of similar design, also motor-scooter
- A mobility scooter, i.e. an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled and/or elderly people.
- (nautical) a sailing vessel with a flat bottom and runners for travelling over ice.
- Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.
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noun
- an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair
- (context, US, Australia) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.
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noun
- A semi-detached house.
- A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an 18 wheeler.
- (slang) A partial erection.
| | semitrailer |
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, semi-trailer)
| | shoe |
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noun
- A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boot, boots, which do.
- Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.
- A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
- Throw the from behind the line, and try to get it to land circling (a ringer) or touching the far stake.
- Something resembling a shoe by function, like a brake shoe.
- Remember to turn the rotors when replacing the brake shoes, or they will wear out unevenly.
verb (shoes, shoeing, shod)
- To equip an object with a protection against wear.
- The billiard cue stick was shod in silver.
- To put horseshoes on a horse.
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noun
- (anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding area.
- have broad shoulders
- A part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency; a hard shoulder (UK)
- He stopped the car on the of the highway to change the flat tire.
verb
- (context, transitive) To push (a person or thing) using one's shoulder.
- (context, transitive) To carry (something) on one's shoulders.
- (context, figurative, transitive) To accept responsibility for.
- shoulder the blame
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noun
- A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two places.
- The part of a loom that carries the woof back and forth between the warp threads
verb (shuttl, ing)
- To go back and forth between two places.
| | sidecar |
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noun
- A one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
- A cocktail made with cognac (or brandy), triple sec liqueur, and lemon juice.
| | sled |
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noun
- A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the snow or ice; -- in England called sledge.
- A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.
| | sledge |
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noun
- (or sledgehammer) a heavy, long handled maul or hammer used to drive stakes, wedges, etc.
- 1737, J. Ray, A Collection of English Words Not Generally Used, With their Significations and Original in two Alphabetical Catalogues; the one, of such as are proper to the Northern, the other, to the Southern Counties. With an Account of the preparing and refining such Metals and Minerals as are found in England.
- :based on information from Major Hill, Master of the Silver Mills, in 1662, descibing silver mining in Cardiganshire They dig the Oar thus; One holds a little Picque, or Punch of Iron, having a long Handle of Wood which they call a Gad; Another with a great Iron Hammer, or Sledge, drives it into the Vein.
- 2006, Tom Benford, Garage And Workshop Gear Guide''
- :Sledge hammers are only used for heavy-duty persuading when working on vehicles or machinery.
verb (sledg, ing)
- to hit with a sledgehammer.
- 1842, John O'Donovan, The Banquet of Dun Na N-Gedh and The Battle of Magh Rath: An Ancient and Historical Tale
- :The rapid and violent exertion of smiths, mightily sledging the glowing iron masses of their furnaces.
- 2005, Langdon W Moore, Langdon W. Moore: His Own Story of His Eventful Life
- :When I inquired the reason of this wire being used in the construction of the safe, I was told it was to prevent the doors being broken by either sledging or wedging.
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noun
- A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a sledge.
adjective
- Sly.
| | slide |
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noun
- A toy for children where they climb up and then slide, glide down again.
- The long, red was great fun for the kids.
- The event of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones moving down the slope of a hill or from a mountain.
- The closed the highway.
- A lever that can be moved in two directions.
- A valve that works by sliding such as in a trombone.
- A transparent image, to be projected to a screen.
- (baseball) The act of droping down and skidding into a base
verb (slides, sliding, slid)
- (transitive) To cause to move in continuous contact with a surface
- He slid the boat across the grass.
- (intransitive) To move in continuous contact with a surface.
- The safe slid slowly.
- (intransitive) To move on a low friction surface.
- The car slid on the ice.
- (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base.
- Jones slid into second.
- (intransitive) To lose one"s balance on a slippery surface.
- He slid while going around the corner.
- (intransitive) To let pass without action.
- ''The administrator let the minor infraction with only a disapproving look.
| | speed limit |
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noun
- (countable) The maximum speed permitted by law for vehicles on the road.
| | speedway |
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noun
- (uncountable) a form of motorcycle racing on dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears
- a racetrack for this and similar sports
- (context, mostly, US) a road for high speed traffic; an expressway
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noun
- any substance added to something in order to stabilize it
- a gyroscopically controlled fin or similar device that prevents the excess rolling of a ship in rough seas
- an airfoil that stabilizes the flight of an aircraft or missile
- (in plural, UK) training wheels on a child's bicycle
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noun
- a phase
- ''He is in the recovery of his illness.
- The area, in any theatre, generally raised, upon which an audience watches plays or other public ceremonies.
- ''The band returned to the to play an encore.
- Short for stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers
- ''The pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.
- (electronics) the number of an electronic circuit"s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- a 3- cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
- The place on a microscope where the slide is placed
- He placed the slide on the stage.
verb (stag, ing)
- To produce on a stage.
- The local theater group will "Pride and Prejudice".
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- The salesman"s demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
- To pause or wait at a designated location.
- We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.
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noun
- (alternative spelling of, stage-coach)
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