English words for 'alligator shear'
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- (painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
- (roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
- (manufacturing) A manufacturing defect that can occur during rolling in which the metal sheet splits in half across a plane parallel to the rolling plane, resulting in a shape resembling an alligator mouth.
adj
- of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
- Broken into coarse pieces.
- Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
- (slang) Crazy; crackpot.
- (slang, usually of a video game) Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.
- (slang) Extremely skilled at something (usually a video game).
- (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.
verb
verb
noun
- leather made from alligator's hide
- Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
- (paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
- either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
- (metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
- (mining) A rock breaker.
- (usually in the plural) An alligator-skin shoe.
- Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
- (printing) A kind of job press.
- (Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
intj
noun
- (Jamaica) avocado, alligator pear
- The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
- An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
- A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
- A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
- Choke pear (a torture device).
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
noun
- a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
- A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
- (strictly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- (loosely) A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman.
noun
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
verb
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (figuratively) To write.
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
verb
- To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
- (transitive, dialectal) To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.
- (Australia, slang, transitive, intransitive) To drive, ride, etc. at high speed or recklessly.
- (rare) To strike or attack with the fangs.
- (Scotland, transitive) To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.
noun
- (nautical) The valve of a pump-box.
- Synonym of spike or prong, any sharp projection.
- Synonym of root, the part of a tooth embedded in the gums.
- (mathematics) Either of the two factors that make a number a vampire number.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
- A pointed extension of the chelicera in spiders, used for injecting venom.
- (colloquial) Synonym of tooth, particularly in humans.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
- Synonym of tang, the projection of a piece of metal intended to be driven into a shaft for holding.
- (mining, rare, in the plural) Catches on which a coalmining cage rests while cars are being moved on and off.
- A long, pointed tooth in snakes, used for injecting venom.
- A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
- (mining, Derbyshire dialect) A channel cut or pipe set for the purpose of carrying fresh air to working miners.
- canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
- an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs
- hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
noun
verb
verb
- cut with shears
- shear the wool from
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- cut or cut through with shears
- (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
- (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
- (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
noun
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
- (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
- (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
- (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
adj
noun
- beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- informal terms for the nose
- a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
- (uncountable, Southern England) Cocaine.
- (nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
- (botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.
- The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
- (farriery) A toe clip.
- The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
- (slang, British) A justice of the peace; a magistrate.
- (especially MTE) A person's mouth.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.
- Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.
- (architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
- A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
- (nautical) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
- The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
- (slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).
- A person's nose, especially one that is large and pointed.
verb
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noun
verb
noun
verb
noun
- leather made from alligator's hide
- Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
- (paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
- either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
- (metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
- (mining) A rock breaker.
- (usually in the plural) An alligator-skin shoe.
- Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
- (printing) A kind of job press.
- (Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
intj
noun
- (Jamaica) avocado, alligator pear
- The wood of the pear tree (pearwood, pear wood).
- An edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
- A desaturated chartreuse yellow colour, like that of a pear.
- A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).
- Choke pear (a torture device).
- sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
- Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
noun
- a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly
- A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards.
- (strictly) Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- (loosely) A crocodilian of the subfamily Caimaninae, which includes the very large black caiman.
noun
- A sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog as a defense against predators.
- (mechanical engineering) A quill drive, having a hollow shaft with another movable shaft inside it.
- (by extension) Any pen.
- A thin piece of bark, especially of cinnamon or cinchona, curled up into a tube.
- The lower shaft of a feather, specifically the region lacking barbs.
- Something having the form of a quill, such as the fold or plain of a ruff, or (weaving) a spindle, or spool, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle.
- (music) The tube of a musical instrument.
- A pen made from a feather.
- (zoology) The pen of a squid.
- (music) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments.
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- the hollow spine of a feather
- pen made from a bird's feather
- a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
verb
- To pierce with quills. (Usually in the passive voice, as be quilled or get quilled.)
- (figuratively) To write.
- (US and Canada, especially Appalachia and the Prairies, transitive) To subject (a woman who is giving birth) to the practice of quilling (blowing pepper into her nose to induce or hasten labor).
- To decorate with quillwork.
- To form fabric into small, rounded folds.
noun
verb
noun
- beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- informal terms for the nose
- a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
- (uncountable, Southern England) Cocaine.
- (nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy.
- (botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- A similar pointed structure forming the nose and mouth of various animals, such as turtles, platypuses, whales, etc.
- The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
- (farriery) A toe clip.
- The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
- (slang, British) A justice of the peace; a magistrate.
- (especially MTE) A person's mouth.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.
- Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.
- (architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
- A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
- (nautical) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
- The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
- (slang, British public schools) A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton).
- A person's nose, especially one that is large and pointed.
verb
noun
noun
verb
verb
noun
- (painting) A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint.
- (roofing) The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide.
- (manufacturing) A manufacturing defect that can occur during rolling in which the metal sheet splits in half across a plane parallel to the rolling plane, resulting in a shape resembling an alligator mouth.
verb
noun
- leather made from alligator's hide
- Either of two species of large amphibious reptile, Alligator mississippiensis or Alligator sinensis, in the genus Alligator within order Crocodilia, which have sharp teeth and very strong jaws and are native to the Americas and China, respectively.
- (paleontology) A member of the family Alligatoridae, which includes the caimans.
- either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
- (metalworking) A form of squeezer for the puddle ball.
- (mining) A rock breaker.
- (usually in the plural) An alligator-skin shoe.
- Any of various vehicles that have relatively long, low noses in front of a cab or other, usually windowed, structure.
- (printing) A kind of job press.
- (Nigeria) A dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)
intj
verb
- To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
- (transitive, dialectal) To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.
- (Australia, slang, transitive, intransitive) To drive, ride, etc. at high speed or recklessly.
- (rare) To strike or attack with the fangs.
- (Scotland, transitive) To supply (a pump) with the water necessary for it to operate.
noun
- (nautical) The valve of a pump-box.
- Synonym of spike or prong, any sharp projection.
- Synonym of root, the part of a tooth embedded in the gums.
- (mathematics) Either of the two factors that make a number a vampire number.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
- A pointed extension of the chelicera in spiders, used for injecting venom.
- (colloquial) Synonym of tooth, particularly in humans.
- (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
- Synonym of tang, the projection of a piece of metal intended to be driven into a shaft for holding.
- (mining, rare, in the plural) Catches on which a coalmining cage rests while cars are being moved on and off.
- A long, pointed tooth in snakes, used for injecting venom.
- A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
- (mining, Derbyshire dialect) A channel cut or pipe set for the purpose of carrying fresh air to working miners.
- canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey
- an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs
- hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
verb
- cut with shears
- shear the wool from
- become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
- cut or cut through with shears
- (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
- (figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
- (intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- (physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- (engineering) (also 'shear off') To break or suddenly separate because of excessive force, eg. a bolt.
- (mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To cut the hair of (a person).
- (aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
noun
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
- (aviation, meteorology, countable) A specific instance of wind shear.
- (aviation, meteorology, uncountable) The phenomenon of wind shear.
- (physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
- The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
- (geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
- (mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point's distance from the line.
- A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
- (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
adj
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adj
- of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide
- informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
- used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
- Broken into coarse pieces.
- Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.
- (slang) Crazy; crackpot.
- (slang, usually of a video game) Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.
- (slang) Extremely skilled at something (usually a video game).
- (of a voice) Harsh or dissonant.