English words for 'plural of sewing machine'
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- (machine sewing) A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the underside of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch.
- An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain, used in sewing and embroidery.
- A stitch like the links of a chain, used in crocheting.
- a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
- the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop
noun
- (textiles) An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
- (glassblowing) A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.
- A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.
- (business) A person who collects rent or taxes.
- A person who gathers things.
- a person who gathers
- a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
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- (engineering) A device for changing the tools on milling machines.
- (rail transport) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
- (road transport) A device to couple a powered road vehicle to a load to transfer tractive effort to the load, either as a push or as a pull.
- (rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.
- (music) A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.
- a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled
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- (sewing) The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
- (anatomy) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
- (molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein.
- (botany) In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
- (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
- (phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
- (printing) The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
- Recognized condition; rank; footing.
- (geometry) The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
- The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
- (informal) Ellipsis of cubic foot, a unit of volume.
- (nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.
- Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
- (informal) Ellipsis of square foot, a unit of area.
- (billiards) The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
- (malacology) The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
- A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- (prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
- (collective, military) Foot soldiers; infantry.
- The base or bottom of anything.
- A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
- (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
- The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
- (music) A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
- (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
- A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
- lowest support of a structure
- travel by walking
- an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
- the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
- a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
- a support resembling a pedal extremity
- a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
- the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
- any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
- the lower part of anything
- (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
verb
- To walk.
- (transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
- To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
- To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.
- To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
- (transitive) To pay (a bill).
- (Ireland, transitive) To spread out and stack up (turf sods) to allow them to dry.
- pay for something
- walk
- add a column of numbers
noun
- (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
- The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
- Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).
- the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
- any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
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- A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
- A headscarf.
- A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
- (Scotland) A cormorant.
- A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
- A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.
- a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
- a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
verb
- To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
- To cover as or like a scarf.
- (transitive, US, slang) To eat very quickly.
- To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.
- To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
- To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
- To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
- unite by a scarf joint
- wrap in or adorn with a scarf
- masturbate while strangling oneself
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noun
name
noun
- (machine sewing) A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the underside of the work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock stitch.
- An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain, used in sewing and embroidery.
- A stitch like the links of a chain, used in crocheting.
- a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
- the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop
noun
- (textiles) An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
- (glassblowing) A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.
- A person who primarily gathers in a hunter-gatherer social system.
- (business) A person who collects rent or taxes.
- A person who gathers things.
- a person who gathers
- a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
noun
- (engineering) A device for changing the tools on milling machines.
- (rail transport) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.
- (road transport) A device to couple a powered road vehicle to a load to transfer tractive effort to the load, either as a push or as a pull.
- (rail transport) An open-mouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity to the connection between the cars of a train.
- (music) A sliding bar on a Hammond organ, controlling the volume of a waveform.
- a strong metal bar bearing a hook to attach something to be pulled
noun
- (sewing) The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
- (anatomy) Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
- (molecular biology) The globular lower domain of a protein.
- (botany) In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
- (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
- (phonology) The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
- (printing) The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
- Recognized condition; rank; footing.
- (geometry) The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
- The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
- (informal) Ellipsis of cubic foot, a unit of volume.
- (nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.
- Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
- (informal) Ellipsis of square foot, a unit of area.
- (billiards) The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
- (malacology) The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
- A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- (prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
- (collective, military) Foot soldiers; infantry.
- The base or bottom of anything.
- A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
- (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
- The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
- (music) A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
- (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
- A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
- lowest support of a structure
- travel by walking
- an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
- the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
- a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger
- a support resembling a pedal extremity
- a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
- the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
- any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates
- the lower part of anything
- (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
verb
- To walk.
- (transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
- To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).
- To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.
- To tread to measure of music; to dance; to trip; to skip.
- (transitive) To pay (a bill).
- (Ireland, transitive) To spread out and stack up (turf sods) to allow them to dry.
- pay for something
- walk
- add a column of numbers
noun
- (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
- The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
- Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).
- the action of taking up as by tightening or absorption or reeling in
- any of various devices for reducing slack (as in a sewing machine) or taking up motion (as in a loom)
noun
- A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
- A headscarf.
- A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
- (Scotland) A cormorant.
- A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
- A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.
- a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
- a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
verb
- To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
- To cover as or like a scarf.
- (transitive, US, slang) To eat very quickly.
- To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.
- To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
- To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
- To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
- unite by a scarf joint
- wrap in or adorn with a scarf
- masturbate while strangling oneself
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