restraint
ballast
protectant
curb
restrainer
security
hold tight
insurance policy
tie down
confines
hamper
trammel
shackle
bond
refuge
leash
sheath
harness
grapevine
protectability
grippie
panoply
chain
securable
latchable
firmness
anchor
tie
bind
lash down
bondable
muffled
save
bindable
stranglehold
shoe
cap
peg down
protective
talisman
lockable
peg
unprotector
untying
undoing
safeguard
fetter
shieldwise
holdfast
snug
unfastening
chuckable
come-along
securely
lockfast
bolster
clutch
cincher
knep
keep out
anchorage
hang on
clutchable
semiprotective
cradle
key
guard
snib
attachable
fastly
knottable
handlock
ultrasecure
wite
retain
hasp
life belt
guardedly
safety harness
safety belt
shingle
fastener
scutcheon
slide
brace
fastening
in leash
antipick
tie up
firmly
fascine
looseness
keep out of
king
fixing
screw up
securable
latchable
bondable
muffled
bindable
lockable
chuckable
lockfast
clutchable
semiprotective
attachable
knottable
ultrasecure
antipick
shieldwise
securely
fastly
guardedly
firmly
restraint
ballast
protectant
curb
restrainer
security
insurance policy
confines
hamper
trammel
shackle
bond
refuge
sheath
protectability
grippie
panoply
chain
firmness
anchor
cap
protective
talisman
unprotector
untying
undoing
safeguard
fetter
holdfast
unfastening
come-along
clutch
cincher
anchorage
snib
handlock
hasp
life belt
safety harness
safety belt
shingle
fastener
scutcheon
slide
brace
fastening
fascine
looseness
king
fixing
hold tight
tie down
leash
harness
grapevine
tie
bind
lash down
save
stranglehold
shoe
peg down
peg
snug
bolster
knep
keep out
hang on
cradle
key
guard
wite
retain
tie up
keep out of
screw up
noun
- That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security.
- Anything that steadies emotion or the mind.
- Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
- A material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place.
- device used for stabilizing current in an electric circuit (e.g. in a tube lamp supply circuit)
- Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.
verb
noun
- Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.
- A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint, generally causing lameness.
- A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a kerb (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
- A riding or driving bit for a horse that has rein action which amplifies the pressure in the mouth by leverage advantage placing pressure on the poll via the crown piece of the bridle and chin groove via a curb chain.
- A sidewalk, covered or partially enclosed, bordering the airport terminal road system with adjacent paved areas to permit vehicles to off-load or load passengers.
- A raised margin along the edge of something, such as a well or the eye of a dome, as a strengthening.
verb
noun
- Something that secures.
- Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
- Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
- Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
- A guarantee.
- The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- Freedom from apprehension.
- A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock.ᵂ
noun
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
- an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
- a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
verb
noun
- a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
- an electrical force linking atoms
- a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
- a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest
- (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
- a connection that fastens things together
- a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
verb
verb
noun
verb
- To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
- To equip with armour.
- To capture, control or put to use.
noun
- A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
- The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
- A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
- Equipment for any kind of labour.
verb
noun
noun
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- A long measuring tape.
- A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- The warp threads of a web.
- A series of interconnected things.
verb
- To link multiple items together.
- To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- To obligate.
- To fasten something with a chain.
- To secure someone with fetters.
- To load and automatically run (a program).
- To be chained to another data item.
noun
- That which gives stability or security.
- Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
- A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
- The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- A screw anchor.
- Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
- A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
- The brake of a vehicle.
- A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
- A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
- A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
- An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).
- The final runner in a relay race.
- An anchorman or anchorwoman.
- Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
verb
verb
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- limit or restrict to
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- form a knot or bow in
- create social or emotional ties
- perform a marriage ceremony
- make by tying pieces together
- unite musical notes by a tie
noun
- neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- a social or business relationship
- equality of score in a contest
- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
- a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
verb
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
- stick to firmly
- create social or emotional ties
- wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
- secure with or as if with ropes
- bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
- provide with a binding
- form a chemical bond with
- cause to be constipated
noun
verb
- To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
- To obviate or make unnecessary.
- To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).
- To store for future use.
- To economize or avoid waste.
- To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.
- To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
- To refrain from romantic or (especially in later use) sexual relationships until one is married or is with a suitable partner.
- To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
- To conserve or prevent the wasting of.
- To accumulate money or valuables.
noun
- The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
- A saving throw.
- A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
- An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
- A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
- An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
conj
prep
verb
- To equip an object with a protection against wear.
- To put shoes on one's feet.
- To put horseshoes on a horse.
noun
- The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
- A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.
- A pneumatic tire, especially for an automobile.
- A piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.
- 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 boots, which do.
- Part of a current collector on electric trains which provides contact either with a live rail or an overhead wire (fitted to a pantograph in the latter case).
- A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves gutter, so as to throw the water off from the building.
- A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in going down a hill.
- The part of a railroad car brake which presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.
- An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut or rafter.
- A device for holding multiple decks of playing cards, allowing more games to be played by reducing the time between shuffles.
- A plate, or notched piece, interposed between a moving part and the stationary part on which it bears, to take the wear and afford means of adjustment; called also slipper and gib.
- An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.
- An ingot of gold or silver shaped somewhat like a traditional Chinese shoe, formerly used in trade in the Far East.
- A trough or spout for conveying grain from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.
- Something resembling a shoe in form, position, or function, such as a brake shoe.
- An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.
noun
- A protective cover or seal.
- An uppercase or capital letter.
- A recording or screenshot.
- Anyone have a cap of the games last night?
- The top part of a mushroom.
- A place on a national team; an international appearance.
- An academic mortarboard.
- A special hat to indicate rank, occupation, etc.
- A small amount of percussive explosive in a paper strip or plastic cup for use in a toy gun.
- A lie or exaggeration.
- The uppermost of any assemblage of parts.
- The whole top of the head of a bird from the base of the bill to the nape of the neck.
- The summit of a mountain, etc.
- A large size of writing paper.
- A crown for covering a tooth.
- A capitalist.
- An artificial upper limit or ceiling.
- capillary
- Capitalization.
- A capacitor.
- A capsule of a drug.
- Something covering the top or end of a thing for protection or ornament.
- A close-fitting hat, either brimless or peaked.
- A collar of iron or wood used in joining spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the end of a rope.
- A small explosive device used to detonate a larger charge of explosives.
- A bullet used to shoot someone.
- A portion of a spherical or other convex surface.
verb
- To set an upper limit on something.
- To award a cap as a mark of distinction.
- To lie over or on top of something.
- To convert text to uppercase.
- To make something even more wonderful at the end.
- To lie; to tell a lie.
- To select to play for the national team.
- To take a screenshot or to record a copy of a video.
- To select a player to play for a specified side.
- To cover or seal with a cap.
- To surpass or outdo.
- To shoot (someone) with a firearm.
- To deprive of a cap.
verb
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- succeed in obtaining a position
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
noun
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
noun
verb
noun
- The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
- A large cushion or pillow.
- A small spacer located on top of the axle of horse-drawn wagons that gives the front wheels enough clearance to turn.
- The perforated plate in a punching machine on which anything rests when being punched.
- A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress.
- A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun, upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for transportation.
- A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
- The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic capital.
- A beam in the middle of a railway truck, supporting the body of the car.
- The part of a knife blade that abuts upon the end of the handle.
noun
- Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
- The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
- An important or critical situation.
- A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
- A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used to separate the engine and gearbox in a car.
- A fastener that attaches to the back of a tack pin to secure an accessory to clothing. (See Clutch (pin fastener).)
- A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
- A group or bunch (of people or things).
- A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
- The pedal in a car that disengages power and torque transmission from the engine (through the drivetrain) to the drive wheels.
- A difficult maneuver
adj
verb
verb
- To wrap protectively, to hold gently and protectively.
- To lull or quieten, as if by rocking.
- To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.
- To rock (a baby to sleep).
- To contain in or as if in a cradle.
- To nurse or train in infancy.
- To rock the lacrosse stick back and forth in order to keep the ball in the head by means of centrifugal force.
- To put ribs across the back of (a picture), to prevent the panels from warping.
- To cut and lay (grain) with a cradle.
noun
- A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the sensitive parts of an injured person.
- Infancy, or very early life.
- A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.
- A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous earth.
- A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
- A case for a broken or dislocated limb.
- A hand position allowing a contact ball to be held steadily on the back of the hand.
- The place of origin, or in which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier period of existence.
- A ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches intended to be covered with plaster.
- A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the plate, so preparing the ground.
- A rest for the receiver of a telephone, or for certain computer hardware.
- A mechanical device for tilting and decanting a bottle of wine.
- A suspended scaffold used in shafts.
- An implement consisting of a broad scythe for cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it evenly in a swath.
- A basket or apparatus in which, when a line has been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the people are brought off from the wreck.
verb
- To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys or wedges.
- To be identified as a certain taxon when using a key.
- (more usually to key in) To enter (information) by typing on a keyboard or keypad.
- To link (as one might do with a key or legend).
- To depress (a telegraph key).
- To prepare for plastering by adding the key (that part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place).
- To attune to; to set at; to pitch.
- To vandalize (a car, etc.) by scratching with an implement such as a key.
- To operate (the transmitter switch of a two-way radio).
- To modify (an advertisement) so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- To fit (pieces of a mechanical assembly) with a key to maintain the orientation between them.
- To mark or indicate with a symbol indicating membership in a class.
- To fit (a lock) with a key.
adj
noun
- The general pitch or tone of a sentence or utterance.
- A piece of wood used as a wedge.
- A piece of information (e.g., a password or passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
- A modification of an advertisement so as to target a particular group or demographic.
- One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.
- A scale or group of pitches constituting the basis of a musical composition.
- A series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
- The degree of roughness, or retention ability of a surface to have applied a liquid such as paint, or glue.
- One of a string of small islands.
- A crucial step or requirement.
- A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
- In instruments with a keyboard such as an organ or piano, one of the levers, or especially the exposed front end of it, which are depressed to cause a particular sound or note to be produced.
- In musical notation, a sign at the head of a staff indicating the musical key.
- A value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
- A keystone.
- The last board of a floor when laid down.
- The lowest note of a scale; keynote.
- A wooden support for a rail on the bullhead rail system.
- In musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
- An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, such as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara.
- In musical instruments, one of the valve levers used to select notes, such as a lever opening a hole on a woodwind.
- A guide to the correct answers of a worksheet or test.
- The thirty-third card of the Lenormand deck.
- A guide explaining the symbols or terminology of a map or chart; a legend.
- That part of the plastering which is forced through between the laths and holds the rest in place.
- In musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
- A manual electrical switching device primarily used for the transmission of Morse code.
- The black ink layer, especially in relation to the three color layers of cyan, magenta, and yellow. See also CMYK.
- The free-throw lane together with the circle surrounding the free-throw line, the free-throw lane having formerly been narrower, giving the area the shape of a skeleton key hole.
- A color to be masked or made transparent.
- An object designed to open and close a lock.
- In a relational database, a field used as an index into another table (not necessarily unique).
- An object designed to fit between two other objects (such as a shaft and a wheel) in a mechanism and maintain their relative orientation.
verb
- To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- To fasten by binding; to gird.
- To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
noun
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- A state of caution; posture of defence.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- A player playing a position named guard.
- A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- A squad responsible for protecting something.
- The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- A watchchain.
- The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
adj
noun
- A punitive strap such as a belt.
- A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
- A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
- Any paddle used for corporal punishment.
- A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
- Small, smooth pebbles, as found on a beach.
verb
- To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.
- To increase the storage density of (a hard disk) by writing tracks that partially overlap.
- To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.
- To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
- To beat with a shingle.
noun
- A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
- A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
- A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
- A pocket in one's pants (trousers).
- The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
- A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
- A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
- A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech.
- A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
- The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
- An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
- A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
- A lever that can be moved in two directions.
- A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
- A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint.
- A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
- A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
- The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
- A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
- A promiscuous woman, slut.
- An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
- A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
verb
- To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface.
- To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
- To move on a low-friction surface.
- To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
- To decrease in amount or value.
- To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards.
- To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation.
- To go; to move from one place or to another.
- To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance.
- To drop down and skid into a base.
- To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone).
- To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning.
noun
- That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.
- Harness; warlike preparation.
- A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining tension.
- The state of being braced or tight; tension.
- A piece of material used to transmit, or change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the shell.
- A system of wires, brackets, and elastic bands used to correct crooked teeth or to reduce overbite.
- Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.
- Two goals scored by one player in a game.
- A pair, a couple; originally used of dogs, and later of animals generally (e.g., a brace of conies) and then other things, but rarely human persons. (The plural in this sense is unchanged.) In British use (as plural), this is a particularly common reference to game birds.
- A curved, pointed line, also known as "curly bracket": { or } connecting two or more words or lines, which are to be considered together, such as in {role, roll}; in music, used to connect staves.
- A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
- A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
- A thong used to regulate the tension of a drum.
- The mouth of a shaft.
verb
- To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.
- To furnish with braces; to support; to prop.
- To stop someone for questioning, usually said of police.
- To confront with questions, demands or requests.
- To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen.
- To prepare for something bad, such as an impact or blow.
- To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly.
- To swing round the yards of a square rigged ship, using braces, to present a more efficient sail surface to the direction of the wind.
noun
- Something which is used for defensive purposes.
- A similar bundle of sticks of wood or plastic pipes used for filling in ditches for armoured fighting vehicles to drive over, and for making parapets, raising batteries, and strengthening ramparts.
- Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
verb
noun
- Something that has a preeminent position.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A king skin.
- A powerful or majorly influential person.
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy. If it is an absolute monarchy, then he is the supreme ruler of his nation.
- The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
- A king-sized bed.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To perform the duties of a king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
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