Contrivance
81thing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. affair, matter, circumstance; deed, act, occurrence; entity, person; possession, belonging, chattel; item, object, detail, article. See substance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An object] Syn. article,… …
82jack — I. /dʒæk / (say jak) noun 1. a man or fellow. 2. (also upper case) a sailor. 3. any of various mechanical contrivances or devices, as a contrivance for raising heavy weights short distances, most commonly comprising a rack and pinion wheel or… …
83ἐπιτεχνήσει — ἐπιτέχνησις contrivance for fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) ἐπιτεχνήσεϊ , ἐπιτέχνησις contrivance for fem dat sg (epic) ἐπιτέχνησις contrivance for fem dat sg (attic ionic) ἐπιτεχνάομαι contrive for fut ind mp 2nd sg (attic ionic) ἐπιτεχνάομαι… …
84con|triv|ance — «kuhn TRY vuhns», noun. 1. a thing invented; mechanical device: »The can opener is a handy contrivance. SYNONYM(S): invention, gadget, contraption. 2. the act or manner of contriving: »By careful contrivance he repaired the old clock and made it… …
85ma|chine — «muh SHEEN», noun, adjective, verb, chined, chin|ing. –n. 1. an arrangement of fixed and moving parts for doing work, each part having some special thing to do; mechanical apparatus or device: »Sewing machines and washing machines make housework… …
86Ague drop — Drop Drop (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS. dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw. droppe; and Fr. AS. dre[ o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS. driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel. drj[=u]pa. Cf.… …
87Air — ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the same Latin… …
88Air balloon — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
89Air bath — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
90Air castle — Air Air ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a[ e]r, fr. Gr. ah r, air, mist, for a[digamma]hr, fr. root a[digamma] to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr. the… …
