Nouns denoting man-made objects

scrub brush

a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning

 

bypass capacitor

a capacitor that provides low impedance over certain (high) frequencies

 

khaddar

a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India

 

knout

a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners

 

dummy

a figure representing the human form

 

scarf

a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

 

double-magnum

a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

 

crack

a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive

 

shoehorn

a device used for easing the foot into a shoe

 

rain stick

a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends; makes the sound of falling rain when tilted; origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain

 

Carnegie Mellon University

an engineering university in Pittsburgh

 

dolman sleeve

a sleeve with a large armhole and tight cuff

 

gran casa

a large drum with two heads; makes a sound of indefinite but very low pitch

 

pay-phone

a coin-operated telephone

 

wick

any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

 

skibob

a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing

 

funeral parlour

a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects

 

buttonhook

a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole

 

ledger board

top rail of a fence or balustrade

 

pyramidal tent

a large tent shaped like a pyramid; can hold half a dozen people