Nouns denoting man-made objects
- tank engine
- a locomotive that carries its own fuel and water; no tender is needed
- billiard ball
- ball used in playing billiards
- transdermal patch
- a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream
- piste
- a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts
- pen-and-ink
- a drawing executed with pen and ink
- atrium
- the central area in a building; open to the sky
- Abney level
- a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube; used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target
- dresser
- a cabinet with shelves
- rooming house
- a house where rooms are rented
- hall of residence
- a university dormitory
- geta
- footwear usually with wooden soles
- gingham
- a clothing fabric in a plaid weave
- true lover's knot
- a knot for tying the ends of two lines together
- cable railway
- a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
- Mickey Finn
- slang term for knockout drops
- lunchroom
- a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased
- H-bomb
- a nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium
- gold braid
- trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
- suit of clothes
- a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- buffing wheel
- a wheel that is covered with soft material
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