Nouns denoting man-made objects

tricot
a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting
 
boxing equipment
equipment used in boxing
 
public transit
a public transportation system for moving passengers
 
drinking straw
a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
 
plotter
an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures
 
fresco
a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
 
elastic
a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
 
toy soldier
a doll that resembles a soldier
 
way station
a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
 
gas station
a service station that sells gasoline
 
collimator
a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
 
coffee can
a can for storing ground coffee
 
milk of magnesia
purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid
 
cyclopropane
a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic
 
shirt button
a button on a shirt
 
barnyard
a yard adjoining a barn
 
cathode
a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
 
cigarette holder
a tube that holds a cigarette while it is being smoked
 
tableware
articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)
 
study
a room used for reading and writing and studying
 
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