Nouns denoting man-made objects

schoolhouse
a building where young people receive education
 
platter
a large shallow dish used for serving food
 
circular plane
a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces
 
bumboat
a small boat that ferries supplies and commodities for sale to a larger ship at anchor
 
Mexican green
a particularly potent variety of marijuana
 
roach clip
metal tweezers used by marijuana smokers to hold a roach
 
culdoscope
a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs
 
hot pad
heater consisting of electrical heating elements contained in a flexible pad
 
compound lever
a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum
 
keg
small cask or barrel
 
tumbler
a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
 
foreground
(computer science) a window for an active application
 
vacuum bag
a bag into which dirt is sucked by a vacuum cleaner
 
duck shot
small lead shot for shotgun shells
 
contact lens
a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
 
Hytrin
antihypertensive drug (trade name Hytrin) used to treat high blood pressure
 
cauldron
a very large pot that is used for boiling
 
tallboy
a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
 
apron
a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used
 
potbelly stove
a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
 
  List More