Nouns denoting man-made objects

blender

an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods

 

rugby ball

inflated oval ball used in playing rugby

 

granary

a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed

 

parquet

seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle

 

velvet

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

 

cart

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

 

protractor

drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles

 

starter

an electric motor for starting an engine

 

V-1

a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb

 

scupper

drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

 

loving cup

a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet

 

casern

military barracks in a garrison town

 

bicycle rack

a rack for parking bicycles

 

Chloromycetin

an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)

 

terminal

electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

 

trousers

(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately

 

Pimlico

a racetrack for thoroughbred racing; site of the Preakness

 

exercise device

a device designed to provide exercise for the user

 

thumbhole

a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)

 

city university

an urban university in a large city