Nouns denoting man-made objects
- overall
- (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
- chair
- a seat for one person, with a support for the back
- swage block
- an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal
- weight
- sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
- lanolin
- an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
- four-pounder
- an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds
- colonoscope
- an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum
- Goa powder
- a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
- dogcart
- a cart drawn by a dog
- tape drive
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
- choo-choo
- a child's word for locomotive
- wain
- large open farm wagon
- wainscoting
- wooden panels that can be used to line the walls of a room
- ballast
- a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)
- newel
- the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
- endotracheal tube
- a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents
- rouleau
- a roll of coins wrapped in paper
- camera
- television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam
- Christmas stocking
- a stocking that is filled with small Christmas presents
- cardigan
- knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper
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