Nouns denoting man-made objects
- audiometer
- an instrument used to measure the sensitivity of hearing
- broad hatchet
- a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead
- shot tower
- tower of a kind once used to make shot; molten lead was poured through a sieve and dropped into water
- furniture
- furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
- blowtube
- a tube through which darts can be shot by blowing
- chandlery
- candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
- sou'wester
- waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
- mute
- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
- shower cap
- a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering
- potentiometer
- a measuring instrument for measuring direct current electromotive forces
- heat-seeking missile
- a missile with a guidance system that directs it toward targets emitting infrared radiation (as the emissions of a jet engine)
- haymow
- a loft in a barn where hay is stored
- eau de cologne
- a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
- windshield
- transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle
- cytophotometer
- a photometer that can be used to locate and identify chemical compounds in a cell by measuring the intensity of the light that passes through stained sections of the cytoplasm
- trousseau
- the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
- stagecoach
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- bath towel
- a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath
- Bessemer converter
- a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process
- slip
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
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