Nouns denoting man-made objects
- cloakroom
- a private lounge off of a legislative chamber
- Cefobid
- a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections
- forte-piano
- a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
- craft
- a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
- yashmak
- the face veil worn by Muslim women
- override
- a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
- missile
- a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
- table lamp
- a lamp that sits on a table
- loan office
- an office where loans are negotiated and repaid
- bolo
- long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin
- selvedge
- the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
- seven
- one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face
- socket
- a receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted
- island dispenser
- a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks
- brass monkey
- a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
- Xerox machine
- a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder
- candlestick
- a holder with sockets for candles
- lenitive
- remedy that eases pain and discomfort
- teaspoon
- a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram
- logic element
- an electronic device that performs an elementary logic operation
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