Nouns denoting man-made objects
- carrier
- a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like
- spittoon
- a receptacle for spit (usually in a public place)
- Levi's
- a popular brand of jeans
- mini
- a very short skirt
- stud finder
- a small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud
- cladding
- a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
- powder magazine
- a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
- four-pounder
- an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds
- alb
- a white linen liturgical vestment with sleeves; worn by priests
- homeroom
- a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business
- windowsill
- the sill of a window; the horizontal member at the bottom of the window frame
- colors
- a flag that shows its nationality
- hassock
- a cushion for kneeling on (as when praying in church)
- level
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- radiophoto
- a photograph transmitted by radio waves
- cargo container
- a large container for freight
- totem pole
- a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast
- vamp
- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- bobbysocks
- a sock that reaches just above the ankle
- hutment
- an encampment of huts (chiefly military)
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