Afterburner
Afterburnerafterburner -- (a device injects fuel into a hot exhaust for extra thrust)
Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft Carrieraircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, attack aircraft carrier -- (a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings)
Alarm
Alarmalarm, dismay, consternation -- (fear resulting from the awareness of danger)
Baseball bat
Baseball batbaseball bat, lumber -- (an implement used in baseball by the batter)
Bubbler
Bubblerdrinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler -- (a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water)
Candlestick
Candlestickcandlestick, candle holder -- (a holder with sockets for candles)
Explosive Device
Explosive Deviceexplosive device -- (device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy)
Fighter Aircraft
Fighter Aircraftfighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft -- (a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)
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Flattop
Flattopcrew cut, flattop -- (a closely cropped haircut; usually for men)
Heat Exchanger
Heat Exchangerheat exchanger -- (device that transfers heat from one liquid to another without allowing them to mix)
Jig
Jigjig, gigue -- (music in three-four time for dancing a jig)
Kansas City
Kansas CityKansas City -- (a city in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the Kansas River and the Missouri River; adjacent to Kansas City, Kansas)
Kansas River
Kansas RiverKansas, Kansas River, Kaw River -- (a river in northeastern Kansas; flows eastward to become a tributary of the Missouri River)
Keyboard
Keyboardkeyboard -- (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)
Machine
Machinemachine -- (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
Military
Militarymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine -- (the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker")
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Oarlock
Oarlockpeg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock -- (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)
Optical Device
Optical Deviceoptical device -- (a device for producing or controlling light)
Quarterback
Quarterbackquarterback, signal caller, field general -- ((football) the person who plays quarterback)
Running
Runningrun, running, running play, running game -- ((American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running")
Sodium
Sodiumsodium, Na, atomic number 11 -- (a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt))
Stencil
Stencilstencil -- (device that has a sheet perforated with printing through which ink or paint can pass to create a printed pattern)
Water Cooler
Water Coolerwater cooler -- (a device for cooling and dispensing drinking water)
Zarf
Zarfzarf -- (an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup)
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