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V-chip
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A computer chip installed in a television to allow the user to control the display of certain programs, especially of sexual or violent content. More About: Chip
USB flash drive
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB interface. More About: Usb , Flash , Flash Drive , Drive , Lash
light bulb
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.An electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated.Synonym:electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, lightbulb, bulb. More About: Light , Light Bulb
fluorescent lamp
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A lamp that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a vapor within the tube to discharge electrons. More About: Cent , Fluor , Lamp , Fluorescent
neon lamp
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube.Synonym:neon induction lamp, neon tube. More About: Neon , Lamp
cash register
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept.Also called a till. More About: Cash , Register , Regis
ATM
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n. (abbr.)Short for automated (or automatic) teller machine.An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services.Synonym:automated teller, automatic teller, automated teller machine, automatic teller machine, cash dispenser, cash machine.
student loan
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.Loan offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education.Student loans usually carry lower interests than other loans, and are usually issued by the government. Often they are supplemented by student grants which do not have to be repaid.
bobby pin
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A small metal hair clip with the ends pressed tightly together.Also called hairgrip. More About: Bobby
slot machine
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n. American EnglishA gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and often by pulling down on a long handle.British English: fruit machine.Australian English: poker machine. More About: Mac , Machine , Chine , Slot Machine , Mach
dice
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.Small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the faces, used to generate random numbers. This makes dice suitable as gambling devices.Synonym:die More About: Dice
backgammon
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A board game for two persons, played with pieces whose moves are determined by throws of dice. More About: Back , Backgammon
dominoes
2007-02-21 14:40:03 pl. n.A game played with a set of 28 small flat oblong blocks marked on one side with two groups of dots.Also dominos. More About: Dominoes , Domino , Domin
hula hoop
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A light plastic hoop that is whirled around the body for play or exercise by the movement of the hips. More About: Hula
pendant
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.Something suspended from something else, especially an ornament or piece of jewelry attached to a necklace or bracelet.
brooch
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.Ornament with a hinged pin and clasp, worn on women's clothes.Synonym:breastpin, broach
insole
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.An extra strip of material put inside a shoe for comfort or protection.Also called innersole. More About: Sole
shoehorn
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A smooth curved implement, often of plastic or metal, inserted at the heel to help put on a shoe. More About: Shoe , Horn
slingshot
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with an elastic strap attached to the prongs, used for flinging small stones.Synonym:catapult, sling. More About: Shot , Sling , Slingshot
mosquito net
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A fine net or screen used to keep out mosquitoes. More About: Quit , Mosquito
hair curler
2007-02-21 14:40:03 n.A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it.Synonym:curler, hair roller, roller, crimper. More About: Hair , Curl
Swiss Army knife
2007-02-08 11:43:00 n. (abbr. SAK)A multi-function pocket knife which has a blade as well as various tools, such as screwdrivers and can openers. More About: Army , Swiss Army Knife , Knife , Swiss , Swiss Army
kowtow
2007-01-29 04:36:00 v.To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China.n.The act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground.From Chinese (Mandarin) 叩头.
rickshaw
2007-01-10 06:38:00 n. Short for jinriksha. Origin: Japanese“人力車”(じんりきし , jin-riki-sha）A small two-wheeled cart pulled by one person for transporting passengers or other uses. More About: Shaw
jiaozi
2006-12-29 19:08:00 n.Jiaozi is a Chinese dumpling which consists of minced meat and chopped vegetables wrapped into a piece of dough.Jiaozi are usually boiled or steamed. Jiaozi is a traditional dish for Chinese New Year's Eve. Family members would get together to make dumplings.If they are shallow fried, they are called guotie or potstickers. Compared to wontons (dumplings served boiled in a soup), jiaozi have a thicker skin and are longer.
Gomoku
More articles from this author:2006-12-25 00:33:00 n. Japanese transliterationAlso known as gobang. It is an abstract strategy board game. It is traditionally played with go pieces (black and white stones) on a go board (19x19 intersections); however, because once placed pieces are not moved or removed from the board, gomoku may also be played as a Paper and pencil game.Black plays first, and players alternate in placing a stone of their color on an empty intersection. The winner is the first player to get an unbroken row of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.Gomoku is known in Korean by its cognate Omok and in Chinese as Wuziqi. 1, 2 |
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