miter box
(ˈmaɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various fixed or adjustable guides for a saw in making miters or cross cuts, esp. a troughlike box with slots in each side to guide the saw in making angular cuts.
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three-color
(θri)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or pertaining to a photomechanical process for making reproductions, usu. by making three printing plates, each corresponding to a primary color, and printing superimposed impressions in three correspondingly colored inks.
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lexicography
Webster Dictionary
the art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or dictionary; the principles which are applied in making dictionaries
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making
Webster Dictionary
the act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power
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introduction
Webster Dictionary
the act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another
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atramentarious
Webster Dictionary
like ink; suitable for making ink. Sulphate of iron (copperas, green vitriol) is called atramentarious, as being used in making ink
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ungrateful
Webster Dictionary
not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns, or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.; ingrateful
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declaratory
Webster Dictionary
making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature
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deifical
Webster Dictionary
making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making
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bessemer process
(Bessemer process)
Princeton's WordNet
an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost
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flying
(ˈflaɪ ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
making flight or capable of making flight; passing through the air:
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forgery
Webster Dictionary
the act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond
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seating
Webster Dictionary
the act of making seats; also, the material for making seats; as, cane seating
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litharge
Webster Dictionary
lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in glazing earthenware, in making red lead minium, etc. Called also massicot
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pyrotechnics
(ˌpaɪ rəˈtɛk nɪks)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the art of making fireworks.
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icemaker
(ˈaɪsˌmeɪ kər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an appliance for making ice.
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specification
(ˌspɛs ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an act of making specific.
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conjectural
(ənˈdʒɛk tʃər əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
given to making conjectures.
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coral
(ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
making coral:
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decision
(ɪˈsɪʒ ən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of making up one's mind:
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demur
(ɪˈmɜr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of making objection.
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drawing
(ˈdrɔ ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the art or technique of making these.
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dissimilation
(ɪˌsɪm əˈleɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of making or becoming unlike.
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oblation
(ɒˈbleɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of making such an offering.
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thickening
(ˈθɪk ə nɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of making or becoming thick.
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saving
(ˈseɪ vɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
making a reservation:
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noisy
(ˈnɔɪ zi)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
making much noise:
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guttering
(ˈgʌt ər ɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of making gutters.
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make
(ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act or process of making.
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piping
(ˈpaɪ pɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
making a shrill sound.
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