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Step :: Step (v. i.) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position..

Melodeon :: Melodeon (n.) A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of the seraphine.

Tabernacle :: Tabernacle (n.) A portable structure of wooden framework covered with curtains, which was carried through the wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of sacrifice and worship..

Chronometer :: Chronometer (n.) A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance, and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations, in determining longitude, etc..

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A compact, portable machine for planing metal..

Gazogene :: Gazogene (n.) A portable apparatus for making soda water or aerated liquids on a small scale.

Portable :: Portable (a.) Possible to be endured; supportable.

Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..

Intolerable :: Intolerable (a.) Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an intolerable burden..

Insufferable :: Insufferable (a.) Incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured; insupportable; unendurable; intolerable; as, insufferable heat, cold, or pain; insufferable wrongs..

Bier :: Bier (n.) A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.

Pillar :: Pillar (n.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church..

Etna :: Etna (n.) A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat is furnished by a spirit lamp..

Validity :: Validity (n.) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity; as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract, claim, or title..

Padlock :: Padlock (n.) A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through the links of a chain, etc..

Kodak :: Kodak (n.) A kind of portable camera.

Exportable :: Exportable (a.) Suitable for exportation; as, exportable products..

Jingal :: "Jingal (n.) A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel..

Carpetbag :: Carpetbag (n.) A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.

Tent :: Tent (n.) A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, -- used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially soldiers in camp..

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