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Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill..

Compressing :: Compressing (p. pr & vb. n.) of Compres.

Compressive :: Compressive (a.) Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a compressive force..

Pneumotherapy :: Pneumotherapy (n.) The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air.

Constringent :: Constringent (a.) Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing..

Thumbkin :: Thumbkin (n.) An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a thumbscrew.

Succinic :: Succinct (a.) Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.

Acacia :: Acacia (n.) A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates..

Set :: Set (n.) Permanent change of figure in consequence of excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring..

Compressor :: Compressor (n.) A muscle that compresses certain parts.

Compress :: Compress (v. t.) To embrace sexually.

Compressibility :: Compressibility (n.) The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as, the compressibility of elastic fluids..

Piezometer :: Piezometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.

Air Engine :: Air engine () An engine driven by heated or by compressed air.

Clump :: Clump (n.) The compressed clay of coal strata.

Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip..

Amphipoda :: Amphipoda (n. pl.) A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca..

Bolster :: Bolster (n.) A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a wounded part; a compress..

Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..

Incompressibility :: Incompressibility (n.) The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a property of liquids..

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