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Pulley :: Pulley (v. t.) A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means of a belt, cord, rope, or chain..

Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A species of switch for changing the current from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit..

Hangman :: Hangman (n.) One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of reproach, without reference to office..

Conversion :: Conversion (n.) The act of changing one's views or course, as in passing from one side, party, or from of religion to another; also, the state of being so changed..

Upholsterer :: Upholsterer (n.) One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters..

Precipice :: Precipice (n.) A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff..

Swain :: Swaggy (a.) Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight..

Movable :: Movable (a.) Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year..

Alterant :: Alterant (a.) Altering; gradually changing.

Babylonical :: Babylonical (a.) Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings..

Bos :: Bos (n.) A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck..

Catenary :: Catenary (n.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line..

Pendent :: Pendent (a.) Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf..

Dorsal :: Dorsal (a.) A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or of an altar, or in any similar position..

Hanging :: Hanging (a.) Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges..

Slouching :: Slouching (a.) Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.

Hyperbaton :: Hyperbaton (n.) A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, echoed the hills for the hills echoed..

Petrescence :: Petrescence (n.) The process of changing into stone; petrification.

Metachrosis :: Metachrosis (n.) The power og changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc..

Band :: Band (v. t.) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress..

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