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Piston :: Piston (n.) A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against, fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves, back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid; also for other purposes..

Cam :: Cam (n.) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it..

Equation :: Equation (n.) A quantity to be applied in computing the mean place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as resulting from its actual and unequal motion..

Whir :: Whir (n.) A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning wheel..

Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.

Reversing :: Reversing (a.) Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed..

Shock :: Shock (n.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like..

Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..

Course :: Course (n.) Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance..

Chest Founder :: Chest founder () A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration..

To-do :: To-do (n.) Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.

Parliamentary :: Parliamentary (a.) According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion..

Emotional :: Emotional (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable; easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature..

#NAME? :: -wards (v. i.) Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc..

Effort :: Effort (n.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

Ward :: Ward (n.) A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard..

Postman :: Postman (n.) One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions; -- so called from the place where he sits. The other of the two is called the tubman..

Helicoid :: Helicoid (n.) A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion about it..

Automaton :: Automaton (v. i.) Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to hold up; to support.

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