English Dictionary

Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together; a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces together.
Source : opted (27937)  - auto

An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is held in its place or two parts are temporarily held together.
Source : opted (27938)  - auto

A piece of wood placed across another, or inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.
Source : opted (27939)  - auto

One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to grasp without bruising.
Source : opted (27940)  - auto

A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's side, used to sustain the ends of beams.
Source : opted (27941)  - auto

A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for roasting, or of coal for coking.
Source : opted (27942)  - auto

A mollusk. See Clam.
Source : opted (27943)  - auto

To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.
Source : opted (27946)  - auto

To cover, as vegetables, with earth.
Source : opted (27947)  - auto

A heavy footstep; a tramp.
Source : opted (27948)  - auto