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percolator collapse: a coffeepot in which boiling water ascends through a central tube and filters back down through a basket of ground coffee beans

sifter collapse: a household sieve (as for flour)

strainer collapse: a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

colander collapse: bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

purifier collapse: an apparatus for removing impurities

rocker collapse: a curved support that permits the supported object to rock to and fro; an ice skate with a curved blade; a trough that can be rocked back and forth; used by gold miners to shake auriferous earth in water in order to separate the gold; a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles; a performer or composer or fan of rock music; an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle

refinery collapse: an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance

filter collapse: device that removes something from whatever passes through it; an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it; remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities"

vendor collapse

winnow collapse: the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"; blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"; blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

adding machine collapse: a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions

freezer collapse

sorting collapse: grouping by class or kind or size

deep freeze collapse: temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"; store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation; "deep-freeze the food"

sieve collapse: a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles; distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"; check and sort carefully; "sift the information"

calculator collapse: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

automat collapse: a cafeteria where food is served from machines; a vending machine from which you can get food

cradle collapse: a baby bed with sides and rockers; birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"; run with the stick; hold gently and carefully; "He cradles the child in his arms"; wash in a cradle; "cradle gold"; cut grain with a cradle scythe; hold or place in or as if in a cradle; "He cradled the infant in his arms"; bring up from infancy

Linotype collapse: a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal

computer collapse: a machine for performing calculations automatically

typesetting machine collapse: a printer that sets textual material in type

recording instrument collapse

machinery collapse: machines or machine systems collectively; a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"

bloc collapse: a group of countries in special alliance

filtration collapse: the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter; the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

filtering collapse

grouping collapse: the activity of putting things together in groups; a system for classifying things into groups

classification collapse: restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people; the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories; a group of people or things arranged by class or category

hardware collapse: (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system; major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile); instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

Tammany Hall collapse: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism

quoin collapse: the keystone of an arch; expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase

gauging collapse

opposition party collapse

Socialist Party collapse: a political party in the United States formed in 1900 to advocate socialism

Democratic Party collapse: the older of two major political parties in the United States

Republican Party collapse: the younger of two major political parties in the United States; GOP is an acronym for grand old party

GOP collapse

clarification collapse: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"

furniture collapse: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"

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