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51 words match “CLEANING”

CLEANING n. 2 definitions
The act of making clean.
BATH n.
objects. Bath brick, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc. -- Bath chair, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids at Bath. "People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed out in their Bath chairs." Dickens. -- Bath metal, an alloy consisting…
BLOW-OUT n.
The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a blast of steam.
BONE n.
e one). -- Bone ash, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry. -- Bone black (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels; -- called also animal charcoal. It is used as a decolorizing material in filtering sirups,…
CARD n.
instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back.
CHAMBERMAID n.
A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.
DENTIFRICE n.
A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth; tooth powder.
DENTILAVE n.
A wash for cleaning the teeth.
DIPPING n.
The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.
DOCK n. 2 definitions
to lift a vessel out of water. -- Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc. -- Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses. -- Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the constr…
DRAG n.
hor, floating anchor, etc. -- Drag twist (Mining), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for cleaning drilled holes.
FLUKE n.
An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting.
FLUSH v.
overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.
FLUSHER n.
A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them with water.
FURRING n.
A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
GLEAN n.
Cleaning; afterbirth. [Obs.] Holland.
GRAVING n.
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. Graving dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.
GRIDIRON n.
An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for examination, cleaning, and repairs. 3. (Sport)
GROOMER n.
grooms horses; especially, a brush rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses.
HAND-HOLE n.
A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc. Hand-hole plate, the cover of a hand-hole.
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