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• apparatus — [n1] equipment with a purpose accoutrement, appliance, black box*, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad*, doohickey*, furnishings, gaff*, gear, gimcrack*, gimmick, gizmo*, grabber*, habiliments, idiot box*, implement, jigger*, job*, machine,… …   New thesaurus

• jigger — 1) a jig for fishing; jigs are hooks or lures of various kinds which are jerked up and down in the water to attract and catch fish. May be carried out by hand or by mechanical devices. Also called gigger 2) an apparatus for setting gill nets… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Jigger — 1. name for any mechanical device, the correct name of which one does not know; 2. (prison) illegally made crystal radio set; 3. (horseracing) illegal apparatus which gives a shock to a horse during a race in order to increase its speed; 4.… …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• jigger — Australian Slang 1. name for any mechanical device, the correct name of which one does not know; 2. (prison) illegally made crystal radio set; 3. (horseracing) illegal apparatus which gives a shock to a horse during a race in order to increase… …   English dialects glossary

• Rigging — For other uses, see Rigging (disambiguation). The rigging of a square rigger in London. Rigging (from Anglo Saxon wrigan or wringing, to clothe ) is the apparatus through which the force of the wind is used to propel sailboats and sailing ships… …   Wikipedia

• Marconi's law — is the relation between height of antennae and maximum signalling distance. Guglielmo Marconi enunciated at one time an empirical law that, for simple vertical sending and receiving antennae of equal height, the maximum working telegraphic… …   Wikipedia

• contrivance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. device, invention, construction, machine, apparatus, contraption (inf.); plan, scheme, trick, stratagem. See instrumentality, cunning. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A plan, especially an ingenious plan] Syn …   English dictionary for students

• Cocktail shaker — Cobbler shaker (right), jigger, and a bar spoon. A cocktail shaker is a device used to mix beverages (usually alcoholic) by shaking. When ice is put in the shaker this allows for a quicker cooling of the drink before serving. A shaken cocktail is …   Wikipedia

• List of pottery terms — Historically the production of pottery has been a characteristic of human activity in most areas of the world. Over time, each culture has established terms which define tools, ingredients and production techniques. Terms currently in use may be… …   Wikipedia

• ship — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vehicle for navigation on water Nouns 1. ship, vessel, sail; craft, bottom; airship (see aviation). See navigation. 2. (naval organization) navy, marine, fleet, flotilla, argosy; shipping, merchant… …   English dictionary for students

• thing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. affair, matter, circumstance; deed, act, occurrence; entity, person; possession, belonging, chattel; item, object, detail, article. See substance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An object] Syn. article,… …   English dictionary for students