astatic coils | (n) an arrangement of coils used in sensitive electrical instruments; the coils are arranged to give zero resultant external magnetic field when a current passes through them and to have zero electromotive force induced in them by an external magnetic field |
oilseed | (n) any of several seeds that yield oil, Syn. oil-rich seed |
oilskin | (n) a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof, Syn. slicker |
oilstone | (n) a whetstone for use with oil |
spoilsport | (n) someone who spoils the pleasure of others, Syn. killjoy, party pooper, wet blanket |
spoils system | (n) the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power, Ant. merit system |
arduous | (adj) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort, Syn. punishing, heavy, gruelling, laborious, toilsome, hard, operose, backbreaking, grueling |
laboriousness | (n) the quality of requiring extended effort, Syn. operoseness, toilsomeness |
oil heater | (n) heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking, Syn. oilstove, kerosene heater, kerosine heater |
Noils | n. pl. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Oilseed | n. (Bot.) (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean. (b) A cruciferous herb (Camelina sativa). (c) The sesame. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Oilskin | n. Cloth made waterproof by oil. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Oilstone | n. A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil. [ 1913 Webster ] |
oilstove | n. A stove that burns oil (such as kerosine) for heating or cooking. Syn. -- oil-heater, oil heater, kerosene heater, kerosine heater. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
Spoilsman | n.; pl. Spoilsmen One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils; in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a demand for public office on the ground of partisan service; also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the public service. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Spoilsmonger | n. One who promises or distributes public offices and their emoluments as the price of services to a party or its leaders. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Toilsome | a. Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious; wearisome; as, toilsome work. [ 1913 Webster ] What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] -- Toil"some*ly, adv. -- Toil"some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] |
盘 | [pán, ㄆㄢˊ, 盘 / 盤] dish; tray; to build; to check; to examine; to transfer; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; tectonic plate #579 [Add to Longdo] |
油菜 | [yóu cài, ㄧㄡˊ ㄘㄞˋ, 油 菜] oilseed rape (Brassica campestris) #9,363 [Add to Longdo] |
追缴 | [zhuī jiǎo, ㄓㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄠˇ, 追 缴 / 追 繳] to recover (stolen property); to pursue and force sb to give back the spoils #25,610 [Add to Longdo] |
赃 | [zāng, ㄗㄤ, 赃 / 贓] booty; spoils #27,819 [Add to Longdo] |
开锅 | [kāi guō, ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ, 开 锅 / 開 鍋] a pot boils #49,382 [Add to Longdo] |
肉豆蔻 | [ròu dòu kòu, ㄖㄡˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ, 肉 豆 蔻] nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt); mace; Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or halucinogenic oils) #99,730 [Add to Longdo] |
油菜籽 | [yóu cài zǐ, ㄧㄡˊ ㄘㄞˋ ㄗˇ, 油 菜 籽] oilseed rape (Brassica campestris); rapeseed; coleseed [Add to Longdo] |
肉豆蔻料 | [ròu dòu kòu kè, ㄖㄡˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ ㄎㄜˋ, 肉 豆 蔻 料] Myristicaceae (family of plants producing aromatic or halucinogenic oils, including nutmeg) [Add to Longdo] |
物 | [もの(P);もん, mono (P); mon] (n) (1) (uk) (sl) stock; products; (2) stolen goods; loot; spoils #417 [Add to Longdo] |
獲物 | [えもの, emono] (n) game; spoils; trophy; prey; (P) #14,326 [Add to Longdo] |
アロマを焚く | [アロマをたく, aroma wotaku] (exp, v5k) to burn aromatherapy oils; to diffuse aromatherapy oils [Add to Longdo] |
オイルスキン | [oirusukin] (n) oilskin [Add to Longdo] |
オイルストーン | [oirusuto-n] (n) oilstone [Add to Longdo] |
コイルガン | [koirugan] (n) coilgun (gun in which a magnetic projectile is propelled using electromagnetic coils) [Add to Longdo] |
スポイルズシステム | [supoiruzushisutemu] (n) (See 猟官制) spoils system [Add to Longdo] |
ネタバレ;ネタばれ | [netabare ; neta bare] (n) (See ねた, ばれる) spoiler; something that spoils the ending of a story or movie [Add to Longdo] |
強奪物 | [ごうだつぶつ, goudatsubutsu] (n) plunder; spoils [Add to Longdo] |
朱に交われば赤くなる | [しゅにまじわればあかくなる, shunimajiwarebaakakunaru] (exp) (id) he who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith; one rotten apple spoils the barrel [Add to Longdo] |
植物油脂 | [しょくぶつゆし, shokubutsuyushi] (n) vegetable fats and oils [Add to Longdo] |
戦利品 | [せんりひん, senrihin] (n) spoils of war; booty [Add to Longdo] |
待つ身は長い | [まつみはながい, matsumihanagai] (exp) (id) A watched pot never boils [Add to Longdo] |
盗品 | [とうひん, touhin] (n, adj-no) stolen goods; loot; spoils; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
分かち取る | [わかちとる, wakachitoru] (v5r) to divide the spoils; to receive a share [Add to Longdo] |
油絵の具;油絵具 | [あぶらえのぐ, aburaenogu] (n) oils; oil colors; oil colours; oil paints (colors, colours); oil-based paints (for artwork) [Add to Longdo] |
油脂 | [ゆし, yushi] (n) fat; fats and oils; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
油砥石 | [あぶらといし, aburatoishi] (n) oilstone [Add to Longdo] |
猟官制 | [りょうかんせい, ryoukansei] (n) spoils system [Add to Longdo] |
猟官制度 | [りょうかんせいど, ryoukanseido] (n) the spoils system [Add to Longdo] |