Word Finder - rack

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A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other

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Any of various kinds of frame for holding luggage or other objects on a vehicle or vessel.

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• luggage rack

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A device, incorporating a ratchet, used to torture victims by stretching them beyond their natural limits.

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A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes.

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• rack block

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A bunk.

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(by extension) Sleep.

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A distaff.

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A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with those of a gearwheel, pinion#, or worm, which is to drive or be driven by it.

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A bar with teeth on its face or edge, to work with a pawl as a ratchet allowing movement in one direction only, used for example in a handbrake or crossbow.

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A cranequin, a mechanism including a rack, pinion and pawl, providing both mechanical advantage and a ratchet, used to bend and cock a crossbow.

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A set of antlers (as on deer, moose or elk).

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A cut of meat involving several adjacent ribs.

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I bought a rack of lamb at the butcher's yesterday.

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A hollow triangle used for aligning the balls at the start of a game.

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A woman's breasts.

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A friction device for abseiling, consisting of a frame with five or more metal bars, around which the rope is threaded.

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abseil rack

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A climber's set of equipment for setting up protection and belays, consisting of runners, slings, carabiners, nuts, Friends, etc.

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I used almost a full rack on the second pitch.

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A grate on which bacon is laid.

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That which is extorted; exaction.

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A set with a distributive binary operation whose result is unique.

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A thousand pounds (£1,000), especially such proceeds of crime

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To place in or hang on a rack.

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To torture (someone) on the rack.

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To cause (someone) to suffer pain.

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To stretch or strain; to harass, or oppress by extortion.

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To put the balls into the triangular rack and set them in place on the table.

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• rack up

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To strike a male in the testicles.

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To (manually) load (a round of ammunition) from the magazine or belt into firing position in an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.

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To move the slide bar on a shotgun in order to chamber the next round.

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To wash (metals, ore, etc.) on a rack.

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To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns of yarn, marline, etc.

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(structural engineering) Tending to shear a structure (that is, force it to move in different directions at different points).

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Post-and-lintel construction racks easily.

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• shear

The towels on the towel rack appeared to have their creases ironed into them.

He placed the sword in a rack with others and exited into the night.

She placed the dish in the rack and glanced at Katie.

In this case the rack had pin teeth carried in a pair of angle bars.

She smiled and started rifling through the rack of suits.

Let r1 be the radiusvector of a point of contact on the wheel, Xi the ordinate from the straight line before mentioned to the corresponding point of contact on the rack.

In order that a pair of wheels, or a wheel and a rack, may work correctly together, it is in all cases essential that the pitch should be the same in each.

It also determines the forms of the teeth of straight racks, if one of the centres be removed, and a straight line EIE, parallel to the direction of motion of the rack, and perpendicular to CilCi, be substituted for a pitch-circle.

It can overspend and rack up public debt and destroy the currency.

The teeth of a rack, of the same, set, are traced by rolling the rolling curve on both sides of a straight line.

Intermittent LinkworkClick and Ratchet.A click acting opon a ratchet-wheel or rack, which it pushes or pulls through a certain arc at each forward stroke and leaves at rest at each backward stroke, is an example of intermittent linkwork.

A catch or pall, turning on a fixed axis, prevents the ratchet-wheel or rack from reversing its motion.

The main village is connected with Interlaken by a rack railway (13 m.).

Since, however, only relatively low powers are now employed, the ordinary rack and pinion movement for focusing suffices, and for the illuminating the object only a mirror below the stage is required when the object is transparent, and a condensing lens above the stage when opaque.

A split steering rack gaiter is an MoT failure point so it is well worth replacing the damaged part as quickly as possible.

The casings should be undamaged, with new steering rack gaiters fitted to the painted body.

Turn the cake onto a wire rack and pour over the warm white ganache, using a palette knife to give a smooth finish.

You don't see a hearse with a roof rack.

Dana Schutz Sword Rack 2003, Oil on Canvas 213 x 183cm Dana Schutz has a way of producing horror that feels comfortably homey.

Available as a wall mount housing, shelf mount kit or 19 " rack mount option (pictured ).

For example, a tenant is granted a 21-year lease at a rack rent of £ 200,000 plus VAT per annum.

Then we moved on to a rack of lamb with puy lentils wrapped in cabbage and mashed potato with leek.

Alternatively you can remove the cover and damper assembly from the steering rack and apply the lubricant directly into the rack.

If the window is flush to the frame fit mortice rack bolts.

It will take a rack and full length quality mudguards no problem.

The rack adapter also allows you to fit side panniers.

If you fit the rear rack and front low riders the Birdy Touring will carry four small panniers.

A small pinion at the base of the wiper meshes with a sliding rack below.

The front entrance is via a double glazed porch with coat rack.

Engine rebuilt, gearbox rebuilt, steering rack, suspension, new gasoline tank, many other new parts fitted over past few years.

Aluminum 30 liter top case complete with mounting rack with cover security lock.

A stand alone Windows® based control unit, 19-inch rack compatible, with 6.5-inch color display.

Fit up to 168 servers in a 42U electronics rack for multiple computer applications to reduce overall system. eCommerce.

Equipment Mounting (Backboards) Cabinets are supplied with a 19 rack mount frame (16U capacity ).

Place the treats on a cookie rack to cool.

Some models have horizontal wine rack bottle storage.

If buying men's pants off the rack, make it a point to try on different pairs from the same manufacturer because each has different standards for fit and style.

All of these rack up the cost even before you factor in club or green fees.

If you're building a basic spice rack, there are a few things you will want, no matter what kinds of food you make.

The things that make this grill special are the 293-inch cooking surface, a smoker box, an infrared rear-mounted rotisserie that can accommodate a turkey and a 145-inch warming rack.

If you've done your research and you can't wait for the special deals, then rack your brain for anyone you know who works at a dealership.

Many people want a roof rack to store things out of the way while traveling, while others need larger closets or a premium on sleeping space.

Wait a few weeks and you'll find it on the sales rack.

Remove treats from the tray, making sure to break them apart; let them cool on a backing rack.

This finite nature, coupled with the lack of personalization, makes some businesses a little wary of getting left holding the bag if some slick person manages to rack up more than he should and then simply ditches the card.

You need to be able to pay the bills in full and on time because carrying a balance will rack up interest charges fast.

Other features can include a CD rack, a desk chair and a spotlight over the desk.

Many woodworkers start with a small log furniture project such as a step stool or coat rack to see if they enjoy the process of working with the original shapes of the wood.

Even with the lofty price tag, saffron is a worthy spice to grace your spice rack.

Fold the newspaper so that the leaves cannot fall out then place the newspaper on a open wire rack.