etc. : Idioms & Phrases
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Academy figure ,Canceled figures ,Lay figure , etc.Advanced guard ,Coast guard , etc.Ancient lights (Law) ,Calcium light ,Flash light , etc.Apostolic father ,Conscript fathers, etc. April fool ,Court fool , etc.Archimedes screw ,Compound screw ,Foot screw , etc.At all ,At home ,At large ,At last ,At length ,At once , etc.Atmospheric pressure ,Center of pressure , etc.Band saw ,Crosscut saw , etc.Banded architrave ,pier ,shaft , etc.Baskin shark ,Liver shark ,Nurse shark ,Oil shark ,Sand shark ,Tiger shark , etc.Bevel wheel ,Brake wheel ,Cam wheel ,Fifth wheel ,Overshot wheel ,Spinning wheel , etc.Birch wine ,Cape wine , etc.Black fly ,Cheese fly ,Dragon fly, etc. Black gum ,Blue gum ,British gum , etc.Booby hatch ,Buttery hatch ,Companion hatch , etc.Box tortoise ,Land tortoise , etc.Burning fluid ,Elastic fluid ,Electric fluid ,Magnetic fluid , etc.Casting vote ,Cumulative vote , etc.Centrifugal force ,Centripetal force ,Coercive force , etc.Circumstantial evidence ,Conclusive evidence , etc.Composition of forces ,Correlation of forces , etc.Compound ratio ,Duplicate ratio ,Inverse ratio , etc.Continued fraction ,Decimal fraction ,Partial fraction , etc.Continued proportion ,Inverse proportion , etc.Day by day ,One by one ,Piece by piece , etc.Dress goods ,Dry goods , etc.Elevator head ,Feed head , etc.Erratic blocks ,gravel, etc. Face of a watch, clock, compass, card etc. Field sparrow ,Fox sparrow , etc.Flake white ,Paris white , etc.Fog alarm ,Fog bell ,Fog horn ,etc. His thanks ,Her thanks , etc.Natural fats ,Natural gas , etc.On board ,On draught ,On fire , etc.Palace car ,Drawing-room car ,Sleeping car ,Parior car etc.Parallelogram of velocities ,forces ,accelerations ,momenta , etc.Proportional scales ,compasses ,dividers , etc.Regulation sword ,cap ,uniform , etc.Service of a writ ,process , etc.The run , ∨The common run , etc.Three-square ,Five-square , etc.To scale, ∨ scale down ,a debt, wages, etc. To be taken aback ,To take advantage of ,To take air , etc.To bob at an apple ,cherry , etc.To come it over ,To do over ,To give over , etc.To his hand ,To my hand , etc.To lap boards ,shingles , etc.To pocket an insult ,affront , etc.To swing a door ,gate , etc.To take place ,root ,sides ,stock , etc.To turn to profit ,advantage , etc.What of this ?that? it? etc.
Academy figure , Canceled figures , Lay figure , etc.
- See under
Academy ,Cancel ,Lay , etc.
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Advanced guard , Coast guard , etc.
- See under
Advanced ,Coast , etc.
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Ancient lights (Law) , Calcium light , Flash light , etc.
- See under
Ancient ,Calcium , etc.
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Apostolic father , Conscript fathers, etc.
- See under
Apostolic ,Conscript , etc.
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April fool , Court fool , etc.
- See under
April ,Court , etc.
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Archimedes screw , Compound screw , Foot screw , etc.
- See under
Archimedes ,Compound ,Foot , etc.
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At all , At home , At large , At last , At length , At once , etc.
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All ,Home ,Large ,Last (phrase and syn.),Length ,Once , etc.
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Atmospheric pressure , Center of pressure , etc.
- See under
Atmospheric ,Center , etc.
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Band saw , Crosscut saw , etc.
- See under
Band ,Crosscut , etc.
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Banded architrave , pier , shaft , etc.
(Arch.) , an architrave, pier, etc., of which the regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections crossing it at right angles.
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Baskin shark , Liver shark , Nurse shark , Oil shark , Sand shark , Tiger shark , etc.
- See under
Basking ,Liver , etc. See alsoDogfish ,Houndfish ,Notidanian , andTope .
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Bevel wheel , Brake wheel , Cam wheel , Fifth wheel , Overshot wheel , Spinning wheel , etc.
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Bevel ,Brake , etc.
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Birch wine , Cape wine , etc.
- See under
Birch ,Cape , etc.
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Black fly , Cheese fly , Dragon fly, etc.
- See under
Black ,Cheese , etc.
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Black gum , Blue gum , British gum , etc.
- See under
Black ,Blue , etc.
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Booby hatch , Buttery hatch , Companion hatch , etc.
- See under
Booby ,Buttery , etc.
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Box tortoise , Land tortoise , etc.
- See under
Box ,Land , etc.
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Burning fluid , Elastic fluid , Electric fluid , Magnetic fluid , etc.
- See under
Burning ,Elastic , etc.
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Casting vote , Cumulative vote , etc.
- See under
Casting ,Cumulative , etc.
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Centrifugal force , Centripetal force , Coercive force , etc.
- See under
Centrifugal ,Centripetal , etc.
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Circumstantial evidence , Conclusive evidence , etc.
- See under
Circumstantial ,Conclusive , etc.
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Composition of forces , Correlation of forces , etc.
- See under
Composition ,Correlation , etc.
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Compound ratio , Duplicate ratio , Inverse ratio , etc.
- See under
Compound ,Duplicate , etc.
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Continued fraction , Decimal fraction , Partial fraction , etc.
- See under
Continued ,Decimal ,Partial , etc.
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Continued proportion , Inverse proportion , etc.
- See under
Continued ,Inverse , etc.
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Day by day , One by one , Piece by piece , etc.
- each day, each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or separately; each severally.
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Dress goods , Dry goods , etc.
- See in the Vocabulary.
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Elevator head , Feed head , etc.
- See under
Elevator ,Feed , etc.
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Erratic blocks , gravel, etc.
(Geol.) , masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes.
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Face of a watch, clock, compass, card etc.
- the dial or graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of day, point of the compass, etc.
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Field sparrow , Fox sparrow , etc.
- See under
Field ,Fox , etc.
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Flake white , Paris white , etc.
- See under
Flack ,Paris , etc.
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Fog alarm , Fog bell , Fog horn , etc.
- a bell, horn, whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often automatically, near places of danger where visible signals would be hidden in thick weather.
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His thanks , Her thanks , etc.
- of his or her own accord; with his or her good will; voluntary. Obs.
Full sooth is said that love ne lordship, Will not, his thanks, have no fellowship. Chaucer.
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Natural fats , Natural gas , etc.
- See under
Fat ,Gas . etc.
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On board , On draught , On fire , etc.
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Board ,Draught ,Fire , etc.
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Palace car , Drawing-room car , Sleeping car , Parior car etc.
(Railroad) , cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers.
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Parallelogram of velocities , forces , accelerations , momenta , etc.
(Mech.) , a parallelogram the diagonal of which represents the resultant of two velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., both in quantity and direction, when the velocities, forces, accelerations, momenta, etc., are represented in quantity and direction by the two adjacent sides of the parallelogram.
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Proportional scales , compasses , dividers , etc.
(Draughting) , instruments used in making copies of drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or reduced scale.
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Regulation sword , cap , uniform , etc.
(Mil.) , a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations.
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Service of a writ , process , etc.
(Law) , personal delivery or communication of the writ or process, etc., to the party to be affected by it, so as to subject him to its operation; the reading of it to the person to whom notice is intended to be given, or the leaving of an attested copy with the person or his attorney, or at his usual place of abode.
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The run , ∨ The common run , etc.
- ordinary persons; the generality or average of people or things; also, that which ordinarily occurs; ordinary current, course, or kind.
I saw nothing else that is superior to the common run of parks. Walpole.
Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his own vast superiority to the common run of men. Prof. Wilson.
His whole appearance was something out of the common run. W. Irving.
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Three-square , Five-square , etc.
- having three, five, etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file.
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To scale, ∨ scale down , a debt, wages, etc.
- to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. U.S.
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To be taken aback , To take advantage of , To take air , etc.
- See under
Aback ,Advantage , etc.
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To bob at an apple , cherry , etc.
- to attempt to bite or seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a tug of water.
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To come it over , To do over , To give over , etc.
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Come ,Do ,Give , etc.
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To his hand , To my hand , etc.
- in readiness; already prepared. "The work is made to his hands." Locke.
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To lap boards , shingles , etc.
- to lay one partly over another.
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To pocket an insult , affront , etc.
- to receive an affront without open resentment, or without seeking redress. "I must pocket up these wrongs."
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To swing a door , gate , etc.
(Carp.) , to put it on hinges so that it can swing or turn.
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To take place , root , sides , stock , etc.
- See under
Place ,Root ,Side , etc.
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To turn to profit , advantage , etc.
- to make profitable or advantageous.
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What of this ? that? it? etc.
- what follows from this, that, it, etc., often with the implication that it is of no consequence. "All this is so; but what of this, my lord?" Shak. "The night is spent, why, what of that?" Shak.