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TENSING |
Tightening |
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CLENCHING |
Tightening (fist) |
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TENSOR |
Tightening muscle |
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FLABBY |
In need of tightening |
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LOOSE |
In need of tightening |
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BEDKEY |
An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead. |
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TIGHTENER |
That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening
pulley. |
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LACING |
The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace
or laces. |
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CRAMP |
A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used for
compressing the joints of framework, etc. |
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GARROT |
A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a
bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb. |
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TURN-BUCKLE |
A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a
swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc. |
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ECRASEUR |
...ny
operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect
produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhag... |
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SPANNER |
An iron instrument having a jaw to fit a nut or the head
of a bolt, and used as a lever to turn it with; a wrench; specifically,
a wrench for unscrewing or tightening the couplings of hose. |
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NUT |
...l), provided
with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for
tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion.... |
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SPRING |
A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that
by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired
position; a line led... |