projecting+part
101nib — noun 1》 the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink. ↘a pointed or projecting part of an object. 2》 (nibs) shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans. Derivatives nibbed adjective Origin C16 (in the sense beak, nose ): prob. from… …
102branch — I. n. 1. Bough, limb, shoot. 2. Offshoot, ramification, arm, projecting part. 3. Section, department, subdivision, part, portion, article, member. 4. Tributary, affluent, tributary stream. 5. Derivative line, cognate line, member of a stock. II.… …
103limb — I [[t]lɪm[/t]] n. 1) anat. one of the paired bodily appendages of animals, used esp. for moving or grasping; a leg, arm, or wing 2) a large or main branch of a tree 3) a projecting part or member: the four limbs of a cross[/ex] 4) a person or… …
104point — [[t]pɔɪnt[/t]] n. 1) a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger 2) a projecting part of anything: a point of land[/ex] 3) something having a sharp or tapering end (often used in combination): a penpoint[/ex] 4) math. something that has position but… …
105stop — [[t]stɒp[/t]] v. stopped, stop•ping, n. 1) to cease from or discontinue: to stop running[/ex] 2) to cause to cease: to stop crime[/ex] 3) to interrupt or check 4) to cut off, intercept, or withhold: to stop supplies[/ex] 5) to restrain or prevent …
106point — I. /pɔɪnt / (say poynt) noun 1. a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger. 2. projecting part of anything. 3. something having a sharp or tapering end. 4. a pointed tool or instrument, as an etching needle. 5. (plural) Shearing the parts of a sheep …
107tappet — /ˈtæpət / (say tapuht) noun (in a machine or engine) a projecting part, arm, or the like which intermittently comes in contact with another part to which it communicates or from which it receives an intermittent motion. {tap1 + et} …
108lap — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap …
109lapful — Ⅰ. lap [1] ► NOUN ▪ the flat area between the waist and knees of a seated person. ● fall (or drop) into someone s lap Cf. ↑fall into someone s lap ● in someone s lap Cf. ↑in someone s lap …
110tappet — ► NOUN ▪ a lever or projecting part on a machine which intermittently makes contact with a cam or other part so as to give or receive motion. ORIGIN from TAP(Cf. ↑tapper) …
