Word of the Day archive
Every word we have featured on this site, most recent first, going back 236 days.
- 20 August 2026hot topIn casting, a live open riser with a hot ceramic liner, designed to counteract the formation of harmful...
- 19 August 2026kick wheelA wheel or disc used to throw pots, turned by kicking or pushing a heavy stone or concrete base with the foot.
- 18 August 2026nostepinneA tool used to wind yarn into a ball for use in knitting, crocheting, or weaving.
- 17 August 2026lazy KateIn spinning, a device used to hold one or more spools or bobbins in place while the yarn on them is...
- 16 August 2026accumulatorA container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended...
- 15 August 2026angel gearThe neutral gear when used while a vehicle is moving, especially when it is used to freewheel so as to save...
- 14 August 2026swage blockA perforated iron block with grooved sides and variously-sized holes in its face, used to hold in hot metal...
- 13 August 2026takt timeOn a production line, the average production time per unit that is necessary to meet customer demand.
- 12 August 2026bubble cara single-car multiple unit
- 11 August 2026jacked upDescribes a 4x4 automobile that has a "lift kit", raising the body and/or frame higher than stock.
- 10 August 2026bakeheadA fireman (person who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler on a railroad locomotive).
- 9 August 2026weldlessMade or done without welding.
- 8 August 2026girthweldA circumferential weld that joins two cylindrical sections, such as pipes or pressure vessels, by welding...
- 7 August 2026firedHeated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
- 6 August 2026blowoffThe removal of excess foam and carbon dioxide from the fermentation vessel during the active fermentation...
- 5 August 2026spruce tipThe new spring growth at the ends of spruce branches. For some species of spruce, these are edible and a...
- 4 August 2026bifoldA door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by...
- 3 August 2026upsetterA kind of forging machine that moves horizontally.
- 2 August 2026boneyardAn area scraped down to the mineral soil, so that smouldering material can be placed there without starting...
- 1 August 2026deadmanA long object, often a timber or log, buried to serve as an anchor for a wall or for stays.
- 31 July 2026snozzleA reinforced firefighting nozzle used to pierce the exterior skin of an aircraft and spray water or...
- 30 July 2026point presserAn object with a free-standing point for use in ironing collars, corners and facings.
- 29 July 2026presser footThe part of a sewing machine which rests on the fabric and presses it down upon the table of the machine and...
- 28 July 2026foot stickA bevelled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.
- 27 July 2026topsailA sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a...
- 26 July 2026cuprotitaniumAn alloy of copper and titanium obtained by reducing a mixture of copper and rutile.
- 25 July 2026terminatorAn electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
- 24 July 2026lock offTo turn in the warp thread or strands of a piece of cloth when finished to stop strands unravelling.
- 23 July 2026aniloxA method used to provide a measured amount of ink to a flexo printing plate, involving a hard cylinder whose...
- 22 July 2026tarmacThe area of an airport, other than the runway, where planes park or maneuver.