Word Finder - plugs

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A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

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I pushed the plug back into the electrical socket and the lamp began to glow again.

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Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop or fill a hole.

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Pull the plug out of the tub so it can drain.

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• bung
• dowel
• stopper
• stopple

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A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco.

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He preferred a plug of tobacco to loose chaw.

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A high, tapering silk hat.

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A worthless horse.

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That sorry old plug is ready for the glue factory!

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• bum
• dobbin
• hack
• jade
• nag

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Any worn-out or useless article.

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A block of wood let into a wall to afford a hold for nails.

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A mention of a product (usually a book, film or play) in an interview, or an interview which features one or more of these.

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During the interview, the author put in a plug for his latest novel.

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A body of once molten rock that hardened in a volcanic vent. Usually round or oval in shape.

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Pressure built beneath the plug in the caldera, eventually resulting in a catastrophic explosion of pyroclastic shrapnel and ash.

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A type of lure consisting of a rigid, buoyant or semi-buoyant body and one or more hooks.

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The fisherman cast the plug into a likely pool, hoping to catch a whopper.

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A small seedling grown in a tray from expanded polystyrene or polythene filled usually with a peat or compost substrate.

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(jewellery) A short cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings, especially in the ear.

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A drug dealer.

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A branch from a water-pipe to supply a hose.

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To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.

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He attempted to plug the leaks with some caulk.

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To blatantly mention a particular product or service as if advertising it.

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The main guest on the show just kept plugging his latest movie: it got so tiresome.

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To persist or continue with something.

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Keep plugging at the problem until you find a solution.

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To shoot a bullet into something with a gun.

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To have sex with, penetrate sexually.

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I'd love to plug him.

In a type built with vertical sections each division is complete in itself, and is not directly connected with the next section, but communicates with flow and return drums. A defective section may thus be left in position and stopped off by means of plugs from the drums until it is convenient to fit a new one in its place.

Fusible plugs are little used; they consist of pieces of softer metal inserted on the side of the boiler, which melt should the heat of the water rise above a certain temperature.

At the outgoing end the circuits are multipled on the subscribers' switchboard, while at the incoming end they terminate in plugs on a special incoming junction switchboard upon which the subscribers' lines are multipled in the usual way.

Similarly, in Alaska, women felt great shame when seen without the plugs they carried in their lips.

At Wheal Cock near St Just in Cornwall the protecting roof was so thin that holes bored for blasting more than once penetrated to the bed of the ocean, and wooden plugs were kept on hand to drive into such holes when this occurred.

Such alloys are used for making the fusible plugs inserted in the furnace-crowns of steam boilers, as a safeguard in the event of the water-level being allowed to fall too low.

The media from the store-flasks are placed in glass test-tubes or small flasks, protected from contamination by cotton-wool plugs, and are sterilized by heat.

To remove this obstruction the water was pumped out while the plugs kept the orifices closed.

When the blocks are interconnected by the plugs all the coils are short-circuited; but if the plug or plugs are taken out, then a current flowing from one"end of the series to the other is compelled to pass through the corresponding coils.

In series with this set of coils is another set, S, which forms a measuring arm, the resistances of which are generally I, 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 30, 40, 100, Zoo, 300, 400, woo, 2000, 3000, 4000 ohms. The junction between each pair of coils is connected as above described to a block, the blocks being interconnected by plugs all of which are made interchangeable.

A bridge of this pattern has the advantage that the insertion or removal of a plug in the measuring arm does not tend to tighten or loosen all the rest of the plugs; moreover, there are fewer plugs to manipulate, and each plug is occupied.

The salts of iron quickly cause coagulation of the blood, and the clot plugs the bleeding vessels.

We have just bought a small electric BBQ for use in the garden which plugs into the outside kitchen area.

Spill control equipment including, spill pillows, absorbent pads, drum berms, drain plugs, hand pumps, neutralization solutions.

Dr. Baguant, ENT specialist comments, " Cotton buds can cause the formation of cerumen plugs by pushing cerumen toward the tympanic membrane.

Dr. Baguant, ENT specialist comments, " Cotton buds can cause the formation of cerumen plugs by pushing cerumen plugs by pushing cerumen toward the tympanic membrane.

A prototype 5.7-litre pushrod V-8 engine featuring hemispherical combustion chambers and two spark plugs per cylinder powers the Super8.

Dewar (flask)ce plugs may form in the neck of open dewar flasks and cause a build-up of pressure.

This will teach him about all of the necessary elements of electrical engineering, from installing lighting systems to changing plugs.

Install backflow valves or plugs on drains, toilets and other sewer connections to prevent floodwaters from entering your home.

The card itself comes with a breakout box that plugs into the card through a truly formidable cable.

At 7 volts, the nominal voltage of the sheathed-element glow plugs is significantly lower than the 12 volts of the main electrical circuit.

Remove the black plugs from the filling holes and begin to slowly squirt ink into each cell.

Ceramic spark plugs, which are electrical insulators, have had a large impact on society.

Both Mk1 and Mk2 intercoms will accept headsets and/or helmets with either straight or right angled jack plugs.

If you are easily disturbed by noise, consider using ear plugs 16.

New techniques for the evaluation of tubal patency support the hypothesis that tubal ' plugs ' may be involved in proximal tubal blockage.

Electricity 220 volts AC, with standard Continental European-style two-pin plugs (coming from the UK, an adaptor will be required ).

The inoculations were repeated by placing mycelial plugs on the stems.

Some machines produced at this time may have phono plugs for audio, plus a special ' locking ' BNC connector for video.

Do not use ordinary ear plugs for this problem!

Today, a third prong on grounded power plugs connects most stationary equipment to earth ground through the electrical wiring system.

Raxton EExe plugs are supplied complete with an 'O ' ring to ensure that the IP rating of the enclosure is maintained.

It consists of special plugs that you install in place of the spark plugs, using silica gel to keep the chambers dry.

In October I removed all the spark plugs and cleaned them up, they were pretty sooty.

When replacing spark plugs take great care not damage the threads in the cylinder head.

It was running too rich, fouling spark plugs and we were unable to determine the cause.

Twin Spark ignition, as its name suggests, employs two spark plugs, but they are of different sizes and perform different roles.

All down to not fitting some spare spark plugs.

Low maintenance requirements are met by the incorporation of hydraulic tappets, automatic timing belt tensioners and longlife spark plugs.

New techniques for the evaluation of tubal patency support the hypothesis that tubal patency support the hypothesis that tubal ' plugs ' may be involved in proximal tubal blockage.

This will be achieved by planting wildflower plugs to enhance the biodiversity of the hedgerow that was planted by the Green Gym last year.

Two 4.5 woofers with distortion reducing phase plugs complete the driver complement.

Unfortunately his extremely zealous brand of police work means that Starsky burns through partners faster than his beloved Gran Torino goes through spark plugs.

If the farm of the future plugs into the national grid, it will become part of the national food strategy and can be optimized for financial yield for the owners.

The plugs on the right-hand end of the rocker shafts are a sod for weeping.

They are exact replicas down to the tiniest detail except for tires, chain and spark plugs.

Twin spark plugs per cylinder also make for faster, more efficient combustion and cut polluting emissions.

To circumvent this, you plug a step-down converter into the mains and then your imported console plugs into the converter.

A test cell for applying true triaxial stress states to core plugs, with three independent principal stresses, has been developed.