Term: inclined plane: a simple machine for elevating objects; consists of plane surface that makes an acute angle with the horizontal
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: development: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: ambusher: an attacker who waits in a concealed position to launch a surprise attack
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: blue goose: North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: lanolin: an emollient containing wool fat (a fatty substance obtained from the wool of sheep)
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: kibble: an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: redwood: the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: leech: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: oxford english: the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: indolebutyric acid: a synthetic plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots
Broader: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function | Unrelated: unresponsiveness: the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events