Term: turnbuckle: an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: spinnaker: a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: regular: a soldier in the regular army
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: fascist: an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: salmonella enteritidis: a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: salamandra: type genus of the Salamandridae
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: melastomataceae: a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: lift: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: zygnema: type genus of the family Zygnemataceae
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: cookie jar: a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden)
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: digitigrade mammal: an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses