Term: wheel and axle: hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: jersey: a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: lodge: small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: warrant: a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: pasqueflower: any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: journalism: newspapers and magazines collectively
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: tetrachloride: any compound that contains four chlorine atoms per molecule
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: pitcher sage: California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: up quark: a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: music box: produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
Broader: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose | Unrelated: etiolation: (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight