facial tissue
n.
A piece of soft absorbent paper that can be used as a handkerchief for use on the face.
Synonym:
tissue, kleenex, paper handkerchief
diaper
n. American English
A folded piece of absorbent material, such as paper or cloth, that is placed between a baby's legs and fastened at the waist to contain excretions.
British English: nappy, or napkin.
sanitary napkin
n.
A disposable pad of absorbent material worn to absorb menstrual flow.
Synonym:
sanitary towel, sanitary pad (UK), Maxi pad (US), menstrual pad or pad.
sphygmomanometer
n.
An instrument for measuring blood pressure in the arteries, especially one consisting of a pressure gauge and a rubber cuff that wraps around the upper arm and inflates to constrict the arteries.
Also called blood pressure meter.
thermometer
n.
An instrument for measuring temperature, especially one having a graduated glass tube with a bulb containing a liquid, typically mercury or colored alcohol, that expands and rises in the tube as the temperature increases.
pacifier
n. American English
A rubber or plastic nipple or teething ring for a baby to suck or chew on.
British English: dummy
Canadian English: soother
Synonym:
baby's dummy, teething ring, comforter
plumber
n.
A craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances.
Also called pipe fitter.
handcuffs
pl. n.
A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody.
Synonym:
cuffs, handlock, manacle.
stretcher
n.
A litter, usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles, for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead.
Also called litter.
tug of war
n.
A contest of strength in which two teams tug on opposite ends of a rope, each trying to pull the other across a dividing line.
Also called tug o' war, tug war, or rope pulling.
firecracker
n.
A small explosive charge and a fuse in a heavy paper casing, exploded to make noise, as at celebrations.
Also known as a cracker, noisemaker, or banger.
maze
n.
A graphic puzzle, the solution of which is an uninterrupted path through an intricate pattern of line segments from a starting point to a goal.
sudoku
n.
A logic-based placement puzzle in which numbers must be fit into a 9x9 grid such that each numeral appears exactly once in each row, column and each of nine 3x3 blocks.
The name "Sudoku" is from Japanese 数独, meaning "the digits must occur only once".
Sudoku was invented by an American but popularized by the Japanese.
Also known as Number Place.
milkshake
n.
A beverage made of milk, flavoring, and ice cream, shaken or whipped until foamy.
Also called shake.
popcorn
n.
The kernels of a variety of corn, heated until they become puffy, then usually flavored with butter and salt and eaten as a snack.
cotton candy
n. American English
A light, very sweet candy of threaded sugar, often tinted with food coloring and twirled onto a stick.
British English: candy floss
Australian English: fairy floss
Also called spun sugar.
lollipop
n.
A confection consisting of a piece of hard candy attached to the end of a small stick.
Also called lolly.
popsicle
n. American English
A frozen water dessert on a stick that is colored and flavored. A frozen stick confection.
It is called a popsicle in the United States and Canada due to the early popularity of the Popsicle brand, and the word has entered the vernacular there to mean any ice pop, irrespective of brand.
Synonym:
UK: ice lolly
Australia: ice block, or icy pole
New Zealand: ice block
Ireland: ice pop
fire extinguisher
n.
A portable apparatus containing chemicals that can be discharged in a rapid stream to extinguish a small fire.
wheelbarrow
n.
A small one- or two-wheeled cart designed to be pushed by a single person using two handles to the rear, used to convey small loads.
hand truck
n.
A two-wheeled cart for moving heavy objects by hand, consisting of a vertical framework with handles at the top and a metal blade at the bottom that is inserted beneath a load, the entire assembly being tilted backward until balanced for easy pushing or pulling.
forklift
n.
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.
Also called forklift truck, or lift truck.
student loan
n.
Loan offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional education.
Student loans usually carry lower interests than other loans, and are usually issued by the government. Often they are supplemented by student grants which do not have to be repaid.
ATM
n. (abbr.)
Short for automated (or automatic) teller machine.
An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services.
Synonym:
automated teller, automatic teller, automated teller machine, automatic teller machine, cash dispenser, cash machine.
cash register
n.
A machine that tabulates the amount of sales transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a drawer in which cash can be kept.
Also called a till.
neon lamp
n.
A lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube.
Synonym:
neon induction lamp, neon tube.
fluorescent lamp
n.
A lamp that produces visible light by fluorescence, especially a glass tube whose inner wall is coated with a material that fluoresces when an electrical current causes a vapor within the tube to discharge electrons.
light bulb
n.
An electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated.
Synonym:
electric light, electric-light bulb, incandescent lamp, lightbulb, bulb.
V-chip
n.
A computer chip installed in a television to allow the user to control the display of certain programs, especially of sexual or violent content.
plug
n.
A device with metal pins that fit into holes in a socket to make an electrical connection.
Also called male plug.
hair curler
n.
A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it.
Synonym:
curler, hair roller, roller, crimper.
hula hoop
n.
A light plastic hoop that is whirled around the body for play or exercise by the movement of the hips.
dominoes
pl. n.
A game played with a set of 28 small flat oblong blocks marked on one side with two groups of dots.
Also dominos.
backgammon
n.
A board game for two persons, played with pieces whose moves are determined by throws of dice.
dice
n.
Small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the faces, used to generate random numbers. This makes dice suitable as gambling devices.
Synonym:
die
slot machine
n. American English
A gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and often by pulling down on a long handle.
British English: fruit machine.
Australian English: poker machine.
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