WINDLASSES Synonyms

• a windlass rotated in a horizontal plane around a vertical axis; used on ships for weighing anchor or raising heavy sails

• lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

• United States writer (1871-1900)

• large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

• United States poet (1899-1932)

• a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better

• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• move from one place to another by lifting

• raise by using ropes and pulleys

• a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

• A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

• Any collection of things bound together; a bundle.

• A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.

• A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four.

• A sheave.

• An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space, together with well-defined restrictions from larger to smaller open sets, subject to the condition that compatible data on overlapping open sets corresponds, via the restrictions, to a unique datum on the union of the open sets.

• A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and set in a block, mast, or similar; the wheel of a pulley.

• A sliding scutcheon for covering a keyhole.

• the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team

• gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

• gear used in fishing

• (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards

• (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

• accept as a challenge

• put a harness

• seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

• lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

• pull or lift up with or as if with a winch

• lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

• pull or lift up with or as if with a winch