an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components | the means whereby some act is accomplished |
an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension | a device that requires skill for proper use |
a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
| (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
| the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
| a person used by another to gain an end |