a filamentous projection or process on an organism | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments | battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta |
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave |
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal | a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
a very small distance or space | a collection of objects laid on top of each other |
| a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) |
| (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent |