(n.) A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.
(n.) A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.
(n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.
(n.) The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
(v. i.) To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
(v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
(v. i.) To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
(v. t.) To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.
Example Sentences:
(1) Pentamidine aerosol was administered with an MA2 jet nebulizer.
(2) A neodymium YAG (Nd:YAG) laser was evaluated in a dog ulcer model used in the same manner as is recommended for bleeding patients (power 55 W, divergence angle 4 degrees, with CO2 gas-jet assistance).
(3) It was found that there was a substantial increase in mortality rates in the area under the jets where there was large noise radiation.
(4) Fleeting though it may have been (he jetted off to New York this morning and is due in Toronto on Saturday), there was a poignant reason for his appearance: he was here to play a tribute set to Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of house and one of Morales's closest friends, who died suddenly in March.
(5) Kiev said the jets were downed by a missile launched from Russian territory , and that the pilots had parachuted out.
(6) It's been a busy free-agency period for the Eagles, with Michael Vick going to the New York Jets and Mark Sanchez moving in the opposite direction .
(7) In all cases, the maximal velocity of the tricuspid regurgitation jet was measured by continuous wave Doppler ultrasound and the systolic pressure gradient between right ventricle and the right atrium was calculated by the modified Bernoulli equation.
(8) High-frequency two-way jet ventilation was achieved by adding reverse jet pulses inside the trachea through an intratracheal reverse jet system to the expiratory phase of common high-frequency jet ventilation.
(9) He knew how to shmooze Middle East clients and his al-Yamamah deal - under which jets were sold to Saudi Arabia - was the mid-1980s contract which secured his later position as executive chairman at BAE Systems .
(10) Angiographic features felt to indicate valve tearing were present following 17 of 25 procedures and included increased excursion or straightening of leaflets, localized change in leaflet motion (flail leaflet), and the presence of an additional contrast jet through the valve.
(11) The spatial distribution of simulated regurgitant jets imaged by Doppler color flow mapping was evaluated under constant flow and pulsatile flow conditions.
(12) Both intraobserver and interobserver correlations were excellent for mitral regurgitant jet areas (r = 0.97 and r = 0.93, respectively).
(13) Correlation of all Doppler color flow measurements with angiographic grades of mitral regurgitation were comparable, maximal jet area being closest at r = 0.76.
(14) The design of motor cycle helmets has been changing over the years and at the present time there are two basic types in popular use: "full-face" and "jet" helmets.
(15) He says that two dozen Delta Force commandos, Black Hawk helicopters, drones and fighter jets were involved in the rescue, adding “but we weren’t there”.
(16) But 30 minutes before takeoff on our private jet – like a top-end Lexus limo with wings – actress Rosamund Pike has heroically stepped in for the year's hot meal ticket: an El Bulli supper, pitch perfect for a selection of rare champagne, devised by Adrià with Richard Geoffroy, Dom Pérignon's effervescent chef de cave.
(17) The main damage mechanisms are plasma formation and expansion, emission of acoustic transients, and cavitation with jet formation.
(18) The 777 has enjoyed one of the safest records of any jetliner built.” Besides last year’s Asiana crash, the only other serious incident with the 777 came in January 2008 when a British Airways jet landed 305 metres short of the runway at London’s Heathrow airport.
(19) The researcher is completing a PhD on the superyacht scene and says the vessels are unique among prestige assets: unlike private jets they are not a useful mode of transport; unlike art and property, they always depreciate in value.
(20) IDC high-frequency jet ventilation and high-frequency, conventional mechanical ventilation produced nearly identical histologic injuries.
Jewellery
Definition:
(n.) See Jewelry.
Example Sentences:
(1) I had jewellery, so I pawned all that, and I taught yoga – that paid the school fees.
(2) "She [Simpson] was one of the most stylish women of the day, and there is a lasting fascination with their lives together which shows no sign of going away," said Bryony Meredith, head of Sotheby's jewellery department.
(3) Yassine, who declined to provide his surname, is the son of a Parisian jewellery designer and a "not that famous" French artist.
(4) In 43 the primary eczema was on the hands, in 38 under costume jewellery, suspenders, ect.
(5) Cars, furniture, books, dishes, TVs, highways, buildings, jewellery, toys and even electricity would not exist without water.
(6) Anas, a nurse, had wanted her children to stay but she relented and sold her gold jewellery when her son Salim found a way to get to Brazil, where he now has asylum after failing to reach the US.
(7) There was a shop that I knew of because I've been in there a couple of times before and I knew they sold costume jewellery and stuff.
(8) Jimmy Savile told hospital staff he interfered with patients' corpses, taking grotesque photographs and stealing glass eyes for jewellery, over two decades at the mortuary of Leeds general infirmary.
(9) He’s nine now but he has seen it.” Others using the vault feared they had lost jewellery, family heirlooms, cash and essential documents, he added.
(10) 1928's Downton Abbey jewellery collection If it's the jewels and the glitz that gets you going on Downton, then you'll be pleased to know that you can emulate the luxury of Lady Edith from as little as £11.25 (via ACHICA) – though what Lady Mary would make of such cheap imitations doesn't bear thinking of.
(11) My suspicion is there was something [the thieves] were specifically after, otherwise why would they have taken some and left others?” The stolen goods would range from family heirlooms, personal jewellery and dealers’ stock, he said.
(12) This may be a gift of cosmetics, jewellery or clothing, or may be food related.
(13) However, in an interview with the Guardian the families questioned the claims made by the police that the girls had funded the trip with stolen family jewellery.
(14) China is poised to overtake India to become the world's biggest market for gold this year thanks to soaring investment purchases of bullion and steadily rising jewellery sales, according to the World Gold Council's annual report.
(15) In recent months many companies have sprung up offering to buy gold jewellery and other items in exchange for cash.
(16) I know for a fact that some of my work colleagues have got boxes down there and we are talking about hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds in goods.” Malka said the safe-deposit boxes were used to store both jewellery and loose diamonds in packets.
(17) The costumes look remarkably grand for home theatricals, the jewellery is startlingly convincing, and the band evidently comprises moonlighting members of the Royal Horse Guards.
(18) The tie-up with Argos is more surprising as the camping to jewellery retailer’s range of products overlaps more closely with Sainsbury’s range of non-food goods.
(19) The elements you use in jewellery come from the earth,” explains Leane, “metal, gemstones.
(20) American viewers mourning the death of Dan Stevens' character Matthew Crawley at the end of the show's Christmas special will be able to drown their sorrows with Downton wine, wear Downton jewellery and grow Downton roses, as part of a merchandising push aimed at capitalising on the drama's phenomenal global success.