DIPSWITCHES | • dipswitches n. Plural of dipswitch. • DIP␣switches n. Plural of DIP switch. • DIPSWITCH n. a switch for dipping headlights on a car. |
MICROSWITCH | • microswitch n. An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. • MICROSWITCH n. a very small switch that is sensitive to minute motions and is used esp. in automatic devices. |
SWITCHBACKS | • switchbacks n. Plural of switchback. • SWITCHBACK v. to follow a zigzag course esp. for ascent or descent. |
SWITCHBLADE | • switchblade n. A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed. • switchblade v. (Transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade. • switchblade v. (Intransitive) To spring open or up. |
SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |
SWITCHEROOS | • switcheroos n. Plural of switcheroo. • switcheroos v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switcheroo. • SWITCHEROO n. a surprising variation, a reversal. |
SWITCHGEARS | • switchgears n. Plural of switchgear. • switch␣gears v. Alternative form of shift gears. • SWITCHGEAR n. the apparatus that controls the switches in the electric circuits of a power station. |
SWITCHGIRLS | • switchgirls n. Plural of switchgirl. • SWITCHGIRL n. a women who operates a telephone switchboard. |
SWITCHGRASS | • switchgrass n. A tall North American perennial grass, Panicum virgatum, used as forage and to make hay. • switch␣grass n. Panicum virgatum, a dominant species of the central North American tallgrass prairie. • SWITCHGRASS n. a panic grass of the western US that is used for hay. |
SWITCHOVERS | • switchovers n. Plural of switchover. • SWITCHOVER n. the act of switching over from one method to another. |
SWITCHYARDS | • switchyards n. Plural of switchyard. • SWITCHYARD n. an enclosed area for the switching facilities of a power station. |