Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 7 compound words that contain splices. The most common are listed below. Open splices in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- comma splicesplural of comma splice: Two independent clauses combined into a run-on sentence with only a comma between them.
- cut splicesplural of cut splice: Two ropes spliced together to form an eye which lies shut when taut.
- eye splicesplural of eye splice: A permanent loop, or eye, formed at the end of a laid rope by splicing the free end back into the standing part.
- lineman splicesplural of lineman splice: A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
- mechanical splicesplural of mechanical splice: A junction of two or more optical fibres aligned and held in place by a small self-contained assembly.
- T-splicesplural of T-splice: A method of joining the end of a metal wire to the middle of another by twisting the first around the latter.
- twist splicesplural of twist splice: A simple method of joining two ends of metal wire by twisting them together.
- pig-tail splicesplural of pig-tail splice: A simple method of joining two ends of metal wire by twisting them together.
- rat-tail splicesplural of rat-tail splice: A simple method of joining two ends of metal wire by twisting them together.
- Western Union splicesplural of Western Union splice: A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
- lineman's splicesplural of lineman's splice: A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.
- splices the mainbracethird-person singular simple present indicative of splice the mainbrace: To have an alcoholic drink.
Compound words 7
- backsplicesthird-person singular simple present indicative of backsplice: To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
- eyesplicesplural of eyesplice: A permanent loop, or eye, formed at the end of a laid rope by splicing the free end back into the standing part.
- intersplicesthird-person singular simple present indicative of intersplice: To splice between; to intercut (e.g. a scene in a film).
- missplicesthird-person singular simple present indicative of missplice: To incorrectly splice (typically of nucleic acid strands)
- splicesomeAlternative form of spliceosome: A dynamic complex of RNA and protein subunits that removes introns from precursor mRNA.
- transplicesthird-person singular simple present indicative of transplice: To join two exons end-to-end
- transsplicesthird-person singular simple present indicative of transsplice: To join two exons end-to-end