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  1. patent application
    an application for sole rights to an invention
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  2. toaster
    a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  3. mechanical device
    mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  4. pop-up
    a short high fly ball
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  5. timer
    (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  6. electrically
    by electricity
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  7. cafeteria
    a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  8. toast
    slices of bread that have been toasted
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  9. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  10. info
    a message received and understood
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  11. toasted
    browned over by exposure to heat
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  12. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  13. prototype
    a standard or typical example
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  14. criterion
    the ideal in terms of which something can be judged
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  15. World War I
    a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  16. Minneapolis
    largest city in Minnesota
    Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Nationality: American

  17. Minnesota
    a midwestern state
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  18. mechanic
    a person who operates devices made to perform tasks
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  19. variable
    something that is likely to change
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  20. patent
    a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  21. coil
    a round shape formed by a series of connected loops
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  22. web site
    a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
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  23. incorporated
    formed or united into a whole
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  24. noun
    a content word referring to a person, place, thing or action
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  25. pop
    make a sharp explosive noise
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  26. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
    He intended the device would be sold to the restaurant trade.
  27. inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  28. nationality
    the status of belonging to a particular country
    Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Nationality: American

  29. Modern
    used of a living language
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  30. continual
    occurring without interruption
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  31. heated
    made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  32. exposure
    the state of being exposed to harm
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  33. relate
    give an account of
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  34. definition
    a brief explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  35. restaurant
    a building where people go to eat
    He intended the device would be sold to the restaurant trade.
  36. function
    what something is used for
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  37. world war
    a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  38. mechanical
    using tools or devices
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  39. invention
    the act of making something new
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  40. file
    record in a public office or in a court of law
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  41. intend
    have in mind as a purpose
    He intended the device would be sold to the restaurant trade.
  42. burnt
    destroyed or badly damaged by fire
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  43. bread
    food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  44. web
    an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
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  45. wire
    ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  46. application
    the action of putting something into operation
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  47. video
    broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
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  48. decide
    reach, make, or come to a conclusion about something
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  49. Charles
    king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  50. related
    connected logically or causally or by shared characteristics
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  51. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
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  52. practical
    guided by experience and observation rather than theory
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  53. plant
    a living organism without the power to move
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  54. October
    the month following September and preceding November
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  55. birth
    the time when something begins (especially life)
    Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Nationality: American

  56. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  57. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  58. sold
    disposed of to a purchaser
    He intended the device would be sold to the restaurant trade.
  59. intended
    resulting from one's intentions
    He intended the device would be sold to the restaurant trade.
  60. serve
    devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries or ideas
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  61. decided
    recognizable; marked
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  62. May
    the month following April and preceding June
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  63. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
    He intended the device would be sold to the restaurant trade.
  64. spring
    move forward by leaps and bounds
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  65. book
    an object consisting of a number of pages bound together
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  66. used to
    in the habit
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  67. works
    performance of moral or religious acts
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  68. especially
    to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  69. attention
    the act of concentrating on something
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  70. master
    a person who has authority over others
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  71. call
    utter a sudden loud cry
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  72. human
    a person; a hominid with a large brain and articulate speech
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  73. story
    a record or narrative description of past events
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  74. need
    require or want
    To circumvent the need for continual human attention, Charles Strite incorporated springs and a variable timer, and filed the patent application for his pop-up toaster on May 29, 1919.
  75. American
    of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture
    Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Nationality: American

  76. company
    an institution created to conduct business
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  77. used
    previously owned by another
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  78. use
    put into service
    Invention: toaster (pop-up) in 1919

    Definition: noun / toast·er
    Function: A mechanical device used to toast bread, especially by exposure to electrically heated wire coils.Toasted bread is called toast.
  79. war
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  80. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
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  81. work
    activity directed toward making or doing something
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  82. world
    the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
  83. know
    be cognizant or aware of a fact or a piece of information
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  84. first
    preceding all others in time or space or degree
    Patent: 1,394,450 (US) issued October 18, 1921

    Inventor: Charles P. Strite

    Criteria; First practical..Modern prototype.
  85. about
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    During World War I, a master mechanic in a plant in Stillwater, Minnesota decided to do something about the burnt toast served in the company cafeteria.
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