scallion - jarní cibulka

noun, American English - a young onion before the bulb grows large, it is used especially in salads

spring onion - jarní cibulka

noun, British English - a young onion before the bulb grows large, it is used especially in salads

green onion - jarní cibulka

noun, American English - a young onion before the bulb grows large, it is used especially in salads

clip - svorka, sponka

noun - a small metal thing that is used for holding sheets of paper together etc.

flipper - ploutev

noun - a rubber shoe with a large flat end that is used for diving etc.

trunk - kufr (lodní), bedna, truhla (na oblečení apod.)

noun, American English - a large piece of luggage used for carrying clothes in when you are travelling

thread - nit, vlákno

noun - a long and very thin piece of material that is used for sewing etc.

javelin - oštěp (sportovní)

noun - a light long throwing stick with a pointed tip which is used in athletics

 

ink - inkoust

noun - a dark blue liquid that is used for writing with (esp. inside a pen)

cookie-cutter - jednolitý, jednotvárný, nenápaditý (stejný jako ostatní)

adjective, American English - used to describe things of the same type which all look almost the same and rather boring, showing lack of imagination and not much character

syringe - stříkačka (injekční), injekční stříkačka

noun - a plastic tube (usually with a needle) that is used to suck liquid out of something or push liquid into something (e.g. blood, drugs etc.)

 

nickel - nikl

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 28) a silvery-white metal similar to iron, it is used in many different alloys and in galvanizing iron

 

chlorine - chlor

noun - (the chemical element of atomic number 17), a toxic yellow gas, it is used e.g. to purify water, as a disinfectant in swimming pools etc.

screw - vrut, šroub (vrut), šroubek (vrut)

noun - a pointed piece of metal that is used to hold two things together or to fasten something on a wall etc., it is put in place by turning it round and round

 

lingua franca - lingua franca (dorozumívací jazyk)

noun - a language used for communication between people who do not share the same native language