rig vs veil

rig

verb
  • To dress or clothe in some costume. 

  • To move (a heavy object) with the help of slings, hoists, block and tackle, levers, or similar equipment. 

  • To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner. 

  • To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes. 

  • To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards. 

  • To outfit a model with controls for animation. 

noun
  • Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose. 

  • An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc. 

  • A model outfitted with parameterized controls for animation. 

  • Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver. 

  • A costume or an outfit. 

  • A ridge. 

  • A promiscuous woman. 

  • An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse. 

  • The special apparatus used for drilling wells. 

  • The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft. 

  • A large truck such as a semi-trailer truck. 

  • A personal computer, typically one modified for looks. 

veil

verb
  • To dress in, or decorate with, a veil. 

  • To conceal as with a veil. 

noun
  • A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom. 

  • A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. 

  • A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum. 

  • Anything that partially obscures a clear view. 

  • A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head) 

  • The calyptra of mosses. 

  • That which separates the living and the spirit world. 

  • An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation. 

  • velum (A circular membrane round the cap of a medusa). 

  • Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. 

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