vandyke vandyke /ˌvænˈdaɪk/

noun

1. A short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)  ( vandyke , vandyke beard )
   a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)
   
   

 Vandyke

1. Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)  ( Anthony Vandyke , Sir Anthony Vandyke , Van Dyck , Vandyke , Anthony van Dyck )
   Flemish painter of numerous portraits (1599-1641)
   

 personal digital assistant personal digital assistant /ˈpɝːsənəl ˈdɪdʒɪtəl əˈsɪstənt/

noun

1. A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.  ( organiser [British] , organizer , PDA , personal digital assistant , personal organiser [British] , personal organizer )
   a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
    My personal organizer helps me keep track of all my appointments
   My personal organizer helps me keep track of all my appointments
   
   

 laboratory laboratory /ˈlæbrəˌtɔri/

noun

1. () A workplace for the conduct of scientific research  ( research lab , research laboratory , science lab , lab , laboratory , science laboratory )
   a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    The students conducted their experiment in the laboratory
   The students conducted their experiment in the laboratory
   
   
2. A region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation  ( laboratory , testing ground )
   a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
    The new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories
   the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories
    Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism
   Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism
   
   

 subtracter subtracter /səbˈtræktər/

noun

1. A machine that subtracts numbers  ( subtracter )
   a machine that subtracts numbers
    For this math operation, the machine uses a subtracter to get the result.
   For this math operation, the machine uses a subtracter to get the result.
   
   
2. A person who subtracts numbers  ( subtracter )
   a person who subtracts numbers