Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun babbitt
1 sense of babbitt
Sense 1
Babbitt metal, babbitt -- (an alloy of tin with some copper and antimony; a lining for bearings that reduces friction)
=> alloy, metal -- (a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; "brass is an alloy of zinc and copper")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb babbitt
1 sense of babbitt
Sense 1
babbitt -- (line with a Babbitt metal)
=> line -- (cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney")