Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun piston

2 senses of piston

Sense 1
Piston, Walter Piston -- (United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976))
       INSTANCE OF=> composer -- (someone who composes music as a profession)

Sense 2
piston, plunger -- (mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion)
       => mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)