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noun
- (computing) A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
- One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
- (rare) A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
- A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
- a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
- a person who works at a specific occupation
- a person who acts and gets things done
noun
- (programming) The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
- A product.
- (law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- (engineering, material science) yield strength of a material.
- (finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- (forestry, fishery) The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- (chemistry) The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- (hydrology) The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- (agriculture) Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
- an amount of a product
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- production of a certain amount
verb
- (computing, intransitive) Of a running process, to give control back to the operating system so that other processes can be allowed to run.
- (rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
- (transitive or intransitive, especially US) To give way so as to allow another to pass first.
- (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- (mathematics) To produce as a result.
- To produce as return from an investment.
- (linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
- (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.
- To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- (transitive or intransitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be willing to concede
- consent reluctantly
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- be the cause or source of
- bring in
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- give or supply
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- be fatally overwhelmed
noun
- (computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
- (countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
- (figuratively) Moral strength and resolve.
- Dietary fiber.
- (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
- (category theory) The pullback of a morphism along a global element (called the fiber of the morphism over the global element).
- (cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.
- (textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.
- (uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
noun
- (computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
- Moral strength and resolve.
- (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
- (cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.
- (category theory) Said to be of a morphism over a global element: The pullback of the said morphism along the said global element.
- (uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.
- Dietary fibre.
- (countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
noun
- (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- (weaving) A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
- A continuing theme that modifies the whole discourse.
- A precarious condition; something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security.
- A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
- The continuing course of life; the thread of life.
- A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought.
- (engineering) A screw thread.
- A sequence of connections.
- (Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
- The line midway between the banks of a stream.
- Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
- A slender stream of water.
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- any long object resembling a thin line
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
verb
- pass a thread through
- thread on or as if on a string
- (intransitive) Of boiling syrup: To form a threadlike stream when poured from a spoon.
- (transitive) To fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; to string.
- To cautiously make (one's way) through a precarious place or situation.
- (transitive) To interweave as if with thread; to intersperse.
- (transitive) To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
- (ambitransitive) To feed (a sewing machine or otherwise a projecting or exposing mechanism, such as a projector, a camera, etc.) with film. [(usually) with up]
- (transitive, figurative) To pass through; to pierce through; to penetrate.
- (transitive) To pass (a film or tape) through a projector, recorder, etc. so as to correct its path.
- (ambitransitive) To remove (facial hair) by way of a looped thread that is tightly wound in the middle.
- (transitive) To form a screw thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).
- (transitive, figurative) To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- pass through or into
noun
- (computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
- The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
- A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
- a person responsible for the administration of a business
- someone who manages a government agency or department
- persons who administer the law
adj
adj
verb
- (transitive) To alter a fabric by weaving additional strands into it; to bring (two or more things) together like the strands in fabric; to bring (one thing) together (with another thing).
- (transitive) To integrate (strands of material into a fabric) by weaving.
- (intransitive) To be or become woven or twisted together (with something); to be or become inextricably associated like strands woven or twisted together.
- (transitive) To pass (strands of material) over and under one another to create a fabric; (by analogy) to weave long, narrow objects together.
- (transitive) To be present in every part of (something) like strands running through it.
- (intransitive) To move alternately on either side of people or objects; to weave in and out.
noun
- (computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
- (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
- (mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
- The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
- (law) The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
- (computing, uncountable) Ellipsis of quantum computing.
- (now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
- (law) The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.
- (medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
- a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
adj
adj
- (programming) Capable of receiving and responding to notifications from other threads of execution.
- (bridge) Requiring the partner of the person making a bid to alert the opponents that the bid's meaning involves a partnership understanding that is not readily understood.
- Able to respond constructively to being alerted.
adj
- (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.
- At the same time, at the same frequency.
- occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
- (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
noun
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
- A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
- (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells
- A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
- A railway signal.
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- any incitement to action
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verb
noun
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
noun
- (computing) A process responsible for managing other processes.
- A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
- (management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
- (US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
- one who supervises or has charge and direction of
- a program that controls the execution of other programs
noun
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
verb
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
noun
- (computing) A process launched by another process.
- An animal or plant's progeny or young.
- A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
- Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
- (figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
- the immediate descendants of a person
- any immature animal
- something that comes into existence as a result
noun
- (computing) The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.
- The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
- The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.
- (rhetoric, grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
- (biology) Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
- (law) In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
- A parallel position; the relation of parallels.
- similarity by virtue of corresponding
adj
- (computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
- Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
- (geometry) Meeting in one point.
- Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
- Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
- Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
- Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
- occurring or operating at the same time
noun
- One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
- One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
- One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
- One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
noun
- (computing) In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
- (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
- (informal, derogatory, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
- (derogatory, slang) A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
- (agriculture) From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
- (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
- (informal, derogatory, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
- military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
verb
adj
- (programming) That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion.
- (programming, of a mutex) Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread.
- Reentering; pointing inward.
- (music, of a ukulele or similar instrument) Having the strings not ordered according to pitch (having a re-entry).
- (physiology) Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart).
- (aeronautics, of a part of a rocket) Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere.
- (of angles) pointing inward
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adj
- (computing, not comparable) Of messages: arranged in a thread or threads.
- Having threads.
- (computing, not comparable) Of messages in a digital forum conversation: displayed hierarchically (based on parent messages), rather than linearly (usually purely chronologically).
- (of bolts or screws) having screw threads
verb
verb
- (computing) To have insufficient threads available in a multithreaded application so that all threads become blocked and performance suffers.
- To subscribe to an extent that is far less than is available or desirable.
- (computing) To employ more switch ports than necessary so that high-priority traffic is sure to be handled right away.
noun
- (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
- (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- (nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
- Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
- (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- A religious rite or ritual.
- A set of dishes or utensils.
- (business) Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
- (elliptical, uncountable) Work as a member of the military.
- The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
- An act of being of assistance to someone.
- (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- A musical composition for use in churches.
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- Service tree.
- A department in a company, organization, or institution.
- (with the) The military.
- a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- work done by one person or group that benefits another
- a means of serving
- the act of mating by male animals
- employment in or work for another
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance
- the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
- (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of their lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to them
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
verb
- (transitive) To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
- (transitive) To serve.
- (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- (transitive, military, euphemistic) To attack.
- (public relations, transitive) To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
- (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act upon.
- mate with
- be used by; as of a utility
- make fit for use
noun
- (programming) The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.
- (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
- The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
- (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
- (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
- (logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
adj
- (computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
- Relatively unimportant.
- Detailed.
- Not intense.
- Situated or occurring at a lower level.
- lower in rank or importance
- occurring at a relatively low altitude
- at a low level in rank or importance
- not intense
noun
- (computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
- The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
- The state of being accomplished.
- (law) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
- (law) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
- The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
- putting a condemned person to death
- (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
- a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
adj
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
adv
noun
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
noun
- (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
- a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- the means of connection between things linked in series
- a connecting shape
- an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
- the state of being connected
- a channel for communication between groups
- a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
- (Sussex) A thin wild bank of land splitting two cultivated patches and often linking two hills.
- (surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.
- (engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
- (kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
- A sausage that is not a patty.
- Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.
- (mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
- (broadcasting) An introductory cue.
- Abbreviation of hyperlink.
- One element of a chain or other connected series.
- (chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
- A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
- (computing) The connection between buses or systems.
- (figurative) An individual person or element in a system
- (in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.
verb
- make a logical or causal connection
- be or become joined or united or linked
- link with or as with a yoke
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- (transitive, Internet) To post a hyperlink to.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly.
- (transitive) To demonstrate a correlation between (two things).
- (software compilation) To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable.
- (transitive, Internet) To supply (someone) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
- (intransitive, Internet, of a web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.
- (transitive, slang) To meet with (someone).
- (transitive) To connect (two or more things).
noun
- (computing) An executable task or program.
- A series of events leading to a result or product.
- (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
- (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
- The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
- (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
- A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
- (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
verb
- (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
- (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
- (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
- To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
- (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- deal with in a routine way
- shape, form, or improve a material
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- march in a procession
noun
- (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
- (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate hazardous or undesirable matter (such as oil or sand) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
- A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant.
- A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
- A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
- Anyone or anything that intercepts something else.
- a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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verb
verb
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
- (transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
- (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
- (transitive, nautical, of one ship) To call another ship.
- (transitive) To conjure up with incantations.
- (transitive) To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
- (transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
- (transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
verb
- thread on or as if on a string
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- take liquid out of a container or well
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
noun
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
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verb
- thread on or as if on a string
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
noun
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
adj
- (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
- (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
- (order theory, of a partially ordered set with a least element 0) Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
- Infinitesimally small.
- (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
- (colloquial, by extension) Very strong and overpowering.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- of or relating to or comprising atoms
- immeasurably small
noun
noun
- (computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
- A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
- Alternative form of childe (“youth of noble birth”).
- (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- (figurative) An adult or adolescent with childish or stupid behaviors.
- Anything derived from or caused by something.
- (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
- (pediatrics, sometimes, in a stricter sense) A youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
- (cartomancy) The thirteenth Lenormand card.
- (mathematics, programming) A subordinate node of a tree.
- a young person of either sex
- a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
- an immature childish person
- a member of a clan or tribe
noun
- (computing) Initialism of communicating sequential processes.
- (solar energy) Abbreviation of concentrated solar power.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of chief superintendent (a police rank).
- (biochemistry) Initialism of circumsporozoite protein.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of communications service provider (“telecommunications company or telco”).
- (mathematics) Initialism of constraint satisfaction problem.
- (Internet) Abbreviation of content security policy.
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noun
- (computing) A second or subsequent run of a computer program.
- (US) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
- (publishing) Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
- (politics) A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
- An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
- a program that is broadcast again
verb
- (transitive) To run (a computer program) again.
- (transitive) To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.
- (intransitive) To be broadcast again.
- (transitive) To run again; to repeat.
- (transitive) To run (a race or other contest) again.
- cause to perform again
- run again for office
- rerun a performance of a play, for example
- broadcast again, as of a film
verb
- (computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
- Alternative spelling of lour.
- (transitive) To reduce the height of
- (intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To pull down
- (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
- (transitive) To depress as to direction
- (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
- (reflexive) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
- (transitive) To bring down; to humble
- (transitive) To make less elevated
- make lower or quieter
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to drop or sink
- set lower
- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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adv
noun
noun
- (computing) A thread performing one instance of a particular task within a program.
- One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
- (rare) A female ant, bee, termite or wasp.
- A nonreproductive social insect, such as ant, bee, termite, or wasp.
- sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae
- a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
- a person who works at a specific occupation
- a person who acts and gets things done
noun
- (programming) The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
- A product.
- (law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- (engineering, material science) yield strength of a material.
- (finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- (forestry, fishery) The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- (chemistry) The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- (hydrology) The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- (agriculture) Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
- an amount of a product
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- production of a certain amount
verb
- (computing, intransitive) Of a running process, to give control back to the operating system so that other processes can be allowed to run.
- (rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
- (transitive or intransitive, especially US) To give way so as to allow another to pass first.
- (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- (mathematics) To produce as a result.
- To produce as return from an investment.
- (linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
- (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.
- To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- (transitive or intransitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be willing to concede
- consent reluctantly
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- be the cause or source of
- bring in
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- give or supply
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- be fatally overwhelmed
noun
- (computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
- (countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
- (figuratively) Moral strength and resolve.
- Dietary fiber.
- (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
- (category theory) The pullback of a morphism along a global element (called the fiber of the morphism over the global element).
- (cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.
- (textiles) A material whose length is at least 1000 times its width.
- (uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
noun
- (computing) A kind of lightweight thread of execution.
- Moral strength and resolve.
- (mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map.
- (cytology) A long tubular cell found in bodily tissue.
- (category theory) Said to be of a morphism over a global element: The pullback of the said morphism along the said global element.
- (uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.
- Dietary fibre.
- (countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
noun
- (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- (weaving) A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
- A continuing theme that modifies the whole discourse.
- A precarious condition; something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security.
- A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
- The continuing course of life; the thread of life.
- A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought.
- (engineering) A screw thread.
- A sequence of connections.
- (Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
- The line midway between the banks of a stream.
- Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
- A slender stream of water.
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- any long object resembling a thin line
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
verb
- pass a thread through
- thread on or as if on a string
- (intransitive) Of boiling syrup: To form a threadlike stream when poured from a spoon.
- (transitive) To fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; to string.
- To cautiously make (one's way) through a precarious place or situation.
- (transitive) To interweave as if with thread; to intersperse.
- (transitive) To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
- (ambitransitive) To feed (a sewing machine or otherwise a projecting or exposing mechanism, such as a projector, a camera, etc.) with film. [(usually) with up]
- (transitive, figurative) To pass through; to pierce through; to penetrate.
- (transitive) To pass (a film or tape) through a projector, recorder, etc. so as to correct its path.
- (ambitransitive) To remove (facial hair) by way of a looped thread that is tightly wound in the middle.
- (transitive) To form a screw thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).
- (transitive, figurative) To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- pass through or into
noun
- (computing) A process that coordinates and governs the action of other processes or threads; supervisor.
- The branch of government that is responsible for enforcing laws and judicial decisions, and for the day-to-day administration of the state.
- A chief officer or administrator, especially one who can make significant decisions on their own authority.
- a person responsible for the administration of a business
- someone who manages a government agency or department
- persons who administer the law
adj
noun
- (computing) The amount of time allocated for a thread to perform its work in a multithreaded environment.
- (physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon.
- (mathematics) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
- The amount or quantity observably present, or available.
- (law) The length or magnitude of the sentence handed down to someone who has been found guilty of a crime.
- (computing, uncountable) Ellipsis of quantum computing.
- (now chiefly South Asia or law) The total amount of something; quantity.
- (law) The amount of compensation awarded to a successful party in a lawsuit.
- (medicine) The minimum dose of a pathogen required to cause an infection.
- a discrete amount of something that is analogous to the quantities in quantum theory
- (physics) the smallest discrete quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
adj
noun
- (computing, Unix) A simple interprocess communication used to notify a process or thread of an occurrence.
- A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
- (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells
- A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a communication channel.
- An action, change or process done to convey information and thus reduce uncertainty.
- (of a radio, TV, telephone, internet, etc.) An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
- A railway signal.
- An on-off light, semaphore, or other device used to give an indication to another person.
- Useful information, as opposed to noise.
- Any variation of a quantity or change in an entity over time that conveys information upon detection.
- A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
- an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
- any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
- any incitement to action
adj
verb
noun
- (computing) A process or execution of a program.
- Alternative form of taisch.
- A single action undertaken by a given agent.
- An objective.
- A difficult or tedious undertaking.
- Any piece of work done.
- A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
noun
- (computing) A process responsible for managing other processes.
- A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
- (management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
- (US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
- one who supervises or has charge and direction of
- a program that controls the execution of other programs
noun
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
verb
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
noun
- (computing) A process launched by another process.
- An animal or plant's progeny or young.
- A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
- Any of a person's descendants, including of further generations.
- (figuratively) Anything produced; the result of an entity's efforts.
- the immediate descendants of a person
- any immature animal
- something that comes into existence as a result
noun
- (computing) The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.
- The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
- The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.
- (rhetoric, grammar) The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
- (biology) Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
- (law) In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
- A parallel position; the relation of parallels.
- similarity by virtue of corresponding
noun
- (computing) In Microsoft Windows operating systems, a kernel object for isolating groups of threads.
- (agriculture) A vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for the production of silage.
- (informal, derogatory, management) An organizational unit that has poor interaction with other units, negatively affecting overall performance.
- (derogatory, slang) A group of like-minded individuals who are not exposed to outside opinions or input.
- (agriculture) From the shape, a building used for the storage of grain.
- (military) An underground bunker used to hold missiles which may be launched.
- (informal, derogatory, informatics) A structure in the information system that is poorly networked with other structures, with data exchange hampered.
- military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired
- a cylindrical tower used for storing silage
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phrase
noun
- (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
- (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- (nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
- Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
- (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- A religious rite or ritual.
- A set of dishes or utensils.
- (business) Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
- (elliptical, uncountable) Work as a member of the military.
- The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
- An act of being of assistance to someone.
- (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- A musical composition for use in churches.
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- Service tree.
- A department in a company, organization, or institution.
- (with the) The military.
- a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- work done by one person or group that benefits another
- a means of serving
- the act of mating by male animals
- employment in or work for another
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance
- the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
- (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of their lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to them
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
verb
- (transitive) To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
- (transitive) To serve.
- (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- (transitive, military, euphemistic) To attack.
- (public relations, transitive) To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
- (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act upon.
- mate with
- be used by; as of a utility
- make fit for use
noun
- (programming) The data (register contents, program counter value, etc.) needed to switch to another thread of execution.
- (archaeology) The surroundings and environment in which an artifact is found and which may provide important clues about the artifact's function and/or cultural meaning.
- The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
- (linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.
- (mycology) The trama or flesh of a mushroom.
- (logic) For a formula: a finite set of variables, which set contains all the free variables in the given formula.
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
noun
- (computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
- The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
- The state of being accomplished.
- (law) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
- (law) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
- The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
- putting a condemned person to death
- (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
- the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it
- the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order
- unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
- (computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
- a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
noun
- (computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list
- a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- the means of connection between things linked in series
- a connecting shape
- an interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data
- the state of being connected
- a channel for communication between groups
- a two-way radio communication system (usually microwave); part of a more extensive telecommunication network
- (Sussex) A thin wild bank of land splitting two cultivated patches and often linking two hills.
- (surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length.
- (engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.
- (kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a mechanism, such as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other parts is produced and constrained.
- A sausage that is not a patty.
- Anything doubled and closed like a link of a chain.
- (mathematics) A space comprising one or more disjoint knots.
- (broadcasting) An introductory cue.
- Abbreviation of hyperlink.
- One element of a chain or other connected series.
- (chemistry) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between atoms; applied to a unit of chemical force or attraction.
- A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
- (computing) The connection between buses or systems.
- (figurative) An individual person or element in a system
- (in the plural) The windings of a river; the land along a winding stream.
verb
- make a logical or causal connection
- be or become joined or united or linked
- link with or as with a yoke
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- (transitive, Internet) To post a hyperlink to.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To skip or trip along smartly; to go quickly.
- (transitive) To demonstrate a correlation between (two things).
- (software compilation) To combine objects generated by a compiler into a single executable.
- (transitive, Internet) To supply (someone) with a hyperlink; to direct by means of a link.
- (intransitive, Internet, of a web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.
- (transitive, slang) To meet with (someone).
- (transitive) To connect (two or more things).
noun
- (computing) An executable task or program.
- A series of events leading to a result or product.
- (law) Documents issued by a court in the course of a lawsuit or action at law, such as a summons, mandate, or writ.
- (biology) Successive physiological responses to keep or restore health.
- The centre mark that players aim at in the game of squails.
- (anatomy) An outgrowth of tissue arising above a surface, such as might form part of a joint or the attachment point for a muscle.
- A path or succession of states through which a system passes.
- (manufacturing) The set of procedures used in the manufacture of a product, especially in the food and chemical industries.
- a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
- a mental process that you are not directly aware of
- a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
- a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
verb
- (transitive, law) To take legal proceedings against.
- (transitive) To perform a particular process on a thing.
- (transitive) To retrieve, store, classify, manipulate, transmit etc. (data, signals, etc.), especially using computer techniques.
- (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.
- To walk in a procession, especially in a liturgical context.
- (transitive, photography, film) To develop photographic film.
- subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone
- deal with in a routine way
- shape, form, or improve a material
- perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
- institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
- march in a procession
noun
- (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
- (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate hazardous or undesirable matter (such as oil or sand) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
- A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant.
- A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
- A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
- Anyone or anything that intercepts something else.
- a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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verb
noun
- (computing) A data item, process, or object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another.
- A person considered a product of a place or culture, a member of a tribe or culture, regardless of age.
- Alternative form of childe (“youth of noble birth”).
- (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).
- (figurative) An adult or adolescent with childish or stupid behaviors.
- Anything derived from or caused by something.
- (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.
- (pediatrics, sometimes, in a stricter sense) A youth aged 1 to 9 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 10 to 20 years.
- (cartomancy) The thirteenth Lenormand card.
- (mathematics, programming) A subordinate node of a tree.
- a young person of either sex
- a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
- an immature childish person
- a member of a clan or tribe
noun
- (computing) Initialism of communicating sequential processes.
- (solar energy) Abbreviation of concentrated solar power.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of chief superintendent (a police rank).
- (biochemistry) Initialism of circumsporozoite protein.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of communications service provider (“telecommunications company or telco”).
- (mathematics) Initialism of constraint satisfaction problem.
- (Internet) Abbreviation of content security policy.
name
noun
- (computing) A second or subsequent run of a computer program.
- (US) A television program shown after its initial presentation, particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat.
- (publishing) Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc.
- (politics) A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office.
- An act or instance of rerunning; a repetition.
- a program that is broadcast again
verb
- (transitive) To run (a computer program) again.
- (transitive) To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.
- (intransitive) To be broadcast again.
- (transitive) To run again; to repeat.
- (transitive) To run (a race or other contest) again.
- cause to perform again
- run again for office
- rerun a performance of a play, for example
- broadcast again, as of a film
noun
- (programming) The situation where a thread relinquishes the processor to allow other threads to execute.
- A product.
- (law) The current return as a percentage of the price of a stock or bond.
- (engineering, material science) yield strength of a material.
- (finance) Profit earned from an investment; return on investment.
- (forestry, fishery) The harvestable population growth of an ecosystem.
- The explosive energy value of a bomb, especially a nuclear weapon, usually expressed in tons of TNT equivalent.
- (chemistry) The amount of product obtained in a chemical reaction.
- (hydrology) The volume of water escaping from a spring.
- (agriculture) Measurement of the amount of a crop harvested, or animal products such as wool, meat or milk produced, per unit area of land.
- an amount of a product
- the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- production of a certain amount
verb
- (computing, intransitive) Of a running process, to give control back to the operating system so that other processes can be allowed to run.
- (rare) To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.
- (transitive or intransitive, especially US) To give way so as to allow another to pass first.
- (engineering, materials science, of a material specimen) To pass the material's yield point and undergo plastic deformation.
- (mathematics) To produce as a result.
- To produce as return from an investment.
- (linguistics) To produce a particular sound as the result of a sound law.
- (intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.
- To give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
- (transitive or intransitive) To give as demanded; to relinquish.
- cease opposition; stop fighting
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- be willing to concede
- consent reluctantly
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- be the cause or source of
- bring in
- give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- give in, as to influence or pressure
- give or supply
- end resistance, as under pressure or force
- be fatally overwhelmed
verb
- (computing) To have insufficient threads available in a multithreaded application so that all threads become blocked and performance suffers.
- To subscribe to an extent that is far less than is available or desirable.
- (computing) To employ more switch ports than necessary so that high-priority traffic is sure to be handled right away.
noun
- (computing) A unit of execution, lighter in weight than a process, usually sharing memory and other resources with other threads executing concurrently.
- (weaving) A piece of yarn, especially said of warps and wefts in a woven fabric.
- A continuing theme that modifies the whole discourse.
- A precarious condition; something that which offers no real or otherwise perceived security.
- A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
- The continuing course of life; the thread of life.
- A line of reasoning, sequence of ideas, or train of thought.
- (engineering) A screw thread.
- A sequence of connections.
- (Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.
- The line midway between the banks of a stream.
- Any of various natural (as spiderweb, etc.) or manufactured filaments (as glass, plastic, metal, etc.).
- A slender stream of water.
- the raised helical rib going around a screw
- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
- any long object resembling a thin line
- the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together
verb
- pass a thread through
- thread on or as if on a string
- (intransitive) Of boiling syrup: To form a threadlike stream when poured from a spoon.
- (transitive) To fix (beads, pearls, etc.) upon a thread that is passed through; to string.
- To cautiously make (one's way) through a precarious place or situation.
- (transitive) To interweave as if with thread; to intersperse.
- (transitive) To pass a thread through the eye of a needle.
- (ambitransitive) To feed (a sewing machine or otherwise a projecting or exposing mechanism, such as a projector, a camera, etc.) with film. [(usually) with up]
- (transitive, figurative) To pass through; to pierce through; to penetrate.
- (transitive) To pass (a film or tape) through a projector, recorder, etc. so as to correct its path.
- (ambitransitive) To remove (facial hair) by way of a looped thread that is tightly wound in the middle.
- (transitive) To form a screw thread on or in (a bolt, hole, etc.).
- (transitive, figurative) To make one's way through or between (a constriction or obstacles).
- to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
- remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string
- pass through or into
verb
- (transitive, computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
- (transitive) To appeal for validation to a (notably cited) authority.
- (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
- (transitive, nautical, of one ship) To call another ship.
- (transitive) To conjure up with incantations.
- (transitive) To call to mind (something) for some purpose.
- (transitive) To solicit, petition for, appeal to a favorable attitude.
- (transitive) To bring about as an inevitable consequence.
- summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
- cite as an authority; resort to
- request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
verb
- thread on or as if on a string
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- take liquid out of a container or well
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
noun
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
intj
verb
- thread on or as if on a string
- add as if on a string
- stretch out or arrange like a string
- provide with strings
- string together; tie or fasten with a string
- remove the stringy parts of
- move or come along
- (intransitive, billiards) To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- (birdwatching) To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- (intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
noun
- a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)
- a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
- (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
- a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
- a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
- a lightweight cord
- stringed instruments that are played with a bow
- a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
- (slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
- (figurative, in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- (oil industry) A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (using the mud pumps) and torque (using the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- (countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- (collective) A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- A slightly elevated (long, thin) peat ridge in a bog.
- (carpentry) A board supporting steps
- (countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- (countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (architecture, masonry) A stringcourse.
- (music, metonymic, countable) A stringed instrument.
- (countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- (shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- (historical, billiards) The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- (music) A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- (music, usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- (billiards) Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- (mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- (billiards, by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.
- (sports) A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- (billiards, pool) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- (slang) Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”).
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- (countable, physics) A tiny one-dimensional string-like entity, the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
verb
- (computing, transitive) To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
- Alternative spelling of lour.
- (transitive) To reduce the height of
- (intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
- (transitive) To pull down
- (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
- (transitive) To depress as to direction
- (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
- (reflexive) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
- (transitive) To bring down; to humble
- (transitive) To make less elevated
- make lower or quieter
- move something or somebody to a lower position
- cause to drop or sink
- set lower
- look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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adj
verb
- (transitive) To alter a fabric by weaving additional strands into it; to bring (two or more things) together like the strands in fabric; to bring (one thing) together (with another thing).
- (transitive) To integrate (strands of material into a fabric) by weaving.
- (intransitive) To be or become woven or twisted together (with something); to be or become inextricably associated like strands woven or twisted together.
- (transitive) To pass (strands of material) over and under one another to create a fabric; (by analogy) to weave long, narrow objects together.
- (transitive) To be present in every part of (something) like strands running through it.
- (intransitive) To move alternately on either side of people or objects; to weave in and out.
adj
- (programming) Capable of receiving and responding to notifications from other threads of execution.
- (bridge) Requiring the partner of the person making a bid to alert the opponents that the bid's meaning involves a partnership understanding that is not readily understood.
- Able to respond constructively to being alerted.
adj
- (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.
- At the same time, at the same frequency.
- occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
- (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
adj
- (computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
- Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
- (geometry) Meeting in one point.
- Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
- Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
- Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
- Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
- occurring or operating at the same time
noun
- One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
- One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.
- One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
- One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
adj
- (programming) That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion.
- (programming, of a mutex) Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread.
- Reentering; pointing inward.
- (music, of a ukulele or similar instrument) Having the strings not ordered according to pitch (having a re-entry).
- (physiology) Of or pertaining to reentry (in the heart).
- (aeronautics, of a part of a rocket) Designed to return to the Earth's atmosphere.
- (of angles) pointing inward
noun
adj
- (computing, not comparable) Of messages: arranged in a thread or threads.
- Having threads.
- (computing, not comparable) Of messages in a digital forum conversation: displayed hierarchically (based on parent messages), rather than linearly (usually purely chronologically).
- (of bolts or screws) having screw threads
verb
adj
- (computing) Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
- Relatively unimportant.
- Detailed.
- Not intense.
- Situated or occurring at a lower level.
- lower in rank or importance
- occurring at a relatively low altitude
- at a low level in rank or importance
- not intense
adj
- (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
- (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
- Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
- (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
- (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
- Equally distant from one another at all points.
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
adv
noun
- (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
- (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
- (geography) A line of latitude.
- Something identical or similar in essential respects.
- One of a set of parallel lines.
- Direction conformable to that of another line.
- A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
- An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)
- something having the property of being analogous to something else
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
verb
- Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- To compare or liken something to something else.
- To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
- To equal; to match; to correspond to.
- To produce or adduce as a parallel.
- Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- make or place parallel to something
- duplicate or match
- be parallel to
adj
- (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
- (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
- (order theory, of a partially ordered set with a least element 0) Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
- Infinitesimally small.
- (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
- (colloquial, by extension) Very strong and overpowering.
- (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- of or relating to or comprising atoms
- immeasurably small