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noun
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
- an interconnected system of things or people
- A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
- Any interconnected group or system.
- (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
- (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
verb
- communicate with and within a group
- (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
- (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
- (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
- (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
noun
- (electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
- (sexuality) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.
- The act of joining together to form a couple.
- (software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- A device that couples two things together.
- (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
verb
noun
- (electronics) An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
- (electronics) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
- A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
prep
adj
- (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
- Not changeable.
- (of humans and animals) Describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
- (electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
- (of humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior or a habit.
- (computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example).
verb
noun
- The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
- (rare) The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
- (informal) The act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
- The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
verb
noun
- An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
- (computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.
- (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.
- An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.
- (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
verb
- (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- (transitive) To come into the company of.
- To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
- (intransitive) To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
- (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
- To unite in marriage.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- (transitive) To become a member of.
- be or become joined or united or linked
- come into the company of
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization
- cause to become joined or linked
- make contact or come together
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of integrated circuit.
- (Malaysia, Singapore) Initialism of identity card.
- Initialism of independent contractor.
- Initialism of irreducible complexity.
- Initialism of individual contributor.
- (chemistry) Initialism of ion chromatography.
- (medicine, uncountable) Initialism of intensive care.
- Initialism of intermittent catheterization.
- Initialism of integrity constraint.
- (chemistry) Initialism of intercalation compound.
- (slang) Initialism of incel.
- (immunology) Initialism of immune complex.
- Initialism of incident commander.
- a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
adj
name
- (transport) Initialism of Integrated Coach (a school bus manufacturer).
- (medicine) Initialism of interstitial cystitis (a type of chronic pain that affects the urinary bladder).
- (astronomy) Initialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).
- (Philippines) Initialism of Iligan City.
- (US politics) Initialism of Intelligence Community.
phrase
noun
- (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
- similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- a serialized set of programs
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
- (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
- (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
- (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
- (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
noun
- (electronics) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
- (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
- Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
- (military slang, 1910s–1940s) An aeroplane.
- (networking) A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
- the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
verb
- (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
- (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
- (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
- ride in a bus
- send or move around by bus
- remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
noun
- (also electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.
- (business) A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) among themselves in order to artificially increase its price before it is sold to a party outside the group.
- A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling free climber.
- A ladder consisting of loops of nylon tape connected together which are used as footholds.
- (also computing) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- (backpacking) A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows a backpacker to secure several objects to the exterior of a backpack.
- (figurative) A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- (slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.
- (music) A series of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers, or other MIDI devices used in electronic music connected to one another in a chain through MIDI cables.
- (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
- flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
- (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
verb
noun
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
adj
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
noun
- (electronics) A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.
- (communication) A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals, usually distinguished from other parallel paths.
- The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
- (biochemistry) An ion channel: pore-forming proteins located in a cell membrane that allow specific ions to pass through.
- (communication) The part that connects a data source to a data sink.
- The navigable part of a river.
- (communication) A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.
- The part of a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.
- A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
- (storage) The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.
- (nautical) The wale of a sailing ship which projects beyond the gunwale and to which the shrouds attach via the chains. One of the flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.
- Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
- (communication) A single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.
- A narrow body of water between two land masses.
- (broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
- A psychic or medium who temporarily takes on the personality of somebody else.
- (electronics) The narrow conducting portion of a MOSFET transistor.
- (Internet, historical) A means of delivering up-to-date Internet content via a push mechanism.
- (construction, mechanical engineering) A structural member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
- The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other body of water.
- (business, marketing) A distribution channel.
- (Internet) A particular area for conversations on an IRC or similar network, analogous to a chat room and often dedicated to a specific topic.
- (broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
- a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
- a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a path over which electrical signals can pass
- a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
- a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
- a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- a television station and its programs
verb
- (transitive) To follow as a model, especially in a performance.
- (transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.
- (transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.
- (transitive) To make or cut a channel or groove in.
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- direct the flow of
- send from one person or place to another
noun
- (electronics) An adjustable electrical component.
- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
- (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.
- (mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- (fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- (architecture) A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
- A device used to trim.
- (cricket) A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.
- (shipping, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
- a machine that trims timber
- capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
- joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
adj
noun
- (technology) Electronic equipment.
- Metal implements.
- (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
- Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
- (slang) A firearm.
- (informal) Equipment.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of hardware store.
- (slang) Medals or trophies.
- (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
- major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
- instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
noun
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
verb
- (intransitive, computing) To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
- (transitive) To generate; to produce.
- (transitive) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
- (transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
- (biology, intransitive) To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
- (intransitive) To be propagated; to travel.
- (transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
- (transitive, computing) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
- cause to become widely known
- transmit
- travel through the air
- cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- become distributed or widespread
- transmit or cause to broaden or spread
- transmit from one generation to the next
- multiply sexually or asexually
noun
- The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- (UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
verb
noun
- (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
- A minor offense.
- (mining) An intrusion of another material, such as dirt or slate, within a coal seam.
- (hunting) A loss of the scent being tracked by a hound.
- (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
- (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- (programming) An exception within a software program or process.
- (tennis) An illegal serve.
- (equestrianism) A penalty point assessed in horseback events such as show jumping.
- (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
- A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- responsibility for a bad situation or event
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- an imperfection in an object or machine
verb
noun
- the part of a network that connects other networks together
- fortitude and determination
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
- (countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
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name
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noun
- (countable, electronics) Initialism of direct attach connector.
- (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control.
- (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
- (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
- (uncountable, engineering) Initialism of direct air capture.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
noun
- (attributively) That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).
- (by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.
- A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
- a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
noun
- (electricity) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
- (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- (genetics) The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
- Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
- (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
- a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
- joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
verb
- (figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
- (software engineering) To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.
- (slang) To unite in marriage.
- (genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
- To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- join together so as to form new genetic combinations
- join the ends of
- join by interweaving strands
noun
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- close interaction
- the physical coming together of two or more things
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- a communicative interaction
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- the act of touching physically
- a channel for communication between groups
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- (by extension) A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- (informal) A contact lens.
- (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
verb
verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
verb
- (music recording, computing, electronics) To insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.
- (transitive, idiomatic, British) To stop doing a regular activity, such as a job or studying.
- (science fiction, ambitransitive) To connect a brain directly to a computer.
noun
- (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
- (medicine, veterinary medicine) An abnormal passage between body channels.
- An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
- (firearms) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
- (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
- (chiefly road transport, informal, British) A minor collision between vehicles.
- (rail transport) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
- a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
- implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
- a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
verb
- (transitive, chiefly road transport, informal, British) To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
- (transitive, computing) To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- (transitive) To provide with a shunt.
- (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
- (transitive) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- (transitive, surgery) To divert the flow of a body fluid.
- (finance, UK, historical) To carry on arbitrage between the London stock exchange and provincial stock exchanges.
- (transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
- provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
- transfer to another track, of trains
verb
- To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
- (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
- To associate; to establish a relation between.
- (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land.
- To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
- (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
- (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
- (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- land on or hit solidly
- make a logical or causal connection
- be or become joined or united or linked
- hit or play a ball successfully
- establish a rapport or relationship
- establish communication with someone
- plug into an outlet
- join for the purpose of communication
- join by means of communication equipment
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
noun
noun
- Electronic circuitry.
- (in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)
- (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
- the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
verb
name
noun
verb
- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
noun
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- A float board.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
noun
- (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits
- (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- a system of intersecting lines or channels
- an interconnected system of things or people
- A set of people with sociocultural connections to one another; especially, such a set consisting of occupational or business connections.
- Any interconnected group or system.
- (broadcasting) A group of affiliated television stations that broadcast common programs from a parent company.
- (literal) A fabric or structure of fibrous elements attached to each other at regular intervals; the act or process of making such an object.
- (computing, Internet) A computer network: multiple computers and other devices connected together to share information.
verb
- communicate with and within a group
- (transitive, broadcasting) To broadcast across an entire network of stations and affiliates at the same time.
- (transitive) To interconnect a group or system.
- (intransitive) To interact socially for the purpose of getting connections or personal advancement.
- (transitive) To connect two or more computers or other computerized devices.
noun
- (electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
- (sexuality) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.
- The act of joining together to form a couple.
- (software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- A device that couples two things together.
- (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
verb
noun
- (electronics) An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.
- (electronics) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
- A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
prep
noun
- The act of connecting a computer, an electronic device, etc., into a computer network (in particular, the Internet).
- (rare) The act of entwining or linking things together so as to form a network; interconnecting, networking.
- (informal) The act of using the Internet; specifically, searching for information using the Internet.
- The act of connecting multiple computer networks together; internetworking.
verb
noun
- An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
- (computing) The act of joining something, such as a network.
- (algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.
- An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.
- (computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
verb
- (transitive) To connect or combine into one; to put together.
- (transitive) To come into the company of.
- To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
- (intransitive) To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
- (intransitive) To come together; to meet.
- To unite in marriage.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
- (transitive) To become a member of.
- be or become joined or united or linked
- come into the company of
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization
- cause to become joined or linked
- make contact or come together
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of integrated circuit.
- (Malaysia, Singapore) Initialism of identity card.
- Initialism of independent contractor.
- Initialism of irreducible complexity.
- Initialism of individual contributor.
- (chemistry) Initialism of ion chromatography.
- (medicine, uncountable) Initialism of intensive care.
- Initialism of intermittent catheterization.
- Initialism of integrity constraint.
- (chemistry) Initialism of intercalation compound.
- (slang) Initialism of incel.
- (immunology) Initialism of immune complex.
- Initialism of incident commander.
- a group of government agencies and organizations that carry out intelligence activities for the United States government; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence
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name
- (transport) Initialism of Integrated Coach (a school bus manufacturer).
- (medicine) Initialism of interstitial cystitis (a type of chronic pain that affects the urinary bladder).
- (astronomy) Initialism of Index Catalogue (part of the NGC survey of J.L.E. Dreyer’s update to the Herschel General Catalogue).
- (Philippines) Initialism of Iligan City.
- (US politics) Initialism of Intelligence Community.
phrase
noun
- (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
- similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- a serialized set of programs
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
- (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
- (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
- (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
- (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
noun
- (electronics) An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
- (chiefly US, Canada) A coach, a bus used for long travels.
- (medical industry, slang) An ambulance.
- Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
- (military slang, 1910s–1940s) An aeroplane.
- (networking) A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
- (automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
- the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
- a car that is old and unreliable
- a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits
verb
- (transitive, automotive, transport, chiefly US) To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration.
- (transitive, automotive, transport) To transport via a motor bus.
- (intransitive, automotive, transport) To travel by bus.
- (intransitive, US, food service) To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy.
- (transitive, US, food service) To clear meal remains from.
- ride in a bus
- send or move around by bus
- remove used dishes from the table in restaurants
noun
- (also electrical engineering) Several electrical or electronic devices linked in series by their data or power connections, or both.
- (business) A group of dealers who buy and sell a commodity (originally crude oil, especially in a single shipment) among themselves in order to artificially increase its price before it is sold to a party outside the group.
- A garland to be worn on the head, made (usually as a pastime) by sewing or otherwise linking the stems of the flowers of daisies (Bellis perennis) into a ring.
- A large nylon loop sewn together at intervals along the midlength, used to decelerate a falling free climber.
- A ladder consisting of loops of nylon tape connected together which are used as footholds.
- (also computing) A bus wiring scheme in which a series of devices are connected in sequence: A to B, B to C, C to D, etc.
- A series of complicated personal relationships in which, over time, people have had different partners who have themselves had other partners within the same group of people.
- (backpacking) A small strip of webbing with multiple loops, which allows a backpacker to secure several objects to the exterior of a backpack.
- (figurative) A sequence of events where each one leads to the next.
- (slang) A group-sex formation involving multiple partners, with the participants lying in a circle, each one performing oral sex on another person.
- (music) A series of samplers, sequencers, synthesizers, or other MIDI devices used in electronic music connected to one another in a chain through MIDI cables.
- (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (noun sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
- flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems; worn by students on class day at some schools
- (figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences
verb
noun
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
adj
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
noun
- (electronics) A connection between initiating and terminating nodes of a circuit.
- (communication) A path for conveying electrical or electromagnetic signals, usually distinguished from other parallel paths.
- The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water.
- (biochemistry) An ion channel: pore-forming proteins located in a cell membrane that allow specific ions to pass through.
- (communication) The part that connects a data source to a data sink.
- The navigable part of a river.
- (communication) A single path provided by a transmission medium via spectral or protocol separation, such as by frequency or time-division multiplexing.
- The part of a turbine pump where the pressure is built up.
- A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.
- (storage) The portion of a storage medium, such as a track or a band, that is accessible to a given reading or writing station or head.
- (nautical) The wale of a sailing ship which projects beyond the gunwale and to which the shrouds attach via the chains. One of the flat ledges of heavy plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of the bulwarks.
- Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
- (communication) A single path provided by a transmission medium via physical separation, such as by multipair cable.
- A narrow body of water between two land masses.
- (broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies used for transmitting television.
- A psychic or medium who temporarily takes on the personality of somebody else.
- (electronics) The narrow conducting portion of a MOSFET transistor.
- (Internet, historical) A means of delivering up-to-date Internet content via a push mechanism.
- (construction, mechanical engineering) A structural member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
- The hollow bed of running waters; (also) the bed of the sea or other body of water.
- (business, marketing) A distribution channel.
- (Internet) A particular area for conversations on an IRC or similar network, analogous to a chat room and often dedicated to a specific topic.
- (broadcasting) A specific radio frequency or band of frequencies, usually in conjunction with a predetermined letter, number, or codeword, and allocated by international agreement.
- a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
- a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a path over which electrical signals can pass
- a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors
- a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
- a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
- a television station and its programs
verb
- (transitive) To follow as a model, especially in a performance.
- (transitive, of a spirit, as of a dead person) To serve as a medium for.
- (transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.
- (transitive) To make or cut a channel or groove in.
- transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- direct the flow of
- send from one person or place to another
noun
- (electronics) An adjustable electrical component.
- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
- (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.
- (mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- (fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- (architecture) A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
- A device used to trim.
- (cricket) A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.
- (shipping, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
- a machine that trims timber
- capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
- joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
adj
noun
- (technology) Electronic equipment.
- Metal implements.
- (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
- Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
- (slang) A firearm.
- (informal) Equipment.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of hardware store.
- (slang) Medals or trophies.
- (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
- major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
- instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
noun
- (electronics, telecommunications) A group of four insulated wires twisted together to form two circuits of two wires each.
- (informal) Quadruplex videotape.
- A poster advertising a cinematic film release, measuring forty by thirty inches, four times the area of crown paper.
- Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
- A serving of four shots of espresso; (attributive) containing four shots of espresso.
- A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (10¹⁵ BTU).
- (informal) A quadruplet, one of four babies born during the same birth.
- (skating) A quadruple, a jump with four revolutions in the air.
- (informal) A quadrupel beer.
- (informal) A quadrangle (quadrangular courtyard).
- (Mormonism) The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price bound in a single volume.
- (informal) A quadcopter.
- (informal) The quadriceps muscle.
- A skate with four wheels.
- (radio) A quad antenna, a directional radio antenna consisting of multiple loop antennas.
- (poker slang, attributive) Of or relating to quads (four of a kind).
- A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
- (chess) A kind of round-robin tournament between four players, where each participant plays every other participant once.
- (informal, computer graphics) A quadrilateral.
- (informal) A quadriplegic person.
- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
- a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
- (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
adj
verb
- (transitive) To twist four individually insulated conductors together as two pairs of twisted wires that are then twisted together.
- (typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting, transitive, intransitive) To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.
- (intransitive) To ride a quad bike.
- (typography, letterpress typography, transitive, intransitive) To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
noun
- The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.
- (UK, finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.
- The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.
verb
noun
- (technology) An abnormal connection within an electric circuit.
- A minor offense.
- (mining) An intrusion of another material, such as dirt or slate, within a coal seam.
- (hunting) A loss of the scent being tracked by a hound.
- (typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
- A characteristic, positive or negative or both, which increases one's risk of danger or difficulty.
- (geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- (programming) An exception within a software program or process.
- (tennis) An illegal serve.
- (equestrianism) A penalty point assessed in horseback events such as show jumping.
- (morality) A failing of character; less severe than a vice.
- A strongly undesirable variation of food or drink caused by impurity or contamination.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- responsibility for a bad situation or event
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
- an imperfection in an object or machine
verb
noun
- the part of a network that connects other networks together
- fortitude and determination
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
- a central cohesive source of support and stability
- (countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
- (countable, figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
- (uncountable, figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.
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name
noun
verb
noun
- (countable, electronics) Initialism of direct attach connector.
- (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control.
- (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
- (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
- (uncountable, engineering) Initialism of direct air capture.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
noun
- (attributively) That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).
- (by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.
- A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
- a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
noun
- (electricity) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
- (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
- (genetics) The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
- Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
- (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
- a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
- joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
verb
- (figuratively) To unite as if splicing.
- (software engineering) To add, remove and/or replace several array/data elements in one operation.
- (slang) To unite in marriage.
- (genetics) To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
- To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- join together so as to form new genetic combinations
- join the ends of
- join by interweaving strands
noun
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
- close interaction
- the physical coming together of two or more things
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- a communicative interaction
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- the act of touching physically
- a channel for communication between groups
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- (by extension) A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- (informal) A contact lens.
- (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
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noun
- (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
- (medicine, veterinary medicine) An abnormal passage between body channels.
- An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
- (firearms) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
- (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
- (chiefly road transport, informal, British) A minor collision between vehicles.
- (rail transport) A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
- a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another
- implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body
- a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current
verb
- (transitive, chiefly road transport, informal, British) To have a minor collision, especially in a motor car.
- (transitive, computing) To move data in memory to a physical disk.
- (transitive) To provide with a shunt.
- (transitive, rail transport) To move a train from one track to another, or to move carriages, etc. from one train to another.
- (transitive) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.
- (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.
- (transitive, surgery) To divert the flow of a body fluid.
- (finance, UK, historical) To carry on arbitrage between the London stock exchange and provincial stock exchanges.
- (transitive, electricity) To divert electric current by providing an alternative path.
- provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt
- transfer to another track, of trains
noun
- Electronic circuitry.
- (in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)
- (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
- the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
verb
- (intransitive, computing) To take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
- (transitive) To generate; to produce.
- (transitive) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space.
- (transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.
- (biology, intransitive) To produce young; to be produced or multiplied by generation, or by new shoots or plants.
- (intransitive) To be propagated; to travel.
- (transitive, of animals or plants) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
- (transitive, computing) To cause to take effect on all relevant devices in a network.
- cause to become widely known
- transmit
- travel through the air
- cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- become distributed or widespread
- transmit or cause to broaden or spread
- transmit from one generation to the next
- multiply sexually or asexually
verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
verb
- (music recording, computing, electronics) To insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.
- (transitive, idiomatic, British) To stop doing a regular activity, such as a job or studying.
- (science fiction, ambitransitive) To connect a brain directly to a computer.
verb
- To join an electrical or telephone line to a circuit or network.
- (intransitive, of two objects) To join: to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to each other.
- To associate; to establish a relation between.
- (intransitive, of a blow) To arrive at an intended target; to land.
- To make a travel connection; to switch from one means of transport to another as part of the same trip.
- (transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
- (transitive, of a person) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to take one object and attach it to another.
- (intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- land on or hit solidly
- make a logical or causal connection
- be or become joined or united or linked
- hit or play a ball successfully
- establish a rapport or relationship
- establish communication with someone
- plug into an outlet
- join for the purpose of communication
- join by means of communication equipment
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation
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- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
noun
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- A float board.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
adj
- (electronic communications) Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.
- Not changeable.
- (of humans and animals) Describing genetically determined, instinctive behavior.
- (electronics) Designed to perform a specific task.
- (of humans and animals) Having made a belief or a pattern of behavior or a habit.
- (computing) Having a fixed placement (on a screen format for example).