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adj
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
noun
- (graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.
- A piece of fabric of standard width.
- Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
- The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
- (art) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
- the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
- the extent of something from side to side
noun
- (graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- (Australia, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- (UK, slang) A king skin.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A king-sized bed.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
- the husband or widower of a queen
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To perform the duties of a king.
noun
- (graph theory) A (usually sparse) graph whose shortest path distances approximate those in a dense graph or other metric space.
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
- (rare) One who, or that which, spans.
- (UK, Ireland, mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
- (UK, Ireland) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
- (weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
- (Canada, US) Any of certain types of such a tool that have a pin or hook to engage the driven object.
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
- An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- An age; a long period of time.
- A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels.
- A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
- A complete rotation of anything.
- A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A chain whose boundary is zero.
- A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
- (botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
- (weaponry) A discharge of a taser.
- (aviation) One take-off and landing of an aircraft, referring to a pressurisation cycle which places stresses on the fuselage.
- (usually plural) A hertz; cycle per second.
- An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
- (sports) A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
- (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
- The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
- An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
- (specifically and now usually) A bicycle.
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
verb
- (electronics) To turn power off and back on
- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
- cause to go through a recurring sequence
- ride a motorcycle
- ride a bicycle
- recur in repeating sequences
- pass through a cycle
noun
- (graph theory) A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.
- (countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
- (countable, slang) A police informant.
- (architecture) A crossette.
- (clothing) The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
- The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
- (architecture) An acroterium.
- (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
- (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
- (baking) A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.
- The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
- That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.
- (journalism) A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
- good hearing
- the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
- attention to what is said
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
- the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
verb
noun
- (graph theory) The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects.
- The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
- (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
- The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
- The act of something happening; occurrence.
- (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.
- the striking of a light beam on a surface
- the relative frequency of occurrence of something
noun
- (graph theory) A connection between two vertices.
- (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
- A lace-up shoe.
- (phonetic transcription) A curved line connecting two letters (⁀), used in the IPA to denote a coarticulation, as for example /d͡ʒ/.
- A knot; a fastening.
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A tiewig.
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- (sports, British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- A connection between people or groups of people, especially a strong connection.
- (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- (sports, US) An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
- equality of score in a contest
- neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
- a social or business relationship
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
verb
- (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
- (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- (ambitransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- (programming, transitive) In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.
- (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To secure (something) by string or the like.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- unite musical notes by a tie
- create social or emotional ties
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- limit or restrict to
- make by tying pieces together
- form a knot or bow in
noun
- (graph theory) A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence. Compare path, trail.
- A distance walked.
- (Caribbean, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica) An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees.
- (historical) An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
- (colloquial) Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.
- A trip made by walking.
- (poker) A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.
- (figurative) A person's conduct or course in life.
- A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
- In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
- (sports) An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
- (baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
- (historical) A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.
- A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
- the act of walking somewhere
- manner of walking
- a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
- careers in general
- the act of traveling by foot
- a path set aside for walking
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
verb
- (machining, intransitive, of a tool, such as a drill bit or reamer) To tend to move radially while feeding axially, whether tending toward on-center or tending toward off-center. Walking may be desirable (e.g., when a reamer walks into concentricity) or undesirable (e.g., when a twist drill walks into eccentricity.)
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
- (transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
- (intransitive) To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.
- (informal, transitive) To move (a guest) to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available on the day of check-in.
- (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- (transitive) To cause something to move in such a way.
- (transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
- (transitive, baseball) To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
- (intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
- (intransitive) Of an object or machine, to move by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.
- (transitive, historical) To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.
- (transitive) To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a batter) To reach base by being pitched four balls.
- (transitive, aviation) To operate the left and right throttles of (an aircraft) in alternation.
- (transitive) To full; to beat (cloth) to give it the consistency of felt.
- (intransitive) To go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person.
- (transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
- (paintball) To pull (a trigger) rapid-fire by alternating two fingers.
- make walk
- use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
- take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
- be or act in association with
- obtain a base on balls
- walk at a pace
- give a base on balls to
- live or behave in a specified manner
- traverse or cover by walking
- accompany or escort
noun
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- One twelfth of an inch.
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
verb
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
noun
- (graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.
- (mathematics) A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.
- A device for rendering wax.
- A centrifugal drying machine.
- (in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
- (chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
- A machine for clearing combs of honey.
- an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
noun
- (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
- A voyage across a body of water.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
- Opposition; thwarting.
- Cross-breeding.
- (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
- An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
- Movement into a crossed position.
- The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
- A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
- (sociolinguistics) The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
- traveling across
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
- a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
adj
verb
adj
- (graph theory) Including both directed and undirected edges.
- (music, historical) Of or related to the relationship between the longa and the breve in a score.
- (law) Underage, not having reached legal majority.
- (music, historical) Having semibreves twice as long as a minim.
- (mathematics) Of or related to a minor, a determinate obtained by deleting one or more rows and columns from a matrix.
- (music) Smaller by a diatonic semitone than the equivalent major interval.
- Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
- (Canada, US, education) Of or related to a minor, a secondary area of undergraduate study.
- (medicine, sometimes figurative) Not serious, not involving risk of death, permanent injury, dangerous surgery, or extended hospitalization.
- (music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.
- Having little worth or ability; paltry; mean.
- (logic) Acting as the subject of the second premise of a categorical syllogism, which then also acts as the subject of its conclusion.
- (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
- of the younger of two boys with the same family name
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
- warranting only temporal punishment
- inferior in number or size or amount
- not of legal age
- of lesser seriousness or danger
- lesser in scope or effect
- of lesser importance or stature or rank
- of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
noun
- (entomology) A leaf-cutter worker ant intermediate in size between a minim and a media.
- (Canada, US, education) A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.
- (campanology) Changes rung on six bells.
- (rugby, historical) Ellipsis of minor point (“a lesser score formerly gained by certain actions”).
- (law) A child, a person who has not reached the age of majority, consent, etc. and is legally subject to fewer responsibilities and less accountability and entitled to fewer legal rights and privileges.
- (Canada, US, education, uncommon) A person who is completing or has completed such a course of study.
- (Australian football) Synonym of behind: a one-point kick.
- (Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Minor: a Franciscan friar, a Clarist nun.
- (baseball) Ellipsis of minor league (“the lower level of teams”).
- (entomology) Any of various noctuid moths in Europe and Asia, chiefly in the Oligia and Mesoligia genera.
- (logic) Ellipsis of minor term or minor premise.
- (ice hockey) Ellipsis of minor penalty (“a penalty requiring a player to leave the ice for 2 minutes unless the opposing team scores”).
- (mathematics) A determinant of a square matrix obtained by deleting one or more rows and columns.
- (bridge) Ellipsis of minor suit, a card of a minor suit.
- (music) Ellipsis of minor interval, minor scale, minor mode, minor key, minor chord, or minor triad.
- (graph theory) Short for graph minor
- A lesser person or thing, a person, group, or thing of minor rank or in the minor leagues.
- a young person of either sex
verb
noun
- (graph theory) One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
- The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.
- The highest point, top or apex of something.
- (anatomy) The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.
- (astrology) The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
- (particle physics) An interaction point.
- (computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- (optics) The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
- (typography) A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".
- (mathematics) A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
- The common point of the two rays that form an angle.
- the highest point (of something)
- the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
noun
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (narratology) Ellipsis of story arc.
- A curve, in general.
- (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
- (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
- (film) An arclight.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A period or phase in a person's life.
- (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
- something curved in shape
- a continuous portion of a circle
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (programming) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
- A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
- (category theory) A morphism.
- (colloquial, darts) A dart.
- A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- (botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
- a mark to indicate a direction or relation
- a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
verb
- (computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.
- (transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly.
- (intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
- (intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
- (Singapore, Singlish, transitive, originally military slang) To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.
noun
- (graph theory) A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
- (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (theater) A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
- (uncountable) Descending motion; descent.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- A heat sink.
- (mining) An excavation smaller than a shaft.
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
verb
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- (transitive) To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- (transitive, slang) To drink (especially something alcoholic).
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the heart or spirit) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- embed deeply
- go under
- appear to move downward
- cause to sink
- fall or sink heavily
noun
- (graph theory) A kind of sparse graph with strong connectivity properties.
- (graphical user interface) A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
- (dentistry) A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
- One who or that which expands.
- an electronic device that increases the dynamic range of the audio signal.
noun
- (graph theory) Synonym of transpose.
- (now literary) Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
- (logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
- The opposite or reverse.
- (semantics) One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym.
- a proposition obtained by conversion
adj
verb
noun
- (graph theory) Synonym of transpose.
- (surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- The act of going backwards; a reversal.
- A piece of misfortune; a setback.
- (numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- The opposite of something.
- A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
- a relation of direct opposition
- the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- turning in the opposite direction
- (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
adj
- (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
- (botany) Reversed.
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- (genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- directed or moving toward the rear
- of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
verb
- (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- (transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
- (transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
- (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- (computing) Ellipsis of reverse-engineer.
- (transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
- (aviation, transitive) To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
- (rail transport, transitive) To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
- (ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
- To overthrow; to subvert.
- (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
- turn inside out or upside down
- cancel officially
- change to the contrary
- rule against
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
noun
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
- The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- (law) Abbreviation of circuit court.
- The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
- The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
- Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
- That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
- (theater) A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
- (law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
- The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
- A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- (motor racing) A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
- (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
- (Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
- (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- a racetrack for automobile races
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- movement once around a course
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- (sports, cycling) A street and road race, frequently multiday.
- (sports) A set of competitions which make up a championship.
- (sports, chiefly cricket and rugby) A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
- (snooker) A circuit of snooker tournaments
- A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
- A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
- (military) A tour of duty.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- a period of time spent in military service
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
- A reporter's informant.
- Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- (mathematics, category theory) The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
- The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- (computing) Source code.
- a facility where something is available
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- anything that provides inspiration for later work
- (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
- a person who supplies information
verb
noun
- (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
- (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
- (networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
- (usually) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
- (cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
- (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
- (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
- (medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
- (gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.
- (poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
- A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
- (bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
- (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
- (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- (physical chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
- (biology) In turtles, the connection between the plastron and the carapace.
- A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
- The part of a pair of glasses that connects the lenses.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
- (card games) Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games.
- (programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.
- (roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
- (computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
- (music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.
- A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
- (wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
- A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
- (card games) A form of cheating by which a card is cut by previously curving it by pressure of the hand.
- (diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
- A connection, real or abstract.
- a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- something resembling a bridge in form or function
- the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- a wooden support that holds the strings up
- an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
- any of various card games based on whist for four players
- a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
verb
- (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- To be or make a bridge over something.
- (roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)
- (wrestling) To go to the bridge position.
- To span as if with a bridge.
- (computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
- connect or reduce the distance between
- make a bridge across
- cross over on a bridge
noun
- (graph theory) An Eulerian path, a looped path through a graph that passes along every edge exactly once.
- (geometry) A line that, for a given triangle, passes through several important points, including the circumcentre, orthocentre and centroid; an analogous line for certain other 2- and 3-dimensional geometric figures.
noun
- (graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
- (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
- An advantage.
- The boundary line of a surface.
- (computing, often attributive) The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
- (also figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
- the boundary of a surface
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- a line determining the limits of an area
- a slight competitive advantage
verb
- (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- (figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- (transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (cricket, transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of orgasm for a long period of time.
- (transitive, slang, figuratively) To agitate or exasperate (someone) due to constant delays of something.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- advance slowly, as if by inches
- provide with an edge
- provide with a border or edge
noun
- (graph theory) A path of vertices of degree 2, ending at vertices whose degree is not 2.
- An area in business or of knowledge, research.
- (nautical) A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
- (computing) A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.
- The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.
- A location of an organization with several locations.
- (chiefly Southern US) A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
- Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
- (computing) A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.
- (Mormonism) A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.
- (geometry) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
- (rail transport) A branch line.
- a natural consequence of development
- a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- a division of some larger or more complex organization
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- a stream or river connected to a larger one
- a part of a forked or branching shape
verb
- (intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
- (transitive, colloquial) To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.
- (intransitive, computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
- (transitive) To strip of branches.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
- (intransitive) To produce branches.
- grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
noun
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- The opening so formed.
- (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- (transport) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
- (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- (cricket) The curved path of the ball bowled by a spin bowler.
- (biochemistry) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- Alternative form of loup (“mass of iron”).
- (rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
- (rail transport) A passing loop.
- A ring road or beltway.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
verb
- (intransitive) To move in a loop.
- (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
- (transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
- To place in a loop.
- (transitive) To play something (such as a song or video) in a loop.
- (transitive) To form something into a loop.
- (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.
- (education, ambitransitive) To have the teacher progress through multiple school years with the same students.
- (intransitive) To form a loop.
- (transitive) To move something in a loop.
- (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
- (transitive) To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- fasten or join with a loop
- make a loop in
- fly loops, perform a loop
- move in loops
noun
- (graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
- The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
- (television) A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
- The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
- A route or circuit generally.
- A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- a track or mark left by something that has passed
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
verb
- (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
- (military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
- To create a trail in.
- To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
- (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
- To travel by following or creating trails.
- to lag or linger behind
- hang down so as to drag along the ground
- go after with the intent to catch
- move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
noun
- (graph theory) A graph whose every edge has had its direction reversed.
- (linear algebra) The matrix derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.
- (linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
- a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
adj
verb
- (transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
- (transitive, graph theory) To reverse the direction of every edge of (a graph).
- (transitive, law, chiefly of the European Union) To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.
- (intransitive, chess) To reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order.
- (transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
- (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
- (transitive, linear algebra) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
- put (a piece of music) into another key
- cause to change places
- change the order or arrangement of
- transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
- transfer from one place or period to another
- change key
- exchange positions without a change in value
adj
- (graph theory) Containing a chord.
- Having cord-like supporting structures.
- (music) Composed of or containing chords.
- Having a coiled or twisted structure, involving a helical pattern.
- (computing, of a computer keyboard) Through which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number of keys in combinations, as though playing chords.
verb
adj
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a tree or graph) Having a root.
- Having roots, or a certain type of roots.
- (figuratively) Ingrained, as through repeated use; entrenched; habitual or instinctive.
- (slang) In trouble or in strife, screwed.
- (computing, not comparable) Having a root (superuser) account that has been compromised.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Broken, damaged, non-functional.
- Fixed in one position; immobile; unable to move.
- (figuratively, usually with "in") Having a basic or fundamental connection (to a thing); based, originating (from).
- absolutely still
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
noun
- (graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.
- A piece of fabric of standard width.
- Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
- The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
- (art) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
- the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
- the extent of something from side to side
noun
- (graph theory) A vertex in a directed graph which can reach every other vertex via a path with a length of at most 2.
- A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
- (countable or uncountable) Something that has a preeminent position.
- (chess) The principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate. It is often the tallest piece, with a symbolic crown with a cross at the top.
- The monarch with the most power and authority in a monarchy, regardless of sex.
- (Australia, historical) A male leader of a traditional Aboriginal group, often used as a title by colonists.
- The central pin or skittle in bowling games.
- (UK, slang) A king skin.
- (card games) A playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit.
- A powerful or majorly influential person; someone who holds the preeminent position.
- Alternative form of qing (“Chinese musical instrument”).
- A male dragonfly; a drake.
- A king-sized bed.
- A checker (a piece of checkers/draughts) that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement.
- the husband or widower of a queen
- a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward
- preeminence in a particular category or group or field
- a male competitor who holds a preeminent position
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
- one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king
- a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
verb
- To assume or pretend preeminence (over); to lord it over.
- To crown king, to make (a person) king.
- To dress and perform as a drag king.
- To rule over as king.
- To promote a piece of draughts/checkers that has traversed the board to the opposite side, that piece subsequently being permitted to move backwards as well as forwards.
- To perform the duties of a king.
noun
- (graph theory) A (usually sparse) graph whose shortest path distances approximate those in a dense graph or other metric space.
- (Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) A hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.
- (rare) One who, or that which, spans.
- (UK, Ireland, mildly derogatory) A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.
- (UK, Ireland) A problem, dilemma or obstacle; something unexpected or troublesome (in the phrase spanner in the works)
- (weaponry) A hand tool shaped like a small crank handle, for winding the spring of a wheel lock on a musket.
- (Canada, US) Any of certain types of such a tool that have a pin or hook to engage the driven object.
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
- An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- An age; a long period of time.
- A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels.
- A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
- A complete rotation of anything.
- A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A chain whose boundary is zero.
- A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
- (botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
- (weaponry) A discharge of a taser.
- (aviation) One take-off and landing of an aircraft, referring to a pressurisation cycle which places stresses on the fuselage.
- (usually plural) A hertz; cycle per second.
- An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
- (sports) A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
- (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
- The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
- An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
- (specifically and now usually) A bicycle.
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
verb
- (electronics) To turn power off and back on
- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
- cause to go through a recurring sequence
- ride a motorcycle
- ride a bicycle
- recur in repeating sequences
- pass through a cycle
noun
- (graph theory) A path whose endpoints may coincide but in which otherwise there are no repetitions of vertices or edges.
- (countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
- (countable, slang) A police informant.
- (architecture) A crossette.
- (clothing) The outer panels or flaps (protrusions) of a diaper upon which the fasteners are located, which are fastened around the wearer's waist.
- The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; skill or good taste in listening to music.
- (architecture) An acroterium.
- (countable) The fruiting body of a grain plant.
- (countable) The external part of the organ of hearing, the auricle.
- (baking) A curled ridge in the crust of a loaf of bread where the dough was slashed before going into the oven and expands during baking.
- The privilege of being kindly heard; favour; attention.
- That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an animal; a prominence or projection on an object, usually for support or attachment; a lug; a handle; a foot-rest or step of a spade or a similar digging tool.
- (journalism) A space to the left or right of a publication's front-page title, used for advertising, weather, etc.
- good hearing
- the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
- attention to what is said
- fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
- the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
verb
noun
- (graph theory) The relation between an edge of a graph and one of the vertices it connects.
- The extent or the relative frequency of something happening.
- (epidemiology) A measure of the rate of new occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.
- The manner of falling; bearing or onus, as of a tax that falls unequally.
- The act of something happening; occurrence.
- (physics) The striking of radiation or a projectile upon a surface.
- (geometry) The falling of a point on a line, or a line on a plane.
- the striking of a light beam on a surface
- the relative frequency of occurrence of something
noun
- (graph theory) A connection between two vertices.
- (music) A curved line connecting two notes of the same pitch denoting that they should be played as a single note with the combined length of both notes.
- A lace-up shoe.
- (phonetic transcription) A curved line connecting two letters (⁀), used in the IPA to denote a coarticulation, as for example /d͡ʒ/.
- A knot; a fastening.
- A twist tie, a piece of wire embedded in paper, strip of plastic with ratchets, or similar object which is wound around something and tightened.
- A tiewig.
- A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig.
- The situation in which two or more participants in a competition are placed equally.
- (cricket) The situation at the end of all innings of a match where both sides have the same total of runs (different from a draw).
- (sports, British) A meeting between two players or teams in a competition.
- (construction) A structural member firmly holding two pieces together.
- A necktie (item of clothing consisting of a strip of cloth tied around the neck). See also bow tie, black tie.
- A connection between people or groups of people, especially a strong connection.
- (rail transport, US) A horizontal wooden or concrete structural member that supports and ties together rails.
- (statistics) One or more equal values or sets of equal values in the data set.
- (surveying) A bearing and distance between a lot corner or point and a benchmark or iron off site.
- (sports, US) An equalizer, a run, goal, point, etc which causes participants in a competition to be placed equally or have the same score(s).
- a fastener that serves to join or connect
- (music) a slur over two notes of the same pitch; indicates that the note is to be sustained for their combined time value
- equality of score in a contest
- neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
- a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
- a social or business relationship
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
verb
- (music) To unite (musical notes) with a line or slur in the notation.
- (US, transitive) To have the same score or position as (another) in a competition or ordering.
- (ambitransitive) To have the same score or position as another in a competition or ordering.
- (programming, transitive) In the Perl programming language, to extend (a variable) so that standard operations performed upon it invoke custom functionality instead.
- (transitive) To twist (a string, rope, or the like) around itself securely.
- (transitive) To attach or fasten (one thing to another) by string or the like.
- (transitive) To form (a knot or the like) in a string or the like.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To secure (something) by string or the like.
- perform a marriage ceremony
- fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- unite musical notes by a tie
- create social or emotional ties
- connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- limit or restrict to
- make by tying pieces together
- form a knot or bow in
noun
- (graph theory) A sequence of alternating vertices and edges, where each edge's endpoints are the preceding and following vertices in the sequence. Compare path, trail.
- A distance walked.
- (Caribbean, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica) An area of an estate planted with fruit-bearing trees.
- (historical) An enclosed area in which a gamecock is confined to prepare him for fighting.
- (colloquial) Something very easily accomplished; a walk in the park.
- A trip made by walking.
- (poker) A situation where all players fold to the big blind, as their first action (instead of calling or raising), once they get their cards.
- (figurative) A person's conduct or course in life.
- A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
- In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space between them.
- (sports) An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
- (baseball) An award of first base to a batter following four balls being thrown by the pitcher; known in the rules as a "base on balls".
- (historical) A place for keeping and training puppies for dogfighting.
- A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
- the act of walking somewhere
- manner of walking
- a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
- careers in general
- the act of traveling by foot
- a path set aside for walking
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
verb
- (machining, intransitive, of a tool, such as a drill bit or reamer) To tend to move radially while feeding axially, whether tending toward on-center or tending toward off-center. Walking may be desirable (e.g., when a reamer walks into concentricity) or undesirable (e.g., when a twist drill walks into eccentricity.)
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen.
- (transitive) To traverse by walking (or analogous gradual movement).
- (intransitive) To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct oneself.
- (informal, transitive) To move (a guest) to another hotel if their confirmed reservation is not available on the day of check-in.
- (intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- (transitive) To cause something to move in such a way.
- (transitive) To take for a walk or accompany on a walk.
- (transitive, baseball) To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To leave, resign.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship when the batsman believes he is out.
- (intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly when actually guilty.
- (intransitive) Of an object or machine, to move by shifting between two positions, as if it were walking.
- (transitive, historical) To put, keep, or train (a puppy) in a walk, or training area for dogfighting.
- (transitive) To push (a vehicle) alongside oneself as one walks.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a batter) To reach base by being pitched four balls.
- (transitive, aviation) To operate the left and right throttles of (an aircraft) in alternation.
- (transitive) To full; to beat (cloth) to give it the consistency of felt.
- (intransitive) To go restlessly about; said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, such as a sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person.
- (transitive) To travel (a distance) by walking.
- (paintball) To pull (a trigger) rapid-fire by alternating two fingers.
- make walk
- use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
- take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure
- be or act in association with
- obtain a base on balls
- walk at a pace
- give a base on balls to
- live or behave in a specified manner
- traverse or cover by walking
- accompany or escort
noun
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- One twelfth of an inch.
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
verb
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
noun
- (graph theory) A particular kind of bipartite graph.
- (mathematics) A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.
- A device for rendering wax.
- A centrifugal drying machine.
- (in a gun) A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
- (chemistry) An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
- A machine for clearing combs of honey.
- an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
- a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector
noun
- (graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
- A voyage across a body of water.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of pedestrian crossing.
- Opposition; thwarting.
- Cross-breeding.
- (architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
- An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque.
- Movement into a crossed position.
- The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
- A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
- (sociolinguistics) The appropriation of a form of language by somebody who is not a member of the group that speaks it.
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
- a voyage across a body of water (usually across the Atlantic Ocean)
- traveling across
- a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
- a point where two lines (paths or arcs etc.) intersect
- a junction where one street or road crosses another
adj
verb
noun
- (graph theory) One of the elements of a graph joined or not by edges to other vertices.
- The point at which an axis meets a curve or surface.
- The highest point, top or apex of something.
- (anatomy) The highest surface on the skull; the crown of the head.
- (astrology) The point where the prime vertical meets the ecliptic in the western hemisphere of a natal chart.
- (particle physics) An interaction point.
- (computer graphics) A point in 3D space, usually given in terms of its Cartesian coordinates.
- (optics) The point where the surface of a lens crosses the optical axis.
- (typography) A sharp downward point opposite a crotch, as in the letters "V" and "W" but not "Y".
- (mathematics) A point on the curve with a local minimum or maximum of curvature.
- The common point of the two rays that form an angle.
- the highest point (of something)
- the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
noun
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (narratology) Ellipsis of story arc.
- A curve, in general.
- (mathematics) A continuous mapping from a real interval (typically [0, 1]) into a space.
- (geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve.
- A band contained within parallel curves, or something of that shape.
- (astronomy) That part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
- (electrics) A flow of current across an insulating medium; especially a hot, luminous discharge either between two electrodes or as lightning.
- (film) An arclight.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A period or phase in a person's life.
- (basketball, slang) The three-point line.
- something curved in shape
- a continuous portion of a circle
- electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A directed edge.
- (programming) The -> symbol, which has specific meanings in various programming languages.
- A sign or symbol used to indicate a direction (e.g.→).
- (category theory) A morphism.
- (colloquial, darts) A dart.
- A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- (botany) The inflorescence or tassel of a mature sugar cane plant.
- a mark to indicate a direction or relation
- a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow
verb
- (computing, intransitive) To navigate using the arrow keys.
- (transitive) To let fly swiftly and directly.
- (intransitive) To move swiftly and directly (like an arrow).
- (intransitive, botany, of a sugar cane plant) To develop an inflorescence.
- (Singapore, Singlish, transitive, originally military slang) To single out or nominate (someone) to be responsible for something, especially an undesirable task.
noun
- (graph theory) A node in directed graph for which all of its edges go into it; one with no outgoing edges.
- (graph theory) A destination vertex in a transportation network.
- A place that absorbs resources or energy.
- (theater) A stage trapdoor for shifting scenery.
- A drain for carrying off wastewater.
- A depression in land where water collects, with no visible outlet.
- A basin used for holding water for washing.
- A depression in a stereotype plate.
- (computing, programming) An object or callback that captures events.
- (game development) One or several systems that remove currency from the game's economy, thus controlling or preventing inflation.
- (uncountable) Descending motion; descent.
- (baseball) The motion of a sinker pitch.
- (geology) A sinkhole.
- (ecology) A habitat that cannot support a population on its own but receives the excess of individuals from some other source.
- A heat sink.
- (mining) An excavation smaller than a shaft.
- An abode of degraded persons; a wretched place.
- a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
- (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
verb
- (intransitive) To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become diminished in volume or in apparent height.
- (transitive) To (directly or indirectly) cause a vessel to sink, generally by making it no longer watertight.
- (intransitive) To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fail in strength.
- (ergative) To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
- (transitive) To push (something) into something.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to decline; to depress or degrade.
- (transitive, slang) To drink (especially something alcoholic).
- (transitive, slang) To pay absolutely.
- (transitive) To make by digging or delving.
- (transitive, snooker, pool, billiards, golf) To pot; hit a ball into a pocket or hole.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of the heart or spirit) To experience apprehension, disappointment, dread, or momentary depression.
- (intransitive) To demean or lower oneself; to do something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- embed deeply
- go under
- appear to move downward
- cause to sink
- fall or sink heavily
noun
- (graph theory) A kind of sparse graph with strong connectivity properties.
- (graphical user interface) A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
- (dentistry) A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
- One who or that which expands.
- an electronic device that increases the dynamic range of the audio signal.
noun
- (graph theory) Synonym of transpose.
- (now literary) Free verbal interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.
- (logic) Of a proposition or theorem consisting of a statement of the form "If A is true, then B is true", the statement "If B is true, then A is true" which need not be equivalent to the first one.
- The opposite or reverse.
- (semantics) One of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym.
- a proposition obtained by conversion
adj
verb
noun
- (graph theory) Synonym of transpose.
- (surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- The act of going backwards; a reversal.
- A piece of misfortune; a setback.
- (numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- The opposite of something.
- A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
- a relation of direct opposition
- the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- turning in the opposite direction
- (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
adj
- (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
- (botany) Reversed.
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- (genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- directed or moving toward the rear
- of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
verb
- (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- (transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
- (transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
- (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- (computing) Ellipsis of reverse-engineer.
- (transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
- (aviation, transitive) To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
- (rail transport, transitive) To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
- (ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
- To overthrow; to subvert.
- (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
- turn inside out or upside down
- cancel officially
- change to the contrary
- rule against
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
noun
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- The space enclosed within a circle, or within limits.
- The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- (law) Abbreviation of circuit court.
- The counties at the fringes of the empire, usually with a non-Chinese population, from the Han to the Western Jin.
- The circumference of, or distance around, any space; the measure of a line around an area.
- Major provincial divisions from the Yuan to early Republican China.
- That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.
- (theater) A set of theaters among which the same acts circulate; especially common in the heyday of vaudeville.
- (law) The jurisdiction of certain judges within a state or country, whether itinerant or not.
- The 10 or so major provinces of the empire from the Tang to the early Yuan.
- A chain of cinemas/movie theaters.
- (motor racing) A track on which a race is held; a racetrack
- (electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
- (Methodism) The basic grouping of local Methodist churches.
- A regular or appointed trip from place to place as part of one's job
- A single completion of all of the exercises in a circuit training regime.
- (Scientology) A thought that unconsciously goes round and round in a person's mind and controls that person.
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- a racetrack for automobile races
- (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
- the boundary line encompassing an area or object
- movement once around a course
- an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A closed trail.
- (sports, cycling) A street and road race, frequently multiday.
- (sports) A set of competitions which make up a championship.
- (sports, chiefly cricket and rugby) A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
- (snooker) A circuit of snooker tournaments
- A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
- A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
- (military) A tour of duty.
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
- a period of time spent in military service
verb
noun
- (graph theory) A node in a directed graph whose edges all go out from it; one with no entering edges.
- A reporter's informant.
- Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.
- (mathematics, category theory) The domain of a function; the object which a morphism points from.
- The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
- (electronics) The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).
- (computing) Source code.
- a facility where something is available
- the place where something begins, where it springs into being
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
- anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
- anything that provides inspiration for later work
- (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
- a person who supplies information
verb
noun
- (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
- (electronics) An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins.
- (networking) A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2 of OSI model.
- (usually) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
- (cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
- (anatomy) The upper bony ridge of the human nose.
- (nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.
- (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
- (medicine) A rudimentary procedure before definite solution
- (gymnastics) A similar position in gymnastics.
- (poetry) A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur.
- A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
- (bowling) The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
- (electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
- Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
- (dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth.
- (physical chemistry) An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider.
- (biology) In turtles, the connection between the plastron and the carapace.
- A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
- The part of a pair of glasses that connects the lenses.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.
- (card games) Any of a certain family of trick-taking card games.
- (programming) A software component connecting two or more separate systems.
- (roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.
- (computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
- (music) A contrasting section within a song that prepares for the return of the original material section.
- A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
- (wrestling) A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top.
- A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
- (card games) A form of cheating by which a card is cut by previously curving it by pressure of the hand.
- (diplomacy) A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord.
- A connection, real or abstract.
- a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth
- something resembling a bridge in form or function
- the link between two lenses; rests on the nose
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- a wooden support that holds the strings up
- an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands
- any of various card games based on whist for four players
- a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
- the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose
verb
- (music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
- To be or make a bridge over something.
- (roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)
- (wrestling) To go to the bridge position.
- To span as if with a bridge.
- (computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
- connect or reduce the distance between
- make a bridge across
- cross over on a bridge
noun
- (graph theory) An Eulerian path, a looped path through a graph that passes along every edge exactly once.
- (geometry) A line that, for a given triangle, passes through several important points, including the circumcentre, orthocentre and centroid; an analogous line for certain other 2- and 3-dimensional geometric figures.
noun
- (graph theory) A connected pair of vertices in a graph.
- (cricket) A shot where the ball comes off the edge of the bat, often unintentionally.
- A sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; an extreme verge.
- The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the beginning or early part (of a period of time)
- A level of sexual arousal that is maintained just short of reaching the point of inevitability, or climax.
- An advantage.
- The boundary line of a surface.
- (computing, often attributive) The point of data production in an organization (the focus of edge computing), as opposed to the cloud.
- (also figuratively) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument, such as an ax, knife, sword, or scythe; that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc.
- (geometry) A one-dimensional face of a polytope. In particular, the joining line between two vertices of a polygon; the place where two faces of a polyhedron meet.
- Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness; intenseness of desire.
- the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
- a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object
- the boundary of a surface
- the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something
- a line determining the limits of an area
- a slight competitive advantage
verb
- (transitive) To trim the margin of a lawn where the grass meets the sidewalk, usually with an electric or gas-powered lawn edger.
- (figurative) To make sharp or keen; to incite; to exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on.
- (transitive) To move an object slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (cricket, transitive) To hit the ball with an edge of the bat, causing a fine deflection.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge, as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.
- (intransitive, transitive, slang) To intentionally stay or keep someone extremely close to the point of orgasm for a long period of time.
- (transitive, slang, figuratively) To agitate or exasperate (someone) due to constant delays of something.
- (transitive) To furnish with an edge; to construct an edging.
- (intransitive) To move slowly and carefully in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To form a border to; to enclose, to border.
- (usually in the form 'just edge') To win by a small margin.
- lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
- advance slowly, as if by inches
- provide with an edge
- provide with a border or edge
noun
- (graph theory) A path of vertices of degree 2, ending at vertices whose degree is not 2.
- An area in business or of knowledge, research.
- (nautical) A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.
- (computing) A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.
- The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
- A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.
- A location of an organization with several locations.
- (chiefly Southern US) A creek or stream which flows into a larger river.
- Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
- (computing) A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.
- (Mormonism) A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.
- (geometry) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
- (rail transport) A branch line.
- a natural consequence of development
- a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
- a division of some larger or more complex organization
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- a stream or river connected to a larger one
- a part of a forked or branching shape
verb
- (intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
- (transitive, colloquial) To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.
- (intransitive, computing) To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.
- (transitive) To strip of branches.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
- (intransitive) To produce branches.
- grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
noun
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- The opening so formed.
- (topology) A path that starts and ends at the same point.
- An endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition.
- (transport) A bus or rail route, walking route, etc. that starts and ends at the same point.
- (programming) A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- An aerobatic maneuver in which an aircraft flies a circular path in a vertical plane.
- A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.
- (cricket) The curved path of the ball bowled by a spin bowler.
- (biochemistry) A flexible region in a protein's secondary structure.
- A small, narrow opening; a loophole.
- A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- Alternative form of loup (“mass of iron”).
- (rail transport) A place at a terminus where trains or trams can turn round and go back the other way without having to reverse; a balloon loop, turning loop, or reversing loop.
- (rail transport) A passing loop.
- A ring road or beltway.
- A loop-shaped intrauterine device.
- (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated
- a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane
- an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop
- the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component
- anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
- an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
- a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
- a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates
- the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
verb
- (intransitive) To move in a loop.
- (transitive) To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
- (transitive) To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
- To place in a loop.
- (transitive) To play something (such as a song or video) in a loop.
- (transitive) To form something into a loop.
- (transitive) To fly an aircraft in a loop.
- (education, ambitransitive) To have the teacher progress through multiple school years with the same students.
- (intransitive) To form a loop.
- (transitive) To move something in a loop.
- (transitive) To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
- (transitive) To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- fasten or join with a loop
- make a loop in
- fly loops, perform a loop
- move in loops
noun
- (graph theory) A walk in which all the edges are distinct.
- The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the sky.
- (television) A trailer broadcast on television for a forthcoming film or programme.
- The horizontal distance from where the wheel touches the ground to where the steering axis intersects the ground.
- A route or circuit generally.
- A route for travel over land, especially a narrow, unpaved pathway for use by hikers, horseback riders, etc.
- a track or mark left by something that has passed
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
verb
- (transitive) To leave (a trail of).
- (military) To carry (a firearm) with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle.
- (transitive) To follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
- (intransitive) To drag oneself lazily or reluctantly along.
- (intransitive) To run or climb like certain plants.
- To create a trail in.
- To transport (livestock) by herding it along a trail.
- (transitive) To drag (something) behind on the ground.
- (intransitive) To hang or drag loosely behind; to move with a slow sweeping motion.
- To be losing, to be behind in a competition.
- (transitive) To show a trailer of (a film, TV show etc.); to release or publish a preview of (a report etc.) in advance of the full publication.
- To travel by following or creating trails.
- to lag or linger behind
- hang down so as to drag along the ground
- go after with the intent to catch
- move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
- drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
noun
- (graph theory) A graph whose every edge has had its direction reversed.
- (linear algebra) The matrix derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.
- (linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
- a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
adj
verb
- (transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
- (transitive, graph theory) To reverse the direction of every edge of (a graph).
- (transitive, law, chiefly of the European Union) To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.
- (intransitive, chess) To reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order.
- (transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
- (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
- (transitive, linear algebra) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
- put (a piece of music) into another key
- cause to change places
- change the order or arrangement of
- transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
- transfer from one place or period to another
- change key
- exchange positions without a change in value
noun
- (graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.
- (rare) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a dramatic work.
- (syntax) A point in a parse tree that can be assigned a syntactic category label.
- (physics) A point along a standing wave where the wave has minimal amplitude.
- (engineering) The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions.
- (botany) A leaf node.
- (biology) A point in a cladogram from which two clades branch, representing the presumed ancestor.
- (astronomy) The point where the orbit of a planet, as viewed from the Sun, intersects the ecliptic. The ascending and descending nodes refer respectively to the points where the planet moves from South to North and N to S; their respective symbols are ☊ and ☋.
- (geometry) The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the curve. See crunode and acnode.
- (medicine) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the neighborhood of a joint.
- (computational linguistics) The word of interest in a KWIC, surrounded by left and right cotexts.
- A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- (electronics) A region of an electric circuit connected only by (ideal) wires (i.e. the voltage between any two points on the same node must be zero).
- (networking) A computer or other device attached to a network.
- (technical) A hole in the gnomon of a sundial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the Sun's declination, its place in the ecliptic, etc.
- (geometry) A similar point on a surface, where there is more than one tangent-plane.
- (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
- a connecting point at which several lines come together
- (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
- the source of lymph and lymphocytes
- (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
- (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
- any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
- any thickened enlargement
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adj
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
adj
- (graph theory) Including both directed and undirected edges.
- (music, historical) Of or related to the relationship between the longa and the breve in a score.
- (law) Underage, not having reached legal majority.
- (music, historical) Having semibreves twice as long as a minim.
- (mathematics) Of or related to a minor, a determinate obtained by deleting one or more rows and columns from a matrix.
- (music) Smaller by a diatonic semitone than the equivalent major interval.
- Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
- (Canada, US, education) Of or related to a minor, a secondary area of undergraduate study.
- (medicine, sometimes figurative) Not serious, not involving risk of death, permanent injury, dangerous surgery, or extended hospitalization.
- (music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.
- Having little worth or ability; paltry; mean.
- (logic) Acting as the subject of the second premise of a categorical syllogism, which then also acts as the subject of its conclusion.
- (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
- of the younger of two boys with the same family name
- relatively moderate, limited, or small
- warranting only temporal punishment
- inferior in number or size or amount
- not of legal age
- of lesser seriousness or danger
- lesser in scope or effect
- of lesser importance or stature or rank
- of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
noun
- (entomology) A leaf-cutter worker ant intermediate in size between a minim and a media.
- (Canada, US, education) A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.
- (campanology) Changes rung on six bells.
- (rugby, historical) Ellipsis of minor point (“a lesser score formerly gained by certain actions”).
- (law) A child, a person who has not reached the age of majority, consent, etc. and is legally subject to fewer responsibilities and less accountability and entitled to fewer legal rights and privileges.
- (Canada, US, education, uncommon) A person who is completing or has completed such a course of study.
- (Australian football) Synonym of behind: a one-point kick.
- (Catholicism) Alternative letter-case form of Minor: a Franciscan friar, a Clarist nun.
- (baseball) Ellipsis of minor league (“the lower level of teams”).
- (entomology) Any of various noctuid moths in Europe and Asia, chiefly in the Oligia and Mesoligia genera.
- (logic) Ellipsis of minor term or minor premise.
- (ice hockey) Ellipsis of minor penalty (“a penalty requiring a player to leave the ice for 2 minutes unless the opposing team scores”).
- (mathematics) A determinant of a square matrix obtained by deleting one or more rows and columns.
- (bridge) Ellipsis of minor suit, a card of a minor suit.
- (music) Ellipsis of minor interval, minor scale, minor mode, minor key, minor chord, or minor triad.
- (graph theory) Short for graph minor
- A lesser person or thing, a person, group, or thing of minor rank or in the minor leagues.
- a young person of either sex
verb
adj
- (graph theory) Containing a chord.
- Having cord-like supporting structures.
- (music) Composed of or containing chords.
- Having a coiled or twisted structure, involving a helical pattern.
- (computing, of a computer keyboard) Through which input is supplied by pressing a relatively small number of keys in combinations, as though playing chords.
verb
adj
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a tree or graph) Having a root.
- Having roots, or a certain type of roots.
- (figuratively) Ingrained, as through repeated use; entrenched; habitual or instinctive.
- (slang) In trouble or in strife, screwed.
- (computing, not comparable) Having a root (superuser) account that has been compromised.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Broken, damaged, non-functional.
- Fixed in one position; immobile; unable to move.
- (figuratively, usually with "in") Having a basic or fundamental connection (to a thing); based, originating (from).
- absolutely still