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noun
- (uncountable) The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
- (uncountable, usually said of animals) The act or process of eating.
- (countable) An instance or session of giving food.
- (uncountable) The act or process of giving food.
- (countable, usually said of animals) An instance or session of eating.
- the act of supplying food and nourishment
- the act of consuming food
verb
noun
adj
- Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
- Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
- of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
- displaying numbers rather than scale positions
- relating to or performed with the fingers
noun
- (uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
- (uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
- (countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) An observable response produced by an organism.
- (uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
- (countable, uncountable) The way or manner a living creature behaves or acts generally.
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
noun
- (slang, uncountable) computer hardware.
- (countable, squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
- (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
- (metonymic) Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
- (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, countable) An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
- a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
- airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
adj
verb
- (transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
- To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
- (transitive) To cover with tin.
- To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
- plate with tin
- prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
- preserve in a can or tin
noun
- Machines or equipment thus designed.
- The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
- (uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.
- (countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that humans have developed or invented (including in prescientific eras).
- (countable, figurative) Any useful trait that has evolved in any organism.
- the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment
- machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences
adj
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
- without volition or conscious control
- (mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (programming, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
noun
adj
- (informal) Handy with machines.
- Done by machine.
- Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
- (of a person) Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
- Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
- (figurative) As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.
- Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
- Relating to the mechanics of a game.
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
- using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
noun
- (science fiction) A robot or mechanical creature.
- One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals
- (cycling) An instance of equipment failure.
- (music) A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.
- (advertising) Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
- (engineering) A mechanical engineer.
noun
- (uncountable) Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
- (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
- An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
- (control theory) A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
- (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
- Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
- (Australia) The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
- (US, dialect) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
- (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
- An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
- (countable) A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
- (proscribed as biologically inaccurate) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
- (snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- something planted secretly for discovery by another
verb
- (transitive) To place in the ground.
- (transitive) To set up; to install; to instate.
- (ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
- (transitive) To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
- (transitive) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish.
- (transitive) To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.
- (transitive) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.
- (transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- fix or set securely or deeply
- place into a river
- put firmly in the mind
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- set up or lay the groundwork for
noun
- The design and construction of machines.
- (physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
- plural of mechanic
- (writing) Spelling and punctuation.
- Operation in general; workings.
- the technical aspects of doing something
- the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
noun
- (mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
- (government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
- (uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
- (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
- immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
- personal independence
noun
- (uncountable, informal, by extension) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- (rugby, American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
- (sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
- (slang) The penis.
- (American football) An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- (nautical, slang, uncountable) Clothing.
- (American football) A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- A block and tackle.
- (countable) Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
- (fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
- gear used in fishing
- gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards
- (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
- the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team
verb
- (rugby, American football) To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
- (Singapore, colloquial) To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.
- To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
- (sports) To attempt to take away a ball.
- To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
- accept as a challenge
- seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
- put a harness
noun
- Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
- (computer science) A technique for converting a part of one problem to an equivalent part of another problem, used in constructing reductions.
- (informal) Any consumer electronics product.
- (glassblowing) A spring clip attached to the end of a punty in order to grasp the foot of a glass without leaving a bullion while finishing the bowl.
- (computer security) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
noun
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
- machines or machine systems collectively
- a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
noun
- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A superfluous or second-best person.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- (Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
adj
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- thin and fit
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- (UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
verb
- give up what is not strictly needed
- use frugally or carefully
- refrain from harming
- save or relieve from an experience or action
- (specifically) To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (transitive) To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
noun
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
prefix
noun
- (countable) A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration.
- Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.
- (uncountable, education) A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.
- (medicine) A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
- (countable) A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
- A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
- (specifically, cycling) Ellipsis of tandem bicycle (“a bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer”).
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
adj
adv
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
- (countable, chiefly UK, often in the plural) A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.
- (countable) gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).
- (clothing) An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
- (countable) A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
- gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).
- a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- putting clothes on to see whether they fit
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
adj
verb
noun
- A photograph produced by such a machine.
- A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
- Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
- scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
noun
- a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
- an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
- an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
- a branch that flows into the main stream
- That which is used to feed.
- One who feeds, or takes in food.
- (US, law) A judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court.
- (video games, derogatory) A player whose character is killed by the opposing player or team more than once, deliberately or through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side.
- A branch line of a railway.
- One who feeds, or gives food to another.
- One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).
- A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
- The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
- (mining) Synonym of blower (“fissure from which firedamp issues”).
- (education) Ellipsis of feeder school.
- (shipbuilding, navigation) A feeder ship.
- A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
noun
- (technology) Electronic equipment.
- Metal implements.
- (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
- Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
- (slang) A firearm.
- (informal) Equipment.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of hardware store.
- (slang) Medals or trophies.
- (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
- major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
- instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
noun
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.
- (countable) A planned undertaking.
- (countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.
- (uncountable) The method or practice by which actions are done.
- (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
- (military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).
- (mathematics, more formally, countable) A function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
- (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
- (countable) A business or organization.
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
- a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
- the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
- a business especially one run on a large scale
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- the state of being in effect or being operative
- process or manner of functioning or operating
noun
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
adj
- Of or related to technology.
- (of a person) Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- (by extension) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
- In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
noun
- Ellipsis of technical examination.
- (basketball) Ellipsis of technical foul.
- (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
- A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- (informal, countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
- Ellipsis of technical school.
- Ellipsis of technical course.
- (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
noun
- high technology; the most advanced technology available.
- (architecture) A Late Modern architectural style incorporating elements of high-technology industry and seeking to communicate the underlying structure and function of a building.
- highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)
noun
- a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy
- (physics, pseudoscience, science fiction) A hypothetical, pseudoscientific device that exhibits perpetual motion, especially one that does useful work with no input of energy.
noun
- The building or structure containing such machinery.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
- (dance) A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
- A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
- Any of various muscle exercises in which a large deal of the body makes a great circle, typically one where a kettlebell is raised overhead and the torso is rotated to the other side with the hand reaching its foot (hitting the core, glutes, hamstrings, trapezius, rhomboids, deltoids and rotator cuffs) but sometimes even a windshield wiper.
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
- (figurative) An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
- (music) A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
- (chess) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- (baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
- The act of windmilling.
- (juggling) The false shower.
- (colloquial, proscribed) A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.
- a mill that is powered by the wind
- generator that extracts usable energy from winds
verb
- To move in order to rotate the penis in a circle (similar to the rotation of a windmill).
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of a propeller or turbine rotor) To be rotated by the force of the fluid passing through (the propeller or turbine rotor).
- (intransitive, of a rotating part of a machine) To (become disengaged and) rotate freely.
- (transitive, intransitive) To rotate with a sweeping motion.
noun
- (uncountable) The process, skill or task of creating such a display.
- (figurative, uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.
- The decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows; the goods and trimmings used in such a display.
- the decoration of shop windows
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
noun
- (uncountable) The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
- (uncountable, art) A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
- (uncountable) The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
- (countable, psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
- (uncountable) Automatic or involuntary action.
- any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
adj
- (slang) Of computer hardware or motor vehicles etc.: ostentatiously powerful.
- Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
- Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings.
- (informal) very unpleasant
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
adv
adj
noun
- The punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
- (television) A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
- (baseball) The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
- (British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
- The end or conclusion of something.
noun
- (uncountable) The loading of material into a machine that will process it.
- (uncountable, usually said of animals) The act or process of eating.
- (countable) An instance or session of giving food.
- (uncountable) The act or process of giving food.
- (countable, usually said of animals) An instance or session of eating.
- the act of supplying food and nourishment
- the act of consuming food
verb
noun
adj
- Having to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- Of or relating to computers or the Information Age.
- Property of representing values as discrete, often binary, numbers rather than a continuous spectrum.
- of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits
- displaying numbers rather than scale positions
- relating to or performed with the fingers
noun
- (uncountable) The way a device or system operates.
- (uncountable) Human conduct relative to social norms.
- (countable, uncountable, biology, psychology) An observable response produced by an organism.
- (uncountable, informal) A state of probation about one's conduct.
- (countable, uncountable) The way or manner a living creature behaves or acts generally.
- the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
- manner of acting or controlling yourself
- (psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situation
noun
- (slang, uncountable) computer hardware.
- (countable, squash) The bottom part of the front wall, which is "out" if a player strikes it with the ball.
- (countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.
- (metonymic) Iron or steel sheet metal that is coated with tin as an anticorrosion protectant.
- (uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, countable) An airtight container, made of tin-coated steel (called tinplate or tin), (formerly) tin, aluminium, or another metal, used to preserve food, or hold a liquid or some other product.
- a vessel (box, can, pan, etc.) made of tinplate and used mainly in baking
- airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
- a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
- metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
adj
verb
- (transitive) To place into a metal can (ie. a tin; be it tin, steel, aluminum) in order to preserve.
- To coat with solder, in preparation for soldering, to ensure a good solder joint
- (transitive) To cover with tin.
- To coat with solder, in order to consolidate braided wire, so as to make contact with all strands and reduce fragility of the fraying wire
- plate with tin
- prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface
- preserve in a can or tin
noun
- Machines or equipment thus designed.
- The combined application of science and art in practical ways in industry, as for example in designing new machines.
- (uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.
- (countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that humans have developed or invented (including in prescientific eras).
- (countable, figurative) Any useful trait that has evolved in any organism.
- the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- the application of the knowledge and usage of tools (such as machines or utensils) and techniques to control one's environment
- machinery and equipment developed from engineering or other applied sciences
noun
- (uncountable) Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
- (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
- An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
- (control theory) A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
- (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
- Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
- (Australia) The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
- (US, dialect) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
- (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
- An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
- (countable) A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
- (proscribed as biologically inaccurate) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
- (snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- something planted secretly for discovery by another
verb
- (transitive) To place in the ground.
- (transitive) To set up; to install; to instate.
- (ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
- (transitive) To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
- (transitive) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish.
- (transitive) To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.
- (transitive) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.
- (transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- fix or set securely or deeply
- place into a river
- put firmly in the mind
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
- set up or lay the groundwork for
noun
- The design and construction of machines.
- (physics) The branch of physics that deals with the action of forces on material objects with mass
- plural of mechanic
- (writing) Spelling and punctuation.
- Operation in general; workings.
- the technical aspects of doing something
- the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
noun
- (mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
- (government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
- (uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
- (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.
- immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence
- personal independence
noun
- (uncountable, informal, by extension) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- (rugby, American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
- (sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
- (slang) The penis.
- (American football) An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- (nautical, slang, uncountable) Clothing.
- (American football) A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- A block and tackle.
- (countable) Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
- (fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
- gear used in fishing
- gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, typically opposite one of the offensive guards
- (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
- the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team
verb
- (rugby, American football) To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
- (Singapore, colloquial) To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.
- To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
- (sports) To attempt to take away a ball.
- To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
- accept as a challenge
- seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
- put a harness
noun
- Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
- (computer science) A technique for converting a part of one problem to an equivalent part of another problem, used in constructing reductions.
- (informal) Any consumer electronics product.
- (glassblowing) A spring clip attached to the end of a punty in order to grasp the foot of a glass without leaving a bullion while finishing the bowl.
- (computer security) A sequence of machine code instructions crafted as part of an exploit that attempts to divert execution to a memory location chosen by the attacker.
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
noun
- The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
- The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
- (figuratively) The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.
- The working parts of a machine as a group.
- machines or machine systems collectively
- a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions
noun
- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A superfluous or second-best person.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- (Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
adj
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- thin and fit
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- (UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
verb
- give up what is not strictly needed
- use frugally or carefully
- refrain from harming
- save or relieve from an experience or action
- (specifically) To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (transitive) To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
noun
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (countable) A group of two or more machines, people, etc., working together; hence (uncountable), close collaboration.
- Two draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other.
- (uncountable, education) A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn.
- (medicine) A hollow metal tube containing radioactive material, inserted through the vagina into the uterus to treat gynecological cancer.
- (countable) A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
- A thing with two components arranged one behind the other.
- (specifically, cycling) Ellipsis of tandem bicycle (“a bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front being able to steer”).
- a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
- an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
adj
adv
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.
- (countable, chiefly UK, often in the plural) A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.
- (countable) gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).
- (clothing) An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.
- (countable) A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.
- gerund of fit: the action or condition of having one or more fits (“convulsions or seizures”).
- a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- putting clothes on to see whether they fit
- making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
adj
verb
noun
- A photograph produced by such a machine.
- A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing fast-moving objects.
- Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals.
- scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary
noun
- a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material
- an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
- someone who consumes food for nourishment
- an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds
- an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening
- a branch that flows into the main stream
- That which is used to feed.
- One who feeds, or takes in food.
- (US, law) A judge whose law clerks are often selected to become clerks for the Supreme Court.
- (video games, derogatory) A player whose character is killed by the opposing player or team more than once, deliberately or through lack of skills and experience, thus helping the opposing side.
- A branch line of a railway.
- One who feeds, or gives food to another.
- One who, or that which, feeds material into something (especially a machine).
- A tributary stream, especially of a canal.
- The participant in feederism who feeds the other (the feedee).
- (mining) Synonym of blower (“fissure from which firedamp issues”).
- (education) Ellipsis of feeder school.
- (shipbuilding, navigation) A feeder ship.
- A transmission line that feeds the electricity for an electricity substation, or for a transmitter.
noun
- (technology) Electronic equipment.
- Metal implements.
- (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
- Fixtures, equipment, fasteners, tools, and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
- (slang) A firearm.
- (informal) Equipment.
- (Philippines) Ellipsis of hardware store.
- (slang) Medals or trophies.
- (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
- major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
- instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
noun
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The method by which a device performs its function.
- (countable) A planned undertaking.
- (countable, medicine) A surgical procedure.
- (uncountable) The method or practice by which actions are done.
- (computing, logic, mathematics, countable) A procedure for generating a value from one or more other values (the operands).
- (military, countable) A military campaign (e.g. Operation Desert Storm).
- (mathematics, more formally, countable) A function which maps zero or more (but typically two) operands to a single output value.
- (uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
- (countable) A business or organization.
- (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods
- activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
- a planned activity involving many people performing various actions
- the activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
- a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
- (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
- a business especially one run on a large scale
- (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
- the state of being in effect or being operative
- process or manner of functioning or operating
noun
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- high technology; the most advanced technology available.
- (architecture) A Late Modern architectural style incorporating elements of high-technology industry and seeking to communicate the underlying structure and function of a building.
- highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics)
noun
- a machine that can continue to do work indefinitely without drawing energy from some external source; impossible under the law of conservation of energy
- (physics, pseudoscience, science fiction) A hypothetical, pseudoscientific device that exhibits perpetual motion, especially one that does useful work with no input of energy.
noun
- The building or structure containing such machinery.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Byasa, the wings of which resemble the vanes of a windmill.
- (dance) A breakdancing move in which the dancer rolls his/her torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest, shoulders and back, while twirling the legs in a V shape in the air.
- A child's toy consisting of vanes mounted on a stick that rotate when blown by a person or by the wind.
- Any of various muscle exercises in which a large deal of the body makes a great circle, typically one where a kettlebell is raised overhead and the torso is rotated to the other side with the hand reaching its foot (hitting the core, glutes, hamstrings, trapezius, rhomboids, deltoids and rotator cuffs) but sometimes even a windshield wiper.
- A machine which translates linear motion of wind to rotational motion by means of adjustable vanes called sails.
- (basketball) A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
- (figurative) An imaginary enemy, but presented as real.
- (music) A guitar move where the strumming hand mimics a turning windmill.
- (chess) A tactic in which a piece repeatedly gains material, while simultaneously creating an inescapable series of alternating direct and discovered checks.
- (baseball) A pitch where the pitcher swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball.
- The act of windmilling.
- (juggling) The false shower.
- (colloquial, proscribed) A wind turbine, a device for converting wind power into electricity.
- a mill that is powered by the wind
- generator that extracts usable energy from winds
verb
- To move in order to rotate the penis in a circle (similar to the rotation of a windmill).
- (intransitive, aviation, nautical, of a propeller or turbine rotor) To be rotated by the force of the fluid passing through (the propeller or turbine rotor).
- (intransitive, of a rotating part of a machine) To (become disengaged and) rotate freely.
- (transitive, intransitive) To rotate with a sweeping motion.
noun
- (uncountable) The process, skill or task of creating such a display.
- (figurative, uncountable) A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.
- The decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows; the goods and trimmings used in such a display.
- the decoration of shop windows
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
noun
- (uncountable) The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws.
- (uncountable, art) A surrealist painting technique whereby one attempts to move the brush, pen etc. without conscious control over it.
- (uncountable) The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus.
- (countable, psychology) An action performed subconsciously, without any apparent direction from the mind; a thought which appears spontaneously in one's consciousness.
- (uncountable) Automatic or involuntary action.
- any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
adj
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
- without volition or conscious control
- (mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (programming, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
noun
adj
- (informal) Handy with machines.
- Done by machine.
- Using mechanics (the design and construction of machines): being a machine.
- (of a person) Acting as if one were a machine: lifeless or mindless.
- Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on matter).
- (figurative) As if performed by a machine: lifeless, mindless, thoughtless, automatic.
- Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines).
- Relating to the mechanics of a game.
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics
- using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
noun
- (science fiction) A robot or mechanical creature.
- One who does manual labor, especially one who is similar to Shakespeare's rude mechanicals
- (cycling) An instance of equipment failure.
- (music) A stop on an organ that is operated by a hand or foot control rather than having to be manually set up in advance.
- (advertising) Manually created layout of artwork that is camera ready for photographic reproduction.
- (engineering) A mechanical engineer.
adj
- Of or related to technology.
- (of a person) Technically minded; adept with science and technology.
- Specifically related to a particular discipline.
- (by extension) difficult to understand for those not specialized in this discipline.
- In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully.
- (securities and other markets) Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors.
- Relating to, or requiring, technique.
- Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion.
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
- characterizing or showing skill in or specialized knowledge of applied arts and sciences
- of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood
- resulting from or dependent on market factors rather than fundamental economic considerations
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- according to strict interpretation of the law or set of rules
- of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles
noun
- Ellipsis of technical examination.
- (basketball) Ellipsis of technical foul.
- (video games) A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack.
- A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
- (informal, countable, uncountable) Ellipsis of technical rehearsal.
- Ellipsis of technical school.
- Ellipsis of technical course.
- (basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play
- a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
adj
- (slang) Of computer hardware or motor vehicles etc.: ostentatiously powerful.
- Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
- Similar to the nature of a beast; contrary to the nature and dignity of human beings.
- (informal) very unpleasant
- resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
adv
adj
noun
- The punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
- (television) A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
- (baseball) The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
- (British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
- The end or conclusion of something.