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noun
- A device for securing a rope, strap, or cable at a particular level of tension.
- (film) A type of shot in which the camera is fixed to a mount and unable to move.
- (climbing) The act of pulling down on a hold with one arm until the arm is fully bent at the elbow and using that arm to support one's weight.
- A lockdown of part of a facility.
- (engineering) The act of fixing a ground anchor in place at a specific tension calculated to accommodate the expected load. Also, the tension at which the ground anchor has been fixed.
- Any of various mechanisms that prevent a device or circuit from operating under certain circumstances, typically as a safety feature.
- A timeshare that allows a section to be sealed off from the rest of the unit and rented separately.
noun
- a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
- An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.
- A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
- A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
- (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
verb
noun
- A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
- (figurative) The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
- (nautical, sailing) A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
- (figurative) An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
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verb
noun
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
- (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
- (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
- (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
verb
- (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
- (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
- (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
- (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
- (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
- fasten with a cable
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
noun
- a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
- an informal term for a youth or man
- (UK, Ireland) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- (chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- (especially in the plural, sometimes controversial) A person (see usage notes).
- (colloquial) Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)
- (informal, term of address) dude, Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
- (colloquial) Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.
- (chiefly nautical) A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
- (colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
verb
noun
noun
- One of a set of levers from which the heddles hang in some looms.
- A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
- A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
- (cryptocurrencies) A service that mixes potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the audit trail; used for money laundering.
- A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
- A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
- Something that causes something else to tumble.
- (entomology) The pupa of a mosquito.
- A rotating device for smoothing and polishing rough objects, placed inside it, on relatively small parts.
- A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
- a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
- a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
- a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
- pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
noun
- A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
- The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
- (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
- a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
noun
verb
noun
- (nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.
- (by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.
- (by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.
- A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.
- a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
- a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
- (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
noun
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
adj
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
noun
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adj
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
verb
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adv
noun
- small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
- the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
- Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
- A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
- The act of grabbing or taking possession.
- (chiefly in the plural) Something seized.
adj
verb
noun
- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- (surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- (music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- (veterinary medicine) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- (music) A snare drum.
- A mental or psychological trap.
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
- a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
verb
noun
- A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
- An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
- (go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.
- A shade of colour; a tinge.
- A meaningful look or stare.
- Ellipsis of private eye.
- (US) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The visual sense.
- A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.
- The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
- (typography) The enclosed counter (“negative space”) of the lower-case letter e.
- A reproductive bud in a potato.
- The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.
- A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.
- The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
- The ability to notice what others might miss.
- One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
- (nautical, in the plural) The foremost part of a ship's bows; the hawseholes.
- (architecture) The circle in the centre of a volute.
- The relatively calm and clear centre of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.
- The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.
- A brood.
- That which resembles the eye in relative beauty or importance.
- Attention, notice.
- A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
- (usually in the plural) Opinion, view.
- (mining) Synonym of pit-eye.
- (informal) The dark brown centre of a black-eyed Susan flower.
- good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
- attention to what is seen
- the organ of sight
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
verb
noun
- A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
- a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
- (Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.
verb
noun
- A rope or cable used in towing.
- (specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
- Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
- The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
- (motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
- An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
- Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
- the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
verb
noun
- rope that is used for fastening something to something else
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
- The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.
- (in the plural, informal, UK, Ireland) Lots; a great amount.
- The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
adj
verb
noun
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
- (nautical) A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
- A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
- A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
- (Nigeria, slang) A witch.
verb
noun
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
- Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
- A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
verb
noun
- (nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
- The dangling part of an earring.
- A lamp hanging from the roof.
- (fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
- (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
- A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
- A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
- An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
- (US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
- branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
- an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
adj
noun
- a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
- a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- someone who guards prisoners
- a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
- slang for sexual intercourse
- (vulgar, slang) A casual sexual partner.
- (nautical) A ship's propeller.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
- An Archimedes screw.
- (informal, in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
- (vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
- (mathematics) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
- (slang, derogatory) A prison guard.
- (snooker, billiards) Backspin.
- (slang, derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
- An amphipod crustacean.
- A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
- A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
- The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
verb
- cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
- have sexual intercourse with
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
- turn like a screw
- (transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
- (transitive) To contort.
- (ambitransitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (colloquial, transitive) To give up on, to abandon, delay, to not think about someone or something.
- (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
- (soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To screw back.
- (transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- (colloquial, transitive, imperative, mildly vulgar) Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something.
noun
- 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.
- (uncountable, informal, by extension) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- (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
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope.
- a light anchor for small boats
- (nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
- (nautical) A grappling iron.
verb
noun
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- A close hand-to-hand struggle.
- The act of grappling. (uncountable)
- (marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.
- (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
- (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
verb
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
- (transitive, intransitive) To hook and raise with a grapple.
- (intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- (transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
- (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
- (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
adj
- capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
- capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass
- (of a person) Eligible for bail bond.
- (of an offence) For which bail bond is permitted.
- (insurance) suitable for having one's current or future employment insured by a fidelity bond
- able to form bonds
noun
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- (sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
- The broad pennant flown by commodores.
- The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- the award given to the champion
- a long flag; often tapering
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noun
verb
noun
- pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
- A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.
- (euphemistic) The underwear combination of stockings worn with a suspender belt.
noun
- (nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
- A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
- (mining) A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
- An accolade or mark of honour.
- The crown of a monarch.
- The top; the thing most prized.
- (nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
- flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.
- a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
- An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
- The contact tip of the base of a light bulb.
- Cotton fabric with small holes.
- A peephole.
- A little eye.
- A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.
verb
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- (slang, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
- A boy serving on a ship.
- (nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
- (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
- A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
verb
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- (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
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- 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.
verb
- 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
- (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.
noun
- (mining) A safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being overwound.
- (sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
- A person who changes partners frequently.
- (swimming) The butterfly stroke.
- (medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
- (finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
- A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
- Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
- (in the plural) Ellipsis of butterflies in one’s stomach (“A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach”).
- (Philippines, Philippine politics, often derogatory) party switcher; turncoat.
- (alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
- diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
verb
- (transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
- (transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
- (transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
- cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
- flutter like a butterfly
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
noun
- A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- (wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
- (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
- (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
- (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- a coil of rope or wool or yarn
verb
noun
- A protrusion used to hang things on.
- (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
- Ellipsis of clothes peg.
- (journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
- A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- (psychology) An easily recalled image that a person mentally visualizes with something else, in order to remember that other thing. See mnemonic peg system.
- (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
- A step; a degree.
- A place formally allotted for fishing
- (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
- (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
- (slang) The penetration during anal sex using a strap-on dildo.
- (India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.
- (cricket, slang) A stump.
- One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
verb
- (transitive, slang) To indicate or ascribe an attribute to.
- (slang, transitive) To engage in anal sex by penetrating with a strap-on dildo.
- (transitive) To fix a value or price.
- (transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
- (intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
- (transitive, slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
- (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
- (transitive, slang) To throw.
- (transitive) To affix or pin.
- (transitive) To fasten using a peg.
- (transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
- succeed in obtaining a position
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
adj
noun
- the act of inflicting a wound
- a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
- a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
- an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
- (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
- (crime law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
- An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
verb
noun
- A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
- A basic or essential supply.
- A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
- A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
- One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
- A recurring topic, character, or item.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining, gathering, or binding materials together.
- A small pit.
- (now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- (mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
- (by extension) Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
- A district granted to an abbey.
- a short U-shaped wire nail
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
adj
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
verb
verb
- bind with a rope, chain, or cord
- lash or flick about sharply
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- strike as if by whipping
- Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
- (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- (transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
- (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- (intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.
- (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
noun
- leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
- (botany) Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- (machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
adj
noun
adj
verb
adj
- Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- Of milk or another liquid: slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
- Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- (British informal) very poor in quality
- of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
- forming viscous or glutinous threads
noun
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- a small arch used as croquet equipment
- (cricket, slang, uncountable) A significant amount of swing from the bowler.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, countable) An apparatus.
- A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- (now chiefly historical) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.
- (US, in the plural, metonymic) The game of basketball.
- (uncountable) Hooping (manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop).
- A hoop earring.
- Any circular band or ring.
- (basketball) The rim part of a basketball net.
- (Australia, metonymic, slang, by extension) A jockey.
- (sports, usually in the plural) A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
- A quart-pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
- A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, metonymic) An apparatus program with a hoop.
- A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
verb
noun
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- an association of criminals
- a characteristic sound
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- the sound of a bell ringing
- a toroidal shape
- (colloquial) A telephone call.
- (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
- Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
- (Internet) Ellipsis of webring.
- A circular group of people or objects.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.
- (vulgar) The rectum, anus, or anal sphincters.
- (historical) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- (chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
- An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
- (mathematical analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences.
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
- A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
- (figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
- A long stripe of contrastive material, colour, etc, that encircles something.
- (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
- (British) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
- (jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
- (networking) A network topology where connected devices form a circular data channel. All computers on the ring can see every message, and there are no collisions, and a single point of failure will occur if any part of the ring breaks.
- (firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
- (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
- (UK) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The open space in front of a racecourse stand, used for betting purposes.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
- (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- (mathematics, order theory) A family of sets closed under finite union and finite intersection.
verb
- sound loudly and sonorously
- ring or echo with sound
- attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To enclose or surround.
- (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
- (transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
- To ring up (enter into a cash register or till)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- (transitive, colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
- (Australia, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially cattle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle; to cut away a circular tract of bark from a tree in order to kill it.
- (transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
- (intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.
- (transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.
- (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
- (intransitive) To produce music with bells.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
noun
- (nautical) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A bad mood or temper. A tantrum.
- (slang) A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
- A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.
- a leather strap used to sharpen razors
verb
verb
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- make without a potter's wheel
- to wind or move in a spiral course
noun
- (electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- (now obsolete except in phrases) A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
- (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- (informal, slang) A wad of cash.
- Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A cylinder of clay.
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
- a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
- a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
noun
- A device for securing a rope, strap, or cable at a particular level of tension.
- (film) A type of shot in which the camera is fixed to a mount and unable to move.
- (climbing) The act of pulling down on a hold with one arm until the arm is fully bent at the elbow and using that arm to support one's weight.
- A lockdown of part of a facility.
- (engineering) The act of fixing a ground anchor in place at a specific tension calculated to accommodate the expected load. Also, the tension at which the ground anchor has been fixed.
- Any of various mechanisms that prevent a device or circuit from operating under certain circumstances, typically as a safety feature.
- A timeshare that allows a section to be sealed off from the rest of the unit and rented separately.
noun
- a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured
- a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping
- a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached
- An athletic shoe equipped with cleats.
- A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- A continuous metal strip, or angled piece, used to secure metal components.
- A protrusion on the bottom of a shoe or wheel meant for better traction.
- (nautical) A device to quickly affix a line or rope, and from which it is also easy to release.
verb
noun
- A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
- (figurative) The limit of one's abilities, resources, patience, etc.
- (nautical, sailing) A strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay.
- (figurative) An attachment to a place, time, entity or person.
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
num
verb
noun
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
- (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
- (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
- (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
verb
- (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
- (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
- (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
- (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
- (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
- fasten with a cable
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
noun
- a cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)
- an informal term for a youth or man
- (UK, Ireland) An effigy of a man burned on a bonfire on the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (5th November).
- (chiefly nautical) A support rope or cable used to aid in hoisting or lowering.
- (especially in the plural, sometimes controversial) A person (see usage notes).
- (colloquial) Thing, item (term that can be used to refer to any entity)
- (informal, term of address) dude, Buster, Mack, fella, bud, man.
- (colloquial) Anything seen to have character and personality, such as an animal or a toy.
- (chiefly nautical) A support to secure or steady structures prone to shift their position or be carried away (e.g. the mast of a ship or a suspension bridge).
- (colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
verb
noun
noun
- One of a set of levers from which the heddles hang in some looms.
- A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
- A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
- (cryptocurrencies) A service that mixes potentially identifiable or 'tainted' cryptocurrency funds with others, so as to obscure the audit trail; used for money laundering.
- A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
- A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
- Something that causes something else to tumble.
- (entomology) The pupa of a mosquito.
- A rotating device for smoothing and polishing rough objects, placed inside it, on relatively small parts.
- A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
- a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
- a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.
- a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
- pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
noun
- A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
- The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
- (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
- a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
noun
verb
noun
- (nautical) A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.
- (by extension) A cord worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist which is attached to a small object to be carried such as an identity card or security pass, key, knife, or whistle.
- (by extension, military) A cord with a hook which is secured to an artillery piece, and pulled to fire the weapon.
- A craft activity done by intricately braiding thin colored plastic lines to make patterns, or the product of such a craft.
- a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
- a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
- (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
noun
- A mesh of string, cord or rope.
- (by extension) A trap.
- A device made from such mesh, used for catching fish, butterflies, etc.
- (geometry) Any set of polygons joined edge to edge that, when folded along the edges between adjoining polygons so that the outer edges touch, form a given polyhedron.
- (sports, tennis) A mesh stretched to divide the court in tennis, badminton, volleyball, etc.
- (sports) A framework backed by a mesh, serving as the goal in hockey, soccer, lacrosse, etc.
- (electronics) A conductor that interconnects two or more component terminals.
- The amount remaining after expenses or other kinds of deductions are subtracted.
- A device made from such mesh, generally used for trapping something.
- Anything that has the appearance of such a device.
- A system that interconnects a number of users, locations etc. allowing transport or communication between them.
- (tennis, by extension) The area of the court close to the net (mesh stretched to divide the court).
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
adj
adv
intj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To catch in a trap, or by stratagem.
- (dialectal) To clean, wash, rinse.
- To fully hedge a position.
- To form a netting or network; to knit.
- (transitive) To receive as profit.
- To enclose or cover with a net.
- (transitive) To yield as profit for.
- (tennis) To hit the ball into the net.
- (transitive, soccer) To score (a goal).
- (transitive) To catch by means of a net.
- catch with a net
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
noun
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adj
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
verb
- become less in amount or intensity
- make less active or intense
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- make less active or fast
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adv
noun
- small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
- the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
- Such lashing used to temporarily immobilize the ends of a rope to prevent a knot from slipping or collapsing.
- A type of lashing or binding by a small cord.
- The act of grabbing or taking possession.
- (chiefly in the plural) Something seized.
adj
verb
noun
- A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
- (surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.
- (music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.
- (veterinary medicine) A loop of cord used in obstetric cases, to hold or to pull a fetus from the mother animal.
- (music) A snare drum.
- A mental or psychological trap.
- strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
- a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
- a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
- a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities
- something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
verb
noun
- A fitting consisting of a loop of metal or other material, suitable for receiving a hook or the passage of a cord or line.
- An organ through which animals see (“perceive surroundings via light”).
- (go) An empty point or group of points surrounded by one player's stones.
- A shade of colour; a tinge.
- A meaningful look or stare.
- Ellipsis of private eye.
- (US) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The visual sense.
- A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through anything, to receive a hook, pin, rope, shaft, etc.; for example, at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss, through a crank, at the end of a rope, or through a millstone.
- The iris of the eye, being of a specified colour.
- (typography) The enclosed counter (“negative space”) of the lower-case letter e.
- A reproductive bud in a potato.
- The dark spot on a black-eyed pea.
- A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye.
- The name of the Latin script letter I/i.
- The ability to notice what others might miss.
- One of the holes in certain kinds of cheese.
- (nautical, in the plural) The foremost part of a ship's bows; the hawseholes.
- (architecture) The circle in the centre of a volute.
- The relatively calm and clear centre of a hurricane or other cyclonic storm.
- The oval hole of an axehead through which the axehandle is fitted.
- A brood.
- That which resembles the eye in relative beauty or importance.
- Attention, notice.
- A hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed.
- (usually in the plural) Opinion, view.
- (mining) Synonym of pit-eye.
- (informal) The dark brown centre of a black-eyed Susan flower.
- good discernment (either visually or as if visually)
- a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
- attention to what is seen
- the organ of sight
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
verb
noun
- A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
- a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
- A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
- (Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.
verb
noun
- A rope or cable used in towing.
- (specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
- Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
- The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
- (motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
- An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
- Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
- the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
verb
noun
- rope that is used for fastening something to something else
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
- The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.
- (in the plural, informal, UK, Ireland) Lots; a great amount.
- The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
adj
verb
noun
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- A wince (machine used in dyeing or steeping cloth).
- (nautical) A hoisting device used for loading or unloading cargo, or for pulling in lines.
- A machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing, to give increased mechanical advantage when hoisting or hauling on a rope or cable.
- A kick, as of an animal, from impatience or uneasiness.
- (Nigeria, slang) A witch.
verb
noun
- lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
- An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.
- Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
- A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
verb
noun
- (nautical) A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
- The dangling part of an earring.
- A lamp hanging from the roof.
- (fine arts) One of a pair; a counterpart.
- (architecture) A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
- A long narrow flag at the head of the principal mast in a royal ship.
- A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
- An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
- (US) The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
- branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
- an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
adj
noun
- a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
- a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
- someone who guards prisoners
- a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
- slang for sexual intercourse
- (vulgar, slang) A casual sexual partner.
- (nautical) A ship's propeller.
- A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a partially or completely threaded shank, sometimes with a threaded point, and a head used to both hold the top material and to drive the screw either directly into a soft material or into a prepared hole.
- An Archimedes screw.
- (informal, in the plural, with "the") Rheumatism.
- (vulgar, slang) Sexual intercourse; the act of screwing.
- (mathematics) A straight line in space with which a definite linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated. It is used to express the displacement of a rigid body, which may always be made to consist of a rotation about an axis combined with a translation parallel to that axis.
- (slang, derogatory) A prison guard.
- (snooker, billiards) Backspin.
- (slang, derogatory) An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint.
- An amphipod crustacean.
- A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
- A steam vessel propelled by a screw instead of wheels.
- The motion of screwing something; a turn or twist to one side.
verb
- cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
- have sexual intercourse with
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
- turn like a screw
- (transitive, slang) To cheat someone or ruin their chances in a game or other situation.
- (transitive) To contort.
- (ambitransitive, vulgar, slang) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (colloquial, transitive) To give up on, to abandon, delay, to not think about someone or something.
- (transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a screw.
- (soccer, transitive) To miskick (a ball) by hitting it with the wrong part of the foot.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To screw back.
- (transitive) To extort or practice extortion upon; to oppress by unreasonable or extortionate exactions; to put the screws on.
- (colloquial, transitive, imperative, mildly vulgar) Used to express great displeasure with, or contemptuous dismissal of, someone or something.
noun
- 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.
- (uncountable, informal, by extension) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- (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
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- A device with a multiple hook at one end and attached to a rope, which is thrown or hooked over a firm mooring to secure an object attached to the other end of the rope.
- a light anchor for small boats
- (nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
- (nautical) A grappling iron.
verb
noun
- a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
- a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
- the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
- A close hand-to-hand struggle.
- The act of grappling. (uncountable)
- (marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.
- (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
- (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
verb
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
- (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
- (transitive, intransitive) To hook and raise with a grapple.
- (intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
- (transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
- (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
- (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
noun
- A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.
- (sports) The winning of a competition, represented by a flag.
- A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team.
- A small flag with pointed end, formerly carried by cavalry or other mounted troops to serve as a rallying point or ceremonial unit identification.
- The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship.
- The broad pennant flown by commodores.
- The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales
- Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics.
- a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- the award given to the champion
- a long flag; often tapering
noun
- pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
- A system in which a rope, cable, or chain (the tackle) is passed over pulleys enclosed in two (or rarely more) blocks, one fixed and one attached to a load, which is used to gain mechanical advantage to lift or pull heavy loads.
- (euphemistic) The underwear combination of stockings worn with a suspender belt.
noun
- (nautical) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for convenience in handling.
- A circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
- (mining) A metal gutter placed round a mineshaft on the inside, to catch water running down inside the shaft and run it into a drainpipe.
- An accolade or mark of honour.
- The crown of a monarch.
- The top; the thing most prized.
- (nautical) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provisions in.
- flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
verb
noun
verb
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- fabric decorated with small holes with finely stitched edges that form an ornamental pattern.
- a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
- An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
- The contact tip of the base of a light bulb.
- Cotton fabric with small holes.
- A peephole.
- A little eye.
- A shaped metal embellishment containing a hole, used in scrapbook. Eyelets are typically set by punching a hole in the page, placing the smooth side of the eyelet on a table, positioning the paper over protruding edge and curling the edge down using a hammer and eyelet setter.
verb
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- (slang, surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding) A young or inexperienced surfer, skateboarder, or snowboarder.
- A boy serving on a ship.
- (nautical) A ring formed of a single strand of rope, laid in three times round, fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay.
- (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard.
- A reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
verb
noun
- fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
- (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
- (algebra) A quasigroup with an identity element.
- A complete circuit for an electric current.
- (graph theory) An edge that begins and ends on the same vertex.
- 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.
verb
- 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
- (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.
noun
- (mining) A safety link or detaching hook above the cage attached to the winding rope to prevent the cage from being overwound.
- (sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
- A person who changes partners frequently.
- (swimming) The butterfly stroke.
- (medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
- (finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
- A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
- Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
- (in the plural) Ellipsis of butterflies in one’s stomach (“A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach”).
- (Philippines, Philippine politics, often derogatory) party switcher; turncoat.
- (alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
- diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
verb
- (transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
- (transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
- (transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
- cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
- flutter like a butterfly
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
noun
- A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
- (wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him backward.
- (Ulster) Mess, tangle.
- (Ulster) Doubt, difficulty.
- (nautical) A ring or shackle that secures a staysail to its stay and allows the sail to glide smoothly up and down.
- a coil of rope or wool or yarn
verb
noun
- A protrusion used to hang things on.
- (figurative) A support; a reason; a pretext.
- Ellipsis of clothes peg.
- (journalism) A topic of interest, such as an ongoing event or an anniversary, around which various features can be developed.
- A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
- (psychology) An easily recalled image that a person mentally visualizes with something else, in order to remember that other thing. See mnemonic peg system.
- (UK) A small quantity of a strong alcoholic beverage.
- A step; a degree.
- A place formally allotted for fishing
- (cribbage) A peg moved on a crib board to keep score.
- (finance) A fixed exchange rate, where a currency's value is matched to the value of another currency or measure such as gold.
- (slang) The penetration during anal sex using a strap-on dildo.
- (India) A serving of any hard spirit, particularly whisky.
- (cricket, slang) A stump.
- One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
verb
- (transitive, slang) To indicate or ascribe an attribute to.
- (slang, transitive) To engage in anal sex by penetrating with a strap-on dildo.
- (transitive) To fix a value or price.
- (transitive) To narrow the cuff openings of a pair of pants so that the legs take on a peg shape.
- (intransitive) To keep working hard at something; to peg away.
- (transitive, slang) To reach or exceed the maximum value on (a scale or gauge).
- (cribbage) To move one's pegs to indicate points scored; to score with a peg.
- (transitive, slang) To throw.
- (transitive) To affix or pin.
- (transitive) To fasten using a peg.
- (transitive, kickball) To throw a ball at (someone), to hit (someone) with a ball.
- succeed in obtaining a position
- fasten or secure with a wooden pin
- stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations
- pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into
noun
- A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
- A basic or essential supply.
- A wire fastener, made of thin wire, used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
- A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
- One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
- A recurring topic, character, or item.
- Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining, gathering, or binding materials together.
- A small pit.
- (now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- (mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
- (by extension) Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
- A district granted to an abbey.
- a short U-shaped wire nail
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
- a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
- (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
adj
- Fit to be sold; marketable.
- Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
- Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
- Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
- necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- a small arch used as croquet equipment
- (cricket, slang, uncountable) A significant amount of swing from the bowler.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, countable) An apparatus.
- A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.
- (now chiefly historical) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; (hence, by extension) a hoop petticoat or hoop skirt.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) An obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.
- (US, in the plural, metonymic) The game of basketball.
- (uncountable) Hooping (manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop).
- A hoop earring.
- Any circular band or ring.
- (basketball) The rim part of a basketball net.
- (Australia, metonymic, slang, by extension) A jockey.
- (sports, usually in the plural) A horizontal stripe on the jersey.
- A quart-pot; so called because originally bound with hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the distance between the hoops.
- A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.
- (rhythmic gymnastics, metonymic) An apparatus program with a hoop.
- A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
verb
noun
- a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- an association of criminals
- a characteristic sound
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
- the sound of a bell ringing
- a toroidal shape
- (colloquial) A telephone call.
- (typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
- Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
- (Internet) Ellipsis of webring.
- A circular group of people or objects.
- (astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.
- (vulgar) The rectum, anus, or anal sphincters.
- (historical) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- (chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
- An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
- (mathematical analysis, measure theory) A family of sets that is closed under finite unions and set-theoretic differences.
- (geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
- A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
- (figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
- A long stripe of contrastive material, colour, etc, that encircles something.
- (computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
- (British) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
- (jewelry) A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
- (algebra) An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
- (networking) A network topology where connected devices form a circular data channel. All computers on the ring can see every message, and there are no collisions, and a single point of failure will occur if any part of the ring breaks.
- (firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
- (figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
- (UK) A burner on a kitchen stove.
- The open space in front of a racecourse stand, used for betting purposes.
- (cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
- (botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
- (UK) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
- (mathematics, order theory) A family of sets closed under finite union and finite intersection.
verb
- sound loudly and sonorously
- ring or echo with sound
- attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
- extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- (transitive) To enclose or surround.
- (intransitive) to resound, reverberate, echo.
- (transitive) To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
- To ring up (enter into a cash register or till)
- (intransitive, figuratively) To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
- (transitive, colloquial, British, Australia, New Zealand) To telephone (someone).
- (Australia, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially cattle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle.
- (transitive, figuratively) To make an incision around; to girdle; to cut away a circular tract of bark from a tree in order to kill it.
- (transitive) To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
- (intransitive) Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
- (transitive) To steal and change the identity of (cars) in order to resell them.
- (transitive) To produce (a sound) by ringing.
- (falconry) To rise in the air spirally.
- (intransitive) To produce music with bells.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
noun
- (nautical) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A bad mood or temper. A tantrum.
- (slang) A poor-quality or unsaleable diamond.
- A strap; more specifically a piece of leather or a substitute (notably canvas), or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, for honing a razor.
- a leather strap used to sharpen razors
verb
verb
- bind with a rope, chain, or cord
- lash or flick about sharply
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- strike as if by whipping
- Used in phrasal verbs: lash back, lash out.
- (transitive) To throw out with a jerk or quickly.
- (transitive) To scold; or to satirize; to censure with severity.
- (intransitive) To ply the whip; to strike.
- (transitive) To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat, or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash.
- (transitive) To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or with something like one.
- (intransitive) To strike vigorously; to let fly.
- (intransitive) To utter censure or sarcastic language.
- (transitive) To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten.
- (intransitive, of rain) To fall heavily, especially in the phrase lash down.
noun
- leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
- a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
- A quantity, a great number or amount (e.g. of rain or milk).
- In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.
- A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut.
- A quick and violent sweeping movement, as of an animal's tail; a swish.
- (botany) Flowering plants of genus Blepharis.
- A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.
- A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough, often given as a punishment.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal) An attempt; a go at something.
- The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
- (machining, mechanical) Looseness between fitted parts, either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
adj
verb
- To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.
- To wind cylindrically or spirally.
- To build a pot (etc) with clay coils.
- To wind into loops (roughly) around a common center.
- wind around something in coils or loops
- make without a potter's wheel
- to wind or move in a spiral course
noun
- (electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.
- (now obsolete except in phrases) A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.
- (figurative) Entanglement; perplexity.
- Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- (informal, slang) A wad of cash.
- Any intrauterine device (abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.
- A cylinder of clay.
- tubing that is wound in a spiral
- a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
- reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit
- a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb
- a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
- a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
adj
- capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
- capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass
- (of a person) Eligible for bail bond.
- (of an offence) For which bail bond is permitted.
- (insurance) suitable for having one's current or future employment insured by a fidelity bond
- able to form bonds
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
- the act of inflicting a wound
- a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
- a figurative injury (to your feelings or pride)
- an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
- (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
- (crime law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
- An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
verb
adj
- Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- Of milk or another liquid: slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
- Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- (British informal) very poor in quality
- of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
- forming viscous or glutinous threads