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noun
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
verb
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
noun
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- The act of biting.
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause a stinging pain
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- cause a prickling sensation
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
noun
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- cause a stinging pain
- (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
noun
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
- operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
- a mental pain or distress
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
- A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- A goad; incitement.
- A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
noun
- a sharp stinging blow
- Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
- a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
- A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
- Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
- A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
- (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
- (slang, television and film) An extension cord.
- A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
- A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
- (prison slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.
- (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
- (slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
- A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
verb
noun
- any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium spp.), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
- Various species of the genus Dendrocnide:
- ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
- bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle (Solanum elaeagnifolium);
- horse-nettle (Solanum rostratum);
- Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
- small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
- bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
- western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle (Solanum dimidiatum);
- hackberry (Celtis spp.).
- scratchbush (Urera baccifera)
- Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
- bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
- nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
- false nettle (Boehmeria spp., family Urticaceae);
- rock nettle (Eucnide spp.);
- hemp nettle (Galeopsis spp.);
- tree nettle (Urtica ferox);
- Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
- flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus spp.);
- hedge nettle (Stachys spp.);
adj
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noun
verb
noun
- The sensation of being stung by nettles.
- a sensation of having been stung by nettles
- (pathology) The development of urticaria (hives).
- (medicine) Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis).
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
noun
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
verb
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation
- (transitive) To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (masonry, transitive) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
- (transitive) To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
- (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.
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adv
verb
noun
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verb
noun
- a sharp stab of pain
- a sudden sharp feeling
- (rare, also figurative) A turn, a twist.
- (UK, dialectal) Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
- A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
- A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
adj
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- intense or sharp
noun
verb
noun
adj
verb
- To bite so hard as to remove something from its source.
- (transitive, idiomatic, sometimes followed by on) To accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner.
- bite off with a quick bite
noun
- a severe blow
- a forceful consequence; a strong effect
- A person's ability to throw such punches.
- A heavy blow, a punch.
- A thrill, an emotionally excited reaction.
- (slang, uncountable) Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, or whitewash.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
- An emotional impact, a psychological force.
verb
- defeat soundly and utterly
- strike hard
- (intransitive) To flounder, wallow.
- (transitive) To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
- (transitive) To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
- To eat or drink with gusto.
- To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
- (transitive) To wrap up temporarily.
- (intransitive) To rush hastily.
- To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
- (Internet) To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
adj
- Harsh-tasting.
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
adv
noun
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
verb
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
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verb
adj
- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
noun
- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
noun
- someone who bites
- (curling) A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
- (slang) One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.
- Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
- (in combination, computing) Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.
- (fiction) A zombie.
- (fishing) A fish that tends to take bait.
noun
- One who pricks.
- Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
- (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
- One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
- A tool for pricking.
- A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
- A prickle or thorn.
- a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
noun
adj
- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Cynical and resentful.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- harsh or corrosive in tone
adv
noun
- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
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noun
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
intj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
adj
- Of or pertaining to venom.
- Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
- Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
- Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
noun
- A blow to the stomach.
- (now chiefly historical) An ornamental cloth, often embellished with embroidery or jewelry, worn over the chest by women beneath their bodices or by men and women as the central part of an open shirt, blouse, or jacket.
- A similar item of mail worn over and protecting the stomach.
- garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
verb
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
- cut the top off
- make ridges into by pinching together
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- make off with belongings of others
- (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- To squeeze between two objects.
- (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- (of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
- (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
- (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
noun
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- (slang) An arrest.
- An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
- The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
- An organic herbal smoke additive.
- (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically conducting filament.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A steep incline; a very steep section of road.
- A close compression of anything with the fingers.
- The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
- A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
noun
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
verb
noun
- a sharp stinging blow
- Anything that is used to sting, as a means of attack.
- a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy
- A minor neurological injury of the spine characterized by a shooting or stinging pain down one arm, followed by numbness and weakness.
- A portable bed of nails to puncture car tires, used by police and military forces.
- Anything, such as an insult, that stings mentally or psychologically.
- A scene shown on films or television shows after the credits.
- (slang) A final note played at the end of a military march.
- (slang, television and film) An extension cord.
- A station identifier on television or radio played between shows.
- A cocktail of brandy and crème de menthe.
- (prison slang) An improvised heating element used to boil or heat water in prison.
- (slang) A nonlethal grenade using rubber instead of shrapnel, more commonly called a sting grenade.
- (slang, West Country, Bristol) A stinging nettle.
- A short musical phrase or chord used non-diegetically to dramatic or emphatic effect.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- Chironex fleckeri, an extremely venomous Australian box jellyfish.
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- cause a stinging pain
- (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
noun
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
- operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
- a mental pain or distress
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
- A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- A goad; incitement.
- A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
noun
- The sensation of being stung by nettles.
- a sensation of having been stung by nettles
- (pathology) The development of urticaria (hives).
- (medicine) Beating the skin with nettles (formerly used to treat paralysis).
- an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
noun
- a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings
- A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- A patch that covers a hole in something that needs to be watertight, such as a roof or a boat.
- A nail of the very smallest size; a tack.
- (masonry) An attachment in the middle of a long guide line to keep it from sagging.
- A tingling sound; a chime or tinkle.
verb
- cause a stinging or tingling sensation
- (transitive) To fasten with a tingle; to tack.
- (intransitive) To feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (intransitive) To ring; to tinkle or twang.
- (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
- (masonry, transitive) To secure the middle of a guide line by means of a tingle.
- (transitive) To patch with a tingle; to cover a hole in something that requires it to be watertight.
- (transitive) To cause to ring, to tinkle.
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
noun
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- The act of biting.
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
noun
adj
adv
verb
noun
verb
noun
noun
- a severe blow
- a forceful consequence; a strong effect
- A person's ability to throw such punches.
- A heavy blow, a punch.
- A thrill, an emotionally excited reaction.
- (slang, uncountable) Anything produced by a process that involves boiling; beer, tea, or whitewash.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) A quick rolling movement; a gallop.
- An emotional impact, a psychological force.
verb
- defeat soundly and utterly
- strike hard
- (intransitive) To flounder, wallow.
- (transitive) To trounce, beat by a wide margin.
- (transitive) To strike heavily, thrash soundly.
- To eat or drink with gusto.
- To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle.
- (transitive) To wrap up temporarily.
- (intransitive) To rush hastily.
- To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise.
- (Internet) To send a message to all operators on an Internet Relay Chat server.
noun
- someone who bites
- (curling) A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.
- (slang) One who copies someone else's work, style or techniques, especially in hip-hop.
- Agent noun of bite; someone or something who bites or tends to bite.
- (in combination, computing) Something (a data unit, machine etc.) with a width of a specified amount of bits.
- (fiction) A zombie.
- (fishing) A fish that tends to take bait.
noun
- One who pricks.
- Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
- (nautical) A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
- One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
- A tool for pricking.
- A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
- A prickle or thorn.
- a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- an awl for making small holes for brads or small screws
noun
noun
verb
noun
- a sharp stab of pain
- a sudden sharp feeling
- (rare, also figurative) A turn, a twist.
- (UK, dialectal) Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
- A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
- A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
noun
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
intj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
noun
- A blow to the stomach.
- (now chiefly historical) An ornamental cloth, often embellished with embroidery or jewelry, worn over the chest by women beneath their bodices or by men and women as the central part of an open shirt, blouse, or jacket.
- A similar item of mail worn over and protecting the stomach.
- garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
- penetrate or cut, as with a knife
- (intransitive, of a fish) To bite a baited hook or other lure and thus be caught.
- (intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent.
- (intransitive, figurative) To accept something offered, often secretly or deceptively, to cause some action by the acceptor.
- (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on. Used in invective.
- (transitive) To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
- (intransitive) To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or injure; to have the property of so doing.
- (intransitive) To take or keep a firm hold.
- (transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- (transitive) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to.
- (intransitive) To have significant effect, often negative.
- (intransitive) To take hold; to establish firm contact with.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To plagiarize, to imitate.
- (intransitive) To attack with the teeth.
- (stative, slang) To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
- (intransitive, transitive, of an insect) To sting.
- (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) To behave aggressively; to reject advances.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To cause sharp pain or damage to; to hurt or injure.
noun
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- The act of biting.
- a strong odor or taste property
- a small amount of solid food; a mouthful
- (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait
- a light informal meal
- a portion removed from the whole
- a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person
- wit having a sharp and caustic quality
- the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
- (printing) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening between the type and paper.
- The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has upon another.
- (television) Ellipsis of sound bite.
- (slang) Something unpleasant.
- (slang) A cut, a proportion of profits; an amount of money.
- (figuratively, uncountable) incisiveness, provocativeness, exactness.
- A small meal or snack.
- (slang) An act of plagiarism.
- (figuratively, uncountable) Aggression.
- (cricket) The turn that a spin bowler imparts to a pitch.
- A piece of food of a size that would be produced by biting; a mouthful.
- The swelling of one's skin caused by an insect's mouthparts or sting.
- The wound left behind after having been bitten.
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause a stinging pain
- To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
- stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
- to stick up
- cause a prickling sensation
- to cause a sharp emotional pain
- make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
- (transitive) To pierce or puncture slightly.
- (farriery) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause lameness.
- (intransitive) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as something pointed; said especially of the ears of an animal, such as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up.
- (transitive, chiefly nautical) To mark the surface of (something) with pricks or dots; especially, to trace a ship’s course on (a chart).
- (transitive) To form by piercing or puncturing.
- (transitive, hunting) To shoot without killing.
- To aim at a point or mark.
- (horticulture) Usually in the form prick out: to plant (seeds or seedlings) in holes made in soil at regular intervals.
- (transitive) To make acidic or pungent.
- (transitive) To incite, stimulate, goad.
- To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing.
noun
- obscene terms for penis
- the act of puncturing with a small point
- insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- The experience or feeling of being pierced or punctured by a small, sharp object.
- (now historical) A small roll of yarn or tobacco.
- A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
- The footprint of a hare.
- An indentation or small mark made with a pointed object.
- (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- A feeling of remorse.
- (slang, derogatory) Someone (especially a male) who is unpleasant, rude or annoying.
- A small pointed object.
verb
- deliver a sting to
- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- cause a stinging pain
- (transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
- (ambitransitive) To hurt, usually by introducing poison or a sharp point, or both.
- (figurative) To cause harm or pain to.
- (intransitive, sometimes figurative) To hurt, to be in pain (physically or emotionally).
noun
- The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging; a wound inflicted by stinging.
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin
- a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
- A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
- operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act
- a mental pain or distress
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
- A sharp, localized pain primarily on the epidermis.
- A short percussive phrase played by a drummer to accent the punchline in a comedy show.
- The concluding point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.
- A brief sequence of music used in films, TV, and video games as a form of scenic punctuation or to identify the broadcasting station.
- A bump left on the skin after having been stung.
- (botany) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which secretes an acrid fluid, as in nettles.
- A goad; incitement.
- A support for a wind tunnel model which extends parallel to the air flow.
- (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
- A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- (figurative) The harmful or painful part of something.
verb
noun
- any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
- dead nettle, dumb nettle (Lamium spp.), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
- Various species of the genus Dendrocnide:
- ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
- bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle (Solanum elaeagnifolium);
- horse-nettle (Solanum rostratum);
- Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
- small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
- bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
- western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle (Solanum dimidiatum);
- hackberry (Celtis spp.).
- scratchbush (Urera baccifera)
- Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
- bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),
- Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
- nilgiri nettle, Himalayan giant nettle (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae).
- false nettle (Boehmeria spp., family Urticaceae);
- rock nettle (Eucnide spp.);
- hemp nettle (Galeopsis spp.);
- tree nettle (Urtica ferox);
- Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
- flame nettle or painted nettle (Coleus spp.);
- hedge nettle (Stachys spp.);
verb
noun
- a sharp stab of pain
- a sudden sharp feeling
- (rare, also figurative) A turn, a twist.
- (UK, dialectal) Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
- A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
- A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
verb
- To bite so hard as to remove something from its source.
- (transitive, idiomatic, sometimes followed by on) To accept or commit oneself to a task, project, notion, or responsibility, especially one which presents challenges.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To acquire, especially in an abrupt or forceful manner.
- bite off with a quick bite
noun
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
verb
verb
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
- cut the top off
- make ridges into by pinching together
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- make off with belongings of others
- (hunting) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does.
- To squeeze between two objects.
- (figurative) To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve.
- To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a pinch.
- (of animals) To seize; to grip; to bite.
- (slang, transitive) To steal, usually something inconsequential.
- To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- (intransitive) Of clothing, to be uncomfortably tight in specific spots.
- (slang, transitive) To arrest or capture.
- To squeeze between the thumb and forefinger.
- (nautical) To sail so close-hauled that the sails begin to flutter.
- (horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.
noun
- a small sharp bite or snip
- a squeeze with the fingers
- a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
- a slight but appreciable amount
- a painful or straitened circumstance
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
- (slang) An arrest.
- An awkward situation of some kind (especially money or social) which is difficult to escape.
- The narrow part connecting the two bulbs of an hourglass.
- An organic herbal smoke additive.
- (physics) A magnetic compression of an electrically conducting filament.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A steep incline; a very steep section of road.
- A close compression of anything with the fingers.
- The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- A metal bar used as a lever for lifting weights, rolling wheels, etc.
- A small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip.
noun
adj
- Causing sharp pain; stinging.
- Cleverly shrewd and humorous in a way that may be rude and disrespectful.
- (Appalachia) Hard-working.
- (often in combination) Equipped with intelligent behaviour (digital/computer technology).
- Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
- Sharp; keen; poignant.
- Sudden and intense.
- (informal) Exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books.
- Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable.
- characterized by quickness and ease in learning
- capable of independent and apparently intelligent action
- elegant and stylish
- improperly forward or bold
- painfully severe
- showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
- quick and brisk
verb
adj
adv
noun
verb
adj
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- intense or sharp
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- Harsh-tasting.
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- (of a place) Having socio-economic problems, hence possibly dangerous.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- Not smooth; uneven.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Difficult; trying.
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Turbulent.
- Of or relating to the rough breathing in the Greek language.
- not perfected
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- unkind or cruel or uncivil
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- having or caused by an irregular surface
- unpleasantly stern
- full of hardship or trials
- not quite exact or correct
- ready and able to resort to force or violence
- (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
- of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
- violently agitated and turbulent
- not carefully or expertly made
- not shaped by cutting or trimming
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- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
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- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- To create in an approximate form.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
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- Of a bite from an animal: not containing the usual venom.
- (Christianity) Of a mass, service, or rite: involving neither consecration nor communion.
- (figurative) Athirst, eager.
- (poker) Of a board or flop: Not permitting the creation of many or of strong hands.
- Free from or lacking alcohol or alcoholic beverages.
- (fine arts) Exhibiting precise execution lacking delicate contours or soft transitions of color.
- (aviation) Not using afterburners or water injection for increased thrust.
- Lacking interest, boring.
- (of a sound recording) Free from applied audio effects (especially reverb).
- In a dry spell (e.g., unemployed, slow).
- Free from or lacking embellishment or sweetness, particularly:
- (law) Describing an area where sales of alcoholic or strong alcoholic beverages are banned.
- (wine and other alcoholic beverages, ginger ale) Low in sugar; lacking sugar; unsweetened.
- Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
- (humor) Amusing without showing amusement.
- (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
- (Malaysia, Singapore, of noodles) Mixed with sauce and not served in a soup.
- Without a usual complement or consummation; impotent.
- (masonry) Built without or lacking mortar.
- Free from or lacking moisture.
- (sciences, somewhat derogatory) Involving computations rather than work with biological or chemical matter.
- having no adornment or coloration
- having a large proportion of strong liquor
- unproductive especially of the expected results
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- not producing milk
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- without a mucous or watery discharge
- free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
- (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
- lacking warmth or emotional involvement
- (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
- practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
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- (Australia) An area of waterless country.
- (US) A prohibitionist (of alcoholic beverages).
- (British, UK politics) A radical or hard-line Conservative; especially, one who supported the policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
- (chiefly Australia, with "the") The dry season.
- Unsweetened ginger ale; dry ginger.
- An area with little or no rain, or sheltered from it.
- The process by which something is dried.
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
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- Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.
- Cynical and resentful.
- Hateful or hostile.
- Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
- very difficult to accept or bear
- expressive of severe grief or regret
- proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity
- causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
- marked by strong resentment or cynicism
- causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold
- harsh or corrosive in tone
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- (usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
- A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
- (nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
- (computing, informal, in combination) A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
- the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
- English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
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- Of or pertaining to venom.
- Hateful; malignant; spiteful.
- Posing a threat; dangerous, threatening.
- Of an animal (specifically a snake) or parts of its body: producing venom (“a toxin intended for defensive or offensive use”) which is usually injected into an enemy or prey by biting or stinging; hence, of a bite or sting: injecting venom.
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful