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noun
adj
noun
- Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.
- A meal with two paired components.
- Any pair of people.
- Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
- (musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.
- A song in two parts; a duet.
- a musical composition for two performers
- two performers or singers who perform together
- a pair who associate with one another
- two items of the same kind
noun
adj
- (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
- (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
- (of an object) Long and narrow.
- (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
- (rustic, Northern England, Scotland) Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
- (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
- being of delicate or slender build
- small in quantity
verb
noun
verb
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
- separate into constituents by soaking
- cause to grow thin or weak
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
- To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
noun
- A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.
- (Kenya, slang) A word mispronounced by replacing some consonant sounds with others of a similar place of articulation as influenced by one's mother tongue.
- A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
- a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
verb
noun
- Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
- Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
- A group of three musicians.
- (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- A group of three people or things.
- three people considered as a unit
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- three performers or singers who perform together
- a musical composition for three performers
noun
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- (swimming) Clipping of backstroke.
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- (figuratively) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A ferryboat.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
- (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- (printing) The inside margin of a page.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
adj
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- At or near the rear.
- Not current.
- (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
adv
- In a manner that impedes.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- (not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- (postpositive) Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
verb
- (transitive) To push or force backwards.
- (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- (transitive) To support.
- (MLE, transitive) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
- (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
- (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To row backward with (oars).
- (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To carry an infant on one’s back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- be in back of
- travel backward
- establish as valid or genuine
- place a bet on
- give support or one's approval to
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- support financial backing for
- be behind; approve of
- cause to travel backward
noun
- A liquor made from this herb.
- A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.
- Various species in the genus Ligusticum (generally with an adjective to differentiate them from Levisticum)
- stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
- herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
noun
- A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.
- (rail transport, US) An all clear or full speed ahead signal.
- Clipping of highball glass, a tall glass tumbler used for serving highballs.
- (climbing) A very high bouldering problem, often with a hard landing.
- a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
verb
noun
- Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink.
- Alternative form of switchel (“drink based on water and vinegar”).
- (programming) The conversion of portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
- (UK, informal) Synonym of swizz (“swindle, disappointment”).
- any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
verb
- (programming) To permute bits, or elements of a vector.
- (informal, transitive) To drink; to swill.
- (programming, Objective-C, transitive) To change a class's dispatch table in order to resolve messages from an existing selector to a new implementation.
- (programming, transitive) To convert portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
- (informal, transitive) To stir or mix.
adv
adj
noun
noun
- a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
- a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
- (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
- That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
- Something bracing; a stimulant.
- Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
- A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
noun
- an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- (Canada, US, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
- (Vietnam War-era military slang) A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
- Alternative form of hoosh (“type of stew”).
noun
name
- A male given name.
- An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
- A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
- A community in Linden, Guyana.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
- A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
- A territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District.
noun
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
verb
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- To cause an uproar.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
noun
- (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
- (medicine, historical) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
- (mathematics) The symbol ∪ denoting union and similar operations.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A metric unit of measure equal to 250 mL.
- A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
- (US) A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
- Prefixed with a letter, used as a measurement of bra or breast size.
- The contents of said vessel.
- A container in which dice are held and shaken before being thrown.
- (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
- (soccer) The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
- (figurative) That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.
- (tarot) A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
- Anything shaped like a cup.
- (Canada) A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
- A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction.
- (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
- A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
- A contest for which a cup is awarded.
- (US, Canada) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.
- One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
- the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
- any cup-shaped concavity
- cup-shaped plant organ
- a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
- a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- the quantity a cup will hold
verb
- (transitive, engineering) To make concave or in the form of a cup.
- (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
- (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.
- (transitive) To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- form into the shape of a cup
- put into a cup
noun
- (rare) Clipping of Napoleon brandy, any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
- (usually admiringly derogatory) A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
- (food, originally US slang) Clipping of Napoleon cake, another name for a millefeuille pastry.
- (historical numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
- (card games, uncountable) Clipping of double napoleon, a form of patience/solitaire.
- Clipping of Napoleon bigarreau, a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
- Ellipsis of Napoleon slice.
- (historical weaponry) Clipping of Napoleon gun, a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
- (card games, uncountable) A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
- (historical numismatics, slang) Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
- a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
adj
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- having no hue
noun
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A neutral hue.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
noun
- An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.
- (uncountable, slang, derogatory) Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
- (childish) The sound of a siren.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
adj
noun
- This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
- (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- (Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
- (Japan, South Korea) A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
- (countable) A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
- (US, Canada) A non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.
- a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
noun
adj
noun
- Any cocktail consisting of a spirit and a liqueur.
- A meal with two paired components.
- Any pair of people.
- Two people who work or collaborate together as partners; especially:
- (musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.
- A song in two parts; a duet.
- a musical composition for two performers
- two performers or singers who perform together
- a pair who associate with one another
- two items of the same kind
noun
adj
- (of something abstract like a chance or margin) Very small, tiny.
- (of a workforce) Of a reduced size, with the intent of being more efficient.
- (of an object) Long and narrow.
- (by extension, of clothing) Designed to make the wearer appear slim.
- (rustic, Northern England, Scotland) Bad, of questionable quality; not strongly built, flimsy.
- (of a person or a person's build) Slender in an attractive way.
- being of delicate or slender build
- small in quantity
verb
noun
verb
- soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result
- separate into constituents by soaking
- cause to grow thin or weak
- become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking
- To reduce solids to small pieces (in a macerator).
- To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
noun
- A liquor composed of vegetable acid, fruit juice (especially lemon), sugar, sometimes vinegar, and a small amount of spirit as a preservative. Modern shrub is usually non-alcoholic, but in earlier times it was often mixed with a substantial amount of spirit such as brandy or rum, thus making it a liqueur.
- (Kenya, slang) A word mispronounced by replacing some consonant sounds with others of a similar place of articulation as influenced by one's mother tongue.
- A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.
- a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
verb
noun
- Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- (music) A piece of music written for three musicians.
- Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
- A group of three musicians.
- (music) A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- A group of three people or things.
- three people considered as a unit
- a set of three similar things considered as a unit
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- three performers or singers who perform together
- a musical composition for three performers
noun
- A non-alcoholic drink (often water or a soft drink), to go with hard liquor or a cocktail.
- (mining) The roof of a horizontal underground passage.
- (swimming) Clipping of backstroke.
- (slang, uncountable) Effort, usually physical.
- (sports) In some team sports, a position behind most players on the team.
- (figuratively) The upper part of a natural object which is considered to resemble an animal’s back.
- (slang, uncountable) Large and attractive buttocks.
- A support or resource in reserve.
- Area behind, such as the backyard of a house or the rear storeroom of a retail store.
- The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
- The side of a blade opposite the side used for cutting.
- Among leather dealers, one of the thickest and stoutest tanned hides.
- A ferryboat.
- The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
- The part of something that goes last.
- The backrest, the part of a piece of furniture which receives the human back.
- (nautical) The keel and keelson of a ship.
- (figurative) The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
- The side of any object which is opposite the front or useful side.
- The spine and associated tissues.
- The edge of a book which is bound.
- A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot glue, etc.
- (printing) The inside margin of a page.
- That which is farthest away from the front.
- (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- a support that you can lean against while sitting
adj
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
- At or near the rear.
- Not current.
- (predicative) Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
- Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
- Moving or operating backward.
- In arrears; overdue.
- located at or near the back of an animal
- of an earlier date
- related to or located at the back
adv
- In a manner that impedes.
- To a later point in time. See also put back.
- Towards, into or in the past.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Away from someone or something; at a distance.
- So as to shrink, recede or move aside, or cause to do so.
- (not comparable) To or in a previous condition or place.
- (not comparable) In a reciprocal manner; in return.
- (postpositive) Earlier, ago.
- In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
- Away from the front or from an edge.
- in or to or toward a former location
- in reply
- at or to or toward the back or rear
- in repayment or retaliation
- in or to or toward a past time
- in or to or toward an original condition
verb
- (transitive) To push or force backwards.
- (law, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).
- (transitive) To support.
- (MLE, transitive) To draw from behind the back (a knife etc.) (as also back out).
- (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.
- (nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
- (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.
- To row backward with (oars).
- (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.
- To make a back for; to furnish with a back.
- To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.
- (nautical, of an anchor) To lay out a second, smaller anchor to provide additional holding power.
- (Nigeria, transitive) To carry an infant on one’s back.
- To write upon the back of, possibly as an endorsement.
- be in back of
- travel backward
- establish as valid or genuine
- place a bet on
- give support or one's approval to
- strengthen by providing with a back or backing
- shift to a counterclockwise direction
- support financial backing for
- be behind; approve of
- cause to travel backward
noun
- A liquor made from this herb.
- A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.
- Various species in the genus Ligusticum (generally with an adjective to differentiate them from Levisticum)
- stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
- herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
noun
- A cocktail made from a spirit plus soda water etc.
- (rail transport, US) An all clear or full speed ahead signal.
- Clipping of highball glass, a tall glass tumbler used for serving highballs.
- (climbing) A very high bouldering problem, often with a hard landing.
- a mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
verb
noun
- Any of various kinds of alcoholic drink.
- Alternative form of switchel (“drink based on water and vinegar”).
- (programming) The conversion of portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
- (UK, informal) Synonym of swizz (“swindle, disappointment”).
- any of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and lime juice and sugar shaken with ice
verb
- (programming) To permute bits, or elements of a vector.
- (informal, transitive) To drink; to swill.
- (programming, Objective-C, transitive) To change a class's dispatch table in order to resolve messages from an existing selector to a new implementation.
- (programming, transitive) To convert portable symbols or positions to memory-dependent pointers during deserialization.
- (informal, transitive) To stir or mix.
noun
noun
- a tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)
- a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
- (archery) A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the vibration of the string.
- That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or bandage.
- Something bracing; a stimulant.
- Armor for the forearm; a brassard.
- A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives tension or tone to any part of the body.
noun
- an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
- (Canada, US, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
- (Vietnam War-era military slang) A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.
- Alternative form of hoosh (“type of stew”).
noun
name
- A male given name.
- An unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States.
- A community in Shuniah, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
- A district municipality in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, central British Columbia, Canada.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1970s and later usage, also in the form Makenzie.
- A community in Linden, Guyana.
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic of Scottish origin.
- A river in the Northwest Territories, the longest in Canada, running from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea.
- A territorial authority in south Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Mackenzie District.
noun
- (cocktails) A sweet alcoholic drink made with rum, lemon juice (or sometimes other fruit juice), and either passion fruit syrup or fassionola.
- (in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.
- (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) "full—triple-full—full" – an acrobatic maneuver consisting of three flips and five twists, with one twist on the first flip, three twists on the second flip, one twist on the third flip
- A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye.
- (figurative) A great forceful onrush.
- a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
verb
- To move noisily, quickly, and dramatically, becoming the center of attention.
- To tear apart in a violent, destructive, and/or chaotic manner.
- To storm excessivly; to fume and rage violently.
- To attempt to accomplish a great deal with a frenzied effort.
- To swirl quickly and violently.
- To cause an uproar.
- (ambitransitive, of the weather) To be violent, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater, usually accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder.
- To chase violently or rush after and force along.
noun
- (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
- (medicine, historical) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
- (mathematics) The symbol ∪ denoting union and similar operations.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A metric unit of measure equal to 250 mL.
- A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
- (US) A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
- Prefixed with a letter, used as a measurement of bra or breast size.
- The contents of said vessel.
- A container in which dice are held and shaken before being thrown.
- (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
- (soccer) The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
- (figurative) That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.
- (tarot) A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
- Anything shaped like a cup.
- (Canada) A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
- A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction.
- (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
- A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
- A contest for which a cup is awarded.
- (US, Canada) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.
- One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
- the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
- any cup-shaped concavity
- cup-shaped plant organ
- a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
- a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
- a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- the quantity a cup will hold
verb
- (transitive, engineering) To make concave or in the form of a cup.
- (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
- (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands.
- (transitive) To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- form into the shape of a cup
- put into a cup
noun
- (rare) Clipping of Napoleon brandy, any excellent brandy; a serving of such a brandy.
- (usually admiringly derogatory) A person resembling Napoleon Bonaparte, (usually) in having come to dominate an area or sphere of activity through ruthlessness or illegality as well as surpassing ability.
- (food, originally US slang) Clipping of Napoleon cake, another name for a millefeuille pastry.
- (historical numismatics, slang) The franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
- (card games, uncountable) Clipping of double napoleon, a form of patience/solitaire.
- Clipping of Napoleon bigarreau, a variety of the white-fleshed bigarreau cherry; a variety of cherry tree bearing such fruit.
- Ellipsis of Napoleon slice.
- (historical weaponry) Clipping of Napoleon gun, a 12-pounder cannon first used by the Second French Empire.
- (card games, uncountable) A 19th-century five-card trick-taking game simplified from euchre.
- (historical numismatics, slang) Other subsequent 20-franc coins, notes, or values.
- a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream
noun
- An alcoholic cocktail consisting of peach schnapps, vodka and cranberry juice.
- (uncountable, slang, derogatory) Supernatural, paranormal, occult, esoteric, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
- (childish) The sound of a siren.
- (countable, slang, derogatory) A person readily accepting supernatural, paranormal, occult, or pseudoscientific phenomena, or emotion-based beliefs and explanations.
adj
noun
- This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
- (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- (Australia) A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
- (Japan, South Korea) A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
- (countable) A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
- (US, Canada) A non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.
- a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
adv
adj
adj
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- having no hue
noun
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A neutral hue.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute