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noun
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noun
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
verb
- To touch or tap gently.
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- throw carelessly
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
adj
- Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
- (medicine) That can be detected by palpation.
- (figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- (medicine) can be felt by palpation
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
- so intense as to be almost touched or felt
adj
- Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
- Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
- Perceptible; able to be perceived.
- Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- capable of being treated as fact
- perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
- (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
noun
noun
- Initialism of therapeutic touch.
- (translation studies) Initialism of target text.
- Initialism of tabletop.
- Initialism of tandem turn.
- (music) Initialism of tritone.
- (firearms) Initialism of Tula Tokarev.
- Initialism of time-traveller.
- Initialism of trust territory.
- Initialism of time trial.
- Initialism of terrestrial time.
- (artificial intelligence) Initialism of Turing test.
- Initialism of technology transfer.
- Initialism of tag team.
- Initialism of thumb tip.
- (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions
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noun
- a property perceived by touch
- an intuitive awareness
- manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A vague understanding.
- An intuitive ability.
- An act of fondling.
- A vague mental impression.
- (chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
verb
- examine by touch
- have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- examine (a body part) by palpation
- undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- undergo passive experience of
- pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- grope or feel in search of something
- find by testing or cautious exploration
- be felt or perceived in a certain way
- produce a certain impression
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
noun
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
verb
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
noun
- A tap or light touch.
- A slight speck.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- (ornithology) A whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- a metallic tapping sound
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- a light mattress
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- (transitive) To give tick; to trust.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- sew
noun
verb
- touch clumsily
- scrape with the paws
- (transitive, by extension) To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
- (transitive, by extension) To clumsily dig (through something).
- (transitive) Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
- (transitive) Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
noun
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- (humorous, also furry fandom) A hand.
- (nonstandard or rustic) Alternative form of pa (“father”).
- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- occur at a specified time or place
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- be distinguished or eminent
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- be clear and obvious
- be shiny, as if wet
- throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- make (a surface) shine
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- be bright by reflecting or casting light
- (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
- (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- (intransitive, copulative) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be immediately apparent.
- (intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
- (intransitive, copulative) To reflect light.
noun
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
- Brightness from reflected light.
- Brightness from a source of light.
- (slang) Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
- (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
- (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
- Shoeshine.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
- Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
noun
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
noun
- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- the rind of a fruit or vegetable
- an outer surface (usually thin)
- a person whose head is bald or shaved
- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
- body covering of a living animal
- a person's skin regarded as their life
- a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
- A drink of whisky served hot.
- A member of the team not wearing shirts, in a shirts and skins game.
- (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
- (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
- (slang, Ireland, British) A person; chap.
- (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
- (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
- (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
- (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
- (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
- (aviation) The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
- A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
- (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
verb
- remove the skin from
- remove the bark of a tree
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
- (colloquial) To high five.
- (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
- (transitive, art) To remove the top layers of paint from, revealing parts of the underlying medium or canvas.
- (intransitive) To become covered with skin or a skin-like layer.
- (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
- (UK, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
- Short for skin up (“travel uphill on skis, snowboard, or bicycle”)
- (transitive) To injure the skin of.
noun
- The sense of touch; feeling.
- Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.
- (psychology) A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
- Propriety; manners (etiquette).
- (music) The stroke in beating time.
- (slang) Clipping of tactic.
- consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
verb
verb
- touch or stroke lightly
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
- (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
- (intransitive, of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
- (transitive) To cause delight or amusement in.
- (transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
- (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
- (intransitive) To feel titillation.
noun
adv
noun
- a light touch with the hands
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- a single complete movement
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- a light touch
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- (by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
- An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
- (sciences) An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
- An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
- (by extension) A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
- (swimming) A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
- An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
- A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
- A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
- A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
- (linguistics, calligraphy, typography) A line making up a written character.
- (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
- (chiefly US) A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
- (technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.
- An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
- (turn-based games) A masterful or effective action.
- A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
- (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- (computing) In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
- (medicine) A sudden interruption of blood supply to the brain, causing minor to major brain damage and possible death.
- (squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
- The hitting of a bell or similar by the clapper or hammer of a clock; the sound thereof; the time when this occurs.
- A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
- (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
verb
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- treat gingerly or carefully
- row at a particular rate
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
- To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
- (poetic, rare) Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
- (agriculture) To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
- (swimming) To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
- (by extension, chiefly US, politics) To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
- (ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- (also figuratively) To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
- (masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
- Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
- (swimming) To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
- (rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
- (especially psychoanalysis) To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
- (medicine) Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
- Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
- (by extension, vulgar, uncommon, intransitive) To masturbate.
verb
- examine by touch
- indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
- search for on the computer
- feel or handle with the fingers
- (transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
- (transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
- (transitive, Internet) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
- (transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
- (transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- (transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
- (transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
noun
- any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
- one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
- the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
- (aviation) Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
- (historical) Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
- (fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
- (originally US) An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
- Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
- (US, rare slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
- (botany) Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
- (historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
- Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:
- The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
- One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
- (especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
- One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
- (cooking) Finger-shaped pieces of food.
- (computing theory) A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
- (figurative) That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
- (historical) A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
- (nautical) Clipping of finger pier (“a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock”).
- (UK slang) A person.
- (vulgar) An act of fingering (inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure).
- (chemistry) A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
- (radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
- Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body, particularly:
- (zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:
- (informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
- (historical) Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
- (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
- (US, rare slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
- The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
noun
noun
noun
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
verb
- To touch or tap gently.
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- throw carelessly
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
noun
- Initialism of therapeutic touch.
- (translation studies) Initialism of target text.
- Initialism of tabletop.
- Initialism of tandem turn.
- (music) Initialism of tritone.
- (firearms) Initialism of Tula Tokarev.
- Initialism of time-traveller.
- Initialism of trust territory.
- Initialism of time trial.
- Initialism of terrestrial time.
- (artificial intelligence) Initialism of Turing test.
- Initialism of technology transfer.
- Initialism of tag team.
- Initialism of thumb tip.
- (astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions
adj
name
noun
- a property perceived by touch
- an intuitive awareness
- manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A vague understanding.
- An intuitive ability.
- An act of fondling.
- A vague mental impression.
- (chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
verb
- examine by touch
- have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- examine (a body part) by palpation
- undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- undergo passive experience of
- pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- grope or feel in search of something
- find by testing or cautious exploration
- be felt or perceived in a certain way
- produce a certain impression
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
noun
- The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device.
- A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second
- (informal) A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema.
- (tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.
- A flitch.
- A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.
- (fencing) A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target.
- a short stroke
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
- a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
verb
- To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion.
- To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly.
- throw or toss with a quick motion
- cause to make a snapping sound
- look through a book or other written material
- cause to move with a flick
- shine unsteadily
- remove with a flick (of the hand)
- twitch or flutter
- flash intermittently
- touch or hit with a light, quick blow
noun
- A tap or light touch.
- A slight speck.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- (ornithology) A whinchat (Saxicola rubetra).
- (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.
- (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- (uncountable) Ticking.
- (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
- (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- a metallic tapping sound
- any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
- a light mattress
- a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
verb
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
- (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- (transitive) To give tick; to trust.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- put a check mark on or near or next to
- make a clicking or ticking sound
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- sew
noun
noun
- a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- the rind of a fruit or vegetable
- an outer surface (usually thin)
- a person whose head is bald or shaved
- a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
- body covering of a living animal
- a person's skin regarded as their life
- a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
- A drink of whisky served hot.
- A member of the team not wearing shirts, in a shirts and skins game.
- (countable, computing, graphical user interface) A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- (nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
- (countable, slang) Rolling paper for cigarettes.
- (slang, Ireland, British) A person; chap.
- (countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.
- (countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.
- (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
- (nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
- (slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.
- (aviation) The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.
- A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.
- (Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
- (uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
- (countable, video games) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.
verb
- remove the skin from
- remove the bark of a tree
- bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- (transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
- (colloquial) To high five.
- (transitive, computing, colloquial) To apply a skin to (a computer program).
- (transitive, art) To remove the top layers of paint from, revealing parts of the underlying medium or canvas.
- (intransitive) To become covered with skin or a skin-like layer.
- (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.
- (UK, soccer, transitive) To use tricks to go past a defender.
- Short for skin up (“travel uphill on skis, snowboard, or bicycle”)
- (transitive) To injure the skin of.
noun
- The sense of touch; feeling.
- Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.
- (psychology) A verbal operant which is controlled by a nonverbal stimulus (such as an object, event, or property of an object) and is maintained by nonspecific social reinforcement (praise).
- Propriety; manners (etiquette).
- (music) The stroke in beating time.
- (slang) Clipping of tactic.
- consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
verb
noun
- a light touch with the hands
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- a single complete movement
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a punctuation mark (‘/’) used to separate related items of information
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- a light touch
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- (by extension) The rower nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rhythm for the other rowers; the position in the boat occupied by this rower.
- An amount of work; specifically, a large amount of business or work.
- (sciences) An individual discharge of lightning, particularly if causing damage.
- An act of moving one's hand or an object along a surface in one direction, touching it lightly; a caress.
- (by extension) A thrust of the penis during sexual intercourse.
- One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.
- (swimming) A movement of the arms and legs which propels a swimmer through the water; a specific combination of such movements, constituting a swimming style.
- An act of striking with a weapon; a blow.
- A single movement of a paintbrush, chisel, pen, pencil, or similar implement; a line or mark made by such an implement.
- A gesture of assurance given as encouragement; specifically (psychoanalysis) in transactional analysis: a (generally positive) reaction expressed to a person which fulfils their desires or needs.
- A beat or throb, as of the heart or pulse.
- (linguistics, calligraphy, typography) A line making up a written character.
- (cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.
- A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done or produced; also, something accomplished by such an effort; an achievement, a feat.
- (chiefly US) A flattering or friendly act, comment, etc., done or made to a person to influence them.
- (technology) A single movement or thrust of a reciprocating device (such as a piston or connecting rod); the length of this movement.
- An act causing hurt or death, especially when seen as divine punishment.
- (turn-based games) A masterful or effective action.
- A distinctive expression in a written composition; a touch.
- (golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club; also, at matchplay, a shot deducted from a player's score at a hole as a result of a handicapping system.
- (computing) In Unicode: the formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in "A̶").
- An act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The oblique, slash, or virgule ("/").
- The movement of an oar or paddle through water: either the cycle of movement as a whole, or the propelling phase (as opposed to the return); the manner in which such movements are made; a rowing style.
- (medicine) A sudden interruption of blood supply to the brain, causing minor to major brain damage and possible death.
- (squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.
- The hitting of a bell or similar by the clapper or hammer of a clock; the sound thereof; the time when this occurs.
- A damaging occurrence, especially if sudden; a blow, a calamity.
- A single movement with a tool; also, an impact of a tool on an object.
- An individual social interaction whereby one gives another attention or recognition.
- (tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.
verb
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions
- treat gingerly or carefully
- row at a particular rate
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- To draw the horizontal line across the upright part (of the letter t).
- To act as the stroke (“rower who is nearest the stern of the boat, the movement of whose oar sets the rowing rhythm for the other rowers”) of (a boat or its crew).
- To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom or brush) along (a surface) in one direction, touching it lightly; to caress.
- (poetic, rare) Of a bell or clock: to chime or sound to indicate (the hour, the time, etc.).
- (agriculture) To milk (a cow or other animal); especially, to squeeze the teat of (a cow, etc.) to extract the last bit of milk from the udder; to strap (dialectal), to strip.
- (swimming) To strike (the water) with one's arms and legs when swimming.
- (by extension, chiefly US, politics) To influence (someone) by convincing or flattering them.
- (ball games) To hit or kick (the ball) with a flowing or smooth motion; also, to score (a goal, a point, etc.) by doing so.
- (also figuratively) To bring (something) to a certain condition by stroking (sense 1).
- (masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to (stone) by carving it with a tool.
- Of a rower or a crew: to row at (a rate of a certain number of strokes (“movements of the oar through water”) per minute).
- (swimming) To swim by making co-ordinated movements with the arms and legs.
- (rare) To mark (something) with lines or stripes; to stripe.
- (especially psychoanalysis) To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
- (medicine) Chiefly followed by out: to suffer loss of brain function when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted; to have a stroke (noun sense 4).
- Followed by out or through: to draw a line or lines through (text) to indicate that it is deleted; to cancel, to strike or strike out.
- (by extension, vulgar, uncommon, intransitive) To masturbate.
noun
- A gentle touch or tap.
- (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- (Scotland) A small pebble.
- A clucking sound.
- (informal) A casual throw.
- (slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.
- (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two.
- Abbreviation of woodchuck.
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- informal terms for a meal
verb
- To touch or tap gently.
- (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To make a clucking sound.
- (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- (South Africa, slang, intransitive) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- (transitive, informal) To jilt; to dump.
- (music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- throw carelessly
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- throw away
verb
- touch clumsily
- scrape with the paws
- (transitive, by extension) To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
- (transitive, by extension) To clumsily dig (through something).
- (transitive) Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
- (transitive) Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
noun
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
- (humorous, also furry fandom) A hand.
- (nonstandard or rustic) Alternative form of pa (“father”).
- The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- drop oneself to a lower or less erect position
- move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
- assume a disappointed or sad expression
- slope downward
- pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
- lose one's chastity
- yield to temptation or sin
- decrease in size, extent, or range
- lose an upright position suddenly
- move in a specified direction
- begin vigorously
- die, as in battle or in a hunt
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- be due
- be inherited by
- come out; issue
- occur at a specified time or place
- be born, used chiefly of lambs
- lose office or power
- come under, be classified or included
- come into the possession of
- fall or flow in a certain way
- come as if by falling
- descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
- fall from clouds
- be captured
- to be given by assignment or distribution
- be cast down
- to be given by right or inheritance
- suffer defeat, failure, or ruin
- go as if by falling
- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- (copulative, in idiomatic expressions) To become (chiefly used with negative states).
- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); to happen.
- To come as if by dropping down.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
- (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
- (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
- (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
- To be brought to the ground.
- (intransitive, of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To visit; to go to a place.
noun
- a sudden drop from an upright position
- a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- the season when the leaves fall from the trees
- a movement downward
- a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- the time of day immediately following sunset
- a downward slope or bend
- (nautical) The chasing of a hunted whale.
- A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
- That which falls or cascades.
- The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard.
- (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
- A loss of greatness or status.
- An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
- (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
- (nautical) The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
- A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
- The height of that which falls or cascades.
- (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
- (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
intj
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- be distinguished or eminent
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- be clear and obvious
- be shiny, as if wet
- throw or flash the light of (a lamp)
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- make (a surface) shine
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- be bright by reflecting or casting light
- (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
- (transitive, cricket) To polish a cricket ball using saliva and one’s clothing.
- (transitive) To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).
- (intransitive, copulative) To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be immediately apparent.
- (intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.
- (transitive) To cause to shine, as a light or by reflected light.
- (intransitive, copulative) To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to be smooth and shiny by rubbing; put a shine on (something); polish (something).
- (intransitive, copulative) To reflect light.
noun
- the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.
- Brightness from reflected light.
- Brightness from a source of light.
- (slang) Moonshine; an illicitly brewed alcoholic drink.
- (slang) A liking for a person; a fancy.
- (cricket) The amount of shininess on a cricket ball, or on each side of the ball.
- Shoeshine.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person.
- Sunshine (typically in contrast with rain).
verb
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
- hook by a pull on the line
- drive something violently into a location
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pierce with force
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- find unexpectedly
- smooth with a strickle
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- occupy or take on
- stop work in order to press demands
- produce by ignition or a blow
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- attain
- (transitive) To make and ratify; to reach; to find.
- (intransitive) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as if with blows.
- (transitive) To create an impression.
- (transitive, sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate.
- (intransitive) To carry out a violent or illegal action.
- (transitive) To cause to ignite by friction.
- To touch; to act by appulse.
- (transitive) To punish; to afflict; to smite.
- To unfasten, to loosen (chains, bonds, etc.).
- (transitive) To hit.
- (transitive, figurative) To impinge upon.
- To affect by a sudden impression or impulse.
- (intransitive) To act suddenly, especially in a violent or criminal way.
- To make a sudden impression upon, as if by a blow; to affect with some strong emotion.
- (sports) To score a goal.
- (transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.
- (transitive) To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a stroke.
- To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.
- (nautical) To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.)
- (intransitive, by extension) To stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions.
- (intransitive) To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to penetrate.
- (by extension) To capitulate; to signal a surrender by hauling down the colours.
- (intransitive) To set off on a walk or trip.
- (transitive, finance) To balance (a ledger or account).
- To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly.
- (transitive) To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or notify by audible strokes. Of a clock, to announce (an hour of the day), usually by one or more sounds.
- (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
- (masonry) To cut off (a mortar joint, etc.) even with the face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.
- To discover a source of something, often a buried raw material such as ore (especially gold) or crude oil.
- To level (a measure of grain, salt, etc.) with a straight instrument, scraping off what is above the level of the top.
- (intransitive) To become attached to something; said of the spat of oysters.
- (transitive) To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate.
- To infest the flesh of a living vertebrate.
- (transitive) To manufacture, as by stamping.
- To dismantle and take away (a theater set; a tent; etc.).
- (intransitive) To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.
- (transitive, fishing) To hook (a fish) by a quick turn of the wrist.
noun
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- a conspicuous success
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a gentle blow
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- (cricket) The status of being the batsman that the bowler is bowling at.
- A work stoppage (or otherwise concerted stoppage of an activity) as a form of protest.
- The primary face of a hammer, opposite the peen.
- (fishing) A nibble on the bait by a fish.
- (baseball) A status resulting from a batter swinging and missing a pitch, or not swinging at a pitch when the ball goes in the strike zone, or hitting a foul ball that is not caught.
- (geology) The compass direction of the line of intersection between a rock layer and the surface of the Earth or another solid celestial body.
- The discovery of a source of something.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins on the first roll of a frame.
- (philately) A cancellation postmark.
- (printing, historical) An imperfect matrix for type.
- (military, by extension) An attack, not necessarily physical.
- An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence.
- The strike plate of a door.
- (finance) In an option contract, the price at which the holder buys or sells if they choose to exercise the option.
- An instrument with a straight edge for levelling a measure of grain, salt, etc., scraping off what is above the level of the top; a strickle.
- (ironworking) A puddler's stirrer.
- A blow or application of physical force against something.
- (historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the bushel.
verb
- touch or stroke lightly
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
- (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
- (intransitive, of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
- (transitive) To cause delight or amusement in.
- (transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
- (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
- (intransitive) To feel titillation.
noun
adv
noun
- a property perceived by touch
- an intuitive awareness
- manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A vague understanding.
- An intuitive ability.
- An act of fondling.
- A vague mental impression.
- (chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
verb
- examine by touch
- have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- examine (a body part) by palpation
- undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- undergo passive experience of
- pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- grope or feel in search of something
- find by testing or cautious exploration
- be felt or perceived in a certain way
- produce a certain impression
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
verb
- examine by touch
- indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
- search for on the computer
- feel or handle with the fingers
- (transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
- (transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
- (transitive, Internet) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
- (transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
- (transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- (transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
- (transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
noun
- any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
- one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
- the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
- (aviation) Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
- (historical) Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
- (fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
- (originally US) An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
- Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
- (US, rare slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
- (botany) Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
- (historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
- Something similar in shape to the human finger, particularly:
- The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
- One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
- (especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
- One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
- (cooking) Finger-shaped pieces of food.
- (computing theory) A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
- (figurative) That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
- (historical) A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
- (nautical) Clipping of finger pier (“a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock”).
- (UK slang) A person.
- (vulgar) An act of fingering (inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure).
- (chemistry) A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
- (radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
- Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body, particularly:
- (zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals, particularly:
- (informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
- (historical) Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
- (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
- (US, rare slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
- The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
adj
- Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
- (medicine) That can be detected by palpation.
- (figurative) Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- (medicine) can be felt by palpation
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
- so intense as to be almost touched or felt
adj
- Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
- Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
- Perceptible; able to be perceived.
- Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- capable of being treated as fact
- perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch
- (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value
- capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt