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verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
adj
- Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
- Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.
- (informal, of people or communities) Connected to the Internet; online.
- (slang) All worked out; completely understood.
- Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
- (poker slang) Being three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.
- (slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.
- (zoology) Having wiry feathers.
- (poker slang) Being a pair in seven-card stud with one face up and one face down.
- equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
- tied or bound with wire
- tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
- having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
verb
noun
- (attributively) That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).
- (by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.
- A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
- a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
verb
noun
- a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
- A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
- (chiefly British, Australia, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
- (Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
- (rail transport) An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
- (usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.
- (basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
- (US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
- Ellipsis of smokejumper.
- A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
- (video games) A platform game based around jumping.
- A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
- (horology) A spring to impel the starwheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
- A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
- A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
- Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- (US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
- (arachnology, informal) A jumping spider.
- The larva of the cheese fly.
- (electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
- (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
- an athlete who competes at jumping
- a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
- a coverall worn by children
- a person who jumps
- a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
verb
- (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
- (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
- (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
- (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
- (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
- fasten with a cable
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
noun
- (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
- (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
- (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
- (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
- (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
noun
verb
- To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
- To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
- To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
- To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
- (generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
- To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
- To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- to join or unite the pieces of
- mend by putting a patch on
- repair by adding pieces
noun
- (printing, historical) An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
- A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
- A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
- (computing) A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
- A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
- A local region of professional responsibility.
- A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- (historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
- A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
- (medicine) A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
- (medicine) A piece of material used to cover a wound.
- A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- (specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
- (firearms) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
- (firearms) A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
- (music) A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
- (often patch cable, patch cord, etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
- (medicine) An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- a small contrasting part of something
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
noun
name
- (surfing) Initialism of Professional Windsurfers Association.
- (historical, aviation) Initialism of Pacific Western Airlines.
- Initialism of Portfolio of Water Actions.
- (historical, India, Pakistan) Initialism of Progressive Writers' Association.
- Initialism of Pratt & Whitney Aerospace.
- Initialism of Professional Women's Association.
- (professional wrestling, Canada) Initialism of Pure Wrestling Association.
- (historical, warez) Initialism of Pirates with Attitudes.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling America.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling Alliance.
- (historical) Initialism of Portuguese West Africa.
- (historical, US politics) Initialism of Public Works Administration.
- (Philippines) Initialism of Philippine Web Awards.
noun
- (UK) Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
- All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
- (business) The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.
- A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.
- (UK) A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
verb
verb
- (transitive) To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
- (transitive) To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.
- (transitive, slang, followed by with) To connect (someone) (with) another person.
- (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.
- (idiomatic, slang) To give a good deal for buying something; to give something for free or to give more than the recipient is entitled to.
- (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To form an association (with) someone.
- (idiomatic, slang) To supply someone with goods or services.
- (idiomatic, slang) To deal drugs; to sell contraband.
- connect or link
noun
- (electronics) An adjustable electrical component.
- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
- (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.
- (mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- (fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- (architecture) A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
- A device used to trim.
- (cricket) A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.
- (shipping, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
- a machine that trims timber
- capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
- joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
adj
noun
- (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- (by extension) A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- (informal) A contact lens.
- (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- close interaction
- the physical coming together of two or more things
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- a communicative interaction
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- the act of touching physically
- a channel for communication between groups
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
verb
noun
- (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.
- Equipment for any kind of labour.
- The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
- (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
- a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
verb
verb
- (transitive, electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
- (intransitive, rare) To sit down again.
- (transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
- (transitive, engineering) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.
- (transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
- show to a different seat
- provide with a new seat
- provide with new seats
noun
verb
name
noun
noun
- (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
- similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- a serialized set of programs
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
- (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
- (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
- (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
- (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
adj
- (of electrical wiring) Carrying electrical current; energized.
- Sprightly; lively; brisk.
- Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
- (programming) Synonym of live.
- In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
- Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
- Having life; living; not dead.
- (in the construction "alive to") Aware of; sensitive to.
- (intensifier) Out of all living creatures.
- (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of
- possessing life
- having life or vigor or spirit
- (often followed by ‘with’) full of life and spirit
- in operation
- capable of erupting
- mentally perceptive and responsive
verb
noun
- A binary radian.
- (US, elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
- A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- a small nail
noun
- (countable, electronics) Initialism of direct attach connector.
- (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control.
- (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
- (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
- (uncountable, engineering) Initialism of direct air capture.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
noun
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- the act of flexing
verb
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
noun
- (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
- A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.
- (African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
- A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
- (mining) Alternative form of gangue.
- A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
- A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
- (US) A chain gang.
- A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
- (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A term of address for any other person or group of people.
- A set; all required for an outfit.
- A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
- an association of criminals
- tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
- an informal body of friends
- an organized group of workmen
verb
verb
- (transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To establish or settle in.
- (transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
- (transitive, computing) To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.
- place
- put into an office or a position
- set up for use
noun
verb
adj
intj
noun
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- physical strength
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
noun
- (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
- A small brook or rivulet.
- (figurative) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
- A string.
- (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- (British dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage for water; gutter.
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- A street.
- (informal) Synonym of track.
- (genetics) A nucleotide chain.
- (formal) A specialization of a senior high school track.
- The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
- Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
- line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
verb
- (baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- (transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- (transitive) To break a strand of (a rope).
- (transitive, grammar) To leave an element (e.g., an adposition) without its complement adjacent to it.
- (transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach.
- (transitive) To form by uniting strands.
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- bring to the ground
- drive (a vessel) ashore
noun
- (attributively) That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).
- (by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.
- A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
- a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
noun
noun
name
- (surfing) Initialism of Professional Windsurfers Association.
- (historical, aviation) Initialism of Pacific Western Airlines.
- Initialism of Portfolio of Water Actions.
- (historical, India, Pakistan) Initialism of Progressive Writers' Association.
- Initialism of Pratt & Whitney Aerospace.
- Initialism of Professional Women's Association.
- (professional wrestling, Canada) Initialism of Pure Wrestling Association.
- (historical, warez) Initialism of Pirates with Attitudes.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling America.
- (professional wrestling) Initialism of Pro Wrestling Alliance.
- (historical) Initialism of Portuguese West Africa.
- (historical, US politics) Initialism of Public Works Administration.
- (Philippines) Initialism of Philippine Web Awards.
noun
- (UK) Plastic conduit or duct used to conceal and protect electrical wiring.
- All the electrical and communications cables bundled together and distributed through a building.
- (business) The movement of containers or packages between a terminal and a transporter's inland facilities, or the scheduled transportation service between locations.
- A two-way radio technique that uses a control channel to automatically assign frequency channels to groups of user radios.
- (UK) A system of ducts for cables, heating or ventilation.
verb
noun
- (electronics) An adjustable electrical component.
- One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
- Someone who fluctuates between opposing factions, political parties etc., according to current interest, a flip-flopper.
- (nautical) A member of the crew who trims the sails.
- (mining, historical) A device for storing coal in gradually increasing piles made by building up at the point of the cone or top of the prism.
- (fishing) A float bearing a baited hook and line, used in fishing for pike.
- (architecture) A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
- A device used to trim.
- (cricket) A fast, high-quality delivery by the bowler, especially one that results in a dismissal of a batter by removing the bails without hitting the stumps.
- (shipping, historical) A person employed to rearrange the coal in the hold of a vessel, so that it fills the vessel without forming a conical blockage.
- a machine that trims timber
- capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments
- joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
- a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs
adj
verb
noun
- a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
- A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
- (chiefly British, Australia, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
- (Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
- (rail transport) An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
- (usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.
- (basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
- (US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
- Ellipsis of smokejumper.
- A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
- (video games) A platform game based around jumping.
- A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
- (horology) A spring to impel the starwheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
- A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
- A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
- Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- (US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
- (arachnology, informal) A jumping spider.
- The larva of the cheese fly.
- (electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
- (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
- an athlete who competes at jumping
- a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
- a coverall worn by children
- a person who jumps
- a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
noun
- (electricity) A device designed for repetitive connections.
- Someone who can be contacted, or with whom one is in communication.
- A nodule designed to connect a device with something else.
- The situation of being within sight of something; visual contact.
- (by extension) A means of communication with a person, especially in the form of a telephone number.
- The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- (mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of dissimilar rock.
- (informal) A contact lens.
- (informal, by ellipsis) Contact juggling.
- The establishment of communication (with).
- close interaction
- the physical coming together of two or more things
- a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
- the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
- a communicative interaction
- a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
- the act of touching physically
- a channel for communication between groups
- (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
verb
noun
- (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.
- Equipment for any kind of labour.
- The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
- (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
- a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
verb
verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
noun
noun
- (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
- similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- a serialized set of programs
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
- (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
- (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
- (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- (broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
- (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- (broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
- (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
noun
- (countable, electronics) Initialism of direct attach connector.
- (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control.
- (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
- (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
- (uncountable, engineering) Initialism of direct air capture.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
noun
- (countable) A flexible insulated electrical cord.
- (countable) An act of flexing.
- (uncountable, chiefly UK, Ireland) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
- (uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
- (countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
- (uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
- (countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive.
- the act of flexing
verb
- (transitive, slang) To boast or brag about; to flaunt (something).
- (transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
- (intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
- (transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
- (transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
- (intransitive, slang) To flaunt one's superiority; to show off.
- exhibit the strength of
- contract
- bend a joint
- form a curve
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
noun
- (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
- A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad or workgang.
- (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track.
- (African-American Vernacular, used in the vocative) A term of address for a group, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
- A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
- (mining) Alternative form of gangue.
- A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
- A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
- (US) A chain gang.
- A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
- (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
- (by extension, Internet slang) A term of address for any other person or group of people.
- A set; all required for an outfit.
- A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
- an association of criminals
- tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
- an informal body of friends
- an organized group of workmen
verb
noun
- (electronics) A group of wires, usually twisted or braided.
- A small brook or rivulet.
- (figurative) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
- A string.
- (broadcasting) A series of programmes on a particular theme or linked subject.
- (British dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A passage for water; gutter.
- An individual length of any fine, string-like substance.
- A street.
- (informal) Synonym of track.
- (genetics) A nucleotide chain.
- (formal) A specialization of a senior high school track.
- The shore or beach of the sea or ocean.
- Each of the strings which, twisted together, make up a yarn, rope or cord.
- a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
- line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
verb
- (baseball) To cause the third out of an inning to be made, leaving a runner on base.
- (transitive, figuratively) To leave (someone) in a difficult situation; to abandon or desert.
- (transitive) To break a strand of (a rope).
- (transitive, grammar) To leave an element (e.g., an adposition) without its complement adjacent to it.
- (transitive, nautical) To run aground; to beach.
- (transitive) To form by uniting strands.
- leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
- bring to the ground
- drive (a vessel) ashore
verb
- To add (something) into a system (especially an electrical system) by means of wiring.
- To equip with wires for use with electricity.
- To add or connect (something) into a system as if with wires (for example, with nerves).
- To string on a wire.
- (slang) To make someone tense or psyched up. See also adjective wired.
- To snare by means of a wire or wires.
- To fasten with wire, especially with reference to wine bottles, corks, or fencing.
- (slang) To install eavesdropping equipment.
- (transitive, croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket prevents a successful shot.
- To connect, involve or embed (something) deeply or intimately into (something else, such as an organization or political scene), so that it is plugged in (to that thing) (“keeping up with current information about (the thing)”) or has insinuated itself into (the thing).
- (figuratively, usually passive) To set or predetermine (someone's personality or behaviour, or an organization's culture) in a particular way.
- To send a message or monetary funds to another person through a telecommunications system, formerly predominantly by telegraph.
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
- equip for use with electricity
- string on a wire
- fasten with wire
- provide with electrical circuits
noun
- (informal) A telecommunication wire or cable.
- (slang) A covert signal sent between people cheating in a card game.
- (journalism, informal) Clipping of wire service and/or newswire.
- (billiards) A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- (sports) A finish line of a racetrack.
- (by extension) An electric telegraph; a telegram.
- A fence made of usually barbed wire.
- (slang) A hidden listening device on the person of an undercover operative for the purposes of obtaining incriminating spoken evidence.
- (uncountable) Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
- A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.
- A metal conductor that carries electricity.
- (informal) A deadline or critical endpoint.
- (usually in the plural) Any of the system of wires used to operate the puppets in a puppet show; hence, the network of hidden influences controlling the action of a person or organization; strings.
- (Scotland) A knitting needle.
- The slender shaft of the plumage of certain birds.
- ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
- a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
- a message transmitted by telegraph
- the finishing line on a racetrack
verb
noun
- a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
- A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
- (chiefly British, Australia, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
- (Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
- (rail transport) An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
- (usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.
- (basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
- (US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
- Ellipsis of smokejumper.
- A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
- (video games) A platform game based around jumping.
- A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
- (horology) A spring to impel the starwheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
- A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
- A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
- Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- (US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
- (arachnology, informal) A jumping spider.
- The larva of the cheese fly.
- (electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
- (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
- an athlete who competes at jumping
- a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
- a coverall worn by children
- a person who jumps
- a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
verb
- (transitive) To wrap (wires) to form a cable.
- (transitive) To provide (something) with cable(s).
- (intransitive, knitting) To create cable stitches.
- (intransitive) To communicate by cable.
- (transitive) To send (a telegram, news, etc.) by cable.
- (transitive) To fasten (something) (as if) with cable(s).
- (transitive, architecture) To ornament (something) with cabling.
- fasten with a cable
- send cables, wires, or telegrams
noun
- (television) Ellipsis of cable television, broadcast over the above network, not by antenna.
- (nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
- (nautical) A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope.
- (finance) The currency pair British Pound against United States Dollar.
- An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes.
- (architecture) A moulding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope.
- (unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
- (communication) A system for transmitting television or Internet services over a network of coaxial or fibreoptic cables.
- A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.
- (knitting) A textural pattern achieved by passing groups of stitches over one another.
- An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated.
- a television system that transmits over cables
- a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver
- a nautical unit of depth
- a telegram sent abroad
verb
- To employ a temporary, removable electronic connection, as one between two components in a communications system.
- To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- To fix or improve a computer program without a complete upgrade.
- To mend with pieces; to repair by fastening pieces on.
- To make a quick and possibly temporary change to a program.
- (generally with the particle "up") To repair or arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner
- To join or unite the pieces of; to patch the skirt.
- To make out of pieces or patches, like a quilt.
- To connect two pieces of electrical equipment using a cable.
- provide with a patch; also used metaphorically
- to join or unite the pieces of
- mend by putting a patch on
- repair by adding pieces
noun
- (printing, historical) An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
- A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
- A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
- (computing) A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
- A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
- A local region of professional responsibility.
- A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
- (historical) A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
- A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.
- (medicine) A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
- (medicine) A piece of material used to cover a wound.
- A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- (specifically) A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
- (firearms) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
- (firearms) A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
- (music) A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
- (often patch cable, patch cord, etc.; see also patch panel) A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
- (medicine) An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
- a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
- sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
- a small contrasting part of something
- a connection intended to be used for a limited time
- a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole
- a protective cloth covering for an injured eye
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
verb
- (transitive) To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires.
- (transitive) To connect to something like a power supply or a signal source.
- (transitive, slang, followed by with) To connect (someone) (with) another person.
- (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.
- (idiomatic, slang) To give a good deal for buying something; to give something for free or to give more than the recipient is entitled to.
- (intransitive, slang, followed by with) To form an association (with) someone.
- (idiomatic, slang) To supply someone with goods or services.
- (idiomatic, slang) To deal drugs; to sell contraband.
- connect or link
verb
- (transitive, electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
- (intransitive, rare) To sit down again.
- (transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
- (transitive, engineering) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.
- (transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
- show to a different seat
- provide with a new seat
- provide with new seats
verb
name
noun
verb
noun
- A binary radian.
- (US, elementary school usage) A paper fastener, a fastening device formed of thin, soft metal, such as shim brass, with a round head and a flat, split shank, which is spread after insertion in a hole in a stack of pages, in much the same way as a cotter pin or a split rivet.
- A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- a small nail
verb
- (transitive) To connect, set up or prepare something for use
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To establish or settle in.
- (transitive) To admit formally into an office, rank or position.
- (transitive, computing) To transfer software onto a device's permanent storage and put it in a state where it is ready to be run when needed, usually decompressing it if necessary and performing any necessary pre-first-run configuration.
- place
- put into an office or a position
- set up for use
noun
verb
adj
intj
noun
- (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
- (metonymic, chiefly in the plural) The people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
- Physical force or strength.
- (social) The ability to coerce, influence, or control.
- (physics) The rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time.
- The ability to do or undergo something.
- Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw).
- (colloquial, dated outside the phrase 'power of good') A large amount or number.
- The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image.
- (quiz bowl) A bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
- The ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere.
- (trucking) A tractor.
- (physics, mechanics) A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
- (statistics) The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
- (set theory) Cardinality.
- (attributive) Designating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale.
- The production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit.
- (metonymic) A strong or influential nation, company, or other such body.
- (countable) The ability to affect or influence.
- A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x×x×⋯×x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent.
- (specifically) Electricity or a supply of electricity.
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
- a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- physical strength
- (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
- possession of controlling influence
- a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
- possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
adj
- Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires.
- Reinforced, supported, tied or bound with wire.
- (informal, of people or communities) Connected to the Internet; online.
- (slang) All worked out; completely understood.
- Equipped with hidden electronic eavesdropping devices.
- (poker slang) Being three of a kind as the first three cards in seven card stud.
- (slang) Very excited, overstimulated; high-strung.
- (zoology) Having wiry feathers.
- (poker slang) Being a pair in seven-card stud with one face up and one face down.
- equipped with wire or wires especially for electric or telephone service
- tied or bound with wire
- tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
- having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices
verb
adj
- (of electrical wiring) Carrying electrical current; energized.
- Sprightly; lively; brisk.
- Susceptible, sensitive; easy to impress; having keen feelings, as opposed to apathy.
- (programming) Synonym of live.
- In a state of action; in force or operation; existent.
- Busy with activity of many living beings; swarming; thronged; busy.
- Having life; living; not dead.
- (in the construction "alive to") Aware of; sensitive to.
- (intensifier) Out of all living creatures.
- (followed by ‘to’ or ‘of’) aware of
- possessing life
- having life or vigor or spirit
- (often followed by ‘with’) full of life and spirit
- in operation
- capable of erupting
- mentally perceptive and responsive