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- (transitive) To cause or generate; to bring about.
- (transitive, chemistry) To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
- (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
- (transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
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- (rhetoric) Assumptio.
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- The taking of a person up into heaven.
- The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
- The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
- A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
- The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
- (logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- the act of assuming or taking for granted
- the act of taking possession of or power over something
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted
verb
- To infer.
- (grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- (transitive) To translate.
- (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
- (transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
- (grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
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- an intuitive assumption
- the act of making up your mind about something
- the act of ending something
- the last section of a communication
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- a final settlement
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- event whose occurrence ends something
- arrangement; settlement.
- (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
adj
- Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference.
- derived or capable of being derived by inference
- relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
- of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
- resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
- based on interpretation; not directly expressed
noun
- A logical deduction.
- The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
- The use of ergot-infested grain to poison animals.
- The plant disease caused by ergot.
- poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
verb
noun
- Something that is posited; a postulate.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of position.
- (computing) A number format representing a real number consisting of a sign bit, a variable-size "regime" part (which modifies the exponent), up to two exponent bits, and a fraction part, proposed as a more efficient alternative to IEEE 754 floats in AI applications.
- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
verb
adj
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
noun
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- imply as a possibility
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- call to mind
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
- (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
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- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To try; to assay.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- express a supposition
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- indicate
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- report or maintain
- utter aloud
- express in words
- communicate or express nonverbally
verb
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- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- thread on or as if on a string
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- take liquid out of a container or well
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- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
adj
- Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
- (often law) Chiefly in presumptive evidence: providing a reasonable basis for a certain presumption or conclusion to be drawn.
- Often postpositive, as in heir presumptive: of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born.
- Synonym of presumptuous (“making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right”).
- (embryology) Of a cell or tissue: which has yet to differentiate, but is presumed to develop into a particular body part.
- affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
- having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance
noun
- conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
- consecution; chain of causes and effects.
- An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
- An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
- having important effects or influence
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- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- (authorship) The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.
- (usually in the plural, law) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
- (usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.
- (logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
verb
- To make a premise.
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- take something as preexisting and given
- set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
- To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
- To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
- To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
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- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (music) To embellish.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (transitive) To represent in a picture or drawing.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- understand
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- be or play a part of or in
- judge to be probable
noun
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- A shape.
- A number, an amount.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- Any complex dance moveᵂ.
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- A figure of speech.
- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a well-known or notable person
- a decorative or artistic work
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the impression produced by a person
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
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- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
- expect, believe, or suppose
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
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- Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
- An exchange of arguments
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
noun
- The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
- The condition upon which something is presumed.
- (law) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
- an assumption that is taken for granted
- (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
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- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
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- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- expect, believe, or suppose
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
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- an obstacle on a golf course
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
- (in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
- (programming) A problem with the instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the following clock cycle, potentially leading to incorrect results.
- (tennis) The side of the court into which the ball is served.
- An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
- (golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- (historical) A game of chance played with dice, usually for monetary stakes; popular mainly from 14th c. to 19th c.
- Chance.
- (billiards) The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
verb
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- make believe with the intent to deceive
- state insincerely
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
- (transitive) To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- (intransitive with 'to', formal, originally transitive) To lay claim (to an ability, status, advantage, etc.).
- To engage in make-believe.
- (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
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- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
- put at risk
- (transitive) To put or send on a venture or chance.
- (transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
- (transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
- (transitive) To risk or offer.
- (intransitive, with at or on) To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.
- (transitive) To say something; to offer an opinion.
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- a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
- any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
- A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
- The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
- An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
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noun
- (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- (mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
verb
verb
- imply or suggest
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- proceed or get along
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- try to establish
- have sexual intercourse with
- write all the required information onto a form
- make out and issue
- detect with the senses
- distinguish by sight or hearing
- (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To make an (often temporary) home.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
- (transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
- (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
- (slang, originally US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To get along with (someone).
verb
- (transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
- (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
- (intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
- (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- constitute reasonable evidence for
- take liberties or act with too much confidence
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause or generate; to bring about.
- (transitive, chemistry) To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
- (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
- (transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
noun
noun
- (rhetoric) Assumptio.
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- The taking of a person up into heaven.
- The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
- The act of assuming, or taking to or upon oneself; the act of taking up or adopting.
- A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on 15 August.
- The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.
- (logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- the act of assuming or taking for granted
- the act of taking possession of or power over something
- a hypothesis that is taken for granted
noun
- an intuitive assumption
- the act of making up your mind about something
- the act of ending something
- the last section of a communication
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- a final settlement
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- event whose occurrence ends something
- arrangement; settlement.
- (logic) In an argument or syllogism, the proposition that follows as a necessary consequence of the premises.
- A decision reached after careful thought.
- The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- (law) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a particular position.
- (law) The end or close of a pleading, for example, the formal ending of an indictment, "against the peace", etc.
- The outcome or result of a process or act.
noun
- A logical deduction.
- The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
- The use of ergot-infested grain to poison animals.
- The plant disease caused by ergot.
- poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
noun
- conclusion, deduction or inference; the thing concluded.
- (especially when preceded by "of") Importance, influence, or significance.
- consecution; chain of causes and effects.
- An unwanted or unpleasant effect.
- An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
- having important effects or influence
verb
noun
noun
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- (authorship) The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.
- (usually in the plural, law) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
- (usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.
- (logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
verb
- To make a premise.
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- take something as preexisting and given
- set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
- To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
- To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
- To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
noun
noun
- Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
- The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.
- An exchange of arguments
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
noun
- The act of presuming, or something presumed.
- The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.
- The condition upon which something is presumed.
- (law) An inference that a trier of fact is either permitted or required to draw under certain factual circumstances (as prescribed by statute or case law) unless the party against whom the inference is drawn is able to rebut it with admissible, competent evidence.
- audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
- a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming
- an assumption that is taken for granted
- (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
noun
- An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts.
- (music) The diametric opposite of interpolation.
- (mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values.
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values
- an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations
verb
- To infer.
- (grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- (transitive) To translate.
- (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
- (transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
- (grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
verb
noun
- Something that is posited; a postulate.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of position.
- (computing) A number format representing a real number consisting of a sign bit, a variable-size "regime" part (which modifies the exponent), up to two exponent bits, and a fraction part, proposed as a more efficient alternative to IEEE 754 floats in AI applications.
- (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
verb
adj
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- concerning things deeply private and personal
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- involved in a sexual relationship
- innermost or essential
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
noun
verb
- imply as a possibility
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- call to mind
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
- (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
verb
verb
- To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction).
- (transitive) To remove the contents of (something, especially a kiln or oven); to empty.
- (intransitive) To take up water from a well or other source, especially by lifting it in a container or pumping it.
- (transitive) To make (straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (transitive, manufacturing, historical) To separate (a length of lace made by machine) into sections by removing the threads connecting the sections.
- Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry (water) away.
- (transitive) Often followed by tight: to pull (something, such as a belt or string) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to occur as a consequence; to bring about.
- To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit.
- (intransitive) To be made larger or longer; to be elongated or stretched.
- To extract (a tooth); to pull.
- To extract (a small amount of liquid, especially blood) by puncturing a surface, or by using a pipette, syringe, or other suction device.
- (transitive) To produce (a figure, line, picture, representation of something, etc.) with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument.
- (transitive) To make (a comparison or contrast) between two or more things; to compare; to contrast, to distinguish.
- (transitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially gravity or magnetism.
- (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the centre so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to move backwards on striking another ball.
- (transitive, reflexive) To assume a specific attitude or position, either by pulling in or stretching out one's body or limbs.
- (analogous) To consume (power).
- (transitive) To move (a body part) in a particular direction.
- (intransitive) To pull out a firearm, sword, or other weapon from a holster, sheath, etc.
- (intransitive) Of blinds, a curtain, etc.: to be pulled open or closed.
- (bowls) Of a bowl: to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To extract (juice, oil, or some other fluid) from something by osmosis, pressure, or another process.
- (transitive) Followed by on or upon: to bring (disaster or misfortune) on oneself.
- (intransitive, card games) To be dealt or to take a playing card from the deck.
- To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time).
- (transitive) To drag (something), especially along the ground.
- (intransitive) To attract or influence a person or group of people; to be an inducement or enticement.
- (intransitive) To leave tea temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep; also, of a teapot: to cause tea to infuse.
- To pull out (a firearm, sword, or other weapon) from a holster, sheath, etc.; to unsheathe.
- To take (a beverage) from a cask or keg using a pump or tap; to tap.
- (transitive) Followed by out: to flatten (a piece of metal), usually by hammering.
- (transitive) To cause (air) to be sucked into a duct, a room, etc.
- To drag (someone) by tying behind a horse or on a frame as a form of punishment or torture, or to bring to a place of execution.
- (intransitive) To select one or more things at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something.
- (intransitive) Chiefly followed by about or around: of a group of people: to come together; to assemble, to congregate, to gather.
- (intransitive, used with prepositions and adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position.
- (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left (or, for a left-handed player, toward the right, originally in an uncontrolled and now a controlled manner.
- (transitive, sports) To end (a game or match) with neither side winning, that is, in a draw.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To carry (a load) in a vehicle; to cart, to haul.
- (transitive) To pull (blinds, a curtain, etc.) open or closed.
- (transitive, agriculture) To create (a furrow) by pulling a plough through soil.
- (transitive) To select (one or more things) at random from a collection of similar things to decide which of a group of people will receive something such as a prize, or undergo something such as an assignment; also, to select (someone) by this process; to win (a prize) in a lottery or lucky draw.
- (transitive) To attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
- (intransitive) Of a channel, drain, etc.: to carry water away.
- (transitive, fishing) To fish by dragging a fishing net along (a shore) or in (a body of water).
- (transitive, hunting) To search (a covert, a wood, etc.) for game or a quarry.
- (nautical) Followed by an adverb, such as deep or shallow: of a vessel: to require a depth of water of a certain characteristic to float in.
- (intransitive) To produce an image of something with a piece of chalk, a crayon, a pen, a pencil, or other instrument; to make a drawing or drawings.
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by aside or to one side: to move (someone) away from a group of people in order to speak to them privately.
- (transitive) To receive (a particular prison sentence).
- (historical) Chiefly in draw and quarter and hang, draw and quarter: to disembowel (someone), especially after hanging as a punishment for high treason.
- (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action.
- (transitive, cricket) In a match scheduled to last for a certain period of time: to end (a match) with neither side winning because the team batting last has not completed its innings when the playing time concludes.
- (transitive) To carve or shape (something) by cutting off thin pieces.
- (transitive) To pull out (a bolt or latch) to unlock a door, gate, etc.; also, to push in (a bolt or latch) to lock a door, gate, etc.
- (transitive) To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe in, to inhale.
- (transitive, archery) To pull back (an arrow or bowstring) in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause (a bow) to bend by pulling back the bowstring.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to drain away, to percolate.
- (transitive, often formal) To pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
- (transitive, northern Scotland) To take milk from (a cow); to milk.
- (transitive) Often followed by on or upon and the person or institution providing the money: to write (a bill, cheque, or draft) to authorize payment of money.
- (transitive) To fill a bathtub with (water for a bath); to run (a bath).
- To leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase; to infuse, to steep.
- (intransitive) Of a bathtub: to be filled with water for a bath; to be run.
- (intransitive) To take a drink of a beverage, especially an alcoholic one; to swig.
- (transitive) To conduct, or select the winning numbers, tickets, etc., for, (a lottery).
- (cooking) To remove the viscera from (an animal, especially a bird) before cooking.
- (bowls) To cause (a bowl) to move in a curve to a certain place.
- To take up (water) from a well or other source, especially by lifting in a container or pumping.
- (transitive, originally and chiefly military) To attract or provoke gunfire, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive.
- To soak up (a liquid, etc.); to absorb; specifically, of an organism (especially a plant) or one of its parts: to take in (nutrients, water, etc.).
- (intransitive) Followed by at or on: to drag or suck deeply on a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- (transitive) To make (something) larger or longer; to elongate, to stretch.
- (transitive, fishing) to haul in (a fishing net) which has been cast; also, to drag (a fishing net) alongside a boat.
- (intransitive, dominoes) To take a domino from the stock.
- (intransitive) To be (able to be) pulled in a particular direction or manner.
- (intransitive) Of a duct, smoking implement, etc.: to allow air to be passed through it in order that combustion can occur.
- (intransitive) To make straw straight for thatching by pulling it through the hands.
- (intransitive, sports) To end a game or match with neither side winning, that is, in a draw; to tie.
- (transitive, figurative) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray (something) in words; to describe.
- (transitive, agriculture) To separate (sheep) from a flock for a particular purpose, such as breeding or selling.
- (transitive) Now chiefly in the form draw up: to compose or write (a piece of text, especially a formal document).
- (transitive, card games) To be dealt or to take (a playing card) from the deck; also, to have (a particular hand) as a result of this.
- (transitive) To induce (the attention, the eyes or mind, etc.) to be directed at or focused on something.
- (transitive) To make (wire) by pulling a rod or other piece of metal through one or more apertures; also, to stretch (a rod or other piece of metal) into a wire.
- (curling) To play (a shot or a stone) that lands in the house (“circular target”).
- (mining) To raise (coal or ore) from an underground mine to the surface.
- To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.)
- (nautical) Of a vessel: to require (a certain depth of water) to float in.
- (transitive, arithmetic) To subject (a number) to an arithmetic operation.
- To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc.
- To cause (a body part) to contract or shrink; also, to pull (the mouth, the face or features, etc.) out of shape from emotion, etc.; to distort.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a sail: to fill with wind and become taut.
- (curling) To make a shot that lands in the house.
- To kill someone as a form of punishment or torture by tearing apart (their body) by tying their limbs to horses which run in different directions; also, to tear (the limbs) from someone's body in this manner.
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to their extremities, so as to execute them
- remove the entrails of
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- suck in or take (air)
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- engage in drawing
- thread on or as if on a string
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- steep; pass through a strainer
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- choose at random
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- cause to localize at one point
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- shrink
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- get or derive
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- select or take in from a given group or region
- require a specified depth for floating
- give a description of
- cause to move by pulling
- take in, also metaphorically
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- write a legal document or paper
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- take liquid out of a container or well
intj
noun
- (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
- (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
- (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
- (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing; the distance the strings are pulled back.
- (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
- The result of a contest that neither side has won.
- (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
- (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
- Draft: flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.
- (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
- That which is drawn (e.g. funds from an account).
- The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
- The act of drawing a gun from a holster, etc.
- In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
- That which draws: that which attracts e.g. a crowd.
- (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
- (horse racing) The stall from which a horse begins the race.
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
noun
noun
- a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- (authorship) The fundamental concept that drives the plot of a film or other story.
- (usually in the plural, law) Matters previously stated or set forth; especially, that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the habendum; the thing demised or granted.
- (usually in the plural) A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts.
- (logic) Any of the first propositions of a syllogism, from which the conclusion is deduced.
- A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
verb
- To make a premise.
- furnish with a preface or introduction
- take something as preexisting and given
- set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
- To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
- To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.
- To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
verb
adj
noun
verb
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- (music) To embellish.
- (intransitive) To enter into; to be a part of.
- (chiefly US, intransitive) To be reasonable or predictable.
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- (chiefly US) To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- (transitive) To represent in a picture or drawing.
- (chiefly US) To come to understand.
- (music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- understand
- make a mathematical calculation or computation
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- be or play a part of or in
- judge to be probable
noun
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
- A shape.
- A number, an amount.
- (astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- (music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- Any complex dance moveᵂ.
- (logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- A figure of speech.
- (music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- a well-known or notable person
- a decorative or artistic work
- the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- an amount of money expressed numerically
- the impression produced by a person
- one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
verb
- (transitive) To assume; to suppose.
- (transitive) To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
- (transitive, Internet slang, rhetorical, sarcastic) Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.
- (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- (intransitive) To use one's imagination.
- (transitive) To conjecture; to guess.
- expect, believe, or suppose
- form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
noun
verb
name
verb
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- To suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- expect, believe, or suppose
- guess correctly; solve by guessing
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly.
- To reach a partly (or totally) unconfirmed conclusion; to engage in conjecture; to speculate.
- (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
noun
verb
noun
- an obstacle on a golf course
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
- The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
- (in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
- (programming) A problem with the instruction pipeline in CPU microarchitectures when the next instruction cannot execute in the following clock cycle, potentially leading to incorrect results.
- (tennis) The side of the court into which the ball is served.
- An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.
- (golf) A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
- (historical) A game of chance played with dice, usually for monetary stakes; popular mainly from 14th c. to 19th c.
- Chance.
- (billiards) The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).
verb
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- make believe with the intent to deceive
- state insincerely
- behave unnaturally or affectedly
- put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
- (transitive) To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- (intransitive with 'to', formal, originally transitive) To lay claim (to an ability, status, advantage, etc.).
- To engage in make-believe.
- (intransitive or with 'that' clause or 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
adj
noun
verb
- put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
- proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
- put at risk
- (transitive) To put or send on a venture or chance.
- (transitive) To confide in; to rely on; to trust.
- (transitive) To undertake a risky or daring journey.
- (transitive) To risk or offer.
- (intransitive, with at or on) To dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of success.
- (transitive) To say something; to offer an opinion.
noun
- a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
- any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
- A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
- The thing risked; especially, something sent to sea in trade.
- An event that is not, or cannot be, foreseen.
verb
noun
- (formal) A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis.
- (mathematics, linguistics) A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven.
- (formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
verb
verb
- imply or suggest
- kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
- proceed or get along
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
- try to establish
- have sexual intercourse with
- write all the required information onto a form
- make out and issue
- detect with the senses
- distinguish by sight or hearing
- (transitive, intransitive) To represent; to make (something) appear to be true.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To make an (often temporary) home.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To embrace and kiss passionately.
- (transitive) To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). [with to ‘a given recipient, payee’]
- (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.).
- (slang, originally US, intransitive, nonstandard, rare) To engage in heavy petting or sexual intercourse.
- (transitive) To discern; to manage to see, hear etc.
- (slang, chiefly US, intransitive) To get along with (someone).
verb
- (transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
- (transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
- (intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
- (transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
- take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
- take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
- constitute reasonable evidence for
- take liberties or act with too much confidence
adv
intj
noun
verb
- (transitive) To indicate in a written form.
- (informal, imperative, transitive) Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis.
- (intransitive) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
- (transitive, informal, of a possession, especially money) To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker.
- (transitive) To pronounce.
- (transitive) To recite.
- (transitive) To tell, either verbally or in writing.
- To try; to assay.
- (impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.
- express a supposition
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- have or contain a certain wording or form
- indicate
- recite or repeat a fixed text
- state as one's opinion or judgement; declare
- report or maintain
- utter aloud
- express in words
- communicate or express nonverbally
adj
- Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference.
- derived or capable of being derived by inference
- relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
- of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
- resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
- based on interpretation; not directly expressed
adj
- Based on presumption or conjecture; inferred, likely, presumed.
- (often law) Chiefly in presumptive evidence: providing a reasonable basis for a certain presumption or conclusion to be drawn.
- Often postpositive, as in heir presumptive: of an heir or heiress: presumed to be entitled to inherit unless someone with a superior entitlement is born.
- Synonym of presumptuous (“making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right”).
- (embryology) Of a cell or tissue: which has yet to differentiate, but is presumed to develop into a particular body part.
- affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance
- having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance