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adj
- relating to or associated with an empire
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
- (in particular, of alcohol) Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
- Very grand or fine.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
noun
- a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
- a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
- (historical) A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage.
- A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
- A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- (historical) An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage.
- (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- A crown imperial.
- (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.
noun
noun
- (by extension) The British Empire.
- (nautical, British) The flag, consisting of the flags of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland combined, flown on ships of the government of the United Kingdom.
- The flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of the flags of England (St. George's Cross), Scotland (St. Andrew's Cross), and Ireland (St. Patrick's Cross, now only used in Northern Ireland) combined.
- (nautical, US) The flag, consisting of the blue star-studded field in the corner of the national ensign, flown at the jackstaff by ships at anchor.
- national flag of the United Kingdom
noun
- (by extension) Imperial power.
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- A cardinalate.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- (slang, US) Ellipsis of purple drank.
- (medicine) Purpura.
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- a color between red and blue
adj
- (motor racing) Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
- (Belgium, Netherlands) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
- Of a purple hue.
- Imperial; regal.
- (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
- (literature) Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- of a color intermediate between red and blue
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
verb
- (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
- (intransitive, US, Canada informal) To pursue the opposite gender in inappropriate circumstances, usually of adolescents. (From the metaphor of mixing blue [boys] and pink [girls].)
- (transitive) To dye purple.
- (transitive) To clothe in purple.
- become purple
- color purple
noun
- the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
- (figurative) A break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
- A period of time between the end of one monarch's reign and the accession of their successor.
- (politics) A period of time between the end of one political leader's term and the start of the term of their successor; a period of time during which normal executive leadership is interrupted or suspended, and a polity is either left without leadership or has only a temporary one.
- (Christianity) A period of time between when a minister or pastor leaves a church and when a new one is installed.
noun
adj
- Between or among nations.
- Foreign; of another nation.
- Of or concerning the association called the International.
- Participated in by two or more nations.
- Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
- Serving two or more nations.
- Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
- from or between other countries
- concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
noun
name
- (historical) The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.
- One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.
- A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
- (Christianity) The part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire, including the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation.
- (historical) The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).
- (countable) A surname from Middle English for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.
- (countable) A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.
- A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.
- The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
- An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
- (US) The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.
- A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.
noun
- (political science) Initialism of Clash of Civilizations.
- (commerce) Abbreviation of chamber of commerce.
- Initialism of code of conduct.
- (Philippine politics, elections) Initialism of certificate of candidacy.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of classic organochlorines.
- (medicine) Initialism of cathodal opening contraction.
- (military) Initialism of chain of command.
- Initialism of certificate of conduct.
name
noun
name
name
- (in the plural) The British Empire.
- Great Britain, a large island (sometimes also including some of the surrounding smaller islands) off the north-west coast of Western Europe, made up of England, Scotland, and Wales; especially (but not exclusively) during antiquity.
- (loosely) The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland on the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland.
- (historical) The British state and its dominions and holdings; the British Empire.
- (in the plural) The British Isles.
- England, Scotland and Wales in combination.
name
- (historical) The Eastern Roman Empire.
- A personification of the wind from the east.
- A surname.
- The eastern states of the United States.
- (Christianity) That part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the former territories of the Eastern Roman Empire, including the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the East.
- (historical) the Soviet Union and its socialist allies during the Cold War.
- Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
- The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China.
- The Eastern Bloc; the eastern countries of Europe.
- A civil parish of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
noun
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The beginning.
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
adj
- relating to or located in the front
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
verb
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
intj
noun
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- (by extension) A site of a conflict, effort, or controversial matter of any kind.
- (military) A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
- (soccer) attack, collectively the attackers or forwards.
- The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.
- (euphemistic) A low level.
noun
- the territory occupied by a nation
- an area outside of cities and towns
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- the people who live in a nation or country
- The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
- (especially British, uncountable, countable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
- (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
- (informal) The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.
- The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public.
- (mining) The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.
- (Australia, usually capitalised) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.
- Ellipsis of country music.
- (uncountable, countable) An area of land of indefinite extent or of more or less definite extent in relation to human occupation, especially characterized by its particular physical features, or its suitability for a particular activity or connected with its population (by race, dialect, culture, etc.) or a person, especially a writer, or their works.
adj
noun
- the territory occupied by a nation
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
- the people who live in a nation or country
- a domain in which something is dominant
- agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
- the land on which real estate is located
- The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- A country or region.
- (electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
- (agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows.
- lant; urine
- (ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
- Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
- (Scotland, historical) A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.
- (Ireland, colloquial) A shock or fright.
- (often in combination) Realm, domain.
- In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
- (agriculture) Any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
- (nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
- (travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
- The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
- A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
verb
- bring into a different state
- shoot at and force to come down
- cause to come to the ground
- deliver (a blow)
- bring ashore
- arrive on shore
- reach or come to rest
- (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
- (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
- (intransitive) To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.
- (intransitive) To come into rest.
- (intransitive, figurative) To go down well with an audience.
- (intransitive, of a punch) To connect (to arrive at an intended target).
- (slang, transitive) To succeed in having sexual relations with; to score.
- (transitive, informal) To capture or arrest.
- (transitive) To bring to land.
- (transitive, of a blow) To deliver.
noun
- the territory occupied by a nation
- (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
- a state of depression or agitation
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- (physics) A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
- Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.
- (sciences) The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
- A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.
- Rank; condition; quality.
- (computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.
- (computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
- (colloquial, in the singular) A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
- A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.
- (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
- Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
- (historically often capitalized) A sovereign country or city state, with the central government acting as its visible instrument.
verb
noun
- the male ruler of an empire
- large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
- large richly colored butterfly
- red table grape of California
- An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
- Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
- Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
- (entomology) Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
- The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
- (tarot) The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
- (political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
- (entomology) Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
- A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
adj
- Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
- (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
- Of Britain.
- (informal, proscribed) Of England; English.
- Of British English.
- Of the United Kingdom.
- (historical) Of the British Isles.
- of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture
name
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
- (by extension) The British Empire.
- (nautical, British) The flag, consisting of the flags of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland combined, flown on ships of the government of the United Kingdom.
- The flag of the United Kingdom, consisting of the flags of England (St. George's Cross), Scotland (St. Andrew's Cross), and Ireland (St. Patrick's Cross, now only used in Northern Ireland) combined.
- (nautical, US) The flag, consisting of the blue star-studded field in the corner of the national ensign, flown at the jackstaff by ships at anchor.
- national flag of the United Kingdom
noun
- (by extension) Imperial power.
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
- (colour theory) Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- A cardinalate.
- The purple haze cultivar of cannabis in the kush family, either pure or mixed with others, or by extension any variety of smoked marijuana.
- Earcockle, a disease of wheat.
- (UK, slang) Synonym of snakebite and black.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
- Any of various species of mollusks from which Tyrian purple dye was obtained, especially the common dog whelk.
- (slang, US) Ellipsis of purple drank.
- (medicine) Purpura.
- (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status
- (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes
- a color between red and blue
adj
- (motor racing) Of a sector, lap, etc., completed in the fastest time so far in a given session.
- (Belgium, Netherlands) Mixed between social democrats and liberals.
- Of a purple hue.
- Imperial; regal.
- (US politics) Not predominantly red or blue, but having a mixture of Democrat and Republican support.
- (literature) Of language, extravagantly ornate, like purple prose.
- Blood-red; bloody.
- excessively elaborate or showily expressed
- of a color intermediate between red and blue
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
verb
- (intransitive) To turn purple in colour.
- (intransitive, US, Canada informal) To pursue the opposite gender in inappropriate circumstances, usually of adolescents. (From the metaphor of mixing blue [boys] and pink [girls].)
- (transitive) To dye purple.
- (transitive) To clothe in purple.
- become purple
- color purple
noun
- the time between two reigns, governments, etc.
- (figurative) A break in continuity; a gap, an intermission.
- A period of time between the end of one monarch's reign and the accession of their successor.
- (politics) A period of time between the end of one political leader's term and the start of the term of their successor; a period of time during which normal executive leadership is interrupted or suspended, and a polity is either left without leadership or has only a temporary one.
- (Christianity) A period of time between when a minister or pastor leaves a church and when a new one is installed.
noun
noun
- (political science) Initialism of Clash of Civilizations.
- (commerce) Abbreviation of chamber of commerce.
- Initialism of code of conduct.
- (Philippine politics, elections) Initialism of certificate of candidacy.
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of classic organochlorines.
- (medicine) Initialism of cathodal opening contraction.
- (military) Initialism of chain of command.
- Initialism of certificate of conduct.
name
noun
name
noun
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses
- a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
- the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer
- a sphere of activity involving effort
- the side that is seen or that goes first
- a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
- the outward appearance of a person
- the side that is forward or prominent
- the immediate proximity of someone or something
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- (meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
- (military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.
- (UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
- (slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
- The beginning.
- (military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
- (military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
- (historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
- (military) The direction of the enemy.
- (informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
- The most conspicuous part.
- A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
- A field of activity.
- (historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
adj
- relating to or located in the front
- Located at or near the front.
- (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
verb
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- confront bodily
- (transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
- (transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
- (transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
- (transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
- (intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
- (ambitransitive, multiplicity) Of an alter in a person with multiplicity (especially in dissociative identity disorder): to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the person's body.
- (linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
- (transitive) To appear before.
- (intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
- (transitive or intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To act cocky, disrespectful and aggressive; to confront (someone).
- (phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
- (transitive) To face, be opposite to.
- (transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
intj
noun
- the line along which opposing armies face each other
- (by extension) A site of a conflict, effort, or controversial matter of any kind.
- (military) A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
- (soccer) attack, collectively the attackers or forwards.
- The site of interaction with outsiders, such as customers.
- (euphemistic) A low level.
noun
- the territory occupied by a nation
- an area outside of cities and towns
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
- the people who live in a nation or country
- The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc.
- (especially British, uncountable, countable) An area of land of undefined extent; a region, a district.
- (uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside.
- (informal) The spirit of the country (rural places): the spirit of country folkways; those folkways.
- The inhabitants or people of a district, region, or nation; the populace, the public.
- (mining) The rock through which a vein of ore or coal runs.
- (Australia, usually capitalised) Traditional lands of Indigenous people with embedded cultural, spiritual, cosmological, ecological, and physical attributes and values.
- Ellipsis of country music.
- (uncountable, countable) An area of land of indefinite extent or of more or less definite extent in relation to human occupation, especially characterized by its particular physical features, or its suitability for a particular activity or connected with its population (by race, dialect, culture, etc.) or a person, especially a writer, or their works.
adj
noun
- the territory occupied by a nation
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- territory over which rule or control is exercised
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for their own use
- the people who live in a nation or country
- a domain in which something is dominant
- agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
- the land on which real estate is located
- The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- A country or region.
- (electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
- (agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows.
- lant; urine
- (ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
- Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
- On a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
- (Scotland, historical) A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.
- (Ireland, colloquial) A shock or fright.
- (often in combination) Realm, domain.
- In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
- (agriculture) Any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
- (nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
- (travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
- The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
- A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
verb
- bring into a different state
- shoot at and force to come down
- cause to come to the ground
- deliver (a blow)
- bring ashore
- arrive on shore
- reach or come to rest
- (transitive) To acquire; to secure.
- (intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
- (intransitive) To arrive on land, especially a shore or dock, from a body of water.
- (intransitive) To come into rest.
- (intransitive, figurative) To go down well with an audience.
- (intransitive, of a punch) To connect (to arrive at an intended target).
- (slang, transitive) To succeed in having sexual relations with; to score.
- (transitive, informal) To capture or arrest.
- (transitive) To bring to land.
- (transitive, of a blow) To deliver.
noun
- the territory occupied by a nation
- (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container)
- a politically organized body of people under a single government
- the way something is with respect to its main attributes
- the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state
- a state of depression or agitation
- the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
- (physics) A complete description of a system, consisting of parameters that determine all properties of the system.
- Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous circumstances; social importance.
- (sciences) The physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma.
- A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
- (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that do not change over time.
- Rank; condition; quality.
- (computing) The set of all parameters relevant to a computation.
- (computing) The stable condition of a processor during a particular clock cycle.
- (colloquial, in the singular) A mess; disorder; a bad condition or set of circumstances.
- A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
- (computing) The values of all parameters at some point in a computation.
- (mathematics, stochastic processes) An element of the range of the random variables that define a random process.
- A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais; a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself.
- (anthropology) A society larger than a tribe. A society large enough to form a state in the sense of a government.
- Pomp, ceremony, or dignity.
- (historically often capitalized) A sovereign country or city state, with the central government acting as its visible instrument.
verb
noun
- the male ruler of an empire
- large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
- large richly colored butterfly
- red table grape of California
- An emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri).
- Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
- Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
- (entomology) Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
- The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
- (tarot) The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
- (political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
- (entomology) Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
- A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
noun
noun
adj
- relating to or associated with an empire
- Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
- befitting or belonging to an emperor or empress
- belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
- of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
- (in particular, of alcohol) Stronger than typical. (Derived from the name of Russian Imperial stout, a strong dark beer.)
- Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.
- Very grand or fine.
- Relating to the British imperial system of measurement.
noun
- a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
- a piece of luggage carried on top of a coach
- (historical) A suitcase or trunk designed to be transported on the roof of a carriage.
- A kind of dome, as in Moorish buildings.
- A tuft of hair on the lower lip (so called from its use by Napoleon III).
- A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 6 liters of fluid, eight times the volume of a standard bottle.
- (card games, countable) Any of several combinations of cards which score in this game.
- (historical) An outside or roof seat on a diligence or carriage.
- (paper, printing) A writing paper size measuring 30 × 22 inches, or printing paper measuring 32 × 22 inches.
- (card games, uncountable) A card game differing from piquet in some minor details, and in having a trump.
- A crown imperial.
- (countable, uncountable) A variety of green tea.
adj
- Between or among nations.
- Foreign; of another nation.
- Of or concerning the association called the International.
- Participated in by two or more nations.
- Independent of national boundaries; common to all people.
- Serving two or more nations.
- Common to, or affecting, two or more nations.
- from or between other countries
- concerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations
noun
adj
- Of the Commonwealth of Nations, or the British Empire.
- (historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.
- Of Britain.
- (informal, proscribed) Of England; English.
- Of British English.
- Of the United Kingdom.
- (historical) Of the British Isles.
- of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture