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noun
- A ship accompanying another.
- (uncountable) Association or partnership.
- The spouse of a monarch.
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
- (euphemistic, sometimes humorous) An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
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- (nautical, aircraft) Alongside or abreast; opposite the center of the side of the ship or aircraft.
- (nautical, aircraft) On the beam; at a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90° or 270° relative.
- at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
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- (nautical) One side of a ship above the waterline.
- The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
- A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
- All the guns on one side of a warship.
- The simultaneous firing of these guns.
- (by extension) A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
- the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
- all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
- a speech of violent denunciation
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- (nautical, of a vessel) Aground.
- (aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.
- (electricity, Canada, US) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
- (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
- (of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
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- the broad side of a ship
- a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- (nautical) breadth amidships
- long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
- (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
- (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
- (structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- (nautical) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
- (anatomical, informal) The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
- (physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
- (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
- (anatomical, informal) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
- (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- (railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
- (mechanical) The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- A gymnastic activity or event using a balance beam.
- (gymnastics) A balance beam.
- (nautical) The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft.
- (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
- (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- (mechanical) In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
- (agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
- A broad smile.
verb
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- express with a beaming face or smile
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
- (ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
- (transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
- (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
- (transitive) To give the appearance of beams to.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
- (transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam.
- (transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams.
- (transitive, computing) To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared.
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- shift from one side of the ship to the other
- Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
- (transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
- (intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
noun
- A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
- Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
- A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
- (by extension) A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
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- any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
- One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.
- The projecting arm of a crane.
- (slang, especially African-American Vernacular) The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.
- An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
- (slang) Crystal meth.
- (metonymic, cinematography, film) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
- (nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
- (slang) A person's face.
- (nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
- A stationary condition; a standstill.
verb
- shift from one side of the ship to the other
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe.
- (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
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- a warship intended for combat
- large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
- (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.
- (military, archaic except humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior.
- Ellipsis of Portuguese man-of-war (“Physalia physalis, a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float”).
- Ellipsis of man-of-war bird or (obsolete) man-of-war hawk (“any of a number of seabirds, especially one which attacks other seabirds to take their food”).
- (specifically, US) The Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus).
adj
- (nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel.
- (finance) Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
- (figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially.
- (finance) Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
- (not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
- growing or remaining under water
- beneath the surface of the water
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- (nautical) One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.
- (US politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
- (horse racing) One of a pair of horses running the same race for the same stable or owner.
- (politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
- a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
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- the middle of a military or naval formation
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
- (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
- (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
- (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
- (geometry) A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.
- The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
- (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
- (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
- A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
- (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
- The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
- (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
- (algebra, group theory, ring theory) The set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)
- (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
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- direct one's attention on something
- center upon
- move into the center
- (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
- (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
noun
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
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- (nautical) To sail two boats side by side so that neither is in front of the other.
- To move in close, to situate oneself right up against something; to belly up.
- (by extension) To confront (someone or something) boldly, or to stand proudly or defiantly.
- To confront an obstacle directly, by pushing straight into it.
- (transitive) To cut the face of (a hedge) on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.
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- Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
- The time of departure from a port.
- Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
- (countable) A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
- the departure of a vessel from a port
- riding in a sailboat
- the activity of flying a glider
- the work of a sailor
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- (naval) A surface ship.
- Synonym of water strider.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- Any of three species of bird, in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- A person who skims.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- a rapid superficial reader
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
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- place on board a ship
- transport commercially
- travel by ship
- hire for work on a ship
- go on board
- (transitive, rugby) To draw (a penalty) by bungling a kick and giving the opposing team possession.
- (transitive, nautical) To put or secure in its place.
- (intransitive) To embark on a ship.
- (transitive, sports) To trade or send (a player) to another team.
- (fandom slang, transitive) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.
- (transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
- (ambitransitive, poker slang) To go all in.
- (colloquial, with dummy it) To leave, depart, scram.
- (ergative) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
- (transitive) To take in or take on (water) over the sides of a vessel.
- (ditransitive, colloquial) To pass (from one person to another).
- (transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
- (ergative) To release (a product, not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
noun
- a vessel that carries passengers or freight
- (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
- (cellular automata, chiefly in combination) A spaceship.
- A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
- (fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
- (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
- (uncommon) Clipping of relationship.
- (cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (cellular automata) A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
noun
- a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
- a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.
- (fiction) A warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigate.
- (historical) An escort warship, smaller than a destroyer, introduced in World War 2 as an anti-submarine vessel.
- (historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship.
- A frigatebird (Fregata spp.).
- (historical) A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome sides.
- (historical) A sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling and blockading duties, but not considered large enough for the line of battle.
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- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Side by side, facing forward.
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
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- Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
- Side by side and facing forward.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- (Scotland) Breast high (of an advancing wave).
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- alongside each other, facing in the same direction
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- A dan buoy.
- A rank of black belt in martial arts.
- Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
- (units of measurement) A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.
- (mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
- (units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
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- The chief mate of a merchant ship.
- Air Transport Auxiliary rank corresponding to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.
- The executive officer, second in command of a naval vessel.
- The copilot of an aircraft.
- Women's Royal Naval Service rank corresponding to Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.
- The most senior civil servant in the United States Foreign Service, with responsibility for running an embassy under the authority of and reporting to the ambassador.
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- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- A taking by way of retaliation.
- A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- (music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- (construction) In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
- (law, in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- (fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
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- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
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- A ship accompanying another.
- (uncountable) Association or partnership.
- The spouse of a monarch.
- A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument.
- (euphemistic, sometimes humorous) An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc.
- A husband, wife, companion or partner.
- a family of similar musical instrument playing together
- the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
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- (nautical) One side of a ship above the waterline.
- The printed lyrics of a folk song or ballad; a broadsheet.
- A large sheet of paper, printed on one side and folded.
- All the guns on one side of a warship.
- The simultaneous firing of these guns.
- (by extension) A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship
- the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern
- all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship
- a speech of violent denunciation
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- the broad side of a ship
- a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
- (nautical) breadth amidships
- long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
- (textiles) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving and the cylinder on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven.
- (music) A horizontal bar which connects the stems of two or more notes to group them and to indicate metric value.
- (structural) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- (nautical) The straight part or shank of an anchor.
- (anatomical, informal) The principal stem of the antler of a deer.
- (physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body.
- (literary) The pole of a carriage or chariot.
- (anatomical, informal) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk.
- (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- (railway) An elevated rectangular dirt pile used to cheaply build an elevated portion of a railway.
- (mechanical) The crossbar of a mechanical balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended.
- A gymnastic activity or event using a balance beam.
- (gymnastics) A balance beam.
- (nautical) The direction across a vessel, perpendicular to fore-and-aft.
- (figuratively) A ray; a gleam.
- (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- (structural) One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.
- (mechanical) In steam engines, a heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft.
- (agricultural) The central bar of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it.
- A broad smile.
verb
- emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
- express with a beaming face or smile
- broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
- have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink
- experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion
- smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
- (ambitransitive) To emit beams of light; to shine; to radiate.
- (transitive, music) To connect (musical notes) with a beam, or thick line, in music notation.
- (transitive, science fiction) To transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism.
- (transitive) To give the appearance of beams to.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To smile broadly or especially cheerfully.
- (transitive, currying) To stretch something (for example, an animal hide) on a beam.
- (transitive, weaving) To put (something) on a beam.
- (transitive) To furnish or supply with beams.
- (transitive, computing) To transmit, especially by direct wireless means such as infrared.
noun
- a warship intended for combat
- large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
- (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship.
- (military, archaic except humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior.
- Ellipsis of Portuguese man-of-war (“Physalia physalis, a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float”).
- Ellipsis of man-of-war bird or (obsolete) man-of-war hawk (“any of a number of seabirds, especially one which attacks other seabirds to take their food”).
- (specifically, US) The Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus).
noun
- (nautical) One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.
- (US politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency.
- (horse racing) One of a pair of horses running the same race for the same stable or owner.
- (politics) A candidate on a joint ticket.
- a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
noun
- the middle of a military or naval formation
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- A place, especially a building or complex, set aside for some specified function or activity.
- (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.
- (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
- (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure (or of all points in the interior for a center of volume).
- (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
- (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the faceoffs.
- (geometry) A point on a triangle's plane that is in some sense in its middle.
- The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
- (Australia, New Zealand) The ring in the gambling game two-up in which the spinner operates.
- (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
- (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.
- A topic that is particularly important in a given context, the element in a subject of cognition, volition or discussion that is perceived as decisive.
- (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves.
- The venue in which the head of government in a centralized state is situated.
- (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
- (algebra, group theory, ring theory) The set of those elements (of a given algebraic structure) that commute with every other element, usually denoted Z(G). In the case of (semi-)groups, it is required that they commute under the (semi-)group operation; in the case of rings and (Lie) algebras, under multiplication (i.e. the bracket for Lie algebras)
- (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting.
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- direct one's attention on something
- center upon
- move into the center
- (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
- (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
- (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
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- the middle of a military or naval formation
- (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team
- politically moderate persons; centrists
- the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
- (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback
- mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace
- a place where some particular activity is concentrated
- a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
- the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher
- the object upon which interest and attention focuses
- (American football) the position of the player on the line of scrimmage who puts the ball in play
- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
- (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- a building dedicated to a particular activity
- an area that is approximately central within some larger region
- a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
- the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering
- Australia, British, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and South Africa standard spelling of center.
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- (naval) A surface ship.
- Synonym of water strider.
- A loose-fitting one-piece dress, similar to a shift but with slightly more fitting.
- Any of three species of bird, in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
- A sieve-like, slotted spoon.
- A ballet flat shoe.
- Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clam (Spisula solidissima) and large scallops.
- (naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
- (science fiction) A small, fast-moving spacecraft.
- (entomology) Any of the dragonflies in the family Libellulidae.
- A person who skims.
- A device for removing organic matter from an aquarium.
- (crime) A device used to read and record the magnetic code from a credit card for later fraudulent use.
- a rapid superficial reader
- gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
- a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
- a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
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- a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser
- a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
- A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.
- (fiction) A warship or space warship, inspired by one of the many historic varieties of frigate.
- (historical) An escort warship, smaller than a destroyer, introduced in World War 2 as an anti-submarine vessel.
- (historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship.
- A frigatebird (Fregata spp.).
- (historical) A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome sides.
- (historical) A sailing warship with a single continuous gun deck, typically used for patrolling and blockading duties, but not considered large enough for the line of battle.
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- A dan buoy.
- A rank of black belt in martial arts.
- Someone who has achieved a level of black belt.
- (units of measurement) A traditional unit of equivalent volume, now officially equal to 100 liters.
- (mining) A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.
- (units of measurement) Synonym of picul: a traditional unit of weight and mass, chiefly used as a dry measure of grains.
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- The chief mate of a merchant ship.
- Air Transport Auxiliary rank corresponding to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.
- The executive officer, second in command of a naval vessel.
- The copilot of an aircraft.
- Women's Royal Naval Service rank corresponding to Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.
- The most senior civil servant in the United States Foreign Service, with responsibility for running an embassy under the authority of and reporting to the ambassador.
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- A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.
- A taking by way of retaliation.
- A recurrence or resumption of an action.
- (music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
- (construction) In masonry, the return of a moulding in an internal angle.
- (law, in the plural) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor and lands, as rent charge, pensions, annuities, etc.; also spelled reprizes.
- (fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.
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- a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer
- a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
- a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vindula.
- (US, law enforcement) A police patrol vehicle.
- (nautical, in the days of sail) A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- (colloquial) One who cruises at bars and neighborhoods seeking sex.
- (cycling) A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
- (nautical) Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- One who attends cruises.
- (entomology) Any dragonfly of the family Macromiidae; a macromiid.
- (military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- (science fiction, by extension) A starship of comparable role
- (nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- (nautical) A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
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- shift from one side of the ship to the other
- Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
- (transitive, nautical) To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.
- (intransitive, nautical) Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.
- (intransitive, nautical) Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.
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- A manoeuvre in which the stern of a sailing vessel crosses the wind, typically resulting in the forceful and sudden sweep of the boom from one side of the vessel to the other.
- Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”).
- A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.
- (by extension) A sudden change in approach or direction; vacillation.
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- any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
- One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.
- The projecting arm of a crane.
- (slang, especially African-American Vernacular) The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.
- An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
- (slang) Crystal meth.
- (metonymic, cinematography, film) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
- (nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
- (slang) A person's face.
- (nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
- A stationary condition; a standstill.
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- shift from one side of the ship to the other
- be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
- (nautical, now chiefly US) Alternative spelling of gybe.
- (intransitive) To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- (transitive) To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- (transitive) To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
- (intransitive, Canada, US, informal) To accord or agree.
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- (nautical) To sail two boats side by side so that neither is in front of the other.
- To move in close, to situate oneself right up against something; to belly up.
- (by extension) To confront (someone or something) boldly, or to stand proudly or defiantly.
- To confront an obstacle directly, by pushing straight into it.
- (transitive) To cut the face of (a hedge) on one side so as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.
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- place on board a ship
- transport commercially
- travel by ship
- hire for work on a ship
- go on board
- (transitive, rugby) To draw (a penalty) by bungling a kick and giving the opposing team possession.
- (transitive, nautical) To put or secure in its place.
- (intransitive) To embark on a ship.
- (transitive, sports) To trade or send (a player) to another team.
- (fandom slang, transitive) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.
- (transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
- (ambitransitive, poker slang) To go all in.
- (colloquial, with dummy it) To leave, depart, scram.
- (ergative) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
- (transitive) To take in or take on (water) over the sides of a vessel.
- (ditransitive, colloquial) To pass (from one person to another).
- (transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
- (ergative) To release (a product, not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
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- a vessel that carries passengers or freight
- (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
- (cellular automata, chiefly in combination) A spaceship.
- A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
- (fandom slang) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
- (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
- (uncommon) Clipping of relationship.
- (cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
- (cellular automata) A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
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- (nautical, of a vessel) Aground.
- (aviation, of an airman or aircraft) Not allowed to fly.
- (electricity, Canada, US) Of or pertaining to an electrical conductor which is connected to earth; earthed.
- (of a person, predicative) Confined to stay inside, typically by a parent, as a punishment.
- (of a person) With well-considered priorities through a good understanding of what truly matters.
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- (nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel.
- (finance) Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.
- (figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially.
- (finance) Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.
- (not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.
- growing or remaining under water
- beneath the surface of the water
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- Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
- The time of departure from a port.
- Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
- (countable) A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
- the departure of a vessel from a port
- riding in a sailboat
- the activity of flying a glider
- the work of a sailor
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- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- Side by side, facing forward.
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
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- Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
- Side by side and facing forward.
- Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
- (Scotland) Breast high (of an advancing wave).
- (figurative) Alongside; parallel to.
- (nautical) Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
- alongside each other, facing in the same direction