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adj
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
adv
noun
verb
adj
noun
- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
noun
verb
- (transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
- (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
- (intransitive) To contend.
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
noun
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
adj
verb
noun
- an outburst of controversy
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
- A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
verb
- To bring up as a subject for debate.
- To discuss or debate.
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
- (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
- (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
- think about carefully; weigh
adj
- (Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
- (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- (Canada, US) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
- open to argument or debate
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
noun
- A moot court.
- (Australia) The vagina.
- (historical) An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
- (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rustic) Talk.
- (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
- (Internet slang, endearing) A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- (scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
noun
- (slang) A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties.
- (slang) A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error.
- A rodeo event in which competitors attempt to lasso a goat, usually for younger participants.
- An ill-advised solution to contain a problem; a solution that will eventually fail.
noun
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
verb
noun
- (specifically) Such a work containing political material or discussing matters of controversy.
- A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.
- a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
- a small book usually having a paper cover
verb
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- 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
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
verb
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
noun
verb
adj
prep_phrase
adj
- in disagreement
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
- that confounds or contradicts or confuses
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- Mutually exclusive.
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
noun
noun
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
verb
verb
noun
- (Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
- Synonym of heelwalker (“Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.”).
- A professional boxer.
- (by extension) A disputant in a public controversy or debate.
- (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
- a professional boxer
adj
noun
- (Christianity, specifically, historical) Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- (Northern Ireland) A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
- a person who dissents from some established policy
adj
noun
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
noun
- (figuratively) Anything in dispute, an area of disagreement whose resolution is being debated or decided.
- The means or opportunity by which something flows or comes out, particularly:
- Any question or situation to be resolved, particularly:
- (historical medicine) A small incision, tear, or artificial ulcer, used to drain fluid and usually held open with a pea or other small object.
- The end result of an event or events, any result or outcome, particularly:
- The loan of a book etc. from a library to a patron; all such loans by a given library during a given period.
- The production or distribution of something for general use.
- (figuratively, originally World War I military slang, usually with definite article) The entire set of something; all of something.
- (law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
- (finance) Any financial instrument issued by a company.
- (figuratively) Progeny: all one's lineal descendants.
- (finance) The action or an instance of a company selling bonds, stock, or other securities.
- (medicine) The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal amounts.
- (historical or rare law) Income derived from fines levied by a court or law-enforcement officer; the fines themselves.
- The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:
- The distribution of something (particularly rations or standardized provisions) to someone or some group.
- (publishing) A single edition of a newspaper or other periodical publication.
- The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.
- (now usually historical or law) Offspring: one's natural child or children.
- (US, originally psychology, usually in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now informal, figurative and usually euphemistic) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.
- the immediate descendants of a person
- some situation or event that is thought about
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the becoming visible
- supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
- the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
- one of a series published periodically
- an opening that permits escape or release
- an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the act of issuing printed materials
verb
- (intransitive) To turn out in a certain way, to result in.
- (law) To come to a point in fact or law on which the parties join issue.
- (transitive) To deliver for use.
- (transitive) To deliver by authority.
- (intransitive) To rush out, to sally forth.
- (transitive) To send out; to put into circulation.
- (intransitive) To extend into, to open onto.
- (intransitive) To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- circulate or distribute or equip with
- come out of
- make out and issue
- bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
noun
verb
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
- have a disagreement over something
- take exception to
adj
noun
- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
noun
verb
- (transitive) To call into question; to oppose.
- (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- (law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a suit; to dispute or resist, as a claim, by course of law.
- (intransitive) To contend.
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
noun
- Lively contention or debate, skirmish.
- Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots.
- (gaming, usually capitalized) The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- (military, historical) A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume.
- A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap.
- (especially military, gaming) A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation.
- a noisy riotous fight
adj
verb
noun
- an outburst of controversy
- a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
- (figurative) An intense or violent altercation; an intense or violent response; an outburst (as of controversy)
- A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
noun
- (slang) A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties.
- (slang) A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error.
- A rodeo event in which competitors attempt to lasso a goat, usually for younger participants.
- An ill-advised solution to contain a problem; a solution that will eventually fail.
noun
- Debate; quarrel; strife; enmity.
- (anatomy) The portion of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the homologous area in some other animals.
- A hit or blow made with one's chest.
- (euphemistic) A female human's breasts.
- The front (anterior) surface of this portion of the torso.
- The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
- A chest of drawers.
- A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
- the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
- furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
- box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
verb
noun
- (specifically) Such a work containing political material or discussing matters of controversy.
- A small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.
- a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
- a small book usually having a paper cover
verb
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- 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
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a point asserted as part of an argument
- the act of competing as for profit or a prize
- A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for.
- Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- (computing, telecommunications) Competition by parts of a system or its users for a limited resource.
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- The act of disputing; a dispute or argument.
- A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other over a belief or proposition.
noun
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a slight but noticeable partiality
- a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
- pitching dangerously to one side
- the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical
- A slope or inclination.
- (photography) The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.
- Any covering overhead; especially, a tent.
- A canvas covering for carts, boats, etc.
- A jousting contest. (countable)
- (uncountable, poker, video games, chess, slang) A state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- An attempt at something, such as a tilt at public office.
- A tilt hammer.
- The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.
- A thrust, as with a lance.
verb
- charge with a tilt
- heel over
- move sideways or in an unsteady way
- to incline or bend from a vertical position
- (originally poker, video games, chess, slang) To enter a state of frustration and worsened performance resulting from a series of losses.
- (intransitive) To be at an angle.
- (transitive) To point or thrust a weapon at.
- (intransitive, jousting) To charge (at someone) with a lance.
- (pinball, of a machine) To intentionally let the ball fall down to the drain by disabling flippers and most targets, done as a punishment to the player when the machine is nudged too violently or frequently.
- (figurative) To modify one's approach.
- (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- (transitive) To cover with a tilt, or awning.
- To forge (something) with a tilt hammer.
- (transitive) To point or thrust (a weapon).
noun
verb
noun
- An informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views.
- (uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.
- An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
- (frequently in the French form débat) A type of literary composition, taking the form of a discussion or disputation, commonly found in the vernacular medieval poetry of many European countries, as well as in medieval Latin.
- the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
verb
noun
- (figuratively) Anything in dispute, an area of disagreement whose resolution is being debated or decided.
- The means or opportunity by which something flows or comes out, particularly:
- Any question or situation to be resolved, particularly:
- (historical medicine) A small incision, tear, or artificial ulcer, used to drain fluid and usually held open with a pea or other small object.
- The end result of an event or events, any result or outcome, particularly:
- The loan of a book etc. from a library to a patron; all such loans by a given library during a given period.
- The production or distribution of something for general use.
- (figuratively, originally World War I military slang, usually with definite article) The entire set of something; all of something.
- (law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
- (finance) Any financial instrument issued by a company.
- (figuratively) Progeny: all one's lineal descendants.
- (finance) The action or an instance of a company selling bonds, stock, or other securities.
- (medicine) The outflow of a bodily fluid, particularly (now rare) in abnormal amounts.
- (historical or rare law) Income derived from fines levied by a court or law-enforcement officer; the fines themselves.
- The action or an instance of sending something out, particularly:
- The distribution of something (particularly rations or standardized provisions) to someone or some group.
- (publishing) A single edition of a newspaper or other periodical publication.
- The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.
- (now usually historical or law) Offspring: one's natural child or children.
- (US, originally psychology, usually in the plural) A psychological or emotional difficulty, (now informal, figurative and usually euphemistic) any problem or concern considered as a vague and intractable difficulty.
- the immediate descendants of a person
- some situation or event that is thought about
- a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
- the becoming visible
- supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
- the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
- one of a series published periodically
- an opening that permits escape or release
- an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
- the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the act of issuing printed materials
verb
- (intransitive) To turn out in a certain way, to result in.
- (law) To come to a point in fact or law on which the parties join issue.
- (transitive) To deliver for use.
- (transitive) To deliver by authority.
- (intransitive) To rush out, to sally forth.
- (transitive) To send out; to put into circulation.
- (intransitive) To extend into, to open onto.
- (intransitive) To flow out, to proceed from, to come out or from.
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
- circulate or distribute or equip with
- come out of
- make out and issue
- bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
noun
verb
- to strive or contend about; to contest
- to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- (intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
- (transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
- have a disagreement over something
- take exception to
verb
- To bring up as a subject for debate.
- To discuss or debate.
- To argue or plead in a supposed case.
- (US) To make or declare irrelevant.
- (West Country) To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
- (West Country) To take root and begin to grow.
- (Scotland, Northern England) To say, utter, also insinuate.
- think about carefully; weigh
adj
- (Canada, US, chiefly law) Being an exercise of thought; academic.
- (current in UK, rare in the US) Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- (Canada, US) Having no practical consequence or relevance.
- open to argument or debate
- of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
noun
- A moot court.
- (Australia) The vagina.
- (historical) An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
- (Scotland, Northern England) A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
- (Scotland, Northern England, rustic) Talk.
- (West Country) The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
- (Internet slang, endearing) A mutual follower on a social media platform.
- A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
- (shipbuilding) A ring for gauging wooden pins.
- (paganism) A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
- (scouting) A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
- a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise
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- (Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
- Synonym of heelwalker (“Any of the order Mantophasmatodea of carnivorous, wingless insects that superficially resemble a cross between praying mantises and phasmids.”).
- A professional boxer.
- (by extension) A disputant in a public controversy or debate.
- (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
- a professional boxer
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- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
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- An argument or controversy.
- A person who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant.
- A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology)
- a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)
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- in disagreement
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false
- unable for both to exist or be true at the same time
- that confounds or contradicts or confuses
- That is diametrically opposed to something.
- Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
- Mutually exclusive.
- That contradicts something, such as an argument.
- That is itself a contradiction.
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- (Christianity, specifically, historical) Sometimes Dissident: in the kingdom of Poland, the name for Christians not part of the Roman Catholic Church.
- A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.
- (Christianity) One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the established religion.
- (Northern Ireland) A member of a paramilitary that has continued actions after the Good Friday Agreement or other ceasefire.
- a person who dissents from some established policy
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- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
- the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
- a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy