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adj
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
noun
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
adv
verb
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
adj
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
- (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.
- Pertaining to two, pertaining to a pair of.
- (category theory) Being the dual of some other category; containing the same objects but with source and target reversed for all morphisms.
- (mathematics, physics) Exhibiting duality.
- (linear algebra) Being the space of all linear functionals of (some other space).
- Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
noun
- (geometry) Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.
- (wrestling) A head-to-head match or meet between two teams, such as two high schools or colleges.
- (grammar) The dual number.
- (mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.
- Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
verb
adj
noun
- the pitch range of the highest female voice
- (darts) Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.
- The highest tuned in a ring of bells.
- Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
- (soccer) A win in the top league, top national cup and top continental cup in the same season.
- (music) A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
- (sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.
- Alternative form of tribble (“frame for drying paper”).
- (music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
verb
adj
noun
- A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
- (biology) Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
- (biology) Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
- (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
- A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
- (World War I military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
prefix
- Both, possessing two distinct (possibly opposing) qualities.
- Alternative form of dis-: split, to split; shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.
- Two.
- Double, twice the quantity.
- Alternative form of dia-: across or through, before a vowel.
- A pair.
adj
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- many and different
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
verb
adj
noun
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- (biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
- (biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
- The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- (geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
- (mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
- The process of developing distinct components.
noun
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
- a distinguishing difference between similar things or people
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
- (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
adv
prep
adj
noun
verb
noun
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- assistance in time of difficulty
- a pause for relaxation
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- a change for the better
adj
adj
- (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
- Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
- Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
- contrary to your interests or welfare
- in an opposing direction
noun
- the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- a significant change
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
- (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
- (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- (relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
adv
- by contrast; on the other hand
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to whatever degree or extent
- in whatever way or manner
- (informal, manner) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
- (manner, fused relative) Regardless of how; regardless of the way in which.
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
- (interrogative) How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
- (conjunctive) In contrast.
- (manner, fused relative) In any way in which; how.
- (degree, fused relative) Regardless of how; no matter how
conj
adj
- fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
- including markedly dissimilar elements
- Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
- Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs.
noun
noun
- The opposite.
- (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
- (historical) A type of loaded die.
- a relation of direct opposition
- exact opposition
- a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
adj
- Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
- very opposed in nature or character or purpose
- in an opposing direction
adv
adj
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
- distinct or separate
- distinctly separate from the first
adv
noun
verb
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
adj
- altogether different in nature or quality or significance
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- the other one of a complementary pair
- moving or facing away from each other
- being directly across from each other; facing
- of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
- Facing in the other direction.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
noun
- a relation of direct opposition
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- (mathematics) An additive inverse.
- An antonym.
- An opponent.
- A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
adv
prep
noun
- The opposite of something.
- (surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- The act of going backwards; a reversal.
- A piece of misfortune; a setback.
- (graph theory) Synonym of transpose.
- (numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
- a relation of direct opposition
- the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- turning in the opposite direction
- (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
adj
- (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
- (botany) Reversed.
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- (genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- directed or moving toward the rear
- of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
verb
- (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- (transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
- (transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
- (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- (computing) Ellipsis of reverse-engineer.
- (transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
- (aviation, transitive) To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
- (rail transport, transitive) To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
- (ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
- To overthrow; to subvert.
- (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
- turn inside out or upside down
- cancel officially
- change to the contrary
- rule against
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
adj
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- extremely cold
- located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
- being of crucial importance
- of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
- having a pair of equal and opposite charges
- (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- (conceptual analysis) Of or relating to a pole (extreme) on any spectrum or field, such as an ideologically pure dogmatic position as opposed to any syncretic integration or balancing of competing principles.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- (chemistry) Having a dipole; ionic.
- (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
noun
adj
adv
- without anybody else or anything else
- without any others being included or involved
- (by extension) Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
- Without outside help.
- By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
- Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
- Not requiring anything further; merely.
adj
- radically distinctive and without equal
- (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- the single one of its kind
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
- Particular, characteristic.
- (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
- Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
- (often proscribed) Rare or unusual.
noun
prefix
- Alternate, different.
- Perpendicular in angle; transverse.
- (figurative) Moving from one track or state to another.
- Located in between. Often, but not necessarily, forming an H-shaped structure.
- Involving two or more at the same time; coincident.
- Comparing two sources of information, often to verify their contents.
- Moving from one side to the other; across.
- Shaped like a cross or X; crossing lines.
- On the opposite side of.
- Moving or acting against, opposing, contrary.
- To combine two entities to create a hybrid.
- More than one, often in indicating applicability to several domains that are usually separate.
- Mutual exchange or influence, where both entities are affected in the same way. Mutuality.
- One entity affecting a similar entity, such as to transfer of one property from one entity to the other.
prefix
- Different, distinct.
- Not, opposite.
- Furthest in position
- (biochemistry) An apoenzyme: an enzyme without its cofactor; associated apoproteins.
- (organic chemisty) Derived from, or related to.
- Away from, outward, or apart in direction.
- Distant, far from, or apart in position.
- Exterior, outside of.
- To carry forth, to do.
- (astronomy) Apoapsis: the point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.
- From, coming from.
- Disjoint, separate.
- Removal, amputation.
- (biochemistry) Lacking a metallic unit.
- Lacking, without, scant.
verb
- be opposite
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
noun
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
noun
- an opposite or contrasting type
- a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament
- A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
- Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
noun
adj
noun
noun
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
- (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
- (biology) The process by which the components of multicellular life (cells, organs, etc.) are produced and acquire function, as when a seed develops the root and stem, and the initial stem develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds.
- (biology, evolution) The evolutionary process by which one taxonomic group (species, genus, variety, etc.) becomes distinct from another, or acquires distinct features; the result of such a process: distinctness.
- The act of treating one thing as distinct from another, or of creating such a distinction; of separating a class of things into categories; of describing a thing by illustrating how it is different from something else.
- (geology) The process of separation of cooling magma into various rock types.
- (mathematics, calculus) The process of applying the derivative operator to a function; of calculating a function's derivative.
- The process of developing distinct components.
noun
- a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- high status importance owing to marked superiority
- an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority
- a distinguishing difference between similar things or people
- The act of distinguishing, discriminating; discrimination.
- (specifically) A feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better; a mark of honour, rank, eminence or excellence; the quality of being distinguished.
- That which distinguishes; a single occurrence of a determining factor or feature, the fact of being divided; separation, discrimination.
- A feature that causes someone or something to stand out from others of its type.
noun
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances.
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
- someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
- assistance in time of difficulty
- a pause for relaxation
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
- (law) redress awarded by a court
- sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
- the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
- a change for the better
adj
noun
- the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- a significant change
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
- (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
- (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- (relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
noun
- The opposite.
- (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
- (historical) A type of loaded die.
- a relation of direct opposition
- exact opposition
- a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
adj
- Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
- resistant to guidance or discipline
- of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false
- very opposed in nature or character or purpose
- in an opposing direction
adv
noun
- The opposite of something.
- (surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
- The act of going backwards; a reversal.
- A piece of misfortune; a setback.
- (graph theory) Synonym of transpose.
- (numismatics) The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
- A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
- The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
- The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
- a relation of direct opposition
- the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
- turning in the opposite direction
- (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
adj
- (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
- (botany) Reversed.
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- (genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- directed or moving toward the rear
- of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
verb
- (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
- (transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
- (transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
- (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
- (computing) Ellipsis of reverse-engineer.
- (transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
- (aviation, transitive) To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
- (rail transport, transitive) To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
- (ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
- To overthrow; to subvert.
- (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
- turn inside out or upside down
- cancel officially
- change to the contrary
- rule against
- reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of
adj
noun
- A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
- (biology) Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
- (biology) Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
- (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
- A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
- (World War I military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
noun
- an opposite or contrasting type
- a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by an earlier type or symbol; especially a figure or event in the New Testament having a counterpart in the Old Testament
- A type that represents the opposite or antagonist of another type.
- Something that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
noun
verb
- To recognize as different or distinct.
- (transitive, intransitive, often in the passive voice, biology) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
- To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
- To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
- (education) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
- become distinct and acquire a different character
- evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- mark as different
- calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- become different during development
noun
verb
- be opposite
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- cover the front or surface of
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- turn so as to expose the face
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- (transitive, of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
- (intransitive, cricket) To be the batsman on strike.
- (engineering) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); especially, in turning, to shape or smooth the flat (transverse) surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical (axial) surface.
- (transitive, retail) To improve the display of stock by ensuring items aren't upside down or back to front and are pulled forwards.
- (transitive) To line near the edge, especially with a different material.
- (transitive) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon.
- To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
- (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
- (transitive) To have as an opponent.
- (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person); to accept (facts, reality, etc.) even when undesirable.
- (transitive, of an object) To have its front closest to, or in the direction of (something else).
- (transitive) To cause (something) to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
- (transitive) To be presented or confronted with; to have in prospect.
noun
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the general outward appearance of something
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- status in the eyes of others
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
- impudent aggressiveness
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
- Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
- Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
- (card games) The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
- Public image; outward appearance.
- (golf) The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
- (typography) A typeface.
- A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
- (synecdochic) A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
- (mining) The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
- The directed force of something.
- (heraldry) The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
- (mechanics) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
- (slang) The mouth.
- (slang) Makeup; one's complete facial cosmetic application.
- (professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned; a baby face.
- (video games, TCGs, uncountable) The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
- Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
- The frontal aspect of something.
- (informal) A familiar or well-known person; a member of a particular scene, such as the music or fashion scene.
- (figurative) Presence; sight; front.
- The numbered dial of a clock or watch; the clock face.
- (informal) The amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc., without any interest or discount; face value.
- (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
- An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
- (in expressions such as make a face) A distorted facial expression; an expression of displeasure, insult, etc.
- One's facial expression.
adv
adv
- by contrast; on the other hand
- despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
- to whatever degree or extent
- in whatever way or manner
- (informal, manner) In any way that one likes or chooses; in a haphazard or spontaneous way.
- (manner, fused relative) Regardless of how; regardless of the way in which.
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.
- (interrogative) How ever: an emphatic form of how, used to ask in what manner.
- (conjunctive) In contrast.
- (manner, fused relative) In any way in which; how.
- (degree, fused relative) Regardless of how; no matter how
conj
adj
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
- distinct or separate
- distinctly separate from the first
adv
noun
adj
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- twice as great or many
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis
- having two meanings with intent to deceive
- used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements
- large enough for two
- (music) Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
- Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
- Folded in two; composed of two layers.
- Having two aspects; ambiguous.
- Of twice the quantity.
- Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
- False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
- Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
- (music) Of time, twice as fast.
- Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
- Stooping; bent over.
noun
- someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
- a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts
- raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2
- a quantity that is twice as great as another
- (music) Playing the same part on two instruments, alternately.
- (cricket) The achievement of 1000 runs and 100 wickets taken in a single season.
- (Christianity) A double feast.
- (dominoes) A tile that has the same value (i.e., the same number of pips) on both sides.
- A drink with two portions of alcohol.
- (soccer) Two competitions, usually one league and one cup, won by the same team in a single season.
- (darts) The narrow outermost ring on a dartboard.
- (programming) A double-precision floating-point number.
- (historical) A former French coin worth one-sixth of a sou.
- (rowing) A boat for two scullers.
- (bridge) A call that increases certain scoring points if the last preceding bid becomes the contract.
- A ghostly apparition of a living person; a doppelgänger.
- Synonym of double-quick (“fast marching pace”).
- A bet on two horses in different races in which any winnings from the first race are placed on the horse in the later race.
- A redundant item for which an identical item already exists.
- (music) A secondary instrument with which a musician is skilled.
- A sharp turn, especially a return on one's own tracks.
- A person who resembles and stands in for another person, often for safety purposes
- (darts) A hit on this ring.
- (sports) The feat of scoring twice in one game.
- Twice the number, amount, size, etc.
- (sports, chiefly swimming and track) The feat of winning two events in a single meet or competition.
- (baseball) A two-base hit.
- (historical, Guernsey) A copper coin worth one-eighth of a penny.
- (billiards, snooker) A strike in which the object ball is struck so as to make it rebound against the cushion to an opposite pocket.
adv
verb
- hit a two-base hit
- bend over or curl up, usually with laughter or pain
- increase twofold
- do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions
- make or do or perform again
- make a demand for (a card or suit)
- (music, intransitive, usually followed by "on") To be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
- (intransitive) To serve a second role or have a second purpose. [with as]
- (intransitive) To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
- (theater) To play (both one part and another, in the same play, etc).
- (transitive) To fold over so as to make two folds.
- (radio, informal, of a station) To transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.
- (military) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
- (nautical) To sail around (a headland or other point).
- (transitive) To repeat exactly; copy.
- (transitive, sometimes followed by up) To clench (a fist).
- To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
- (transitive, often followed by together or up) To join or couple.
- (espionage, intransitive) To operate as a double agent.
- (transitive) To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
- (music) To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
- (ambitransitive, sometimes with "for") To act as substitute for (another theatrical performer in a certain role, etc).
- (card games, intransitive) To double down.
- (bridge) To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
- (intransitive) To go or march at twice the normal speed.
- (transitive) To multiply by two.
- (baseball) To get a two-base hit.
- (billiards, snooker, pool) To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
- (intransitive) To turn sharply, following a winding course.
adj
- having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities
- consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs
- a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural)
- (grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical number in certain languages that refers to two of something, such as a pair of shoes.
- Pertaining to two, pertaining to a pair of.
- (category theory) Being the dual of some other category; containing the same objects but with source and target reversed for all morphisms.
- (mathematics, physics) Exhibiting duality.
- (linear algebra) Being the space of all linear functionals of (some other space).
- Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
noun
- (geometry) Of a regular polyhedron with V vertices and F faces, the regular polyhedron having F vertices and V faces.
- (wrestling) A head-to-head match or meet between two teams, such as two high schools or colleges.
- (grammar) The dual number.
- (mathematics) Of a vector in an inner product space, the linear functional corresponding to taking the inner product with that vector. The set of all duals is a vector space called the dual space.
- Of an item that is one of a pair, the other item in the pair.
verb
adj
noun
- the pitch range of the highest female voice
- (darts) Any of the narrow areas enclosed by the two central circles on a dartboard, worth three times the usual value of the segment.
- The highest tuned in a ring of bells.
- Any high-pitched or shrill voice or sound.
- (soccer) A win in the top league, top national cup and top continental cup in the same season.
- (music) A person or instrument having a treble voice or pitch; a boy soprano.
- (sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.
- Alternative form of tribble (“frame for drying paper”).
- (music) The highest singing voice (especially as for a boy) or part in musical composition.
verb
adj
noun
- A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
- (biology) Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
- (biology) Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
- (nautical) A hermaphrodite brig.
- A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
- (World War I military, historical) An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
- one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
adj
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
- Not the same; different, dissimilar, distinct.
- many and different
- Chiefly preceded by a descriptive word: of a community, organization, etc.: composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics such as ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status; especially, having a sizeable representation of people who are minorities in the community, organization, etc.
- Consisting of different elements; various.
- (nonstandard) Of a person: belonging to a minority group.
- Capable of or having various forms in different situations or at different times; multiform.
verb
adj
adj
- (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.
- Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
- Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes; contrary to one's welfare; acting against; working in an opposing direction.
- contrary to your interests or welfare
- in an opposing direction
adj
- fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
- Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
- including markedly dissimilar elements
- Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
- Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs.
noun
adj
- Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
- unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
- differing from all others; not ordinary
- Unlike most others; unusual.
- Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
- Various, assorted, diverse.
- distinct or separate
- distinctly separate from the first
adv
noun
adj
- altogether different in nature or quality or significance
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- the other one of a complementary pair
- moving or facing away from each other
- being directly across from each other; facing
- of leaves etc.; growing in pairs on either side of a stem
- Facing in the other direction.
- Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
- Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
- (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
- Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
noun
- a relation of direct opposition
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
- Something opposite or contrary to something else.
- (mathematics) An additive inverse.
- An antonym.
- An opponent.
- A person or thing that is entirely different from or the reverse of someone or something else; used to show contrast between two people or two things.
adv
prep
adj
- characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed
- extremely cold
- located at or near or coming from the earth's poles
- being of crucial importance
- of or existing at or near a geographical pole or within the Arctic or Antarctic Circles
- having a pair of equal and opposite charges
- (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- (conceptual analysis) Of or relating to a pole (extreme) on any spectrum or field, such as an ideologically pure dogmatic position as opposed to any syncretic integration or balancing of competing principles.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
- (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes and no.
- (chemistry) Having a dipole; ionic.
- (space sciences) Of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles.
noun
adj
adv
- without anybody else or anything else
- without any others being included or involved
- (by extension) Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
- Without outside help.
- By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
- Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
- Not requiring anything further; merely.
adj
- radically distinctive and without equal
- (followed by ‘to’) applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality
- the single one of its kind
- highly unusual or rare but not the single instance
- Particular, characteristic.
- (not comparable) Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched.
- Of a feature, such that only one holder has it.
- (often proscribed) Rare or unusual.