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noun
- (music) Initialism of dal segno.
- (medicine) Initialism of Down syndrome.
- (slang, UK) Initialism of directing staff.
- (automotive) Clipping of DS Automobiles.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of detective sergeant; a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (sciences) Initialism of decision science.
- (BDSM) Alternative form of D/s.
- Initialism of dear/darling son.
- (logic) Initialism of disjunctive syllogism.
- (medicine, usually used attributively) Initialism of double strength.
- (Australia, New Zealand) Initialism of Douglas Score (point ranking for deer antlers).
- (video games) Clipping of Nintendo DS.
- an honorary degree in science
- the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
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- (music) Initialism of music cassette.
- Initialism of military cross.
- (textiles) Initialism of matching colour.
- Initialism of motorcycle club.
- Initialism of medical center.
- (knitting) Initialism of main colour.
- (postal) Initialism of mail code.
- Initialism of medical certificate.
- (astronomy) Initialism of Mars-crosser.
- (informal) Initialism of madarchod.
- Initialism of master of ceremonies.
- Initialism of main character.
- (medicine, pathology) Initialism of molluscum contagiosum.
- Initialism of methylene chloride (“dichloromethane”).
- Initialism of member of congress.
- (electronics, audio) Initialism of moving coil, a type of phono cartridge.
- Initialism of male circumcision.
- (astrology) Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
- Initialism of medical college.
- (computing) Initialism of movie clip.
- (music, slang) A rapper.
- a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
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- (music) Initialism of various artists.
- Initialism of voice artist.
- Initialism of visual arts.
- (management) Initialism of value analysis.
- Initialism of volt-ampere.
- Initialism of veterans' affairs.
- Initialism of virtual assistant.
- (computing) Initialism of virtual address.
- (electronics) Initialism of vertical alignment (“LCD screen technology”).
- Initialism of voice actor.
- Initialism of voice actress.
- the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
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- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
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- (music) A mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated.
- A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun.
- An iteration; a repetition.
- (medicine, pharmacy) A refill of a prescription.
- (genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
- an event that repeats
verb
- (intransitive) To happen again; recur.
- (law, Scotland) To repay or refund (an excess received).
- (transitive) To do or say again (and again).
- (procedure word, military) To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because destruction of the target was insufficient or missed.
- To commit fraud in an election by voting more than once for the same candidate.
- (intransitive) To strike the hours, as a watch does.
- (transitive) To echo the words of (a person).
- (transitive, medicine, pharmacy) To refill (a prescription).
- to say again or imitate
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- happen or occur again
- make or do or perform again
- to say, state, or perform again
- do over
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- (politics) Initialism of alternative vote.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of Auxiliary Voler, a naval aircraft transport.
- (Internet slang) Initialism of age verification.
- (uncountable, among vorarephiles) Initialism of anal vore.
- (computing) Initialism of access violation.
- (computing) Initialism of antivirus.
- (Japanese pornography) Initialism of adult video (“video pornography”).
- (vehicles) Initialism of autonomous vehicle.
- (grammar) Initialism of auxiliary verb.
noun
- (music, countable) Initialism of escape tone.
- (countable) Abbreviation of extraterrestrial.
- (travel, aviation, reservation system) Initialism of end transaction or end of transaction (with "transaction" meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense).
- (medicine) Abbreviation of endotracheal or endotracheal tube.
- (medicine) Initialism of essential tremor.
- (sports, especially drag racing) Initialism of elapsed time.
- (travel, aviation) Initialism of electronic ticket.
- (physics, uncountable) Initialism of electron tunneling.
- (uncountable) Initialism of Eastern Time (-5 hours to GMT).
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- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
noun
- (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
- (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
- (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- (orthography) Any mark used in writing over letters, either in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked, or to distinguish homophones.
- (orthography) A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- (mathematics) A prime symbol.
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- special importance or significance
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distinctive manner of oral expression
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- (music) An instrumental in sound system culture.
- (medicine) A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.
- An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.
- (ophthalmology) An eye movement involving both eyes moving synchronously and symmetrically in the same direction.
- A translation from one language to another.
- (computing) A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).
- A specific form or variation of something.
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- something a little different from others of the same type
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
- manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
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- musical creation
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
noun
- (music) Initialism of direct input.
- (medicine) Initialism of dens invaginatus.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of diffused illumination.
- (law enforcement, Commonwealth) Initialism of detective inspector; a police rank.
- Initialism of ductile iron.
- (software architecture) Initialism of dependency injection.
- (music) Ellipsis of DI unit.
- (medicine) Initialism of diabetes insipidus.
- (video games) Initialism of directional influence (“the ability to change one's direction of movement while falling”).
- (medicine) Initialism of disposition index.
- (automotive) Initialism of direct injection (“fuel injection”).
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- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
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- (figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato.
- (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
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- The first few measures of a musical composition.
- An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
- The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
- An act or instance of beginning.
- (mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
- A vacant position, especially in an array.
- An unoccupied employment position.
- A gap permitting passage through.
- The first few moves in a game.
- An act or instance of making or becoming open.
- The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
- A time available in a schedule.
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
- the first of a series of actions
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- the initial part of the introduction
- an open or empty space in or between things
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
- a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
- a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- becoming open or being made open
- a possible alternative
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- the act of opening something
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verb
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
noun
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- the gun muzzle's direction
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
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- (chemistry) Initialism of methyl methacrylate.
- (medicine) Initialism of mastitis–metritis–agalactia.
- (electronics) Initialism of microelectronic modular assembly.
- (chemistry) Initialism of monomethylaniline.
- Initialism of manual metal arc.
- (pathology) Initialism of mammalian meat allergy.
- (Islamic finance, law) Initialism of master murabaha agreement.
- (anatomy) Initialism of middle meningeal artery.
- (martial arts) Initialism of mixed martial arts.
noun
- (music) A mark placed after a letter designating a note of music to indicate the octave in which it occurs.
- (linguistics, loosely) Any diacritical mark.
- (music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
- (mathematics) A prime symbol.
- (linguistics, strictly) A diacritical mark or character used in writing to indicate the place of stress (spoken accent), or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked (such as long vowel versus short vowel).
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
noun
- A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music.
- A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences.
- an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
adj
noun
noun
- Initialism of music video.
- (statistics) Initialism of measured variable.
- Initialism of motor vehicle.
- (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of mitral valve.
- (nautical) Initialism of motor vessel.
- (nautical) Initialism of merchant vessel.
- (agriculture) Initialism of modern variety.
- (medicine) Initialism of mechanical ventilation.
name
noun
- Initialism of sound effect.
- Initialism of second edition.
- (physics) Initialism of secondary electron.
- Initialism of special edition.
- (train control) Initialism of STM European.
- (aerospace) Initialism of sustainer engine.
- Abbreviation of southeast.
- (computing) Initialism of software engineering.
- (computing) Initialism of standard edition.
- the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
adj
name
noun
- (music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
- (Internet) Discussion thread.
- Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
- (computing) A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
adj
noun
- (music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
- (editing, content analysis) That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.
- (mathematics, sciences) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
- (music) The use of a melody from a previously recorded song, but recreated rather than sampled from that recording.
- (computing) The process of interpolating: including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program.
- the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
- a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
noun
- (music) Initialism of dal segno.
- (medicine) Initialism of Down syndrome.
- (slang, UK) Initialism of directing staff.
- (automotive) Clipping of DS Automobiles.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of detective sergeant; a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (sciences) Initialism of decision science.
- (BDSM) Alternative form of D/s.
- Initialism of dear/darling son.
- (logic) Initialism of disjunctive syllogism.
- (medicine, usually used attributively) Initialism of double strength.
- (Australia, New Zealand) Initialism of Douglas Score (point ranking for deer antlers).
- (video games) Clipping of Nintendo DS.
- an honorary degree in science
- the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas
adj
name
noun
- (music) Initialism of music cassette.
- Initialism of military cross.
- (textiles) Initialism of matching colour.
- Initialism of motorcycle club.
- Initialism of medical center.
- (knitting) Initialism of main colour.
- (postal) Initialism of mail code.
- Initialism of medical certificate.
- (astronomy) Initialism of Mars-crosser.
- (informal) Initialism of madarchod.
- Initialism of master of ceremonies.
- Initialism of main character.
- (medicine, pathology) Initialism of molluscum contagiosum.
- Initialism of methylene chloride (“dichloromethane”).
- Initialism of member of congress.
- (electronics, audio) Initialism of moving coil, a type of phono cartridge.
- Initialism of male circumcision.
- (astrology) Initialism of medium coeli, the midheaven or highest point in the sky. Contrasted to Imum Coeli.
- Initialism of medical college.
- (computing) Initialism of movie clip.
- (music, slang) A rapper.
- a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
name
phrase
verb
noun
- (music) Initialism of various artists.
- Initialism of voice artist.
- Initialism of visual arts.
- (management) Initialism of value analysis.
- Initialism of volt-ampere.
- Initialism of veterans' affairs.
- Initialism of virtual assistant.
- (computing) Initialism of virtual address.
- (electronics) Initialism of vertical alignment (“LCD screen technology”).
- Initialism of voice actor.
- Initialism of voice actress.
- the United States federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; created in 1989
adj
name
noun
- (music) Initialism of passing tone.
- (US, military, aviation) Initialism of patrol trainer (“a trainer that is also a patrol aircraft”).
- Initialism of personal trainer.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapist.
- (medicine) Initialism of physical therapy.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of patrol torpedo.
- Initialism of public transport or public transit.
- (hematology) Initialism of prothrombin time.
- (law) Initialism of parenting time.
- (slang) Initialism of prick tease.
- Initialism of physical training.
adj
name
noun
- (music) A mark in music notation directing a part to be repeated.
- A television program shown after its initial presentation; a rerun.
- An iteration; a repetition.
- (medicine, pharmacy) A refill of a prescription.
- (genetics, biochemistry) A pattern of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout a genome (or of amino acids in a protein).
- an event that repeats
verb
- (intransitive) To happen again; recur.
- (law, Scotland) To repay or refund (an excess received).
- (transitive) To do or say again (and again).
- (procedure word, military) To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method either on the coordinates or adjusted either because destruction of the target was insufficient or missed.
- To commit fraud in an election by voting more than once for the same candidate.
- (intransitive) To strike the hours, as a watch does.
- (transitive) To echo the words of (a person).
- (transitive, medicine, pharmacy) To refill (a prescription).
- to say again or imitate
- repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- happen or occur again
- make or do or perform again
- to say, state, or perform again
- do over
noun
- (music, countable) Initialism of escape tone.
- (countable) Abbreviation of extraterrestrial.
- (travel, aviation, reservation system) Initialism of end transaction or end of transaction (with "transaction" meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense).
- (medicine) Abbreviation of endotracheal or endotracheal tube.
- (medicine) Initialism of essential tremor.
- (sports, especially drag racing) Initialism of elapsed time.
- (travel, aviation) Initialism of electronic ticket.
- (physics, uncountable) Initialism of electron tunneling.
- (uncountable) Initialism of Eastern Time (-5 hours to GMT).
noun
noun
noun
- (music) A mark used to represent this special emphasis.
- Emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings.
- (music) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.
- (linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
- (music) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and sections of a period.
- (figuratively) Emphasis or importance in general.
- (sign languages) A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
- (orthography) Any mark used in writing over letters, either in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked, or to distinguish homophones.
- (orthography) A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
- Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
- (mathematics) A prime symbol.
- (informal, sometimes proscribed) A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
- (music) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.
- (usually plural only) Expressions in general; speech.
- A very small gemstone set into a piece of jewellery.
- (prosody, poetry) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.
- A word; a significant tone or sound.
- (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- special importance or significance
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
- the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
- the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- distinctive manner of oral expression
verb
noun
- (music) An instrumental in sound system culture.
- (medicine) A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.
- An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.
- (ophthalmology) An eye movement involving both eyes moving synchronously and symmetrically in the same direction.
- A translation from one language to another.
- (computing) A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).
- A specific form or variation of something.
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- something a little different from others of the same type
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
- manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
verb
noun
- musical creation
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
noun
- (music) Initialism of direct input.
- (medicine) Initialism of dens invaginatus.
- (computer graphics) Initialism of diffused illumination.
- (law enforcement, Commonwealth) Initialism of detective inspector; a police rank.
- Initialism of ductile iron.
- (software architecture) Initialism of dependency injection.
- (music) Ellipsis of DI unit.
- (medicine) Initialism of diabetes insipidus.
- (video games) Initialism of directional influence (“the ability to change one's direction of movement while falling”).
- (medicine) Initialism of disposition index.
- (automotive) Initialism of direct injection (“fuel injection”).
noun
- The first few measures of a musical composition.
- An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
- The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
- An act or instance of beginning.
- (mathematics) In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
- A vacant position, especially in an array.
- An unoccupied employment position.
- A gap permitting passage through.
- The first few moves in a game.
- An act or instance of making or becoming open.
- The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
- A time available in a schedule.
- a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
- the first of a series of actions
- an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
- the initial part of the introduction
- an open or empty space in or between things
- opportunity especially for employment or promotion
- a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
- a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
- becoming open or being made open
- a possible alternative
- the first performance (as of a theatrical production)
- the act of opening something
adj
verb
noun
- (music) A mark placed after a letter designating a note of music to indicate the octave in which it occurs.
- (linguistics, loosely) Any diacritical mark.
- (music) A mark used to represent specific stress on a note.
- (mathematics) A prime symbol.
- (linguistics, strictly) A diacritical mark or character used in writing to indicate the place of stress (spoken accent), or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked (such as long vowel versus short vowel).
- a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
noun
- A somewhat analogous genre in early 20th century music.
- A movement in the arts in which the artist did not depict objective reality, but rather a subjective expression of their inner experiences.
- an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
noun
- Initialism of music video.
- (statistics) Initialism of measured variable.
- Initialism of motor vehicle.
- (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of mitral valve.
- (nautical) Initialism of motor vessel.
- (nautical) Initialism of merchant vessel.
- (agriculture) Initialism of modern variety.
- (medicine) Initialism of mechanical ventilation.
name
noun
- Initialism of sound effect.
- Initialism of second edition.
- (physics) Initialism of secondary electron.
- Initialism of special edition.
- (train control) Initialism of STM European.
- (aerospace) Initialism of sustainer engine.
- Abbreviation of southeast.
- (computing) Initialism of software engineering.
- (computing) Initialism of standard edition.
- the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
adj
name
noun
- (music) A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre.
- (Internet) Discussion thread.
- Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
- (computing) A component similar to a message queue which supports multiple subscribers.
- some situation or event that is thought about
- the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
adj
noun
- (music) An abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
- (editing, content analysis) That which is introduced or inserted; in contexts of content analysis of centuries-old texts, especially something foreign or spurious.
- (mathematics, sciences) The process of estimating the value of a function at a point from its values at nearby points.
- (music) The use of a melody from a previously recorded song, but recreated rather than sampled from that recording.
- (computing) The process of interpolating: including and processing externally-fetched data in a document or program.
- the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
- a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
- (mathematics) calculation of the value of a function between the values already known
verb
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
noun
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- An object made up of several parts.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
verb
- mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
- be a signal for or a symptom of
- direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- mark with diacritics
- be positionable in a specified manner
- sail close to the wind
- indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
- direct into a position for use
- repair the joints of bricks
- mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
- give a point to
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- be oriented
- (intransitive) To indicate a probability of something.
- (transitive, Internet) To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- (transitive) To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- (transitive, computing) To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- (transitive, mathematics) To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- (ambitransitive, masonry) To repair mortar.
- (intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- (stone-cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- (transitive, masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- (intransitive, nautical) To sail close to the wind.
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To direct toward an object; to aim.
- (intransitive, hunting) To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- (medicine, of an abscess) To approximate to the surface; to head.
- (intransitive) To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- (transitive) To mark with diacritics.
- (intransitive) To face in a particular direction.
noun
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass
- a promontory extending out into a large body of water
- a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
- a wall socket
- the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest
- a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer
- an instant of time
- sharp end
- the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
- a brief version of the essential meaning of something
- one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan
- a geometric element that has position but no extension
- a distinguishing or individuating characteristic
- a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
- a V shape
- an outstanding characteristic
- a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
- an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
- a very small circular shape
- the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip
- the object of an activity
- a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
- the gun muzzle's direction
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- (video games, board games) A unit of various numerical parameters used in a game, e.g. health, experience, stamina, mana.
- (sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- (economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- (music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- (falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- Ellipsis of percentage point.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- (by extension) An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- (UK) An electric power socket.
- (historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- Ellipsis of point man.
- (archaeology) A spearhead or similar object hafted to a handle.
- (lacrosse, ice hockey, countable, uncountable) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- (now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- (heraldry) One of the "corners" of the escutcheon: the base (bottom center) unless a qualifier is added (point dexter, point dexter base, point sinister, point sinister base), generally when separately tinctured. (Compare terrace, point champaine, enté en point.)
- (typography) A unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- (UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- (mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- (cricket, countable, uncountable) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- (fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- (mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition; a count
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- (heraldry, by extension) An ordinary similar to a pile (but sometimes shorter), extending upward from the base. (Often termed a point pointed.)
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- (nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- (usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- (by extension) A note; a tune.
- (navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
- (hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- (nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.
- (automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- (rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- (baseball, countable, uncountable) The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- (backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
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- (politics) Initialism of alternative vote.
- (US, military, nautical) Initialism of Auxiliary Voler, a naval aircraft transport.
- (Internet slang) Initialism of age verification.
- (uncountable, among vorarephiles) Initialism of anal vore.
- (computing) Initialism of access violation.
- (computing) Initialism of antivirus.
- (Japanese pornography) Initialism of adult video (“video pornography”).
- (vehicles) Initialism of autonomous vehicle.
- (grammar) Initialism of auxiliary verb.
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- (dance) A male-female duet or mixed trio ballet displaying demanding balance, spins and/or lifts.
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- (music) A passage having this mark.
- (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully)
- a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
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- (figurative) Any sound resembling a musical staccato.
- (music) An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.
- (music) A passage having this mark.