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adj
- physically inactive
- unerringly accurate
- out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
- drained of electric charge; discharged
- not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
- no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
- lacking resilience or bounce
- devoid of physical sensation; numb
- no longer having force or relevance
- (followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
- the complete stoppage of an action
- devoid of activity
- not circulating or flowing
- not surviving in active use
- lacking acoustic resonance
- not yielding a return
- very tired
- (of another person) So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored, or ostracized.
- Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
- (not comparable) Broken or inoperable.
- (usually not comparable) Devoid of living things; barren.
- (usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
- Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
- (of a place) Lacking usual activity; unexpectedly quiet or empty of people.
- (not comparable) No longer used or required.
- Past, bygone, vanished.
- (not comparable) Exact; on the dot.
- (not comparable) Full and complete (usually applied to nouns involving lack of motion, sound, activity, or other signs of life).
- (not comparable, sports) Not in play.
- (rare, especially religion, often with "to") Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).
- (literal or hyperbolic) Doomed; marked for death; as good as dead.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
- (not comparable, baseball, slang, 1800s) Tagged out.
- Unproductive; fallow.
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: ending abruptly.
- (acoustics) Constructed so as not to reflect or transmit sound; soundless; anechoic.
- (engineering) Intentionally designed so as not to impart motion or power.
- Without emotion; impassive.
- (not comparable, golf, of a golf ball) Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- (law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.
- (hyperbolic) Dying of laughter.
- Stationary; static; immobile or immovable.
- (hyperbolic) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- Utterly exhausted.
- (not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.
- Expresses shock, second-hand embarrassment, etc.
noun
- people who are no longer living
- a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- (bodybuilding, colloquial) Clipping of deadlift.
- (UK) (usually in the plural) Sterile mining waste, often present as many large rocks stacked inside the workings.
- (often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
- (with "the") Those who have died: dead people.
adv
verb
noun
- The process of becoming less active or severe.
- (geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.
- a gradual sinking to a lower level
- an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
- the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
adj
- not active physically or mentally
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
- Not engaging in physical activity.
- lacking in energy or will
- not exerting influence or change
- not in physical motion
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- not engaged in full-time work
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- (military) not involved in military operations
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- Retired from duty or service.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
noun
adj
- Physically inactive.
- Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
- (biology) Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
- (medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.
- of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
- relating to involuntary bodily functions
- (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
- composed of vegetation or plants
verb
- make less active or intense
- become less in amount or intensity
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To decrease in amount or size.
- (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
verb
- make less active or intense
- make less active or fast
- become less in amount or intensity
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adv
verb
- make less active or intense
- satisfy (thirst)
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
- (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- (transitive, Scotland) To besmear.
- (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
noun
adj
noun
noun
verb
verb
- make less lively or vigorous
- make dull in appearance
- become less interesting or attractive
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- make dull or blunt
- make numb or insensitive
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- (intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
- (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
adj
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- not having a sharp edge or point
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- darkened with overcast
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- not keenly felt
- (of business) not active or brisk
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
- Bored, depressed, down.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Sluggish, listless.
- Cloudy, overcast.
- (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
- Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- Heavy; lifeless; inert.
- Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
- Boring; not exciting or interesting.
- Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
verb
- make less active or fast
- become loose or looser or less tight
- make less severe or strict
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- make less taut
- become less severe or strict
- cause to feel relaxed
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
- (intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
- (intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
- (transitive) To make something loose.
- (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
- (intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
- (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- (intransitive) To become loose.
verb
- make less active or fast
- become slow or slower
- become looser or slack
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- a deficiency in flavor
- a want of animation or brilliance
- the property of having two dimensions
- The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
- (wine) Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
- The state of being bland : dullness
- (statistics) slim-tailedness or platykurtosis.
- Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen
- The state of being flat
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- a feeling of lack of interest or energy
- oppressively still air
- a relaxed comfortable feeling
- (uncountable) Dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigour; stagnation.
- (uncountable) Heavy humidity and stillness of the air.
- (uncountable) Melancholy caused by lovesickness, sadness, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) Listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.
verb
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
- (pathology) A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns.
- A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
- expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
- (historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
- Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
- (historical, chemistry, alchemy) A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.
- Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference.
adj
verb
adj
adj
noun
adv
noun
- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
- a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
- (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
- A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- A state of apathy or lethargy.
adj
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
- characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
- (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
- not showy or obtrusive
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- in a softened tone
intj
noun
verb
adv
prefix
- (no longer productive) To do excessively.
- At, at the suffixed time. Forming an unfixed point in time, rather than a duration.
- (no longer productive) Parting: forming verbs that involve cleaving, breaking, or sundering.
- Of, as characteristic of the suffixed time period. Forming adverbs and adjectives.
- Current, the current form of the suffixed time. Forming nouns.
- During the suffixed time. Forming adverbs.
- Toward in direction or location.
- (no longer productive) Moving.
- Adding, additional in quantity.
- (no longer productive) Completely.
- On (this) time, which is a fixed point in time. Forming adverbs.
noun
- temporary inactivity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- (figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
verb
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- cease an action temporarily
- (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.
- (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
- (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
- (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
intj
adj
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
adv
noun
verb
noun
- quiet and inactive restfulness
- a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
- (microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
- (entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
- The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
- The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- forceful exertion
- any source of usable power
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- (Internet slang) An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.
- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, theology, often in the plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
- An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
- The capacity to do work.
- (roleplaying games, video games, board games) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- an energetic style
- the property of being able to survive and grow
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
- Energy or vigour.
- The capacity to live and develop.
- That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.
verb
- To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
- To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
- (automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
- To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- (automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
noun
- A change of direction or a movement downwards.
- A reduction in quality or quantity.
- (automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
- A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
adj
- inactive but capable of becoming active
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping
- (architecture) Leaning.
- (heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
- Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
noun
noun
- A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.
- Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.
- a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
noun
- The process of becoming less active or severe.
- (geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.
- a gradual sinking to a lower level
- an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
- the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
noun
verb
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
- a deficiency in flavor
- a want of animation or brilliance
- the property of having two dimensions
- The state of being two-dimensional; planar : planarity
- (wine) Lack of bouquet and freshness of a wine, through too much aeration or infection with film yeasts
- The state of being bland : dullness
- (statistics) slim-tailedness or platykurtosis.
- Mattness, the quality of a painted surface which scatters or absorbs the light falling on it, so as to be substantially free from gloss or sheen
- The state of being flat
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- a feeling of lack of interest or energy
- oppressively still air
- a relaxed comfortable feeling
- (uncountable) Dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigour; stagnation.
- (uncountable) Heavy humidity and stillness of the air.
- (uncountable) Melancholy caused by lovesickness, sadness, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) Listless indolence or inactivity, especially if enjoyable or relaxing; dreaminess; (countable) an instance of this.
- (uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.
verb
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
- (pathology) A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns.
- A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.
noun
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
- expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness
- (historical) One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
- Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing.
- (historical, chemistry, alchemy) A watery distillation, especially one obtained from plant matter; an aqueous solution.
- Calmness of temperament, composure; also seen negatively, sluggishness, indifference.
noun
- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
- a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
- (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
- A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- A state of apathy or lethargy.
noun
- temporary inactivity
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- A short time for relaxing and doing something else.
- In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.
- A break or paragraph in writing.
- A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
- (figurative) Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
- Alternative letter-case form of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”).
verb
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
- cease an action temporarily
- (transitive) To stop (an activity) for a while.
- (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
- (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.
- (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
- (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
intj
noun
- quiet and inactive restfulness
- a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
- (microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
- (entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
- The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
- The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
- an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)
- forceful exertion
- any source of usable power
- enterprising or ambitious drive
- (physics) A quantity that denotes the ability to do work and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance²/time² (ML²/T²) or the equivalent.
- (Internet slang) An atmosphere, aura, or vibe.
- The impetus behind all motion and all activity.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy, theology, often in the plural) The external actions and influences resulting from an entity’s internal nature (ousia) and by which it is made manifest, as opposed to that internal nature itself; the aspect of an entity that can affect the wider world and be apprehended by other beings.
- An intangible, modifiable force (usually characterized as either 'positive' or 'negative') believed in some New Age religions to emanate from a person, place or thing and which is (or can be) preserved and transferred in human interactions; shared mood or group habit.
- The capacity to do work.
- (roleplaying games, video games, board games) A measure of how many actions a player or unit can take; in the fantasy genre often called magic points or mana.
noun
- a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
- an energetic style
- the property of being able to survive and grow
- (biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of organisms
- Energy or vigour.
- The capacity to live and develop.
- That which distinguishes living from nonliving things; life, animateness.
noun
- A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or stops.
- (chiefly Canada, US) A period of time set aside for relaxation and rest; leisure time, free time.
- Time lost due to the failure of some system or machinery, such as a computer crash or power outage.
- a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
verb
- make less active or intense
- become less in amount or intensity
- To lower (something) in price or value.
- To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- (chiefly US) To dismiss or otherwise bring to an end (legal proceedings) before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To decrease in amount or size.
- (chiefly US) Of legal proceedings: to be dismissed or otherwise brought to an end before they are completed, especially on procedural grounds rather than on the merits.
- To reduce (something) in amount or size.
- To decrease in force or intensity; to subside.
- To lower in price or value; (law) specifically, of a bequest in a will: to lower in value because the testator's estate is insufficient to satisfy all the bequests in full.
- (chiefly historical) Of a writ or other legal document: to become null and void; to cease to have effect.
- To make (a writ or other legal document) void; to nullify.
- To cut away or hammer down (material from metalwork, a sculpture, etc.) in such a way as to leave a figure in relief.
- To put an end to (a nuisance).
verb
- make less active or intense
- make less active or fast
- become less in amount or intensity
- be inattentive to, or neglect
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- become slow or slower
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- release tension on
- To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.
- (ambitransitive) To slacken.
- To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination with water; to slake.
adj
- not tense or taut
- flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the tide
- lacking in rigor or strictness
- (slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) Vulgar; sexually explicit, especially in dancehall music.
- Excess; surplus to requirements.
- Weak; not holding fast.
- Not active or busy, successful, or violent.
- Moderately warm.
- (linguistics) Lax.
- Moderate in speed.
- Lacking diligence or care; not earnest or eager.
- (normally said of a rope) Lax; not tense; not firmly extended.
noun
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- a stretch of water without current or movement
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- the quality of being loose (not taut)
- (rail transport) A temporary speed restriction where track maintenance or engineering work is being carried out at a particular place.
- (mining) Small coal; coal dust.
- (uncountable, psychotherapy) Unconditional listening attention given by client to patient.
- In particular, a shallow dell or hollow; a dip in the surface of terrain, such as between hills.
- (countable) A low-lying marsh or a pool, especially a tidal or intermittent one which periodically fills and drains.
- (uncountable) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
- (countable) A valley, or small, shallow dell; a sag or saddle in a ridge.
- A flat-bottomed, hollow zone within a sand-dune system that has developed over impervious strata, sometimes due to erosion or blow-out of the dune system; its flat base level is therefore close to or at the permanent water-table level, and therefore has rich, marshy flora, with Salix species (willows) as typical woody colonisers.
- Attributive form of slacks (“semi-formal trousers”).
- A dip in a surface.
adv
verb
- make less active or intense
- satisfy (thirst)
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water
- (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
- (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- (transitive, Scotland) To besmear.
- (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
noun
verb
- make less lively or vigorous
- make dull in appearance
- become less interesting or attractive
- become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness
- make dull or blunt
- make numb or insensitive
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- (intransitive) To lose a sharp edge; to become dull.
- To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish.
- (transitive) To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
- (transitive) To soften, moderate or blunt; to make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy.
adj
- lacking in liveliness or animation
- not having a sharp edge or point
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- darkened with overcast
- emitting or reflecting very little light
- blunted in responsiveness or sensibility
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft
- not keenly felt
- (of business) not active or brisk
- (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
- Not clear, muffled. (of a noise or sound)
- Bored, depressed, down.
- Insensible; unfeeling.
- Sluggish, listless.
- Cloudy, overcast.
- (of pain etc) Not intense; felt indistinctly or only slightly.
- Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- Heavy; lifeless; inert.
- Not shiny; having a matte finish or no particular luster or brightness.
- Boring; not exciting or interesting.
- Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
verb
- make less active or fast
- become loose or looser or less tight
- make less severe or strict
- become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner
- make less taut
- become less severe or strict
- cause to feel relaxed
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
- (transitive) To make something less severe or tense.
- (intransitive, of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
- (intransitive) To rest and become relieved of stress.
- (transitive) To make something loose.
- (transitive) To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
- (intransitive) To become less severe or tense.
- (transitive) To relieve (someone or someone's mind) of stress; to enable to rest; to calm down.
- (intransitive) To become loose.
verb
- make less active or fast
- become slow or slower
- become looser or slack
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
noun
verb
verb
- To function at a lower rate; to slacken.
- To reduce (something) in quality or quantity (as effect, scope, speed, etc.)
- (automotive, cycling) To shift (a car or bicycle) into a lower gear.
- To change (one's career or lifestyle) to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- To change one's career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- (automotive, cycling) To shift a transmission into a lower gear.
noun
- A change of direction or a movement downwards.
- A reduction in quality or quantity.
- (automotive, cycling) A shift of a transmission into a lower gear, as dictated by heavier load on the engine, as for example when climbing a hill or strongly accelerating.
- A change in career or lifestyle to one which is not as well paid but less stressful and more personally rewarding.
- a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
- a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one
adj
- physically inactive
- unerringly accurate
- out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
- drained of electric charge; discharged
- not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
- no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
- lacking resilience or bounce
- devoid of physical sensation; numb
- no longer having force or relevance
- (followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
- the complete stoppage of an action
- devoid of activity
- not circulating or flowing
- not surviving in active use
- lacking acoustic resonance
- not yielding a return
- very tired
- (of another person) So hated or offensive as to be absolutely shunned, ignored, or ostracized.
- Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
- (not comparable) Broken or inoperable.
- (usually not comparable) Devoid of living things; barren.
- (usually not comparable) No longer living; deceased. (Also used as a noun.)
- Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
- (of a place) Lacking usual activity; unexpectedly quiet or empty of people.
- (not comparable) No longer used or required.
- Past, bygone, vanished.
- (not comparable) Exact; on the dot.
- (not comparable) Full and complete (usually applied to nouns involving lack of motion, sound, activity, or other signs of life).
- (not comparable, sports) Not in play.
- (rare, especially religion, often with "to") Indifferent to; having no obligation toward; no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).
- (literal or hyperbolic) Doomed; marked for death; as good as dead.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
- (not comparable, baseball, slang, 1800s) Tagged out.
- Unproductive; fallow.
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: ending abruptly.
- (acoustics) Constructed so as not to reflect or transmit sound; soundless; anechoic.
- (engineering) Intentionally designed so as not to impart motion or power.
- Without emotion; impassive.
- (not comparable, golf, of a golf ball) Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- (law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.
- (hyperbolic) Dying of laughter.
- Stationary; static; immobile or immovable.
- (hyperbolic) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- Utterly exhausted.
- (not comparable, of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal; not live.
- Expresses shock, second-hand embarrassment, etc.
noun
- people who are no longer living
- a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
- (bodybuilding, colloquial) Clipping of deadlift.
- (UK) (usually in the plural) Sterile mining waste, often present as many large rocks stacked inside the workings.
- (often with "the") Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense.
- (with "the") Those who have died: dead people.
adv
verb
adj
- not active physically or mentally
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
- Not engaging in physical activity.
- lacking in energy or will
- not exerting influence or change
- not in physical motion
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- not engaged in full-time work
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- (military) not involved in military operations
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- Retired from duty or service.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
noun
adj
- Physically inactive.
- Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
- (biology) Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual reproduction.
- (medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable of voluntary acts.
- of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
- relating to involuntary bodily functions
- (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
- composed of vegetation or plants
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verb
adj
adj
noun
adj
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
- characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
- (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
- not showy or obtrusive
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- in a softened tone
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adv
adj
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- (informal, somewhat derogatory) Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
- so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- (of business) not active or brisk
- at a slow tempo
- not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
adv
noun
verb
adj
- inactive but capable of becoming active
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping
- (architecture) Leaning.
- (heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
- Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.