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- (military) The components of a multistage thermonuclear weapon which channel the radiation produced by the primary's fission explosion so as to trigger the implosion of the secondary and ignite a fusion explosion in the secondary's fusion fuel.
- (astronautics) The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
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- Happening in two stages.
- Intermediate between two properties or characteristics.
- Either, both; having two distinct properties and able to function as either.
- Merging two forms, and/or the fusion or inheritance that results from the combination.
- Surrounding, around, encircling.
- Located on the opposite side of, or referring to two distinct sides or ends of a region or object.
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- arrange in phases or stages
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
- To pass into or through a solid object.
- (with in or out) To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
- (genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
- (science fiction) To use a phaser.
- (proscribed) Alternative spelling of faze
noun
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- (astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of a body's illuminated disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
- (chemistry) A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
- (rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
- Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
- (electrical engineering) In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
- (zoology) In certain organisms, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
- That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
- (music) A distortion caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
- (mathematics) The counterclockwise angle from the positive half of the real number line to the vector pointing to a complex number on an Argand diagram of the complex plane, which has the positive real line pointing right and the positive imaginary number line pointing up.
- A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- (genetics) A haplotype.
- (physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.
noun
- A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
- (colloquial) A stepchild.
- (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
- Stepping (style of dance)
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
- (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
- (in the plural) A walk; passage.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
- (in the plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
- The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
- (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
- (slang, primarily Netherlands) Kick scooter.
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
- A gait; manner of walking.
- (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (colloquial) A stepsibling.
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
- (programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- a musical interval of two semitones
- the distance covered by a step
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- relative position in a graded series
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- a short distance
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
- To dance.
- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
- (intransitive, slang) To be confrontational.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- (transitive) To set, as the foot.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To depart.
- (transitive) To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- treat badly
- measure (distances) by pacing
- shift or move by taking a step
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- furnish with steps
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
verb
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
noun
- (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- (go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
- (Australia, New Zealand, sports) A league table.
- (chiefly British) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- a row of unravelled stitches
verb
- (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
- (UK, naval slang) To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
- (UK, law enforcement, of a police officer) To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
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- So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
- So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
- From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
- Throughout something; all the way across or into.
- By way of the interior.
- By way of an opening.
- (mostly in the phrase 'get through') So as to connect or reach.
- in diameter
- over the whole distance
- to completion
- from beginning to end
- throughout the entire extent
adj
- No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
- Without a future; done for.
- (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
- Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
- (chiefly US) Finished; complete.
- Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
- Passing from one side of something to the other.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, rare in Canada) (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- having finished or arrived at completion
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- By means of.
- Throughout or across the extent of.
- Throughout the duration of.
- In consequence of; as a result of.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
- (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
- By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
- (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
- Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
- By way of (a physical passage).
- From one side of (an opening) to the other.
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- located at a great distance in time or space or degree
- beyond a norm in opinion or actions
- being of a considerable distance or length
- being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
- (programming, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- More remote of two.
- Distant; remote in space.
- Remote in time.
- Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
- Long.
- Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
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- (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
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- a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain shower
- a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
- (juggling) A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
- (Internet) A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).
- A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
- (chemistry) A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next
- A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
verb
- arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
- rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
- (transitive) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
- (intransitive) To occur as a causal sequence.
- (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- (transitive) To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
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- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
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- a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
- the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
- (biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
- (by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.
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- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
- (music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
- (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
- (photography) The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
- (real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
- (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
- (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
- (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
- (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
- (countable) Something which has developed.
- (mathematics) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
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- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
- A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
- (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
- (military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
- Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
- (mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
- (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
- (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
- (chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
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- One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
- An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
- A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
- a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
- At some time in the future.
- Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
- comparative form of late: more late
- Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
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- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- at some eventual time in the future
- comparative of the adverb ‘late’
- At some unspecified time in the future.
- comparative form of late: more late
- Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- (Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
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- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
- (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
- (medicine) Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
- (formal) Following in order or in time.
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adj
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
- lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
- Being intentionally concealed so as to deceive.
- Situated beyond, or on the farther side.
- Beyond what is obvious or evident.
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- A phase.
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
verb
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
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- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- (grammar) Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a measure for arcs and angles
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- the highest power of a term or variable
- a unit of temperature on a specified scale
- the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
- an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
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- To divide into three parts, especially to divide into thirds.
- (firearms) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.
- To reduce by one third; especially, kill one third of (a group of people).
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- A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
- (colloquial) A stepchild.
- (glassblowing) The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
- Stepping (style of dance)
- (machines) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
- (nautical) A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
- (in the plural) A walk; passage.
- An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
- Proceeding; measure; action; act.
- (in the plural) A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
- The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
- (kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
- (slang, primarily Netherlands) Kick scooter.
- A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
- A gait; manner of walking.
- (machines) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
- The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
- A small space or distance.
- (colloquial) A stepsibling.
- A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
- A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
- (programming) A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
- (music) The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- a musical interval of two semitones
- the distance covered by a step
- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- relative position in a graded series
- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the sound of a step of someone walking
- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- a short distance
- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
- To dance.
- (intransitive) To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
- (intransitive, slang) To be confrontational.
- (intransitive) To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
- (transitive) To set, as the foot.
- (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To depart.
- (transitive) To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To move mentally; to go in imagination.
- (intransitive) To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
- place (a ship's mast) in its step
- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- treat badly
- measure (distances) by pacing
- shift or move by taking a step
- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- furnish with steps
- move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
noun
- (figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.
- A frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
- (figuratively) The hierarchy or ranking system within an organization, such as the corporate ladder.
- (go) A sequence of moves following a zigzag pattern and ultimately leading to the capture of the attacked stones.
- (Australia, New Zealand, sports) A league table.
- (chiefly British) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run.
- steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- ascending stages by which somebody or something can progress
- a row of unravelled stitches
verb
- (chiefly firefighting) To ascend (a building, a wall, etc.) using a ladder.
- Of a knitted garment: to develop a ladder as a result of a broken thread.
- (UK, naval slang) To close in on a target with successive salvos, increasing or decreasing the shot range as necessary.
- (UK, law enforcement, of a police officer) To corruptly coerce a convicted offender to admit to offences to be taken into consideration which they do not actually believe they committed, as a way to artificially increase the rate of solved crimes.
- To arrange or form into a shape of a ladder.
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
noun
- a succession of stages or operations or processes or units
- a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain shower
- a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls
- A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- (figuratively) A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade.
- (juggling) A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand.
- (Internet) A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation).
- A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair.
- (chemistry) A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next
- A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.
verb
- arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible
- rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
- (transitive) To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall.
- (intransitive) To occur as a causal sequence.
- (intransitive) To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls.
- (transitive) To pass (something) down through a chain or system in a flow or series of movements.
noun
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- (music) A diatonic succession of chords.
- (phonetics) Ablaut.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
- (music) A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- (countable) A calibration marking.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- relative position in a graded series
- the act of arranging in grades
- a degree of ablaut
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- a series of stages through which an organism passes between recurrences of a primary stage
- the course of developmental changes in an organism from fertilized zygote to maturity when another zygote can be produced
- (biology) The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
- (by extension) The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.
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- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
- processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
- (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
- (real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings.
- (music) The process by in which previous material is transformed and restated.
- (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
- (photography) The processing of photographic film so as to bring out the images latent in it.
- (real estate, uncountable) The building of such a project.
- (uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
- (music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form, in which the original theme is revisited in altered and varying form.
- (uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (cf. research).
- (chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
- (countable) Something which has developed.
- (mathematics) The expression of a function in the form of a series.
noun
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
- (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
- A process of gradual change in a given system, subject, product etc., especially from simpler to more complex forms.
- (geometry) The opening out of a curve; now more generally, the gradual transformation of a curve by a change of the conditions generating it.
- (military) A manoeuvre of troops or ships.
- Development; the act or result of developing what was implicit in an idea, argument etc.
- (mathematics, now chiefly historical) The extraction of a root from a given power.
- (biology) The transformation of animals, plants and other living things into different forms (now understood as a change in genetic composition) by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.
- (chemistry) The act or an instance of giving off gas; emission.
- (chiefly dance, sports) A turning movement, especially of the body.
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- One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
- An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
- A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
- a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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- A phase.
- (geology) The succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
- (cooking) An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
- (by extension) One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
- A place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
- (theater) A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
- (electronics) The number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
- A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
- A stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers; the service that such coaches provide; a company that operates such service.
- A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
- The notional space within which stereo sounds are positioned, determining where they will appear to come from when played back.
- (metonymic, uncountable, with "the") The profession of an actor.
- (Canada, Quebec) An internship.
- (video games) A level; one of the areas making up the game.
- A floor or storey of a house.
- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a section or portion of a journey or course
- a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
- the theater as a profession (usually ‘the stage’)
- a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
- any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
- a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
verb
- (transitive, medicine) To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
- To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
- (intransitive, cooking) To work as an unpaid intern in a restaurant.
- (transitive) To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
- (transitive) To place in position to prepare for use.
- (astronautics) To jettison a spent stage of a multistage rocket or other launch vehicle and light the engine(s) of the stage above it.
- (transitive) To orchestrate; to carry out.
- (intransitive, Canada, US) To work an internship, usually as a chef or waiter.
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- perform (a play), especially on a stage
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- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- (grammar) Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a measure for arcs and angles
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- the highest power of a term or variable
- a unit of temperature on a specified scale
- the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
- an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
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- arrange in phases or stages
- adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
- To pass into or through a solid object.
- (with in or out) To begin—if construed with "in"—or to discontinue—if construed with out—(doing) something over a period of time (i.e. in phases).
- (genetics, informal, transitive) To determine haplotypes in (data) when genotypes are known.
- (science fiction) To use a phaser.
- (proscribed) Alternative spelling of faze
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- any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
- (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
- (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
- (astronomy) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form, or the absence, of a body's illuminated disk. Illustrated in Wikipedia's article Lunar phase.
- (chemistry) A component in a material system that is distinguished by chemical composition and/or physical state (solid, liquid or gas) and/or crystal structure. It is delineated from an adjoining phase by an abrupt change in one or more of those conditions.
- (rugby union) The period of play between consecutive breakdowns.
- Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view.
- (electrical engineering) In a polyphase electrical power system, one of the power-carrying conductors, or the alternating current carried by it.
- (zoology) In certain organisms, one of two or more colour variations characteristic of the species, but independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual differences, and often also of age.
- That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
- (music) A distortion caused by a difference in the speed of propagation for different frequencies
- (mathematics) The counterclockwise angle from the positive half of the real number line to the vector pointing to a complex number on an Argand diagram of the complex plane, which has the positive real line pointing right and the positive imaginary number line pointing up.
- A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- (genetics) A haplotype.
- (physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.
verb
- (ambitransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
- (transitive) To create.
- (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value.
- (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
- (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
- (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack.
- (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
- (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
- (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
- superimpose a three-dimensional surface on a plane without stretching, in geometry
- make visible by means of chemical solutions
- change the use of and make available or usable
- work out
- come into existence; take on form or shape
- cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
- grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
- grow emotionally or mature
- create by training and teaching
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
- become technologically advanced
- expand in the form of a series
- happen
- be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest
- move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
- gain through experience
- generate gradually
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme
- move into a strategically more advantageous position
adv
- So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
- So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
- From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
- Throughout something; all the way across or into.
- By way of the interior.
- By way of an opening.
- (mostly in the phrase 'get through') So as to connect or reach.
- in diameter
- over the whole distance
- to completion
- from beginning to end
- throughout the entire extent
adj
- No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
- Without a future; done for.
- (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
- Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
- (chiefly US) Finished; complete.
- Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
- Passing from one side of something to the other.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, rare in Canada) (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- having finished or arrived at completion
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- By means of.
- Throughout or across the extent of.
- Throughout the duration of.
- In consequence of; as a result of.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
- (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
- By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
- (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
- Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
- By way of (a physical passage).
- From one side of (an opening) to the other.
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adj
- located at a great distance in time or space or degree
- beyond a norm in opinion or actions
- being of a considerable distance or length
- being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
- (programming, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
- More remote of two.
- Distant; remote in space.
- Remote in time.
- Extreme, as a difference in nature or quality.
- Long.
- Extreme, as measured from some central or neutral position.
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- (military) The components of a multistage thermonuclear weapon which channel the radiation produced by the primary's fission explosion so as to trigger the implosion of the secondary and ignite a fusion explosion in the secondary's fusion fuel.
- (astronautics) The structure, generally containing mechanical components and instruments but no engines or fuel tanks, connecting the top of a stage of a multistage rocket to the bottom of the stage above it.
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- (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- (Christianity) A service book containing the musical portions of the Mass.
- (Christianity) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps.
adj
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
- At some time in the future.
- Coming afterward in distance (following an antecedent distance as embedded within an adverbial phrase)
- comparative form of late: more late
- Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
adv
- happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
- at some eventual time in the future
- comparative of the adverb ‘late’
- At some unspecified time in the future.
- comparative form of late: more late
- Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
- (Manglish, Singlish) What if (something problematic or unanticipated happens); if not (something undesirable will happen).
intj
adj
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
- (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
- (medicine) Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
- (formal) Following in order or in time.
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adj
- coming at a subsequent time or stage
- beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
- lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
- Being intentionally concealed so as to deceive.
- Situated beyond, or on the farther side.
- Beyond what is obvious or evident.
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- To divide into three parts, especially to divide into thirds.
- (firearms) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.
- To reduce by one third; especially, kill one third of (a group of people).