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noun
- the act of devising something
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- Something overly artful or artificial.
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- lowest support of a structure
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the bottom or lowest part
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a support or foundation
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- a lower limit
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of base leg.
- A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- (slang, uncountable) freebase cocaine
- (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- (geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- (baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- Alternative form of BASE.
- (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
- (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
adj
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)
- illegitimate
- serving as or forming a base
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- debased; not genuine
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- Not classical or correct.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- Low in place or position.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- (law) Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.
- (of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
verb
- situate as a center of operations
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
- use as a basis for; found on
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- (slang) To freebase.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the most important or necessary part of something
- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- A regular frequency.
- (agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
- a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
- (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
- Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
- A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- lowest support of a structure
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- an institution supported by an endowment
- the basis on which something is grounded
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
- That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
- (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
- That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
- The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
- (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
- (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
- (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
- A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
noun
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the act of constructing something
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- The process of constructing.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
noun
- One who forms theories; a theorist.
- One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
- (business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
- (rugby) Synonym of field goal.
- someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
- someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
noun
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
verb
noun
- a way of conceiving something
- the process of perceiving
- becoming aware of something via the senses
- the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- knowledge gained by perceiving
- Conscious understanding of something.
- Acuity
- The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- Vision (ability)
noun
- the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
- the state of being a father
- Parental descent from a father.
- (law) Legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child.
- Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
- (figuratively) Authorship.
noun
- The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
- (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
- (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
- The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
- The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.
- The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
- (law, otherwise obsolete) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
- Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
- (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- the act of making up your mind about something
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
- the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
noun
- inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
- a substance prepared according to a formula
- the style of expressing yourself
- The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
- (medicine) A medicinal preparation.
- A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
noun
- the act of constructing something
- the occupants of a building
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
- (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.
- (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
verb
adj
- being of the nature of a notion or concept
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- not based on fact or investigation
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
- (finance) Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
- (Maine) Stubborn.
- (informal) Full of ideas or imaginings.
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- (linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
noun
noun
- The process of making such an explanation.
- An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
adv
noun
- A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
- (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
- The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
- any large organization
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
- the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
- The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
- (Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
- The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo.
- That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
- The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
- The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- creation by mental activity
- (geology) the geological features of the earth
- natural process that causes something to form
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- a particular spatial arrangement
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
- a group of people who work together
- Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
- a group of people who work together
- (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
- (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.
- (baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.
- (uncountable) The quality of being organized.
- (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
noun
- The action or process of defining.
- A product of defining.
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
- (crosswording) The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- (usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- (semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- clarity of outline
- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
noun
- The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
- A significant feature of something.
- (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
- The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through an extraction or distillation process.
- A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
- Fragrance, a perfume.
- An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative.
- Constituent substance.
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
phrase
- Initialism of to be designed.
- Initialism of to be derived.
- Initialism of to be deducted.
- Initialism of to be declared.
- Initialism of to be decided.
- Initialism of to be developed.
- Initialism of to be discovered.
- Initialism of to be done.
- Initialism of to be destroyed.
- Initialism of to be dated.
- Initialism of to be disclosed.
- Initialism of to be delivered.
- Initialism of to be discussed.
- Initialism of to be defined.
- Initialism of to be documented.
- Initialism of to be determined.
noun
noun
- the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
- (UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
- An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
noun
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
adj
- of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
- conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
- constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
- Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.
- Optimal; being the best possibility.
- Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism.
- Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
- (mathematics) Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included.
noun
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
- (algebra) A subsemigroup with the property that if any semigroup element outside of it is added to any one of its members, the result must lie outside of it.
- (algebra, order theory, lattice theory) A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).
- A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
- (algebra, Lie theory) A Lie subalgebra (subspace that is closed under the Lie bracket) 𝖍 of a given Lie algebra 𝖌 such that the Lie bracket [𝖌,𝖍] is a subset of 𝖍.
- (algebra, ring theory) A two-sided ideal; a subset of a ring which is closed under both left and right multiplication by elements of the ring.
- (set theory) A collection of sets, considered small or negligible, such that every subset of each member and the union of any two members are also members of the collection.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
- The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
- The state of being conceived; the beginning.
- The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
- The start of pregnancy.
- The act of conceiving.
- An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
- a decorative or artistic work
- an arrangement scheme
- a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Intention or plot.
- A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
- (particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.
- The art of designing
- The composition of a work of art.
- The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
- A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
verb
- conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
- create designs
- intend or have as a purpose
- plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
- (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
- To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- the act of inventing
- Something invented.
- (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
- The capacity to invent.
- The act of inventing.
verb
- To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought.
- (in rhetorical questions) Used to suggest an aberrant thought, idea or action.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see think, of. (to think on the subject of)
- (often imperative) Consider, used to emphasise a reason to act in a certain way.
- look on as or consider
- devise or invent
- choose in one's mind
- take into consideration, have in view
- intend to refer to
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
noun
- the act of devising something
- the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
- a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
- any improvised arrangement for temporary use
- an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
- A means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective.
- A (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.
- Something overly artful or artificial.
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- lowest support of a structure
- (electronics) the part of a transistor that separates the emitter from the collector
- the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end
- (numeration system) the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place
- a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
- the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
- the bottom or lowest part
- a place that the runner must touch before scoring
- a support or foundation
- the principal ingredient of a mixture
- any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
- installation from which a military force initiates operations
- (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
- a lower limit
- the most important or necessary part of something
- (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment
- the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed
- a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield (or field), or an ordinary occupying this space, the champagne. (Compare terrace.)
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds that turn red litmus blue and react with acids to form salts.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of base leg.
- A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (historical, sometimes in the plural) A kind of armour skirt, of mail or plate, imitating the preceding civilian skirt.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- (slang, uncountable) freebase cocaine
- (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- (geometry) The lowest side of a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- (baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- Alternative form of BASE.
- (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars.
- (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
adj
- (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal
- of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)
- illegitimate
- serving as or forming a base
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- debased; not genuine
- having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
- Not classical or correct.
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- Low in place or position.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- (law) Relating to feudal land tenure held by a tenant from a lord in exchange for services that are seen as unworthy for noblemen to perform, such as villeinage.
- (of a metal) Not considered precious or noble.
verb
- situate as a center of operations
- use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
- use as a basis for; found on
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- (slang) To freebase.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- the most important or necessary part of something
- A physical base or foundation.
- A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
- (linear algebra) In a vector space, a linearly independent set of vectors spanning the whole vector space.
- (topology) A collection of subsets ("basis elements") of a set, such that this collection covers the set, and for any two basis elements which both contain an element of the set, there is a third basis element contained in the intersection of the first two, which also contains that element.
- An underlying condition or circumstance.
- (accounting) Amount paid for an investment, including commissions and other expenses.
- A regular frequency.
- (agriculture, trading) The difference between the cash price a dealer pays to a farmer for his produce and an agreed reference price, which is usually the futures price at which the given crop is trading at a commodity exchange.
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls
- a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies
- (figuratively) That which is prominent, fundamental, noteworthy, or central.
- Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.
- A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
noun
- the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- lowest support of a structure
- a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body
- an institution supported by an endowment
- the basis on which something is grounded
- education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
- That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.
- (cosmetics) Cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture.
- That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
- The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
- (card games) In solitaire or patience games, one of the piles of cards that the player attempts to build, usually holding all cards of a suit in ascending order.
- (figurative) The result of the work to begin something; that which stabilizes and allows an enterprise or system to develop.
- (architecture) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry.
- A basis for social bodies or intellectual disciplines.
noun
- the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought
- the act of constructing something
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
- drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem
- an interpretation of a text or action
- The meaning or interpretation of a text, action etc.; the way something is viewed by an observer or onlooker.
- Anything that has been constructed.
- The act or result of construing the meaning of something.
- A building, model or some other structure.
- The trade of building structures.
- The manner in which something is built.
- The process of constructing.
- (art) A (usually non-representational) structure, such as a collage etc.
- (grammar) A group of words arranged to form a meaningful phrase.
- (geometry) A geometric figure of arcs and line segments that is drawable with a straightedge and compass.
noun
- One who forms theories; a theorist.
- One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
- (business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
- (rugby) Synonym of field goal.
- someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
- someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
noun
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
verb
noun
- a way of conceiving something
- the process of perceiving
- becoming aware of something via the senses
- the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
- knowledge gained by perceiving
- Conscious understanding of something.
- Acuity
- The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
- Vision (ability)
noun
- the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
- the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
- the state of being a father
- Parental descent from a father.
- (law) Legal acknowledgement of a man's fatherhood of a child.
- Fatherhood, the state or quality of being a father.
- (figuratively) Authorship.
noun
- The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its essential constituents.
- (countable) That which is determined upon; result of deliberation; purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.
- (countable) The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of controversy.
- The addition of a distinguishing feature to a concept or notion, thus limiting its extent.
- The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions; decisive character; resoluteness; fortitude.
- The act of determining the relations of an object, such as genus and species; the referring of minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which they belong; classification
- (law, otherwise obsolete) Bringing to an end; termination; limit.
- Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.
- A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part
- (countable) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
- the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
- the act of making up your mind about something
- a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
- deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature
- the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
noun
- inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally
- a substance prepared according to a formula
- the style of expressing yourself
- The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
- (medicine) A medicinal preparation.
- A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
noun
- the act of constructing something
- the occupants of a building
- the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
- a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
- (uncountable) The act or process by which something is built; construction.
- (mathematics) Synonym of Tits building.
- (countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof.
verb
noun
- The process of making such an explanation.
- An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
noun
- A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.
- (business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
- (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
- The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
- continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
- an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
- (law) A legal document describing such a formal system.
- (Catholicism) A document issued by a religious authority serving to promulgate some particular church laws or doctrines.
- (government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- A person's physical makeup or temperament, especially in respect of robustness.
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat
- any large organization
- an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
- a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
- the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
- The number of staff required to run a department or organisation (often used in the context of healthcare and other public services).
- (Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.
- The ruling class or authority group in a society; especially, an entrenched authority dedicated to preserving the status quo.
- That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
- The act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
- The state of being established, founded, etc.; fixed state.
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- creation by mental activity
- (geology) the geological features of the earth
- natural process that causes something to form
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
- a particular spatial arrangement
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
- a group of people who work together
- Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
noun
- the act of forming or establishing something
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something
- the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
- a group of people who work together
- (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.
- (countable) A group of people consciously cooperating.
- (baseball) A major league club and all its farm teams.
- (uncountable) The quality of being organized.
- (uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article.
noun
- The action or process of defining.
- A product of defining.
- Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
- (programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- (mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
- (crosswording) The part of a cryptic clue which defines but does not indicate the solution.
- Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
- (usually with the definite article the) A clear instance conforming to the dictionary or textbook definition.
- (bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
- The act of defining; determination of the limits.
- Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
- A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
- (semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
- The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
- clarity of outline
- a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
noun
- The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
- A significant feature of something.
- (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
- The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through an extraction or distillation process.
- A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
- Fragrance, a perfume.
- An extract or concentrate obtained from a plant or other matter used for flavouring, or as a restorative.
- Constituent substance.
- a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor
- the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
noun
- the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- a statement that limits or restricts some claim
- A clause or condition which qualifies something; a modification, a limitation.
- (UK) A certificate, diploma, or degree awarded after successful completion of a course, training, or exam.
- An ability or attribute that aids someone's chances of qualifying for something; specifically, completed professional training.
- The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
- the event that occurred at the beginning of something
- an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
- The formation of a conceptus or an implanted embryo.
- The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
- The state of being conceived; the beginning.
- The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.
- The start of pregnancy.
- The act of conceiving.
- An image, idea, or notion formed in the mind; a concept, plan or design.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- something intended as a guide for making something else
- the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
- a decorative or artistic work
- an arrangement scheme
- a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
- an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- Intention or plot.
- A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
- (particularly) Malicious or malevolent intention.
- The art of designing
- The composition of a work of art.
- The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
- A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
verb
- conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
- create designs
- intend or have as a purpose
- plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
- make or work out a plan for; devise
- create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
- (transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
- To manifest requirements to be satisfied by an object or process for them to solve a problem.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
- Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
- The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
- A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
- A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
noun
- the creation of something in the mind
- a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
- the act of inventing
- Something invented.
- (music) A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
- The capacity to invent.
- The act of inventing.
verb
- To form a conception of; to portray in the mind.
- (British) Would like; have a desire for.
- (transitive) To breed (animals) as a hobby.
- (British, informal) To be sexually, aesthetically or romantically attracted to.
- To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners.
- (formal) To appreciate without jealousy or greed.
- imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- have a fancy or particular liking or desire for
adj
adv
noun
- A bite-sized sponge cake, with a layer of cream, covered in icing.
- A diamond with a distinctive colour.
- The object of inclination or liking.
- The enthusiasts of such a pursuit.
- Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.
- In the game of jacks, a style of play involving additional actions (contrasted with plainsies).
- Love or amorous attachment.
- An image or representation of anything formed in the mind.
- An opinion or notion formed without much reflection.
- A whim.
- That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value.
- The imagination.
- a predisposition to like something
- something many people believe that is false
- imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
verb
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
noun
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought.
- (in rhetorical questions) Used to suggest an aberrant thought, idea or action.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see think, of. (to think on the subject of)
- (often imperative) Consider, used to emphasise a reason to act in a certain way.
- look on as or consider
- devise or invent
- choose in one's mind
- take into consideration, have in view
- intend to refer to
- keep in mind for attention or consideration
adv
adj
- being of the nature of a notion or concept
- not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
- not based on fact or investigation
- indulging in or influenced by fancy
- Speculative, theoretical, not the result of research.
- (finance) Used to indicate an estimate or a reference amount
- (Maine) Stubborn.
- (informal) Full of ideas or imaginings.
- Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- (linguistics) Having descriptive value as opposed to a syntactic category.
noun
adj
- of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
- conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
- constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception
- Existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary.
- Optimal; being the best possibility.
- Teaching or relating to the doctrine of idealism.
- Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- Perfect, flawless, having no defects.
- (mathematics) Not actually present, but considered as present when limits at infinity are included.
noun
- model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
- the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
- (algebra) A subsemigroup with the property that if any semigroup element outside of it is added to any one of its members, the result must lie outside of it.
- (algebra, order theory, lattice theory) A non-empty lower set (of a partially ordered set) which is closed under binary suprema (a.k.a. joins).
- A perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc., or a standard of excellence to aim at.
- (algebra, Lie theory) A Lie subalgebra (subspace that is closed under the Lie bracket) 𝖍 of a given Lie algebra 𝖌 such that the Lie bracket [𝖌,𝖍] is a subset of 𝖍.
- (algebra, ring theory) A two-sided ideal; a subset of a ring which is closed under both left and right multiplication by elements of the ring.
- (set theory) A collection of sets, considered small or negligible, such that every subset of each member and the union of any two members are also members of the collection.