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noun
- the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
- The act of breaking away from something.
- (Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
- (boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
- (Australia) A stampede of animals.
- (Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
- (ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
- A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
- (cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
- (Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
- A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
- (theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
adj
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
- Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
- (ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
- (entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
noun
- The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- Misspelling of dissimulation.
- (phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
- (microbiology) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
- breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
- a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
noun
- the act of becoming more distant
- The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- the act of ceding back
- a small concavity
- the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
- (surgery) A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
- (economics) A period of reduced economic activity.
- The act of ceding something back.
- The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
noun
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- The act of isolating.
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
- (databases) A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
- (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- (psychology) A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
- (chemistry) The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
- (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- (diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
noun
- A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance.
- The state of being lengthened.
- That which lengthens out; a continuation.
- The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
- (astronomy) The angular distance of a planet from the sun.
- The act of lengthening.
- the act of lengthening something
- the quality of being elongated
- an addition to the length of something
noun
- The act of alienating.
- The state of being alienated.
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
- the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
- the feeling of being alienated from other people
- separation resulting from hostility
noun
- The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- the act of secluding yourself from others
- A secluded, isolated or private place.
- (meteorology) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.
- The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
- the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
noun
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
- A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
- (computing) Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
- Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
- An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- an abstract painting
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
noun
verb
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
- To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
- Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
- (transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
- To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- To bend; to incline; to give way.
noun
- the state of being isolated or detached
- a small unit of troops of special composition
- coming apart
- avoiding emotional involvement
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
- (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
- (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
- (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
- (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
- (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
- (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
- (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
- (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
noun
- the state of being isolated or detached
- the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
- insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
- (engineering) The state of a body so separated.
- (electricity) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.
- Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
- (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
- The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
- The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
verb
- (intransitive) To begin moving away.
- (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
- (transitive) To intercept.
- (nautical) To turn away from the wind.
- (intransitive) To start out.
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
verb
- (transitive and intransitive) To become detached or to drop from.
- (nautical) To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
- (intransitive) To diminish in size, value, etc. To get worse (in quality).
- (intransitive) To fall into sin; stray.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- diminish in size or intensity
- come off
noun
verb
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
noun
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
noun
- The act of diverting.
- A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
- (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
- Removal of water via a canal.
- (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
- (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
- (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
- an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
verb
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
noun
noun
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
verb
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
noun
- The act of departing or something that has departed.
- (navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
- (law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
- (euphemistic) A death.
- (surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
- A deviation from a plan or procedure.
- the act of departing
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- euphemistic expressions for death
verb
noun
- (by extension) Ellipsis of kitchen island.
- (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
- A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
- (by extension, West Midlands) A roundabout; a traffic circle.
- (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
- A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
- (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
- An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
- A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
- A traffic island.
- a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- a zone or area resembling an island
noun
- An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
- Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
- The sum of money taken from a bank account.
- A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
- A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
- the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
- avoiding emotional involvement
- a retraction of a previously held position
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
- the act of withdrawing
- a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
- the act of taking out money or other capital
- the termination of drug taking
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- (transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
- (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- (transitive) To elude.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
adj
noun
noun
- the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
- The act of breaking away from something.
- (Australia) An animal that breaks away from a herd.
- (boxing) The act of getting away from one's opponent; the separation of the boxers after a spell of infighting.
- (Australia) A stampede of animals.
- (Australia, geography) An eroding steep slope on the edge of a plateau; an escarpment.
- (ice hockey) A situation in the game where one or more players of a team attack towards the goal of the other team without having any defenders in front of them.
- A swing dance in which the leader occasionally swings the follower out into an open position.
- (cycle racing) A group of riders which has gone ahead of the peloton.
- (Australia) A channel of floodwater that has burst from its usual course; or the track or channel eroded by the water.
- A particular yo-yo trick http://yoyo.wikia.com/wiki/Breakaway.
- (theater) An item of scenery designed to be broken or destroyed during the performance.
adj
- having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
- Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
- (ice hockey) Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
- (entertainment industry) Enjoying rapid popular success.
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
noun
- The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- Misspelling of dissimulation.
- (phonology, phonetics) A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
- (microbiology) A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
- breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
- a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other
noun
- the act of becoming more distant
- The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year
- the act of ceding back
- a small concavity
- the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
- A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.
- (surgery) A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.
- (economics) A period of reduced economic activity.
- The act of ceding something back.
- The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
noun
- the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others
- The act of isolating.
- a state of separation between persons or groups
- a feeling of being disliked and alone
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it
- a country's withdrawal from international politics
- (databases) A database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions.
- (medicine) The separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)
- (psychology) A Freudian defense mechanism in which a person suppresses a harmful thought from developing into a train of thought.
- (chemistry) The obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture
- (chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
- (diplomacy, of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries).
noun
- A removal to a distance; a withdrawal; a being at a distance; a distance.
- The state of being lengthened.
- That which lengthens out; a continuation.
- The ratio of the extension of a material to the length of the material prior to stretching.
- (astronomy) The angular distance of a planet from the sun.
- The act of lengthening.
- the act of lengthening something
- the quality of being elongated
- an addition to the length of something
noun
- The act of alienating.
- The state of being alienated.
- (theater) Verfremdungseffekt.
- Emotional isolation or dissociation.
- (Marxism) The estrangement of people from aspects of their human nature as a consequence of the division of labour and living in a society of stratified social classes.
- (property law) The transfer of property to another person.
- the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
- the feeling of being alienated from other people
- separation resulting from hostility
noun
- The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
- the act of secluding yourself from others
- A secluded, isolated or private place.
- (meteorology) The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.
- The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
- the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
noun
- The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
- (geology) The merging of two river valleys by the larger of the two deepening and widening so much so, as to assimilate the smaller.
- Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects; preoccupation.
- The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
- A member of an idealized subgroup when contemplated according to the abstracted quality which defines the subgroup.
- (computing) Hiding implementation details from the interface of a component, to decrease complexity through interdependency and improve modularity; a construct that serves as such.
- (engineering) Removal of water from a river, lake, or aquifer.
- The act of comparing commonality between distinct objects and organizing using those similarities; the act of generalizing characteristics; the product of said generalization.
- Any characteristic of an individual object when that characteristic has been separated from the object and is contemplated alone as a quality having independent existence.
- A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one's senses.
- (euphemistic) The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
- An idea of an idealistic, unrealistic or visionary nature.
- The result of mentally abstracting an idea; the product of any mental process involving a synthesis of: separation, despecification, generalization, and ideation in any of a number of combinations.
- (chemistry) A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.
- (art) An abstract creation, or piece of art; qualities of artwork that are free from representational aspects.
- An idea or notion of an abstract or theoretical nature.
- a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- the act of withdrawing or removing something
- an abstract painting
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
noun
verb
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.
- To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
- Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
- (transitive, slang) To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
- To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- To bend; to incline; to give way.
noun
- the state of being isolated or detached
- a small unit of troops of special composition
- coming apart
- avoiding emotional involvement
- the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
- (uncountable, military) The separation of a military unit from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
- (countable, military) The unit so dispatched.
- (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
- (countable) Any smaller portion of a main body separately employed.
- (uncountable) Absence of bias; impartiality; objectivity.
- (uncountable) The state of being detached or disconnected; insulation.
- (uncountable) Indifference to the concerns of others; disregard; nonchalance; aloofness.
- (countable, military) A permanent unit organized for special duties.
noun
- the state of being isolated or detached
- the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
- insulating material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity
- (engineering) The state of a body so separated.
- (electricity) a medium in which it is possible to maintain an electrical field with little supply of energy from additional sources.
- Any of a variety of materials designed to reduce the flow of heat, either from or into a building.
- (engineering) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity, heat, or sound
- The state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation.
- The act of insulating; detachment from other objects; isolation.
noun
- The act of diverting.
- A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
- (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.
- Removal of water via a canal.
- (law) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
- (transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destination.
- (military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
- an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
noun
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive
- a movement in a new direction
- a short performance that is part of a longer program
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- a circular segment of a curve
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- a favor for someone
- taking a short walk out and back
- an unforeseen development
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- A fit or a period of giddiness.
- A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
- A change in temperament or circumstance.
- A change of direction or orientation.
- A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
- The transition from one period or era to another.
- One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- A walk to and fro.
- (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (UK, finance, historical) The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.
- A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
- (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- A single loop of a coil.
- (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Character; personality; nature.
- A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
- (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- The time required to complete a project.
- (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
verb
- accomplish by rotating
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- to send or let go
- pass to the other side of
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- to change orientation or direction
- move around an axis or a center
- get by buying and selling
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- alter the functioning or setting of
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- cause to move around or rotate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- become officially one year older
- go sour or spoil
- change to the contrary
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- change color
- undergo a change or development
- cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- direct at someone
- (transitive, roleplaying games) To magically or divinely repel undead.
- (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
- (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
- (intransitive, fantasy) To transform into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
- (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
- To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
- To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
- (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- (ambitransitive) To make or become giddy; said of the head or brain.
- (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
- (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
- (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- To sicken; to nauseate.
- (transitive) To direct or impel (something) into a place.
- (transitive) To twist or sprain.
- (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
- (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- (intransitive, of a body, person, etc) To move about an axis through itself.
- (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
- (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
- To hinge; to depend.
- (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
- (reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- (copulative) To become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- (transitive, slang, sometimes offensive) To change the sexual orientation or gender of another person, or otherwise awaken a sexual preference.
- (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
- (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
noun
- The act of departing or something that has departed.
- (navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
- (law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
- (euphemistic) A death.
- (surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
- A deviation from a plan or procedure.
- the act of departing
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- euphemistic expressions for death
verb
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
noun
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
noun
- An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
- Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
- The sum of money taken from a bank account.
- A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
- A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
- the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
- avoiding emotional involvement
- a retraction of a previously held position
- formal separation from an alliance or federation
- the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
- the act of withdrawing
- a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
- the act of taking out money or other capital
- the termination of drug taking
verb
- (intransitive) To begin moving away.
- (transitive) To avoid the undesirable consequences of; to prevent.
- (transitive) To intercept.
- (nautical) To turn away from the wind.
- (intransitive) To start out.
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
verb
- (transitive and intransitive) To become detached or to drop from.
- (nautical) To change the direction of the sail so as to point in a direction that is more down wind; to bring the bow leeward.
- (intransitive) To diminish in size, value, etc. To get worse (in quality).
- (intransitive) To fall into sin; stray.
- fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
- diminish in size or intensity
- come off
noun
verb
- To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
- To keep (someone) emotionally or socially apart from another person or people.
- To leave behind (someone or something moving in the same direction; specifically, other competitors in a race) some distance away; to outpace, to outstrip.
- (figurative) To keep oneself emotionally or socially apart from another person or people; to keep one's distance.
- Often followed by from: to set (someone or something) at a distance (noun noun sense 1.1) from someone or something else.
- To exceed or surpass (someone, such as a peer or rival); to outdo, to outstrip.
- To cause (a place, a thing, etc.) to seem distant, or (figurative) unfamiliar.
- (reflexive) To keep (oneself) away from someone or something, especially because one does not want to be associated with that person or thing.
- go far ahead of
- keep at a distance
noun
- The state of being separated from something else, especially by a long way; the state of being far off or remote; farness, remoteness.
- (horse racing) Originally, the space measured back from the winning post which a racehorse running in a heat must reach when the winner has covered the whole course, in order to run in a subsequent heat; also, the point on the racecourse that space away from the winning post; now, the point on a racecourse 240 yards from the winning post.
- Chiefly preceded by the, especially in into or in the distance: the place that is far away or remote.
- An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (figurative) A separation in some way other than space or time.
- The maximum amount of space between a boxer and their opponent within which the boxer can punch effectively.
- (horse racing) Chiefly in by a distance: a space of more than 30 lengths (about 80 yards or 7.3 metres) between two racehorses finishing a race, used to describe the margin of victory; also (archaic), any space of 240 yards (about 219.5 metres) on a racecourse.
- Chiefly in from a distance: a place which is far away or remote; specifically (especially painting), a more remote part of a landscape or view as contrasted with the foreground.
- The state of remoteness or separation in some way other than space or time.
- Often in go the distance, last the distance, or stay the distance: the scheduled duration of a bout.
- The state of people not being close, friendly, or intimate with each other; also, the state of people who were once close, friendly, or intimate with each other no longer being so; estrangement.
- The entire amount of progress to an objective.
- (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
- An interval or length of time between events.
- Excessive reserve or lack of friendliness shown by a person; aloofness, coldness.
- (sports) The complete length of a course over which a race is run.
- Chiefly with a modifying word: a measure between two points or quantities; a difference, a variance.
- The amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- (fencing) The amount of space between a fencer and their opponent, which the fencer tries to control in order to gain an advantage over the opponent.
- a remote point in time
- the interval between two times
- indifference by personal withdrawal
- size of the gap between two places
- a distant region
- the property created by the space between two objects or points
verb
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
noun
verb
noun
- (by extension) Ellipsis of kitchen island.
- (by extension, in place names) A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, partially surrounded by water; a peninsula; a half-island.
- A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
- (by extension, West Midlands) A roundabout; a traffic circle.
- (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
- A bench, counter, etc., that is not connected to a wall or other furniture and which can be used from any side.
- (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
- An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
- A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
- A traffic island.
- a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- a zone or area resembling an island
verb
- (transitive, figuratively) To avoid; to sidestep.
- (transitive) To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to place.
- (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- (transitive) To elude.
- (photography, videography) To make an area of an image lighter (when processing photographs in a darkroom, this is accomplished by decreasing the exposure of that area to light).
- make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
- move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)