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adj
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noun
adj
- Relating to war.
- Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
- Relating to armies or ground forces.
- (Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
- associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
- characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
- of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
noun
- (military) A militia.
- A group of hedgehogs.
- Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
- Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
- A large collection.
- A microarray.
- (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
- An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
- (law) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
- (mathematics) A matrix.
- A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
- an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
- an orderly arrangement
- especially fine or decorative clothing
- an impressive display
verb
- To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
- To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
- (law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
noun
- (military) Combat.
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Purposeful behavior.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- (slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
- (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
- A demonstration by activists.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (sciences) A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- Fast-paced activity.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (Christianity) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- the series of events that form a plot
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
adj
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noun
- a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- (with the) The military.
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- work done by one person or group that benefits another
- a means of serving
- the act of mating by male animals
- employment in or work for another
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance
- the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
- (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of their lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to them
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
- (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
- (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- (nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
- Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
- (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- A religious rite or ritual.
- A set of dishes or utensils.
- (business) Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
- (elliptical, uncountable) Work as a member of the military.
- (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
- An act of being of assistance to someone.
- (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- A musical composition for use in churches.
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- Service tree.
- A department in a company, organization, or institution.
verb
- mate with
- be used by; as of a utility
- make fit for use
- (transitive) To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
- (transitive) To serve.
- (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- (transitive, military, euphemistic) To attack.
- (public relations, transitive) To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
- (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act upon.
noun
- (military) A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.
- (slang) A funny person.
- A loser.
- An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
- (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
- A person who makes jokes.
- A jester.
- A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.
- A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
- (figurative) Something kept in reserve that can be used to gain an advantage; a trump card.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that moves like the last piece that was moved by the opponent.
- The option, in a pub quiz, of selecting one particular round in which one's team will score double points.
- a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
- a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
- a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
- an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
noun
- (figurative) Violence; military might.
- (weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
- A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
- A card of this suit.
- (countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
verb
verb
- (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- To stop a flow or stream.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- To prevent publication.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- lessen to the point of stopping
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- bring under control by force or authority
- put out of one's consciousness
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
noun
adj
- (military) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- (marketing) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
- One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
adj
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
adj
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
noun
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
verb
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
adj
- of or relating to the armed forces
- suggesting war or military life
- (of persons) befitting a warrior
- (comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
- (comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
- (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.
noun
- The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
- (aviation) A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
- (figurative) A reversal or reduction.
- (international law) Summary expulsion of asylum seekers, especially when violating the principle of non-refoulement.
- (figurative) Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.
name
noun
- (philosophy) Initialism of principle of alternate possibilities.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of past active participle.
- (medicine) Acronym of positive airway pressure.
- (cosmology, epistemology) Initialism of participatory anthropic principle.
- (organic chemistry) polyfluoroalkyl phosphate ester
- (medicine) Initialism of prostatic acid phosphatase.
- (networking) Initialism of password authentication protocol.
- (by extension) A positive airway pressure machine, a PAP device.
- (grammar) Abbreviation of present active participle.
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noun
- (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- a serialized set of programs
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
adj
- (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
- Published or produced in installments.
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
- in regular succession without gaps
- pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
- pertaining to or composed in serial technique
- of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
verb
noun
- The conversion of a military or paramilitary force into a civilian one.
- The reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
- The elimination of the armed forces of a state or other political entity from a specific area in its territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty, such as in the case of demilitarized zones.
noun
- A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
- An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
- a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
adj
name
- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
noun
- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
noun
- The military policy of using ground forces.
- (military, metonymic) The ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boots, on, ground.
- (by extension) Personnel operating in an area of interest.
- (informal, figurative) The state or condition of being physically present at a place of interest in order to ascertain the current situation.
noun
- A military or police post or magistracy.
- An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
- A hide.
- A stockade made of bushes and thorns.
- A hut.
- A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.
- (attributive, uncountable) A method of composting in which animals are bedded on the material before it is used, allowing it to gather urine and dung.
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noun
- a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
- (military) Initialism of military police or military policeman.
- a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
- (Anglicanism) Initialism of morning prayer.
- (photography) Initialism of megapixel.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games, board games, video games) Initialism of mana points or magic points.
- (politics) Initialism of Member of Parliament.
- (military) Initialism of machine pistol.
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name
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- a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
- (computing) Initialism of secure attention sequence.
- (aviation) Initialism of stability augmentation system.
- Initialism of space adaptation syndrome.
- (Australia, education) Initialism of special assistance school.
name
- (sports) Initialism of San Antonio Spurs, American basketball club.
- Initialism of Scandinavian Airlines System; a joint Swedish, Norwegian and Danish airline company.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, military) Initialism of Special Air Service.
- (computing) Initialism of Serial Attached SCSI, a computer bus standard for mainly connecting hard drives, but also used for other devices, derived from the SCSI and SATA standards.
noun
name
verb
- (transitive, military, euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
- (transitive) To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
- make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
- make chemically neutral
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- make incapable of military action
noun
adj
- of or relating to a territory
- displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders
- belonging to the territory of any state or ruler
- (often capitalized) Organized for home defence - such as the Territorial Army.
- Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
- Of or relating to geography or territory.
- (biology) Displaying territoriality.
noun
- (Philippines, law enforcement, military) rogue police; rogue military personnel
- (derogatory) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
- (informal) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
- a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- one who is playfully mischievous
noun
- A conflict between armed forces.
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- a bold challenge
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
noun
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
adj
adj
- (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
- officially full-time
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
- regularly scheduled for fixed times
- symmetrically arranged
- conforming to a standard or pattern
- not constipated
- in accord with regular practice or procedure
- relating to a person who does something regularly
- not deviating from what is normal
- often used as intensifiers
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
- (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
noun
- a soldier in the regular army
- a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
- a regular patron
- a garment size for persons of average height and weight
- (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- A member of the armed forces or police force.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- (television) A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
noun
adj
- Relating to war.
- Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
- Relating to armies or ground forces.
- (Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
- associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
- characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
- of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
noun
- (military) A militia.
- A group of hedgehogs.
- Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
- Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
- A large collection.
- A microarray.
- (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
- An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
- (law) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
- (mathematics) A matrix.
- A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
- an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
- an orderly arrangement
- especially fine or decorative clothing
- an impressive display
verb
- To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
- To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
- (law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
noun
- (military) Combat.
- (Misesian praxeology, Austrian economics) Purposeful behavior.
- A way of motion or functioning.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- (slang, typically with a quantifier) Sexual intercourse.
- (music, lutherie) The distance separating the strings and the fingerboard on a string instrument.
- A demonstration by activists.
- (mathematics) A way in which each element of some algebraic structure transforms some other structure or set, in a way which respects the structure of the first. Formally, this may be seen as a morphism from the first structure into some structure of endomorphisms of the second; for example, a group action of a group G on a set S can be seen as a group homomorphism from G into the set of bijections on S (which form a group under function composition), while a module M over a ring R can be defined as an abelian group together with a ring homomorphism from R into the ring of group endomorphisms of M (which is also called the action of R on M).
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- (law) A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- (sciences) A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- Fast-paced activity.
- (art, painting and sculpture) The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- (music) The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- (Christianity) A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- (physics) The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- (bowling) spin put on the bowling ball.
- (firearms) The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
- (literature) The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
- In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
- the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
- the series of events that form a plot
- the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field
- the state of being active
- a military engagement
- a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
- an act by a government body or supranational organization
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
adj
intj
verb
noun
- a force that is a branch of the armed forces
- (with the) The military.
- periodic maintenance on a car or machine
- work done by one person or group that benefits another
- a means of serving
- the act of mating by male animals
- employment in or work for another
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules
- a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance
- the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
- (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of their lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to them
- (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
- tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
- (Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
- (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- (nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
- Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
- (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
- A religious rite or ritual.
- A set of dishes or utensils.
- (business) Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
- (elliptical, uncountable) Work as a member of the military.
- (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
- An act of being of assistance to someone.
- (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- A musical composition for use in churches.
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- Service tree.
- A department in a company, organization, or institution.
verb
- mate with
- be used by; as of a utility
- make fit for use
- (transitive) To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
- (transitive) To serve.
- (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- (transitive, military, euphemistic) To attack.
- (public relations, transitive) To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
- (transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
- (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act upon.
noun
- (military) A friendly unit that acts as a suspected hostile unit in a military excercise.
- (slang) A funny person.
- A loser.
- An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
- (New Zealand, colloquial) A man.
- A person who makes jokes.
- A jester.
- A clause in a contract that undermines its apparent provisions.
- A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
- (figurative) Something kept in reserve that can be used to gain an advantage; a trump card.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that moves like the last piece that was moved by the opponent.
- The option, in a pub quiz, of selecting one particular round in which one's team will score double points.
- a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
- a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
- a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester
- an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent
noun
- (figurative) Violence; military might.
- (weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
- A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
- A card of this suit.
- (countable) A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
- a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
verb
noun
adj
- (military) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla warfare, or its principles of small independent or non-official perpetrators.
- Using unconventional, non-traditional, non-mainstream and often subversive practices to achieve something.
- (marketing) Relating to, using, or typical of guerrilla marketing.
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
- One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
adj
noun
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
adj
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
noun
- (military) A squad responsible for protecting something.
- a military unit serving to protect some place or person
- (sports) A player playing a position named guard.
- A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- (military, often in the plural) An elite military unit in Russia, the former Soviet Union and several post-Soviet countries.
- (rail transport) An employee, normally travelling in the last vehicle of a train, responsible for the safety of the train.
- (Ireland) A garda; a police officer.
- The part of a sword that protects the wielder's hand.
- (Australia) A panel of a car that encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- (basketball) A relatively short player, playing farther from the basket than a forward or centre.
- Something worn to protect part of the body, e.g. the shins in cricket.
- (programming) A Boolean expression that must evaluate to true for a branch of program execution to continue.
- A watchchain.
- (American football) Either of two offensive positions between the centre and each of the offensive tackles, whose main responsibilities are to protect the quarterback, and open up "holes" through which offensive players can run.
- (martial arts) A ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs.
- (aviation) The aircraft emergency frequency, a radio frequency reserved for emergency communications, typically 121.5MHz for civilian use.
- (cricket) The position on the popping crease where a batsman makes a mark to align himself with the wicket; see take guard.
- (uncountable) A state of caution; posture of defence.
- A part of a machine which blocks access to dangerous parts.
- a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
- the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage
- the duty of serving as a sentry
- a soldier who is a member of a unit called ‘the guard’ or ‘guards’
- the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles
- a posture of defence in boxing or fencing
- a person who keeps watch over something or someone
- a device designed to prevent injury or accidents
- a position on a basketball team
verb
- (transitive) To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
- (transitive) To fasten by binding; to gird.
- (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- (transitive) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
- (ambitransitive) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
- take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence
- to keep watch over
- protect against a challenge or attack
- watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
noun
- The act of repelling an enemy, etc.
- (aviation) A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor.
- (figurative) A reversal or reduction.
- (international law) Summary expulsion of asylum seekers, especially when violating the principle of non-refoulement.
- (figurative) Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event.
noun
- (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- a serialized set of programs
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times
adj
- (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
- Published or produced in installments.
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
- in regular succession without gaps
- pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
- pertaining to or composed in serial technique
- of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
verb
noun
- The conversion of a military or paramilitary force into a civilian one.
- The reduction of the armed forces of a state or other political entity in its entire territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
- The elimination of the armed forces of a state or other political entity from a specific area in its territory, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty, such as in the case of demilitarized zones.
noun
- A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
- An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
- a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
noun
- The military policy of using ground forces.
- (military, metonymic) The ground forces actually fighting in a war or conflict, rather than troops not engaged or other military action such as air strikes.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see boots, on, ground.
- (by extension) Personnel operating in an area of interest.
- (informal, figurative) The state or condition of being physically present at a place of interest in order to ascertain the current situation.
noun
- A military or police post or magistracy.
- An enclosure usually made of thorn bushes, and latterly of steel fencing, for protection from marauders.
- A hide.
- A stockade made of bushes and thorns.
- A hut.
- A type of fertilizer rich in animal dung.
- (attributive, uncountable) A method of composting in which animals are bedded on the material before it is used, allowing it to gather urine and dung.
noun
- a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
- (military) Initialism of military police or military policeman.
- a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners
- (Anglicanism) Initialism of morning prayer.
- (photography) Initialism of megapixel.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games, board games, video games) Initialism of mana points or magic points.
- (politics) Initialism of Member of Parliament.
- (military) Initialism of machine pistol.
adj
name
noun
- a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
- (computing) Initialism of secure attention sequence.
- (aviation) Initialism of stability augmentation system.
- Initialism of space adaptation syndrome.
- (Australia, education) Initialism of special assistance school.
name
- (sports) Initialism of San Antonio Spurs, American basketball club.
- Initialism of Scandinavian Airlines System; a joint Swedish, Norwegian and Danish airline company.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, military) Initialism of Special Air Service.
- (computing) Initialism of Serial Attached SCSI, a computer bus standard for mainly connecting hard drives, but also used for other devices, derived from the SCSI and SATA standards.
noun
name
noun
adj
- of or relating to a territory
- displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders
- belonging to the territory of any state or ruler
- (often capitalized) Organized for home defence - such as the Territorial Army.
- Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
- Of or relating to geography or territory.
- (biology) Displaying territoriality.
noun
- (Philippines, law enforcement, military) rogue police; rogue military personnel
- (derogatory) A disreputable fellow, a good-for-nothing, a scapegrace, a blackguard.
- (informal) A badly behaved person, especially a child; a mischief-maker; a rascal.
- a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest)
- a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
- one who is playfully mischievous
noun
- A conflict between armed forces.
- The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.
- a bold challenge
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other
noun
- A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter.
- (historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.
- An adherent to a party or faction.
- A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea.
- a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity
- a pike with a long tapering double-edged blade with lateral projections; 16th and 17th centuries
adj
adj
noun
verb
- (military) To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others.
- To stop a flow or stream.
- (psychiatry) To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind.
- To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression.
- To prevent publication.
- (US, law) To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained.
- (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
- To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
- lessen to the point of stopping
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- bring under control by force or authority
- put out of one's consciousness
- consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
verb
- (transitive, military, euphemistic) To kill.
- (transitive) To make (something) even, inactive or ineffective.
- (transitive) To make (a territory, etc.) politically neutral.
- (transitive, chemistry) To make (an acidic or alkaline substance) chemically neutral.
- make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
- oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
- make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
- make chemically neutral
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- make incapable of military action
adj
noun
adj
- of or relating to the armed forces
- suggesting war or military life
- (of persons) befitting a warrior
- (comparable) Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
- (comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
- (comparable) Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.
adj
name
- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
noun
- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
adj
- (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces
- officially full-time
- in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
- regularly scheduled for fixed times
- symmetrically arranged
- conforming to a standard or pattern
- not constipated
- in accord with regular practice or procedure
- relating to a person who does something regularly
- not deviating from what is normal
- often used as intensifiers
- occurring at fixed intervals
- (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula
- Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence.
- (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
- (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size
- (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
- (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular).
- (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
- (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright.
- Happening at constant (especially short) intervals.
- (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops.
- Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way.
- (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
- (crystallography) Isometric.
- (algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
- (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the general rules of a given language.
- Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance.
- (commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
noun
- a soldier in the regular army
- a dependable follower (especially in party politics)
- a regular patron
- a garment size for persons of average height and weight
- (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
- Anything that is normal or standard.
- A frequent customer, client or business partner.
- (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
- A member of the armed forces or police force.
- A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.
- A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
- A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
- A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
- A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
- (television) A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.