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verb
noun
- a promise
- a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
- (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
- (law) Alternative form of parol.
- (with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour.
- (US, immigration law) The permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
- (now historical) A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
- (linguistics) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
- Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases.
verb
noun
- a promise
- A promise; an oath or guarantee.
- an exchange of views on some topic
- a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
- information about recent and important events
- a verbal command for action
- a unit of language that native speakers can identify
- a string of bits stored in computer memory
- a brief statement
- An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
- A brief discussion or conversation.
- (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register).
- (theology, sometimes Word) Logos, Christ.
- The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
- The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
- (group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
- (computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.
- (now rare outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
- (uncountable) News; tidings.
- A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning.
- (computing) With regards to Intel or Intel-compatible hardware and/or in the context of Windows programming, a group of exactly 16 bits regardless of the actual processor capabilities; a fossilized unit referring to the small word size of historical CPUs.
- (meiosis) A minor reprimand.
- (in the plural) See words.
- (telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
- (obsolete outside certain phrases) A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
- The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .
- (theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
- A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
- (semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
verb
intj
noun
- A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
- The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
- That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
- the trade of a funeral director
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
verb
- promise solemnly and formally
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- give as a guarantee
- bind or secure by a pledge
- propose a toast to
- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
noun
- A solemn promise to do something.
- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drinking toast.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
- An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (university slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
verb
noun
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
verb
- To pledge.
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- inflict as a punishment
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
noun
verb
noun
noun
- A guarantee.
- (uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- (finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
- (finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
- An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- (law) Freedom from apprehension.
- (finance, often in the plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.ᵂ
- (countable) Something that secures.
- (law) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
- a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers
- the state of being free from danger or injury
- measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
- an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
- property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
- freedom from anxiety or fear
- a guarantee that an obligation will be met
verb
- promise to undertake or give
- make a promise or commitment
- give grounds for expectations
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
noun
- a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- (countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (countable, law) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
prep_phrase
noun
verb
noun
- an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- (colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- (specifically) A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
- A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
verb
- promise to do or accomplish
- accept as a challenge
- accept as a charge
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
- (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
noun
verb
- give a guarantee or promise of
- make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- (US, transitive, formal, law) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
- (intransitive, formal, law) To mutually agree.
- (intransitive, followed by for) To ask for a contractual term.
- (transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
- (transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
adj
verb
- act as promised
- (transitive or intransitive, with on) To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise).
- (idiomatic) To make (a surface) level or even.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
- (transitive or intransitive, with on) To remedy or compensate for (a defect or deficiency).
- (gambling) To match the first player's bet with one's own, rather than dropping out.
verb
- make a promise or commitment
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
- (transitive) To reassure.
- (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
- (transitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). [with that; or with of]
noun
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
- a message that makes a pledge
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
noun
- An assurance or guarantee.
- (law) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
- Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
verb
verb
- promise solemnly; take an oath
- make a deposition; declare under oath
- have faith or confidence in
- utter obscenities or profanities
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- (ambitransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- (transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
- (transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- (transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
- (ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
adj
noun
noun
prep
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- At or in (a geographical location or position).
- At (a relative spatial position).
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Serving as a member of.
- Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- (snooker) In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
- (also often 'upon') Arrived or coming into the presence of.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At (an instant or cusp).
- Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
- Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
- At (a certain position within a sequence).
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything By means of; with.
- Covering.
- (mathematics) Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- (mathematics, uncommon) Divided by.
- (especially Ireland) Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- (UK) At (a certain value or level).
- With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
- (also often 'upon') At the time of (and often because of).
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- Because of; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
- (informal) In the possession of.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- (philosophy, logic) According to, from the standpoint of; (expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true).
- (UK, especially in sports reporting) At (a given time after the start of something).
- Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
- Paid for by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.
- At or during the date or day of.
- (mathematics) Having as identical domain and codomain.
- (nautical) In the direction of (some part of one's vessel), to within 45 degrees.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Indicating a means of subsistence or sustenance.
- (mathematics) Generated by.
- (informal, chiefly in set phrases) Ellipsis of I swear on: on my life, on God, on everything, etc.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
adj
- (euphemistic) Menstruating.
- (chiefly UK, informal, chiefly in the negative) Acceptable, appropriate.
- (snooker, postpositive) Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
- (informal) Of a person, used to express agreement to or acceptance of a proposal or challenge made by that person; most commonly with subject "you" (see you're on).
- (acting, drama, roleplaying games) Acting in character.
- (chiefly in the negative) Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.
- Fitted; covering or being worn.
- (cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- (informal, of a person) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.
- (e.g. of points in a game) Available; remaining.
- (postpositive) Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- in operation or operational
- (of events) planned or scheduled
adv
- (infrequent in the US) Later.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
- (snooker) Of a ball, into a pottable position.
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action), onwards.
- To an operating state.
- indicates continuity or persistence or concentration
- in a state required for something to function or be effective
- with a forward motion
noun
verb
verb
noun
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
- A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
- A curse, a curse word.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
adj
- Amenable.
- Likely to be affected by something.
- (medicine) Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
- Vulnerable.
- That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
- Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
- easily impressed emotionally
- (often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of
noun
noun
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The act of discerning detail.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
adj
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- financially safe
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
verb
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached
- get by special effort
- furnish with battens
noun
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
adj
noun
adj
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
noun
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A tally.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
- something serving as a sign of something else
verb
adj
- Showing commitment.
- (rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
- Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
- Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
- bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
verb
noun
verb
noun
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
noun
- a promise
- a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
- (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
- (law) Alternative form of parol.
- (with on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour.
- (US, immigration law) The permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
- (now historical) A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
- (linguistics) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
- Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases.
verb
noun
- a promise
- A promise; an oath or guarantee.
- an exchange of views on some topic
- a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
- information about recent and important events
- a verbal command for action
- a unit of language that native speakers can identify
- a string of bits stored in computer memory
- a brief statement
- An order; a request or instruction; an expression of will.
- A brief discussion or conversation.
- (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register).
- (theology, sometimes Word) Logos, Christ.
- The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes
- The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes
- (group theory) A group element, expressed as a product of group elements.
- (computer science) A finite string that is not a command or operator.
- (now rare outside certain phrases) Something that someone said; a comment, utterance; speech.
- (uncountable) News; tidings.
- A sequence of letters, characters, or sounds, considered as a discrete entity, though it does not necessarily belong to a language or have a meaning.
- (computing) With regards to Intel or Intel-compatible hardware and/or in the context of Windows programming, a group of exactly 16 bits regardless of the actual processor capabilities; a fossilized unit referring to the small word size of historical CPUs.
- (meiosis) A minor reprimand.
- (in the plural) See words.
- (telegraphy) A unit of text equivalent to five characters and one space.
- (obsolete outside certain phrases) A watchword or rallying cry, a verbal signal (even when consisting of multiple words).
- The fact or act of speaking, as opposed to taking action. .
- (theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture.
- A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
- (semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
verb
intj
noun
- A promise or pledge; a guarantee.
- The business of an undertaker, or the management of funerals.
- The act of one who undertakes (in either sense).
- That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
- the trade of a funeral director
- any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
verb
noun
- A guarantee.
- (uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
- (finance) Property etc. temporarily relinquished to guarantee repayment of a loan.
- (finance) Proof of ownership of stocks, bonds or other investment instruments.
- An organization or department responsible for providing security by enforcing laws, rules, and regulations as well as maintaining order.
- (law) Freedom from apprehension.
- (finance, often in the plural) A tradeable financial asset, such as a share of stock or any of various classes of bond.ᵂ
- (countable) Something that secures.
- (law) Something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation or law.
- a department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers
- the state of being free from danger or injury
- measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
- an electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in
- property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends
- freedom from anxiety or fear
- a guarantee that an obligation will be met
verb
- promise solemnly and formally
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- give as a guarantee
- bind or secure by a pledge
- propose a toast to
- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
noun
- A solemn promise to do something.
- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drinking toast.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
- An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (university slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
noun
noun
- Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
- The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.
- State of being pledged or engaged.
- The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
- Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
- The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
- Official consignment sending a person to prison or a mental health institution.
- Act of assuming a financial obligation at a future date.
- Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
- a message that makes a pledge
- the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose
- the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
- the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
- an engagement by contract involving financial obligation
noun
- An assurance or guarantee.
- (law) An undertaking to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a warranty; a security.
- Something serving as a security for such an undertaking.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
verb
noun
verb
noun
- an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- (colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- (specifically) A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
- A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
noun
- A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
- A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
- A curse, a curse word.
- A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
noun
- A statement of intent, a vow.
- A strong will; the state of being resolute.
- (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The act of discerning detail.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- the trait of being resolute
- analysis into clear-cut components
- the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
- a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
- a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
- (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
- finding a solution to a problem
- the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
- something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
noun
- Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.
- A round of a card game.
- A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- (historical) A Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.
- Personal possession; ownership.
- (chiefly in the plural) Management, domain, control.
- An instance of helping.
- Handwriting; style of penmanship.
- (card games) The set of cards held by a player.
- The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.
- (colloquial, chiefly in the negative plural) A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.
- Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
- (especially in compounds) An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.
- Applause.
- (collective) A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.
- A performer more or less skilful.
- (chiefly in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.
- A person's autograph or signature.
- A whole rhizome of ginger.
- The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.
- (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
- (tobacco manufacturing) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
- An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.
- a member of the crew of a ship
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece
- one of two sides of an issue
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos)
- a round of applause to signify approval
- ability
- physical assistance
- a position given by its location to the side of an object
- something written by hand
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time
- a card player in a game of bridge
verb
- (transitive, nautical) To furl (a sail).
- (ditransitive) To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.
- (transitive) To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.
- (transitive, rare) To pledge by the hand; to handfast.
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere
- place into the hands or custody of
noun
verb
noun
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
verb
verb
- promise solemnly and formally
- To make a solemn promise (to do something).
- give as a guarantee
- bind or secure by a pledge
- propose a toast to
- pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals
- To deposit something as a security; to pawn.
- (transitive) To give assurance of friendship by the act of drinking; to drink to one's health.
noun
- A solemn promise to do something.
- a deposit of personal property as security for a debt
- a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
- a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
- someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group
- A drinking toast.
- The personal property so pledged, to be kept until the debt is paid.
- An asset or person temporarily handed over to guarantee the fulfilment of something promised, under threat of permanent loss of the thing handed over; surety, security, hostage.
- (law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.
- (with the) A promise to abstain from drinking alcohol.
- (university slang) A person who has taken a pledge of allegiance to a college fraternity, but is not yet formally approved.
verb
noun
- a solemn pledge of fidelity
- a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
- A dire or unfortunate situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Blame; culpability; fault; wrong-doing; sin; crime.
- (now chiefly dialectal) One's office; duty; charge.
- (now chiefly dialectal) An instance of danger or peril; a dangerous moment or situation.
- (now chiefly dialectal) Responsibility for ensuing consequences; risk; danger; peril.
verb
- To pledge.
- To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone).
- To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.
- To propose someone for a toast, used in standard formulations for toasts.
- To carry out (a physical interaction) with (something).
- To cause (a disease or condition) in, or to transmit (a disease or condition) to.
- To pass (something) into (someone's hand, etc.).
- (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).
- To provide or administer (a medication)
- (transitive) To provide, as, a service or a broadcast.
- To cause (someone) to have; produce in (someone); effectuate.
- To provide (something) to (someone), to allow or afford.
- To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to yield.
- To cause (a sensation or feeling) to exist in (the specified person, or the target, audience, etc).
- To make a present or gift of.
- To present someone to an audience.
- To communicate or announce (advice, tidings, etc.); to pronounce or utter (an opinion, a judgment, a shout, etc.).
- (intransitive) To yield or collapse under pressure or force.
- To cause; to make; used with the infinitive.
- (reflexive) To devote or apply (oneself).
- (slang, transitive) To give off (a certain vibe or appearance). (Compare giving.)
- To allow or admit by way of supposition; to concede.
- (intransitive) To lead (onto or into).
- estimate the duration or outcome of something
- cause to happen or be responsible for
- convey or reveal information
- give or convey physically
- consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man
- dedicate
- bring about
- be flexible under stress of physical force
- manifest or show
- offer in good faith
- be the cause or source of
- accord by verdict
- allow to have or take
- emit or utter
- convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
- bestow, especially officially
- proffer (a body part)
- move in order to make room for someone for something
- execute and deliver
- submit for consideration, judgment, or use
- give as a present; make a gift of
- cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- inflict as a punishment
- deliver in exchange or recompense
- bestow
- give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
- endure the loss of
- convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture
- transmit (knowledge or skills)
- present to view
- perform for an audience
- transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
- break down, literally or metaphorically
- propose
- give (as medicine)
- place into the hands or custody of
- leave with; give temporarily
- organize or be responsible for
- guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion
- give or supply
- occur
- give food to
- contribute to some cause
noun
verb
noun
verb
- promise to undertake or give
- make a promise or commitment
- give grounds for expectations
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- (ambitransitive) To give grounds for expectation, especially of something good.
- (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To commit to (some action or outcome), or to assure (a person) of such commitment; to make an oath or vow.
noun
- a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
- grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
- (countable) An oath or affirmation; a vow.
- (countable, programming) A placeholder object representing the eventual result of an asynchronous operation.
- (countable, law) A transaction between two persons whereby the first person undertakes in the future to render some service or gift to the second person or devotes something valuable now and here to his use.
- (uncountable) Reason to expect improvement or success; potential.
verb
noun
- an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
- a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
- (colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- (specifically) A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
- A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
verb
- promise to do or accomplish
- accept as a challenge
- accept as a charge
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- (transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.).
- (British, informal) To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic.
- (intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).
noun
verb
- give a guarantee or promise of
- make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
- (US, transitive, formal, law) To acknowledge the truth of; not to challenge.
- (intransitive, formal, law) To mutually agree.
- (intransitive, followed by for) To ask for a contractual term.
- (transitive) To require (something) as a condition of a contract or agreement.
- (transitive) To specify, promise or guarantee something in an agreement.
adj
verb
- act as promised
- (transitive or intransitive, with on) To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise).
- (idiomatic) To make (a surface) level or even.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
- (transitive or intransitive, with on) To remedy or compensate for (a defect or deficiency).
- (gambling) To match the first player's bet with one's own, rather than dropping out.
verb
- make a promise or commitment
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- make certain of
- inform positively and with certainty and confidence
- assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence
- (transitive) To reassure.
- (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
- (transitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something). [with that; or with of]
verb
- promise solemnly; take an oath
- make a deposition; declare under oath
- have faith or confidence in
- utter obscenities or profanities
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- (ambitransitive) To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- (transitive) To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- (Northern England, Scotland) To be lazy; rest for a short while during working hours.
- (transitive) To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- (transitive) To administer an oath to (a person).
- (ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
adj
noun
verb
verb
noun
- A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.
- An incidental clause in an agreement.
- (law) A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied.
- (law) An agreement to do or not do a particular thing.
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return
adj
- Amenable.
- Likely to be affected by something.
- (medicine) Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
- Vulnerable.
- That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
- Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
- easily impressed emotionally
- (often followed by ‘of’ or ‘to’) yielding readily to or capable of
noun
adj
- Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
- Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
- Free from attack or danger; protected.
- Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
- Free from the danger of theft; safe.
- Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
- Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
- Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
- financially safe
- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
- free from danger or risk
- not likely to fail or give way
verb
- To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- To fix in place; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
- To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
- To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
- make certain of
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug
- assure payment of
- cause to be firmly attached
- get by special effort
- furnish with battens
adj
noun
adj
- Done as an indication or a pledge.
- (of people) Included in minimal numbers in order to create an impression or illusion of diversity, especially ethnic or gender diversity.
- Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
noun
- (computing) An atomic piece of data, such as a word, for which a meaning may be inferred during parsing.
- (grammar) A lexeme; a basic, grammatically indivisible unit of a language such as a keyword, operator or identifier.
- A seal guaranteeing the quality of an item.
- (weaving) In a loom, a colored signal to show the weaver which shuttle to use.
- Something serving as an expression of something else.
- (computing) A conceptual object that can be possessed by a computer, process, etc. in order to regulate a turn-taking system such as a token ring network.
- (Church of Scotland) A piece of metal given beforehand to each person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of the Lord's Supper.
- (rail transport) A physical object used for exchange between drivers and signalmen on single track lines.
- (mining) A thin bed of coal indicating the existence of a thicker seam at no great distance.
- (corpus linguistics) A single example of a certain word in a text or corpus.
- A keepsake.
- (philosophy) A particular thing to which a concept applies.
- Support for a belief; grounds for an opinion.
- (medicine) A characteristic sign of a disease or of a bodily disorder, a symptom; a sign of a bodily condition, recovery, or health.
- A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a form of currency; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services.
- Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good faith.
- (computing) A meaningless placeholder used as a substitute for sensitive data.
- (printing) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets, of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the number printed on both sides.
- An object or disclosure to attest or authenticate the bearer or an instruction.
- A minor attempt for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement; a formality.
- A small physical object, often designed to give the appearance of a common thing, used to represent a person or character in a board game or other situation.
- (mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark designating a particular miner. Each hewer sent one of these with each corf or tub he had hewn.
- A tally.
- A member of a group of people that is included within a larger group to comply with a legal or social requirement.
- An extraordinary event serving as evidence of supernatural power.
- an individual instance of a type of symbol
- something of sentimental value
- a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
- something serving as a sign of something else
verb
adj
- Showing commitment.
- (rhetoric) Required by logic to endorse the conclusion of an argument.
- Associated in an exclusive (but not necessarily permanent) sexual relationship.
- Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
- bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship