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- To exhibit affection toward someone.
- (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
- (literal, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
- (derogatory) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. [with on or upon]
- To attempt to please someone.
- show submission or fear
- have fawns
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
adj
noun
noun
- A term of affection.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- (rare) Nectar.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (African-American Vernacular, vulgar) Precum; pre-ejaculate.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- (uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
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noun
- (colloquial) Initialism of public display of affection.
- Initialism of property damage accident.
- (computing theory) Initialism of pushdown automaton.
- (medicine) Initialism of peridural anesthesia.
- Initialism of pathological demand avoidance.
- (manufacturing) Initialism of production data acquisition.
- (medicine) Initialism of patent ductus arteriosus.
- (cryptocurrencies, Solana) Initialism of program derived address.
- a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
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adj
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- sincerely earnest
- dearly loved
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
noun
intj
adj
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- Regarded with love or tenderness.
- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- obviously contrived to charm
- of high worth or cost
- (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
- (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
- (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
- (writing, ironic) Excessively complicated.
- Of high value or worth.
- (informal, followed by about) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
- (derogatory, antiphrastic) Treated with too much reverence.
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verb
- (transitive) To pet.
- (transitive) To disturb (a person)
- (intransitive, US, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
- (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
- (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
- (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- care for like a mother
adj
noun
adj
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- physically untoughened
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
noun
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
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- Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
- small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
- small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
noun
- a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
- a positive feeling of liking
- warm compassionate feelings
- (medicine, pathology) A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.
- A concern for the feelings or welfare of others.
- Quality, state or condition of being tender.
- A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.
adj
- fond and affectionate
- being joined in close association
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
- In a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Connected; joined.
- Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
- Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
- Fond of (used with to).
- (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
verb
noun
- a courteous act indicating affection
- a general interest that leads people to want to know more
- the faculty or power of mental concentration
- a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- (uncountable, machine learning) A kind of prioritisation technique in neural networks that assigns soft weights between tokens from two (or more) input sequences in order to compute the required output.
- (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
- (countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
intj
verb
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
- desire strongly or persistently
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- (transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
- (intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
- Of cheese: to be made from curdled milk.
- (specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
- Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
- To make (cheese) from curdled milk.
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adj
- (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)
- (idiomatic, usually derogatory) Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.
- (informal) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.
- (idiomatic, usually derogatory) Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
noun
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- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- the state of taking in or encircling
- (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
verb
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
noun
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
- a light glancing touch
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- any of several bite-sized candies
verb
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- touch lightly or gently
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
adj
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
noun
- An act of fondling.
- A vague understanding.
- An intuitive ability.
- A vague mental impression.
- (chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
- an intuitive awareness
- manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- a property perceived by touch
verb
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
- have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- examine (a body part) by palpation
- undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- undergo passive experience of
- pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- grope or feel in search of something
- find by testing or cautious exploration
- be felt or perceived in a certain way
- produce a certain impression
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- examine by touch
noun
- a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- (US) An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle, an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug, and typically of longer duration).
- (UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).
verb
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
- To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
- (transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
- (UK, intransitive, transitive) To embrace (someone) affectionately; to hug (someone) closely.
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- A special acknowledgment; an award.
- (architecture) An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
- An expression of approval; praise.
- (historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
- An embrace of greeting or salutation.
- (music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
- (US) A written presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
- (typography) Synonym of curly bracket.
- a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
noun
- a tight or amorous embrace
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- a small slip noose made with seizing
- (wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
- The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
- The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.
- (nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
- A passionate embrace.
- Any of several fastenings.
verb
- secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- embrace amorously
- flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- settle conclusively
- hold in a tight grasp
- To make certain; to finalize.
- To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
- To embrace passionately.
- To hold firmly; to clench
- To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
- To set closely together; to close tightly.
- To clasp; to interlock.
- To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
- To fasten securely or permanently.
noun
- a tight or amorous embrace
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
- A particular grip in wrestling.
verb
noun
- a tight or amorous embrace
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
noun
- A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
- An award or recognition for performance; a medal.
- The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
- That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
- a message expressing a favorable opinion
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
adj
- Affectionate.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Favorable.
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
noun
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
noun
- An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.
- A person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th.
- a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
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noun
- (sound engineering) A low-frequency sound of bad quality produced by a loudspeaker.
- (by extension) A sound resembling a dog's bark.
- Something which is interwoven with another thing.
- (by extension, loosely, chiefly poetic) The thread or yarn used to form the weft of woven fabric; the fill, the weft.
- The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.
- (by extension) A woven fabric; also, the texture of a fabric.
- An underlying foundation or structure of something; a fabric.
- The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
- the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
verb
- (intransitive, agriculture) Alternative form of wwoof.
- (African-American Vernacular, figurative) To speak in an aggressive or boastful manner.
- (weaving) To place (yarns) crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp in a loom.
- Of a person or thing: to make a sound resembling a dog's bark.
- (originally British, Royal Air Force slang, informal) To eat (food) voraciously; to devour, to gobble, to wolf.
- Of a dog: to bark.
- (figurative) To interweave (something) with another thing; to weave (several things) together.
- (African-American Vernacular, figurative) To say (something) in an aggressive or boastful manner.
noun
- (rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.
- The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.
- (now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.
- an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
verb
noun
- A term of affection.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- (rare) Nectar.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (African-American Vernacular, vulgar) Precum; pre-ejaculate.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- (uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
- a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
- a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
adj
verb
noun
- (colloquial) Initialism of public display of affection.
- Initialism of property damage accident.
- (computing theory) Initialism of pushdown automaton.
- (medicine) Initialism of peridural anesthesia.
- Initialism of pathological demand avoidance.
- (manufacturing) Initialism of production data acquisition.
- (medicine) Initialism of patent ductus arteriosus.
- (cryptocurrencies, Solana) Initialism of program derived address.
- a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To pet.
- (transitive) To disturb (a person)
- (intransitive, US, especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
- (intransitive) To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
- (intransitive) To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust
- (intransitive, with over) To show affection for, especially animals.
- worry unnecessarily or excessively
- care for like a mother
noun
verb
noun
- a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
- a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- a feeling of concern for the welfare of someone (especially someone defenseless)
- a positive feeling of liking
- warm compassionate feelings
- (medicine, pathology) A pain or discomfort when an affected area is touched.
- A concern for the feelings or welfare of others.
- Quality, state or condition of being tender.
- A tendency to express warm, compassionate feelings.
noun
- a courteous act indicating affection
- a general interest that leads people to want to know more
- the faculty or power of mental concentration
- a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
- the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- (uncountable) Mental focus.
- (uncountable, machine learning) A kind of prioritisation technique in neural networks that assigns soft weights between tokens from two (or more) input sequences in order to compute the required output.
- (uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.
- (countable) An action or remark expressing concern for or interest in someone or something, especially romantic interest.
intj
noun
- the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
- a close affectionate and protective acceptance
- the state of taking in or encircling
- (figuratively) An act of enfolding or including.
- An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.
- (figuratively) An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.
- (figuratively) Full acceptance (of something).
verb
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
- (transitive, figuratively) To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
- (transitive, figuratively) To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
- (transitive, figuratively) To submit to; to undergo.
noun
- A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
- A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.
- (aviation) A low-speed mid-air collision between the envelopes of two hot air balloons, generally causing no damage or injury.
- An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message, signifying the bestowal of a kiss from the sender to the receiver.
- (astronomy) The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth; conjunction.
- a light glancing touch
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- any of several bite-sized candies
verb
- (transitive) To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
- (reciprocal) Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
- touch lightly or gently
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
noun
- An act of fondling.
- A vague understanding.
- An intuitive ability.
- A vague mental impression.
- (chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
- an intuitive awareness
- manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure
- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- a property perceived by touch
verb
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
- have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- examine (a body part) by palpation
- undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- undergo passive experience of
- pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
- grope or feel in search of something
- find by testing or cautious exploration
- be felt or perceived in a certain way
- produce a certain impression
- come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- examine by touch
noun
- a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace
- (US) An intimate physical embrace, typically while lying (or sitting): a snuggle, an instance of lying together snugly, as one might with a partner (more intimate than a hug, and typically of longer duration).
- (UK) An affectionate embrace, a hug, such as is given to family members and close friends (less intimate than a snuggle, and typically of shorter duration).
verb
- move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
- hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
- To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.
- (transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.
- (US, intransitive, transitive) To lie together snugly (with someone), in an intimate physical embrace; to snuggle.
- (UK, intransitive, transitive) To embrace (someone) affectionately; to hug (someone) closely.
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verb
noun
- a tight or amorous embrace
- a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together
- the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet
- (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
- a small slip noose made with seizing
- (wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.
- The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast.
- The act of bending and hammering the point of a nail so it cannot be removed.
- (nautical) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to the ringbolts.
- A passionate embrace.
- Any of several fastenings.
verb
- secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
- embrace amorously
- flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)
- hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
- settle conclusively
- hold in a tight grasp
- To make certain; to finalize.
- To secure a spot (e.g., at the divisional championship) before the end of regular season play by having an insurmountable lead.
- To embrace passionately.
- To hold firmly; to clench
- To bend and hammer the point of (a nail) so it cannot be removed.
- To set closely together; to close tightly.
- To clasp; to interlock.
- To hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to avoid being hit while resting momentarily
- To fasten securely or permanently.
noun
- a tight or amorous embrace
- A close embrace, especially when charged with an emotion such as affection, joy, relief, lust, anger, aggression, compassion, and the like, as opposed to being characterized by formality, equivocation or ambivalence (a half-embrace or "little hug").
- A particular grip in wrestling.
verb
noun
- a tight or amorous embrace
- an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
- the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space
- a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
- (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
- a twisting squeeze
- the act of gripping and pressing firmly
- An instance of squeezing.
- A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- (figuratively) A difficult position.
- A close or tight fit.
- A moulding, cast or other impression of an object, chiefly a design, inscription etc., especially by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.
- (slang) A romantic partner.
- (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.
- (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- press firmly
- press or force
- squeeze or press together
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
- hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- (transitive, figurative) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- (transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.
- (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- (ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.
noun
- A message of affection or respect; compliments; greeting.
- An award or recognition for performance; a medal.
- The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
- That which is the ground of approbation or praise.
- a message expressing a favorable opinion
- an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
noun
- An expression of affection, especially romantic affection, usually in the form of greeting card, gift, or message given the object of one's affection, especially on February 14th.
- A person to whom a valentine is given or from whom it is received, especially on February 14th.
- a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
noun
- (rare) The act or an instance of touching cheeks together in turn as a greeting.
- The act or an instance of kissing that involves the use of one's tongue.
- (now uncommon) The act or an instance of kissing another person's cheeks in turn as a greeting.
- an openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouth
verb
verb
- To exhibit affection toward someone.
- (intransitive) To give birth to a fawn.
- (literal, of a dog) To show devotion or submissiveness by wagging its tail, nuzzling, licking, etc.
- (derogatory) To seek favour by flattery and obsequious behaviour. [with on or upon]
- To attempt to please someone.
- show submission or fear
- have fawns
- try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
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noun
- Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
- (figurative, usually in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
- small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
- small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
verb
- have affection for; feel tenderness for
- desire strongly or persistently
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
- (transitive) Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing.
- (intransitive) Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing.
- Of cheese: to be made from curdled milk.
- (specifically) To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
- To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process.
- Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process.
- To make (cheese) from curdled milk.
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- A special acknowledgment; an award.
- (architecture) An ornament composed of two ogee curves meeting in the middle, each concave toward its outer extremity and convex toward the point at which it meets the other.
- An expression of approval; praise.
- (historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
- An embrace of greeting or salutation.
- (music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
- (US) A written presidential certificate recognizing service by military personnel or civilians serving the US armed forces who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954.
- (typography) Synonym of curly bracket.
- a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
adv
adj
- having a high price
- with or in a close or intimate relationship
- sincerely earnest
- dearly loved
- Severe, or severely affected; sore.
- Loved; lovable.
- Loving, affectionate, heartfelt
- (Ireland, UK) High in price; expensive.
- Precious to or greatly valued by someone.
- A formal way to start (often after my) addressing somebody one likes or regards kindly.
- An ironic way to start (often after my) addressing an inferior or someone one dislikes.
- A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.
- Lovely; kind.
noun
intj
adj
- characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
- Regarded with love or tenderness.
- held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
- obviously contrived to charm
- of high worth or cost
- (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
- (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
- (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
- (writing, ironic) Excessively complicated.
- Of high value or worth.
- (informal, followed by about) Extremely protective or strict (about something).
- (derogatory, antiphrastic) Treated with too much reverence.
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adj
noun
adj
- having or displaying warmth or affection
- easy to cut or chew
- given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
- hurting
- young and immature
- (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
- (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- physically untoughened
- Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.
- Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.
- Fond, loving, gentle, or sweet.
- Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.
- Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.
- (of food) Soft and easily chewed.
- Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.
- Young and inexperienced.
- (nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.
- Sensitive or painful to the touch.
noun
- something that can be used as an official medium of payment
- car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
- a boat for communication between ship and shore
- someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
- ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
- a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
- Anything which is offered, proffered, put forth or bid with the expectation of a response, answer, or reply.
- (nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.
- Ellipsis of water tender (“firefighting apparatus”).
- (archaic outside certain compounds) Someone who tends or waits on something or someone.
- The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.
- (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
- A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.
- Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.
- (diving) A member of a diving team who assists a diver during a dive but does not themselves go underwater.
- (nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.
- (law) A formal offer to buy or sell something.
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adv
adj
- fond and affectionate
- being joined in close association
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship
- used of buildings joined by common sidewalls
- In a romantic or sexual relationship.
- Connected; joined.
- Included as an attachment with a communication (especially an email or other electronic communication).
- Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
- Fond of (used with to).
- (botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
verb
adj
- (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)
- (idiomatic, usually derogatory) Appealing to emotion, sympathy, or romance.
- (informal) Having a fondness for physical contact with other people, especially to an excessive degree.
- (idiomatic, usually derogatory) Driven by intuition or emotion, with a connotation of de-emphasis of rational thought or logic.
noun
adj
- Intimate; having bonds of affection.
- Having relationships; involved with others.
- Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
- (Canada, US) Involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
- (mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
- (usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
- (mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
- being joined in close association
- stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
- plugged in
- wired together to an alarm system
- joined or linked together
verb
adj
- Affectionate.
- Having a benevolent, courteous, friendly, generous, gentle, liberal, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature or disposition, marked by consideration for – and service to – others.
- Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
- Mild, gentle, forgiving
- Favorable.
- tolerant and forgiving under provocation
- agreeable, conducive to comfort
- having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
noun
- (Caribbean, in compounds) Food in a particular category.
- A makeshift or otherwise atypical specimen.
- A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- (Christianity) Each of the two elements of the communion service, bread and wine.
- Goods or services used as payment, as e.g. in barter.
- Equivalent means used as response to an action.
- (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality