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noun
- words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- (Internet) A burner account.
- Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
adj
verb
- To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
- speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
- To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To see, uncover.
- (intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
- (transitive, slang) To take a look at; check out.
- appear as though from hiding
- look furtively
- make high-pitched sounds
- cause to come into view
noun
- A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) A sandpiper or other small wader.
- A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- A feeble utterance or complaint.
- Alternative letter-case form of Peep
- (British, slang) A person.
- A peepshow.
- The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- a secret look
- the short weak cry of a young bird
verb
- speak softly; in a low voice
- (transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- (intransitive) To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
- (transitive) To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
- (occult) To project intention and influence events by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means; to subject someone or something to this influence.
- (Internet) To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.
noun
- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
- a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
- (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).
- (occult) A projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means.
- (usually in the plural) A rumor.
- A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
- The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
- (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
verb
noun
- an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
- (cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
- (countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
- A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.
- (countable, uncountable) Soft indistinct speech.
adv
adj
noun
noun
adv
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
adj
- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
verb
noun
- a manner of speaking
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
- Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
- (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- A small sole (type of fish).
- In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- (synecdochic, usually in the plural) A person speaking in a specified manner.
- (religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
- A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- The clapper of a bell.
- A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- (metonymic) A language.
- (music) A reed.
- A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
- (flags) The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
verb
- lick or explore with the tongue
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- (music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To lick, penetrate or manipulate with the tongue during flirting or oral sex.
- (transitive) To manipulate with the tongue.
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
verb
- To talk more than a few words.
- (transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
- (informal, slang, often as chatting) To chat shit (to speak nonsense, to lie).
- To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).
- To be engaged in informal conversation.
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
intj
noun
- (by extension, nonstandard, humorous) Familiar term of address for users on social media other than a chat room, as in "guys."
- (Internet, uncountable, with or without "the") A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.
- A small potato, such as is given to swine.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, World War I military slang) A louse (small, parasitic insect).
- (countable) Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.
- (metonymic, originally video games) The entirety of users, viewed collectively, in a chat room, especially the chat room accompanying a live stream.
- (countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
- (countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
- Alternative form of chaat.
- (countable) Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
- (mining, local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
- birds having a chattering call
- an informal conversation
- songbirds having a chattering call
adj
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
- characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
- (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
- not showy or obtrusive
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- in a softened tone
intj
noun
verb
adv
verb
noun
verb
- talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
- To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- (transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
- To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
noun
adj
intj
noun
verb
noun
- a very short speech; usually on radio or television
- Synonym of sound clip.
- (often derogatory) A one-liner deliberately produced for this purpose; a statement specifically intended to be punchy and memorable.
- (journalism, television) An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.
adj
noun
- (usually in the plural) Underwear briefs.
- (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- (usually in the plural) Swimming briefs.
- (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
- (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A short news story or report.
- (law) An answer to any action.
- (slang) A ticket of any type.
- (Roman Catholicism) A short papal letter.
- (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract
verb
verb
- To speak or say in a snippish manner.
- (informal) To perform a vasectomy.
- (Internet) To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
- To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
- (informal) To circumcise.
- To break off; to snatch away.
- To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
noun
- The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
- (onomatopoeia) An act or sound of snipping, the sound produced by scissors.
- (definite, the snip, euphemistic) A vasectomy.
- A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
- A piece cut out by snipping.
- (informal) Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
- (informal) A small or weak person, especially a young one.
- A small amount of something; a pinch.
- A white marking on a horse's muzzle, between the nostrils.
- the act of clipping or snipping
- a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
adv
det
- (stressed form) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
- (stressed form) Approximately, about (with a number).
- A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
- An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
- (stressed form) A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
- (stressed form) A considerable quantity or number of.
- (informal, stressed form) A remarkable.
- (stressed form) Emphasizing a number.
pron
adj
noun
- the manner in which someone utters a word
- the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
- (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.
- (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
adv
adj
- (MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Having no supplies.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- Having no decoration.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- Not insured.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
- not having a protective covering
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- having everything extraneous removed including contents
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- lacking its natural or customary covering
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- having no clothes on the body
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- lacking a surface finish such as paint
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
noun
verb
noun
verb
verb
noun
adj
intj
verb
- To speak (a language or words) with only a superficial knowledge of it.
- To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.
- (by extension, US) To hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.
- To have a slight, superficial knowledge of something; to dabble.
- (US) To hit with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.
- speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
- work with in an amateurish manner
- to talk foolishly
noun
noun
- (informal) A casual talk.
- (slang, with definite article) The blame for something.
- (Australia, informal) A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
- A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
- (music, uncountable) Rap music.
- (historical) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
- (Australia, informal) An appraisal.
- (US, law enforcement) Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.
- (countable) A sharp blow with something hard.
- (countable, slang) A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
- A whit; a jot.
- A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton.
- genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- voluble conversation
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- a gentle blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
verb
- To utter quickly and sharply.
- (transitive) To seize and carry off.
- (intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
- (informal, intransitive) To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
- to rappel
- (transitive) To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
- (ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
- (metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
- talk volubly
- perform rap music
- strike sharply
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
prefix
noun
- a quiet or hushed tone of voice
- a pale or subdued color
- a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
verb
verb
- (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
- (transitive) To throw swiftly.
- (transitive) To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
- (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- (transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
- (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
- (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
- make a buzzing sound
- be noisy with activity
- fly low
- call with a buzzer
noun
- (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
- (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).
- The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- A whisper.
- (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
- a confusion of activity and gossip
- sound of rapid vibration
verb
- To say (something) lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.
- (fishing) To fish using a running fishing line.
- To speak lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (fishing) To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun etymology 2 sense 8.1)).
- (by extension, colloquial) To prank, tease, or mess with someone in a lighthearted way.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign.
- (figurative) To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure.
- (by extension) To persistently harass someone over the Internet.
- To roll; also, to turn round and round; to rotate, to spin, to whirl.
- To move or walk at a leisurely pace; to ramble, to saunter, to stroll.
- (specifically, slang) Chiefly of a man: synonym of cruise (“to stroll about to find a (male) sexual partner”).
- (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling.
- sing loudly and without inhibition
- sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- praise or celebrate in song
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
- circulate, move around
- cause to move round and round
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
noun
- (originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) An inflammatory or insincere statement posted in an attempt to lure others into combative argument (a flame war), originally a way for regulars (long-time users) to poke light-hearted fun at new posters (especially in Usenet newsgroups) and promote in-group cohesion ("trolling for newbies").
- A fishing line, bait, or lure used to fish in these ways.
- (informal, Michigan) A Michigander who lives on the mainland, i.e. not a resident of the Upper Peninsula, so named due to living south of the Mackinaw Bridge.
- (by extension, originally Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion.
- (derogatory, slang) An ugly or unpleasant person.
- (music) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch, a round.
- An act of fishing by using a running fishing line, or by trailing a line with bait or lures behind a boat.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.
- (by extension, derogatory, informal) A company, person, etc., that owns and legally enforces copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of commercially exploiting the subjects of the rights.
- An act of moving round; a repetition, a routine.
- (by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.
- a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
- a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water
- (Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
verb
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- put into words or an expression
- unite by forming a joint or joints
- express or state clearly
- provide with a joint
- (music, transitive) To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
- (anatomy, intransitive) To form a joint or connect by joints.
- (ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
- (transitive) To make clear or effective.
- (transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
- (transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
adj
noun
noun
- words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- (Internet) A burner account.
- Any printed material that need not be kept after being read; especially, a flyer or brochure.
adj
noun
noun
- a manner of speaking
- metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
- the tongue of certain animals used as meat
- a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
- a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
- any long thin projection that is transient
- the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
- The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.
- Any similar organ, such as the lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk; the proboscis of a moth or butterfly; or the lingua of an insect.
- (figuratively) An individual point of flame from a fire.
- Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.
- (geology) A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.
- A small sole (type of fish).
- In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).
- (synecdochic, usually in the plural) A person speaking in a specified manner.
- (religion, often in the plural) Glossolalia.
- A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.
- The pole of a towed or drawn vehicle or farm implement (e.g., trailer, cart, plow, harrow), by which it is pulled; for example, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
- The clapper of a bell.
- A manner of speaking, often habitually.
- (countable, uncountable) Such an organ, as taken from animals and used for food (especially from cows).
- (metonymic) A language.
- (music) A reed.
- A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.
- (flags) The middle protrusion of a triple-tailed flag.
verb
- lick or explore with the tongue
- articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
- (music, ambitransitive) On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To lick, penetrate or manipulate with the tongue during flirting or oral sex.
- (transitive) To manipulate with the tongue.
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
noun
- a very short speech; usually on radio or television
- Synonym of sound clip.
- (often derogatory) A one-liner deliberately produced for this purpose; a statement specifically intended to be punchy and memorable.
- (journalism, television) An extract from a speech or interview used as edited into a news or other broadcast; an interview clip, especially seen as particularly expressive or pithy.
noun
- the manner in which someone utters a word
- the way a word or a language is customarily spoken
- (countable) The act of pronouncing or uttering a vocable.
- (countable) The formal or informal way in which a word is made to sound when spoken.
- (uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.
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- (informal) A casual talk.
- (slang, with definite article) The blame for something.
- (Australia, informal) A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
- A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
- (music, uncountable) Rap music.
- (historical) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
- (Australia, informal) An appraisal.
- (US, law enforcement) Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.
- (countable) A sharp blow with something hard.
- (countable, slang) A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
- A whit; a jot.
- A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton.
- genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
- a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
- voluble conversation
- the sound made by a gentle blow
- a gentle blow
- the act of hitting vigorously
verb
- To utter quickly and sharply.
- (transitive) To seize and carry off.
- (intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
- (informal, intransitive) To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
- to rappel
- (transitive) To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
- (ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
- (metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
- talk volubly
- perform rap music
- strike sharply
- make light, repeated taps on a surface
noun
- a quiet or hushed tone of voice
- a pale or subdued color
- a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
- An auditory tone of low pitch or volume.
- An implicit message perceived subtly alongside, but not detracting noticeably from, the explicit message conveyed in or by a book, film, speech or similar (contrast with overtone); an undercurrent.
- A low state of the physical faculties.
- A pale colour, or one seen underneath another colour.
verb
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- To speak briefly with a quiet voice.
- speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice
- To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.
- (transitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To see, uncover.
- (intransitive) To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.
- (transitive, slang) To take a look at; check out.
- appear as though from hiding
- look furtively
- make high-pitched sounds
- cause to come into view
noun
- A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.
- The first partial appearance of something; a beginning to appear.
- (birdwatching, colloquial) A sandpiper or other small wader.
- A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- A feeble utterance or complaint.
- Alternative letter-case form of Peep
- (British, slang) A person.
- A peepshow.
- The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
- a secret look
- the short weak cry of a young bird
verb
- speak softly; in a low voice
- (transitive) To mention privately and confidentially, or in a whisper.
- (intransitive) To speak softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant breath; to talk without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- (intransitive) To make a low, sibilant sound.
- (transitive) To say (something) softly or under one's breath, so as to be heard only by one near at hand; to utter (something) without sonant breath, without that vibration of the vocal cords which gives sonorous, or vocal, sound.
- (intransitive) To speak with suspicion or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
- To exercise skill in taming or training a creature.
- (occult) To project intention and influence events by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means; to subject someone or something to this influence.
- (Internet) To send a private message to an individual in a chat room.
noun
- speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
- a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
- (figurative) A faint trace or hint (of something).
- (occult) A projection of intention and influence caused by sending thoughts or desires outward through softly-spoken words or subtle mental or energetic means.
- (usually in the plural) A rumor.
- A low rustling sound, like that of the wind in leaves.
- The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially without vibration of the vocal cords.
- (Internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room.
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- an abnormal sound of the heart; sometimes a sign of abnormal function of the heart valves
- a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone
- a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
- a schwa that is incidental to the pronunciation of a consonant
- (cardiology, medicine) The sound made by any condition which produces a noisy, or turbulent, flow of blood through the heart.
- (countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
- A muttered complaint or protest; the expression of dissatisfaction in a low muttering voice; any expression of complaint or discontent.
- (countable, uncountable) Soft indistinct speech.
verb
- To talk more than a few words.
- (transitive) To talk of; to discuss.
- (informal, slang, often as chatting) To chat shit (to speak nonsense, to lie).
- To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).
- To be engaged in informal conversation.
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
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- (by extension, nonstandard, humorous) Familiar term of address for users on social media other than a chat room, as in "guys."
- (Internet, uncountable, with or without "the") A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.
- A small potato, such as is given to swine.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, World War I military slang) A louse (small, parasitic insect).
- (countable) Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe Saxicolini or subfamily Saxicolinae that feed on insects.
- (metonymic, originally video games) The entirety of users, viewed collectively, in a chat room, especially the chat room accompanying a live stream.
- (countable, uncountable) Informal conversation.
- (countable, uncountable) An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
- Alternative form of chaat.
- (countable) Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
- (mining, local use) Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
- birds having a chattering call
- an informal conversation
- songbirds having a chattering call
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- talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
- To speak softly and incoherently, or with imperfect articulations.
- make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
- (transitive, intransitive) To utter words, especially complaints or angry expressions, indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; to say under one's breath.
- To make a sound with a low, rumbling noise.
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- To speak or say in a snippish manner.
- (informal) To perform a vasectomy.
- (Internet) To remove the irrelevant parts of quotations in the reply message.
- To cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
- (informal) To circumcise.
- To break off; to snatch away.
- To reduce the price of a product, to create a snip.
- cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
- sever or remove by pinching or snipping
noun
- The act of snipping; cutting a small amount off of something.
- (onomatopoeia) An act or sound of snipping, the sound produced by scissors.
- (definite, the snip, euphemistic) A vasectomy.
- A single cut with scissors, clippers, or similar tool.
- A piece cut out by snipping.
- (informal) Something acquired for a low price; a bargain.
- (informal) A small or weak person, especially a young one.
- A small amount of something; a pinch.
- A white marking on a horse's muzzle, between the nostrils.
- the act of clipping or snipping
- a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
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- To speak (a language or words) with only a superficial knowledge of it.
- To approach or study (something, such as a subject) superficially; to dabble in.
- (by extension, US) To hit (someone or something) with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.
- To have a slight, superficial knowledge of something; to dabble.
- (US) To hit with a liquid; to splash, to spatter.
- speak with spotty or superficial knowledge
- work with in an amateurish manner
- to talk foolishly
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- (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
- (transitive) To throw swiftly.
- (transitive) To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
- (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- (transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
- (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
- (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
- make a buzzing sound
- be noisy with activity
- fly low
- call with a buzzer
noun
- (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
- (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).
- The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- A whisper.
- (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
- a confusion of activity and gossip
- sound of rapid vibration
verb
- To say (something) lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- To move (something, especially a round object) by, or as if by, rolling; to bowl, to roll, to trundle.
- (fishing) To fish using a running fishing line.
- To speak lightly and quickly, or in a deep, resounding voice.
- (fishing) To fish in (a place) using a running fishing line (that is, a line with a hook on the end which is drawn along the water surface, possibly a line which would originally have been spooled on to a troll (etymology 2, noun etymology 2 sense 8.1)).
- (by extension, colloquial) To prank, tease, or mess with someone in a lighthearted way.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign.
- (figurative) To attract or draw out (someone or something); to allure, to elicit, to entice, to lure.
- (by extension) To persistently harass someone over the Internet.
- To roll; also, to turn round and round; to rotate, to spin, to whirl.
- To move or walk at a leisurely pace; to ramble, to saunter, to stroll.
- (specifically, slang) Chiefly of a man: synonym of cruise (“to stroll about to find a (male) sexual partner”).
- (fishing, Scotland, US) To fish using a line and bait or lures trailed behind a boat similarly to trawling.
- sing loudly and without inhibition
- sing the parts of (a round) in succession
- praise or celebrate in song
- speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice
- circulate, move around
- cause to move round and round
- angle with a hook and line drawn through the water
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- (originally Scandinavian mythology, now also European folklore and fantasy) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- (figurative, originally Internet slang) An inflammatory or insincere statement posted in an attempt to lure others into combative argument (a flame war), originally a way for regulars (long-time users) to poke light-hearted fun at new posters (especially in Usenet newsgroups) and promote in-group cohesion ("trolling for newbies").
- A fishing line, bait, or lure used to fish in these ways.
- (informal, Michigan) A Michigander who lives on the mainland, i.e. not a resident of the Upper Peninsula, so named due to living south of the Mackinaw Bridge.
- (by extension, originally Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion.
- (derogatory, slang) An ugly or unpleasant person.
- (music) A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch, a round.
- An act of fishing by using a running fishing line, or by trailing a line with bait or lures behind a boat.
- (astronomy, meteorology) An optical ejection from the top of the electrically active core region of a thunderstorm that is red in colour and seems to occur after tendrils of vigorous sprites extend downward towards cloudtops.
- (by extension, derogatory, informal) A company, person, etc., that owns and legally enforces copyrights, patents, trademarks, or other intellectual property rights in an aggressive and opportunistic manner, often with no intention of commercially exploiting the subjects of the rights.
- An act of moving round; a repetition, a routine.
- (by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.
- a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling
- a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
- angling by drawing a baited line through the water
- (Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
verb
- speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- put into words or an expression
- unite by forming a joint or joints
- express or state clearly
- provide with a joint
- (music, transitive) To attack a note, as by tonguing, slurring, bowing, etc.
- (anatomy, intransitive) To form a joint or connect by joints.
- (ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
- (transitive) To make clear or effective.
- (transitive) To explain; to put into words; to make something specific.
- (transitive) To bend or hinge something at intervals, or to allow or build something so that it can bend.
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- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.
- Close to the ground.
- Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.
- (astronomy) In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In a time approaching our own.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.
- in a low position; near the ground
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- (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.
- Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.
- Low-cut.
- (baseball, of a ball) Below the batter's knees.
- Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.
- Dead. (Compare lay low.)
- (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
- Being a nadir, a bottom.
- (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.
- Humble, meek, not haughty.
- Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.
- Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.
- (card games) Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
- Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)
- (video games, roleplaying games) Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
- Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
- Quiet; soft; not loud.
- Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).
- Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.
- (chiefly in several set phrases) Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).
- (phonetics) Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
- Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
- Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
- (especially in biology) Simple in complexity or development.
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
- no longer sufficient
- unrefined in character
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- of the most contemptible kind
- filled with melancholy and despondency
- low or inferior in station or quality
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- very low in volume
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.
- A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.
- The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.
- (meteorology, informal) An area of low pressure; a depression.
- A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).
- (slang, usually accompanied by "the") A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.
- (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect) A flame; fire; blaze.
- (card games) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- a low level or position or degree
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
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- (stressed form) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.
- (stressed form) Approximately, about (with a number).
- A nonzero, unspecified quantity or number of (an unbounded set of countable things).
- An unspecified amount of (something uncountable).
- (stressed form) A certain, an unspecified or unknown.
- (stressed form) A considerable quantity or number of.
- (informal, stressed form) A remarkable.
- (stressed form) Emphasizing a number.
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- (MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Having no supplies.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- Having no decoration.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- Not insured.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
- not having a protective covering
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- having everything extraneous removed including contents
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- lacking its natural or customary covering
- apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
- having no clothes on the body
- just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- lacking a surface finish such as paint
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
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- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
- characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
- free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
- (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
- not showy or obtrusive
- (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
- in a softened tone
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- (usually in the plural) Underwear briefs.
- (law) A memorandum of points of fact or of law for use in conducting a case.
- (usually in the plural) Swimming briefs.
- (English law, slang) A barrister who is counsel for a party in a legal action.
- (by extension, figurative) A position of interest or advocacy.
- (UK, historical) A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a collection or charitable contribution of money in churches, for any public or private purpose.
- A short news story or report.
- (law) An answer to any action.
- (slang) A ticket of any type.
- (Roman Catholicism) A short papal letter.
- (English law) The material relevant to a case, delivered by a solicitor to the barrister who is counsel for the case.
- (law) An attorney's legal argument in written form for submission to a court.
- (law) A writ summoning one to answer; an official letter or mandate.
- a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case
- a condensed written summary or abstract