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noun
- a basic group of natural objects
- a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
- the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- a domain in which something is dominant
- a country with a king as head of state
- A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
- (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).
- A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
noun
- a portion of a natural object
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- the extended spatial location of something
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- an item that is an instance of some type
- A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.
- (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
- A section of a document.
- (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
- A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.
- A distinct element of something larger.
- Share, especially of a profit.
- Position or role (especially in a play).
- A group inside a larger group.
- (US) A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.
- A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
- (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
- Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".
- 3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.
- (colloquial, euphemistic) A private part; genitalia.
- A fraction of a whole.
- Duty; responsibility.
adv
verb
- force, take, or pull apart
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- go one's own way; move apart
- depart for someplace
- move or break apart
- (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated.
- (intransitive) To leave the company of.
- To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.
- (transitive) To divide in two.
- To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
- To cut hair with a parting.
- (transitive, Internet) To leave (an IRC channel).
adj
noun
- a portion of a natural object
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- a share of something
- a separate part of a whole
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- a portable gun
- an instance of some kind
- an item that is an instance of some type
- an artistic or literary composition
- a distance
- a work of art of some artistic value
- a musical work that has been created
- (US, colloquial) A gun.
- An article published in the press.
- (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
- (US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
- (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
- (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
- A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- (Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
- A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
- A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
- An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
- An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
- (US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
- (military) An artillery gun.
- (US) A pacifier; a dummy.
- (slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.
- (colloquial) A distance.
- (baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
- (rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
verb
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
- to join or unite the pieces of
- create by putting components or members together
- join during spinning
- repair by adding pieces
- (transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
- To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
- (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
noun
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
adj
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
- (not comparable) Final; last in a series.
- (not comparable) Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
- (not comparable, of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
- (not comparable) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
- (not comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.
- being the last or concluding element of a series
- furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
noun
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- (psychology) A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
- A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- A network of interconnected systems.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
adj
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- difficult to analyze or understand
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
- (transitive) To be dispersed upon.
- (slang, US) To leave.
- (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).
- (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- (intransitive) To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- (transitive, baseball) Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
- cause to separate
- sow by scattering
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- move away from each other
- distribute loosely
- strew or distribute over an area
adj
- related in nature
- related by blood
- having the same ancestral language
- Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
noun
- One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- (linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
adj
- related in nature
- of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- Inborn.
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
- (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
adj
- as found in nature in the elemental form
- characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
- characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
- belonging to one by birth
- Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
- Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- Belonging to one by birth.
- (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
- (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
- Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
noun
- a person born in a particular place or country
- indigenous plants and animals
- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
- An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.
- (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
- A native speaker.
- A native plant or animal.
noun
- a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
- A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
- the technical aspects of doing something
- device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
- the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
- (philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
- Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
- A mental, physical, or chemical process.
- (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
- Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
adj
- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- involving or composed of different races
- Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
- Having two or more separate aspects.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
- Including both male(s) and female(s).
- Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
verb
adj
noun
- a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
- a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- An incongruous mixture.
- (countable, figuratively, by extension) A jester; a fool.
- (uncountable) A jester's multicoloured clothes.
verb
adj
adv
noun
pron
adj
- all of the same or similar kind or nature
- (ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)
- (of a linear differential equation) Having its degree-zero term equal to zero; admitting the trivial solution.
- (algebra, of a polynomial) Such that all its nonzero terms have the same degree.
- Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
- (probability theory, Fourier analysis, of a distribution S on Euclidean n-space (or on ℝⁿmathbf 0)) Informally: Determined by its restriction to the unit sphere. Formally: Such that, for all real t>0 and test functions ϕ( mathbf x), the equality S[t⁻ⁿϕ( mathbf x/t)]=t^(mS)[ϕ( mathbf x)] holds for some fixed real or complex m.
- Of the same kind; alike, similar.
- (of a linear map f between vector spaces graded by a commutative monoid I) Which respects the grading of its domain and codomain. Formally: Satisfying f(V_j)⊆W_i+j for fixed i (called the degree or grade of f), V_j the jth component of the grading of f 's domain, W_k the kth component of the grading of f 's codomain, and + representing the monoid operation in I.
- (geometry, of a space equipped with a group action) Informally: Everywhere the same, uniform, in the sense that any point can be moved to any other (via the group action) while respecting the structure of the space. Formally: Such that the group action is transitively and acts by automorphisms on the space (some authors also require that the action be faithful).
- (set theory, order theory, of a relation) Holding between a set and itself; being an endorelation.
- (of a first-order differential equation) Capable of being written in the form f(x,y) mathop dy=g(x,y) mathop dx where f and g are homogeneous functions of the same degree as each other.
- (linear algebra, by specialization, of a system of linear equations) Such that all the constant terms are zero.
- (mathematics) In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.).
- (geometry) Of or relating to homogeneous coordinates.
- The function f(x,y)#61;x²#43;x²ʸ#43;y² is not homogeneous on all of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² because f(2,2)#61;16#92;neq 2ᵏ#42;3#61;2ᵏf(1,1) for any k, but f is homogeneous on the subspace of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² spanned by (1,0) because f(#92;alphax,#92;alphay)#61;#92;alphax²#61;#92;alpha²f(x,y) for all (x,y)#92;in#92;operatorname#123;Span#125;#92;#123;(1,0)#92;#125;.
- (mathematical analysis, generalizing the case of polynomial functions, of a function f) Such that if each of f 's inputs are multiplied by the same scalar, f 's output is multiplied by the same scalar to some fixed power (called the degree of homogeneity or degree of f). (Formally and more generally, of a partial function f between vector spaces whose domain is a linear cone) Satisfying the equality f(s mathbf x)=sᵏᶠ(
- (of a general differential equation) Homogeneous as a function of the dependent variable and its derivatives.
- (chemistry) In the same state of matter.
noun
- Various small, round solid objects.
- Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
- A bubble, in spirits.
- A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
- (by extension) Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
- A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.
- (architecture) A narrow molding with semicircular section.
- A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
- A small drop of water or other liquid.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a small ball with a hole through the middle
- a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
verb
noun
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
- a critically important or characteristic component
- informal terms for personal possessions
- information in some unspecified form
- senseless talk
- (informal) Unspecified things or matters.
- The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
- (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
- Abstract/figurative substance or character.
- (informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
- (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
- (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
- (sometimes euphemistic) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language.
- Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
verb
- treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- press or force
- fill tightly with a material
- fill with a stuffing while cooking
- obstruct
- cram into a cavity
- (transitive, mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.
- (transitive) To load goods into (a container) for transport.
- (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand) To break; to destroy.
- To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
- (transitive) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
- (informal) To heavily defeat or get the better of.
- (transitive, cooking) To fill with seasoning.
- (transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
- (transitive, computing) To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later.
- (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
- (transitive) To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre.
- (transitive) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
- (transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
- (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand) To sexually penetrate.
- (transitive, used in the passive) To sate.
noun
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- An object made up of several parts.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
verb
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
noun
- a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
- a block of material used in construction work
- (literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
- (figuratively) A component that is part of a larger system.
- A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure.
noun
- a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
- a single undivided whole
- an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
- any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
- an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
- (algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
- (medicine) A quantity of approximately 517 milliliters (1.1 U.S. pints) of blood.
- An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
- (education) A course, lesson, or section of a curriculum covering a particular topic or skill.
- (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
- (US, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Any piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery.
- (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
- (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.
- (US, slang, vulgar) A penis, especially a large one.
- (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
- (US, Australia, New Zealand) A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
- (historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
- (category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
- Ellipsis of international unit.
- (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.
- A work unit.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A physically large person.
- (UK, electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
- (algebra) The identity element, neutral element.
- (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity or magnitude.
- (UK) A unit of alcohol.
- (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
- (retail) A structure used to display goods for sale (usually containing shelves, pegs or hooks)
- The number one.
- (geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
- (mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
adj
adj
- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- originating outside the body
- (physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
- Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
- (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
- (computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
noun
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
verb
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
noun
- A pattern of interconnected objects.
- (biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
- (cooking) The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
- (zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
- any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
- the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
noun
- A collection or number of different things.
- A specific variation of something.
- (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
- A deviation or difference.
- (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
- (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.
- (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
- (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
- (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
- In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- The quality of being varied; diversity.
- (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
- (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- noticeable heterogeneity
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
noun
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- (music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- (cricket) The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
- (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
- A lid.
- In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- (India) A bag or packet.
- (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
- (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
- (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- (cricket) A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
- A cover charge.
- A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- (combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- (cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
- The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
verb
- form a cover over
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- hide from view or knowledge
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- hold within range of an aimed firearm
- cover as if with a shroud
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- invest with a large or excessive amount of something
- protect by insurance
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- to take an action to protect against future problems
- spread over a surface to conceal or protect
- maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
- put something on top of something else
- sit on (eggs)
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
- provide for
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming their responsibilities
- clothe, as if for protection from the elements
- travel across or pass over
- (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
- (sports, transitive) To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
- (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
- (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (transitive) To provide insurance coverage for.
- (transitive) To deal with or include someone or something.
- (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- (music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- (transitive) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
- (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive) To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
- (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- (transitive) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
- (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
- (transitive) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- (transitive) To protect from attack in general, to guard.
- (transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
- (transitive) To be enough money for.
adj
noun
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- the work of applying something
- the act of protecting something by covering it
- an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
- (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- (topology, of a given open set U) A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.
- (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
- (topology) A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π⁻¹(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
verb
noun
- (sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
- Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
- The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
- (rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
- Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
- A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
- The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
- Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
- Clipping of meatpacking.
- any material used especially to protect something
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
- carrying something in a pack on the back
verb
noun
- one of a class of artifacts
- nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
- (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
- a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
- A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
- An object, a member of a group or class.
- A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
- A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
- Ellipsis of genuine article.
- (grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
verb
noun
- A group of things arranged by category.
- The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- any collection in its entirety
- an informal body of friends
- (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
- (US, informal) A considerable amount.
- (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding.
- (geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
- (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.
- An informal body of friends.
- A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
- (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
- (smoking) An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.
- A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
verb
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A dull thud.
verb
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
- (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- (demography) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
adj
verb
noun
- an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
- a body of matter without definite shape
- the common people generally
- the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- the property of something that is great in magnitude
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
- (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
- A musical setting of parts of the mass.
- A large quantity; a sum.
- (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
- (bodybuilding) Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
- Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
- A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
- (Christianity, by extension) The main kind of church service, in some denominations.
- (pharmacology) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.
- A large body of individuals, especially persons.
- The principal part; the main body.
- (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
- (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.
- (physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
adj
verb
noun
- an assortment of miscellaneous items
- a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
- A bag containing essential items, which can be easily picked up and taken in an emergency.
- A bag from which a gift or prize may be withdrawn (grabbed) unseen.
- A gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made; a bag as gift that comprises mystery prizes.
- (figurative) Any random assortment, selection or possibility.
- A moderately large bag of crisps or other snack, suitable for sharing.
noun
- A group of six objects.
- (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
- (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.
- One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
- (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
noun
- a collection of precious things
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- A term of endearment.
- (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
verb
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- A collection or mass.
- (geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
- (meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
adj
verb
- form into one cluster
- (ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
- (geography) To extend an urban area by contiguous development, so as to merge the built-up area of one or more central cities or settlements and their suburbs (thus creating an agglomeration).
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- a car that is old and unreliable
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
- (computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
- A great number or large quantity of things.
- (colloquial) A lot, a large amount
- (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
verb
adv
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
- structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
- a small natural hill
- (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
- a large amount of something.
- (baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
- A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
- (US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.
- An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
- A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
verb
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
- a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- An atomic pile; an early form of nuclear reactor.
- A list or league
- Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)
- A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
- (informal) A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
- A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- (historical, electrochemistry) A battery (simple device for converting chemical potential energy into usable electricity).
- A large building, or mass of buildings.
- A mass formed in layers.
- A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a fagot.
- A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals (especially copper and zinc), laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; a voltaic pile, or galvanic pile.
- The raised hairs, loops or strands of a fabric; the nap of a cloth.
- A battery consisting of repeated units of alternating types of metal; voltaic pile.
- (usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid.
- (heraldry) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.
- (slang) A large amount of money.
- A funeral pile; a pyre.
- (architecture, civil engineering) A beam, pole, or pillar, driven completely into the ground, usually as one of a group that constitutes a foundation.
- The head of an arrow or spear.
verb
- arrange in stacks
- press tightly together or cram
- place or lay as if in a pile
- (transitive) To add something to a great number.
- (transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
- (transitive) (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
- (transitive) To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
- (transitive) To give a pile to; to make shaggy.
- (intransitive) To form a pile or heap.
- (transitive, military) To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
- (transitive) To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.
noun
- a collection of related things intended for use together
- a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
- a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
- a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
- an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
- (music) A marching percussion ensemble; the section of the drumline that marches on the field during a performance.
- An array of similar things.
- (chess) Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal
- (originally and sometimes still, strictly) Such a device that has multiple cells.
- (law) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.
- The state of a firearm or cannon when it is possible to be fired.
- (metonymic, informal, uncountable) The energy stored in such a device.
- (electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
- (military, countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.
- Such a group of a certain size (number of guns and artillerists), within a schema of military unit organization.
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
- A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- elegance in dress or behavior
- a body of students who graduate together
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- a league ranked by quality
- people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- a body of students who are taught together
- Best of its kind.
- (uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
- (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
- (military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.
- (uncountable) The division of society into classes.
- (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
- (taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
- (India) a grade, standard, level of education.
- (countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
- A series of lessons covering a single subject.
- (statistics) A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.
- (education, countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
- (countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
- A single lesson in a series.
- (object-oriented programming, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.
- One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader.
- (set theory) A collection of sets definable by a shared property, especially one which is not itself a set (in which case the class is called proper).
verb
adj
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- a person having kinship with another or others
- a social unit living together
- people descended from a common ancestor
- a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
- primary social group; parents and children
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
- (uncountable) Lineage, especially honorable or noble lineage.
- (music) A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
- (uncountable, gay slang) The gay community.
- A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
- A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
- (linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
- Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
- A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
- (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
- (set theory, countable) A collection of sets, especially of subsets of a given set.
- (uncountable) Members of one's family collectively.
- An extended family: a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
adj
noun
- (countable) A group of related items.
- (countable) A group of individuals who are related by blood and/or by marriage.
- (countable) The method in which individuals are grouped together into families that live together.
- (uncountable) The strategy of putting related inventory items together.
- (countable) A group of family members who are posed together.
- (uncountable, UK) The system of grouping children of differing ages together, used primarily at the preschool level.
- (countable) A taxonomic grouping at the family level.
noun
- a man-made object taken as a whole
- (museology) Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
- (computing, radiology) A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or an image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm or of physical interference in an acquisition process.
- (biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
- Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
- A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
- An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
- (software engineering) Ellipsis of build artifact.
- An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
- (archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
noun
adj
noun
- One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
- (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
- (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
- (mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
- act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
- complete change in character or condition
adj
- natural and unstudied
- not showing effort or strain
- marked by blithe unconcern
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
- without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
- occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
- occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
- Happening or coming to pass without design.
- Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
- (of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.
- Happening by chance.
- (of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
- Employed irregularly.
- Careless.
noun
- (fandom slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
- A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
- (in the plural) Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
- (UK, historical) One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
- (video games, informal, derogatory) A player of casual games.
- (UK, historical) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
- A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
noun
- (figurative) A set or collection of intangible things.
- (slang) The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.
- (military, aircraft) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
- A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.
- (ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
- (informal, euphemistic) Bastard.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- (uncountable) The game of basketball.
- (basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
- (architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
- (Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
- (basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
- (economics) Short for basket of goods
- A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- (by extension) A bed for a cat.
- (LGBTQ, slang) The penis and region surrounding it.
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- the quantity contained in a basket
- a container that is usually woven and has handles
- a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
verb
noun
noun
- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- the idea that is intended
- considerable capital (wealth or income)
- the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
- Physical matter; material.
- Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
- The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
- A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- (theology, philosophy) Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical sense.
- Drugs (illegal narcotics)
verb
noun
- (uncommon) A collection or body of objects with similar characteristics.
- (physics) A structure of a special character or function in the animal body.
- A collection of written or spoken texts.
- (specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
- a collection of writings
- the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
- capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
noun
- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
adj
- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
noun
- (figuratively) A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.
- (figuratively) People considered to be of little worth.
- (nautical) The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.
- (nautical) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
noun
- a basic group of natural objects
- a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
- the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia
- the domain ruled by a king or queen
- a domain in which something is dominant
- a country with a king as head of state
- A realm, region, or conceptual space where something is dominant.
- (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below domain and above phylum; a taxon at that rank (e.g. the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom).
- A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
noun
- a portion of a natural object
- the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result
- assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
- something determined in relation to something that includes it
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
- one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
- the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- that which concerns a person with regard to a particular role or situation
- something less than the whole of a human artifact
- an actor's portrayal of someone in a play
- the extended spatial location of something
- a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- an item that is an instance of some type
- A section of land; an area of a country or other territory; region.
- (US) The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions.
- A section of a document.
- (Judaism) In the Hebrew lunisolar calendar, a unit of time equivalent to 3⅓ seconds.
- A unit of relative proportion in a mixture.
- A distinct element of something larger.
- Share, especially of a profit.
- Position or role (especially in a play).
- A group inside a larger group.
- (US) A room in a public building, especially a courtroom.
- A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; usually in the plural with a collective sense.
- (music) The melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece.
- Each of two contrasting sides of an argument, debate etc.; "hand".
- 3.5 centiliters of one ingredient in a mixed drink.
- (colloquial, euphemistic) A private part; genitalia.
- A fraction of a whole.
- Duty; responsibility.
adv
verb
- force, take, or pull apart
- discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
- go one's own way; move apart
- depart for someplace
- move or break apart
- (intransitive) To be divided in two or separated.
- (intransitive) To leave the company of.
- To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion.
- (transitive) To divide in two.
- To separate or disunite; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
- To cut hair with a parting.
- (transitive, Internet) To leave (an IRC channel).
adj
noun
- a portion of a natural object
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- a share of something
- a separate part of a whole
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- a portable gun
- an instance of some kind
- an item that is an instance of some type
- an artistic or literary composition
- a distance
- a work of art of some artistic value
- a musical work that has been created
- (US, colloquial) A gun.
- An article published in the press.
- (US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
- (US, colloquial, mildly vulgar, short for piece of crap/piece of shit) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
- (US, colloquial, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
- (chess) One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
- A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- (Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
- A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
- A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
- An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
- An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
- (US, Canada, colloquial, short for hairpiece) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
- (military) An artillery gun.
- (US) A pacifier; a dummy.
- (slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.
- (colloquial) A distance.
- (baseball, uncountable) Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
- (rowing) A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
verb
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
- to join or unite the pieces of
- create by putting components or members together
- join during spinning
- repair by adding pieces
- (transitive, usually with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).
- To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
- (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
noun
- all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
- items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- (business) A small piece of some goods, for determining quality, colour, etc., typically given away for free.
- (music) A borrowing of easily recognised phases (or moments) from other music (or movies) in a recording.
- (cooking) A small quantity of food for tasting, typically given away for free.
- A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
- (statistics) A subset or portion of a population that is systematically selected for measurement, observation, or questioning, with the objective of generating statistical information that accurately reflects the characteristics of the entire population.
verb
- take a sample of
- (transitive, signal processing) To reduce a continuous signal (such as a sound wave) to a discrete signal.
- (transitive, computer graphics) To make or show something similar to a sample.
- (music, transitive) To reuse a portion of (an existing sound recording) in a new piece of music.
- (transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
noun
adj
- Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme.
- (not comparable) Final; last in a series.
- (not comparable) Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental.
- (not comparable, of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance.
- Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.
- (not comparable) Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
- (not comparable) That will happen at some time; eventual.
- being the last or concluding element of a series
- furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
noun
- An assemblage of related things; a collection.
- (psychology) A group of emotionally charged ideas or mental factors, unconsciously associated by the individual with a particular subject, arising from repressed instincts, fears, or desires and often resulting in mental abnormality.
- (taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
- (linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
- A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
- An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
- (chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination compounds in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
- (mathematics) A complex number.
- A fixed mental tendency or obsession.
- A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
- A network of interconnected systems.
- a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
- a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
- a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
- (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
adj
- (mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
- Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
- (geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
- (mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
- Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
- (mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
- difficult to analyze or understand
- complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
- (transitive) To be dispersed upon.
- (slang, US) To leave.
- (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).
- (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- (intransitive) To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- (transitive, baseball) Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
- cause to separate
- sow by scattering
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- move away from each other
- distribute loosely
- strew or distribute over an area
noun
- a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
- A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
- the technical aspects of doing something
- device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
- (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
- the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
- (philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
- Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
- A mental, physical, or chemical process.
- (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
- Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
noun
- Various small, round solid objects.
- Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
- A bubble, in spirits.
- A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
- (by extension) Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
- A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.
- (architecture) A narrow molding with semicircular section.
- A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
- A small drop of water or other liquid.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a small ball with a hole through the middle
- a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
verb
noun
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
- a critically important or characteristic component
- informal terms for personal possessions
- information in some unspecified form
- senseless talk
- (informal) Unspecified things or matters.
- The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
- (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
- Abstract/figurative substance or character.
- (informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
- (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
- (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
- (sometimes euphemistic) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language.
- Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
verb
- treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
- press or force
- fill tightly with a material
- fill with a stuffing while cooking
- obstruct
- cram into a cavity
- (transitive, mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.
- (transitive) To load goods into (a container) for transport.
- (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand) To break; to destroy.
- To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
- (transitive) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.
- (informal) To heavily defeat or get the better of.
- (transitive, cooking) To fill with seasoning.
- (transitive) To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
- (transitive, computing) To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later.
- (pronominal) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
- (transitive) To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre.
- (transitive) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
- (transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
- (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand) To sexually penetrate.
- (transitive, used in the passive) To sate.
noun
- A collection of various objects for a particular purpose.
- An object made up of several parts.
- The full number of eggs set under a hen.
- The pattern of a tartan, etc.
- The amount by which the teeth of a saw protrude to the side in order to create the kerf.
- (horticulture) A small tuber or bulb used instead of seed, particularly onion sets and potato sets.
- A rudimentary fruit.
- (engineering) A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- A matching collection of similar things. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 2, Noun.)
- (music) A musical performance by a band, disc jockey, etc., consisting of several musical pieces.
- (volleyball) A complete series of points, forming part of a match.
- (exercise) A group of repetitions of a single exercise performed one after the other without rest.
- A young plant fit for setting out; a slip; shoot.
- A device for receiving broadcast radio waves (or, more recently, broadcast data); a radio or television.
- (tennis) A complete series of games, forming part of a match.
- A group of people, usually meeting socially or connected through some shared interest, activity, attribute, etc.
- A young oyster when first attached.
- The scenery for a film or play.
- (poker, slang) Three of a kind, especially if two cards are in one's hand and the third is on the board. Compare trips (“three of a kind, especially with two cards on the board and one in one's hand”).
- The setting of the sun or other luminary; (by extension) the close of the day.
- (music) A drum kit, a drum set.
- (piledriving) A piece placed temporarily upon the head of a pile when the latter cannot otherwise be reached by the weight, or hammer.
- A tool for dressing forged iron.
- A punch for setting nails in wood.
- (volleyball) The act of directing the ball to a teammate for an attack.
- Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any locality.
- (UK, education) A class group in a subject where pupils are divided by ability.
- (literally and figuratively) General movement; direction; drift; tendency.
- Alternative form of sett (“piece of quarried stone”).
- A bias of mind; an attitude or pattern of behaviour.
- Alternative form of sett (“a hole made and lived in by a badger”).
- (dance) The initial or basic formation of dancers.
- (colloquial) The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit.
- (in plural, “sets”, mathematics, informal) Set theory.
- (set theory) A collection of zero or more objects, possibly infinite in size, and disregarding any order or repetition of the objects which may be contained within it.
- the general locations and area where a movie’s, a film’s, or a video’s scenery is arranged to be filmed also including places for actors, assorted crew, director, producers which are typically not filmed.
- A series or group of something. (Note the similar meaning in Etymology 4, Noun)
- The camber of a curved roofing tile.
- Alternative form of sett (“pattern of threads and yarns”).
- an unofficial association of people or groups
- a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
- several exercises intended to be done in series
- (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
- (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
- a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
- the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
- the act of putting something in position
- the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon
- a unit of play in tennis or squash
- any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals
- representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production
adj
- Intent, determined (to do something).
- Rigid, solidified.
- Fixed in one’s opinion.
- Fixed in position.
- Ready, prepared.
- (of hair) Fixed in a certain style.
- Prearranged.
- determined or decided upon as by an authority
- situated in a particular spot or position
- set down according to a plan
- fixed and unmoving
- converted to solid form (as concrete)
- (usually followed by ‘to’ or ‘for’) on the point of or strongly disposed
- being below the horizon
verb
- (transitive, volleyball) To direct (the ball) to a teammate for an attack.
- (transitive) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into curd; to curdle.
- (intransitive, country dancing) To acknowledge a dancing partner by facing him or her and moving first to one side and then to the other, while she or he does the opposite.
- (transitive) To put in a specified condition or state; to cause to be.
- (transitive, bridge) To defeat a contract.
- To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to assign.
- (transitive) To punch (a nail) into wood so that its head is below the surface.
- (transitive) To introduce or describe.
- (transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
- To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.
- (UK, education) To divide a class group in a subject according to ability
- (intransitive, of fruit) To be fixed for growth; to strike root; to begin to germinate or form.
- (ambitransitive) To fit music to words.
- To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state.
- (transitive) To compile, to make (a puzzle or challenge).
- (transitive) To arrange (type).
- (ambitransitive) To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant.
- To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare.
- (transitive) To locate (a play, etc.); to assign a backdrop to, geographically or temporally.
- (transitive) To adjust.
- To extend and bring into position; to spread.
- (transitive) To prepare (a stage or film set).
- (transitive) To arrange with dishes and cutlery, to set the table.
- To cause (a domestic fowl) to sit on eggs to brood.
- (intransitive, now dialectal) To sit or lie (easily etc.) on the stomach; to be digested in a certain manner.
- (intransitive) To solidify.
- (transitive) To attach or affix (something) to something else, or in or upon a certain place.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the keynote.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To rest or lie somewhere, on something, etc.; to occupy a certain place.
- To apply oneself; to undertake earnestly.
- (transitive) To fit (someone) up in a situation.
- (transitive) To determine or settle.
- (transitive) To devise and assign (work) to.
- To have a certain direction of motion; to flow; to move on; to tend.
- (intransitive, Southern US, Midwestern US, dialects) To sit (be in a seated position).
- To hunt game with the aid of a setter.
- (intransitive) Of a heavenly body, to disappear below the horizon of a planet, etc, as the latter rotates.
- To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to variegate with objects placed here and there.
- (masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the blocks of cut stone in a structure.
- (transitive, botany) To produce after pollination.
- (hunting, ambitransitive) Of a dog, to indicate the position of game.
- To place or fix in a setting.
- (Scotland) To suit; to become.
- urge to attack someone
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
- equip with sails or masts
- set in type
- arrange attractively
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state
- fix conclusively or authoritatively
- become gelatinous
- disappear beyond the horizon
- set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
- give a fine, sharp edge to a knife or razor
- insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- produce fruit
- make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
- put into a position that will restore a normal state
- get ready for a particular purpose or event
- locate
- adapt for performance in a different way
- decide upon or fix definitely
- establish as the highest level or best performance
- fix in a border
- apply or start
- estimate
noun
- a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
- a block of material used in construction work
- (literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
- (figuratively) A component that is part of a larger system.
- A block made of wood or plastic that is used as a children's toy and can be stacked or joined to form a larger structure.
noun
- a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
- a single undivided whole
- an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
- any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
- an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
- (algebra) An element having an inverse, an invertible element; an associate of the unity.
- (medicine) A quantity of approximately 517 milliliters (1.1 U.S. pints) of blood.
- An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.
- (education) A course, lesson, or section of a curriculum covering a particular topic or skill.
- (US, military) An organization title of a subdivision of a group in a task force.
- (US, UK, Australia, New Zealand) Any piece of equipment, such as an appliance, power tool, stereo system, computer, tractor, or machinery.
- (military, informal) A member of a military organization.
- (US, military) Any military element whose structure is prescribed by competent authority, such as a table of organization and equipment; specifically, part of an organization.
- (US, slang, vulgar) A penis, especially a large one.
- (US, military) A standard or basic quantity into which an item of supply is divided, issued, or detailed. In this meaning, also called unit of issue.
- (US, Australia, New Zealand) A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.
- (historical) A gold coin of the reign of James I, worth twenty shillings.
- (category theory) In an adjunction, a natural transformation from the identity functor of the domain of the left adjoint functor to the composition of the right adjoint functor with the left adjoint functor.
- Ellipsis of international unit.
- (US, military) With regard to Reserve Components of the Armed Forces, denotes a Selected Reserve unit organized, equipped, and trained for mobilization to serve on active duty as a unit or to augment or be augmented by another unit. Headquarters and support functions without wartime missions are not considered units.
- A work unit.
- (UK, Australia, slang) A physically large person.
- (UK, electricity) One kilowatt-hour (as recorded on an electricity meter).
- (algebra) The identity element, neutral element.
- (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity or magnitude.
- (UK) A unit of alcohol.
- (commerce) An item which may be sold singly.
- (retail) A structure used to display goods for sale (usually containing shelves, pegs or hooks)
- The number one.
- (geology) A volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.
- (mathematics) Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
adj
noun
- A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- (music) A secundal chord of three or more notes.
- (US) In full oak leaf cluster: a small bronze or silver device shaped like a twig of oak leaves and acorns which is worn on a ribbon to indicate that the wearer has been conferred the same award or decoration before; an oakleaf.
- A number of individuals (animals or people) collected in one place or grouped together; a crowd, a mob, a swarm.
- (epidemiology) A group of cases of the same disease occurring around the same place or time.
- (linguistics) Synonym of lexical bundle (“a sequence of two or more words that occur in a language with high frequency but are not idiomatic”).
- (phonetics) A pronounceable group of consonants that occur together: a consonant cluster.
- (physical chemistry) An ensemble of bound atoms (especially of a metal) or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
- A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block (noun)).
- A group of computers that work together.
- A set of bombs or mines released as part of the same blast.
- (statistics) In cluster analysis: a subset of a population whose members are similar enough to each other and distinct from others as to be considered a separate group; also, such a grouping in a set of observed data that is statistically significant.
- (slang) Euphemistic form of clusterfuck (“a chaotic situation where everything seems to go wrong”).
- (astronomy) A group of galaxies, nebulae, or stars that appear to the naked eye to be near each other.
verb
- (intransitive) To form a cluster or group; to assemble, to gather.
- To cover (with clusters); to scatter or strew in clusters (within); to distribute (objects) within such that they form clusters.
- To collect (animals, people, objects, data points, etc) into clusters (noun noun sense 1).
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
noun
- A pattern of interconnected objects.
- (biology) A network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
- (cooking) The tripe made from the second compartment of the stomach of a cow (or other ruminant).
- (zoology) The second compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant.
- any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
- the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
noun
- A collection or number of different things.
- A specific variation of something.
- (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
- A deviation or difference.
- (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
- (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.
- (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
- (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
- (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
- In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- The quality of being varied; diversity.
- (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
- (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- noticeable heterogeneity
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
noun
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- fire that makes it difficult for the enemy to fire on your own individuals or formations
- a false identity and background (especially one created for an undercover agent)
- a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
- bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- a fixed charge by a restaurant or nightclub over and above the charge for food and drink
- covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- (music) A new performance or rerecording of a previously recorded song; a cover version; a cover song.
- (uncountable) Area or situation which screens a person or thing from view.
- (cricket) The area of the stumps that is blocked by the batsman so as to defend the wicket.
- (law) In commercial law, a buyer’s purchase on the open market of goods similar or identical to the goods contracted for after a seller has breached a contract of sale by failure to deliver the goods contracted for.
- A lid.
- In a steam engine, the lap of a slide valve.
- (philately) An envelope complete with stamps and postmarks etc.
- (India) A bag or packet.
- (military) A solid object, including terrain, that provides protection from enemy fire.
- (construction) The distance between reinforcing steel and the exterior of concrete.
- (espionage) A persona maintained by a spy or undercover operative; cover story.
- (cricket) A fielding position on the off side, between point and mid off, about 30° forward of square; a fielder in this position.
- A setting at a restaurant table or formal dinner.
- The front and back of a book, magazine, CD package, etc.
- (cricket) A backup incase any player sustains injury during nets or midseries. Originally have to be declared part of squad before match.
- A cover charge.
- A cloth or similar material, often fitted, placed over an item such as a car or sofa or food to protect it from dust, rain, insects, etc. when not being used.
- The top sheet of a bed.
- (combinatorics, topology) A collection (or family) of subsets of a given set, whose union contains every element of said original set.
- (cricket) A tarpaulin or other device used to cover the wicket during rain, to prevent it getting wet.
- The portion of a slate, tile, or shingle that is hidden by the overlap of the course above.
- (insurance) An insurance contract; coverage by an insurance contract.
verb
- form a cover over
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- hide from view or knowledge
- include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
- hold within range of an aimed firearm
- cover as if with a shroud
- copulate with a female, used especially of horses
- invest with a large or excessive amount of something
- protect by insurance
- make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
- be responsible for guarding an opponent in a game
- protect or defend (a position in a game)
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
- provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- to take an action to protect against future problems
- spread over a surface to conceal or protect
- maintain a check on; especially by patrolling
- put something on top of something else
- sit on (eggs)
- play a higher card than the one previously played
- be sufficient to meet, defray, or offset the charge or cost of
- provide for
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- help out by taking someone's place and temporarily assuming their responsibilities
- clothe, as if for protection from the elements
- travel across or pass over
- (military, law enforcement, transitive) To protect using an aimed firearm and the threat of firing; or to protect using continuous, heaving fire at or in the direction of the enemy so as to force the enemy to remain in cover; or to threaten using an aimed firearm.
- (transitive, broadcasting) To air or run locally originated material in place of network material during an internal spot break in a syndicated program.
- (sports, transitive) To defend (mark) a particular player or area.
- (transitive) To set upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (intransitive) To act as a replacement.
- (transitive) To be upon all of, so as to completely conceal.
- (transitive) To provide insurance coverage for.
- (transitive) To deal with or include someone or something.
- (transitive) To place something over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive, of a publication) To discuss thoroughly; to provide coverage of.
- (music, transitive) To make a cover version of (a song that was originally recorded by another artist).
- (transitive) To traverse or put behind a certain distance.
- (transitive) To be over or upon, as to conceal or protect.
- (transitive) To supply with funds; to settle or pay the costs for; to foot the bill for.
- (transitive) To invest (oneself with something); to bring upon (oneself).
- (transitive) To have as an assignment or responsibility.
- (transitive) To extend over a given period of time or range, to occupy, to stretch over a given area.
- (chess, transitive) To protect or control (a piece or square).
- (transitive) To copulate with (said of certain male animals such as dogs and horses).
- (transitive) To protect from attack in general, to guard.
- (transitive) To provide an alibi for (someone); to provide excuses or apologia for (someone); to carry water for someone.
- (transitive) To be enough money for.
adj
noun
- a natural object that covers or envelops
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
- the work of applying something
- the act of protecting something by covering it
- an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
- (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
- (topology, of a given open set U) A collection of sets U_i such that their union contains U; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is open; such a collection with the additional property that every U_i is contained in U.
- (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.
- (topology) A special kind of map that establishes a relationship between two topological spaces in the sense that, under the action of the map, the one looks locally like several copies of the second: Formally, a continuous map π:E→X between topological spaces such that there exists, for every point x in X, a discrete space D_x and an open neighborhood U of x such that π⁻¹(U)= displaystyle ⨆_(d∈D_x)V_d and π|_(V_d):V_d→U is a homeomorphism for every d∈D_x. See Covering space on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
verb
noun
- (sciences, mathematics) The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
- Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
- The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
- (rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.
- Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
- A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
- The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
- Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
- Clipping of meatpacking.
- any material used especially to protect something
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
- carrying something in a pack on the back
verb
noun
- one of a class of artifacts
- nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
- (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase
- a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
- A part or segment of something joined to other parts, or, in combination, forming a structured set.
- An object, a member of a group or class.
- A section of a legal document, bylaws, etc. or, in the plural, the entire document seen as a collection of these.
- A piece of nonfiction writing such as a story, report, opinion piece, or entry in a newspaper, magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc.
- Ellipsis of genuine article.
- (grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto).
verb
adj
- related in nature
- related by blood
- having the same ancestral language
- Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
noun
- One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- (linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
noun
- A group of things arranged by category.
- The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.
- the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
- the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
- a group of people or things arranged by class or category
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- any collection in its entirety
- an informal body of friends
- (cycling) The peloton; the main group of riders formed during a race.
- (US, informal) A considerable amount.
- (forestry) A group of logs tied together for skidding.
- (geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock.
- (informal) An unmentioned amount; a number.
- An informal body of friends.
- A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.
- (textiles) The reserve yarn on the filling bobbin to allow continuous weaving between the time of indication from the midget feeler until a new bobbin is put in the shuttle.
- (smoking) An unfinished cigar, before the wrapper leaf is added.
- A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
verb
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
- a compact mass
- A small group of trees or plants.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A dull thud.
verb
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- gather or cause to gather into a cluster
- make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
- walk clumsily
- (ambitransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (transitive, UK, regional) To strike; to beat.
- (ambitransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
noun
- a grouping of a number of similar things
- A grouping of a number of similar things.
- (writing) A prewriting technique consisting of writing ideas down on a sheet of paper around a central idea within a circle, with the related ideas radially joined to the circle using rays.
- (computing) The undesirable contiguous grouping of elements in a hash table.
- (demography) The grouping of a population based on ethnicity, economics or religion.
adj
verb
noun
- an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people)
- a body of matter without definite shape
- the common people generally
- the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- the property of something that is great in magnitude
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
- (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
- A musical setting of parts of the mass.
- A large quantity; a sum.
- (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
- (bodybuilding) Excess body mass, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
- Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
- A quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
- (Christianity, by extension) The main kind of church service, in some denominations.
- (pharmacology) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills.
- A large body of individuals, especially persons.
- The principal part; the main body.
- (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
- (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.
- (physics) A measure of the inertia of a mass of matter, one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
adj
verb
noun
- an assortment of miscellaneous items
- a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
- A bag containing essential items, which can be easily picked up and taken in an emergency.
- A bag from which a gift or prize may be withdrawn (grabbed) unseen.
- A gift, purchase, etc. whose contents are concealed until after a selection is made; a bag as gift that comprises mystery prizes.
- (figurative) Any random assortment, selection or possibility.
- A moderately large bag of crisps or other snack, suitable for sharing.
noun
- A group of six objects.
- (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first, third and fifth notes.
- (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with an accent only on the first note.
- One of a group of six persons or animals born from the same mother during the same birth.
- (music, proscribed) A group of six notes played in the time of four, with accents on the first and fourth notes; a double triplet.
- the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
noun
- a collection of precious things
- any possession that is highly valued by its owner
- accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
- art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
- A term of endearment.
- (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.
- (figuratively, countable) Anything greatly valued.
- (in the plural, euphemistic or literary) The female genitals; pudenda.
verb
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
- A collection or mass.
- (geology, volcanology) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; distinguished from conglomerate.
- (meteorology) An ice cover of floe formed by the freezing together of various forms of ice.
adj
verb
- form into one cluster
- (ambitransitive) To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
- (geography) To extend an urban area by contiguous development, so as to merge the built-up area of one or more central cities or settlements and their suburbs (thus creating an agglomeration).
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- a car that is old and unreliable
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or thrown together so as to form an elevation.
- A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- (colloquial) A dilapidated place or vehicle.
- (computing) Memory that is dynamically allocated.
- A great number or large quantity of things.
- (colloquial) A lot, a large amount
- (computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.
verb
adv
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
- structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
- a small natural hill
- (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
- a large amount of something.
- (baseball) Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
- A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
- (US, vulgar, slang) The mons veneris.
- An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
- A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
verb
noun
- a collection of objects laid on top of each other
- fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
- a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
- the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta
- a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- An atomic pile; an early form of nuclear reactor.
- A list or league
- Hair, especially when very fine or short; the fine underfur of certain animals. (Formerly countable, now treated as a collective singular.)
- A large stake, or piece of pointed timber, steel etc., driven into the earth or sea-bed for the support of a building, a pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam, etc.
- (informal) A group or list of related items up for consideration, especially in some kind of selection process.
- A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- (historical, electrochemistry) A battery (simple device for converting chemical potential energy into usable electricity).
- A large building, or mass of buildings.
- A mass formed in layers.
- A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding heat; a fagot.
- A vertical series of alternate disks of two dissimilar metals (especially copper and zinc), laid up with disks of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them, for producing a current of electricity; a voltaic pile, or galvanic pile.
- The raised hairs, loops or strands of a fabric; the nap of a cloth.
- A battery consisting of repeated units of alternating types of metal; voltaic pile.
- (usually in the plural) A hemorrhoid.
- (heraldry) One of the ordinaries or subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.
- (slang) A large amount of money.
- A funeral pile; a pyre.
- (architecture, civil engineering) A beam, pole, or pillar, driven completely into the ground, usually as one of a group that constitutes a foundation.
- The head of an arrow or spear.
verb
- arrange in stacks
- press tightly together or cram
- place or lay as if in a pile
- (transitive) To add something to a great number.
- (transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate
- (transitive) (of vehicles) To create a hold-up.
- (transitive) To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or overfill; to load.
- (transitive) To give a pile to; to make shaggy.
- (intransitive) To form a pile or heap.
- (transitive, military) To place (guns, muskets, etc.) together in threes so that they can stand upright, supporting each other.
- (transitive) To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with piles.
noun
- a collection of related things intended for use together
- a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
- a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
- a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
- an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- (baseball) The catcher and the pitcher together
- (music) A marching percussion ensemble; the section of the drumline that marches on the field during a performance.
- An array of similar things.
- (chess) Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal
- (originally and sometimes still, strictly) Such a device that has multiple cells.
- (law) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.
- The state of a firearm or cannon when it is possible to be fired.
- (metonymic, informal, uncountable) The energy stored in such a device.
- (electricity, electronics, countable) A device used to power electric devices, consisting of one or more electrically connected electrochemical cells or (archaically) electrostatic cells.
- A set of small cages where hens are kept for the purpose of farming their eggs.
- (military, countable) A coordinated group of artillery weapons, with any of various numbers of guns.
- Such a group of a certain size (number of guns and artillerists), within a schema of military unit organization.
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
- A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
- (mathematics) A collection of objects, together with a transitively closed collection of composable arrows between them, such that every object has an identity arrow, and such that arrow composition is associative.
noun
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- elegance in dress or behavior
- a body of students who graduate together
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- a league ranked by quality
- people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- a body of students who are taught together
- Best of its kind.
- (uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
- (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
- (military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.
- (uncountable) The division of society into classes.
- (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
- (taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
- (India) a grade, standard, level of education.
- (countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
- A series of lessons covering a single subject.
- (statistics) A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.
- (education, countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
- (countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
- A single lesson in a series.
- (object-oriented programming, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.
- One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader.
- (set theory) A collection of sets definable by a shared property, especially one which is not itself a set (in which case the class is called proper).
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- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- a person having kinship with another or others
- a social unit living together
- people descended from a common ancestor
- a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
- an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
- primary social group; parents and children
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera
- (uncountable) Lineage, especially honorable or noble lineage.
- (music) A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
- (uncountable, gay slang) The gay community.
- A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
- A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
- (linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
- Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
- A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
- (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
- (set theory, countable) A collection of sets, especially of subsets of a given set.
- (uncountable) Members of one's family collectively.
- An extended family: a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
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- (countable) A group of related items.
- (countable) A group of individuals who are related by blood and/or by marriage.
- (countable) The method in which individuals are grouped together into families that live together.
- (uncountable) The strategy of putting related inventory items together.
- (countable) A group of family members who are posed together.
- (uncountable, UK) The system of grouping children of differing ages together, used primarily at the preschool level.
- (countable) A taxonomic grouping at the family level.
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- a man-made object taken as a whole
- (museology) Any object in the collection of a museum. May be used sensu stricto only for human-made objects, or may include ones that are not human-made.
- (computing, radiology) A perceptible distortion that appears in an audio or video file or an image as a result of applying a lossy compression or other inexact processing algorithm or of physical interference in an acquisition process.
- (biology) An appearance or structure in protoplasm due to death, the method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.
- Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.
- A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error.
- An object made or shaped by some agent or intelligence, not necessarily of direct human origin.
- (software engineering) Ellipsis of build artifact.
- An object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
- (archaeology) An object, such as a tool, ornament, or weapon of archaeological or historical interest, especially such an object found at an archaeological excavation.
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- One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered.
- (mathematics, combinatorics) An ordering of a finite set of distinct elements.
- (music) A transformation of a set's prime form, by applying one or more of certain operations, specifically, transposition, inversion, and retrograde.
- (mathematics) A one-to-one mapping from a finite set to itself.
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
- act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
- complete change in character or condition
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- (figurative) A set or collection of intangible things.
- (slang) The bulge of the penis seen through clothing.
- (military, aircraft) A drogue (or para-drogue) in the probe-and-drogue refueling method
- A usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow.
- (ballooning) The gondola or wicker basket suspended from the balloon, in which the pilot and passengers travel.
- (informal, euphemistic) Bastard.
- A wire or plastic container similar in shape to a basket, used for carrying articles for purchase in a shop.
- (uncountable) The game of basketball.
- (basketball) A circular hoop, from which a net is suspended, which is the goal through which the players try to throw the ball.
- (architecture) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.
- (Internet) In an online shop, a listing of a customer's chosen items before they are ordered.
- (basketball) The act of putting the ball through the basket, thereby scoring points.
- (economics) Short for basket of goods
- A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.
- A lightweight container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
- (by extension) A bed for a cat.
- (LGBTQ, slang) The penis and region surrounding it.
- horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball
- the quantity contained in a basket
- a container that is usually woven and has handles
- a score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
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- a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
- material of a particular kind or constitution
- the idea that is intended
- considerable capital (wealth or income)
- the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
- content communicating a message; what something is about
- the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
- the property of holding together and retaining its shape
- Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
- Physical matter; material.
- Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
- The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
- A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- (theology, philosophy) Ousia, essence; underlying reality or hypostasis in the philosophical sense.
- Drugs (illegal narcotics)
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- (uncommon) A collection or body of objects with similar characteristics.
- (physics) A structure of a special character or function in the animal body.
- A collection of written or spoken texts.
- (specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
- a collection of writings
- the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
- capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
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- A material object that physically exists.
- A goal that is striven for.
- (grammar) a noun or pronoun in the objective case.
- The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.
- (grammar) The objective case.
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
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- (linguistics, grammar) Of, or relating to verbal conjugation that indicates the object (patient) of an action. (In linguistic descriptions of Tundra Nenets, among others.)
- (grammar) Of, or relating to a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb.
- Not influenced by the strong emotions or prejudices.
- Based on observed facts; without purely subjective assessment.
- Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
- belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
- emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation
- undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena
- serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes
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- (figuratively) A collection of miscellaneous items or fragments of little importance.
- (figuratively) People considered to be of little worth.
- (nautical) The remains of a shipwreck still floating in the water.
- (nautical) That which has been discharged from a ship or boat, especially on the ocean or a sea, (flotsam unintentionally and jetsam intentionally).
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- related in nature
- related by blood
- having the same ancestral language
- Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
- Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.
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- One of a number of things allied in origin or nature.
- a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language
- one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an ancestor with another
- (linguistics) A word either descended from the same base word of the same ancestor language as the given word, or judged to be a regular reflex of the same reconstructed root of proto-language as the given word.
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- related in nature
- of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
- Inborn.
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
- (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
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- as found in nature in the elemental form
- characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
- characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning
- belonging to one by birth
- Characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times.
- Naturally related; cognate; connected (with).
- Born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found; not foreign or imported.
- Belonging to one by birth.
- (mineralogy) Occurring naturally in its pure or uncombined form.
- (biology, of a species) Which occurs of its own accord in a given locality, to be contrasted with a species introduced by humans.
- (computing, of software) Pertaining to the system or architecture in question.
- Alternative letter-case form of Native (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia).
- Original; constituting the original substance of anything.
- Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
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- a person born in a particular place or country
- indigenous plants and animals
- an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
- A person who is native to a place; a person who was born in a place.
- An oyster of species Ostrea edulis.
- (in particular) A person of aboriginal descent, as distinguished from a person who was or whose ancestors were foreigners or settlers/colonizers. Alternative letter-case form of Native (aboriginal inhabitant of the Americas or Australia).
- A native speaker.
- A native plant or animal.
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- consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
- involving or composed of different races
- Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
- Having two or more separate aspects.
- Stemming from two or more races or breeds.
- Including both male(s) and female(s).
- Polarizing; including both positive and negative feedback.
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- a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume)
- a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- An incongruous mixture.
- (countable, figuratively, by extension) A jester; a fool.
- (uncountable) A jester's multicoloured clothes.
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- all of the same or similar kind or nature
- (ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)
- (of a linear differential equation) Having its degree-zero term equal to zero; admitting the trivial solution.
- (algebra, of a polynomial) Such that all its nonzero terms have the same degree.
- Having the same composition throughout; of uniform make-up.
- (probability theory, Fourier analysis, of a distribution S on Euclidean n-space (or on ℝⁿmathbf 0)) Informally: Determined by its restriction to the unit sphere. Formally: Such that, for all real t>0 and test functions ϕ( mathbf x), the equality S[t⁻ⁿϕ( mathbf x/t)]=t^(mS)[ϕ( mathbf x)] holds for some fixed real or complex m.
- Of the same kind; alike, similar.
- (of a linear map f between vector spaces graded by a commutative monoid I) Which respects the grading of its domain and codomain. Formally: Satisfying f(V_j)⊆W_i+j for fixed i (called the degree or grade of f), V_j the jth component of the grading of f 's domain, W_k the kth component of the grading of f 's codomain, and + representing the monoid operation in I.
- (geometry, of a space equipped with a group action) Informally: Everywhere the same, uniform, in the sense that any point can be moved to any other (via the group action) while respecting the structure of the space. Formally: Such that the group action is transitively and acts by automorphisms on the space (some authors also require that the action be faithful).
- (set theory, order theory, of a relation) Holding between a set and itself; being an endorelation.
- (of a first-order differential equation) Capable of being written in the form f(x,y) mathop dy=g(x,y) mathop dx where f and g are homogeneous functions of the same degree as each other.
- (linear algebra, by specialization, of a system of linear equations) Such that all the constant terms are zero.
- (mathematics) In any of several technical senses uniform; scalable; having its behavior or form determined by, or the same as, its behavior on or form at a smaller component (of its domain of definition, of itself, etc.).
- (geometry) Of or relating to homogeneous coordinates.
- The function f(x,y)#61;x²#43;x²ʸ#43;y² is not homogeneous on all of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² because f(2,2)#61;16#92;neq 2ᵏ#42;3#61;2ᵏf(1,1) for any k, but f is homogeneous on the subspace of #92;mathbb#123;R#125;² spanned by (1,0) because f(#92;alphax,#92;alphay)#61;#92;alphax²#61;#92;alpha²f(x,y) for all (x,y)#92;in#92;operatorname#123;Span#125;#92;#123;(1,0)#92;#125;.
- (mathematical analysis, generalizing the case of polynomial functions, of a function f) Such that if each of f 's inputs are multiplied by the same scalar, f 's output is multiplied by the same scalar to some fixed power (called the degree of homogeneity or degree of f). (Formally and more generally, of a partial function f between vector spaces whose domain is a linear cone) Satisfying the equality f(s mathbf x)=sᵏᶠ(
- (of a general differential equation) Homogeneous as a function of the dependent variable and its derivatives.
- (chemistry) In the same state of matter.
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- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or nature
- originating outside the body
- (physics, chemistry) Having more than one phase (solid, liquid, gas) present in a system or process.
- Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.
- (mathematics) Incommensurable because of different kinds.
- (chemistry) Visibly consisting of different components.
- (computing) Of a network comprising different types of computers, potentially with vastly differing memory sizes, processing power and even basic underlying architecture; alternatively, of a data resource with multiple types of formats.
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- natural and unstudied
- not showing effort or strain
- marked by blithe unconcern
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
- appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions
- without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
- occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
- occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
- Happening or coming to pass without design.
- Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
- (of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.
- Happening by chance.
- (of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
- Employed irregularly.
- Careless.
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- (fandom slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
- A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.
- (in the plural) Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
- (UK, historical) One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward.
- (British, Australia, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
- (video games, informal, derogatory) A player of casual games.
- (UK, historical) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
- A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.